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Other Cases of Flogging.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
issue of Nov. | noticed an article under
the head of Branding in the Army" in
which Comrade Il. Black. Cascade Locks,
Ore, states that he saw five men branded
with red-hot iron, with letters two inches
long, at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor,
in 1864.
joined the Regular Army in 1860, long
before tlogging and branding were abol-
ished, but l never saw a red-hot iron ap-
piled, and l think Comrade Black is mistak-
en-. | have witnessed the punishment of
deserters and thieves in perhaps more than
hundred instances, in different depart
ments of the army, and while the crimes Of
desertion and theft We're usually punished
by marking the criminal on the left hip with
the letters "D" or 1T" with indelible ink
tattooed into the flesh, the barbarity of
using a red-hot iron was never reSOrted to.
Besides, dishonorable discharge from the
service always accompanied this punish
ment, which was considered the highest
penalty next to death, that could be infiict-
ed; and the criminals connection with the
army always ceased with its infiiction.
The last time | saw punishment by mark
ing was at Newport Barracks, Kentucky,
in 1868, when three deserters were tattooed
on their left hips with the letter ID, and
dishonorably discharged.
In March, 1861, saw three deserters pun
ished by "fogging and branding" (or mark
ing), at st. Louis Arsenal, Missouri. One
of them was Thomas Sharkey, who had de-
serted from Co. B, I'd U. S. Nathaniel Ly-
on, who was soon after made Brigadier-
General of Volunteers, was Captain of
Sharkey's company and superintended the
punishment. The men were stripped to the
waist and their thumbs tied up to rack,
and each one in his turn was lashed with
80 lashes, well laid on" to quote the exact
words of the court-martial sentence. They
were afterward turned over to the care OF
the Surgeon, who treated their lacerated
backs for a couple Of days; then they were
drummed out of the garrison to the tune Of
the Rogue's March" Those men took the
degrading punishment most stoically, and
when Sharkey was let down after his fog
ging, he turned to Capt. Lyon and said:
Thank you, Captain" but shall never for
get the look of bitter hatred which accom-
panied the words Gen. Lyon was killed
at the battle of Wilson Creek, Mo-, on the
10th of the following August. Iheard that
Sharkey joined some Kansas regiment OF
volunteers and did good service in the war.
r. A. MARSH, Delfina, Tex.
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ANOTHER BOY SENTINEL.
Scared to Death, Like Most of Them, but Now
Regards His Experience as Amusing.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: am in
reminiscent mood tonight, and so grasp
ing the supplement of your paper of Dec.
7 i read "a Boy Sentinel" by Walter H.
Parcels, Co. d, 50th n. Y. Engs. This
reminds me Of an experience of my own,
which | will relate, for | was boy sentinel
myself when it happened, back in '62
Hurlbuts Fighting Fourth" was on the
ColdWater down near the scene of Van
Dorm S raid at the time he captured Grants
supplies, and caused his retrograde move
ment This was at Holly Springs, Miss.
The little hamlet of Hudsonville was sit
uated, / should now say, about five miles
from the stream have called the Coldwater,
and our division was encamped between it
and the stream.
battalion of the 5th Ohio Cav. 1t was our
barometer always. If it was proceeding
to the front we felt safe; if passing to rear,
we always thought look out" even if
We didn't always say so.
In the town of Hudsonville aforesaid,
one dark, very dark, night, was q videt
post Of the 5th. A half mile back of that
was the infantry videt; a few hundred feet
back Of that the infantry reserve.
1t was possibly 2 o'clock in the morning,
when, all at once, pandemonium broke
loose. The cavalry, was attacked, and
carbines and yelling like a lot of Comanche
Indians. The infantry, consisting of a
strong detachment of the 2Sth H., Some of
the 41st and, believe, few of the 32d or 33d
Iowa, were sleeping in the road and along
the fences, but were saved from the ruth,
less onslaught of the horses hoofs by the
awful noise of the oncoming chargers
and their frightened riders, who held in
their pace just long enough to explain the
situation.
According to their story there were
about 10000 rebels then forming line of
battle, with the center resting on Hud-
sonville, their left on Upper Coldwater
and their right at that moment swinging
around us near the woods to our right-rear
They took time to explain that they
armed for fighting; and as remember now.
though may be mistaken rs TO this, they
stated that Gov. Dennison had told them
they were only for foraging, anyway. At
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Asthma Can Be Cured.
Statement of a Noted Physician.

