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The ssh Ohio Battery Was There.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / read
with considerable interest the article of
Comrade A. NJ. Trunk, 9Th Ohio Battery
which appeared in The National Tribune
of April 2, and if the cOmrade needs any
evidence to prove that a section of his bat
terry took part in the action at Jackson.
Miss, on July II, 1868, he can call Oh
me as n witness One of the guns was
Just east Of the n. o. j. & G. n. X. r.,
and l can testify that it was making its
share of the noise He says: Three of
our drivers lost limbs by the discharge of
canister When the command started
back to Vicksburg / was detailed to go
with the Ambulance Corps, and l remem-
Der. these three boys well. And when we
got to Vicksburg they were put in the
samesward l was working in. All three
had to have leg amputated above the
knee. and think it was the left leg. One
of them died from the effects. One OF
the three was Charley UttZ, and / tell you
he was brick.
/ was also present when our transport
was fired into by a rebel battery near
Greenville. Miss. Our regiment landed
land think the whole brigade) and ran
the rebels several miles out in the country
It was after dark when we returned to
Greenvile, and we found the town III
flames. When the boats came down they
could not land at the wharf on account
of the fire, and had to go about mile
further down.-JAs. A. NISsoN, First
Sergeant, Co. II. sd ILL.,, Fennville, Mich
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DR.. Shops
Rheumatic Cure
Costs Nothing If 1t Fails.

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The First to Enter vicksburg.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I am
claiming that the 45th Ill. was the first
regiment to enter Vicksburg. Regarding
Comrade Wellman's allegation to the
contrary, l desire to ask him the follow
ing questions: Where did Gen. Grant es-
tablish his headquarters? BY what road
did he enter the city, and at what time
What troops accompanied him?
When the 45th Ill. entered the city l
was Acting Adjutant and rode with Lieut.
Col. TOurtellotte at the head of the regi-
ment. following tile brigade commander,
Col. John Il. SanbOrn, and his staff. Now,
who was Col. Sanborn following?
We marched to the Court House Square,
finding no other troops there, nor were any
others in sight between that point and the
outer works The flag was on the Court
House some hours before o'clock. The
fact is the 45th Ill. had been in the Court
House Square several hours before the
4th MINI. began it's march into the city.
When that regiment did arrive the mem
bers of the 18th ILL., had scattered to see
the sights. My tent was at the northwest
corner Of the Court House.
The Jackson road runs along n high,
sharp ridge. Any body of troops, even q
company, camped in the locality indicated
by Comrade 'Wellman. could have been
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The 4ssn MS Entrance Into vicksburg.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l desire
a small space in your columns in order to
refute the claim made by Comrade ID. l..
Wellman, 4th Mimi, in the issue of Feb.
g. and to substantiate that made by Com
rade Wilbur +. drummer, 45th ILL.,, as to
the first regiment to enter VicksburG on
July 4, 1863. COmrade drummer is cor
rect The 45th Ill. led the advance into
Vicksburg to the Court House on the
Jackson road, and the flag of the 45th Ill.
was placed over the Court House. l am
astOnished that even at this late day any
counter-claim is made, as had supposed
that it was matter of history that no one
would try to refute.
Furthermore the 45th III. was placed on
provost guard and went into camp across
the street Immediately opposite the front
of the Court House. The regiment served
in this capacity during the entire Summer.
Lieut. Col. Wilson, of Iowa, was Provost
Marshal. On July 5 l was detailed as
Assistant Provost Marshal and served as
! such for several weeks, and until 1 was
summoned back to my regiment to take
the place of the Adjutant.
Forty years is a long time. In the
struggle which most of us have had to
hold our own in this hurly-burly life the
memory is apt to be at fault, but those
scenes were too strongly depicted on my
memory to admit of any error as to the
main incident regarding this. COmrade
| Wellman is doubtless correct as to leading
the advance on the Baldwin Ferry road
l know nothing about that; we were in the
center, on the Jackson road.
