The National tribune., 1901-04-04

ice was reward for your courage and
devotion to the cause.-The kind of medals
given in those days. just stir up your
memory a bit and you win see the old
Camp No. 5 near the river, just west of
the village, with main entrance on Water
Street, opposite the brick house. the
guards at the gate, the squads OF men in
camp, the row of barracks down from the
street, the guardhouse at the right and
messhouse in the distance. l represent the
detachment from the 141th \. Y. com
posed of three officers and six enlisted
men-Col. +. G. Miller, Capt. James Coey.
Lieut., William J. Gillett; Serg'ts IL. II.
Hubbard, William A. Wybourn, Joel A.
Baker Carney Severance, John Blowers
and J. W. Emblem"
4 SOUTHERN SONG.
W. A. Smith, Superintendent of Schools,
Bowersville, o., writes:
In the book on Andersonville Prison,
on page 6S, allusion is made to song
as sung by some Southern girls, and the
following lines are given as samples of
the song:
''E envy not the Northern girl,
Their silks and jewels fine,
and further on mention is made of the
substance OF the song in which the North
ern girls are made to appear at quite a
disadvantage in comparison with the
Southern girls. Can any comrade give
any information from which the song
might be obtained in full?'
SCATTERING.
w. w. Zuel, Co. G, 9th H., Madison
Lake, Mimi, writes: II have just read
for the hundredth time of the capture of
the two guns, Lady Brickinridge' and
Lady Buckner' on Missionary Ridge. 1
want it distinctly understood that l had
no hand in the game, but agree with what
Shprmpn nj 1f
Atlanta, Ga, that he could not give the
credit to any one corps, division or brigade,
as each engaged to accomplish the same
end, and each should have credit-and in
like manner all the troops engaged on
Missionary Ridge, from Gen. Sherman's
end Of the line to Lookout Mountain,
should have credit alike for the glorious
victory won, whether it was two guns or
half-dozen. Those boys had q big job
on their hands, and did it we'll"
]. Il. Davidson, Weatherford, Tex,
writes: Il want to find Lieut.. Thompson,
of some Pennsylvania or New York Cav
airy regiment, who made his escape from
rebel prison at Atlanta, in '63 or first part
of ga. There were four Union soldiers
making their way from Atlanta, passing
over the Blue Ridge Mountains in North
Carolina. About the time the rebels had
the Cherokee Indians guarding the noun
tain passes to arrest prisoners trying to
make their way North. The writer, then
boy of about 10 years, piloted them
over the mountains. They found me in the
road and inquired of me where one VIM.
Davidson lived. He was my father, a
Union man. 1 took the four soldiers home
to father. Mother took good care of them,
and | was detailed by father to pilot them
to the rendezvous Of Union men and pass
them on. / would like to know if Capt.
Lyons, who raised company OF 100 days
men at Madisonvilie, Tenn, is still alive.
While doing picket-duty in the early part
of 1865 he made a raid into North Caro-
lima and picked up Bob Grand, rebel
eonscript agent. l piloted Lyons to Bob
Grand's stronghold"
m Samuel Gop anderson Sergeant Co. NJ 5th
your issue of Jan. II, James L. Crooks,
Co. d. 49th Ohio, Toledo, o., is
inclined to doubt what NJ Il. Loop says
in regard to Gen. Sherman's expedition
from Vicksburg to Meridian, Miss. in
February, 1864. Sherman left Vicksburg
on Feb. 3, and returned about March l.
have good reasons for knowing the 9th
was part of the force. l will refer the
c0mrade to the Life of Sherman, page 295,
and also THE Pictorial History OF the Re
bellion,' page 614."
John Carroll, Co. Fl, 10Th H., Cham
bersburg, o., writes:
''The battles at Santiago reminded me
DI Ine DaJtleS OF tnatIdnOoRa, LOOKOUT
Valley, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary
Ridge, where Hooker's army went around
the crest of Lookout Mountain, through
the fog, mist, clouds, woods and battle
smoke, so thick we could not see a man
10 PAGES in front. The Confederate bull
lets flew thick and fast over us. Capt.
John NJ. Yanarsdel, Co. X, and Capt
Henry Wiley, Co. Fl, 59th H., led the
ran on the extreme right of the firing line
nnder the rocky brows and palisades of
Lookout Mountain"
Frank J. Walker, 18th Ohio Battery,
f91 Sage ST, Charleston, w. Va, wants
some cOmrade to send him the song "On
Shiloh's Dark and Bloody Ground"