The astonishing statement that Asthma
can be cured, coming from so well known
an authority as DR.. Rudolph Schiffmann,
will be Of interest to sufferers from Asthma,
Phthisic, and Hay Fever. The Doctors
offer, coming as it does from recognized
authority, who, during practice of over
so years, has treated and cured more cases
of Asthma and its kindred than any living
doctor, is certainly generous one, and an
innovation in this age of countless fraudu-
lent nostrums. Believing that the honest
way to sell remedy is to let those who
would buy convince themselves of its
merits before purchasing, DR.. Schiffmann
has authorized this paper to say that he
will send free trial package of his remedy,
"Schiffmann's Asthma Cure" to any
sufferer who sends his name on a postal
card before February 1st This remedy
has cured thousands of cases that were
considered incurable. Being used by in
halation it reaches the seat of the disease
direct, stops the spasm Instantly, and in
sures sweet and refreshing sleep. A free
trial package will convince the most skepti-
cal. Those desiring to try free sample
should address DIR. r. Schiffmann, $50
Jackson ST., st. Paul, MINI.
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again you would never give them or any
one else any more trouble. l knew what
he meant. and those words went like an
arrow TO my heart. | remembered that at
our parting year ago registered a vow
in Heaven 40 protect you in every way /
could. Ispurned his offer, told him was
not doing that kind of business, and even
if was | doubted very much my ability TO
accomplish your capture. He swore with
an oath that he would never rest till he
got you. This threat at once became a
great burden to me- and determined to see
you. but did not know how it was possible
for me TO do so until / at last conceived the
idea that have just carried out; and j dare
not let my family know anything about
this. slipped from my room an hour ago,
and they do not know / am away"
thanked the young lady heartily for her
Interest, and assured her that felt certain
OF escaping this time to the Union lines.
After some further conversation arose
10 start. She walked down TO the gate with
me, where the old man was holding my
horse. l took him by the hand and bade
MIN good-by, and he turned and walked
TO the hous-. And now," said /, Miss
Edith, again thank you for your kind
ness" and taking her by the hand said
good-by. Holding my hand she said,
May the God in whom we trust guide and
protect you" Then. mounting my horse,
i was soon flying across the country ON my
way back. 1t was now about midnight,
and soon arrived among my friends.
The next day was Saturday, our last day
there. We spent the day visiting our
friends and bidding them good-by, and as
the evening shadows began to gather along
the valley, We moved in crowds for our
meeting place on the mountain, two or three
miles away. Myself and those with me
arrived there long before 10 o'clock, but
they soon began to gather in from all di-
rections, and when 10 o'clock had come we
lined them up and counted them. We
found we had just So ready to start
We travelled all night as fast as we could,
and when daylight came we would inquire
OF the Union people along the road as 10
the probability of there being any danger
ahead. The best information we could get
! the way was clear. The rebel army lay
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longer echo on our mountains or in our val
leys. The garments dyed in blood have
passed away, and we live to enjoy the rich
boon Of freedom and prosperity, purchased
with the blood of the thousands OF patriots
who found their last resting place aTaid the
thunderbolts of war, meath the whispering
pines and palmettos OF the Southland, and
that we are again one Nation, one people,
under one flag. But few men living today
have greater wrongs to forgive than my
self; but / have tried TO forgive them as
hope to be forgiven. All the characters
mentioned in this story q re real and true to
name, except the Carroll family.
Edith Carroll is an assumed name for "a
real character. short time after the close
of the war she was happily married and is
now the mother of aTgrown-up family,
though / have never seen her since that
midnight parting before mentioned, on the
night before my departure for the Union
army. A few years ago ] visited that
country where the scenes and incidents in
volved in this story took place. Nearly all
the parties mentioned have passed from
earth into the great unknown. / know of
but two or three besides myself that are
left. That father and mother on whose
souls this great burden of anguish and sor-
row fell heaviest are peacefully sleeping
side by side in the old churchyard on the
hillside, in the windowless palace of the
dead" Storms may mutter around that
lone and silent resting place, and fields run
red with other wars; they are at rest But
few OF the friends of my youth are there,
and only the hands of strangers greet me
IN my native land. Those whom loved
in childhood are scattered here and there.
and many have passed over the dark river
OF death and gone from earth forever.
1.-THE END.l
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Lances VS.. Swords in the British Army.
Parsons WepbIu