Comrade Wellman says in foot note
I'VE marched in between and 5 O'Clock
p. NJ" A fatal admission, my comrade
because the 45th Iii. was on duty in the
city and their flag waving over the Cor
House at, believe, before noon; at any
rot mol a Nnvr t.A
Don't steal our thunder at this late day
because we are not all dead yeti. +
JONES, First Lieutenant, Co. +, 45th Ill.
| Sheldon, Mo-
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Where Were the Generals?

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The mag
nifcent army that Sherman led in his
great march to the sea was composed of
81 brigades of infantry. three brigades Of
cavalry and four brigades of artillery.
OF the infantry brigades five We're COM
manded by Brigadiers. % by Colonies,
seven by Lieutenant Colonies, and two by
Majors. The artillery brigades were all
commanded by Majors. The cavalry brig
AIDES were all commanded by Colonies.
In view of these facts the questions
naturally arise: Had we scarcity of
Brigadiers, or were they at home. or We're
they in the cities in our rear holding soft
jobs or looking after the snaps" while the
brigades of the army We're doing such
splendid work at the front led and COM
manded by the Colonies, Lieutenant
Colonies and Majors?
These commanders were able ones. and
no one will dispute the fact that all Of
them would have made good and conf
petent Generals. Why were they given
the command and responsibilities of Brig
adiers with the rank and pay of subOrdi-
mates? The point ] wish to make is this:
The Volunteer army of the United States
was composed largely of men of intelli-
gence and good moral standing as citizens,
and from the field and staff of our regI-
ments good brigade or division command
ers could be selected. and in the rank and
file of our companies were many men
competent t9 command regiments. as was
fully demonstrated by many Captains at
the head of regiments and non-commis-
stoned officers in command of companies
These facts firmly establish the claim
that The National Tribune has frequently
made that our army of volunteers was 4
representative body of intelligent and pro-
gressive American citizens.-JNo. h.
WILpMAN, Co. B, 105th Ohio, MARSHALL
town, Iowa.
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Two Scared Pickets Rout One Frightened
Hog

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In July,
1862, down in Alabama, near WOOdville,
four of our men, only two of them having
guns, encountered band of bushwhackers,
who fired upon them from the rear. Gal
liant Joe Hitchcock, carrying a gun, was
the only one of the four not wounded.
The bushwhackers then charged, but
Hitchcock turned and fired his gun, check
ing, somewhat, the impetuosity of the
bushwhackers' assault. He then picked
up the other gun and fired again. The lone
Hitchcock had the satisfaction Of seeing
one of the 'whackers fall. Losing inter-
est in the proceedings, the assailants gath
cred up their hors-de-cOmbat cOmrade and
took to the woods. One of our wounded
men subsequently died. l relate this cpl
sode by way of preface to my story.
One very dark night John Snider and !
were on picket in n lane about 80 rods
from WOodville. As the encounter with
the bushwhackers had occurred near
awake, intently listening for the slightest
sound. Snder was on one side of the lane
and on the other. NervOusly eXpectant,
we We're very quiet. Suddenly we heard
an awfully terrifying noise. seemingly
some four or five rods in our front. Think
ing of the dark and devious ways of the
bushwhackers. we were duly scared, and,
for the moment, paralyzed. Presently
Snider crawled over to my position and
huskily whispered: What in the - do
you suppose it is?' In n like whisper
replied: Il don't know, but am not going
| to stay here in dread suspense. I'm going
to move forward and develop the enemy"
Said Snider: ''Ali right. You go ahead
and I'll follow" Travelling on all tours,
we cautiously advanced, single file, down
the lane. Now and then Snider would pull
my leg, indicating that he wanted me to
halt and hold a council of war. His in
quiry, in stage whisper, was always the
same: What do you think it is?' Shak-
ing him off, l would whisper back: Il
guess we shall find out soon enough; KEEP
| still as n mouse, and have your gun
ready. / think we are right on to 'em
Wait and see." Stealthily approaching
an excavation made by the roots of al
uptorn tree. we heard 4 slight noise.
impressively whispered to Snider: .Get
your gun ready. We are right on the
spot" AS an advanced skirmisher,
pushed myself a little further forward
when, 10 and behold, l heard mighty
grunt and then saw big hog scramble out
of that hole and go wabbling off in undig
niiied retreat. l know it was big hog
for two reasons. We had killed all the
small ones. and surely no little hog could
have scared two big 19-year-old boys will
guns in their hands. Concerning that In
dian-like advance of two nervous pickets
SBider and l were duly reticent. There
is no denying the facts. We were boil
scared. So was the hog.
