The National tribune., 1903-07-16

rather capture that bird than whole
brigade of men,"
ARE HIS COMRADES LIVING.
Jos. NJ. Bryant, Z. NJ. Donald, W. Va,
writes: Il would be glad TO know whether
John Lenye and Charles Section, confined
with me in Salisbury prison, are living.
Having belonged to tie West Virginia
State troops, l draw no pension. l par
ticipated in the raid on Lynchburg. and
was captured near the Rosecrans-Floyd
battlefield. From Castle Thunder / was
transferred to Salisbury. where l re-
mained until March 2, 1865
1IRRoRs FOLLOWING THE BATTLE OF THE
CRATER.
P. W. Hafer, Chambersburg, Pa. writes:
"Serg't ID. l.. Ways recital of the horrors
following the fight at the Crater, which ap-
peared in The National Tribune. June %,
is true in every detail. When the flags
of truce were flying | left my command
and went between the lines. where the
dead and dying lay. The scenes were
tvo horrible to be forgotten"
THE OLD CANTEEy.
l.. II. Zimmerman, Williamsburg, o.,
writes: viii some one please send to
The National Tribune the poem entitled
The Old Canteen:' it begins somewhat
like this:
Send it up to the garrett
Well, no; what is the harm,
If it hangs like horseshoe,
And serves me as charm?"
ANOTHER EYEWITNESS.
I. P. Adams, Greenyi,le, Tex. writes:
Il saw Gen. Polk killed. He was stand
ing on the ground when the shot was fired
by SimonsOn's 9TH Ind. Battery, Gen.
Sherman giving the order"
IN THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
E. J. Hicks, Dennard. Ark, writes: 81
enlisted in Co. G, 18th Ind, Aug, 1862,
and served in the Army of the Cumberland
in all its battles from Perryvile to Nash
vile. ! was discharged June Q, 1865.
favor n pension for every honorably dis
charged soldier, and for his widow, regard
less of when married"
BEWARE OF COMPLICATIONS.
II. A. Loveland. New Haven, Conn,
says that the editorial in The National
Tribune, Beware of Complications" was
so much to the point that he wants to EN-
phasiZe it. He hopes that we will con-
tinue to urge upon the comrades that We
must make the bill popular and universal,
and We cannot afford now TO get up divis-
ions. We need the pension, and need it at
once.
ST AND SHORTY.
]. A. Garrett, Bedford, Okla, says that
he has grievance against us that 81 and
Shorty have made him cry more than
laugh during the last few chapters. He
says to tell Shorty to come over to the
Garrett store, where he says he will get
credit for 80 days on his groceries, while
starting into housekeeping, and not to buy
from the sutler.
THE OLDEST VETERAN.
Geo. p. Beach, Seth Ind, Spiceland,
Ind, claims that Barney Cosgrove, Co. /,
36th Ind, is the oldest veteran alive. He
is now 81 years old, and hale and hearty.
He served three years and was in every
enga cement that the Seth Ind. was in.
INFORMATION WANTED.
Edw. MacVeigh, Corby Hall, Notre
Dame, Ind, wants information of George
William Sturgeon who served in the 56th
n. Y, and was afterward drafted in mill
tary telegraph corps.
SCATTERING.
Mrs. Kate Billings, President Conforth
Corps, 10, Clyde, Kan, requests that some
comrade send her the poem entitled ''Nunl-
Der Four"
Charles NJ. Bishop. Goth Conn. Plain
vile, Conn. writes: Il enlisted in the Goth
Conn, 1862, and marched through Georgia
with Sherman. Ny corps (the Fourth
was composed of good fighting stock, but
it did run at Bentonville."
SERVICE PENSION.
J. A. Garrett, Bedford, Okla, says that
he is strongly i'll favor of the service PEN
sion as the only measure that will do JUS
tice. He enlisted twice, in 1861 and 1862,
in the 18th and Oath Ohio, but was taken
out by his guardians and did not succeed
in getting into the service until 1865. He
saw Il let Of hard service with his COM
mand, most of the time fighting Indians
on the plains and in the Rockies. He gets
So per month pension and says that $12
would make him feel like bloated bond
holder.
Capt John Matthews Post. Spring
field, Mo-, unanimously indorsed the SER
vice pension bill as proposed by The Ma.
tional Tribune.