The National tribune., 1902-07-31

mah White, Jesse White; Henry Towner,
/ William Towner; John Dixon, Allen
Dixon; Henry Booth, William Booth;
Samuel Vandergrift, Willis Vandergrift;
George Whitman, David Whitman; Lewis
Heidel, Jaseph Hcidel; Melvil Kimbal,
Richard Kimbal, Charles Kimbal.
THE BATTLE OF JULY %, 1864.
B. Z. Boulton, Co. +, 18th Ind, How
ard, Kan, takes exception to the state
ment of u comrade of the 1st Ohio l.. A.,
who, in writing of the affair of July %,
says that McPherson's army was defeated
and falling back in disorder. Comrade
Boulton maintains that the army did not
suffer defeat, and that McPherson's COM
mand held the ground that it fought
| over that day. No army of the Tennessee
man will admit defeat July %, 1864.
AN ANDERsoNvILLE TUNNEL.
n. B. Easton, of Co. E, Goth Ind, Still
water, Okla, was an AndersOnville pris-
oner, and writes very entertainingly of
the organization of company, oath
bound, to attempt escape by means of a
tunnel. The tunnel was begun, and sue
cess seemed assured when the cOnspira-
tors We're discovered by the guard. Soon
after number of negroes were brought
into the stockade and deep ditch was
dug in the open space between the dead
line and the stockade. Comrade Easton
has not heard from any members of his
party since the war.
A VERY YOUNG NAVAL VETERAN.
John c. West, 1142 Willow Ave, Mag
ara Falls, n. Y, claims to be one of the
youngest veterans of the war of the re-
bellion. He was born in Bennington, VT,
Aug. Z, 1858, and enlisted in the United
States Navy July 20, 1864, as frst-class
messenger boy. He served until Aug. 80,
1866. He was on board the Gov. Buck
ingham during the first and second fights
at Fort Fisher, and has photograph of
himself taken just before he left that
ship.
TO WHAT REGIMENT?
The widow of Eli III. Crum, who served
in some regiment from the State of New
York, is very anxious to find out where he
belongs. Answers may be sent to Win
field S. Fiske, Soldiers Home, Mich.
SCATTERING.
A. B. Clayton, 9Th Wis. Battery, Wenat-
chez, Wash, writes that the remains of
Private Charles d. Maynard, Co. ID, I'd
U. S. Inf, who was drowned in Lake Che
Ian in 1873, have been disinterred by U. S.
authorities, and will be reinterred in the
National Cemetery at Fort Wright, near
Vancouver, Wash.
James Littleton, Fultz, Ky, writes that
he and four brothers served in Co. e, 22d
| Ky, and that three died in the service.
| William Littleton died at Louisville, KY,
in April, 1862; John Littleton died at
Cairo, ILL.,, in the Summer of 1868, and
George Littleton died in a hospital at New
Orleans, in August, 1864. His brother An
drew died May ), 1902.
Thomas V. Salisbury, Commander Of J.
w. Holiday Post, No. II, Wheeling, W.
Va, has the discharge of August Long,
Co. III, 9TH Wis, which he will return to
the owner upon proof of his identity.
G. w. Rohde, 1st N. Y. M't'd. Rifles,
Paulding, o., believes that an explanation
of the fact that Examining Boards do not
often find the soldier in as bad condition
as his own physician has certified him to
be, is that generally the board before which
the veteran is ordered is some distance
away, and the claimant waits until he is
feeling pretty well, consequently he re-
ceiveS a lower rating. COmrade Rohde has
known instances where the veteran has
gone to such examination, apparently feel
ing well, and from the fatigue incident to
the journey has returned to take TO his bed
| for weeks at time.
X. w. Bunting, Co. /, 3Sth H.. Whit
tier, Cal, is desirous of securing 4 copy OF
an old army song, the first verse of which
runs nearly as follows:
Twas just before the last fierce charge
Two soldiers drew their rein
For touch of the hand and parting look;
They may not meet again.
| w. III. Byler. Co. d, Sd W. Va. Cav, is
now living at Cheshire, o. Comrade Byler
was in the Valley with Milroy, and was
taken prisoner at the battle of Winchester.
He has a very interesting story to tell Of
experiences in Southern prison pens.
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