If this story appears in the best sol
diers paper in the wide world. l may tel
sometime how we broke up the nest Of
bushwhackers, sent the old hen over thu
river and took the chickens to camp.-H
r. HoUGHTMING, Co. h, 10th Wis.
Hastings, Neb.
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Minty's Cavalry.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Referring
to the history of the part taken in the
Kilpatrick raid by my command. which
was published in The National Tribune OF
Jan. %, ask permission to make couple
of corrections.
In describing the recovery of the dis
abled gun and its being brought in by
volunteers from the Sd Ohio Cav. should
have stated that Capt. Cater Lieut.-ColD
C. l.. Greene, of the 18th Pa. Cav, was
with me, and materially assisted in the
recovery of the gun.
The following is the record of this gal
liant officer as given by Vale in "Minty
and the Cavalry" page 51I:
"Greeno, Charles L., Nov. /, 1861 Lieu
tenant, Co. G; promoted to Captain, Go. II,
March 1, 1868. for faithful services in the
field; to Major February, 1861. for dis
tinguished services; to Brevet Lieutenant
Colonel to date from April 2, 1860. on ac-
count of special bravery and distinguished
service in the battle of Selma. Ala; mus
tered out with the regiment Aug. %, 1860.
Served with distinction on the staff of Gen.
Alinty as Inspector. Address, Cincinnati,
Ohio"
In the same letter mentioned Writ
Davis, Sd U. S. Cav. This morning I
learned that Col. Davis was retired at his
own request. account of over 40 years
service, nearly two years ago.-R. H. u.
MINTY. Tucson, Ariz.
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THE LAST CAMPAIGN.
From Hatchers Run to Apponatox with the White Diamonds.
By JOHN A. MACDONALD, Co. g, 9Th N. Y.

ourselves on the field Of Appomattox, with
the whole remnant of Lees army drawn
up in line about 800 yards away. Even
then the preliminary arrangenlents:for2 the
surrender were being made, so we were
ordered to lie down and await develop
ments.
Over OH a road on the opposite side of
the field were several wagons, some
marked Southern Express. with a group
of mounted men moving to the right dis
playing white flag. Who these people
were. or what the wagons contained,
never learned.
Then along the road came marching q
considerable number of our men who had
been taken prisoners by the rebels during
the previous week, and who had been just
liberated. Some of them had been stripped
of hats, coats and boots. and were i'll /:
very pitiable condition from fatigue ane
hunger
All of these incidents were discussed by
us as we lay there awaiting solution OF
the events that were happening. TheI
we heard great cheering on our right, and
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down the line came the news, passed from
regiment to regiment: Lee has surrender
edr' Oh, what joyous news! The cheer
ing. hurrahing and yelling that arose from
that mighty host in blue as these welcome
tidings flew from lip to lip still, rings IN
my ears Regimental co.Ors were quickly
uncased and Old Glory was swung raptur-
ously to the breeze everywhere along the
line The morning sun kissed the golden
stars and bright stripes with gladness, as
the bands struck up ''The Star Spangled
Banner" and other patriotic airs, and
played them with vim that is seldom
heard on any occasion. COmrade, were
you there that day? Wasn't it glorious!
/ cannot find words to wildly portray the
ecstacies of joy which pervaded the army
on that 9th day of April. 1t is a memory
in the glad event. We all shouted our
selves hoarse, and then began over again
until we could scarcely speak. And who
could blame us?
1t was not growing over a fallen foe,
but pure Joy to know that at last the cruel
war which for four long years lad desoiat-
ed the land was now over, and the white
winged Angel of Peace had fiuttcred
down from Heaven and brought that
blessed olive branch for which hundreds
of thousands had for years SO devoutly
prayed. No pen can picture, no artist
paint, or no comrade can relate the glO-
ries that were vouchsafed to us that day,
so l will not attempt it. The rnagnanim-
ity of that great and good soldier. Gen.
