The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-03-19

but can't hold it much longer against the
- rebs. Hurry up. and help us. ThS
General was very quick in complying"
OFFICERS WIVES AT REsAcA. y
L. c. Martin. First Sergeant, Co. A,
9th Ky. Cav, Berea, o., writes: Il have
been very much interested in Gen. Raum's
articles appearing in The National Trib-
unc. In mentioning the fact that Col.
Watkins's wife. mother-in-law and sister
were at Resaca. he seems to have forgot
ten, or was not aware of the fact. that
Col. Watkins had been absent on furlough
ard brought back a wife Gen. Rousseau's
daughter,. arriving just in time to get PEN
red up in the fort for n couple of days.
We occupied the fort to the east of the
railroad. and about an equal distance to
the west was another fort or earthworks
and which the rebels got possession of. L
well remember the charge of the volun-
teer detachment that started to. and did,
rout the enemy. Some of the boys. when
they came back, said the rebs would just
lie down and roll down hill back of the
fort to keep from being shot.'
JOHN BROWN Fixes.
Philip z. Hart. of Lakeport. n. H.,
although lad of only II years at the
time distinctly remembers a visit that
John Brown paid TO Cnionville. Conn,
shortly before the Harper's Ferry affair.
Brown had gone East to have manufac-
tured large number of pixies. and. after
an unsuccessful effort to get Charles Blair,
of AllensviIle. Conn. to make them,
visited Mr.. Harris father ut Unionville.
Conn. and contracted for 10000 pixies at
p cents each. paying cash on delivery.
Brown claimed that the pixies were to be
used in armins free-sOil settlers in Kan
sas. who were in danger of attacks from
Indians. On the shank of each pike was
stamped &C. Hart The writer was the
youngest of seven brothers. and the only
enc TO enter the service. he being 4 menu
Der of the famous old 9TH Conn.
FED RIVER CAMPAIGN.
Comradc Il. Van Dyke. Co. d. 18th
Iowa, Fountain, Okla, writes that lie was
a member of Gen. A. J. Smiths Division
of the Sixteenth Corps, and was wounded
at Pleasant Hill. La, and taken prisoner
April ., 1864. He remained n prisoner in
the hospital at Pleasant Hill until April
81. when he started for the Union lines,
and. after 81 days in the rebel country,
reached his old command. Comrade Van
Dyke adds that he has in his possession
the discharge of William III. Steaud. 51st
Ind, which he picked up in Pittsburg,
Pa, about 80 years ago, and will return
the same to owner or members of his
family.
A. w. Wintermute, Co. A, 10Th Ohio
First Brigade. First Division, Fifteenth
Corps, Mt. Liberty, o., writes: I'm The
National Tribune of Jan. % Comrade ].
Il. Cole. Audubon. Iowa. refers to an order
issued by Gen. Howard, May D. 1865.
Will Comrade Cole inform us whether he
was in the LIST Mich. Engineers or in the
1st Mo. Engineers; did he march with
either of these commands, and was that
ne of Con Hp,yarf1'e ar,-iol nut9
We still claim that the 18th Ind, with
their brass band, led Sherman's Army in
the Grand Review. May "a, 1865, and
that the 18th Ohio followed the 10Th Ind"
A REVOLUTIONARY SWORD.
Mr.. Chester Van Orden, of Bethel.
n. Y, has a sword that he believes was
used in the Revolutionary War. This
sword was plowed up in 1871 in Wayne
Co.. Pa. about five miles from Cochecton,
n. Y. On each side of the blade is
large CO. and seven stars. Mr.. Van
Orden would like some historian to tell
him what Revolutionary regiment was
camped at this point.
COL. NELSON COLES SERVICE.
Comrade L. D. Immell. $40 Olive St.
st. Louis. Mo-, writes: In The National
Tribune of Feb. ), answering Comrade
Henry DOrmeyer, you are in error as to
vice, as it began as Captain of Co. E, 1st
Mo. Vol. Inf. June 10. 1861, and ended
as Colonel Of the I'd Mo. L. A.. Nov. 13.
1865. He served as a Brigadier-General
in the war with Spain, and died about two
years ago."
BERDAN sHARPsHooTERs.
Dan Burgey, Co. E, 22d n. v. Moriah,
n. Y, writes: Il saw in the issue of The
National Tribune of Feb. > an article by
NJ. Holbrook. Island Brook. Province of
Quebec. Referring TO tie Z. s. Sharp
shooters, First Brigade, First Division, I
would say the brigade was composed of
the 18th Brooklyn. odd, Oath and Both n.
Y. and the I'd Berdan Sharpshooters.
They were volunteers"
THE LEE STATUE.
A. ]. Smith Pest, No. %. G. a. r.,
Cottage Grove. Ore.-COmmander G.. ".
McReynolds, Adjt. o. d. Wheeler-has
unanimously Endorsed the resolution of the
Department of the Potomac, W. II. c.,
protesting against the placing of the
statue of Gen. Il. E. Lee in Statulry Hall,
Capitol.
SUPPORT THE HAMILTON BILL.
I. w. Curtis. Co. r, 10th Tenn. Cav.
Kincaid. Tenn, says: The bill intro
duced by Mr.. Hamilton TO grant S1.2J
per acre to soldiers incapacitated to make
homestead entry, in lieu of such right.
should receive the support of all soldiers.
1t would benefit large number who are
prevented from taking up homesteads By
disabilities.
WHO FOUND \ BROKEN GUN?
John T. Olds. Holt. Mich. says that on
the night of Nov. % or 81. 1861. 4 num-
Der of Yanks We're paroled at Savannah.
Ga. He now inquiries whether any COM
rade or reb found Il broken gun near the
Pulaski Monument, in the vicinity of
Jackson Square?
COMMISSIONER WARE NEEDS NO DEFENSE.
Comrade L. u. Immell $40 Olive ST.,
ST. Louis, Mo-, agrees with Geo H. Hay
ward, LIST Me- III. A, that the present
Commissioner of Pensions needs no one to
defend his execution of the pension laws,
as he CONSTITUTES them as found in the
L. S. Statutes enacted by Congress.
THE WINNERS.
Michael Hilti. Sergeant, Co. f, 44th
ILL.,, Seymour. Tex, writes: NO other
feature Of The National Tribune is so in
terestins as the war pictures of the win
ners. l have found one among them from
our command. Keep up this department;
it is the first page l tackle
PROTEST AGAINST THE LEE STATUE.
Robert Kissick, Adjutant. Phil Kearny
Post, Oskaloosa. Iowa. has forwarded to
The National Tribune resolutions adopted
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