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The National tribune., 1904-05-05
CAMPAIGN IN EAST TENNESSEE.
The Fight at Blue Springs.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Cant
buchanans interesting story brought
fresh to memory the days when |. too. was
a campaigner in East Tennessee. serving
in the 9Th Mich. Ferrcro's Division
Ninth Corps. Having returned from the
tlcksbnrg campaign We encamped for q
time at Nicholasville. Ky. Then, ut the
time of which Capt. Buchanan writes. wv
marched over the mountains into East
Tennessee. Having passed through Cum
Deriand Gap and assembled the Clinch
Mountain Range. We could see the North
carolina mountains in the distance. We
remained at Morristown. i'm the main
valley. several days. and then marched to
Bulls Gap. En- route from that point Ia
,iie springs we passed through the lines
OF the PersimmOn Brigade. Being some
what inguisitive we asked the kids" n
number of foolish questions. such As
When did yOu leave your mammos -
How long have you been out:" There
was fighting ahead. but we could not re-
>lst Indulging in those pleasantres when
passing
When we arrived at Blue Springs the
Corps Commander and his staff were on
Il hill and just beyond them i'm the woods
some Ohio and Indiana troops were
shooting at the rebels from behind trees.
After time Gen. Burnside turned To
General. take your division and drive
those fellows out of the woods"
Gen. Ferrero promptly formed his troops
III the woodland along the crest IF the
hill and ordered an advance The di-
vision. yelling and charging down the
slope and through the woods beyond
never halted until the rebels were driven
out of the woodland and across the open
field TO high ridge. very strong posi-
ton. where we supposed they intended to
make n desperate stand. We halted upon
an elevation overlooking the open field
across which the Confederates had been
driven. and Gen. Ferrero, riding up from
behind. said:
Boys. give three cheers; make them
think we are receiving reinforcements.' -
We held that position during the night.
but were not permitted to build fires. al
though the night was uncomfortable cool.
Early Oh the following morning We pre-
pared to move forward. the 9Th Mich.
being deployed az skirmishers. The open
field III front was a gradual descent for
about half mile to small creek. on the
opposite side of which were the steeu
bluffs crowned by breastworks When
moving down through the field We momen-
tarily expected To face storm of shot
and shell. To our surprise not shot was
fired We crossed the creek and assembled
the steep slope. Still there was no hos
tile shot. We clambered over the works.
\" enemy was there. Under cover of
night the COnfederates had folded their
tents and silently stolen away Our cav
airy was quickly in pursuit. We following
beyond Greenville. the home of Andrew
Johnson. We then returned To Knox
vile.
| do not remember seeing the Persim-
mon Brigade again. but as they were in
Willcoxs Division the kids must have
endured some of the privations and en-
cOuntered not IL few of the dangers of
war.-.t. III. GILLIs, Co. \, Sth Mich.
Inf
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Exchange at Rough and Ready.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In regard
to the exchange Of prisoners at Rough and
Ready, Comrade &. +. &. Meyer. in /,
statement made in The National Tribune
May I. is right only in part. Having
assisted in making up the rolls at And.r-
sonvillc, | know that every man whose
name was on the roll was captured after
May l, 1864, and belonged to Sherman 5
Army. No soldiers of the Army of tn.
Ready Mt the time referred to, if at any
time. \ reference to the original order OF
exchange issued from the War Depart
ment will convince the comrades that my
statement is true.
COmrade Meyer enormously says H.
guards were at Ronslr and Ready whel,
the exchange was effected. Guards from
both armies were there. Col. Parkhurst
of Ohio, was present, representing the
Union soldiers who were being exchanged
At that time. Hood was not in that part
OF Georgia, he having gone to Sherman 5
rear. b.
was captured July 90, 1864. in front
Of Atlanta, near the Howard House. being
at the time on detached service with Bat
terry A, LIST Ill. j.. A. The Confederat"s
captured the six guns, n men. and -
horses. They captured one Lieutenant
and killed another, they being the only
commissioned officers with the battery
However. they succeeded in taking only
four Of the guns off with them. Before
they could remove the two guns that wer,
to the left of the, railroad, Gen. Logan
made his lannon's charge, late in the af-
ternoon, and drove the rebels away. Let
us have the $12 pension.-L. +. HARRI-
son. Co. ID. 127th iii. Inf. and Battery
A, LIST iii. l.. A., Cloverdale, Mo.
