The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-12
who are disabled In any way, to receive
. pension of S12 a month"
ANOTHER MOUND CITY SURVIVOR.

ANOTHER MOUND CITY SURVIVOR.
Comrade Timothy Dexter Guptill, Co.
K. 18th Mass, writes from Belfast. Mass.
Thomas McElroy is mistaken in his sup
position that he is now sole survivor OF the
original crew of the Mound City. My
brother, James II. Guptill, Santa Rosa.
Cal. was on that gunboat. and served his
time on her. Was at Island No. 10. and
was on her when she was blown up. Keep
ST and Shorty to the front. Swintons
Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac is
all right"
WHO KNEW CosTIN?
Comrade J. J. p. Costin writes from
BellefOntaine. Ohio: Il would like 10 have
the address of John Costin. a Chief Gun
ner on one of the L. s. battleships during
the late Spanish American war. A John
Costin. of Pignish Bridge. New Bruins
wick, Canada. has written me for informa-
ton concerning a John Costin of the I. :.
Navy, who, he claims. Was a Chief Gun
ner one of our battleships during the
war with Spain. | do not know how 10 get
the information. except through your val
| liable historical paper. If YOU or any COM
| rade can give any clew TO his whereabouts
l shall feel under many obligations. not
| only for my correspondents sake but on
| my own account"
WHO CAN SOLVE THIS!
| Comrade Thomas Cochrane. 9th y. y.
(Hawkins's Zouavesl. writes from No. ,
r. Front ST.. Spokane. Wash: While
camping at the abandoned Fort Sherman.
| near Occur d'Alene City, Idaho. one Of
our party, Walter Young acc.dently found
ut the foot Of a tree. and about six inches
below the surface. a pair of spectacles and
| an OpPn-face silver watch: the latter bear
ing this inscriptions: Presented 10y Colonel
I. Wood to III. C. Bancroft. Apr. 23th.
1863. MANUFACTURED by the Union Watch
| Co.. Boston. Mass. No. 2S4OS''
| Question: who is III. J.. Bancroft, and
/ how did the watch get there
ALWAYS THERE. TOO.
| Comrade John Delahanta writes from
Wilmington, Ohio: referring 10 the letter
from the Department Commander of Colo
RADIO and Wyoming. concerning Comrade
4. L. Washburn, who was never absent
from his company for an hour during his
three years enlistment, ! wish Ia say that
| was Il member of Co. q. 1st y. j.. en-
listed May %. 1861; was discharged July
g. 1860. a service of over four years
was never absent from my company; never
reported sick call. was never excused from
duty: never missed a roll call when rot on
guard duty; was never under arrest for
conduct unbecOming a soldier: was with
my company continuously through my full
term of service"
MOST GENEROUS OFFER
COmrade w. A. Badgey 9Th and 11tn
Mich. Cav. and 10Th Ill. Cav, writing
from Litchfield, Mich. submits this very
generous offer to reimburse certain OPP
pressed citizens made Opulent by the sacri-
fees and services of the veterans who ar.
themselves poor because they served and
saved their country: Il enlisted March
u, 1862; was discharged Oct. Ia. 1865
saw as much of the war as any cloven-
hoOfed pension kicker on earth. When
was discharged l was a wreck from rheu-
matsm and injuries received while i'm the
service. | am receiving a pension OF Sc
a month /: have been married - years: nv
wife was widow drawing Sl2 month.
Now. bear in mind, her pension stopped
when she married me: had she continued
| TO draw her pension she would have drawn
during these % years $1,000 have
drawn S6 month these - years-$1 500 !:
leaving a net saving to the Pension De
partment of 81 800. Now. let me ask of
my clOven- hoOfed kickers To call a conveI-
ton of all cloven-hoofed pension kckers in
| the several States and make out the cor
rect amount due each of them as taxes
exacted from them to pay my pension: let
| them present the same TO the Auditor
will send each draft against my credit
| account with the Government. payable on
demand, for all he has paid for pensions.
as ! do not want them kicking up dust
| in the cinders i'm perdition and raising a
disturbance with the devil about the
amount | owe them on my pension ac-
count"
PRoUDEsT BOY ALIVE.
James Meagher. Co. X. Sth y. H..
writes from Soldiers Home. Elizabeth
City. Va: Il was one of the boys of IL
| years who refused to be left out of the
war: enlisted Oct. 8, 1861 reenlisted Jan.
I. 1863. Nv first engagement was under
Gen. Weit"el. Oct. q. 1862. in Louisiana
We charged battery: grapeshOt on my
eft breast knocked me out of that. My
next fight was at Fort Bisland. La. April
II and IL. 1863. We We're in a ditch: ev-
cry time a head was raised i'm Our lines a
| rebel sharpshooter sent bullet into it. if
he didn't miss, and he wasn't poor
marksman. not one of him. there. Gen.
Paine ordered Col Fearing to send com
pany of skirmishers out. Our Captain.
Cornelius Healy. volunteered and We
sprang forward. The rebels opened on us
with canister. We advanced up the field
| to the ditch. Two were wounded. | vol
untered to bring them back: put one on my
back. the other walked. reached the line
all right: returned to the skirmish line.
and the Captain sent me back for more
men. l walked back, over that field with
the message. The General >aid: Tell the
Captain 10 fall back Now, | crossed that
field six times, and was proud boy
was really fearless The men called me
| Little Jimmy | felt good; no prouder
boy ever lived. My next experience was
| in the cavalry campaign on the Red River.
under Gen. Banks. After our defeat at
Sabine Crossroads. La. we fell back to
| Alexandria. We commenced to build Il
| dam across Red River to let the boats
| down over the shadows l was on my
horse. on picket. A squad of rebel cav
| airy formed line in my front. hut | was
hound to stand nv ground. if it cost my
life. After we left Alexandria | was on
| rea r-guard and also on the advance. They
offered to make me a Corporal. but I re-
fused. In fact. NV duty was done with
bravery all through"
COL DAN MILES. nth I'LL.
Comrade Henry Jewett. Co. r. 41th H..
writes from Colorado: I'm yonr issue of
Feb IL Comrade T. J. Cook. SNth Ohio
| responding to Comrade Sam Klefman.
| concerning the death of Col. j. l.. Miles
is wrong. Col Miles commanded the 41th
Ill., not 9th Ill. He lived i'm Washington.
Tazewell CO.. Ill. l was acquainted with
him before he went into the army: and
helped bury him. His horse was in the
procession following the body. NV broth
or brought the horse from Missouri in
1870. and Dan-that is what everybody
callad h;m-bought the horse after he was
olaotod -(ol0pa1 IF tha rpgimapt