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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-01-29
Famous Old 18th Wis.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l have
been reader of The National Tribune for
many years, and have watched with ca
gerness for some account of the campaigns
of the regiment to which | belonged, but
the 18th Wis. has remained silent, while
the other regiments have been deployed
on the alert picket line in every form i'm
aginable. l have watched Raum in all of
his details; have read Gen. Sherman's
Tor, as the boys called him, "Uncle Billy'o
Memoirs; l have read Towards sayings.
but not word regarding the 18th Wis. did
l notice, except from a man in New York,
who spoke of our marching qualities.
had begun to believe that what
had seen, felt and knew was dream.
Now comes up Capt. Chester G. Higbee,
Co. Il, 18th Wis. Good for you, Captain.
was not in any of those battles. After
almost three years of labor lin the hos
pitfalls, in the trenches and ION the marches,
and other places where my.trade and la
Dor were of use, was So reduced that
could not keep up with y9the hurried
march around Peach Tree Crsek, and then
an acute disease grappled With me for life;
but l finally checked it. However, l was
never without knowledge ,0f the move
ments of the troops, as was kept in
formed by the Transfers and the Union
League, which few of the soldiers knew
was in existence. / know TINT the state
ments made by Capt. Hisbees are correct
B. L. MARTIN, Co. K,n12th Wis, FL
lendale, N. d. sDier
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An Andersonv.lle Prisoner.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: 1 re-
ceive your paper regularly, and the civil
war sketches afford me great pleasure. l
realize that have missed A. great deal Of
enjoyment in not having subscribed at an
earlier date, and / will be careful that my
subscription is renewed on time.
May l inquire whether many Of the
boys pretty old kids they are now will
attend the San Francisco Encampment in
Me-, for 1904? "a, ,..si,,...s !.
As for myself, will instead visit
Gettysburg on the 10th Anniversary of the
battle, and wish the boys could be there
there is yet time, and also Longstreet with
his twenty thousand" Surely the glory
was evenly divided in those days Of early
July, 1868.
In those days, the farther away the
Johnny Rebs" were, the greater my love
for them, but at the late Encampment in
October in your city, those that 1 met
were all right. To be sure, there were
horns in plenty, but they were not grow
III! ''Ees on the heads of either Yang or
There was q great deal of glorious talk
done during the Encampment by sundry
golden-tOngued orators regarding the debt
due the men of '61-'65, by our country,
and which it is paying them to large
extent in talk. The full Board of Sur
geons decided the country owed the writer
something, but Messrs. Evans, Raub and
the sleuths reversed this decision. The
men who turned their weapons against
their country's flag, and later did penance
by serving under that flag, are now pen
sionable, as / understand the matter.
do not blame them for getting all they
can, but think it more probable that they
contributed their share towards sending
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ADVENTURES OF "AD" FOLKS.


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| Will Cure You Of
RHEUMATISM
Else No Money is Wanted.

After 1000 experiments, / have learned
how to cure rheumatism. Not to turn
bony Joints into flesh again; that is i'm
possible. But l can cure the disease al
ways, at any stage, and forever.
/ ask for no money. Simply write me
a postal and l will send you an order on
your nearest druggist for six bottles DR..
Shoops' Rheumatic Cure, for every drug
gist keeps it. Use it for month and, if
It succeeds, the cost is only $3.50. If 1t
fails, / will pay your druggist. myself.
l have no samples, because any medi-
cine that can affect Rheumatism quickly
must be druggcd to the verge of danger.
/ use no such drugs, and it is folly to take
them. You must get the disease ont of
the blood.
NV remedy does that, even in the most
difficult, obstinate cases. No matter how
impossible this seems to you, l know II
and take the risk. have cured tens of
thousands of cases in this way, and INV
records show that 80 out of 40 who get
those six bottles pay gladly. have learn
ed that people in general are honest with
q physician who cures them. That is all
l ask. II fail don't expect q penny
from YOU.
Simply write me postal card or letter.
will send you my book about Rheuma-
tism, and an order for the medicine. Take
it for a month, as it won't harm you any
way. II it fails, 1t is free, and l leave
the decision with you. Address DIR.
Shoop. Box 531. Racine, Wis.
Mild cases, not chronic, are often cured
By one or two bottles. At all druggists.
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there to make thorough investigation"
Telling of the obstacles afterwards en-
countered by Gen. Gordon in his investi-
cations, and of his own determination to
have the matter thoroughly sifted, Gen.
Grant said:
81 concluded it would be best to have
Gen. Butler out of the department forth
with, and that was when ] issued my or
der to him to report for orders at once
at his home in Lowell"
Soon after this recital by Gen, Grant, I
met Gen. Gordon, and he gave me the
same facts from his side of the story.
Such incidents illustrate the freeness of
Gen. Grant in speaking of important mat
tiers, when he was under no restraint
through fear that he should be misre-
ported or involved in controversy.
GEN. GRANTS ADMINISTRATIVE ABILITY.
When, on one occasion, spoke to Gen.
Grant of the sense of personal RESPONSE
bility which he must have felt for the
great number of officers and men under
his immediate command, in the widely ex-
tended field of our National conflict in the
last year of our war, added:
81 should think that the mere carrying
in mind the personality of the officers who
were to execute your orders in connection
with your best laid plans must have taxed
any human memory and thought to the ut
most. don't see how it was possible for
you to remember all those whom you must
have in mind in order to be sure that
they could be depended on for the doing
of your special work OH an occasion; for
everything showed that you had consid-
cred them all
''As to that matter" he said, 81 didn't
have to consider personally as many men
the last year of the war as the first. When
l was Colonel of a regiment, knew every
man in the regiment, and i had them all
in mind. But, as l rose in command,
made it my business to keep up my knowl-
edge of commanders under me sufficiently
to be sure that they could be trusted to
attend to those whom they commanded,
and not to concern myself about others.
When / was at the head of all the armies,
didn't specially burden my mind with
any man below the rank of division COM
mander. Being sure of these, I could trust
them to look out for those below them"
These simple words testified to Gen.
Grants ability to rise TO the responsible
ties of the highest command without be-
ing burdened with the details of lower
position. In this he succeeded, where so
many before him had failed. Great adj
minstrative ability always shows itself in
the power to Shut unnecessary details out
of mind. Knowing what not to do often
settles the question of what to do.
(To be continued)
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PETERSBURG EXPRESS.

