The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-24

dead and collect the arms We found men
from every regiment in the First Brigade
among the dead in the old fort. After bury
ing the dead and collecting the small-arms
we took charge of the old cannon and hauled
them TO the village Of Resaca, about four
miles, where we turned them over to the
Quartermaster"
Wants Him to Write gain.
William r. Davis, Co. f, 10lst Ohio. Bour-
bon, Ind, writes: . l have taken The Ma
TIoSAL TRIBUNE l3 consecutive years and
nothing in all that time has been more inter-
esting to me than the published diary of DR..
J. p. Cannon, Co. c, 27th Ala. Interesting
because was on the opposite side from the
time his command joined JOhnston'5 army, on
the Atlanta campaign, to the close of the war.
Often we were quite close Together; in fact,
too close at times 10 insure good health
But we both seem to have been fortunate
enough to escape the perilS of war. And to
DR.. Cannon, whom we know must possess q
true and manly heart, we would be pleased
to extend our hand, our greetings, and our
good will, and wish him many years to come
of peace, happin IS and prosperity. We
would be pleased to hear from the Doctor
again"
Interested in "AndersonvilIe."
w. w. Watson, Corporal, Co NJ. 18th Pa.
Cav, Rutland o., writes: II have been much
interested in 'Andersonville' as l was a
boarder at that famous and long-to be-re-
membered place for 10 months and II days
could almost follow the author through his
narrative, as great many of his sorrows and
experienc were mine also But the other
week he left me and went to Charleston.
remained at AndersOnville have been asked
if life there was as bad as represented by the
author | say that the half has not been
told; that human tongue cannot repeat nor
the mind comprehend the terrors of that rebel
prison pen"
At Stone River.
Mark S. Tapley, Co. G., 18th H., Chicago,
H., writes: '-Comrade Grant, in his article
A Stirring Incident, is right in saying his
regiment were not the only pebbles on the
beach, for while the Captain was looking for
instructions from Gen Negley the same Aid
he refers to exclaimed: Who viii save the
left?' The 10Th H., answered Col. Scott.
The 10Th be it, said the Aid, and role
away. We charged the river, and the 18th
Ohio, Col Stanley in command, went across
the river as our support. 1t was a sight
never shall forget, and right gallantly we did
our work. was but boy then. In falling
back to the river l picked up three rebs lying
river and turned them over to the Adjutant.
l would ask Capt. Grant if he remembers
Athens, Ala"
Scattering.
D. J. O'Malley, Rosebud, Mont, writes,
81 have watched for some "reminiscences
from veterans of the 69th N Y My father,
Dominic J. O'Malley, served in Cos. B and F.
He enlisted in Co. for three months and
re-enlisted in Co. 3 for three years, serving as
Sergeant. He also served in Co. A, 10th U.
S. He was wounded at Bull Run, July 21,
1861, and was a prisoner at Libby and
AndersOnville. He died in 1870"
NJ. L. Armor, Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, writes I" L
notice in the issue of Jan. 20, that Comrade
George S. Bradford, Co. C., I'd Mass. Cav,
claims to be the youngest enlisted soldier in
the service of the Federal Government
dispute his claim / enlisted in Co. E, SD
Pa. in 1861, at the age of 10 years, one month.
and % days. was in the ranks, and carried
musket. was mustered out in 1861
r. w. Burt, Captain, Co. HI, 10th Ohio,
Peoria, ILL.,, answering the inquiry of w. A.
Wintermute Co. A, 10th Ohio, says: The
10th Ohio did march through Petersburg, and
camped after the day S march near Manchester,
opposite Richmond -
Addison Tanquary, Corporal, Co. E, seth
H., Sparland, ILL.,, writes: = In the issue of
Nov %. Comrade F. McElliott says, in cor
recting j. w. Homer, Goth Ohio, that the
l4th Ohio, 18th Ind, 3Sth Ohio, and 18th
n. Y, forming the Third Brigade, Third
Division, Fourteenth Corps, were ordered
forward and took the rebel battery at Jones'
boro. The comrade is mistaken about tie
18th n. Y. being in his brigade. 1T was in
the First Brigade, Second Division, Four
teenth Corps, Gen. j. d. MOrgan's old bri-
gade. l saw that charge, and they were on
the left of the Third Brigade, Third Division,
but the 18th n. Y. never was in the Third
Brigade, Third Division, Fourteenth Corps"