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FIRST GUN AT PHILIPPI.
West Virginia Veteran Tells of Snapshot at Johnny.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / hap
pened to fire the first gun in the first regular
battle of the war, at Phiippi, June 2, 1861.
Ii would take about three or four columns
of space in which to relate all of the Incl
dents of that battle that came under my
personal observation from the time our
part of the expedition left Grafton until
the battle was over; but without mentioning
any of the interesting incidents of an all
day and all-night march i will briefly say
that as | and my Colonel, b. +. Kelly,
were going down the hill near the grave
yard to go into the battle that had not yet
commenced | saw a rebel on a horse
down on the Beverly Pike, below me,
about 50 or 80 yards away. | stepped
from the middle to the side Of the road, and ,
taking hasty aim, fired at this rebel on
the horse.
Col Kelly was on his horse exactly
opposite me, in the middle of the road, and
as turned towards him saw he had been
looking at me fire at the rebel soldier and
there was an expression of Slight dlsap-
pointment on his face at my failure to hit
him. | can say under oath that up to the
time fired this shot no other shot had been
fired. and if Gen. Kelly were living he
would say the same.
By this time the head column of our
part of the army had gotten to where Col.
Kelly and ! were. and with Col. Kelly at
the head we double-quicked down into the
town, and fought the battle, assisted by
Col. Lander, who commanded the other
part of the expedition, coming in on the
other side of the rebel forces, with the 14th
Ohio, 7th and 9th Ind. regiments of infan-
try, and the 1st Ohio Battery.
The above is only very brief statement
of few of the incidents of this battle, but
in view of the fact that there is no true
description of this battle in existence, in
history or anywhere else, a complete de-
scription of the battle from beginning to
end would be intensely interesting.
In the histories our regiment is men
toned as the "Virginians under Kelly"
and in another history is the statement
that 'The battle of Philippi was fought on
the Sd of June" The fact is if all the
errors were taken out of all the descriptions
of this battle there would be no account of
it left. ] can write true statement of the
doings of one part of the expedition under
Kelly, because / belonged to it and saw
everything that was done; but in order to
have true and complete history of that
battle some other soldier that belonged to
Col. Lander's part of the expedition might
tell what came under his observation
CHARLES d. CHASE, Co. c, 1st w. Va.
CThree Months Volunteers), 80 West
Maple Street, Columbus, o.
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A NERVY NON-CON.
comradc Wagner Tells About Hin and Rsl1tes IN Acc
dent to Himself.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / have
not seen any write-up about a brave act OF
a Corporal or Sergeant, | have forgotten
which, at Vicksburg, Miss, on the general
charge of May %, 1863. | was standing
near a battery of 3O-pound Parrot guns,
with corps officers, while the charge was
being made. We saw some of our men &c
over the rebel works with odd Glory" and
disappear inside. and soon they reappeared;
but while coming out they had to crawl on
their stomachS for quite a distance, and the
officers attention was called to the fact,
and upon their examination through a
field glass it was ascertained that non
commissioned officer had brought out II
or 13 rebel prisoners by himself.
The General sent for them Immediately
and when they got to us We found our man
covered with blood and sand, no hat on,
us that he had been knocked down with a
musket. The non-commissoned officer
was promoted to First Lieutenant, think
on Grants staff. If he is still living and
did not get medal, he should get one at
once.
/ While speaking of Vicksburg, there was
a little accident happened to me. U don I
want medal for it, Our corps. the Thir-
teenth, was lying on both sides of the rail
road leading to VickSburg, and along our
front was a bridge over very deep cut
which we had to cross in going from one
part Oh Jne corps 10 anOtfer. ana tnere was
long way on both sides of the cut exposed
to the rebel sharpshooters. l can assure
you that they never let a chance pass tC
drop a shot at a Yank. The consequence
was that in passing over the bridge we
would not let grass grow under our horses
| feet.
