The National tribune., 1902-12-11
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From A'r-' Comrades lsas the Whole
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snAErsHooTERs.A Al 6ETTYsBURG.


never part of the First Corps. Col Ber
dan raised Is companies; all these com
panies were at Camp Instruction during
! the Winter of 1861 81 These rompanie.
were recruited from different States, as
follows: Maine, one;. New Hampshire
| three; Vermont. three; Pennsylvania, one
New York, four; Michigan, four; Mime
sofa. one; Wisconsin, one. The 10 com
panies commanded by Col. Berdan were
1st Regiment L. $. s. s.; the remaining
| eight companies were commanded by Col
| ii. \. Y. Post, and were designated the
| I'd Regiment l.. S. :. -, and wore on theil
caps these letters In the Spring of 1856.
the I'd u. s. $. s. crossed the Potomac
and joined our brigade, previously COM
posed of the 18th BrDoklyn, 22d, 9th and
:0th n. Y. This brigade was in the First
Division, First Corps, and Yemained a part
of that organizatiol,u until after the battle
of Charlottesville: TIE LIST U. S. S. s.
went wftbs Mcclellan ,.a,sd was never a
part of the First Corps Both regiments
were III the First iHxtsfon, Third Corps.
under. Sieklcs. at stttysburg. The I'd
Regiment was on the extreme left of
Sickles,s line, and little beyond the base
Of Round. Top Were II'laeed Cos. e. and
Ii, both from Vermont. Tie monument
stands at this point. ~ was. 4: member Of
at Gettysburg, but 10 years ago, when at
Gettysburg, Went over the field with
members Of my company who participated
in the battle. The men of my company
pointed out to me the positions occupied
by them, and told me how, when attacked
by the Alabama brigade, they fell back
over Devils Den and mp the side Of Little
Round Top. loading and firing as they re-
treated, and, later, how they supported the
rii1 hatn IN hn1 II
While at Gettysburg / met some members
of Co. i, list Regiment, also from Yer
mont. who pointed out their monument on
Seminary Ridge"
THE RETREAT TO FRANKLIN.
In The National Tribune of Nov. 6, J.
Fraise Richard. Historian, Army Of the
Ohio. Washington, ID. c., made inquiry re-
garding a company posted on the crest of
the hill guarding Il road that entered the
pike between Columbia and Spring Hill,
to hold that position until personally re-
lieved by SchOfield. This was during the
retreat from Columbia to Franklin, Tenn,
the night of Nov. 10. 1864. Replying to
this inquiry, COmrade Lewis II. Slower, Co.
Il, 63d Ind, South Bend, Ind. writes: Il
was in the battle of Columbia and at Duck
River. We fought all day and into the
night until we were ordered to fall back
Jonathan Birch, acted as rear guard from
Duck River to franklin. Tenn. We fought
the rebels ut Spring Hill, and drove them
back, while the balance of the army was
When we arrived at Franklin,
Gen. Cox, commanding the Third Division,
said. Capt. Birch, am glad to see you.
[ never expected to see this part of my
irmy again. | had sacrificed it 10 save
he whole army OF course, have no way
IL
officer received, but whenII noticed the in
luiry in The National Tribune, / thought
that | was part Of file command re-
fericd to- Capt. Birch is now practicing
law at Greencastle, Ind" sffi 81
wOUNDING OF GEN: SMITH.
w. II. Stevens, Co. y, 9Th No, and Or
lerly to Gen. Giles .EJSmith. Blooming
ton ILL.,, writes: "COmradel w. A. Douglas, |
Go. ID, 47th Ohio, and, the Chaplain, Of
10th ILL.,, are mistaken as to the time
Gen. G.. 4. Smith was wounded. 1t was
Nov. "a, 1863. AT Missionary Ridge, that |
1art of the Army, of the Tennessee that |
Gen. Sherman took with him TO Chatta-
looga was composed of only the Fifteenth |
Corps. The First Brigade, Second Divi-
;ion, commanded By Gen. Giles A. Smith, |
made landing about $3.50 a. M, Nov. "a,
md the remainder of the corps made n
anding on opposite side of the river at
lbout 1870 a. III. Gen. Sherman's re-
port Of engagement says that he received |
,rders to advance his forces at about / 80
}. M, and that we met the enemy in
Orce near the forest at foot hills. We
'epulsed them about 3 p. m., and in the
was wounded one of his most
rusted officers, Gen. Giles A. Smith. l
lave before me letter from ID. G. Cole
nan, Colonel, Sth Mo-, in reply to my let
er of inquiry as to about the time that
Zen. Smith was wounded? Col Coleman
ays about 3 p. M
WHO WAS THE BOY?
Comrade A. A. Jones, Co p, 65th ILL.,,
writes that on Sunday, Oct. IL, 1863, he
nd three other soldiers were detailed to
axe a dispatch from Concord, Tenn, to
Knoxville. They procured handcar and
eIivered the dispatch at 6 p. m, took sup
'er at Knoxville, and started on their re-
urn to Concord. Six miles out of Knox
lille, while on the down grade, one of the
'arty was thrown from the handcar and
everely injured. He was placed on the
ar and taken about four miles toward
;cncord, where the party stopped at a
armhouse anu the wounds of the injured
nan were dressed. The party ascertained
hat their host was a rebel, and that two
f his sons from the rebel army were
sleep in the house at the time. After re-
naming in the house about an hour. the
arty again started for Concord. Com
ade Jones would like to know the name
f the injured boy.
ENLISTED FIFTY-sEvEN YEARS AGO.
Comrade John s. Hunter, of Cato, Ark,
nlisted in the Regular Army in 1S45, and
vas assigned to duty as drummer, being
by Drum-Major Moore. Later,
e was assigned to Co. A, I'd U. s. Inf.
lie left Fort Hamilton, n. Y, 1S4S, going
o California via Cape Horn. Gold had
ust been discovered, and at that time San
francisco was canvas city," He stayed
n California until 1851, when he received
commission as Lieutenant in the LIST Cal.
'Olunteers. He resigned in 1862; went TO
It. Louis, Mo-, and enlisted in the Sd Mo.
Jav. This regiment, after three years SER
ice, was consolidated with the 18th Mo.
,av., which regiment waS mustered out at
lew Orleans, La, July;27. 1865. Comrade
Hunter is now a yearts;old.
A CORRECTION.
John L. Brady, Co. I,,l LIST Del, Medi-
inc Lodge, Kan, writes: Il very much
egret to notice that your 'Mergenthaler'
allied to follow copy, and omitted to pick
II and set in the words Second Brigade
preceding those of Second
DIVISION etc, in my reply to COmrade
add, in The National Tribune of Nov. 6.
Is it now stands it shows an unwarranted
Of army position which have
10 right to claim, and Consequently deem
my duty to correct the error at once,
ceiling assured that copy will be found
o read Second Brigade, Second Division,