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The National tribune., 1901-10-17
A Hero in GRAY.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: IN April,
1865, Gen. Wofford, c. S. A., appeared
at our picket post, with several thousand
Johnnies, in order to surrender to Col.
Merrill.
While waiting in the shade of grove
some 10 miles north of Dalton, Ga, for
an officer to escort them to our camp, we
had a two-hour talk with our late enemies.
Most of their conversation was in regard
to their future; what they intended to do;
where they intended to go, and how they
expected to be treated by the powers that
now ruled the entire country.
One soldier, fine specimen of man
hood, was a silent although an attentive
listener. At length, Gen. Wofford turned
to the silent man, and addressing him as
Captain, said: What do you expect to
doY
At first the Captain was not inclined
to talk, but finally said that he should
take his wife and little boy to some Dor
der State, and, as far as possible, forget
the past and live for the future; that he
intended to burn every stitch of his gray
clothes, and, il he could help it, none of
his new acquaintance should ever know
that he had been a Southern soldier. He
said that he had seen and talked with
many Union men; had talked with many
Confederates who had been prisoners in
the North; had seen thousands of starved
Union men after they had left Anderson
vile; that it had gradually dawned upon
him that State Rights was a myth, while
slavery was the sin of the age.
History" continued the Captain, "af-
ter we are gone, will tell the truth, and
do not want my offsnrings to be ashamed
of their father. We may whitewash the
rebellion over for a time, but sooner or
later our leaders will reap what they
have sown, while we will be considered
their dupes, and may be let down easier;
but will be remembered in future genera
tons as plain traitors. l am learning fast
TO despise the. leaders of the rebellion,
and at the same time to pity the common
Confederate soldier"
Twenty years later, by the merest acct
dent l recognized the Captain at an old
Soldiers Reunion in north Missouri and
enjoyed his hospitality. So far, L was
the first to greet him as How are you,
Captain -Y He had held several of
fees of trust in his County: was a pillar
III the church; took lively interest in the
progress and politics of his community, as
well as that of every Union veteran, for
whom he had an unbounded admiration.
He always went to their Reunions rs q
helper. At that last meeting, he told me
he had no patience with the ex-rebel who
paraded around in the gray, nor the man
who boosted of how much he endured and
suffered while trying to destroy Gov
eminent which was protecting him every
day.
This Captain has since then been my
hero of the gray, and in my mind far
outshines Davis, Lee, Jackson, or any
other rebel leaders,. II. NELSON, Co. A,
Merrill Horse, Lawrence, Kan.
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NATIONAL WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY OCTOBER H.

statement Of the fact that 2S colors were
taken at the close of the assault may do
so; for, as said above, the Virginia Diyi-
sion had only 10 flags.
To show the disproportion that existed
at the close of the fight between the num-
bers of men and flags, one officer reports
that his regiment charged upon the
retreating rebels and captured five regi-
mental battle-flags and over 40 prisoners,
and a brigade commander, speaking of
the ground at and in front of the aban-
dOned works, says: Twenty battle-fagS
were captured in a space of 100 yards
square"
CONFIDENCE BEHIND a STONE WALL.
There is one fact that should be re-
membered in connection with this assault,
namely, that of all breastworks a stone
wall inspires most confidence and its de
tenders will generally fire deliberately and
accurately and cling to it tenaciously.
The stone wall ran from the left and
in front of Lanes, Davis'S, and Petit
crews North Carolina Brigades, and
ended where the right of the last-namcd
rested at the close of the assault. At this
point works made of rails covered with
earth began and ran straight to the front
for some distance. and then made a sharp
turn to the left in the direction of Round
Top, continuing in nearly Il straight line
beyond Pickett's right. 1t was a short
distance to the right of the outer corner of
these works when Webb's men gave way.
ONE OF ARMIsTEAD's OFFICERS.
Several years ago there was published
in the Philadelphia Times an article by
Col. w. W. Wood. of Armisteads Bri-
gade. giving his recollectiOns of this affair.
As the writer had very naivcly made sew
eral confessions which | had never seen
made by any other of Pickett's men, and
had evidently intended to speak truth
fully, | put the paper aside for future ref
erence. | shall now make several selec-
lions from it and endeavOf to criticise
them fairly Our artillery crowned the
ridge. and behind it, sheltered by the
hills, lay our infantry: THE order to go
forward was obeyed with alacrity and
for we believed that the bat
tie was practically over, and that we had
nothing to do but to march unOpposed to
Cemetery flights and occupy them. While
making the ascent it was seen that the
supports to our right and left TANKS were
not coming forward as we had been told
they would Mounted officers We're seen
dashing frantically up and down their
lines, apparently endeavoring to get them
to move forward, but we could see that
they would not move. Their failure to
support us was discouraging, but it did not
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Magazines and Notes.
The October issue of The American
Illustrated Methodist Magazine is full of
varied matter. The opening article, by
James Mill OlNOn, takes up BOWQ0ln
College and It's Early Worthless" and
deals with the college days of Hawthorne,
Franklin Pierce, Henry LOngfellow and
Zenas Caldwell. who, in 1922, were all
in attendance at the Maine seat of learn
ing.
The Business Side of a Great Unfyer-
sity, by President Harper, of the Uni
versity of Chicago, is the opening article
in the College Mans Number (Oct. 12) of
The Saturday Evening Post, of Philadel-
phia.
The Worlds Work with the October
number completes its second volume and
its first year. The aim of the magazine
to explain and to interpret the most in
teresting things that are done, especially
in American activity-brought it imme.
date success; ana it ends its first year
thoroughly established, prosperous and
cheerful.
The first article in the October number
Of the Ledger Monthly is entitled Marry
ing in America" an interesting article on
customs and the legal require
ments in the different States of the
Union, with numerous illustrations and
many valuable suggestions to those con-
matrimony.
The National tribune., 1901-10-17
The volunteer and Regular.