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Disciplined the Omcer,

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: An item
in The National Tribune recalls an incl
dent l witnessed in 1902. We were cam
paigning on Luzon and camped beside n
stream of several yards in width, the water
of which was very cold. Guards were
placed as usual. The sentinel next to me
was not distant, and his post was upon
the bank of the stream. Late i'm the even
ing we were visited by the Officer of the
Day, who told us to be vigilant-to chal-
or if response failed. to fire without de-
lay or further challenge. There were
good reasons for such caution on the part
Of the sentry. The natives had habit of
crawling up on them and of rushing
from concealment from a few feet distant,
when the sentinel's back was turned.
When going away from my neighbor $
post the officer turned back took survey
view of the locality and said: Sentinel.
will change your post to the other side
of the stream, cross and take position un-
der that big mango tree" The sentinel
went to the edge of the water and stopped l.:
go on: why don't You go on!' said the
the sentinel answered. THAT makes no
difference! Go on" The sentinel made
his plunge and went through. The water
was breast high.
About 80 a. m. the same officer-whO
was always expecting if not hoping to find
the HleN OH uuty tHc
rounds again, in person and unescorted.
lie passed my post and proceeded toward
the stream. The sentinel bad heard nv
challenge and my rather loud demand |:
"Advapce Officer of the Day. for recog-
nition.'' AS the Officer of the Day APP
preached the stream he heard sharp
Halt! Who goes there?" ''The Officer of
the Day" advance. Officer of the Day.
and be recognized" ooh. come off. senti-
mel. you know my voice-it's all right. |
don't want to wade this stream There
was no answer but the unmistakable click
of the Krag-Jorgensen rife bolt pulled
back and the officer hastily continued /:
However. will do So" and he did. When
we were relieved nv neighbor said to me
81 was waiting for him. thought would
get even with him." The officer was in a
shiver when he recrossed the stream. went
to his tent Invested himself of his wet
clothes. retired and left the care of the
camp to the Lieutenant of the Guard and
the sentries for the remainder of the
night-GEORGE w. CooMREs, Co. B, 2Sth
Inf Marahan Mind. p. I.
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WEST VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS.
History Of Organization. Services and Dis.
persion Of Certain Regiments.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The 10Th
w. Va. was organized at Camp Wiley.
Wheeling. w. Va, on Aug. 30. 1862, aud
after having marched and skirmished over
nearly the whole State of West Virginia.
including the battle of Winchester, June
IL. IA, IL. 1863. in which engagement it
lost heavily. participated in the battles of
Piedmont and Newmarket: also, in Lynch
burg raid; and suffered all the horrors of
that retreat.
1t participated in the battles of the
Shenandoah Valley during the Summer
and Autumn of 1864. under Sheridan.
Late in December. 1864. the regiment.
together with the 10th. 18th. and 10th
w. Va. was transferred from Winchester
to the Army of the james. then operating
against Richm"nd commanded by Maj
In March. 1860. the 10th, 18th. 18th.
and 10th w. Va. were incorporated into
dent division of that Corps. This division
was commanded by Brevet Gen. John
w. Turner, and the corps by Maj.-Gen.
John Gibbon.
The First Brigade of the division was
composed Of the 10th. nth. and 10Th w.
Va. under command of Brevet Maj.-Gen.
r. NJ Harris The Third Brigade was
Odd Ill.,. and probably 34th Mass. and
was commanded by Col w. h. Curtis, of
18th w. Va.
None of the West Virginia regiments
took part in the assault on Fort Gregg.
except the 18th. and her colors were the
first to he planted on the enemy's works.
This was done by Private J. II. Logsdon,
who was Immediately shot dead.
The regiment lost heavily here. among
those lost being the gallant Lieut.. Joseph
Caldwell and Josiah NJ. Curtis.
Maj.-Gen. John Gibbon. commanding
the corps. presented to the regiment a
golden eagle for their flagstaff. with the
following inscription: Presented by Maj
Gen. John Gibbon to the 18th w. Va.
Vol. Inf for gallant conduct in the as
sault on Fort Gregg. April 2. 1861
In the pursuit of Lees army, which
followed. the West Virginia troops bore
conspicuous part. and by their gallantry
and endurance elected warm expressions
Of admratio from the commander of the
Corps, Gen. Gibbon. rs also from Maj
Gen. Ord. commanding the Army of the
James.