The attention of cur military authorities
has been seriously attracted to the ad
visibility of eQuipping larger proportion
of our cavalry regiments with the lance
instead of or in addition to the sword. The
experience gained last year in our fights
with the Indian tribeSmen shows that the
lance was much more effective than the
sword.
Not only tho men, but also the officers,
found the lance of very great service in
keeping off determined enemy, who was
making every effort, even at the risk of
his life, to come to close quarters. The Off
GERS in several instances discarded their
swords and employed hogspears to keep off
the enemy and drive him away. The
GhaZis and other tribes are accustomed to
the long knife and saber, but the spear is
an unknown quantity to them, and they
did not relish the experience.
In the brilliant charge of a handful of
Bengal Lancers at Shabkadr, the effective
ness of the lance was proved by the fact
that our men dispersed body of several
thousand MohmandS, and came out of the
fray with insignificant losses. The moral
effect of charge of lancers is greater
than that of a charge OF SwordSmen: and al
though this applied more particularly to
undisciplined bodies of fighting men, such
as our soldiers are continually meeting on
the. Indian frontiers, it is also applicable to
more civilized adversarieS.
An instance in point may be seen at the
present time in South Africa. The Beers,
although not disciplined force in the
strictly European sense of the word, are
superior in this respect to the tribesmen of
India, yet we all know that the lancers have
done some very effective work in recent
battles. The Bo does not like fighting at
close quarters at any time, but the sight of
a lance is calculated to make his courage
evaporate even more quickly than the sight
of a sword
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By W. II. YOUNCE, Late 5Sth N. c.
IcoPyRIGuT, 1899, BY THE AuTaoR.I
SYNOPSIS.

At the outbreak of the war the author
was a Young man and was conScripted
into the rebel army. he deserted tWlcc
and returned, the first time 10 his own
regiment, the 5Sth n. C., and the second
time taking subordinate position in a
battery. He finally deserted n third time,
and the present and last installment give S
an account of his escape TO the Union
lines with a party of otEer Union men.
The story opens at the rendezvous IN the
mountains near the East Tennessee line,
where the party is preparing 10 start ON
the march for freedom
Ny story would not be complete were |
not to rslate the circumstance that occurred
the night before We set cut During the
day received q note from Miss Edith Car
roll who. the reader will remember. figured
in the first part of this story in my first
arrest. She had sent the note by an old
man, a good friend of mine, and who
knew ME well. He lived less than mile
from her fathers house, where l was first
captured. He was also a good Union man.
She requested that l meet her at the house
of the bearer of the note at from 10 to II
o'clock that night. She had something
important to tell me, and l must not fail
to be there. . ,
Knowing that her sympathies We're with
the South, hestated. / did not want to
make any mistake, and fail into a trap
just when the way was clear for my escape.
/ asked the old man if he thought it
would be perfectly safe for me to go. He
said he was sure that it was. Said he:
The girl seems to be very much excited
about something, and said she must see
you. Come tonight at II O'Clock, and i
will stand guard, so there will be no pos
sibility of your falling into trap
"Tell her I will be there at IL o'clock
tonight"
I procured horse that was fairly
fast of foot. / had about six or .seven
miles to go. About 10 o'clock at night,
after Disgusting myself to the extent that
any one meeting me in the dark along the
road would not recognize me, mounted
my, horse and was soon dashing across the
country at a rapid pace
arrived at the place at about the tin C
designated. They were expecting me.
The old gentleman and Miss Edith met ms
at the gate. The cid man said he would
81, and hold my horse, and give the alarm
should any danger appear, and Miss Edith
could tell me what she desired TO see me for.
We walked to the house, were shown into
the sitting room and left alone.
Miss Edith said: 4 am so delighted to see
you. l heard last night that you had
again deserted and was in this part of the |
country. l heard it from Maj. Long, who |
captured you year ago at my fathers |
house. He came to see me and wanted |
me to assist in your captme; said there |
was a reward offered for you, and if 1
would become a party to your capture he
would share it with me. And he suggest
ed that scheme to meet you at my home,
or any place you might designate, with the
understanding that he be concealed with a
squad of men and surround and capture
YOU Further, he said when they get you
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Make Your Nominations.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Won't
you please call soon for an expression from
the old boys in blue as to their choice fo1
sioner of Pensions? My choice is as follows.
For President, Ex-President Benz. Hars
rison.
=, For Vice President, Gov. Roosevelt, o3
New York
For Commissioner of Pensions, Maj Picks
Ter; OF Dakota.-WLLIAM PRICE, Ell Do.
rado, Kans
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CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired nom practice had
placed In his hands by East India missionary
the formula of simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure Of Consumption
bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and
Lung Affections: also a positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints.
Having tested its wonderful curative powers In
thousands of cases, and desiring to relieve human
sunering will send free of charge to all who wish
!. This recipe, in German, French or English, with
fui! directions for preparing and using. Sent BY
mail by addressing. with stamp. naming this paper.
W. A. MOVES. $40 PU,cers Block, Rochester, " Y.
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Cavalry and ran into Memphis; but was
promoted Major-G eneral after the war: was
in the Northwest after Chief Joseph and
Nez Perces Indians; was retired and soon af-
terwards died. That was the last flogging
in the United States Army, l believe
JOHN MCCOACK, Co. D, 1st Kan, Clinton,
Kan
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This VIII Interest Manv.

