The National tribune., 1902-04-17

TO them wholly belongs the honor. There
was another brigade very much in evil
dence in that affair-the Third Brigade,
Independent Division, Twenty-fourth
Corps, commanded by Gen. Harris, and
composed of the 10th, 18th and 18th W.
Va. This brigade formed the front line
on the left wing and charged straight on
Fort Gregg. My company (B of the 10th
W. Va) lost three men killed and nine
wounded in the charge. was one Of
the wounded"
FORT GREGG.
ID. i. Hubbard, La Sale, Cole, writes ::
AT the same time that the charge was
made on Fort Gregg, another charge was
made by part of the same division-the In
dependent Division of the Twenty-fourth
COrpS-on another fort Il short distance
from Fort Gregg. The question in my
mind, is, which of these two forts was
Fort Gregg? At the time my company GA.
10th Ohio was deplOyed i'll the rear of
the line and on the left to gather up strag-
glers. We We're in plain view of the lines
that charged on both forts. If fort Gregg
was captured by the troops that We're on
the right of the division, w. w. Hill, Of
the 123d Ohio, is right. If not Capt Case
is right. As stated before we were in rear
of line on the left, and | klow those
troops in our front We're mostly West Nir-
ginians. The 123d and 10th Ohio, and.
| am satisfied, the balance of the First
Brigade of the division were on the
right Wake up, comrades Of Co. a,
I16th Ohio, and tell us who captured Fort
Gregg"
Capt. ]. B. Jester, 10Th w. Va, Sweet
land, la, writes: If the 10Th w. Va,
I'D Ill. and 54th Pa, did not capture
Fort Gregg why did Gen. Gibbon present
a brass eagle to the 18th w. Va, with
the inscription: Presented to the 18th w.
Va. for gallantry i'll the charge on Fort
Gregg, April ,, 60? The eagle and our
flag were deposited in the Capitol of West
Virginia. | saw the eagle about 20 years
ago. | think it is still there The 23d Ill.
and 9th Pa. did their share. Maj. Davis,
Of the ;4th Pa, was killed near the fort;
saw him when he fell, shot through the
neck. Gen. Gibbon presented the eagle
to our regiment because Col. Curtis com
manded the brigade and the 18th w. Va.
was in front. The fort was taken about
) p. III. We went into camp near
The fort that night
THIS FAMILY WELL REPRESENTED.
Comradc \. =. Tucker, Bluff City,
Kan, writes that his family was well rep
resented in the civil war. He and three
brothers and three step-brothers
served in the Union army. COmrade
Fucker himself served in Co. A, 92d Ohio.
dis brothers (M. B., JOsephus, and T. II.
Fucker served in Go. j, 114th Ohio.
Ills step-brOthers q. y. and William Ii.
Cook served i'll the 3D. Ohio, and still an
other step-brother Charles Cook served in
the 18th Ohio NJ. Il. Tucker died at
Chattanooga, Tenn, from wounds and
iever; A. b. Tucker was wounded at Hays
vile, Ky; JOsephus at Franklin, Tenn.
". II. Cook at MurfreesbOro, Tenn; Chas.
Cook at Perryville, KY; John n. Cool;
was prisoner ut Libby. The six are still
living.
STOWE IN THE WAR.
Through the generosity of II. G. Agely,
of Minneapolis Stowe, VT, is to have a
Soldiers Memorial Building, to be con-
structed of brick and granite. Mr.. Akely
was Stowe boy, but served in the I'd
Mich. Cav; was promoted to Adjutant
and Captain; today he is wealthy lum-
herman. II. G. Thomas, Commander OF
Fl. II. Smith Post 10, Department of Yer
mont, who was drummer boy in Co. II,
Sd VT, is the superintendent OF cOnstruc-
tiOn and expects to lay the cornerstone
Memorial Day. The names of all soldiers
from Stowe, and natives who served in
other departments will be placed on mar
BILE tablets in Memorial Hall. Comrade
Thomas has compiled 232 names entitled
TO recognition. There may be others. If
so entitled, any comrade should write II.
6. Thomas, Stowe, Vt, giving full infOr-
nation of service, rank, etc.
81 KLEGG LOST.
John Trunk, of Cleveland, Tenn,
writes: Il would like to find out who took
my banner on which was the picture OF
How 81 went to the front l left this
banner in the northwest corner of Court
Room No. 4, after the parade at Cleve-
land. i had taken 81 to nearly all the
National Encampments. He was with
me at Columbus, Cincinnati, Pittsburg
and at Cleveland where he became lost
strayed or stolen. | want to get him back
to go to the big parade at Washington in
October"