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

veteran 0elng used Dy SnOft-Ierm Sol
diers. He thinks only those who served
at least two years and six months, and
were discharged and again re-enlisted for
three years, are entitled to the name.
Comrade Cook served four years and -
days, and was with his regiment in "a
battles. He further says: II. G. Evans
served his country faithfully, | suppose,
80 days as Commissary Clerk, but do not
give him the head of the column in par
ade at Washington next Fall. Better put
81 Klegg and Shorty with their squad of
faithful ones again as the advance guard"
COmrade Cook believes that pension
should be rated not entirely on disabli-
ties, but also upon length of service. He
thinks those men who served one year
should be paid 81 per month pension in
addition to what they are receiving on ac-
count of disabilities; those that served two
years, So per month; three years, So; four
years, 81.
POWDER RIVER EXPEDITION.
John McGaugh, 10th Kan. Cav, Knox
vile, Mo-, writes: When | hear mention
of the Powder River Expedition of 90, l
cannot refrain from speaking up. John
Guthrie, Co. c, I'd Z. S. Cav, Soldiers
Home, Washington, d. c., has told some
thing of this campaign IN connection with
the appointment of COmrade Ware as
Commissioner of Pensions. | well rernem-
Der the privations and hardships of that
terrible campaign. We suffered not only
from heat and cold and stormy weather,
but from hunger also. | know that every
one Of that gallant band Q1th, 18th and
10th Kan, I'd Mo. L. A, 18th Mo. Cav.
and two Iowa resiments) and our worthy
Commissioner. il he was present, will tes-
tify to the richness of mule steak, a lux
ury that we subsisted on for 16 days. On
Sept. s, 1865. we fought the redskins from
o'clock to dark in a binding sleet.''
SURVIVING OFFICERS OF THE 10TH ILL.
CAV.
Capt. Edward r. Neal, National Sol
diers' Home, Va, sends the following ros-
ter of surviving officers of the 10th III.
Cav: Lieut.-COl. Thos. d. Fredenburgh,
Loami, ILL.,; Maj NJ. L. Stephenson, Hele-
ma, ARR. Capt. John G. Roberts, Spring
field, ILL.,; Capt. Thos. O'Conner, OIdtown,
Me-; Capt. Ed. r. Neal, National Soldiers
Home, Va; Surg. VIM. Il. Wilson, Den
yer, Colo; Lieut.. Chas. lilly, Champaign,
H.; Capt. VIM. Fl. Coffman, Champaign,
ILL.,; Serg 't-Maj. Chas. B. Dake, Newton,
Wis; Hospital Steward, Herman Hoffer-
kamp, Spriug 6eld, ILL.,; Serg't ]. A. Curry,
Cherokee, Kan.
A PRIsoNER-oF-w VIEWS.
VIM. Rice Florence, Kan, opposes the
admission of CoDfederates TO National Sol
diers' Homes. Comrade Rice writes: I'VE
are under no obligations to take care OF
the rebel soldiers. One of the comrades
favOring the admission of Confederate vet
Grams to National Homes says these vet
Grams did no more than their duty when
they answered the call of their respective
States and entered the Confederate army
| say, let those States care for them now.
| do not believe a single Union soldier who
was in Andersonvlle, Libby or Florence
will say, Admit the COnfederates to Ma
tional Homes
PRECIOUS RELIC.
Comrade o. d. Evans, of Richmond,
Ind, has a relic that he prizes very high
ly. 1t is piece of a flag of the 69th Ind.
This flag was carried by soldier named
Altman, who tore it from its staff when he
was captured at Richmond, Ky, wrapped
it about his body, and later brought it
home with him when he was paroled. The
regiment again used the flag during the
Vicksburg campaign, and on the Black
River the staff was struck by lightning
and the flag torn to pieces. COmrade Ev-
ans secured a small piece and some of the
fringe.
COL. PRICE, C. S. A.
Charles E. Terrence, Co. d, 35th ILL.,,
965T Logan avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, writes
that while in Springfield. Mo-, during the
Fall of 81, he met Confederate Colonel
Price, a nephew of Gen. Price. Col. Price
had been captured by the cavalry, and was
under guard in u vacant store on the main
street, running south through Springfield.
He was frequently visited by the volun
teers, and always appeared glad to receive
visitors and acted very courteously toward
the Union soldiers. Comrade Terrence
would like to know something regarding
Col. Prices subsequent career.
TWO WAR SONGS.
]. V. Pownall, First Sergeant, Co. E,
Doth Ind, Fulton, Ind, requests that some
comrade send him a copy of two war
songs. The first runs something as fol
lows: "On New Years Day we had fight,
and then we fought right straight along
for three or four days more" The other
began: ''Old Bragg, he thought the Dutch
man might be good to eat; but he couldn't
catch and cook him."
81 AND SHORTY.
John W. Bume, Co. C. Goth Ind, 1706
Grandview avenue, Boulder, Colo, writes:
MY subscription does not expire until
Nov. %, 1905. l hope you will retain 81
and Shorty in the army indefinitely, and
be sure and have both commissioned Off
GERS when mustered out. Give 'Pete's
and 'Sanay's' history"
SCATTERING.
Thos. W. Moffatt, 18th Ill. Cav, is now
living at Orillia, Ont. He writes: Il sell
dom see anything in The National Tribune
from the 10Th H., and was somewhat
surprised when read letter from Henry
Harrington. 1 was with the 18th Ill. at
Fort Donelson, Shiloh. siege at Corinth
and the battle following; later on the
Hatchie River, on the march to Savannah,
thence to Richmond. and then at the
Grand Review at Washington, d. C..
Miss Mary Bell Jackson, 81 Wyoming
avenue, Wyoming, Pa. seeks the relatives
or friends of Benz. F. Roper, soldier who
was killed or wounded at Charlottesville
His company and regiment are not known.
1t is believed, however, that he belonged
to the cavalry.
Charles l.. Clifford, Co. G., 18th VT,
West Hartford, VT, has been much inter
ested in the controversy as to the capture
of Brig. Gen. L. III. Stoughton and events
at Fairfax Station. He says the 14th and
10Th Vt. were stationed One-fourth of
mile from Fairfax; the 10th VT about half
a mile. The suffers store at Fairfax was
raided by the PENNSYLVANIA Reserves and
Bucktails He further says: Il was not
present but members of my command who
witnessed the affair told me that the Re
serves rolled out two barrels of whisky
broke in the heads, and there was a grand
rush. Cups, canteens and camp kettles
were filed. Some comrades who could not
! reach the barrels pulled off their boots and