F. W. Parkhurst, the Boston publisher, says
that if any one who is afflicted with rheumatism
in any form, neuralgia, will send their ad
dress to him at box 1901, Boston, Mass, he will
direct them to a perfect cure. He has nothing
to sell or give, only tells You how he was cured.
Hundreds have tested it with success.
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SCATTERING.

Capt d. Eldridge. Historian, Sd n. H.,
SO Bromfield street, Boston, desires to
correspond with any soldier who has lost
his Gilmore medal.
Resolutions have been passed unani-
mously by Belknap Post, 5t5, Keohuk,
Iowa, expressing sympathy for the Beers
in their struggle against Great Britain.
S. Daughters is Commander.
Salem Post, 12S, Salem, Mo-. has passed
resolutions asking the removal of Pension
Commissioner Evans. e. C. Slawson is
Commander and Geo. f. Smith Adjutant.
Josiah Luke, Sergeant, COG, 18th Iowa,
Lincoln, Neb., writes indorsing a service
pension bill of S12.
Albert II. Sissons, Cedar Springs, Mich,
favors a service pension bill granting not
less than S12 per month.
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"KEENAN'S CHARGE. +"

r. P. McRae, st. Alhans. W. Va. says
he read the version of "keenan's Charge"
another version. which included:
The old Third Corps a mile away
And eager. pushing for the fray" etc.
He would like TO see the whole of this
version.
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WITH THE 18TH MICH.

G. A. Bauer, Co. c, 18th Mich, Hochne,
Colo. tells some of the experiences of his
regiment, which was organized at White
Pigeon, and first smelt powder at Stone
River, where they got stronger whiff than
they liked. He speaks highly of Col
Stoughton and his behavior on more than
one battlefield. The Chickamauga and
Mission Ridge battles, and all the opera
tions in that section, he recalls with interest
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A CHRISTMAS DINNER.

A. D. Launder, Goth Ohio, GAINESVILLE, o.,
recalls Christmas dinner he concocted
while at Vicksburg in 1864. He says he
bought six heads Of cabbage and six chick
ems, and put them in the pot, with plenty of
to fill up, and every fellow in the
mess pronounced it the best Christmas dim
uer he had bad since he Left home.
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KNEW OF THE BRANDING.