Hiram Rushton, Co. e, 18th Iowa,
KNOXVILLE, Mo-, denies Comrade Breens
assertion that the volunteers were anx-
ious to enter the Regular service. In his
company there were none who would have
entered the Regulars, even if they had
had the chance. The volunteers particu-
larry objected to the discipline of the Reg
ular Army. Comrade Rushton cites as
an instance the tying up of a volunteer
by Regular officer, the volunteer being
accused of whipping mule. A few mo-
ments later Gen. Logan rode by, and
learning the offense for which the man
was being punished cut him down.
The National tribune., 1901-10-17
Grand Military Display.
The Eleventh Indiana on Review.


There was a large concourse of our
citizens last evening at Coliseum Square
to view the promised dress parade of one
Of the most celebrated regiments of West
ern trOops-the well-knOwn 18th Ind,
whose deeds in the field are familiar to
all who keep themselves posted in the
history Of the present war. When we ar
rived on the ground we found the regi-
ment already at open order, with Gen.
Washburne and Adj't-Gen. Thomas OBJ
servant and honored spectators in their
front.
The veteran Col Macauley was in COM
mand, and seemed proud of the splendid
exhibition of drill given by the men. The
manual of arms was gone through with
out the omission of a single command,
and in a style which showed not only u
long and careful instruction by the subOr-
dinate officers, but an intelligent and ac-
tive esprit de corps" on the part CT the
men.
The command of "ground arms was
executed with precision which called
forth the praise of every spectator, that
being, of course. the most noticeable of
any of the movements; but we were par
ticularly pleased with the correctness with
which the right shoulder shift" was ex-
ecuted by every man in the line, as this
position is so frequently slurred over, even
by Regulars. The charge bayonets" was
very well done, and pleased the majority
Of the behOlders apparently even more
than the return to the shoulder" al
though the execution of the latter, by
this regiment, showed us, more especially
than anything else, the care which has
been taken by the officers of the 18th to
avoid that carelessness of detail which
so often creeps into the drilling of the
best corps.
Every one on the ground was well
pleased, particularly those who, from mil
itaFy experience, were able to view with
a critical eye the execution of the differ
ent commands. The time of the motions
was well kept-deinite and distinet-and
there is the clew to all good drilling. The
manner in which the commands were
given was also admirable, and infused, by
its very tone, the proper spirit and prompt
ness of execution on the part of the ranks
The 18th Ind, it will be remembered, is
one of the oldest regiments in the service,
bearing the honorable scars of many an
arduous campaign and many hard
fought battle. Entering the service at first
for three months, under the lead of Col
(nOw Maj.-Gen.) Lew Wallace, at the end
of this term they volunteered again for
three years, and after the promotion of
their popular Colonel, they were COM
manded by Col. (now Brig.-Gen.) McGin-
mis-, who at present commands the brigade
to which they belong, in Gen. Hoyey's
Division of Grants army. They have
been everywhere where hard knocks were
to be received and laurels won, and they
are now seeking fresh trials, confident
from what they have done of what they
can yet do.
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A Fraud.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: On ac-
count of one b. F. Brown formerly a
member of this POST, travelling around
the country representing himself as a
member in good standing in the Post, and
borrowing money from comrades and
Posts, l am ordered to forward the fol-
lowing resolution to you for publication:
Resolved, That having received and
considered the communication of Post 554,
of st. Charles, Mo-, referring to the stand
ing Of B. f. Brown, of this Post, we de-
clare him to be deadbeat and fraud.
On motion the Adjutant was ordered
to send copies to Post 554, st. Charless
Mo-; Post II, Newark, Ohio. and to The
National Tribune.-W. S. AsKwITH, Adj
jutant, George Crook Post, Omaha. Neh.
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no reasonable hope of success.
THE MOST INTERESTING THING.
