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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-09-13
THE PIEDMONT FIGHT.
An Eighteenth Conn. Comrade Tells How His
Brigade Took the Works.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Having
read letter by one of the old 18th Conn.
boys | was glad to learn that one of that
regiment is still living. l think our men
were as brave as any others in the Pied
mont, Va, fight. l remember it as though
it was but yesterday.
The 34th Mass, 18th Conn. and list and
10Th Va. were in the Second Brigade. We
had then only two brigades of infantry.
The Second was commanded by Col. Tho
burn, &C the LIST Va.
The day Of the fight our brigade was on
the left wing, the First Brigade on the
right. They took the list Va. from our
brigade for skirmishers. The First Bri-
gade did nearly all the fighting i'll the
morning and until the afternoon, hut
could not take the works. Then Col.
Thoburn begged Hunter to let him try his
brigade, and assured him they would take
the works. Hunter said, Go and try,
but you cant do it,
We were marched back n few hundred
yards and passed Shows Battery, which
was playing on the rebels to good effect.
Our regiment was on the right. and we
marched right in front. We came within
100 yards of the rebel line. Our regiment
was then in a clover field and the rebs
in a piece of woods.
We opened fire and kept it up until the
18th Conn. and the Bath Mass. came III
line. Then all went in together
must say | was scared when | climbed
on the breastwOrks, for the rebels had
three lines of battle and we had only one
knew il was to be a bayonet and dubbed
musket fight. / did not see much of the
fight after we were over the breastworks,
having all | could attend to. Presently
we got room in which to reload our guns.
The Johnnics fought we'll, but did not
handle the bayonet as well as the Yanks
did. Gen. Jones and his fleet little mare
were killed about 20 yards from the
breastwOrks. Jones' was hit in the brow
above the left eye. That was all the
mark l saw OH his person. / remember
that amongst the $500 prisoners was a
big Colonel, who swore they had been
taken by handful OF men that had their
mad up. The 10Th VAS loss in ali was
81. The next day we went TO Stauntom.
Va, and waited few days for Gen.
Crook and his command; then we all start
ed for Lynchburg. I do not think there
was any discount on the Second Brigade
wherever they were putt. w. HIBBS,
| 10 II 1Dth w Va GroycNof w Va
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After the battle of Fort Donelson We
packed up our messchests and tents, load
ed them aboard steamer. and next morn
ing, March 1, 1862. about 8 o'clock
marched out toward Fort Tcnry, and went
into camp near an old smelling furnace
] remained sitting by the fire waiting for
the wagons TO come up. While here had
n presentiment of something terrible going
TO happen, but could not define the feeling,
or whether it concerned me personally or
others | told it 10 one of my comrades,
but neither of us thought much about IT
at the time.
The wagons arrived and detail helped
TO push them through the mud We final
ly reached the Tennessee River and went
aboard the steamer Memphis.
On the boat were great bundles of rags,
white cotton goods for handaGcs, sent by
the Sanitary Commission from the North.
The boat officers laughed about these and
remarked that they had better send the
BOYS something To eat. They proved to
be of use sooner than we expected.
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..~ AGAINST THE TIDE AT SHILOH.
"reminiscences of Illinois Boy in the Western Army.
By GEORGE D. DARLINGTON, Co. B, 18th III.

line, armed with fine sighted rifles mo
bayonets,. Each man had n squirrel tail
fastened to his cap. They. were splendid
marksmen. but the first charge of rebel
bayonets scattered them. SO they fought
as skrmishers, each on his own hook, and
did good service.
A NOLLEY IN THEIR FACES.
The rebel lines moving toward us kept
drifting to the left, as if they hated TO
meet our lines squarely. Some were Lou
isiana regiments. The Louisiana Tigers,
dressed in dark-hlue uniforms, carrying Il
blue flag with the Lone Star of Texas IN
the center. also our colors Tor what in the
battle smoke appeared suchl, caused our
men to hold their fire. thinking they We're
our men. Coming near they suddenly de-
livcred heavy volley right in cur faces.
We returned the fire. They swept to the
left.
There would he quick bursts of firing,
then scattering muSket shots. showing the
regiments were breaking. Regiment after
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got to Cold HarbOr where / got little
careless and got right in front of a mimic
ball and stopped it, and that knocked me
ont of the line. So did no more fighting
after that. Or course, / cannot tell just
how long that prolonged the war, for I
had made up my mind to whip them en-
tirely soon, but perhaps six months. Well,
now, some Of the boys will think that I
did it all alone, but I did not; there was
another fellow with me lying back behind
a log, and if l had been there with him
would not have been hit, and the rebs
would have been cut all to flinders"
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At Franklin.