1t was the First and Third Brgades of
the Twenty-fourth Corps that marched, on
the 9Th and the morning of the 9th of
April, b miles to intercept Lee on his
retreat to Lynchburg.
After the surrender the West Virginia
troops were sent to Lynchburg to destroy
the ammunition, etc, stored at that place.
mond, where all except the recruits in
these regiments were mustered out of the
service, tile 18th on the 18th of June 18th
on the 18th of june 10Th on the 18th of
June. The recruits were transferred to
the 10th, and mustered out Aug. 8. 1863.
The above facts are taken from the Adj
jutant-General's report and from my own
personal knowledge having served in the
10Th w. Va; and l saw as much of the
assault on Fort Gregg as. think, any
one could see. being in full view.-IsAAC
NJ. LOCK, First Sergeant, Co. f, 18th.
and Co. III, 10th w. Va.
The National tribune., 1904-05-05
Rosebud Reservation Opened.

The opening Of this reservation places
416,OOO acres Of fine agricultural and graz
ing LAND on the market for homestead en-
tries. Gregory County Is the famous Mis-
souri, Valley, the corn belt Of South Da-
k0ta.
About two-thirds of this land is fine
farming land, the balance best of grazing
land. There will be great rush for this
land as it has been widely advertised all
over the United States. The plan by
which the land will be opened has not yet
been decided upon, but no doubt. will be
on the lottery plan where every entryman
has an equal show.
Every prospective homesteader should
provide himself with an official map of
Gregory County. The map shows aft rough
land. every creek, all timber, ETC., ETC., also
the land that the Government allotted to
the Indians and their names.
The map is on heavy paper 26x4O inches
in size, and can be had at any of the land
Offices or Of the Dakota Land Co., Puk-
wanna, s. d. Price 30 cents-stamps or
nIoney order. Money refunded il not sat
isfaotory. The Dakota Land Co. also fur
nishes the laws Regarding the opening and
win notify each purchaser thirty days
prior to the opening Of the reservation.
The National tribune., 1904-05-05
From Atlanta to the Sea.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: CGmradt
Leroy Falls now comedies that Col. Eli
III. Murray commanded the First Brigade
of Kilpatrick's Division OH the march
from Atlanta to Savannah. but in the
issue of Aug. 90 appears the following
from the Fen Of Lieut.. j. ID. Thompson:
AFTER the fall of Atlanta the Division
was reorganized for the march to the sea.
In that famous march. and in the Carolina
Campaign as we'll. the First Brigade was
commanded by Col. Thomas J. Jordan. of
the 9th Pa. Cav"
Now. | am certain that Col Murray,
not Jordan. was in command My duties
as Adjutant of the Sth Ind Cav. part
of the brigade. required my attendance at
brigade headquarters almost every day.
and surely | ought to know who was i'll
command
Col. Murray. however. was not in com
mand when fitzpatrick was marching
through the Carolinas. When the caval-
ry was reOrganiZcd at Savannah Col. Muir
ray and | left the army and went home.
taking passage in the same vessel bound
for New York.
AS n further proof that l am correct in
my statements. | quote from letter | IT,
ccived from Capt. l.. &. Estes. A. a. G.
and Chief of Gen. Kilpatrick's Staff. He
says:
IL was glad to note your correction. in
The National Tribune. of your comrade
of Go. A. having reference to the brigade
commanders Of Kilpatrck's cavalry
!" The comrade had in mind the
reorganization of the cavalry at Savannah
We left there with three brigades. but
when we left Atlanta. Col. Murray. OF tn.
3D. Ky. commanded the First Brigade. as
you have stated. You had a grand regi
ment in the 9Th Ind. Cav. There was none
better i'm the field"
| think when Comrade Thompson CON
sideIs n short time. he will conclude that
Col Murray, not Col. Jordan, was com
handing the brigade in the "Waynesbor
mixup.'
Col. Jordan may have commanded the
brigade on the march through the Caro-.
linas, but he was not i'm command from
Atlanta to Savannah.-M. c. MILLS. First
Lieutenant and Adjutant, 9Th Ind. Cav.
Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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Regulars in the Civil War.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Replying
TO Comrade w. ii. Hall, Co. G.. 4th T.. s.
Art. in the issue of Nov. 10, commenda-
tory of the article In your ISSUE of July %,
The Regulars in the Civil War;" | have
To say in answer to that paragraph Stain.
that Congress enacted q law i'm September.
