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The National tribune., 1900-04-26

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[ do know that the brigade disembarked
from the steamer Dictator at Seventh
street wharf, Washington, about II o'clock
a. m, July IL, and directly took up the
march out Seventh street, and IL hot dusty
one it was.
We hardly had time on arrival in the left
rear of the fort to make cup of coffee when
We were ordered out III front and deployed
as skirmishcrs. When olr regiment had
passed the fort and formed its line did see
Il few dismounted cavalry, members of the
Invalid Corps and private citizens. | also
know that when we advanced our friends
the JohnnicS gave us a splendid reception
from their small individual di9OutS one
which 10 me personally was not highly
appreciated, as a few ounces Of lead were
put into my shoulder, which I carried
around with me in Mount Pleasant Hos
pital for two weeks. Besides myself, my
regiment lost that afternoon about 40,
along with it's Colonel.
This all happened Gil the 11th. Now,
does Comrade Lord for one minute suppose
any regiment of the Sixth Corps would
stand there without firing a shot? Come.
comrade, give the old Sixth its dues; more
We need not and do not ask. do not wish
to take glory from any other regiment or
arm of service, for there is enough to 90
around, and | believe all did their duty, but
the troops in front of Fort Stevens before
the arrival of the old Sixth would not have
been able TO repel u determined charge of
the enemy. This conclusion have arrived
at since; not at the time of that somewhat
stormy meeting on the afternoon of j uly IL
J. FRED LOEBLE. Co. Z, 9Sth Pa, 1857
Palmer street, Philadelphia
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON O.. THURSDAY

and commanding our regiment III 4 severe
engagement with the advance of rebel Gen.
Armstrong's division near Campbclltown,
Ga, | must be content without 1t. My re
port would have been that q road through
that part of Missouri, thrCc-fOurthS water
and onc-fourth land, might have been
made feasible for the passage of an army
of catfish or wild ducks. but would require
a mint OF money to make it SO for human
beings; and | do not believe Il man of that
escort will ever forget the hardstipS Of that
exploring expedition.
Soon after joining the regiment organ
lied a glee club that was a pleasure TO me
and became Il necessary adjunct to all social
functions. Many Il night were we out with
Col. LaGraugc and other officers on a
Sercnading excursion and thereby enjoyed
with them the Inequalities of the leading
citizens Of various towns in which the regi-
ment was quartcrcd.
Just after our return from New Madrid
a cavalry patrol was added to the Provost
Guard and | was detailed as Sergeant in
charge and did duty with the Provost
Marshal, Capt. WcatherwaX. of the 1st
Neb., with quarters in the building occupied
by the Marshal and his guards.
In the Spring of 1863 Gen. Rosecrans
was given authority TO increase his force of
cavalry, and the 1St Wis. was ordered to
report to him. We took boat at Cape
Girardeau May 1, left for good the place
that had so long been our reglmcntal home
aud hailed with pleasure our release from
swamp duty and Il prospect for active
service in greatly enlarged field. Our
route was down the river to Cairo. up the
Ohio 10 Smithland. thence up the Cumber-
land to Eddyville, Ky, where we unloaded
May and camped Il couple of days TO rest
our horses and let them get their marching
legs on after Il tedious steamboat trip.
There the glce club was in good demand
and kept pretty busy by our officers sercnad-
ing the ladies of this loyal city and vicinity.
From there "" marched to Ciarksvillc,
Tenn. thence by way of Nashville TO
Triune, where Gen. RoSecrans was pre-
pairing for the Chattanooga campaign. and
were assigned TO tn" Second Brigade. First
Division. Cavalry Wing OF the Army of the
Cumberland. where we STAYED 10 the end of
the war-only, after the fall Of Atlanta, our
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NO DOUBT OF THEIR PRESENCE.
Veteran of the Sixth Corps Has Painful
Memories of July IL 1864

