The National tribune., 1903-07-23

ade, composed of the Goth Wis. and the
10th Ind. The brigade. exclusive of the
FIVE companies of the 10Th Wis, on train
guard. numbered not to exceed $50 men.
Second Brigade. Lieut.-Col. VIM. Raynor.
56th Ohio, 24th and 2Sth Iowa and 56th
Ohio, about 100 men.
Fourth Division, Col. W. J. Landram,
10Th Ky. First Brigade, Col: Emer-
son. 9th Ind, commanding. sd Wis,
9th Ind. 18th ILL.,, and both Ill. Sec
ond Brigade-Col. ]. W. Vance. 96th
Ohio. commanding-19th Ky. 4Sth, SD
and 96th Ohio, numbering, according to
Gen. Landram. 2.413 men.
The comrade is very anxious to know
where that cavalry moved from and when.
From the old mill, comrade, about Sin
miles west of Pleasant Hill, La. at about
daylight on the morning of April :. 1S64.
The remainder of his query, he will find.
is amply answered above in my reply to
Comrade Cashier. His next two questions
he will find answered in the same place.
Now, about that lone cavalrynan. You
say that Upon the same occasion the
same First Brigade supported eight pieces
of artillery on the extreme left. the flank
ers being about 80, of the 1st Mo. Cav,
Cav" My regiment formed the extreme
right flank on that momentous occasion,
and this much was given to me by an
other cayalryman as we were retreating
on our flank. So if that mule was the
property of a 9th Mo. cavalrymnn. you
must admit that he was a long ways from
home. Continuing, the comrade says: IF
COmrade Martin met retreating cavalry
before reaching the firing line. he was not
in the hottest of the fight" l did not say
we met any retreating cavalry. Let me re-
peat for your benefit. when short dis
tance from where we found our line, we
came to n company orsquadron of cavalry.
dismounted. by the roadside but
| wondered then, and am wondering yet,
where that cavalry belonged, and what
they were doing there" Again. he says,
Comrade Murtin speaks of resting by the
railroad. l never saw or heard of a
railroad anywhere in that vicinity" No
graphical error. 1t should have read road
side; also, "Gen. Morton" should be
Monton, and "iron-handled pistols" should
have been ivory-handled revoIvers. Quot
ing from Maj Behring'S letter, the comrade
says: ''Tbe regiments captured were the
and the Chicago Mercantile Battery. Now,
as to the 18th Ill. and 10Th KY have a
vivid recollection that they were on hand
and doing some mighty hard fighting the
next day" This appears to be n disputed
question also. On this point Gen. Land
ram writes:
"AbOut IL o'clock m on the 9th, an
ard the Thirteenth Corps moved out upon
one of The roads leading to Grand EcOre,
with orders to wait one hour after march
ing some two or three miles. While rest
ng at this point one could distinctly hear
the rapid discharge of artillery and small
arms. indicating general enga cement be
tween the opposing forces at Pleasant
Hill. No orders were sent to us to return,
and thus the army was deprived of $500
good men who were anxious to participate
in the fight"
Gen. Landram concludes his article on
Sabine Crossroads as follows:
"There have been so many misrepresen-
tations of this engagement that l have
thought it due to all concerned that n cor
rect report should be made, without de-
tracing from the merits of any who rem
dered faithful and efficient service in the
turning point of the Inflated and ill-ad-
vised campaign. ."-R. Fl. MARTIN, Co. /,
10th Ind, Delphos, Ohio.