The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-01-28

the rebels breaking up a canal boat and
fired on them, and they shot the stock off
the gun OF one of the S7th boys, and the
Lieutenant said: BE glad it wasn't your
headn At Point OF Rocks we helped
load battery on cars and then fell back
to Harper's Ferry, where Col. Miles sur
rendered ii 900 Of us to Jackson"
AGED PATRIOT POOR AND HELPLESS.
Comrade Clark Tritt, Shoal Greek, Ark,
writes: Il was three years in Go. r, 18th
KAN; was in Co. ID, of John Balls Mis-
would like to know il any OF my COM
rades then are living. | was in the Indian
war of 81; cast my first vote for lack
Taylor; voted twice for Lincoln; ana now
u years old, and helpless; have to be
carried; can't even dress myself; have to
hire help to do that; have no support for
my wife and myself except So pension.
WIDOW WANTS INFORMATION.
A. A. Jones, Toledo, Iowa. writes: The
widow of SamI ii. Wood, who at the out
break OF the war lived at Kirksyille, NO.
and who enlisted in Co. /, 18th Mo. Cav.
and was killed near Wayerly, No., May
26, 1862, desires me to ask some OF his
comrades to write to me. Information
concerning his brother, George n. Wood,
is also desired. He served in the same
company and was killed at Lone Jack in
"A
same company, is living, would like to
hear from him Also"
THE IoosIER watkins FAMILY.
One of the most extraordinary Incidents
of the Reunions of civil war veterans was
seen at Warsaw, Ind, in September, on
the occasion of the Reunion of Co. /, 41til
Ind Mrs. John Watkins, 90 years old,
was present with her four sons, all OF
whom were comrades of that company.
each having been wounded, none seriously
so, while in service. The sons are: VIM.
Watkins. 66 years old, Nappanee, Ind;
Enoch, "a years old, of Michigan; Perry,
62 years old, Warsaw, Ind, and Robert,
GO years old, of Nappanee, Ind. Mrs.
Watkins is in good health, with an active
memory, and tells with great interest
stories Of the times when war bereft her
and nights with fourfold anxieties.
IN JUSTICE TO THE VETERANS.
Finley w. Munson, 18th N. Y, San
ford, Fla, writes in regard to the slur-
ring attacks of the Florida papers upon
pensions to Union veterans, but who
never say q word about the increased
pensions granted to the Confederates,
which the Union soldiers, who have done
so much to build up the State. are heavily
taxed to pay. 1t doesn't seem fair to help
support the men who made SO much trou
BILE during the war.
OUR WESTERN COMRADES.
Fl. D. Barton, 4Sth H., Orosi, Cal
makes an appeal for the recognition of
those comrades who at the close of the
war, when they were in the full vigor of
early manhood, drifted to the Far West
and became q great factor in its upbuild
ing. Where strength, skill and intellect
were required they were on hand, and
whatever they undertook they carried
a. - A. L. Al, L. l. ~.oI -,
the Army. These men have done their
work, and gray has begun to be the domi-
nant color among them. They should be
taken care Of by the Government, and one
way that the Government can do this is
by appointing them wardens OF the game
and forest reservations, which duty they
could discharge as well as the young men
j. 4. Mclaughlin, Co. *, 128th Ind,
North Topeka, Kan, wishes to substanti-
ate a comrade, thus: II can substanti-
ate the statement made by w. Il. Barkus,
OF Dallas, Tex, as to commander of the
120th Ind. at Nashville. l know that
Maj. Barkus then commanded the regi-
ment. / was in the same brigade. The
First Brigade Of .Hovey's Babies in the
early part Of the Atlanta Campaign, COM
manded then by Col. Barriers"
WAR TINE VOTING.
Comrade Sam Kurtz, Co. D., Dist H.,
Los Angeles. Cal, writes: MY memory
is quite clearly to the effect that in 1854
the Illinois volunteers who >were out Of
the State were not able to vote in the
Presidential election as did the absent
soldiers of Pennsylvania and other States
My impression is that the unjust fact
was due to the disgraceful fact that the
Illinois Legislature was Copperhead. l
distinctly remember that election morning, |
for Col. NJ. M. Day ordered straw vote.
or test vote, in each company, and know |
that in our company there were but two
votes fer Mcclellan, the others being for
Lincoln"
no STATUES OF REBELS.
Comrade Francis Al. Snyder, White |
Rock, Mich, writes some truths in Ian
guage too emphatic to print, concerning
statues to rebels. A part OF his letter says: /
II am surprised that Union people would |
dare to even think of tolerating erection of |
statues at the National Capitol to such
traitors az Robert %. Lee. Why |
does the Government tolerate the sugges-
tion1 = word @ CoagresDmen: !