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Com.
rade Rufus r. Lord, Co. a, 18th N. Y. Cav,
does certainly need correction, when in an
article headed Defense of the Capital" in
your issue of Feb. %, he says, "In fact, the
Sixth Corps did not fire a single shot in
sight or hearing of Fort Stevens, July II.
1861" and when he further says, How
could Comrade Mangan know what was
going on at Fort Stevens before the 10Th.
as there was no regiment Of the Sixth Corps
there before?"
l have been q reader of your paper for a
few years, and have very much enjoyed the
times wondering how privatcs had such
fine opportunities Of witnessing manuvering
OF corps. divisions, or even brigadcs, for
always found enought 10 do in my i'm
mediate front. | do not know who was at
Fort Stevens on July II besides the First
Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps; !
do not even know if the 1O2d Pa, part OF
that brigade, was there, but believe it was;
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first crossed and led through The water to
the road.
About :; o'clock we were all over and the
Captain released our prisoners and heartily
thanked them for the good service rendered.
Our horses had had nothing 10 eat since
the morning of The day We lost sight of
terra iirma and had 10 bivouac on the mill
tary dump, except little corn this morn
ing the men had brought along. We had
-rations i'm our havcrsacks. but no way to
make coffee or cook anything for two DAYS
past, and were getting hungry and thirsty
Our many plungeS over heads in the dirty
water had not improved our rations to any
appreciable extent, though the hardtack
WIS somewhat Softened. We had to drink
some of the river water, dirty as it was, for
there was no other in our vicinity.
A WATERY TRAIL.
There Was little of Pope's road to be
found after crossing the Whitewater. and
the strain on our horses WAS beginning to
tell upon them. Here We We're splashing
through Niggerwool Swamp. "A horse ever
and anon stumbling and falling over the
many cypress knees and giving his rider
u duciiing; The shallowest portions of the
water reaching the saddle-bags and almost
touching the horses noses; then a ditch.
The National tribune., 1900-04-26
REpULSiNG SHELBY.
Incidents OF the Camden Expedition "A Cor
reCtiOn.

IeCtlUu
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In tho
issue OF March 1, | saw an account by
Comradc Tillot8on, Co. b, 18th Iowa, oil
Shclby's attack on the 29th Iowa, under
Steele, on the Camden Expedition. He
stated that was at the Little Missouri, and
that Shelby would have gotten the train
if had it not been for the 5Oth Ind.
Now, ! was a member of Co. Il Of tho
29th. and think had better opportunity
10 see things as they occurred than any one
in some other regiment not on the ground
at the time the rebels attacked us.
We broke camp at Little Rock in March
Of 1864, marched to Arkadolphia, and
camped few days. while waiting for
Thayer's command from Fort Smith to
Join us. They did not arrive OH time, and
Steele moved on April 2. Oar regiment
was the rear guard on that day, and my
company, with Co. X, was the rear OF the
regiment.
We marched about four or five miles,
when Gen. Shelby's force pitched into us
before any rcinforcements came to our
relief and helped us let go of Shelby.
AS to Shelby taking the train he never
came anywhere near it. At the time the
5Oth Ind. came up, the rebels were making
u charge, and six companies on one side
and four on the other were waiting to give
them a warm reception when they should
get close enough.
The battle at the Little Missouri took
place OH April or 6, for we got to the Little
Missouri on the night of the I'd, about 10
o'clock at night. The next day Steele sent
a brigade back over the ground to scei if any
of the dead had been buried or the wounded
taken care of. We lay in this camp two or
three days before we tried to cross the river.
The fight took place on the other side. Our
regiment did not get into it, being held as
reserve.
| believe Comrade Tllotson's mistake
was unintentional, and do not write this L.
cast any reflections upon lis sincerity.
II is long time since these things happened.
The balance of his communication was
cOrrect.-W. w. III. WAX.
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Potatoes a Ia commissary.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the
Summer of '62, when the Army of the Ohio,
under Don Carlos Buell., after taking part
i'll the siege and occupation of Corinth. Miss,
had reached Stevenson. Ala, on its march to
Battle Creek, Tenn, halted to draw
needed supplies. The boys had been on
short rations during most OF the long march.
during which all foraging vas strictly pro-
hibited under penalty of the most condign
punishment if diScoyered: which, however.
was not often the case, for hunger sharp
ened their wits and made men cautious.
At Huntsville, Lieut.-Col. Wilson. of the
18th Ohio, rejoined his regiment after q
leave of absence in Ohio, bringing with him
several commissions, among which was
Second LeutenGuts commission for the
Orderly of Co. III. 1t was the custom with
many of those so favored To wet" their
commissions with something stronger than
water, so the nCWiy-tiedged Lieutenant
procured u canteenful of commissary with
which to treat his brother officers in honor of
his promotion.
The company on arrival was detailed for
picket, and after being stationed, a careful
reconnaissance of the neighborhood re-
vealed patch OF Irish potatoes, most of
which had been dug, but by hard scratching
Mess No. L" managed 10 secure enough for
dinner, and soon had them boiling in their
Jackets" \ supply of water had been
brought in sundry canteens lying corr
veniently near, and when the kettle needed
teplenishing one of the cooks emptied the
contents of one into it, when Serg't c.
exclaimed:
There! III bet that was 'Rits' canteen"
Sure enough. the smell was unmistak-
able. but it was too late 10 save either pota-
toes or whisky, for the latter favored with
potato skins was not to any ones liking,
and wash the tlIbers as we did repeatedly,
tie peculiar flavor would not down" suffi-
cieptly to make them palatabIe 1t goes
without saying that the Lieutenant was
thereafter more careful of his canteen, and
Mess No. 1" never tried the experiment
again of cooking potatoes in ''commssary."
"A. j. GLEASON, 18th Ohio, Van Vert,
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A Matter Of Economy.