Grant, in making terms of capitulation to
our brave foes will live in history for
ages, while the whOle-sOuled acts of the
boys in blue themselves in cheerfully Civ
ing up the rations they had received that
night on the field to our late adversaries,
who needed food far more than we did.
was a noble deed that have often heard
lauded by soldiers of the South who were
partakers of their hospitality on that &C.
casion.
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THE KILLING OF GEN. POLK.
An Ex-confederate Turns On Few Rays Of
Historical Light-The Third Shot the Fatal
Ole-June II, 1864, the DATE.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l notice
that many of the boys, my friends the
enemy, are engaged in n controversy as
to who killed Gen. Polk. Personally
know nothing about the matter, further
than what learn from history. l am
quite certain, however, that Gen. POLK
was killed by a cannon ball. June IA,
1S64-some 80 years ago. Recognizing
how easily ones fallible memory may mis-
lead him. after so many years, l studIous-
ly avoid controversy with Federal or Con-
| federate. Somebody is sure to be mis-
taken, and l may be the erring one. Since
| Appomattoy. l have been out of the fight,
having neither part nor lot i'll the matter.
Every one of my friends, the enemy, who
is inclined to be disputa tiOus when refer
ring to the incident on Pine Mountain. is
evidently honest in his contention, and
am sure that each of the boys is willing
to ''let the light shine"
Says Gen Joseph f. Johnston: "On the
morning of June II, 1864, Gen. Hardee
and l rode to the summit of Pine Noun
tain TO decide if the outpost there should
be maintained. Gen. Polk accompanied
us. After we had concluded our examina-
| ton and the abandonment of the hill that
night had been decided upon, few shots
were fired at us from n battery quarter
of mile in our front; the third of these
passed through Gen. Folks chest from left
to right. killing him instantly"
Inscribed on the monument that COM
memOrates the event is the following: in
memory of Lieutenant-General Leonidas
Polk, who fell on this spot June II, 1864. !"
The following words, also, are inscribed
thereon: Folding his arms across his
breast. he stood gazing Oh the scene below,
turning himself around as if to take a
farewell view. There standing. cannon
shot from the enemy's guns crashed
through his breast and opened wide door
through which his spirit took its fight to
join his comrades Oh the other Shore"
In Little's Cyclopedia of Classified
Dates. find Gen. Polk was killed June
IA, 1864; that Gen. Johnston evacuated
Pine Mountain on the following day. and
Gen. Sherman occupied it. Gen. Polk be-
ing dead enough, it matters little whether
he was killed in June or August. 1t will
be noticed that Gen. Johnston, chief of the
group of officers, says that several shots
were fired.
From the monument. which marks the
exact spot where Gen. Polk fell. there is
a grand panoramic view for miles in all
directions. Pine Mountain being detached
elevation. The trunk Of the chestnut tree
that was struck by the shen which glanced
and instantly killed Gen. Polk, is still
standing.-GEo. DALLAS MosGROvE. (Sur
rendered COnfed)
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Contemporaneous Account of Mobile Explo.
sion From Soldiers Diary.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Noticing
the reply of Comrade Clark to Noah
Reichelderfen in issue Of April g. allow
explosion at Marshall's Warehouse in
Mobile. l and number of others were
detailed from the 18th Mass. Battery to the
pioneer company Of Capt. Lyon, in Gen.
Veach's Division, Thirteenth Corps, and
had joined our battery at Spring Hill on
May %, it having returned from Selma.
My record from May % reads:
''P. m.-About 3 o'clock we were
startled by terrific explosion, and all
rushed to see whence it came. A heavy
cloud of black smoke was rising in or near
the city, and We concluded it must be the
arsenal
"Later-The mule team has returned
from the city with forage, and we learn
that n large warehouse stored with am
munition surrendered by Gen. Taylor 81
Citronville was ignited, either by ac> ident
or design; several squares of buildings de
molished, and many men killed. Am sure
the buildings where the Pioneers were
quartered must be included, as they were
| near. Fortunate were those of us who
returned to our organization. Am anxiou.
to have particulars.
MAY 26-Got daily paper with detail,
of explosion; from 300 to 1000 supposed
| to have been killed!
