The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-05-22

mistake. but remember the name, Swamp
Root DIR. Kilmer's SwampRoot, and the
address, Binghamton, n. Y, on every bot
tie.
eyewitness to the first assault. Gen. Glib
bon saw that more troops would be needed,
and ordered the second charge, in which
the seth n. Y. and 4Sth n. Y. participant
ed. A hand-to-hand conflict occurred in
side the fort. In this the S9th did its full
share. The S9th lost its Colonel and many
other officers. One officer was shot seven
times before he would leave the field. The
Colonel died almost instantly. His only
words after receiving the fatal shot Were
%, mother After the S9th gained en-
trance to the fort one of its members was
about to bayonet the rebel commander
when Lieut.. Northrup ordered him to
stop"
CAPTURED AT RoGERSvILLE.
Geo. A. Smith, 7th Ohio Cav, Nevada,
Ohio, writes: Il was taken prisoner Nov.
6. 1863. at Rogersville, Tenn. When the
rebels counted us there were just T32. We
were first taken to Richmond. thence to
Belle Isle, thence to Andersonville. En-
route to AndersOnville three of us cut
through the floor of the ear, dropped down,
and lay close to the track. The train
moved on, and we were not noticed. We
took to the woods where we held a con-
sultation. We did not know where we
were, except that we had passed through
North and South Carolina, and believed
ourselves to be in the State of Georgia.
We decided to travel north. With the
North Star as our guide we Travelled at
night. We had had nothing to eat. One
afternoon we went to a farm house, where
we secured some corn, q small piece OF
meat, some salt. a coffee pot and very
large goose. Then we returned to the
woods where we cooked our meal. 1t was
the best meal | ever ate. After finishing
the meal we again moved toward the
north, and toward morning lay down be
hind log to rest. Soon we heard some
one singing and saw negro going to his
work in the field. He was carrying a
bucket on his arm, which he proceeded TO
hang on the gate, and went some distance
away. | slipped to where the bucket was
hanging, poured the contents into my hat
and again hung the bucket on the fence
and beat a hasty retreat. The bucket had
contained some corn pone and three pieces
of opOssum. This was a very small meal
for three hungry men. The next three
nights we continued to travel north On
the morning of the third day we went to
farm house. AS we reached the back
door, it was thrown open and several
hounds and five men, each armed with
double barrel shotguns, started toward us.
We were captured and returned to pris
on"
THE MISSOURI MILITIA.
Geo. W. Moore, Lutte, NO., makes a
plea in behalf of the members of the 30
companies of selected men that were or
ganiZed from the Enrolled Militia and fill
ed vacancies in the Missouri State Militia
Cavalry. Comrade Moore first enlisted in
Co G, Both f. VI. NJ, and rendered serv
ice part of the time under General Order
107, current series, 1864. His service with
the f. NJ VI. lasted from July 10, 1864,
until July II, 1860. Then the Legislature
repealed the old enrolled militia law, to
take effect March 1, 1865. Gen. G. NJ
Dodge then issued General Order 3. of
date Jan. 80, 1865, calling upon the Gov
ernor of the State for so companies of Sc
lected men to take the place of the NJ. S.
NJ. Cav, whose time was about to expire.
Comrade Moore was mustered out of
Buckshort's company March II, 1863, at
Brunswick, Mo, and enrolled in Capt Pc
ter X. Dolman's company, about March
10. This was known as the Charlton
County Company, Mo. Militia, and served
until July 49, 1865, when discharged by
General Order issued by the Commander
Of the Department of Missouri. Later,
when the militia laws of the State had
been changed, Dolman's company was at
tached to and designated as Co. A, 18th
Mo. Militia. Capt. DOlman later served
as Colonel of the regiment.
WEST VIRGINIA TROOPS AT PETERSBURG.
w. G. Miller, Co. A, 18th W. Va,
writes: u. F. Roller, Co. Il, 10th Ohio,
who called down Maj. Shaw in a recent
issue of The National Tribune, is certainly
mistaken about the 10th w. Va. being in
the Sixth Corps; neither did the 10th, 18th
and 18th w. Va. leave the Valley with
Gen. Sheridan. In March, 1865, Sheridan,
with his cavalry, left the Valley to
move south OF Richmond, but the high
water in the James River prevented the
cavalry from crossing. and Sheridan turn
ed north, going by way of Whitehouse.
The 10th, 18th and 10Th W. Va. were bri
gaded together and formed the Third Bri
gade, Independent Division, Twenty
fourth Corps Their badge was a white
heart. / think the 18th w. Va, 18th
Ohio, 123d Ohio, Odd III. (Mulligen's Irish
mani and 54th Mass, all under command
of Col. Curtis, 18th w. Va, took the forts
in front of Petersburg. Gen. 7. NJ. Har-
ris, of Harrisville, W. Va, commanded
the three West Virginia regiments. Har-
.
the battle in order to reach the rebel
front"
KILLING OF GEN. POLK.
D. D. Holm, 9th Ind. Battery, Hunting
ton, Ind, writes: 1T was with no small
degree of satisfaction that l read Com
rades ]. r. Mcbride and II. Annis's
Picket Shots relating to the killing of
Gen. Polk. 1t occurs to me that a more
convincing and conclusive account could
not be given. Not only is it evidence of
those high in rank, but corroborates that
of eye-witnesses and by actual partici-
pants. If Gen. Polk had been the only
General that was killed there might be
some claim that would warrant continual
discussion. San. +. C.. Freeman did not
sight the gun; did not belong to the cen
ter section Frank McCollum, who sight
ed the 3-inch Eodman, was an unasSum-
ing, modest soldier. Let Comrade Annis
take notice. A member OF Sherman's staff
might have been there and if he sighted
at all it was out of sheer curiosity, but |
over the sight there was no change of ele-
walton or depression made, for l was
thar an interested spectator, on absence
without leave, if you please"
AN ILLINOIS COMPANY's RECORD.
A. Ii. Rowe, Co. X, 102d ILL.,, Benton
HarbOr, Mich, sends list of brothers in
his company, which he claims will he the
second largest entered in the brothers
II pairs, one set of three and one set of
four: Capt VIM. A. and Allen Wilson,
George and James Bartlett, Thomas and
Frank Bioerlin, VIM. and Milvin Dan
forth, Abe ana Ezra Fuller, Robert, Ezra
and Ed. Gilmore, Aliaer and James Mays;