The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-08-04
4 Four eomnan,es a. the Cd Mich

Capt. Moores. There was the 10Th \. Y.
with 125 men: Goth Mass. with four COM
panies of about IS men. and three comPa-
MES of the Goth Mich. with so men. AT
the right of the fort were three strong
lunets. held by the other seven companies
Of the Goth Mich. To their right. six COM
panies of the I'd Mich: TO their right the
18th 18th Mich. and to the left OF the fort the
position to be of service in the defense OF
the main works The Goth Mich. had the
best position of any of them. and | have
never heard but that they did their full
share in that respect.
A FINE SOUTHERN REGIMENT.
Comrade Joseph McCloud, Of Hampton.
Tenn, writes: Il was born in Tennessee.
July 10. 1910, and resided in Johnson Go.
until the civil war: enlisted in Co. &. 18th
Tenn. Cav, Sept. 23, 1863, and served in
the L. =. army till Sept. ;. 1863. After
| the war l went TO farming till my health
failed. l now reside in Carter County.
THE first fight witnessed was at
Rogersville. Tenn, where our fight only
lasted few hours. in which the john
MES took their flight.
"My next fight was at Greeneville, Tenn,
where Gen. Morgan was killed. and we
captured most of his staff with many
other prisoners.
1.-The battle of Morristown, Tenn. was
| one where the rebels were completely
being captured.
1--WE went to Wythevile Va. where we
had n very hot skirmish and captured IL
pieces of artillery. and on our return
captured and tore up the King Salt Works
i'm Virginia.
ments-too numerous to mention. but at
no time was the 18th Tenn. Cav. ever
found to shirk its duty.
Our last service was through the
South in search of Jefferson Davis, but
did not receive the honor Of his capture.
He was captured by a Michigan regiment.
"My full command was Go. q. 18th
Tenn. Cav. Third Brigade, Fourth Diyi-
sion. Twenty-thiId Corps, Army of the
Cumberland"
HERE IS A LATE CONFESSION.
Comrade ]. l.. Stratten. Co. G. 10th
ILL.,. writes from Colorado: Com
rade ]. r. -. Go. II. 18th
Ohio. Don't worry any more over
your 90 pounds of flour and the big
pone: / stole all of them. on Christmas
night. 1863. near Blaines Crossroads.
while you slept l wore the poncho out
out here. over the range. Mart Vincent.
l.. ID. Baugh. Geo. Horton and / ate the
pone on the ground. and in the morning
was much interested in watching you
search for the plumber. / remember you
quite we'll. You are the comrade who
| at Messy Greek, as you will remember"
MAI. z. APPLINGToN's DEATH.
Comrade d. p. Spencer. Corporal, Co.
i, and COmmissary Sergeant, eth Ill.
Cav. writes from Illinois: I'm the
! c. III. Robinson. Co. l, 41th H.. in cor
| recting Comrade T. J. Cooks statement
of Feb. 1S. egarding the killing of Maj.
II. Appleton (ApplingtOnl. fails to make
the correction clear. Maj. Il. Applington
| did not belong to either the Sth nor the
ILL., Cav. and was killed in the fight at
Pennington. Miss. May 8. 1862. Capt.
III. G. Nelson. of Co. X. was promoted to
Major, vice II. ApplingtOn. killed in action.
! was a member of Co. X. and was in
the fight when the Major was killed."
BUCKEYE BATTERY BOYS HELPED THE
HOLSTERS.
| Comrade VIM. Newcomb writes from
South Dakota see J.: r. aIo Mcbride of
troops at the battle of Wild Cat. Ky, but
the 33d Ind. My company CB, LIST Ohio
L. Al. commanded by Capt. Standard.
| took hand in that affair. The night be-
fore we camped on Rock Castle River,
having come from Camp Dick Robinson.
) We had just eaten breakfast when some
# WOifOrd's men came flying into camp
md we Immediately harnessed up and
| went to the top Of Wild Cat on the run.
| We got there just as ZOllicoffer was at
tacking the position held by the 33d Ind.
Us the rebels came around bend i'm the
| Hills to attack the 33d our battery let the
whole six guns into them, with fearful
| fleet. | do not remember now 40 years
| lfter) that the infantry did any more
| lighting; but Zollicoffer brought a couple
# cannon into play, which were nowhere.
IS. by the second volley from our guns
We knocked them all to pieces. We fol-
owed LOllicOffer as far as London and
remained there few days. when we
| marched to Somerset Ky. and camped
| there till the fight of Mill Springs. where
| Ioliicoffer was killed. He was a fine
looking man."
| VOICE FROM AN ESTRAY.
| Comrade Geo. w. Davies. Co. X, 30th
H., and Regimental Hospital Steward.
writes Nearly 40 years ago | shook
hands with the survivors of the old Both
| LII. veteran reg ment. and came back to
the land Of my early youth. In the in
| terval have seen but one member of that
command-Benj. X. Knapp-meeting him
on the cars at birmingham, Mass, in
1877. 1t has been a lonely tramp since
but the Eastern solder has but little in
| common with those of the West, and i,
| has not been my fortune to meet any of
the old regiment at the two National En-
campmentS l nave been privileged to at
| tend | have lived in the memor es of the
| olden days-of Belmont, Forts Henry and
| Donelson, Atlanta. Britton's Lane. and
| the march across Georgia. OH how nv
heart would bound. if, at the Encampment
here in Boston. | might grasp the hand
of some comrade of those days! | shall
scout heartily for them and l beg that
any one intending to come on will address
me at IL Hews street, Cambridgeport
Mass. that | may be on the lookout for
them, and break this long loneliness.
SCATTERING.
Comrade O. w. Owen, Wayne CITY.
ILL.,. writes: What can you tell me about
n s. bill l have? 1t is dated 1918; was
issued by Manufacturers Bank of Chill
| licOthe?'
Comrade ]. ]. Simmons, Co. l, 3Sth Ind,
| writes from California: '.Comrade
| Straw. 9th Pa. Cav. says there were only
two regiments from Pennsylvania at Perry
ville ky.-9th Cav. and 10Th Emf My
| recollection is that the 18th Pa. was there.
in Starkweather's Brigade, of Rousseau's
| Division"
Comrade T. C. Murphy, 31st ILL.,, writes
from Mississippi: please allow me
to amend Capt Belknap's directions for
roast shoat. The Captain says: Be sure
the shoat is dead; then put him into the
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