The National tribune., 1902-07-10

Steele, Lieut.. Howell and five other men,
bcrs of Co. 3. as well as the graves of
members of many other regiments, are dec
GRATED by the comrades and citizens OF
Mason.
SWORD RETURNED AFTER IS YEARS.
Through the efforts of Major Butts. of
this city, there was recently turned over
to Mr.. Calvin c. J. Norris, clerk in the
Treasury Department, n sword taken from
his father Lieut.. John Norris. Co. c..
112th Pa, at the Battle of the Crater,
July 80, 1864. Lieutenant Norris surren-
dered to Capt. John w. Beaton, Co. III,
4lst Va. now residing at Portsmouth, Va.
After his exchange. Comrade Norris was
promoted to Captaincy. He died in
Washington, ID. c., in 1865. His wife,
Mrs. Emma Il. l.. Norris, died in 1880.
Three children are living-Calvin c. J.
Norris, John Willard Norris and Frank
T.. :. Norris, the latter two residing in the
State of Washington. After the war Cap
tam Reaton made an unsuccessful effort
to restore the sword to its owner. He later
turned the task over to his son-in-law. Mr..
Edwin +. Rorebeck, n clerk in the Treas
ury Department, but it was through the
efforts of Major Butts, who made inquiry
through e.. a. X. channels and the Pension
Office, that the son of Captain Norris was
finally located. In token of his apprecia-
ton of the return of the sword, and as an
expression of his friendship, Mr.. Norris
presented Captain BeatOn with Il hand
some gold-hcaded ebony cane, suitably in
Scribcd.
HOME on FURLoUGU.
G.. W. NATION, Co. f. 9th Mich Cav,
Durand, Mich, writes that his experience
y,u Spr1aU.hus similar, -, +ba- nj do
Beale, 3lst Me, related in The Nationa.
Tribune of June 10. On the first Sunday
night of February, 1850, Comradc Mat
toon received furlough for 20 days. The
following morning, in company with an
other comrade, he left camp, about three
miles south of Winchester, Va. They
rode to Stcvcnss Station, about three
miles north of Winchester, and there
boarded Il train. They went through Har
pcr's Ferry to Washington, and about
O'Clock in the afternoon started for Bai.i
more. They were delayed by deep snow
and n broken car wheel. The accident,
however, resulted in no deaths. They
reached Detroit, Mich, Friday evening.
and left that place about IL o'clock n
night Twenty miles outside of Detroit
they were again delayed. two freight
trains having collided, and the wreck block
ing the track. At = o'clock the next morn
ing the track had been cleared, and the
comrades proceeded on their journey.
COmrade Nation reached his home, about
100 miles west of Detroit, at 0 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, having been six days OF
a journey OF about 600 miles.
SERVICE OF ONE FAMILY.
Joseph Scott, Co. F, 10th Ind, War
saw, Ind, had five brothers in the Union
Army. Three served in Co. Il, Both Ind.
Isaac Scott was taken prisoner Mt Stone
River and was confined 80 days in Libby
Prison. This brother served three years.
Caleb s. Scott was taken prisoner at
Chickamauga and died in Andersonvile
Prison in March, 1864. He served two
years and six months. Samuel Scott
served with the regiment three years. An
Co. |, 18th Ind. He was taken prisoner
at Richmond, Ky. He served with the
regiment three years. Joshua f. Scott
served only one year and six months in
Co. A, 18th Ind. The writer served four
years, and was taken prisoner at Cham
pion's Hill, Miss. The total service of
these brothers amounted to II years.
SERVICE AROUND WASHINGTON.
Comrade Il. /. Smith, TaylOrsville, ILL.,,
is anxious to learn the names of the In
dian Chiefs who visited Washington in
June. 1854. He says:
Il was reading passes on The south end
of the Aqueduct Bridge, on the river
south of Georgetown. and the Indians
went over to view Arlington flights, and
examined their passes on their return.
think there were three of them. l re-
member one had the rims of his ears slit
clear round. | was still reading passes
when Gen. Early swOoped dowl on Wash
ington. There was quite squad of men
cleaning off the ground and digging graves
in Arlington Cemetery, and the author
.yae hon nd nrr11. hal
going on Il detail into GeOrg e-Owh after
one of Early's men who had been wounded
il the suburbs and brought into his home.
| also remember the Secretary of War
had heea over to the south side. and on
his way back | stood on the old towpath
and told him to drive up close, and asked
him for his pass. He was alone in a
buster on. He told me that he had not
a pass. | said my orders were to let
no one pass without a written pass from
the proper authorities. Then he told me
that he was Mr.. Stanton. Secretary of
War. and / asked him to just wait few |
minutes and | would send for the Lieu |
tenant and he could pass him. We had |
a very friendly chat till the Lieutenant
came, and he passed Mr.. Stanton. | was |
also stationed at Forrest Hall, at one
time 4 prison for Federal deserters, boun-
ty jumpers. etc. The military court was
in session there all the time. The prisoners
made raid on the guard one day and
we fired on them. One of them was badly
wounded. We hear Il great deal about
the water treatment in the Philippines,
which reminds me of an experience Mt
Forrest Hall. There was no way ont of
their predicament but to own up. and we
got one chap that denied everything. The
Major couldn't get any confession from
him. and he told me to take him below
and give him a shower bath. l hand |
cuffcd him to brick wall with n ring |
in it. and turned the water on him, and |
in few minutes the Major came down |
and inquired if he had made any confess |
sion. / told him he had not, and he said |
drown him. | turned the water in his !
face, and he sung out; was ready to tell |
his regiment and company. In such cases
a court would be pOwerless without using |
harsh means. | was Il member of Co. |
II. 32d H.; was wounded at Vicksburg.
and later transferred to Co. G, 22d Reg
V. K. c.
M'PHERsoN's FLAG.
A. ]. Long, 6Sth Ohio. Newell, Wash,
replying to the letter from c. ID. Mcneil,
Port Layaca. Tex, appearing in The Ma
.ional Tribune of June ,, says:
Il beg leave to correct the impression
hat Gen. Mcpherson was of the Eff
.ecnth Corps. He had formerly been in
of the Seventeenth Corps, but
was at the time of his death in command