The National tribune., 1904-06-09
NATIONAL TRIDUNE: WAsHINGTON o. THURSDAY 1901

UKSDA1, JUNE y, l9U4.
xona on your Reunion trip. were you told
of the famous Hassayampa River. At this
beautiful river q man is always told to
drink with his head up stream. 1t always
put me in mind Of Mr.. George Dallas
Mosgrove q think it was March 8. 1902.
often when far within the enemy's lines,
greeting the sons of the morning with q
strange new Flag, they struck foemen
worthy Of their steel and lost more men
before breakfast than if they had been
rough riding through a whole Cuban
campaign.
II am from Missouri, and have to be
showed. In Texas they want it in their
hand. He says so picked men met bat
talon of Federal Cavalry: Capt. Massick
ordered charge that made the Federals
recoil, and in little while give way.
Stephen Sharp. Of Dukes regiment. went
at the color guard. and after shooting him
through the head. seized the flag. and
while he was waving it the guard fired
upon him. two bullets taking effect, one in
the left arm. the other through the lungs:
dropping the colOrs across his saddle he
clIbbed his gun and struck two of the as
saiants from their horses. and Capt. Mes
sick killed a third for him. Now, this
Stephen Sharp must have been a cow
boy all right: with a hole through his lungs
that YOU could chuck stick of cOrdwoOd
through. To have guided his horse by his
knees. to sit on the colOrs. using his good
arm to knock the Federals out of their
saddles. at the same time breathing fast
and quick! l know of one fellow shot
through a lung with small Mauser bull
let. and he did not have any breath TO
throw away. But | guess men from 81
to go had better wind than the men Of
'9S-at least. Mosgrove's men had. Any
L in1y 90. I,n, .f,,1
writer. / only read him for entertain
| ment-never for facts.
II hone the old G. A. r. vets will get
their S12 n month. for / can take my hat
off to any old G. A. r., the saviors of onr
country. You have good friend in cur
President. Teddy. Good night!'
SOLDIERS CRY FOR RELIEF.
J. p. Kirk writes from Lima. o.: II
am. and have been for over two years, a
| rheumatic cripple. confined to my house.
and most of the time to an invalid's chair
| cannot do much hut read | read much
in relation to the civil war. know a little
of it on my own account--having served
four years, Of which 10h months. on a
pressing invita- tion from Gen. Hoke's Di-
vision. and the ram Albemarle. l spent in
inspecting nine rebel prisons: but l have
not yet got the variety of reading that
want. | want to get personal recollections
of the men who were at the front please
| don't send me any cures for rheumatismt.
request that every man who was in the
army or navy. Yankee or rebel, will write
| me letter telling of some humorous Incl
dent that came under his observation. To
he sure. the letter-carrier NAV have to get
an army wagon-bnt what Of that? Uncle
Sam is rich and we'uns helped him to get
| his money!
II shall he especially pleased to hear
from Old Rosy's Brigade in West Virginia
| three months men-19th Ohio. and Sth.
| 10th and 18th Ind-the Rich Mountain
boys. Yon will confer a greater favor on
| me than you imagine by thus favoring me.
| | will promise to let you know through
| The National Tribune how many letters |
got and give some general idea of them.
There are 100000 subscribers to the
great paper. and that means Mt least 50O,-
MO readers: so send on the 100000 letters.
| nlease. l was in Co. H.I9th Ohio. in the
| three months service. and the 1O1st Pa
| Keim's and Wassill's Brigade, Casey's
Division. Fonrth Corps.
''It is hard for me to put in the time.
| and | get lonesome The rheumatism is
| enough. with its accompanying pains. but
the lonesomeness becomes almost unbear-
able"
WAS A FRIENDLY ENEMY.
w. s. Holt, II. +. ID Route 6, Sherman,
Tex, who, evidently, was more or less
is said by many to have been the last en-
gagement Of the civil war. 1t was fought
May 13, 1865. near Palmetto Ranch, on
the Rio Grande, in Texas. / know that
some claim the last battle was fought in
Georgia, about the last of April, 60.
| "On May II. 'G5, Major. or other
commissioned officer, flag bearer-he
had beautiful flag, presented by the Ia
dies of the city he was from. think, in
Indiana or Illinois-and colored trooper,
4 private, were captured. The latter had
formerly been slave, and belonged to
Washington Adams. near BoOnville, Mo.
l wish could hear from any soldier who
was there; and especially from either Of
the men captured on the 14th: as
II was instrumental in saving their
| lives. l overheard three men-not
| of our company-plot to get pos
session of the prisoners to take them to
Fort Brown and to kill them for their
clcthes-.they had new clothes. l reported
what / heard to my Captain (Carringtonl,
ard he sent the prisoners to Brownville by
his own men. I think the Feierals were
led on May 13 by a Colonel named Bar
rett. 1 would be pleased to hear from any
one personally, in relation to these events
| WHO KNEW JOHNSON?
Who can help Charles E. Johnson (col-
ored) OF 5O7 Willard street, Indianapolis,
| Ind, who writes: Il hope you can give
me some directions that | may find the
| regiment that l was assigned to. When
a boy of II, in 1862, l left Philadelphia
| with what was called the Anderson
Troops. or 18th Pa. Cav. ! went as ser
want to DIR. Alexander, the Surgeon of the
| regiment. We went to Chambersburg. re-
turning to Harrisburg. and then to Nash
vile, Tenn. About Dec. 1S, 1862. leaving
Nashville. We went to Murfreesboro.
Tenn, and was in the Stone River fight,
where the regiment suffered. 1t lost the
Lieutenant-Colo and many other off,
GERS and many men. 1t was on the Ten
nessee Pike. with Co. A, was
captured and remained as prisoner in the
rebel pens until May, 1864, when l es-
capped and found part of Co. A, l believe,
and the Hospital Steward. This was at
Clarkville, Ga, At Kenesaw Mountain,
Ga. two army officers arrested the others
and made soldier of me; they assigned
me to some colored regiment, but did not
take me from the Captain whom l was
! then waiting on. l was cooking for the
mess: four men were in that mess
Can you give me advice in this mat
| ter? l went to Atlanta. Ga, with this
company. What shall l do to find the
regiment? AS was mustered in in Geor-
gia, perhaps l was assigned to some regi-