1867, allowing volunteers having year
or more to serve, to go over to the Regll-
lars for the balance OF their time, that il
was no act Of Congress. but an order of
the War Department. Under the order
the Regulars did not get many of the
volunteers, as the commanding officers of
their companies and regiments had the
order rescinded lest their, commands NIGH;
be totally wiped out. and the Regulars
correspondingly reinforced.
TO the extent Of the few men received
by the Regulars on that score, the infantry
regiments Of the Second Division of the
Fifth Corps were so depleted i'm Decem-
her. 1864. that they We're ordered out OF
the field and sent North to recruit As
bounfies were yet in vogue for State
troops. the Regulars did not recruit any
men till the war ended.
At Cold Ilarbor my regiment had an
organization Of six companies, with a total
not exceeding 1l5 men. Immediately
after that battle | found myself, with one
other non-comnissioned officer and "a pri-
Yates, at Division Headquarters as n
provost-guard. Thus was left less than
100 men of regiment that went to the
Peninsula in April 1862, $50 strong. So
much for COmrade Halls great expecta-
tions in recruiting from the volunteers.
Will Comrade Hall please explain why
it was that First Lieut.. Bancroft was not
in command of his battery mt Gettysburg
if he was present for duty? Might not the
Lieutenant he OH detached service at the
time! Surely he could not have been
present for duty as First lieutenant
with Second Lieutenant In command of
the battery.
AS regards the quotation: Lieut. Wilk,
eson holding his battery to it's work." on
the first day at Gettysburg. it was taken
from BATTLES and Leaders i'm the Civil
War; illustrating the battery in position
on the first day at Gettysburg. holding, as
II did, its place against an overwhelming
force of the enemy. Battery G, 4th Art,
has much reason to be proud Of that event.
full first day at Gettysburg. even though
it had never been run into battery before
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FIRST TIME UNDER FIRE.
Moving Into the Awful He'll of the WILDERNESS

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: My first
battle was the Wilderness Our brigade.
Second. First Division. Sixth Corps.
crossed the river on IL pontoon bridge ANA
was held in reserve, | believe. as train
guard. We heard the fighting on the
evening of May >, heavy volleys of mus
| kerry; very little artillery. l concluded it
was only heavy skirmishing. Next morn
| ing. before day, we were put i'll motion.
As we neared the battlefield | saw
groups of men lying under the trees. and
| thought they We're sleeping there. but was
shocked to find that they were dead:
Upon the battlefield we saw evidence of
| the desperate nature of the struggle;
| the ground was thickly strewn with the
dead. FEDERAL and Confederate lying side
by side.
We We're halted in the rear of line of
Eastern troops: shell struck in the top
of large tree and scattered branches
around us: then the rebel yell filled the
woods in our front. followed instantly by
awful volleys of mlsketry which. it
seemed 10 me. must kill everything before
it and cut the woods from the face of the
earth.
To my surprise the line i'm front of us
rushed. into that volcano on the double
quick. to what seemed to me inevitable de-
structiOn.
We We're ordered to the right into line
~
against a few large trees. placed there by
rebel prisoners taken on the field
After remaining short time one COM
pany. Ill, l believe. was detailed and
marched to the extreme right of our line.
where We formed Il thin skirmiSh line.
with Il small! reserve. The main line was
i'll the shape of an l..
The rebels had the range of our posi-
ton with Il 12-pounder. and sent down a
number of shots from the main line. two
or three miles away. while those nearer
sent spent rife balls, Il cross fire. to our
positions. which kept us busy lodging
around our trees. One 10 pound shot struck
n tree behind which one of our boys was
standing. rebounded, and rolled into a IA
vine
A large body Of rebels came i'm on our
right, with their charging yell: we could
NOT see them OH account of the broken ma
lure OF the ground and the woods
One of the recruits fellow of six feet
three. bolted. but my brother. who was \
veteran. ordered him back to his place.
mt he struck out on Il dead run and was
lilt In the hand rs he ran. The rebels
rushed In in overwhelming numbers. and
we all had to flee. As | ran nm u long
wooded slope bullets were cutting brnsh
around me Mt n lively rate, the wind of
one knocking my cap over my eyes. Nv
brother Charles was mOrtaly wounded
EDWIN CROCKETT. LIST L. s. Chasseurs
ana both y. u, Boise CITY, idaho.