Comrade II. Carr, Co. K, 18th ~ H.,
states that the sobriquet Petersburg Ex-
press" originated with the Eighteenth
Corps. The express" was 32-pounder;
the mortar did not arrive until many
weeks later.
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Moreover, our forces were in need of am
munition, and it was perilous thing to
go for it outside.
II volunteered to go for it, and to re-
port our condition" said Gen. Grant. ITO
do this, l must run the gantlet of this
fire, while every attempt was making to
pick me off by the Mexicans. l had a
good horse. l swung myself down along
side of the horse, holding on by one leg
in the saddle you see, l could always ride
like a monkey, and then l started my
lively, but l got through safely"
1t was interesting to consider, as we
heard this recital, what change there
might have been in American history if a
Mexican marksman had had n surer aim
just then, as he fired at that young Lieu
tenant, who was riding monkey-fashion out
of the streets of Monterey in pursuit of
more ammunition. But that head was
providentially covered. for n purpose, in
the day of battle Thus it Is that God
cares for people, in little things, as in
great
RELIEVING GEN. BUTLER FROM COMMAND.
at another time, as / sat alone with
him, Gen. Grant spoke freely of the cir
cumstances of his finally relieving Gen.
Butler from command, and of what pre-
ceded it. The details of the affair showed
the caution. the discernment, and the pre-
cision of Gen. Grants mind. Being in
doubt about certain matters in Gen. But
ler's department, and distrusting reports
he received as to n firm of wholesale suit
lers and their relations to the enemy, he
said:
81 knew l could depend absolutely on
Gen. George Gordon, so l sent him down
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Youngest Veteran of the Civil War.
iPhiladelphia Recnrd.l

"The claim of John W. Taylor, of Sha-
mokin, Pa, that his son William, who
died there Dec. 20 was the youngest sol
der on the Union side in the civil war, is
untrue" said Daniel Williams, of Wash
ington, d. G.
listed at the age of IL years, nine months
and two days as drummer boy in the
S4th Pa, formed at Huntingdon, Pa,
Aug. 10, 1861.
Il am the youngest civil war veteran.
1 enlisted at Beverly, N. J.. Sept. l, 1862,
as drummer boy in Co. l, Oath n. J. /
was IL years, months and 10 days old
at the time.
Oath N. j., enlisted at Philadelphia, Feb.
q; 1864, as drummer in Co. *, 23d Pa.
with which l remained until the close of
the war;, when l was honorably dis
charged"
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A New Years Greeting.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: After
reading your joyous and hearty greeting
to your old comrades and friends 1 am
constrained to return the compliment and
say that of all the magazines and publica-
tons l read there is none of them so dear
or helpful as THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
or none as eagerly looked for as the weeks
go by.
l feel as though I had known you all
my life and believe you are building for
yourself monument more enduring than
marble or brass. l spent six months dur
ing the civil war in your city, and it is
one of my pleasantest rec0llections that I
heard President Lincoln make a speech.
1t was on the occasion OF his being sere-
naded for having issued the Emancipation
Proclamation.
Again l extend to you and your asso-
ciates my hearty good wishes for your
continued prosperity.-G. T. HAMILTON,
135th Pa, Indiana, Pa.
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elnWar Memories
s|ZN070 Chaplain
By II. CLAY TRUMBULL, Chaplain, 10th Conn.
COPYRIGHT. 1898, BY H. CLAY 1RuMBuL1.