May 29-Pass to the city; roads dusty
| and scorchinS sun. Took box containin;
rebel papers, a book. and other things, in
Guiding diary up to date, letters from
home, etc, to express office. Went to seen
of explosion; fire still burning in the mas
of ruins, composed of brick and wood
and, as shells continue TO explode nigh
and day, no one cares to get very neal
Shot and shell scattered in every direction
some of which did not explode, and l say
boys playing with round ones by rollin
them back and forth in the street, as
they were harmless as dumplings.
made my blood creep TO see such careless
neas, and some authority should look to il
Farther on saw three boys occupied j
emptying loaded SHE'LL and told ther
to quit that kind of business il the
lest should see them blown to Halifa,
Viewing the ruins from another point,
large shell burst and fragments fell nea
me, warning to move on. The railroa
building where the Pioneers We're frs
quartered looked as if some heavy weigh
had fallen upon the roof, but its brio
walls were still standing. Called on Nj
Taylor, who told me Of the terrible scar
J it gave to the citizens, with the air full Q
flying missiles and dropping in yards Q
on the roofs of dwellings, in many case
exploding. From there l went to the col
i lsner Of jackson and Hurst streets, wher
the last headquarters Of the Pioneers, cor
sistiDg Of wooden buildings, were, an
found q mass Of kindling wood. Wa
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not my fault. / ran away twice to enlist
but father got me back before l was u
but after l became of age / enlisted. We
first went to Natchez. Miss, and then W
to Vicksburg; then back to Cairo, I'LL.
then to Huntsville. Ala, and struck the
Johnnies at Big Shanty, Ga, and from
there down to Atlanta and to JOnesboro
Ga, and then marched down with Sher
man to the sea. then up through the Caro-
linas to Washington, ID. c.; participated
in the Review and then went to Louisville
KY; mustered out July 1G. 1865. was
with 81 and Shorty when l was a bum
mer l belonged to Co. II, 18th Wis.
First Brigade, Third Division, Seventeenth
Corps, and am very anxious to see the
S12 month service bill put through.
wish to say to the old boys that the,
can't afford to live and die outside of thu
best and grandest of organizations in the
world-the G. A. Il. l belong to III. S
Schuyler Post. 226. Sturgeon Bay, Wis
JULIE WARREN, SalOna, Wis.
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told all tt Pioneers had left for New Or
leans: was told by a citizen that some
were killed and others wounded: Many
buildings show marks Of the explosion.
some nearly mile distant. Learn nothing
of the cause of this fearful accident, II
such it was.
"In Mr.. Taylor's opinion it was plot
to kill negro soldiers, as they occupied
many encompasses adjoining the ware
house and vicinity. Returned in time for
retreat. tired clear through"
Should any ef Capt. Lyons men be. still
living and notice this incident of the long
ago, / wish they would write me-of fheI
experience, or, what is better, send it to
The National Tribune, so that many can
be informed of the direful catastrophe
NJ. A. CLEVELAND, 7th Mass. Battery
Thirteenth Corps. Gen. J c. Veach, Com
manding; gainesville, Ohio.
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One of shermau.s Bummers.

Enron NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The
views of Medical Examiner Edward L.
Bartlett. NJ. D., 101S w. Edwards St,
Springfield. ILL.,, in The National Tribune
of April 2, just fit my case. =! was
wounded twice. one ball through the calf
of right leg and the other ball in right
thigh, and ball still remaining. at the
battle Of Leggetts Hill, Atlanta, Ga,
July 81. 1864.
For Is years l drew $2G21a per month
and now, under act of June p, 1880, get
$40 and thank God for that much. l am
not one of your longterm men, but it was
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4 R,ns Kidney Remedy.

Mr.. A. 8. Hitchcock, East Hampton,
Conn. eIhe Clethier) says if any sufferer
from Kidney and Bladder Disease will
write him be WIN direct them to the per-
feet home euse n used. He makes no
charge whAtsSef Tor the favor.
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cen from any road except the warrenton

I can still hear the cry: 70. Yank, for
Gods sake give me a cracker!' re-
member we gave Missouri brigade all the
crackers we had in our haversacks.-C.
w. FULFoRD, 45th ILL.,, Wimbledon, n.
not