The National tribune., 1900-08-23

Thomas NJ. Seymour, Varnell's Station.
Ga, says he made a visit to Atlanta re-
Gently. He was surprised to find so little
of the old breastworks left, the hills being
mostly leveled and neat houses built on
the old fighting ground where forts and
trenches were. He was able to find with
in few rods. north of the river, where
he lay i'll for 10 days. He considers that
the memorials and fence at the place
where Mcpherson fell have teen abused
He thinks this should be attended to by
the proper authorities.
FALL OF RICHMOND.
William Burton, Troop A, Goth n. Y.
Cav. Butte, Mont, writes: Il read the
article from J. w. NJ, in regard to the fall
of Richmond. l notice he is wrong as to
dates. If my memory serves me correctly,
All Fools Day was on Saturday. Sunday
was therefore the Cd, and We, the Union
soldiers, entered Richmond early on Mon
day morning. April 3. 1 guess j. W. NJ.
is right in the main, but am sure he is
wrong in this. There were others besides
myself who entered Richmond on April 3,
and L for one don't wish to get mixed up
on dates. Lee surrendered on the follow
ing Sunday, April 8. President Lincoln
was assassinated April IA, which was
Good Friday"
SCATTERING.
One Of the 2Sth Pa. writes apropos of
something recently published: Il think
that comradc of the 5Oth Pa. has the
cheek of n Government mule. If he had
gone up behind Calibcr 81 and told him
the 50th Pa. was as good n regiment as
the 200th Ind. he would kick the top OF
his head off,"
II. Frier, 18th Wis, Irene. S. D.,
writes: II saw in No. go statement
from Comrade J. w. Lacock, in which
he hits the nail right on the head. l was
in that campaign under A. j. Smith. L
for my part was in luck. 1 went down
to the commissary looking to find some
thing, and / did find n box of hardtack
which had been soaked with water. 1t
looked green, but / filed my haversack
full, and | tell you it was the best | ever
ate. l told my bunk mate, and he filled
his hayersack, so we had good feast"
Jacob Ault, Beck, Ind, writes: Il no
tice an article headed a Military Quin-
tet.' 1 can go it one better. Ny father.
George Ault, served u months under old
'Tippecanoe' Harrison, in the war Of 1872.
My oldest brother, Andrew, served As
months in Co. G, 3Gth Ohio; Martin was
killed at Chickamauga. Ga, after u
months service in Co. II, SD Ind; Jesse
Henry served in Co. C, 9th Ind, sc
months and eight months in Hancock's
Veteran Corps, while / served 10 months
in Co. B, 22d Ind, making q total of 203
months, equal to Is years and IL months,
which is pretty good for one family"
John McGaugh, Co. L, 10th Kan. Cav,
Knoxville. Mo-, wishes to correct r. NJ
Peck, of Whittier, Cal, who undertook to
correct II. II. Moore, ID. D., in regard to
the military record of Col G. r. Jennison
AS to Jennison being Colonel of the 9TH
Kans. | am not positive, but am of the
opinion that he was Lieutenant Colonel of
the 9th. Comrade Peck says that subse-
quently, through political influence, Jenni-
son succeeded in getting his disabilities re-
moved and was permitted to raise another
regiment, the 10th Kans. Cav. Jennison
did not raise nor command the 10Th Kans.
Cav, for l was member of that regi-
ment. Davis was Colonel, but Lieut.-Col.
Sam Walker, Of Lawrence, was always in
command, and led the regiment on the
Powder River expedition in 1860, and the
writer was one, with many Others who
sampled the luxuries of mule meat for
about 16 days on that expedition. Jenni:
son was Colonel of the 18th Kans. Peck
says that JennisOn was permitted to die a
natural death in Joplin, Mo. l think he is
mistaken there. 1t has always been my
understanding that he died by his own
of the war. l would be pleased to hear
from Comrade Peck personally"
j. NJ. Holderfield, Co. l., 11th Mo. Cav,
Hattieville, Ark, distinctly remembers the
old pigeon roost near Brownsville, Ark,
about which comrades have written. Lieut.
Santee, he and others went off for the
roost early one morning. They met some
of the 9th Iowa Cav, who had been bring
ing in forage wagons. The guerrillas had
struck them and scattered things, then set
the wagons on fire. They took the trail
and ran the rebels into a deep swamp.
The mules were recovered, and two or
three men were captured. But the sol
diers came back without the wherewithal
to make pigeon pie.
]. z. McKelvey, Co. p, 10th Pa, wants
to see something from any comrades who
were in the raid in December, 1864, in
which part of the Second and part of the
Fifth Corps went towards Weldon to tear
up the Weldon Railroad. He thinks they
could tell some good Fighting Them
Over" stories.
George w. Bailey, Co. F, Goth Ind,
Coon Rapids. Ia, would like to see some
thing from his comrades. He would like
to have met them at their Reunion at
Orleans. Ind, Aug. 20, but could not get
there. He wants someone to tell the story
of the man who swan the river at Lays
Ferry, May II, 1864, and took rebel flag
off the works. He wants the name of the
man who stole his side of bacon at Rome,
Ga. He found the man who helped eat it.
]. II. Scott, Co. Il, 18th Iowa, Joseph,
Ore, enlisted July Z, 1862, at Centerville,
Ia, and was discharged Feb. Is, 1865, at
Springfield, Mo-, soon after the battle at
that place. He would like to hear from
his comrades.
John X. Tyler, Worcester. n. Y, writes:
Gen. Grant, i'll his book, vol. ., page 497,
in relating his second interview with Gen.
Lee at AppomattoX, says: L rode out be-
yond our lines towards his lees head
quarters preceded by a bugler and staff
officer bearing white flag Are that bug
Ter and that staff officer living, and who
were they?"
Capt. II. w. Smith, Charlotte, n. c.,
writes: II would like to hear from some
comrade who participated with Gen.
Stoneman in the march through North
Carolina to Salisbury"
Henry j. Bird, Aurora, ILL.,. has n silver
watch bearing the name of
Lieut.. Thomas Cadwallader. killed near
Richmond June 80, 1862. He bought it
from an ex-Confederate 20 years ago.
George Eldred, Aitch, o., has medal
issued by West Virginia to George w.
Cornell, Co. B, 18th w. Va.
Abram Manchester, 1854 Menomonie
street, Eau Claire, Wis, wants some back
of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE. He
will explain to anyone who has any for
disposal.
f. G. Williams. Co. C, 10th Mich,
Buckhead, o. T., says he was taken pris-
oner at Peach Tree Creek July 22, 1864, |
spent the time from Aug. S to Nov. % in |
and Nov. 2S, after being