Gen. Grant was not given to display in
dress or in surroundings. He was seldom
in full uniform, and, as he himself says,
he rarely wore q sword on the field. Often
4 single member of his personal staff. and
sometimes only Il single orderly, accom-
panied him. On one occasion, as he
passed by our regimental camp, on the
New Market Road, below Richmond, with
only an orderly, and wearing private sol
dier's blouse, with no sign OF rank other
than the three stars on his shoulder-strap,
one of our men said to the others in quiet
surprise:
"Why, there goes Gen. Grant,
''Nonsenser' said another: that isn't
Gen. Grant. 1t doesn't look bit like
him"
"Well, 1 say it is. Don't you see those
stars on his shoulder? There's only one
man in this army who wears three stars"
And that was conclusive.
When, in the Spring of 1865, just prior
to the movement of his armies that cul-
minated in victory at Appomattox Court
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Roanoke Associates"

The Roanoke Associates" will give
their annual dinner, celebrating the battle
of Roanoke, on Saturday evening, Feb. Z,
at the "Arena," 30 West 31st street, New
York City, N. Y, expecting to have a
great time, as they always do.-Louis L.
Robbins, Secretary, Roanoke Associates,
Room 80, Cotton Exchange, N. Y. City.
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
WOUNDED WHILE ESCAPING.

Comrade NJ. 3. Lacy, Co. A, 10Th Ohio,
Dayton, o., states that he is the comrade
mentioned in recent issue of The Ma
tional Tribune as having been shot
while making his escape during the trip
from Columbia, S. c., to Charlotte, \. c.,
April 80, 1865. The ball passed through
his thigh. After being wounded he made
for by widow of a Confederate soldier
living near Baxter Springs. When the
wound had healed this lady gave him $50
in gold and carried him in her buggy to
Charlotte, n. G. Thence he made his way
to Washington, D. c., where he was dis
charged.
BROTHERS IN co. D, 18TH KY.
J. w. Demunbrun, Co. D, 18th Ky,
Petersburg, Ind, states that Co. d, 18th
Ky, had 10 sets of brothers, as follows:
w. p, J. II. and Charles II. Oldham;
James r. and Thomas Y. Nichols; J. K.
and George A. Keltner; Joseph and Hen
ry Tarter; Alexander IL. and Marion l..
Rodgers; Jasper and Peter Compton;
James L and Jesse Leftwich; James P.
and Thomas Il. Price; James NJ. and Rob-
ert G.. Vansant; James w. and John q.
Vansant; Willis and John McAndles;
James and Tyler B. Spencer; Marshal and
Bartimus Bragg.
NO PERJURY AGAINST OLD SOLDIERS.
A. H. Rogers, Independence, Wis,
speaking of the recent acquittal of Thomas
E. Withrow, who was indicted for per-
jury in pension claim, says that it is
singular that while the Pension Bureau is
strenuous in prosecuting charges of per-
jury against veterans and their witnesses,
there is no case on record of prosecution
of a witness who has committed perjury
in order to deprive a veteran of his pen
sion. There are instances of this kind
known to many, and yet the veteran has
no redress.
SEEKS ARMY COMRADES.
The comrades of the Grand Army of
Charleston, Mo-, are trying to secure evil
dence that will enable Hansford Ban
comb, of that place, to secure a pension.
Comrade Bancomb is 70 years old, and
his memory is greatly impaired, as the
the Wilderness. His discharge papers
were destroyed by fire, and while it is be-
lieved that he served with the 31st ILL.,,
under Capt. Bridges, in company from
Vienna, ILL.,, there is no proof of it.
PENSION INCONSISTENCIES.
E. o. Wallace, Co. L, Sd, and Co. E,
9Th Ind. Cav, Clay Center, Neb., thinks
it is very inconsistent that the Pension
Bureau should refuse pension to vet
eran because it deems him well qualified
for high duties of life, whereas the mana
gers of the Rural Free Mail Delivery
think that lie is not able even to ride in
n buggy 20 miles a day and deliver let
tiers and papers to the people.
CAN ANY ONE EXPLAIN?
A. A. Seaverns, Co. e, 18th Mass, North
Scituate, Mass, states that at Fair Oaks
Va, every day at retreat members of the
regiment heard what seemed to be drum
corps marching up and down the Confed
crate line. They were very anxious to
know what it meant, but to this day have
been unable to learn. Will some johnny
enlighten them?
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Pleased with Tribune Books.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Books
were received 0. X. l am more than
pleased with them. They are far beyond
my expectations, both in interest and in
beauty of binding. Notwithstanding the
fact that did not get prize, would not
take $40 and do without the boOks.-G.
w. ELY, Pleasant Hill, o.
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POCKET TESTAMENT FROM BATTLEFIELD.

