The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-09-10

The picture of the young in front is that Of Rich
ard Ho of the present time: the picture Of the young
| 10 years ago.
Fisher, each blue-jacket being armed with
cutlass and revolver"
Comrade L. 0. Colburn, winner, Laomi
ILL.,, reports as follows: Born in the will
derness of Sangamon County, ILL.,, the date
being Nov. 10, 1885, and the day of week
Friday. No wonder fortune never
came my way until 1 drew the prize.
"In July, 1862, on the 18th (unlucky
number AGAIN., enlisted in Co. f, 51st
Ill.
SCOT my baptism of fire at the battle of
Stone River, where we saw the elephant
in the cedars, and lost and won, the right
wing under Gems. A. Med. McCook and
Fighting Phil Sheridan. Was with the
regiment at Murfreesboro and on the Tul-
lahoma campaign to Bridgeport, Ala, dur
ing which the 51st was not in any engage
ments.
Leaving Bridgeport, Sept. 2, we crossed
the Tennessee River and marched and
bivouacked on, over. up and down, around
and among the mountains and valleys to
Alpine and back, till the afternoon of the
10Th, when we went on the run about two
miles to get up against the biggest kind
of fight at Chickamauga. We held the
field till morning, when We moved back
and to the left. Ny company lost nearly
half the men engaged, and the regiment
about the same proportion.
ION the Goth fighting began with US
about 10 o'clock a. M, and soon after one
of our friends, the enemy threw chunk
of lead through my left shoulder and
was excused from duty
"After recovery at a Nashville hospital,
left there on Dec. Is, arriving at Chatta-
nooga on the 18th. and leaving on the 24th
for Strawberry Plains, where the regi-
ment was at that time located.
"Was on the Atlanta Campaign and In
all the marches, fights and funny business
with the regiment till the end of the cam
paign on Sept. %, when we left the picket
line in the enemy's front for Atlanta and
| rest Loss during the campaign about
| seven officers and 105 men out of an av-
erage in the regiment of about $50 men.
ION Sept. 25, while eating dinner Ill camp
at Atlanta, received orders to strike tents
and be ready to move in As minutes. Were
loaded on box cars and started northward.
Arriving at Chattanooga on the 18th, we
got off the cars, made coffee and ate sup
per, and after dark our brigade boarded
the cars again and rolled out around the
point of old Lookout Mountain, arriving at
Bridgeport before morning.
LEFT Bridgeport, Oct. 10, on cars to
Chattanooga, whence We picked up about
$50 recruits and marched out south, ar
irving at Alpine, Ga, where we lay two
days, then by forced march moved to
Chattanooga by the Both and the next
day boarded box cars and rolled out west
| ward, arriving at Athens, Ala, about
midnight, Nov. I. Moved the next day
across country, and arrived at Pulaski.
Tenn, on the 9Th, where We remained till
the 22d, then were off northward past Co
lumbia and Spring Hill, fighting our way
and arriving at Franklin at noon on the
30th day of November, where We had a
great big fight lasting till 10 o'clock p. m.
Our regiment lost about 154 out Of about
300 men engaged.
ARRIVED at Nashville, Dec. /, about
noon, and remained till the 18th, when we
jumped onto the enemy with both feet, and
before he could get back across the Ten
nessee River We had about stamped the
life out of him. Worked our way out to
Huntsville by Jan. 5, '65, and our brigade
Third of Second Division, Fourth Corps
moved on the 9Th to Decatur, Ala. Go.
off the cars on the north side of the river,
and crossed On dancing pontoon' bridge,