f. n. Benson, Co. G, 18th Ohio, River
ton, Neb., writes: 81 saw in the issue of
May 81 that l.. #. Slower, Co. Il, G3d
Ind, claims the 10TH Ill. charged and re-
took the works at Franklin after the 10th
Ohio fell back. / also saw that the late
Lieut.. J. NJ. Branum, 9Sth Ohio, claimed
the works were retaken by two Kentucky
regiments; also that Capt. L. ii. Kirk,
of an Iowa regiment, claims he recap
tured three works. Now, according to
these statements, 1t took three regiments
and three companies from another to do
this, and yet l have heard the 10Th Ohio
censured for running. We We're brigaded
with the 10th for long time, and l
know what its fighting qualities were. If
it took 80 companies to retake what 10
could not hold, / say give the 10Th due
credit. There was no man under Col.
Riley who would have dared to shirk.
But l would like to know who retook the
works. Don't all answer at once"
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
MORGAN DID NOT WHIT BuRBErDGE,

MORGAN DID NOT WHIT BURBETDGE,
Elihu Wiley. 39th Ky, Niagara, y.
d., referring to the story of Morran's last
raid told by one of Morgans men, says
that Morgan's people never whipped Bur
bridge. I'VE were camped at Louisa.
KY, that Spring. We had some scouts
up Big Sandy River, who heard of Nor
Mountains. They hurried back to camp
and gave the news. The commanders
gathered their troops together, including
the Both NY. M'td Inf, 45th Ky, 18th
Mich, 18th Ohio, 53d ILL.,, 37th Ky, VOL
ford's cavalry, and some Wisconsin
troops and started for the head OF Big
Sandy, expecting to meet Morgan at
Pound Gap. But when we got there he
had passed over the mountains. We coun-
ter-narched to Middle Creek and up it to
its head, and crossed to Solyersville. think
ing to head him off. He had passed, but
we were now close after him. On the
morning of June or >, 1864, we got up
with him and captured some pickets with
out firing q shot. The 18th Ky. ran
through the sleeping camp. The 11th
Mich. wanted to lead the charge, but in
q short time their IL companies were cut
down to 80 men and the rebels in the
meanwhile captured some of our artillery.
The 39th Ky. was called for and charged
the enemy. We shot the artillery horses
down and recaptured our guns before
they got to shooting them Mt us. We then
drove the rebels about seven miles, came
back and got our breakfast, and being
pretty vel! tired out good many went
to sleep. The enemy came back on us
and charged across n field toward our
lines, but we met them Mt a picket fence
with dubbed muskets on a line one and
a half miles long and whipped them again
and drove them back about II miles. We
returned to the battlefield, which is at
Mount Sterling, Montgomery Co., KY,
and buried our dead. and then followed
the enemy to Lexington, to Georgetown.
to Paris, TO Cynthiana. and there we killed
and captured all of Morgan's force but
small escort he got away with. He was
the worst beat man who ever made raid
in Kentucky. but before we got to Gym
thiana he had captured Gen. HobsOn and
robbed the bank, burned the Court House
and Il large supply of Government stores.
So you can see how the whipping of Bur
bridge was. L was an eyewitness to'it
ALL"
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The Battlefield at New Market.

D. +. Lahman, Co. A, goth Ohio II.
A, Lahmansville. w. Va, writes: "On
June "a l visited the battlefield at New
Market, also the cemetery, where there
is a gate-post with cannon ball stick
ing in it which was shot into 1t at the
time Of the battle. A comrade showed
me where a rebel General stood FIVE feet
from the post looking through his glass
at our guns when the ball struck"
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AT STONE RIVER.