The thing of most interest to readers of
history is the question to which of the
troops engaged on that ill-starred field
is to be awarded the palm for heroic en-
durance and courageous endeavOr. To
know the percentage of killed and wound
cd of the different troops engaged in this
assault is to know which are entitled to
most honor.
Some of the troops in Pettigrew's Di-
vision met with a loss of over 90 per cent.
The percentage of Pickett's Division was
not quite IS.
The 11th Miss, as said elsewhere. was
the only regiment in Pettigrew's or Trim
ble's Divisions which entered the assault
fresh. Most of the other troops of these
commands had been badly cut up in the
first days battle. and the exact number
they carried into the assault is not known:
but entering fresh, the number taken in
by the 18th is known, and the number it
lost in killed and wounded is reported by
DIR. Guild. Consequently, there cannot
be the slightest doubt that its percentage
of loss for the assault was at least 60.
1t is fair to presume that the percentage
in the other regiments of its brigade was
equally great. 1t is also fair to presume
that the brigade Immediately on its right,
The National tribune., 1901-10-17

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Cured of Cstarrh after years of suffering.
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tried cough cures, catarrh snuff, inhaiers,
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The National tribune., 1901-10-17
HOME DEPARTMENT.
Review,

The 18th Ind, Col Macauley, one of
the finest regiments in the Vicksburg
army, will give dress parade at Coli
scum Square this evening at ) o'clock. 1t
will be a military spectacle worthy of at
tention. Maj.-Gen. Thomas. Adjutant-
General of the United States Army; Maj
Gen. Washburne, and many officers of the
18th and 10Th Corps, will be present. The
German Military Band furnishes the mu-
sic for the occasion. Ladies and gentle
men who are interested in the army will
be welcome.
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A WARTIME ITEM.

Account of the Drill Of the 18th Ind. at New
Orleans.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Comrade
Cowgirl, of this city, has shown me a
clipping from the Daily True Delta. pub
lished in New Orleans, La, in 1868.
have copied two articles, which 1 send
you, thinking they may be of interest to
some of the old 11th., who can be
reached through the columns of your val
liable paper.-A. ]. WILLIAMS, Cleveland,
Ohio
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The North caroinians Went Farther as MAJ

THE MOST INTERESTING THING.

centrated and strongly fortified, there was
no reasonable hope of success.
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which went somewhat farther and stayed
somewhat longer under the same terrific
fire, lost as heavily.
Milford chronicle., 1901-05-24

A series Of tests have been made with
the ergograph, which is an instrument to
be applied to the muscles of the hands
and arms to induce and measure fatigue.
Until taken up by neurologists the ergo
graph has been used in the PSYCHOLOGICAL
study Of school children. 1t consists of
two clamps designed to hold the wrist
and forearm firm and a tubular contriv-
ance to hold all but one finger straight.
The free finger is then hooked into a
small strap, having a weight at the other
end. In the experiment the subject is in
structed to crook the finger as long as he
can. The vitality is shown by the length
of time the subject can continue the ex-
ercise, and the capacity for being taught
is supposed to be indicated by the pupil.
And here comes in the influence Of mu-
sic, for it has been found by experiment.
ing that music played during the tests
has produced variations in the results
which can be accounted for in no other
way. For example, lively airs played on
the harp seemed to inyigorate the patient
and enable him to keep up the exercise
for a much longer time, but dreary melo-
dies decreased the vitality and rendered
the patients arm almost powerless. The
deductions reached by the physicians in
terested in the experiments were that
musical rhythm increased the physical
well being Of the patients and might be
rendered a powerful means Of curing
them.-Catholic World Magazine.
Milford chronicle., 1901-05-24
NEW PESTS.