The .SmnT Set.
Bingo-I think, after all, shall go to
Europe with my family.
Twickenham-Why 1 thought you
couldn't afford it?
We'll. it's cheaper for me to go with them
than TO let them go alone
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In the early part of the war Gen. Pore
had cut Il road through Niggcrwool Swamp
from New Madrid TO near Bloomfield. but
did not complete it. Department Head
quarters directed that competent officer
be sent over il 10 estimate the cost of its
completion and report upon its feasibility,
and Capt Paine, OF Co. c, was selected for
that duty soon after we got back 10 the
Cape. A detail of 20 men was made for
escort, under my command. Picking up
the badly-raveled end of this road near
Bloomfield, we struck out upon it through
wlrat seemed an almost impenetrahle
wilderness. The Whitewater River. the
most important of the many feeders of this
vast swamp. was very high and made our
task no easy one.
The first day out we had n pretty fair
road, but as, ii was built in sections We
would lose il entirely for a time and splash
through The muddy water for a mile or two
at a stretch. guided by the gap IN the tim
Der where the trees had been cut to build
the road: but the next day it was different.
About noon the second day we came to
quite a stream that was bridged. Riding
across we found there was no approach TO
1t on that end and jump OF about five feet
must lee itlade to reach the water. and no
one knew how deep that was until one OF the
The National tribune., 1900-04-26
"SKIRMISHIING."