John Body. Co. A, Goth Ohio. Danville,
o., tells some of his experiences at Stone
River. lie had been i'll and was later
getting to the neighborhood of Stone River
than the regiment. When he got there.
however, he found its location and started
to join it. He says he met Sam Snyder
riding along the line. Sam turned TO tell
and show him where the rebels were,
when bullet struck the rider and he fell
off the horse into Body's arms. While
he was holding him Maj. Whitbeck came
along, very much excited, and asked what
Body was doing there. An explanation
caused the order for the writer to report
to the Doctor, who was with the regiment.
The writer got hold of Snyder's horse
and went back. Snyder was the first man
reported at the regimental hospital at
Stone River, and he thinks, the first man
shot. The regiment recrossed the river
after Snyder was hit. Comrade Body tells
of other experiences, and he thinks he
saw more than anyone during the battle,
as he was over the ground continually on
a fine horse
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-09-13

sediment or set
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; If 1t stains
your linen it is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble: too
frequent desire TO
pass 1t or pain in
the back Is also
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hyou need a medicine you should have the
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Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How To Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let I. stand twenty-four hours; .
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oPDYCKE's BRIGADE AT FRANKLIN.

Stephen johnson, Co. H, 44th H.,
writes: I'm recent issue J. w. Nc
Clure, Both H., told of Franklin and for
got to say anything about the 44th ILL.,,
although he spoke Of the doings of the
36th ILL.,. SSth H.. and 125th Ohio. l was
there. The blood in the trench where |
was, Nov. 30. 1864, was shoe mouth deep,
and the dead lay three or four deep. We
were ordered to charge and to fill the lines
where they were broken by an Ohio regi-
ment that had retired in confusion. OPP
dycke's Brigade retook the works, there
being a hand-to-hand fight for about 20
minutes. A few were left to surrender"
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SCATTERING.

William Boiling, Venus. Ark. writes:
81 would like to get track of the COM
rades of my old regiment, the It'll Ky.
Cav, having been a member of Co. NJ"
He says he has never received any pay
for his services. He was at Eastport,
Miss, on detached duty with several 9TH
ers, and would like to hear from them.
S. W. Findley, 18th Mo-, 25th Mo-, and
list Mo. Eng'rs, Spring Valley. Mo-, no.
ticed ain the issue of June IA an account
Of the fight at Lexington by William
Query, which in part is incorrect. l was
there captured by Prices men. | then
belonged TO the 18th Mo. Our Colonel
was Everett Peabody, our lieutenant
Colonel II. T. Van Horn, and our Major.
Thacher. Query stated that the I4th Mo.
was not reorganized. The 18th Mo. was
recognized rs the 25th Mo. Col. Peabody
was killed at Shiloh"
]. @. Rosa, Co. II, 45th Pa, Webb's
Mills, n. Y, writes. II was with Burn
side at the siege Of Knoxville, Tenn. and
whipped Longstreet there. 1 re-enlisted
at Blaine's Crossroads and came home for
80 days; then went back and went over
in old Virginia and whipped the rebels till
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-09-13

ylyANTED-The name and address OF any person
w who knew where Jacob b. Farnsworth served
in the of the rebellion Is desired by his widow.
Reward. Martn Farnsworth, Paxlnos, Pa. 9333t
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What to Do.

convincing proof that the kidneys and bad
der are ofi. of oyder
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WANTED--ADDRESSES

WANTED John n. Lentz, Lewiston. Idaho would
w like TO know the whereabouts of Nicholas Lentz
or the address Of same of the old comrades of LIST
MInn. Reg. Inf VOL,
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-01-05

We know that in thousands of cases
It has proved more than a blessing to
expectant mothers. 1t overcomes morn
ing sickness. 1t relieves the sense of
tightness. Headaches cease, and dam
ger from Swollen. Hard and Rising
Breasts is avoided. Labor itself is
shortened and shorn of most of the pain.
We know that many doctors econ
mend it, and we know that m%ultitudes
of women go to the drug stores and buy
it because they are sure their physicians
have no objections. We ask a trial
just a fair test. There is no possible
chance of injury being the result. be-
cause Mothers Friend is scientific
ally compounded. 1t is sold at 81 a bot
tie. and should be used during most of
the period of CESSATION. although great
relief is experienced if used only a short
time before childbirth. Send for our IL
Illustrated book about Mothers Friend.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.
ATLANTA, IA.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-01-05
II Word
Doctors

