The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-10-29

ILL.,, Mt that time with Sherman in the
Carolinas. He started to join his regi-
meat, hnt or reaching Hilton Head was
ordered to report to Camp Blair, on the
Pocataligo River. and was placed in
charge of the camp, having about 1000
troops, we'll, convalesccnt and sick. where
he remained until April, when the men
were distributed to their respective com
mands. The Doctor would be CAD to
hear from any of those whom he treated.
BURIED WITH G. A. r. HONoRs.
Comrade ]. ]. Ausmus writes from La
Plata, Mo-: WIN. Thompson, Co. |,
It'll U. s. Inf. died on n Santa Fe train
while ell route to New Mexico, and the
body was put off here. and we gave it
honorable burial in our G. A. Il. lot. He
Possessed nothing to tell where he was
from or where his friends can be found.
Perhaps The National Tribune may in
form them what has become of him.
MONUMENT TO COL. GAMBEE.
Comrade r. w. Pool, Nevada. O.,
Secretary 55th o. V. V. l. Association,
which, with over so comrades attending
held its 3Sth Annual Reunion at Prairie
Depot, o.. writes: 1.-The association will
dedicate its monument to Col. G. B. Gam
bee on the occasion of its next session.
third Tuesday in September. 1904, at
Bellevue, O., if the comrades will prompt
ly remit their contributions to Capt.
C. NJ. Smith, Bellevue, o.. SO that the
contract can be let in time"
CLoYD's MOUNTAIN.
]. C. D., Wilgus. o., writes: What regi-
ments fought at ClOyd's Mountain, Va,
May 10, 1864. and what were their losses?
What General was in commando?
LOST RADGE
J. C. Kirk, 100 E. Oak St. Wichita,
Kan, writes: in q Missouri Pacific
coach in this city was found an enameled
silver division and corps badge-SecOnd
and Third Corps combined. The initials
of the name engraved on it are "P. w. Y,
Co. A. 10th n. Y" | was Il member of
the Goth Ind. same brigade, division and
corps, and if the badge were mine l would
regret the loss of it. If the comrade will
him"
r. J. Elder, Co. d, 46th Pa, Shan
non, ILL.,, writes: II have been reader
of The National Tribune for % years,
never missing a number. l first look in
the Mustered Out column to see if the
name of any of my regiment appears
among those who have gone TO join the
silent majority If Peter Keffer. of Co.
E. is living he doubtless remembers our
foraging expeditions, and especially the cir
cumstances of our capture, and how we
ran the gauntlet to get away. Peter told
the captors to go to -. Since ] have
been in the West / have seen only two
familiar stars, one white the other red. The
latter worn by Il member of the Sd Wis.
meet members of Sherman's army, but
none of the Twentieth Corps. When l en-
listed in 1862, l was only 16 years old.
served until the close of the war. | am
always glad to meet the old boys
whether they wore the blue or the gray"
THE 34TH OHIO.
Geo. Scheckler, Co. L, Bath Olio. Co
lumbia City, Ind, says: I'm the Fall of
81, when our regiment Was in camp OH
the Kama wha, company of the 23d Ohio,
arrived under command of Maj. Ruther-
ford b. Hayes. The next day details were
sent to work on the road toward where
Rosccrans's forces were engaging the
rebels. While returning from that work Il
comrade from the 23d Ohio and my.
self were arrested and kept in the
guard house till morning. would like to
hear from him."
A RELIC OF WAR DAYS.
D. ]. Sutherland, Co. A. 9th Mich,
Sayman, Mich, writes: IL have relic
laurel root that dug on mountain seven
miles north of Chattanooga, June 8. 1869.
The seal has cut in it ID. ]. s.. 1862 in
reverse, like type, so that the impression
on the wax will be printed right. | made
the ring in part and then gave it and wood
for another to Serg't Abbott, of our com
pany to finish. He finished and oiled and
gave it to me on the evening of July II,
1862. He said: Sutherland, l have your
o'clock the next morning he was shot dead
by the rebels at Murfreesboro, Tenn. His
ring was like the broken column in King
SolOmOn's temple"
AT THE BLOODY ANGLE.
C. A. Pelton. Middletown, Conn,
writes: "In reference to the recovery of
the stump of the tree cut down by bullets
at Spotsylvania, l have this history from
the lips of Capt. John G. Pelton. personal
ly. Capt. PetOn was in charge of the
ambulance corps Of Gen. Humphreys
command. After our forces had moved for
ward some miles, Gen. Miles asked Capt.
PeltOn for four mules to take up a tree
and stump to be preserved as relics. the
like of which was not known anywhere.
When they went to the spot, with sappcrs
to dig the stump up, they found that some
body having an eye to the future value had
taken it on speculation. 1t was found i'll
a barn and Gen. Miles had it taken and
forwarded to Washington"
ONE OF THE OLD REGULARS.
Geo. N. Sweet, Hunter, N. Y, evil
IDENTITY now a very aged man. informs The
National Tribune that he enlisted in the
Regular Army in 1916, and served until
1852, during which service he participated
in "all the engagements in the Valley OF
Mexico and spent over two years on the
plains 1916 miles west of civilization. and
was paid the soldiers wages Of the time,
81 month"
WHERE IS THE OWNER?
Comrade Jno. F. Cahill, f, Goth Ohio,
and H, 18th Ohio Cav, Dennison, O.,
writes: 81 have portion of the discharge
Of John Southland, private in Capt. Wess-
mores Co., 18th Ohio. The fragment
was found at Golfers, w. Va. Indorse-
ment shows that it was recorded in Mad
isOn Co., O."
SCATTERING.
Comrade j. Huntsberger writes from
Long Lake, Mimi: Il served in Third
Brigade, Third Division, Sixth Corps.
My last picket duty was where the Weldon
Railroad passed through our lines. There
were orders on both sides to not fire, and
I went out to post the relief, and saw two
rebels 60 down behind their works and