The National tribune., 1902-08-28
JOSEPH III. HUNTER,
Pension and Patent Attorney,
WASHINGTON, .. c.

train was delayed at Dalton, Ga, by the
Confedcrates burning the railroad bridge
in an effort to take Dalton and recapture
Edwards, who was then a prisoner under
sentence of death. On the evening of
July ), between the hours of ) and q. Ed
wards was executed in the Jail yard. Com
rade Roberts witnessed the hanging.
81 AND SHORTY.
Comrade ]. E. Scroggs, Co. l., 9th Mo-,
Greenfield, Mo-. writes: I'VE have taken
The National Tribune for long time and
will continue to take it. / enjoy read
ing Isl klegg and Shorty very much, but
would like to hear from the old Deacon
Klegg' and see how he got home. 1t looks
like Shorty would be anxious to see Ma
ria and 81 would want to see his wife,"
SCATTERING.
Henry P. Urner, of 1112 North Wash
ington St, Baltimore, Nd, had been in
formed that notice appeared in the col
umns Of The National Tribune, stating
that some comrade had his discharge He
cannot now find the copy containing such
notice, and would like the comrade to
write him at the address given above.
James A. KilliOn, of Steamboat Springs,
Colo, whose father served in the 114th
ILL.,, is anxious that history of that regi-
toward printing such work.
VIM. 5. Hampton, of Cleveland, o.,
writes that he served in the I'd S. c., G.
s. A. His people lived near ROmney, w.
Va. While home on furlOugh. Mr..
Hampton decided to visit the Yankee en-
campment at Cumberland, Nd. He passed
himself as a loyal young man from up
the country; AMI stayed three days with
Go. X, S4th Ohio. He remembers the
names of 1. B. Hill, Lewis Heming. and
Lieut. Miller. The third night he slipped
out of camp, crossed the Potomac and re-
joined his friends.
COmrade Robert Collins. Co. 1. Dist
Ohio, Winchester, O., writes that that
organization had Il sets of brothers. as
follows: VIM. L. Albert. Horace Albert,
B. +. Albert: Joshua Adams. Thorn. E.
Adams; Geo. W. Armstrong. G. W. Arm
strong: s. w. Alexander, G. n. Alexan-
der; Thorn. A. Clemmer, Jacob E. Glenn
mer: John Dickey, William Dickey: J. W.
Fenton. Alfred Fenton: w. s. Hall. James
Hall; ]. N. Lease, Sam Lease; Robt
Palmer, W. Palmer; J. T. Shriver. Aaron
Shriver: J. A. Steen. James F. Steen;
VIM. Taylor. J. w. Taylor; H. H Tum-
blesOn, Sam. Tumbleson; L. K. Stroup, G.
B. Stroup.
York City. is anxious TO learn at what
hour of the night of May %. 1851. the
New Jersey militia crossed Long Bridge.
COmrade Lawton was member of Co.
A, Sd N. J.. and carried a flag presented
to the company by the ladies of Trenton.
This flag, he claims, was the first carried
on to Virginia soil. Near the bridge were
Gen. Scott and President Lincoln. Capt
Jos: Yard, Go. A, Sd n. J.. had served
with Gen. Scott in the Mexican war.
Gen. Scott told him that when the bridge
was crossed TO let the men march at
will. After crossing the bridge the COM
pany was thrown out as skirmishers.
Comrade Lawton will carry the old flag
in the ranks of Aaron Wilkes Post %.
Of Trenton. N. J., during the National
Encampment in October.
N. Kennels. of Dan. Tex. requests that
some comrade give, through The National
Tribune, an account of the fight and sur
render at Munfordsville, KY, in the Fail
of go. a.