The National tribune., 1904-06-16

that name in the army? Our Col. Paine
was not at Pittsburg Landing.
Query ?. If not two of the same name.
who is mistaken as to the name, Comrade
Harrell or myself! l am quite confident
that l am not"
tGen. Halbert f. Paine, who was
representative in Congress from Wiscon-
sin. is now Justice of the Peace in
Washington, ID. C.l
POST BELLUM BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS.
>Comrade Theo. Wheeler writes from Las
Animas. Colo: Il enlisted i'm Co. ID. I'd
Iowa. in February. 1864. | was with Sher
man at and around Atlanta went with him
to the sea and through the Carolinas. Was
on advance line at Durham Station when
Johnston surrendered. and the rebels came
through our lines and shied around MS.
saying: The war is over: We are going
home: was in Grand Review: saw Pres
ident Johnson and mourned because il was
not Lincoln, the soldiers loving friend !:
was discharged ut Louisville. KY, July.
%: disbanded at Davenport. Iowa. l get
SS month pension; think the 81 service
pension bill should pass.
Il enlisted in the Regular Army in 1867
at Evansville. Ind Went thence to New
York: to Leavenworth: assigned to Co. L.
:32d Inf; marched to Fort Dodge. Kans. !:
found lots of Indians along the Arkansas !;
marched from Fort Dodge to Fort Stanton.
y. NJ: thence. under command of Maj.
Evans. Sd Cav. All men went on a cam
paign down Canadian River; and over the
Washita Mountains after Coma anches. On
Christmas. 1868. attacked them: had a
fight, and captured and destroyed their vii
lage; then returned 10 Fort Stanton-a
campaign Of four months-Oct. % to Feb
| tents. Had buffalo beef Marched TO Fort
Lyon in Fall of 60. There the 32d was
disbande.l, and l was assigned to Co. |.
Sd Inf, and promoted to Sergeant, Served
there a year, and was discharged My
discharge was signed by Col. Richard l.
Dodge commanding post, and by Capt. and
Brevet Brighten. VIM. III. Penrose. com
manding company. Did any of you old
comrades ever serve under a Captain who
was Brigadier- General, and wore a star.
and was outranked by Colonel!"
THE 42D N. Y.
Comrade Alanson Warner, Co. c 42d
\. T., writes from South Haven, Mich :
I'm my old age, | am proud that l was
a member of the 42d ". Y, which I joined
on the Rapidan in September. 1863. / was
with my company when, June %, 1864
the company was captured by the rebels
Scarcely a Corporal's guard lived to come
Dack-and that remnant was transferred to
the 59th. | would like to have our paper
give history of the 42d N. Y. The regi-
ment has history that includes all the
great battles and campaigns, and it helped
to make the history of the country"
HIS CONGREssMEN NOT RESPONSIVE.
Comrade John Faulkner, Co. II, Goth
Ind, writes: Il am a new subscriber to
your noble paper. and greatly enjoy reading
the many letters it contains from our old
downs in the dark days of the country.
They bring fresh to my memory many incl
dents that came under my own notice
My army service caused me to lose the
use OF my left leg and afflicted me with
severe deafness in both ears As l am
now past % years old, can't expect to get
any better. can't get around, save a very
little on crutch and cane; am confined to
my house and bed-but l am as cheerful
and jolly as any one could be in nv CON
dition. /! often wonder why | am yet liv-
lng-can't tell why. unless ii is to aggra-
vate the old-time rebels who think they are
helping to pay my pension. Much has
been said of late about the adjustment of
pensions The service bill should become
q law. The country owes pensions and
Uncle Sam can afford to pay. The age
order Will help some, but neither of those
nils the bill. | am personally acquainted
with some old soldiers who are receiving
from Sc to $12 a month on gunshot' poo1
sight, etc. who, since the war, have be-
come afflicted in various ways, rendering
them totally unable to labor. They are
pent with age, and the wolf is daily at their
doors: Shame. shame! All such old af
Iiicted soldiers should have from $24 to $50
and let these old defenders of the country
i've easier and die easier. / wrote to two
OF our Kentucky Congressman last Winter
asking them to help in this matter: hut
they gave it no attention If | live until
congress meets again l will urge the same
matter again.
ADVISES RESORT TO POLITICS.
W. r. ). Foss, drummer, Co. /. 10Th Y.
H.-address not given-is becoming inn
patient and indignant. He writes: as if
nor ABOUT time that the Government kept
1t not promise to take care of us and our
WIDOWS in need! Has it done so? Does it
10 SO: We went to its rescue when we
were In the strength, health and prime of
our youth; we underwent exposures.
marched in mud, rain, snow, sleet, slush.
wet to the last stitch, and dried our clothes
In the cold without taking them off; slept
III the mud and on frozen ground, shiver-
ing to excite circulation. nadequately COW
cred; went hungry and without sleep. No
man ever born could undergo what we did
and ever again be physically the man he
was before The majority of us are to-
day In poverty because we were in the
army: and we are incapable of the work we
otherwise could accomplish We ought 70
have at least $50 month. What good
is the 50 or $12 pension given our wild
ows.it Will not pay rent-and most SOL
diers widows are too old to work. 1t is
time that the &. A. X. went into politics.
1t is time for us to see that no man gets
to Congress unless he is prepared to do
justice to the soldier who saved the Gov
ernment, and to his widow"
THE ELLIS LOYAL INFANTRY.
Comrade W. l. Ellis, 10Th U. S.. writes
from Sanford, Mich. Il notice comrades
are filing claims as to youngest sons of vet
Grams. ! have one son, Admiral George
Dewey Ellis. born Jan. 6, 1899; one son.
Winfield Raymond Ellis, born Aug. o.
1903: | am raising my children to honor
and love the Flag under which their father
fought In defense of good Government.
= never see anything about the 10Th
=. ). We were brigaded with the 18th.
10th and 18th, and were in the Fourteenth
Corps. l have seen a statement that
we were the Second Brigade; but l think
ours was First Brigade, First Division
would like to hear from Sergt +. T. Nor
ton and from Frank Handy"