The National tribune., 1904-05-19

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MAGNIFICENT RECORD.
Comrade Geo. III. Rhubant Quarter
master of Washington Post, II. writes
from Bordentown. n. j.: "Comrade H. s
Vaughn writes of a man who never was
absent or missed q battle. We have one
in our locality, member Of my company.
who never missed a battle nor a skirmish,
never missed answering roil-call. excent
when on duty; never was in the hospital;
never went to a sick call; never, as far as
| know, was sick. His name is Samuel
Gaskill, now living at Trenton, y. J. He
was member Of Co. B. 18th y. J. He
never missed a detail for duty during the
three years he was i'm the army. | thnl
that is a magnificent record.
Il am a regular reader of The National
Tribune. but | never see any letters from
members Of the 18th y. j."
ATTENTION, BATTERY n.
Comrade Charles Moore. Battery NJ. q
l.. $. Art. writes from Painter, Hood Go.
Tex: The Captain of our battery waf
Benson. He was killed in 1862 at Nal
vern Hill. and A. c. NJ. Pennington ther
took command. was in the battery from
1861 TO 1864; was taken prisoner nj
Trerilian Station. Va, when under Gus
ter: was sent to Libby and then TO An.
Jacksonville. l would like to hear from
my old Lieutenant, A. c. Woodruff. and
from all of my old battery comrades whs
are yet alive"
WHERE rs HER BROTHER?
Mrs. j. c. Feherler writes from Avon
dale. Ala: Il greatly wish to hear from
my brother. John Dwyer. / have heard
that he is alive and in some part of the
West. lie was forced into the rebel army,
although he was loyal man. and was put
irafn n u Let 10 in Trrtx
My fathers name was John Dwyer; lie
was loyal to the old Flag. One brother.
William Dwyer. served in the Lincoln
army. My name was johanna Dwyer. Tie
last we heard of my brother John was in
1862, when we lived at Village Springs.
Ala. If any comrade or other reader can
give me information in the matter | hope
they will write to me"
SCATTERING.
Comrade A. B. Chaplin. Lansing. Mich,
writes: Il think a great deal of The Ma
1864 i'm Co. ID, 9Th Mich, and was with
them from the Wilderness to the SURRENDER
of Lee. | was mustered out July Sd
1869. / enlisted ut II years of age, as
drummer, and have drum now that wa.
picked up on the battlefield Of the Wilder
ness. which prize very highly"
Comrade ]. Mostoller, Alton. Iowa
County. Tenn. May "a, 1889. We movet
to Virginia when | was 10, and later Il
Illinois. / east my first vote for Abraham
Lincoln. | was mustered into the service
at Chicago. ILL.,, Sept. 10, 1861. in Bow
ems Independent Battalion, Co. ID. Served
with him one year. We were then consoli.
dated with the 10th Mo. Cav. | received
my discharge Oct. 10, 1864, making three
years and one month in service for Uncle
Sam
Comrade C. C. Buck, of Wilkinsonvilie,
Mass. writes: Il am nothing but an Old
Regular l enlisted Aug. 1. 1854. was
was discharged in August, 1863. Good for
the Tribune and $12 a month TO all old
vets. Good for ST. Shorty, and all the
squad, not forgetting Maria"
COmrade Peter y. Pierson writes from
Stockholm. n. j.: There has been some
breezes over who has the youngest son of
veteran. They continue to come Com
rade George Holly. of this vicinity. who
served in 18th y. J.. 1861 to 1865. toots
for right of way for George Holly. jr..
born March 2, 1904"
Comrades George Bush. Gray Summit,
Mo-. and HI. Calkins. Pacific, No.. jointly
write: What comrade can tell rs who il
WAS that captured the spy Richardson,
who was hanged by old Johnny Buford in
Maryland-and under what circum-
stances? We wish TO see how il will tally
with our tradition in the 18th III. Cav"
Comrade f. v. Davis, of Spirit Lake.
Iowa. writes: Il was one of Uncle Billy
Sherman's Bummers during a part of the
war. l was born in Henderson. Jefferson
Co.. y. Y. i'm 1912. | went to Phila-
delphia i'm April. 1861, and while there I
saw Col. Ellsworth's body as ii was on its
way North after he was shot. / enlisted
for the three months service in the 10th
Pa. under Gen. Patterson. After my
IL, tlo
was over, l got tired and went West. to
Chicago and Elgin. ILL.,. where | stayed
till the call of 1862, when | enlisted in the
1O5th Ill. for three years or during the
war. My regiment entered the South at
Louisville, KY, after which We went
tramping around in Kentucky and Ten
nessee. and finally brought up at Wan
there we started out with the balance of
Uncle Billy's Bummers" on the Atlanta
campaign. | was in the First Brigade Third
Division, Twentieth Corps. under Gen.
Hooker on the Atlanta Campaign. and
was with my regiment all the time it was
in the service. We travelled over the whole
Southern Confederacy. | think
We went through to Atlanta. down
through Georgia to Savannah, through the
Carolinas to Goldsborough. From there
we went to Raleigh, y. c., and then went
TO Washington. where we arrived i'm time
Tor tne Iranu review. ana where we were
discharged June II. 1865. We started for
home, where we arrived i'm time to help
celebrate the 4th of July. 1865 at Elgin,
LII. | remember that Gen. John A. Logan
was orator of the day. | came to Iowa in
1869, where have lived SINCE
Richard Davey, of Macgregor. Mani
toba, Canada. writes: Il served three
years in the u. s. Navy. / was on L. s.
S. Mohawk about half my time. l was
transferred to u. s. s. Norwich, and
served out the balance Of my time. / get
a pension of So per month for disabilities
contracted in the service. l would be glad
to hear from some of my old comrades.
There are no old soldiers in my vicinity. L
indorse the SIP service pension bill, and
hope that it may win
Great Invention.
John A. Stransky of Pukwana s. D.