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Just How Fort Gregg was Captured.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / have
seen many articles about the charge at
Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Va. One. man
does not see all, but he sees more in a
charge than he wants to see. April 2.
1869, we took two forts on Hatcher's Run
/ belonged to Second Brigade. Second Di-
vision. Twelfth Corps. Our brigade was
o4th Pa, 23d ILL.,. 18th w. Va. and 116th
Ohio. AS soon as we had taken the forts
on Hatcher's Run VIC were ordered out
along the line on quick time. After
marching some distance we got orders to
donble-qnick, which we did for about
mile, under the brow of the hill; then
formed line, fixed bayonets, and charged
We went for the fort while the rebels
played on us with shell from five other
forts, and with canister from Fort Gregg
We would go ahead a little. then fall to
the ground to dodge the canister; then at
it again. When we got there we found it
hard to get in. There was ditch nearly
around the fort, eight feet deep and IL
feet wide. The First Brigade, First Divi-
sion was there, but did not take the fort,
and could not get away without great loss
OF men: and our brigade went over them,
and then into the fort and fought the
rebels hand to hand until there were but
few Of them left alive; for they would not
surrender until we forced their arms from
them. They had beea drinking whisky
anu suhpoWder. Inc Ixth w. va. nag
was the first flag planted, on Fort Gregg,
after losing three fa4rhearers. Private
Fogston being the last pns. to fall-on the
top of the fort. He beImged to Co. III.
18th w. Va. The last man who planted
the flag on the fort wasi presented gold
medal: and our flag waxs xspresented with an
Gaiiantrs. by Gen. GIbibp@, lip at Rich Richmond, nd
after we returned FROM 'Nhe Appomattox.
where Lee surrendered, al have talked
First Division. asked them why they
did not take Fort Grsgs,T They said: 20,
we got stampeded and could not rally
again." All honor to them, for they did
what they could. am sure they were in
the charge at Fort GreggrT. w. HIBBs,
Co. +. 18th w. Va, Graysfat. w. Va.
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facts in regard to the disposition Of the
Adjutant's body.
After both armies had passed by, his
body was found by one of the servants of
Miss Lane, near whose home the battle
was fought. He notified his mistress, who
was acquainted with the Adjutant, he hav-
ing been doing provost duty with his bat
talon of the 9TH Pa. Cav, at and near her
home. Miss Lane ordered the body brought
into the house, and the next morning had
1t buried near by, marking the grave, so
that il could be readily found if his friends
should return. She kindly cut off a lock
of his hair and sent it by mail to his heart
broken mother, who greatly appreciated the
act, coming as ii did from stranger in
the enemy's country. The following Mon
day bis father. the Colonel of the 9TH Pa.
Cav, sent some of his officers and a Sur
geon, had the body disinterred, placed in a
metallic casket, brought to Nashville, and
placed in a vault, where it remained until
the following November, when it was for
warded to his old home in Pottsville, Pa,
where he was buried in the family grave
lot. followed to his last resting place on
this earth by one of the largest military
funerals ever known at that place.
Thirty years after the Adjutant's death
Lieut.. Brody, of the Confederate army,
secured the sash which he wore when
killed and sent it on to the Commander
of George g. Meade Post, 1, Department
of Pennsylvania, where it was presented
to the widow. Mrs. Elmira Wynkoop, now
residing in Philadelphia, by Commander c.
Harry Davis, in the presence of large
number of the veterans and invited friends
1t IS needless to say that the widow and
three children, George G.. Wynkoop. Jr.. of
Gloucester, y. j.; Mrs. Amanda Harvey,
and Mrs. Annie Reed. of Philadelphia,
cherish that sash. as well as the motive of
Lieut.. Brody in securing and forwarding
than ir<.fa cf
united North and South.
One other noticeable thing was a glow
ing description of BLACK Bess," the horse
that Morgan rode. He told of the great
beauty of form, as well as the great spirit
and endurance of the horse, and said she
friend and admirer, and on one occasion,
In fierce charge, she broke the curb of
her bride and became unmanageable for
a time: carrying her rider far beyond his
comrades. He then told how Morgan at
last was obliged to give her up. never to see
or hear OF her any more. He says: 1.-The
1anks were pressing us very hard, and we
rode on TO the Cumberland River, near
Lebanon. Tenn. where we all got in a boat
that We found there, and got safely across.
leaving the horses on the river bank. As
soon as We reached the shore Serg't Tom
TO bring Black Bess' over, but the Yanks
had reached the shore first, and drove him
back"
She fell into good hands, as happen to
know. Capt. Darts company of the 7th
ia. Cav. being the first to arrive on the
and turned her over to Col. Wynkoop, who
shipped her TO Pottsville Pa, where she
was kept in the family as a trophy, and
was admired by all who saw her. After
she became feeble from age she was sent
to the farm Of Capt. Dart and kept on the
rod fsf on1
(horsel military honors.-JosEPH p. PAX
SON, Oaklette, Va.
