The National tribune., 1900-11-08
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THE FORT STEVENS AFFAIR.


G. +. Latin, Asotin, Wash, says of the
| Fort Stevens affair that he was in Ar
mory Square Hospital, in the southwest
part of the city, when Early came to
| Washington, and he was sent to the front
with the other cOnvalescents of the city
| hospitals. He got in with what was called
| the Third Regiment. One evening they
were ordered to Fort Stevens got there
after sundown, and saw, on hating, at
the left rear of the fort, the headquarters
| flag of, he believes, the Second Brigade
of the Second Division, Sixth Corps. We
soon were ordered back, and we were told
that the Sixth Corps was going forward
to lock horns with the enemy. Before
many minutes rifles were cracking out in
front. The comrade says he thinks very
highly of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and
believes that thousands are so fond Of it
that If anyone were to attempt to hire
them not to read it they would get as
angry about it as if that person had of
fered to buy wife or child.
THE 7TH N. H.
James Leavens, Otis, Mass, says that
the 1th n. HIS organization was complet-
ed on Dec. Il, 1861, at Manchester, for a
three years service. First Lieut.. II. S.
Putnam, Of the U. S. Engineers, a native
of the State, was the first Colonel. and
was killed at Fort Wagner, S. c., July IS.
1863. This regiment was in the battle of
Olustee; was in the advance under Sey-
mour. On the night of Jan. 13, 1865, the
regiment, under Lieut.-Col Rollins, plant
ed its colors on the bastion of the works
of Fort Fisher. The 7th was mustered
out of the service on July 20, 1865, at
Goldsboro, n. .. Less than 100 who had
left the State with the regiment were mus
tered out, and of the field and staff only
one remained.
SCATTERING.
o. L. Davis, Co. G, 18th Kan, Empo-
ria, Kan, writes: "A. d. Sanders's ver-
sion of the Prairie Grove battle is good
In some respects he errs. The battle of
Cane Hill was Nov. %, 1862; the distance
from Cane Hill to Prairie Grove, II miles;
same to Rays Mills. Solomon had com
mand at the Mills. He got scared and
burned up all our hardtack. AS to a re-
serve, there was none to my knowledge.
l was detailed with others at daylight to
pick up the wounded and bury the dead.
We met Gen. Hindman. He wanted u
hours, and Blunt granted it. Hindman
then wanted 36 hours. Blunt said u
hours or 10 minutes, and he didn't care
which. That u hours was one of the
hardest days work for all engaged. We
dug trenches 20 rods long and one foot
deep by six feet wide, working till dark
but the 9th Kan. Cav, left to bury the
rebel dead, and three days after that bat
tie | saw more turkey -buZzards in one day
than in all my life before or since"
Frank Mccoy, Speelman. Pa, writes:
Possibly Comrade Hummel, 54th Pa, is
correct as to dates in his reply to Com
rade Hill in their controversy concerning
the fight at High Bridge, near Farmville,
Va. l have reason to believe the 54th Pa.
was in fighting trim on the morning of
April 6, 1865. Comrade Hummel leaves
the reader under the impression that his
regiment was captured on the 9TH. We
had rapid work down there from March
20 to April 8, inclusive. That and 30 in
tervening years may have shaken our sure
ness as to dates"
George Brown, Co. II, 47th ILL.,, Eric,
Colo, says he indorses what was said by
J. r. Buttolph, I'd Iowa Battery, in the
issue of Sept. 20, about capturing batter
les. The comrades cannot always remem
Der accurately, he says, what happened
SO long ago. He also indorses what S. ID.
Evans said about captured flags, in the
issue of Sept. 20. There may be peace
between North and South, but many
Southern soldiers hold malice in their
hearts against the Union veterans for
whipping them. II say it is better for the
lesson and the honor of the Union that we
hold all we captured"
j. w. Cole, Halltown, No., noted in the
issue of Sept. 13 wherein Comrade John
son, Co. II, 44th ILL.,, tells of fighting at
Franklin. He forgot to mention the 10th
ILL.,, although speaking of the 36th and
SSth Ill. and 125th Ohio. The writer's
Colonel was killed, f. NJ. Lowery. The
comrade mentions other battles in which
he participated and his capture and parole
by Morgan. He would like to hear from
of his regiment.