The National tribune., 1903-08-20

zion. Franklin and Nashville. saw some
hard service. My occupation has been
engineering until 1897; since then farming.
Since the war l have served as an officer
in the National Guard. l have been a
constant subscriber to The National Tri-
bune since 1881. Could not well get along
without it. The family call it my text
book"
Comrade VIM. r. Townsend. Rchfield,
O., reports: Enrolled June, 1865, as a
member of Co. +, 9th o. V. L. In West
Virginia helped build the forts and block
houses on Cheat Mountain. Just as we
had everything fixed for the winter orders
came to go to Louisville. We marched
over the mountains, sometimes snow knee
deep, to Clarksburg, cars to Parkersburg
and boat to Louisville. Camped in the
mud all winter at Camp Wickleffe, Ky.
Left Camp Wickliffe to reinforce Grant at
Oonelson. When at Paduca heard of the
capture, then went up the Cumberland to
Nashville; were the first Union troops to
enter Nashville; from Nashville marched
to Pittsburg Landing or Shiloh. On the
march we forded Duck River, getting
ahead of the rest of Buel's army, and kept
che lead, getting into the battle Sunday
plight; was at siege of Corinth; was at
Athens, Ala, and crossed the country
with trains to McMinnville; then after
Bragg through Kentucky; was in sight of
Perryville, but not engaged. l had the
measles at Shiloh and they went back on
me. was put in charge Of the medical
wagon ard after that did not have much
soldering to do, but was with the regiment.
We led the usual soldiers life from Nc
Minnville to Nashville; then back towards
Aurfreesboro, and was in the terrible bat
Ia nf rrha hn InSf
most of its officers. was back near Stew
arts Creek, at the Hospital. l was right
IN it when our right wing was broken. The
Johnnies got pretty near and wanted to
talk to ME, but had business across the
pike. They told me not to run as / might
get hurt, but l kept running. l did get
hurt, for I was knocked down by the
stampeded train, but l got across Stew
arts Creek. and felt safe. l picked up
q gun and some cartridges and got behind
q large pile of stone, thinking maybe the
rebels would try to have bonfire on the
bridge. l was not mistaken, for soon rebel
cavalry rode up, and one of them tried to
6re the wagons on the bridge. l thought
II was my turn to have a say, SO ] fired
and he stopped right there. i loaded, and
got another shot. Then some more horse
men came up, and they started to fire the
bridge, and / got in another shot that
udOt lutH they Ndu petteT let IL
alone. / was close enough to see that my
shots did a little bloodletting. After
Stone River l was sent to the hospital at
Nashville, where the Surgeons said was
not fit for field service, so put me into the
". Il. c., 45th Co, I'd Battalion, where l
spent the rest of my time"
Comrade Il. T.. Beach, Netop, O., re-
ports as follows: Born near Marietta. O.,
1899 Followed: farming until % years of
age; then enlisted in Co. -, 18th O., Oct.
15, 1861: went South with regiment JAN
nary, 1862: Joined Billy Sherman's Di-
vision at PaducalI, Ky; received our first
baptism of fire at Shiloh, April 6 and
z; the second, at Fallen Timber In
these two enga gcmenis the regiment lost
225 men. Took part in the siege of Corinth;
eampaigned with Sherman in Tennessee
and Mississippi, through the summer of
1852, reaching Memphis July y, shoeless
and hatless. The regiment had by this
time become so reduced in numbers that
1t was ordered TO Alton. ILL.,, TO guard pris-
oners and recruit. In July, 1863. we were
sent South 10 Helena, Ark. and joined
the. expedition against Little Rock, under
Gen. Fred. Steele; we entered Little Rock
SriumpEantly, Sept. 10, 1868; veteranized