One day I thought grass was growing
under my horses feet. | had to pass that
way with our Chief of Artillery to Gen
Grants Headquarters, and told him what
| a hot place it was for a few yards; but he
probably did not hear me, and of course my
bravery would not permit me to pass him
| on the bridge. While about the middle
some of those gentlemen sharpshooters
placed a few shots at us and one of the balls
| struck the bridge near my horse and drove
| splinter into his side. He began to dance
around. You could not make me believe
anything but that ball had struck him
| The General looked back at me and asked
| what was up. / told him my horse was
shot. All he said was, Il guess not" and
laughed at me. Somehow | was not in
that humor just then, but was anxious tC
let him have my riding whip to use on his
| awfully slow animal, but after we got under
cover | examined my horse and found a
splinter about three inches long sticking
straight in his side. When | went back
went at my usual gait across that bridge
as left the Chief at Headquarters, for haC
orders to take to Corps Headquarters. anC
wanted to go alone, and it was daylight
toO.-PHIL. NJ. WAGNER, Co. l., Sd Ill
Cav, Tyler, Tex.
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STORMING THE RIDGE.
Shot Down Carrying the Flag-Who Captured Two Rete
Guns.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I want
to say something about the capture of the
rebel guns, Lady Breckenridge and Lady
Buckner. | have before me as | write my
diary kept at the time and Series 1, Vol. 81
Official Records of the Rebellion, and any
statements that L make of any command
except the regiment to which | belonged
the 18th Ind, will be taken from the Official
reports.
Wagner's Brigade, to which we belonged
was on the left of Harker and the right OF
Hazen. Now, Hazen's Brigade was a
good fighting brigade, no better nor worse
than almost any other brigade in the Army
of the Cumberland. If Hazen excelled in
any one thing it was in claiming every
thing in sight.
In the charge up Missionary Ridge our
regiment was to the left of Braggs Head
quarters, | should think, about 100 yards,
and if HaZen's men drove the rebels from
our front they did a very poor job, for where
we were within about 100 feet of the works
on the crest we saw the JohnnieS rise and
level their guns to give us volley. We
dropped to the ground, and the balls passed
over our heads. We jumped to our feet and
before they could reload were at the works,
where we had a regular hand-to-hand
fight.
When planted our flag on the works,
the flag of the 18th La. was flying on the
works n few feet to my right | fired six
shots from my revolver over the works and
dropped my hand on the log. A noise just
then caused me to look down, and there was
Johnny crouched in the ditch just in the
act of Gaping his gun. / showed my re-
volver under his nose and gave him Il polite
invitation to get over on my side and to
the rear, which he accepted promptly.
got upon the works and was Just in the act
of jumping off when some Johnny on my
right shot me through the top of my head
aud fell backwards off the works. Lieut..
Graham caught the flag and carried it over
the works. That was the second time had
been knocked down since we started up
the Ridge. Our flag was shot down six
times in the charge. Our line did not halt,
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A Young Volunteer,

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Allow me
to correct a statement that North Dakota
has furnished the youngest volunteer of the
Spanish-American war. The old soldiers
colony of Fitzgerald, Ga, has the youngest
known volunteer in the Sd U. S. V. |. Band.
He is Ralph w. Funk, 16 years old, son OF
E. II. Funk, of Fitzgerald. He enlisted
June II, in Fitzgerald and went with Band
to Macon, Ga. Remained in camp at
Macon until August, when he was sent to
Savannah, Ga, for transportation to Cuba.
On account of lacking few months of
being 16 years old he could not be mustered
into u. S. service until Aug IS, which
found the regiment in mid-ocean on trans
port ship Minnewaska, envoyage for Cuba.
He has been as brave as the braveSt, en-
during fever and homesickness without a
murmur.-E. H. FUNK, Fitzgerald, Ga.
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carried her ponderous burden slowly down
the line and out of sight
DESPERATE REBEL CHARGES.
The desperate charges made by the
enemy on lilat Sultry September afternoon
may have been equaled, but not surpassed.
in that bloody war, but owing to the natural
position success for them was out of the
question. Those bloody assaults were re-
peated until the slope was so covered with
the dead and wounded as to almost cover
the ground; their shrieks and groans were
heart-rending; they had our kindest pity.
but we We're powerleSS to aid them. There
was no time, except one hour during the ad-
vance and retreat of Steedman, that our
right flank was not exposed and a vigorous
advance at that point undoubtedly would
have proved oCr destruction; for the bravest
troops cannot Withstand flank attack.