VIM. Antes, Flemington, N. j., referring
to Comrade r. Blacks statement that five
military prisoners at Fort Independence in
1864 were branded, and that Co. D, 1st
u. S. Art, was stationed there at the time,
says that the comrade should have said
Co. G, 1st q. S. Art, of which the writer was
a member. He never saw or heard of man
being branded there
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
DEFENSE OF THE CAPITAL.

Daniel Mangan. Co. X. 102d Pa, ALLIE
gany, Pa, regarding the statement in the
issue of Nov. s. from member of the 25th
y. Y. Cav. to the effect that Lincoln came
out in a carriage to Fort Stevens and called
capt. McpherSon and desired that If any
OF his men We're captured they should say
nothing about the weakness of the Capital.
says Lincoln did not come o 1t of the city
in carriage that day. In fact. lie met the
advance OF the Second Division. under
Getty, at the steamboat landing. Lincoln
was mounted on hig. black horse, and
when the division yras re 3il- 10 start asked
permission of Gctty's Orderly to carry the
division battlei'a%. which re did, riding
BESIDE Getty all thc way to the fort, and
planted the flag on the brcastworks. He
remarked 10 Getty: III guess we'll stay
here The 1929 Pa. after RAISING the fort
on the run were derloyed as skirmishers and
in that L amer ran more than 100 yards be-
fore they exchanged shots with the rebels.
Early did not try. up to the arrival of the
Sixth Corps. 10 take Fort Stevens; then 1t
was too late"
CAPTURE AND ESCAPE.
T. J. Martin, Co. B, 9TH H., Chelan,
wash, says his regiment vas detached
from the brigade in the Spring of '63 and
sent out to Florence, and then half Of it was
left at Florence while the rest went 10 Sweet
water, three miles away, across the Iennes-
see. One day." he says, we were guard
ing ferry six miles above Florence. The
Johnnies on the night of May crossed a
force above the ferry and went around In
rear of the post and captured it. One of the
men got away and came to camp and told
the story. Just at daylight we were or
dered into the saddle and started for the
ferry. but were met by the Johnnies, who
intended to breakfast with us. The writer's
company dismounted and, acting as a
skirmish line, were surrounded and cap
tured, being unable to get back to their
horses at critical moment, as the horse
holders had been ordered back when the
Johnnies came on in force. / made my
escape on the 7th at Norman'S Bridge on
Bear Creek, Miss, and got back to our lines
in six weeks"
THE NEW CREEK FIGHT AGAIN.
W. G. Miller, Marietta, o., writes that he
did not expect to write upon the New Creek
fight again, but some of the comrades took
him so to task that he must explain. The
types made him say that battalion of the
7th Va. was there and that the 18th was
also in the mess. Now, at that time, the
7th was in the Army Of the Potomac, he be-
What he desired to state in print was that
the forces at New Creek were one battalion
of the 18th w. Va, Cos. A, E, F and n,
by Maj J. L. Simpson, of the
18th; the post being under command OF
Lieut.-Col. Hoy, 9th w. Va, Cos. A and L
Of which were present for duty; Col. Steph-
enson's regiment of Ohio 1O0-days men and
a section Of a battery, he thinks Multi
gan's.
NELSON'S MEN AT SHILOH.
G.. P. Beach, Co. A, 36th Ind, Spiceland,
Ind, noticed the statement by Comrade
j. L. Crooks, 49th Ohio, that none of Buell's
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ELSoN'S MEN AT SHILOH.

G.. P. Beach, Co. A, 36th Ind, Spiceland,
Ind, noticed the statement by Comrade
army crossed the river at Shiloh until after
dark at the close of the first day. The
writer was member of Nelson's Division,
and can prove by at least 100 comrades that
his regiment with the rest of the division
crossed long before sundown, and were
Ipder fire too
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KILLED ON THE WHITEHALL.

S. Fl. Barrows, Box POI, South Wey-
mouth, Mass, says he was on the gunboat
Whitehall at the time Of the Monitor Merri-
mac fight, and an engineer and fireman
were killed by a shot from the Merrimac,
which left them headless. One of the men
fell on the writer. One of the bodies was
sent to Brooklyn. He wants to know who
the men were.
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1.-THE END.l