The National tribune., 1902-06-19

city Is located; particularly about the
mule-footed hogs. There are over 100 SOL
diers CT the rebellion still here, and tomor-
row we will decorate the graves of those
who have crossed the river and camped
on the other side. We came here from
the North to secure milder climate with
out the discordant political element of the
older States, and have found a really good
and very healthy country. We are 100 miles
south of Kansas City. and further south
than Richmond, Va. Good farms sell for
$50 to $50 per acre; one comrade sold his
farm of 6i0 acres last week for $4,000.
But the mule-footed hog is gone. and gone
forever. When discovered this country,
81 years ago. ! inquired for him, but he
was gone Our wheat for miles up and
down this valley is now opening, and
much will be harvested by June 10. We
all take The National Tribune, and like 1t
better all the time; for some of us heard
the first rifle crack at Fort Henry and
the boom Of the last guns at Raleigh"
BROTHERS IN MISSOURI COMPANY.
]. X. Worth. Winning. Kan. reports the
following brothers in Co. ID. 23d Mo-:
Hiram. Michael and William Allen: Pales-
tine and Marion Broughton: w. X. and
G. E. Baker; Joab, James and Lemuel
Bishop; George and Arrin Dorrel: Thomas
and Joshua Dallas; ]. "A. and +. b.
Fisher; james and Samuel Fancher; John
and Louis Holm; Henry. James and Pryor
Holloway; John, Joseph and James T..
Mcglemre; Edwin and James Melton:
Henry, Wiley, Adam and Emery Sweeten I;
Ezra and Brown Hulse; George and James
Prather: Lafayette and William Muncy;
Thomas and Henry Mathes; Ezra and
Isaac and Marion Young. OF these broth
ers. W. II. Baker Thomas Dallas. Louis
Holm and Henry Holloway We're killed at
battle of Pittsburg Landing. John Holm
was wounded and transferred to Invalid
Corps. Emery Sweeten lost his speech.
| and was transferred. Joseph Meglemre
was killed on skirmish line. Aug. Z, 1864,
near Atlanta. Brown Hulse was wound
ed and taken prisoner same day; never re-
turned.
sPOTTsYLyANIA COURT HOUSE.
w. II. Hill, Co. G, Greenville, Pa,
writes: 81 belonged to the Second Corps
(Hancock's), First Division. Fourth Bri-
gade. and participated in the battles of
the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Har-
Dor and Petersburg. l was very much
interested in Comrade L. C. Harbaush's
account of his tour to Virginia battle
fields. Hancock's charge, mentioned by
COmrade HarbaUgh in his description of
May ~. 1864. We started about 10
O'Clock the evening before, and marched
all night. Many times during the night
we were so close to the Confederate picket
lines that orders were passed along the
line to muffle our tin cups, canteens. etc,
and commands were given in whispers.
We were stealing around the rebel flank,
but did not wish to disturb the Johnnies
until the proper time. Just at break of
- c1iIol inf than with fhroo Gnao
Of battle. 1t was complete surprise.
Many of the Johnnies ran from their
tents with clothes in one hand and gun in
the other, just in time to surrender to the
bluecoats, who were jumping into their
rifle pits by the hundreds. The fercest
part of the battle was after the charge,
l think. about Q o'clock that forenoon. 1t
was said that Gen. Lee narrowly escaped
capture"
GRAPE SHOT.
]. N. Stanford, Shelbyville, Tenn,
writes: WAS grapeshot used by either
side in open field battles during the civil
war? l was under the impression that
nothing larger than canister was used at
close range: but since l attended the dedi-
cation of Chickamauga Park l have
changed my mind, for the reason that 1
saw a cast-iron ball two inches or over
in diameter picked up by small boy in
the Kelly field. A comrade gave him %
cents for it. 1t looked like canister, only
it was so much larger. Let US hear from
You fellows who wore the red trimmings.
l know the Johnnies We're guilty of I'M
loading their scrapiroA on us. and the
| only reason they did not shoot the whole
| railroad, cars and all, was that they could
not get them in their guns. or needed
them for transportation. I often see in
The National Tribune the words grape
and canister used very freely by COM
rades. 1t had always looked fishy to me
until l saw that ball picked up, and now
l am ready to almost swallow the gun, or
any old thing the boys tell about"
SCATTERING.
John Adams, Co. D, 35th Mass, Wal
| than, Mass, writes of the mysterious dis
appearance of Chas. H. Rugg, Co. l, 57th
Mass, en- route to Alexandria, Va, for
| exchange. Iugg was from Worcester.
Mass. and had previously been connected
| with the 35th Mass. At the battle of the
| Wilderness he received two wounds, one
in each leg, and was taken prisoner. He
was taken to Confederate hospital,
| where one leg was amputated. While
there. nurse wrote to the relatives of
| the wounded man: to this letter was ap-
pended a note by Rugg. The hospital was
| about % miles northeast of Orange Court
House. Va. After partially recovering,
| Rugg was placed in an ambulance to be
| taken to Alexandria. Va. With him We're
| some other wounded comrades and COM
panion. Part of the train was delayed,
and the last seen of Rugg by his friends
was when the ambulance moved on. From
| that time there has not been the slightest
| trace of the missing man.
Andrew Jackson, Co. X, 10th ILL.,. Cen
tralia, Wash, says that seven brothers
| served in his company, as follows: Alfred
Cisco. Captain; Allen Cisco, Lieutenant;
Eli Cisco, sutler: Levi Cisco. Corporal;
and three other brothers who held no rank.
II. It. Lucas. Co. III, Both ILL.,, Leroy,
| H., writes: "Comrade G. Il. Campbell's
| Q16th Ohio proposition to settle the dis
pute regarding the capture of Fort Gregg
| by the official report of the number of men
| engaged and the losses by regiments and
brigades is certainly satisfactory to all
concerned; but in all probability it would
require the Orderly Sergeants' morning re-
| port of the various regiments to get the
| number of each regiment that was in the
| assault. and to get these would likely be
| impossible. acknowledgements reports of
| the States of the regiments concerned may
| give the desired information. The Adju-
| tant-Generars report of Illinois says the
| 39th Ill. went into the assault on Fort
| Gregg with $50 enlisted men, a small par
| ty of the regiment being on picket duty.
| The same report says the cOlors of the
39th ILL., were the first planted on the rebel
| fort. The official report of Capt. Homer
A. Plimpton. who commanded the 39th. is