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Butciered by Bragg.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: take
much interest in all l read in The Ma
tional Tribune, especially in things l am
familiar with. In reading Mosgrove's
Morgan and His Men" l find that he
makes mistake in his account Of the at
tempt to capture Capt. King. He lays the
scene in Tennessee when it was near Crab
Orchard, ny. His account in the main is
correct-except in chasing Capt. King as
a bushwhacker. He was a commissioned
officer in the Sd Ky, and when the at
tempt to capture was made he was at
home on sick leave. and, incidentally, re-
cruiting for his regiment.
The facts are these: Morgan was halted
in Crab Orchard; there were no Federal
troops near, and his men. in small squads,
were scattered i'm the vicinity in search Of
horses etc. When Ellsworth went to Capt.
Kings house no one was at home. They
had been frightened by the burning of the
bridge in sight of Kings house. King,
with one man, was near by. Ellsworth
ransacked the house and helped himself
TO what he found in the larder-honey,
preserves and other things tempting to Il
soldier. When through his gustatory raid
he proceeded to Overturn bee-gums and
do other vicious mischief, and King fired
on them and wounded one of the marali-
ders. King captured Elsworth's horse but
| very much doubt about the gold that
Ellsworth SAID was In the coat that was
tied to the saddle! After Ellsworth left. "A
squad returned and burned Kings dwell
ing. Outhouses and everything combus-
tibe.
Now. who was the vandal, King or
Ellsworth! This was in July, 1862. Capt.
King was captured in the next MONTH
about Aug. J-he and his two sons, Iii
and IL years of age. by SCOTS Louisiana
Cavalry, the advance of Kirby Smith $
army. Al that time ! was Captain of a
Home Guard company and | thought it
prudent TO keep dark while Morgan was
around. for the Home Guard could not
hope To accomplish anything against his
experienced superior numbers.
When SCOTS Cavalry came through
Crab Orchard | was trying to recruit n
company for the Sth Ky. Cav. | had en-
rolled GA men. Capt. King had recruited
16 men. ! took my squad to Lexington
and Capt. King remained and was cap
tured with his men.
They. one and all. were hanged at Cum
berand Ford as Bragg left Kentucky
after the fight at Perryville. No blacker
crime is OH record anywhere than the
hanging Of Capt. King and his men by
Bragg in October. 1S62.-R. +. YANTIs,
Go. Il, S,h Ky. Cav, San Antonio, Tex.
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Fighting Families.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Various
comrades write about the number of
brothers who served in their several COM
panies. | refer to Go. e, l4th Ind. with
ii pairs OF brothers--two pairs named Da-
Wis; one pair Nolan. and a cousin of the
same name. Also to Go. T., Goth Ind.
with Ia pairs and one family Of three
brothers. Then there were the Love
brothers with two cousins of same name,
yet living. Nine pairs cousins, names
alike; three Bex brothers. three Parker
brothers. and one cousin: three Trublo0ds.
same. The Cranes and Gardeners were
cousins all round; James brothers, who
had an uncle Of same name: two Sellers
Uncle and nephew; two Williams, same;
Sanders brothers and their father. One
Of the Loves had q cousin, Sharum, and
Sharnm's cousin, Holland.
Ut the brothers in law and other rela-
tioI.hip there was great completely. How
DO these strike youi-AARoN w. LOVE,
20. =. 18th, and Co. F, 65th Ind, No.
"sa9ua, ~,
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Fall In, Brothers.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: If there
is any distinction or special honor for a
company i'm which numerous pairs OF
brothers served. look at the roll of Co. b,
10th w. Va. and see the names of these
brothers-17 pairs: James and William
Duncan, Samuel and Chris. Eakel. Abra-
ham and Michael Guier, Andrew and
Benz. Gum, Andrew and David Caldwell,
James and l.. b. Moore. David and
Charles Morgan, Reuben and William
Maher. George and Salathiel Strader.
Ephraim and Frederick Snider. Henry and
O. b. Martin, William and Noah Wind
miller, James and Wilson Walp. john and
William Critics. John and JADE Louden,
Marander and Richard Woods, Henry and
Thomas Carter.
Also five brothers-H. H., Jacob. John.
William and Allen Lewis; and four Rip
ples-George. Jonathan, David and Dam
iel-all of Co. B, 10th w. Vat. q.
SMITH, Co. B, 10th W. Va, Bealls Mills.
w. Va.