Judging from the apparently new
types of insect pests which year by
year turn up to annoy the horticul-
turist, farmer and gardener, it would
seem as though the work Of creation
was not completed when the garden of
Eden was turned over to Adam and
that the development of new species of
insect pests was going on all the time.
Each plant, tree or flower, when
brought into general cultivation, soon
er or later develops some breed. of bug,
bacteria, beetle, aphis, worm or blight
to either paralyze its growth or destroy
its fruitage. The bug professor at the
various colleges is usually regarded as
a sort of crank and useless appendage
by the unthinking public, but the fact
remains that entomology has become
one of the most important of modern
sciences and that mans future welfare
and prosperity are going to hinge large
" upon his ability to fight bugs.
Milford chronicle., 1901-05-24
ENJOYABLE 10 STRIKERS.

But Big Firms in Cincinnati Threaten
Fight to the Finish.
Cincinnati, May 22.-The strike sit
uation here remains favorable to the
strikers, six more firms having signed
agreements with the union yesterday,
and consequently about 100 more men
went to work this morning. The drill
hands and labOrers and others in these
shops who struck with the machinists
also returned This makes, in all, 20
shops that have signed the agreement,
and it is said that a number of others
are negotiating to the same end. There
are still about $500 machinlsts out, all
of whom belong to the big shops. The
large firms have settled down to a
fight, and have opened headquarters in
Odd Fellows Temple, where daily
meetings are held It is learned that
they are contemplating bringing in
outside non-union help to run their
shops. They will issue an ultimatum
to the strikers giving them until a GER
tain day to return, after which, if they
fail to do so. they are to be considered
discharged and the importation of Ia
Dor begun. The strikers are remark
ably quiet, not one act of violence hav-
ing been reported.
Milford chronicle., 1901-05-24
A CONFERENCE in NEW YORK.
Employers and Employees to Discuss
the Existing Differences.

Employers and Employees to Discuss
the Existing Differences.
New York, May 22.-Henry F. Dew
ems, agent of the Metal Trades asso-
citation, yesterday went to the head
quarters of the strikers Immediately
after the meeting at the Astor House
had adjourned. His mission was to
pave the way for joint conference, in
which the strikers could explain their
position and their demands, so that
the employers could find out what the
men wanted 1t was later announced
that President O'Connell had authoriz-
ed a conference.
When the executive board of the In
ternational Association of Machinists,
District No. Is, adjourned last night
the members were much elated, as
they said that there were fair pros
poets that the differences with the EN-.
ployers would be settled, and settled
in favor of the men, before many more
hours had passed.
AS far as New York city is concern
GU A4lG uldGuAnAoLo pAdSlACdlAg COASAuGl
ed that they had things their own way
Few reports of concessions had come
in during the day, but the members OIL
the executive board congratulated each
other upon the fact that all the larger
firms had come to terms.
According to Mr. Devens the pur
pose of the Metal Trades association
for asking the conference is to gain az
opportunity to lay before the ma
chinists fairly the situation. Mr.. Dew
ems says that there is no question bu
the machinists under existing agree
ments are entitled to a nine hour day
This the employers are willing to con
cede. But the question at the bottom
of the present difficulty is whether o
not ten hours pay for nine hours worl
is to follow the introduction of tn
| nine hour system
Milford chronicle., 1901-05-24
The Death of Father PbiIlins

New York, May Discussing the
death of Rev. Father Phillips Coroner
Bausch said last night: 1.-THE autopsy
shows that Father Phillips was in very
poor condition physically. A collapse
was liable to come at any time. When
it did come, he simply lay down and
died. I think that he and Stanley had
been drinking together In my opin-
ion, after the priest died Stanley was
frightened and took one drink after an
other until he was in a state of abject
stupidity. He just delayed notifying
the proper authorities. That, think,
is his worst crime" Father Phillips, the
miners friend, was found dead in Stan
ley's massage rooms on Thursday OF
last week.