We have the highest regard for the
medical profession. Our preparations
are not sold for the purpose of antagon-
izing them, but rather as an aid. We
lay it down as ar established truth that
internal remedies are positively injuri-
Gus to expectant mothers. The distress
and discomforts experienced during the
months preceding childbirth can be al
leviated only by external .reatment-ty
applying a liniment that softens and re-
lakes the over-strained muscles. We
make and sell such a liniment, COM
bining the ingredients IN a manner
hitherto unknown, and call it
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-01-05
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.
ATLANTA. GA.
Mortgage Sale of Land.

By virtue of a deed of mortgage exe-
cuted by Bart Zimmerman and wife,
Nancy, on the 0 day of January,
1897, in order to secured the payment
of the sum of $50 and interest, will,
at the Court House door in Morganton,
on Tuesday, the 10th day of January,
1900, offer for sale at public outcry, t o
the highest bidder for cash, that tract
of land situate in Icard township, adj
joining the lands of Andrew Ingle, w.
O. Page and others, bounded as follows:
Beginning on a pine-knot, Andrew In
giles corner, and runs west with his
line So poles to a pine, Eli Martins
corner; then north with his line So
poles to a hickory and chestnut-oak
stump in the Speculation line; then
south 20 degrees east with said line So
polesto a small oak; hen south 50 poles
to the beginning, containing - acres,
more or less. Term of sale cash.
This Dec. 18th, 1899.
G. W. HENRY,
Morfpapee
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-01-05

standing, does the exchange
business Of the place. and
furnishes any needed accom-
modation in the way of
money.
The health of the place de-
serves more than a passing
remark. The situation on
the sunny side of the Blue
Ridge and just underit, while
1900 feet above the waves at
Beaufort, was the induCement
which led the State to select
it as the location for twoof it's
chief institutions.
The Catawba River flows
around the town and itsdrain-
age is excellent.
While but few Northern
people have come in those
who have come are most ex-
cellent folk, and are we'll
pleased with their environ
mentS.
The debt of the town is
about $4,000, and the tax
rate is 50 cents on the 500
valuation.
The Morganton Herald and
the Burke County News,
both weeklies, are the county
newspapers, and receive a fair
support.
The farming lands along
the Catawba, the Johns and
Linville Rivers and on the
numerous tributaries of these
are of excellent quality, anC
produce in abundance all the
fruits and cereals of the TEN
perate zone.
Since 1886 gold has beer
successfully mined in the
county and in earlier days i
was the chief industry. Con
siderable capitalfrom Virgini;
has recently been invested il
old mines, and the vein mine,
are now in large demand
Most of the work hitherto ha,
been placer mining.
The forests of the count,
are now being rapidly Gu
down without yielding an,
great income to their owners
and this is one industry tina
cannot unreservedly be com
mended. Otherwise all tn
signs here are favorable t
progress.
VIM 9 PEARSON
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-01-05

The town lies on the Vest
ern North Carolina Railroad.
one of the leading lines of the
great Southern Railway, four
teen hours from Washington,
seven hours from Raleigh,
four hours from Charlotte,
and two hours from Asheville.
The States largest and fin
est charity, the Hospital for
the Insane, is located here, as
we'll as the State School for
the Deaf Mutes of the White
Race. The population of the
town proper is between $500
and S,OOO-of the countyabout
20, 600. Since 1890, it has
made most of it's progress.
TIE Alpine Cotton Mills,
the Lesh-Camp Tannery, the
Morganton Manufacturing
Company (wood works., and
the Hogan Roller Mills are its
chief industries. They repre-
sent about $50, 600 in plant
equipment, and do business
to an amount of which I am
ignorant, but evidently at a
profit, as they are continuous
~ engaged. They furnish
employment to several hun
dred persons. There are
many saw mills in the county,
and the shipment of lumber,
both hard woods and pine, is
a leading industry.
The are some thirty stores
IN the place, churches of the
PRESBYTERIAN, Episcopal,
Methodist and Baptist com
munions and two churches OF
the colored population, which
here number about one-hftE
of the whole.
About $40, 600 was expended
during the past year in build
ings-the Methodists having
in that time we'll under way
one of the handsomes1
churches in the West, anC
which represents about one
fourth OF the above sum.
The town has a we'll equip
ped electric light plant Of it:
own, and a good telephone
system, connecting it with al
the near by towns. The lat
ter is a private enterprise
The Burke County Bank
owned by leading citizens o
Catawba of strong hnancia
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-01-05

