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cts, also the battery. We worked all night
to get the Fifteenth Corps across. All
oarsmen engaged in the enterprise were
from Lightburn's Brigade, Second Divi-
sion, Fifteenth Corps. After we had COM
pleted our task we pulled the pontoons in
Il line and formed a bridge
THE FIRST SHOT AT GETTYSBURG.
In connection with the controversy re-
gardinG the first shot fired at Gettysburg,
COmrade F. A. Campbell Co. X Goth
Z. s. Engineers, Millersburg. Pa, calls
attention to a monument at the forks of
the Springs and Chambersburg roads.
which monument marks the spot where
the battle opened. Comrade Campbell
further states that the 127th Pa. had been
mustered out of service n few days before
the Confederate raid into Pennsylvania.
Col. w. w. Jennings, of Harrisburg, is
sued a call for members of his regiment
to return, and at the same tine secure as
many new men as possible. The members
reported to Col. Jennings very promptly,
and We're ordered to Gettysburg. Before
reaching Hanover the train was detained
by accident and 100 sharpshooters were
detailed from the 145 members of the regi-
ment to take the advance and feel for the
enemy. What followed is described by
COmrade Campbell: I'VE passed through
Gettysburg and went into camp, but had
hot tiHe 10 put up our SnelIer tents. Our
pickets were driven in by the enemy ,ad-
vance. We were ordered to fall in. Co.
X was ordered to hold the enemy in check
until the regiment could be formed in an
advantageous position. We took position
behind q fence, and when the rebels were
within 200 yards opened fire. Five sad
dies were emptied by the first vOlley. I
was behind John Rathvon when he fired
l believe he fired the first shot, and that
he hit 4 REBEL
SCATTERING.
]. B. Cline. Co. D, 11th Kan, Jasper,
Mo-. writes that his company had 15 sets
of brothers, as follows: NJ. Butler, G..
w. Butler, B. F. Butler; S. F. Butcher,
J. Butcher; w. II. Beeler, G. II. Beeler;
E. S. Carter, T. Z. Carter; W. p Fuller,
d. L. Fuller; r. H. Garrett, ]. B. Gar
rett, ]. w. Garrett. B. NJ. Garrett; J. F.
Gardiner, E. d. Gardiner; J. C. Hasel-
wood, W. Haselwood; ]. f. Cline; W. n.
Cline, J. B. Cline. A. G. Cline; w. E.
COnwell, J. W. Conwell: L. d. Casebier,
J. w. Casebier; J. A. Norton, W. II. Nor
ton, B. F. Norton: J. n. Myers. Fl. A.
Myers; J. D. Todd, W. C. Todd; ]. r.
Zinn, A. Zinn.
Comrade Isaac W. Ingle, Mcclure, o.,
states that he and six of his brothers
served in the army during the civil war.
John W.. Isaac W.. Charles W., Elbe-t
w. and Perry o. served in Co. /. 6Sth
Ohio: Thornton D.. in Co. D. both Ohio;
James W., in Co. A. 62d Ohio.
COmrade S. y. Ruth. who served as
drummer boy in the 213th Pa. and is now
residing at 50 Broad St, Bethlehem, Pa,
would like some comrade to write a his
tory of that regiment, and state in what
brigade, division and corps the regiment
served.
r. C. Young. 222 Third Ave, Clinton,
Iowa. writes: Il would not know how to
get along if 1 did not receive The Ma
tional Tribune regularly. l like to read
the disputes between the old boys, but I
do not see much about the country l was
in. l would like someone to write about
the trip to Jackson. Miss, from Vicks-
burg, in July, 1864: the night raid to Clin-
ton from Port Hudson, and how we reiD-
forced Banks at Morganza Bend"