1t is well known that Forrest with a large
force was III the vicinity at that point all the
afternoon, and by his not making an ad-
vance we owe him a debt of gratitude. In
the edge Of the evening several volleys were
fired INTO us directly in our rear We
called out to the troops to stop firing, as we
were friends, with the supposition that they
were some OF our own troops. The firing
ceased and we heard no more from them
This was probably some of Forests men,
and they were confused as well as our
selves. No Unioa men had been there for
several hours.
Some time after dark we were ordered to
file TO the left down the Ridge. The moon
was shining brightly, the air calm and
heavy. The smoke of battle, dense and
thick, hung close to the earth. We here
passed General and his staff. ] did not
know him then nor have ever learned since
who he was. AS we filed past him he
cautioned us in low tones not TO speak even
in whisper. This was rather startling,
and the first intimation we had of the dis
aster earlier in the day. We did not then
know that we were the rear-guard of that
gallant army under Pap" Thomas, that
was saving from destruction the Army OF
the Cumberland, then well on the way to the
rear.
THE GALLANT REAR-GUARD.
If attacked at that time there is NJ
doubt that they would have been giver
plenty of time TO get into Chattanoog;
without precipitate retreat. The rear wa
then in the right condition TO make mos
dangerous foes.
Some time after sunrise OF the mornin;
Of the 21st our brigade was formed in
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TIE SECOND MINNESOTA.
"reminiscences of Four Years Service at the Front
By H. H. HILLS, Co. /, I'd Minr., ST. Paul.

left to history. The Rock of Chickamauga
saved the Army of the Cum mberland.
In Gen. Van Deveer'S report he said it
was noticeable fact that the I'd MINI. had
not single straGgler during the two days
engagement. 1t appears from the official
records published by the War Department
!. that but one (Whitaker's) of the SO brigades
Iengaged lost as many men, according to
numbers, as did Van Deveer's. The BRAY
I;ery and persistence with which the enemy
assaulted our lines on Horse Shoe Ridge
I.that1ong sultry afternoon may be estimated
when taccording TO their reports) the two
divisions of Hindman and Preston lost
more than 5000 men killed and wounded in
1.-THE desperate effort to capture it.
[ In the Judgment and good sense of those
who stayed with Thomas there vas no
treason why the title to the pages of history
of the battle of Chickamauga should not
.haye read Victory instead of Defeat. The
assertion can be made and successfully
maintained that if the organized bodies of
troops had been halted, as was accom-
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are each and all catarrh of the bowels.
Catarrh is the only correct name for
these affections Pe-ru-na is an abso-
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fantum. dysentery, diarrh9a, or chOl-
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Pe-ru-na Those desiring further
particulars should send for a free
copy of Summer Catarrh." Address
DIR. Hartman. Columbus, o.
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Sunday morning, Sept. 20, the sun rose
peacefully over a misty landscape. The
stiffness was oppressive, as we all knew ii
was the calm before the storm. Between
and 10 o'clock a. m. the battle opened in
deadly earnest, and we became at once en-
gagged This was what is known as kel:
iey's Farm .whereNan Deveer Brigade had
TO contend against the entire division of
Breckinridge Owing to the fact that a
short time after becoming engaged we were
outllauked and partly surrounded we suf-
fered severely, Losing one-third of the COM
mand in a very short time, very few being
We were ordered to Horse Shoe Ridge,
and while halting for moment before
going TO the top, remember saying. When
Are we roing to get anything 10 eat?s We
had been then without any, nonrishment
almost 3G hours, and were not in the bestof
humor. l addressed the remark ar TO no per.
son i'm particular, but Capt Uline heard 1t
and replied. Live on faith and gunpowder,
d Won. the same as am doing" And
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plished by Sheridan at Cedar Creek, and
marched back to the field of action, the
morning of the 21st would have found the
rebel forces in retreat instead of cautiously
advancing. Those who went TO the rear
were as brave as those who stayed until the
end, but there was 10 person magnetic
enough to stop them, with the commander of
the army and two corps commanders on
their way back or in Chattanooga.