Editor News and Observer:
This is one of the oldest
towns in the Western part of
the State. dating back to 1871
its county Burke having
been formed in 1777.
1t bears the name of the
West Virginia WAGNER fam
Gus at Cowpens and Saratoga,
and commissioned BY WASH
ington to suppress the whis-
KEY instruction in Western
PENNSYLVANIA.
Prior to the Civil War it
was the seat of a summer ses-
sion OF the Supeme Court.
and had a State reputation as
a pleasant town to spend the
summer IN.
1t was then a struggling
village with about 600 people.
though they we're quite a re-
markable people. and of force
rnthe Stateand society. This
has been true of them from
the DAYS of the Revolution and
IS somewhat true of them vet.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-01-05
MORGANTON ANDBURKECOUNTY
Our Progress in the Past and the Out
look for the Future The News and
Observers New Year Edition.

look tor the r ULurc me NEWS anu
Observers New Year Edition.
Last Sundays issue OF the
Raleigh News and Observer
consisted Of y pages, devoted
to a review Of the industrial,
educational and religious work
Of the past year IN North Car
Dina and a glance at the out
look for the future IN the
State. It contains COntrlbu-
tons from nearly every town
and city of our commonwealth
and the showing is encourage
ing.
We congratulate the News
and Observer on the excel
lencv of it's New Year Edition
and the great work it IS doing
for the advancement OF the
interests of North Carolina.
Such an edition is OF great
value to the State.
Following are the commune
cations from Morganton:
Editor News and Observers:
In reply to your request l
will say as to Morganton:
1. Total amount of capital in
vested in 1890. .S14o, 900
Total amount of capital in
vested in 1890. $4,000
,. 1899. Bank Burke Co. $50
600; Electric Light Co., s.
600. oo,OoU
Te1enhone CO. 1000
5. Amount spent IN building
and repairs 1890. 5000
4. No educational changes, but in
creased interest.
5. Manufacturing and business out
ook for 1000 very flattering.
| would also state that in
the last month or two $50, OOO
have been paid in cash for
gold mining properties IN
Burke, and we have a new
long distance Telephone Com
panv at very moderate rates
that gives universal satisfaC-
ton. The town owns the
electric light plant and while
only charging about half the
usual city prices still gets its
WI street light practically
for nothing.
Wishing YOU the success
Your effort certainly deserves.
am, very respectfully, your
obedlent servant.
JOHN TULL, Mayor.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-07

OF o. SPOKANE. are in. the city. They are
os tha,y much elated over the success
Of tneir company in wfnninR the prise
t s,Ip onsred for the best drilled Organise
msd., serr vaught. who took the
meosI Tor the best drilled Individual
ra.r Of the regiment. Is also in the
ers dnese men. with a number OF 9TH
from the same company, are going
20 spokane this morning.
a, G1g Hans Mumm. OF company,
oa ColIax accompanied by Corporals Bur
an sha I;lmerton, and a number Of pri-
v-se s' = also In the city. They express
xseat pleasure at the treatment given
~ at Tacoma A number OF the men
=. .nls company have drilled as men,
ns i OF the cadet corps Of the Pullman
coiiese. and are well known to many Sc
aoiie boys. who have been with them in
"A, Al least one Seattle boy. was tn the
s ~,naning company. Harry n. Smith. who
ssnhsted In II company while living at
SPOKANE. went TO Tacoma and Joined his
e'"pany IN time to aid in the contest.
number of members OF X company.
OF spokane. are also In the city. The
on individual passes