The National tribune., 1901-05-02
A VETERAN OF TWO WARS.

men. Twenty-Five of these were killed
or died of wounds while in the service.
The company received 81 recruits, of
whom seven died in the service. The to-
tai number carried on the rolls from
muster-in to discharge. Dec. 2. 1865, was
10. Since muster-out u of the boys have
pitched their tents on the other side of
the river. The total deaths in company
from 1861 TO 1901 was 30. OF the 10
members of Co. E, 129 are known to be
living, and Il short time ago the pOSt0fiice
address of each was known. Can any
company beat this record:'
COLOR OF sHERIDAN's HORSE.
Samuel S. Hammitt, Co. 3. Both Ohio
and Orderly for Gen. II. b. Hayes, Loug
Beach, Cal. writes: ''In the issue Of
March 2l | notice Comrade Thomas z.
Alexander. Florence, Kan, wants to
know the color of the horse that Gen.
L. II. Sheridan rode from Winchester to
Cedar Creek. The General roTe his black
horse to the front, which was in the
neighborhoOd of four miles from Cedar
Greek Bridge. | held his horse when he
dismounted to talk to Maj.-Gen. George
Crook. formerly Colonel of my regiment.
He did not ride the black horse in to the
fight in the afternoon.
CAPTURED BY THE S9TH y. Y.
J. s. Weaver, Lieutenant. 11th Pa.
Cav, Mapleton, Kan, writes: AN ar
ticle in The National Tribune of April 4.
written by II. L. Cormack, of the Slth
\. Y, is substantially correct. Comrade
Boyer, 18th Ind. has forgotten who did
the daring act The old 18th Ind. WAS one
of the very best regiments in the service.
l am quite sure that it was Maj. j. b.
Remington, S9th n. y, who led the 10
men who first scaled the river bank and
practically took the fort. Maj. Reming-
ton now lives at Osawatomie. Kan. He
is one Of the best men in Kansas and has
been for a number of years member of
our Legislature"
THAT CORN CAMPAIGN"
John S. Brademeyer, Huntingburg,
Ind, writes that he has read the account
given by S. T. Maxey, 9th Ill. Cav, of the
Corn Campaign" of 1865, at Gravelly
Springs. Ala, Eastport, Miss, and Flor
eIce, Ala, and the cold Winter of that
of Co. NJ, 10th Ind. Cav, and that Win
ter we were on the eve of forming the
army for the Gulf campaign, or Gems.
A. J. Smith, e. X. S. Candy and Gran
gers army. We crossed the Elk River
on Jan. .. 1865, and joined the other part
of our brigade, and were of the First Bri-
gade, Seventh Division, Sixteenth Corps,
until we were mustered out. The 10Th
Pa. Cav, the I'd n. ]. Cav, the ID and
4th Tenn, and the 9th Ind. Cav. and the
18th Ohio Cav. were with us awhile.
would like to hear from some of those
comrades who were with us on the Hood
and Wheeler, Roddy and Forrest expedi-
tions."
THE BELLE ISLE QUARTET.
During the Fall of 1858, when over
6,000 were confined at Belle Isle, four
prisoners formed chorus club and by
their singing cheered up their sick and
starving comrades. The four members
were Edward Alton, 18th Conn: III. Wal
tons and ]. ID. Johnston. 125th n. Y, and
A. Z. Watson, 9th Pa. Johnston and
Waltons died of exposure and starvation
in October, 1863. Alton, late Postmaster
at Milford, Wyo., died Feb. IL. \. Z.
Watson, the only survivor of the famous
quartet, lives at Indiana, Pa.
on sHILoH's FIELD.
II. w. Holman, 21st Mo-, Rutledge.
Mo-, writes: ALLOW me to say for the
information of Comrade Clother, of the
14th Iowa, the errors in my article he
points out We're typographical. The com
rade's brigade was composed of the I'd,
9TH, 18th and 18th Iowa. Col Wood COM
manded the 18th. and Col. w. II. Shaw
the 18th. The Sth Iowa was commanded
by Col. Giddes, and belonged to Col.
Sweeny's Brigade. About 10 Il. IN. it was
moved and took position on the left of the
18th Iowa and next to the Dist Mo. of
Col. PeabOdy's Brigade. Premises Diyi
sion. 1t held this position in the HOr-
nets Nest until $50 p. M, and then sur
rendered with Gen. Prentiss. The types
made it read 18th Ill. / wrote it 5Sth.
Col. Lynch commanded the 5Sth. The
4Sth was brigaded with the 10th, 10th,
and 11th ILL.,, and belonged to Gen. Nc
Clernand's Division.
..lrhe posting of the Sth Iowa on the left
of the 14th would naturally lead the COM
rade to think it belonged in his brigade.
Yes, we forget many things; and
will now point out mistake l cannot
charge up TO the printer. Gen. Near
thurs command, sent to the support of
Gen. Hurlbut's left, consisted of the 50th,
18th and 9th Ill. The balance of his bril-
gade was sent to Sherman and McCler-
nands support. If all would write in the
nice way Comrade Clother does, com
rades would find it a pleasure to adjust
disagreements, and that there was but lit
tie difference between them, perhaps.
A NEW YORK CAvALRYMAN.
Silas Nj. Hood. Knowlesville, N Y,
writes that he believes every comradc
should be allowed to tell his story of a
battle or campaign as he saw it, without
some other veteran disputing his state
ments. Soldiers of different regiments
saw different scenes, and even in the
same regiments did not observe move,
ments from the same position. Comrade
Hood served in Co. a, Sd n. Y. Cav.
which was mustered into the United
States service July II, 1861, and which
he claims was the first volunteer cavalry
regiment The men furnished their own
horses, receiving therefor 40 cents daS.
Comrade Hood would like to hear from
members of the regiment through the col
umns of The National Tribune.
OLD SONG WANTED.
A comrade wants someone to furnish
the words of an old song relating to the
Mexican War, beginning
"An old and crippled veteran to the War
Department came,
He sought the chief who had led him on
many a field of fame" etc.
Send answer to r. L. Melvin, 621 II
ST., Sacramento, Cal.
SCATTERING.
The author of the poem 81 to '9S is