The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-07-03

line as we went up South Chlckamauca
Creek that focgy morning, and was the
extreme left man and kept the bank of
the creek. We found some rebel cavalry
across the stream. l fred and then got
away by filing right, and soon reached
the timber, where / met Gen. Smith. He
asked the cause of the shooting, and | told
him the circumstances and also informed
him that he was likely to get hurt if he
proceeded in that direction. In spite of
my warning, he went on md was shot
within less than five minutes. This occur
red about 10 Il. III. Gen. Smith, when
wounded, was riding in front of his line
of battle and close TO the skirinshers.
The shot was fired from the opposite side
of the creek"
GRAPE-suOT AT CIIICKAMAUGA.
NJ. Dziewanowski. Rutland. Iowa, Ser
geant, 9th Wis. Battery. replying TO in
quiry of j. y. Stanford, Shellyville. Tenn,
in The National Tribune of June 10, says
that he was with his battery from Sept.
80, 1861, to July ), 1860, and never knew
of grape-shot being fired from Il field bat
terry. Comrade DziewanOwski. upon refer
ring to his artillery tactics used during the
war. could find no mention of grape-shot.
The shot picked up by 4 boy at Chicka-
manga Park. Comrade Dziewanowski be,
lieves, may have been grape-Shot fired
from some heavy piece of artillery used
by the Confederates.
SENT TO THE PooRHoUsE.
Comrade Godfrey .Jerne, Hill City.
Tenn, writes that he thinks it a burning
shame that George W. Sherwood, an old
soldier of Co. X. Sth Kan. who is now q
years old, and received a severe wound on
his head 1T Chickamauga, should be sent
to the p0orhOuse, as was done recently.
He receives pension of ST per month,
which is insufficient to support him.
SCATTERING.
B. r. Burton. Wickliffe, Ky. has a $40
greenback issued March 10, 1862, on which
is written, "A. w. Bean, Q. NJ. s.. 18th
Regt., Wis. Vol, Aug. 4, 1862
w. NJ. Highly, Co. c, 10th Pa. Cav,
Lehigh, Iowa, thinks that the veteran
should be given special privileges in the
matter of homestead entry in the Rosebud
Indian lands, soon to be opened.
Joseph Kiln, of Fremont, o., wishes
some comrade to write sketch of the LIST
y. Y. Cav. UincOlnJ, giving an account of
its organization, the names of its com
manders and also the battles in which it
participated, for The National Tribune.
Comrade l.. Z. Clark, Blue Island, ILL.,,
says he has written to a member of Co. h,
Sth Wis, and from him learned that Old
Abe, the mascot of that famous regiment,
died at Madison, March 20, 1881. Com
rade Clark sends this information to settle
a controversy about the eagle.
Arson Otis, Co. ID, 10th Wis, Soldiers
Home, Grand Island, Ncb., writes that
his brother has a soldiers belt picked up
on a battlefield. 1t is supposed to have
belonged to Il Confederate. The buckle is
marked Il. a" in raised letters. Com
rade Otis would like to know what organ
ization wore this kind of belt.
w. Wallich, Lebanon, Ind, wishes to
learn the name of the comrade of the 18th
Ill. who escaped with Alonzo Boyd, First
was referred to by DR.. Samuel Tobey,
Surgeon, Sth Mich. Cav, in his account of
the Stoneman raid, appearing in recent
issue of the National Tribune.
George w. Smith, Co. X, 115th Ind,
West Terre Haute, Ind, wishes some
member of the Persimmon Brigade to
write its history for The National Tribune.
He is also anxious to see an account of
the battle of Walkers Ford, Clinch River,
December, 1863, together with list of
troops engaged in that action.
Mrs. K. S. Wardwell, wife of Comrade
Il. S. Wardwell, Co. X, 32d Iowa, writes
that she is the granddaughter of vet
eran, daughter of veteran, sister of
veteran, niece of three veterans, cousin of
several veterans, the wife of veteran,
and aunt to two veterans, one nephew
serving in the war with Spain and one Ill
the Philippine war;.
Spencer Ward, of Salesville, Ohio,
writes that he was member of Co. f,
i22d Ohio. a part of the fighting Sixth
Corps, and that he marched through
Washington barefooted, and on to Fred
erick, Md. where he drew shoes. Further,
Comrade Ward states that he and his wife
will be in Washington during the National
Encampment, in October.
Melvin Chamberln, Commander of o.
d. Lease Post, 81, Watertown, Wis, be
lieves himself about the youngest soldier
who enlisted in 1861, and carried gun.
Comrade Chamberlin was 10 years old
May ), 1861. He enlisted Nov. p of that
year. He joined the G.. \. Il. many years
ago. In 1887 he was Officer of the Day
of Post 90, and in 1888 served as Com
mander of that Post.
w. II. Newman, Sth Fla, c. S. A,
Liveoak, Fla, writes that he has n
pocket morocco bound polyglot Bible,
dead Federal soldier on the battlefield
of Charlottesville, May s. 1868. On the
fyleaf, in print, is the name, p. A Car
ver," and on another leaf, in writing,
"Persianah Carver, of General Williams
Division. Slocum Corps Mr.. Newman
Will gladly return TINS BlDle TO any HeIn-
Der of Mr.. Carvers family.
Walton W. French, Captain, 10th n.
Y. Chattanooga. Tenn, writes: Il am
reader of The National Tribune, and en-
joy many of the old boys army yarns.
sometimes feel like writing one myself.
ST Klegg is well written; Gen. Raum's
story is splendid; the Friend with the
Countersgn is exceedingly good; the Phil
ippines story by the Oregon Volunteer is
very interesting. and reads like veritable
truth | enjoy the writings of the fellows
who wore the gray, and hope more will
tell their stories"
C. l.. Danforth, Cedar Gap, Mo-, is
anxious to obtain Il number of old war
songs, particularly those having the fol
lowing beginnings: Just Before the Bat
tie, Mother Say, Darkies, have you
Seen the Massa with the Mustache on
His Face?::' Brave Boys Are They,
Gone at Their CounVy's CALI" and My
Name it is High Treason, had Brother
jeff"
S. NJ. Stafford. son of Thos. Stafford.
18th n. y. Art, Bloomfield, Neb., has no
ticed many controversies in The National
He says: PLEASE write to The
National Tribune and give your most in
experiences during the war. Tell
only what you really saw; nothing more.
Let other comrades tell what they saw on
other parts of the field of battle, on the
raid, after the chicken-rOost, etc. Then
what we get in the paper will be real his
tory"
Cyrus Jack, Co. X, eth Pa. Cav, writes
h. IL ont off