LOST OPPORTUNITY.
When Bragg hurled his massed columns
against the Union right wing, throwing it
into confusion, at Stone River, Rosecrans is
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II Made q Difference,

Mr.. De Broker-I am a defaulter, and
want you to defend me.
Great Lawyer-Certainly, Mr.. De Broker.
I'll get you off all right. Have no fear.
How many thousands is it?
Mr.. De Broker with dignityl-Sir, am
short only fewlhundreds, and l hope to
pay that some day.
Great Lawyer Ito Office boy)-James,
show that dishonest scoundrel the door.
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of home guards John Morgan left Gray
son for Olive Mill, where he had fight
with the home guards. Many houses
were burned, among them being Capt.
Scotts house.-A. j. JACOBS, Head of
Scouts, Grassey, KY.
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SCATTERING.

SSaI
M. C. Snyder, Co. X, Tooth ILL.,, SAYS:
wv. +. Doyle is wrong about Wagner IS
Brigade. | was of that brigade, which was
in the Second Division, Twenty-first Corp.
1t was composed of the Goth Ohio, the 5Sth
Ind, the 2Sth Ky. and the Tooth Ill. After
the battle of Chickamauga it was the Sec
ond Brigade, Second Division, Fourth
Corps"
zonia. Mich, states that he has the dis
charge of Corp1 Dudley C. Lawton, Co. B,
I'd u. $. Cav. Comrade Carhartt says
that Corp1 Lawton or any of his friends
may have the same by applying TO him.
Eli Hatfield, Co. G, 10th Ohio, is the
holder of the discharge OF George f. Oaks,
Co. X, LIST Mich, given him by a conductor
on a railroad. Comrade Hatfield says the
conductor stated that the soldier wanted
TO go from Columbus to GAINESVILLE, but
having no money gave him the discharge
as a guarantee to pay his fare when he
reached the end of the journey. The con-
ductor has not seen the soldier since.
A committee, of which Comrade W. r.
Austin, No. 90 Arlington Street, Cleveland,
o.. is chairman, is preparing history OF
the 2d Ohio Cav. and 2oth Ohio Battery,
and they desire all comrades who are inter-
ested in the same to write 10 Comrade Aus
tin.
John D. Hanna, Morenci, Mich, wants
whoever found it to send him the discharge
of Henry Spencer, Co. NJ, I'd n. Y. II. A., a
member of his Post.
Jarvis White, South Superior, Wis,
wants some one to write about the doings
of the oath Mass.
NJ. F. Mcdonald, Loretto, Pa, would like
to read something about the boy Bugler
who served as Orderly for Gen: Phil kearny
Aug. 20, 1862, at the Second Bull Run.
W. H. Foye. GAINESVILLE, o., has the dis
charge of Riley Sears, Co. B, 136th Ohio,
found at a sale of unclaimed goods of an
express company at Wheeling, w. Va.
Wm. r. England, 22d Ind, Seymour,
Ind, has hickory cane with silver quar-
ter on the top, presented to H. B. Hall by
J. j. Humm, picked up at Seymour. Ind,
in 1862, just after Il train-load of soldiers
had left the station.
II. Browning, Fall River, Mass, wants
some one to write about the service of the
gunboat Hunchback, as there has been
some controversy as to whether there has
been any such boat and whether it was
ever under fire.
Theodore Schwereiner. Germantown, Pa,
wants some one to send him by mail a copy
of the poem Cover Them Over"
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Judging from his appear
ance, he had more than
his share of the latter, but
how much faith he had 1t
was not so easy to deter
mine. Just at that time
the question would hav
been pertinent, Faith il
what?" but | was discreet
enough to make no reply.