POCKET TESTAMENT FROM BATTLEFIELD.
NJ. 3. Gardner, Co. f, 131st Pa, Sec
ond Brigade, Third Division, Fifth Corps,
Soldiers Heme, Mich, has pocket Tesla
ment picked up or the battlefield of Fred
ericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. 1t contains the
name of A. /. Stevens, I'd N. G. Inf.
PETERSBURG EXPRESS.
Comrade II. Carr, Co. X, 18th N. H.,
states that the sObriquet Petersburg Ex-
press" originated with the Eighteenth
Corps. The express" was 32-pOunder;
the mortar did not arrive until many
weeks later.
SCATTERING.
Comrade John Gwattney, Co. D, 18th
Wis, Henryville, Tenn, complains that
the comrades of the old bloody 18th Wis.
have not made known their record through
The National Tribune. He has been a
subscriber for four years, and has never
seen word from any member of his reg
iment.
In "Picket Shots" issue of Jan. 8,
there appeared Il sketch of Comrade Mar
awhile, Poultney, Vt, in which his ini-
tials were enormously given as sc. L."
1t should have read, EgDert L. Marian.
vile, Co. 3, I'd VT.
Bert Beaber, Rome, Iowa. has a pho
tograph of two children, Lucy and Reu-
ben RittenhOuse. whose father was killed
in the civil war. The photograph was
handed to Mr.. Beaber's father by Ritten-
house, after he had received a mortal
wound, and was to be forwarded to his
family, but the address was lost. Mr..
Beaber's father was a member of Co. E,
59th ILL.,, and it is quite probable that Rit-
tenhouse was a member of the same regi.
ment.
Thos. Valentine, 2429 Germantown
Ave-, Phila., Pa, was born Jan. 10, 1849;
enlisted July, 1864, in 100 days service;
reenlisted in Co. B, 18th Pa. Cav; dis
charged at Raleigh, N. C., July IA, 1865;
enlisted in q. s. Navy, and was assigned
to U. s. Steamer Franklin"
w. G.. Miller, Corporal, Co. A, 18th W.
Va. land Co. E, 10th W. Va, asks that
some comrade state why a golden eagle
was presented to the 18th w. Va, by
Gen. Gibson, commander of the Twelfth
Corps. Corp1 Miller's understanding is
that the eagle was given to the regiment
because its colors were the first planted
on Fort Gregg.
]. c. Heckart, Eagle Grove, Iowa, IN
dorses every word of The National Tri-
bune's editorials in regard to service PEN
sion of S12 month, and thinks it should
be careful to include the soldiers widow.
There were several in his company who
left large families at home, and their
wives had. not only to worry over the en-
listment of their husbands, but had to sup
port themselves and families, which was
a severe task.
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HOW TO MIKE * DOLL DRESS.

Only the blouse part OF this dress is
given in the patterns. as the skirt con-
sists merely OF a deep rufiie, having
smaller rufie on the edge. To make the
skirt. cut a long. narrow piece OF ma
teriaI three inches wide and fifteen
inches long. Hem this-on the bottom and
shirr the top together on the waist part,
though with the fold cut open and turned
back to form a narrow hem each side
OF the opening.
The front OF the waist should be cut
with the center laid on a lengthwise fold
OF the material and the back in the same
way.
Take up the narrow seam under the
arms, being careful to see that the
notches in the front and the back are
together. then make an equally narrow
seam on the shoulders Gather the
neck across the front and back between
notches After the waist part is sewed
together. gather the entire bottom and
draw up the thread until the fullness
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that business would be better IL the
sign we're CARDS Of Grief for the Truly
Miserable" Muchslash chuckled and
said that he would not waste good cloth
in adjoining walking misery.
AS he sat Turk-like on the bench in
his little shop and saw the cherries
throng pass by his door, the more cheer
full did the old tailor become. He sang
merry songs about the chasing away
OF troubles and the folly Of crossing
bridges which had not been reached.
He S-ssr looked upon as such curiosity
that the cttizeas went 10 see him as he
piled his. needle and sang all day, and
some of them even came in and had
him make clothes just TO hear him talk.
One man. whose life had been all blue
Mondays, laughed at a joke Of Muchs-
lash, and was thereby cured Of indiges-
ton. he told others OF his good for
tune, and the fame Of Muehslash. not
only as tailor. but also as a great
physician. spread throughout the king
dom. The people Of Plant ordered more
clothes. and the town was a happier
place in which 20 live than 30 had been
since the accession OF the young king,
who lived far away beyond the Forest
Of Sorrow.
Muchslash one day was sitting on his