After Bragg's evacuation of Tullahoma
we moved with the cavalry column of Gen.
Stanley to Huntsville, Ala. With the ex-
ception of four days it rained a solid month
and we were scarcely dried out during that
time, but the first morning in Huntsville
broke clear and warm. There was a
drowsy languor pervaciing the entire column
on this day of bright sunshine, in such
contrast with the wet gloomy ones for a
month preceding it. We had been on
tinually on the move, rain overhead and
mud under foot, with no opportunity for
wash day and change of clothing; those
pests of army life, fat as grains of wheat.
had taken possession OF our raiment.
Blankets spread out on the ground to dry
seemed alive and moving with thousand
tiny legs. Scattered about camp in all
directions could be seen men, in groups and
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escort jumped his horse OH
and went into il all over.
That military road had
to be uavCrsed and in
spected, so this plunge
had 10 be taken. BY
standing on the braces of
the last bent Of the bridge,
holding the halter-straps,
and making our horses
jump. sometimes going
with them into the water,
when their leaps over
reached the lcngth of said
strap, ard having to swim
out; others pulling the
horse to them. mounting
and swimming the horse
ill a footing was reached,
we managed 10 get upon
the next section. So much
time was consumed here
that We began to look for
a camping-pl&ce. but no
land being found except
the narrow piece of road
we were following, this
had TO be our resting
place for the night, and,
Judging We must be near
The Whitewater. we went
Into biyouac shortly after
sundown. with water all
around us and none to
drink. There was quite a
breeze and the waves it
raised were q most strong
enough 10 wash away our
footing, SO We got little
sleep that night.
We were a-tir early in
the morning and about
daylight reached the
Whitewater, q muddy.
raging torrent in The midst
of a wilderness Of the same
element, its banks defined
only by the lack of stand
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-31
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Kansas may celebrate its semi-cen-
tennial in 1904 by an exposition.
Shamrock seed is TO be planted on
the graves of Irish soldiers in Africa.
Locomotives built on American de-
signs are proposed for German rail-
why's.
President Mckinley has given 81 900
to the American university tMetho-
dist at Washington.
President Mckinley will attend the
launching of the battleship Ohio at
San Francisco In May.
a colony of 400 Missouri farmers is
to eb established in the valley of the
coneho river in Mexico. .
siegfried Wagner, son of the great
composer. announces that he will visit
the United States and give concerts.
Representatives of the commercial
interests of 1875 German cities Protest
against exclusion of American meat.
Possibility of war with France
causes the British public to favor a
heavy increase in naval preparations.
Wade Crowder. negro, thought he
Was slave and ran away from Mis-
sissippi plantation, going to Chicago.
Alb Ak, Boothbay (Me) fisher
man. claims to have the shortest name
on record. 1t is not abbreviated
either.
Minnie Botha, the 1l-year-old daugh-
ter Of Gen. Botha, of the Transvaal
army, Is n pupil in a school at High
gate, London.
NJ. Mercadier, French inventor in
Paris. claims To have solved the prob
lem OF sending n number Of dispatches
simultaneously on a single wire.
The Topeka Capital will adopt one
OF Rev. {. NJ. Sheldon's ideas by col
lecting 100000 bushels OF Kansas
corn for the starving in India.
John X. Haines, the Topeka (Kan.)
ticket broker recently convicted of
numbering Charles Watson, was SEN
fenced to so years in the penitentiary.
Marie Reting. who shot Edward
Crate on the street in Cincinnati after
he had refused to marry her and
Legitimate her child, was acquitted by
the jury.
The steamship Switzerland arrived
at Philadelphia with 200 Firms who
are said TO be the first OF many thou
sands fleeing from the cruelty OF the
government of the czar OF Russia. Tho
party will locate in Minnesota, Iowa
ard Montana.
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ELECTRICAL NOTES.

Electric traction will be used on the
Berlin elevated railroads.
II has been found that alternating
currents Of high frequency and low
potential may be used to sterilize
liquids.
resident of Philadelphia has re-
Gently obtained verdict of $4,000,
through the instrumentality OF the X
rays. The plaintiff was injured on
street railway ear. DIR. NJ. X. Kassa-
bian was the X-ray expert In the case.
The work of the signal corps of the
army In the Philippine islands has
been excellent. The corps has handled
an average OF . 800 dispatches each day
since the American army landed at
Manila. and the maximum was 1000 on
November 9.
The plans for the new Philadelphia
mint call for large equipment of
electrical machinery including II AS
horse power motors for the coming
department, t6 nve-horse power cut
ting motors, six 25-horse power finish
ing motors; and one five-horse power
hydraulic motor. An clcctro-reflning
equipment Is desired for the melting
and refining departments
The Afro-American advance., 1900-03-31
ST. PAUL.
ODD FELLOWS.
Mars Lodge. No. 22O2.