While on the way we pass
ed through the edge OF an
open field over which an
officer passed on horseback
with great speed.
l remember one of our
officers SAYING, There
goes Rosecrans'S Chief of
Staff, riding for dear life,
as though the result of the
battle depended upon his
getting there on time
His large white hat, of the
cowboy kind, he held in
his left hand, his sandy
hair and beard he wore
long, which in later life
was closely cropped. l
little thought at the time
this was one OF our future
Presidents, and that he
would die. by the hand of
an assassin. Garfield at
this time had little resem-
blance to the Garfield of
later life.
1t was about this time,
Or a little earlier, that the
break in the line of battle
occurred by the withdraw
al of Wood, through which
the Confederate forces
penetrated, the direct re-
suit of which was the de-
feat of the Union forces.
No person worked more
neroically than James A.
Garfield 10 prevent defeat
and disaster.
We were on Horse Shoe
Ridge from about 2::30
until long after dark.
About 4:30 Gen. Thomas
rode down the Ridge, stop
ping in front of Col.
George, and said, Colonel,
you must hold your
ground" Col. George
Strengthened himself to his
full hight by his stirrups
and replied:
General, if you muster
the I'd MINI. next Fourth
OF July, and We are not
ordered back, you will find
us here, by God, sir" This
must have given the grim
old warrior satisfaction,
and his old slow trotter
carria1 hp- no,,jarouc I,,rl
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OUT OF RALEIGH,
ADVANCE ON PETERSBURG.

Isaac Chapman, Holliston, MiddleseX
Co., Mass, is a little uncertain as to the
date of Gen. Gilmores march on Peters,
burg. He says he read in an article by
Gen. Kautz that it was from June z to 8.
Comrade Chapman states that he was with
Gen. Gilmore in battle about Aug. 10,
1864, and also in one about July 80, 1864.
He would like to have few particulars Of
the battle of Petersburg.
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little clearing directly in front of the Ross
House, in Rossville, our faces defiantly
toward the foe. A short time afterwards
Gen. Thomas rode along close in the rear Of
the line, and shall never forget his appear
ance at that time. His fatigue-suit was
thickly-covered with dust, his hat, once
black, but then gray, showed the creases of
many folds; il had evidently been used for a
pillow. His face still bore that same de-
termined expression that once seen was
never forgotten.
That night we went into Chattanooga
and that two days of desperate fighting was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-07
A Nlulct Decision.

keokuk, Aug. 1.-THE Leisy Brewing
company. of Peoria, the same company
which obtained the original package
decision has now obtained a decision de-
claring that one provision of the mulct
law can not be enforced.
1t is decided that the tax imposed by
the law must be levied upon Iowa and
extra-Iowa manufacturers alike. The
Leisy company makes spurious liquors
and ships them in original packages to
its warehouse in keokuk. The county
assessed and levied the mulct tax on
the warehouse property, which the Pc
oria firm resisted by lawsuit because
the law exempts from the mulct tax all
firms or corporation engaged in the
manufacture of liquors In Iowa. which
discrimination was alleged to be in con
travention of the constitution of the
United States.
Judge Bank so holds. the county hav-
ing filed demurrer which is overruled
The decision has no bearing on the rest
of the mulct law and simply holds thai
any discrimination between residen,
manufacturers and those resident out
side the state can not be allowed un-
der the federal constitution, and thai
both must be treated alike
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An heir of Goelet.

New York, Aug. 1T now transpires
that Mrs. John C. Toppscott, the Den
Yer woman who a few days ago started
for Marion, Ind, to secure proofs that
she is the heir to an estate in New York
worth millions. now asserts that she Is
a member of the Goelet family.
According to a story printed in the
Press this morning Mrs. Toppscott
maintains that she was born to mem
Der of the Goelet family In this city, but
that she was abducted soon after her
birth by an uncle who was her fathers
youngest brother. Her mother she has
learned, died in childbirth. and this aid
ed the uncle in getting her out of the
way SO as to come within closer reach
of the family Fortune.
The story is that the elder brother
did not marry until late in life. and
when a young daughter appeared it les
sened the chances of the younger
brother getting a large portion of the
fortune.