Mars Lodge. No. 22O2.
Meets second and fourth Wednesdays in
each month at Odd Fellows Hall, as
+. r. HickMANN. p. s.. 422 St. An
r. b PARKER. n. O.. s9s Edmund st.
Household of Ruth, No. 5S3, G. U. O..
of q. y.
Meets first and third Monday in each
month for business, second Monday for
instruction. at odd Fellows Hall. S25
MRS. sItRAH c. KIRTLEY, MING.
MRS. IDA JACKSON. w. r., SA Sum
NIT place.
MOST woRsHIPFUL GRAND LODGE
OF MINNESOTA, A. r. and A.
j. l.. NEAL, Grand Master
WIN. r. NORRIS Grand Secretary.
M1 Guaranty Loan Bldg. Minneapolis.
ST. PETER CLAvER's SODALITY.
Meets the first and third Mondays of each
month. W: j., Gardner. Pres, ]. 5. Har-
ris. Sec; A. Davis. Treas.
Pioneer Lodge, No. 4. A. r. and A. NJ.
Meets the FIRST Monday In each month at
Masonic Han. southwest corner Fifth and
Robert streets. Master Masons In good
standing always welcome.
s. H. HADLEY. w. NJ.
w. A, HILYARD. See. l2t Atwater.
Minnesota Lodge. No. 2, A. r. aad
A. NJ.
Meets on the first and third Tuesday in
eaCn month at Masonic Hall. southwest
corner of Fifth and Robert streets. Mas
ter Masons In good standing always well
come.
II. n. HOWARD, w. NJ
J. 8. STRONG, See. 18th and Robert st.
wM. STEVENS. No. 3. A. +. a A. NJ.
Meets second and fourth Monday In each
month at Masonic Hall, southwest cor
corner Fifth and Robert streets, Master
VIM JOHNSON, w. NJ
II. T., BEASLEY. Sec, Ryan Hotel.
Perfect ASHER Lodge, No. &, A. y.
n. N.
Meets the second and fourth Tuesday In
each month at Masonic Han, southwest
corner Fifth and Robert street Master
Masons In good standing always welcome
". N. DURANT, w NJ.
j. II. SHERWOOD. See. i6i Carroll.
Bethel Chapter. No. ~. u. a. NJ.
Meets the frst and third Thursday In
each month at Masonic Hall. southwest
corner OF Firth and Robert streets. Roy
al Arch Masons in good standing always
welcome.
DANIEL ROY. H. p.
w. T. GAsSAWAY. Sec. State Capitol
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MINNEAPOLIS.
Continued from First page.)
MISSION OF FIRST A. NJ. Z.
CHURCH, eos FIFTH AVE-
NUE. SOUTH

w. C. T. U. Gospel meeting at the
Mission last Sunday evening was sue
cess. Mr.. Gould. the vice-president, ad
dressed the meeting. She plainly out
lined the work OF the society in a man
ner that was interesting to all llZRev
J.lWill King made few remarks
touching along the line OF the need oi
the people taking hold OF w CTgU
work.Mrs. j. Monroe and Mr.. ID,
Wright sung a solo eaeh.The report
OF the secretary shows that the society
has done some good among the needy
people OF our eity.Z
Rev. King will preach on the subject.
People Will'Talk., and =Don'LYou
Forget II, Sunday evening at the Mis-
sion.
. Preaching al the St.James church,
East Side, Sunday. II a. a.
Rev. VIII King has moved TO as
Fourth street south. where he will be
glad TO meet members oi# his church
and friends.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

Nat. Turner Lodge. No. 2, X. of y.
Meets the second and fourth Thursdays
In each month. Brothers In good stand
ing welcome. At Labor Temple, Fourth
and Eighth avenue south.
r. H. PARKER. c. c.
RALPH WATSON. X. X. and s.
Pride of Minnesota lodge, No. I, X.
of y.
Meets the first and third Thursdays in
each month. All brothers I'm good stand
Ing welcome. At Piummer Post Hall,
First avenue north and Washington.
JAMES ROBERTS, G. c.
w. c. JEFFREY. X X. and s.
}. X. HIIynFd Lodge.
Meets first Tuesday In each month at
Window Block. Second avenue South and
Washington. Masons in good standing
always welcome.
@. w. LILLARD. w. NJ.
JASPER GIBBS, See, Guaranty Loan
Restaurant.
Anchor Lodge, No. 2, A. r. and A. NJ.
Meets the first and second Monday In
each month at Window Block, Second av-
enue South and Washington. Masons In
good standing welcome.
j. A. SCOTT. w. NJ.
A. II. LEE, 270l Aldrich avenue South.