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has such good, wholesome, patriotic read
ing in it that l can't get along without il.
L have been working for il among the old
boys around here for years, and am still
putting in good word for it whenever q
chance presents itself.
Il am drawing a pension of $12 per
month for the last two years under 1890
law. l own 200 acres Of this black dirt,
which these hands of mine have dug out
with the assistance of her whom / have
spoken about above. Good by, and may.
success attend you in your business"
PATRIOTIC BROTHERS.
Comrade Hood, of Cooley, Okla, writes:
Il was the youngest of three brothers who
served in the war of the rebellion. The
oldest, /. l.. Hood, served in the 47th Wis;
NJ. s. Hood, 7th Ill. Cav, and myself in
the Seth and 59th Ill. l enlisted i'm GO,
and served two years and three months,
reaching home Jan. 6, 1866. Am at present
holding down claim in Woodward Co.,
Okla. Will be 5S years old in July next"
A sTAYER.
Comrade N. Warren, of Glens Falls, N.
Y, writes: Il served in the civil war, en-
listing at the opening in the 22d N. Y,
and was wounded in the right wrist at the
second battle Of Bull Run. When my time
was out l ree1isted in the I'd Vet. Cav,
and stayed until the war ended"
HIS MEMORABLE DAY.
Comrade Samuel +. McCloud writes
from Long Branch, N. j.: Il was mus
tered into the service May 80, 1861; got
well peppered by the rebels a few times
down at the front and was mustered out
May 80, 1864. The day was my memo
rable anniversary. and when May 80 was
made Memorial Day it became sacred to
me-"
CoMRADE GUTcHEs's TESTAMENT.
Comrade T. II. Martin, Co. G, 5Sth
to find James III. Clutches, 125th ILL.,, az
l have New Testament that picked up
on the battlefield OF Atlanta, a few days
after the battle. bearing his name. Can
you put me in communication with him or
his relatives2 have q great desire foe
them to have the relic"
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THR NATIONAL TRBNE wAsa1NaToN D. G. THURSDAY 80

behind him. answered. by pressing my re-
volver against his hack and commanding
silence. He was at once disarmed and
placed in charge of p Corporal, with or
ders to shoot if he $ayeSa Sany alarm. We
then moved on. The Lieutenant rejected
flank fire empty our Coils revolving rifles
and then charge with fevolvers, on the
ground that we should kill many citizens.
So we moved on; the horSemen. whose line
extended across the pike. opened pas
sage for us, and We passed Through. As
the rear company passeslya gun was fired.
At once there was commotion. / never
knew whether our mqn or an enemy fired;
but it ignited magazine, A running fight
commenced. revolvers9 only being used: |
do not think that many. if any. of those
in the line Of the company joined in the
melee, but retreated in hot haste. Yet
there were plenty of fighters left; for as
soon as the first shot was fired, mounted
squad. who had apparently started out to
call upon some friend. az they seemed to
be mostly officers. attacked our squad in
front. A lively mix-up ensued. The dam
several of whom slipped out. apparently
badly wounded Others slipped out, un-
doubtedly having emptied their revolvers.
The firing had ceased, and the company,
having in their running fight got some dis
tance ahead of the command. was halted.
was Okueicu DuSh W lOOh altcE OHe VI
two who had struggled. and to ascertain
why the column had halted back where the
fight commenced. l had not proceeded far
before l met private Edward Alexander.
He seemed dazed, and fell from his horse
when l accosted him. He did not know
he was wounded. or how he got wounded,
as he was not in the skirmish. l COM
menced to dismount. when two men whom
had heard coming down the pike and who
| supposed, were coming from the COM
mand with orders, on seeing me, in the
darkness, rode up on either side of my
one presented at my head. Mine at the
same time, was being silently withdrawn
from its holster and made ready for use.
l called their attention to the man on the
ground. whom they had not before noticed.
They both turned quickly to him. when
gave each a shot, which unhorsed both.
Just then two others were approaching
down the pike, and on the flash of my gun
both shot at me- Concluding that l had
got to where Morgan's men were too thick,
| lit out for the company. l had gone but
short distance when l heard another shot.
and felt that poor wounded Alexander was
dead, which proved to be the case. A re-
volver held so close to his heart as to burn
his shirt showed how he died.
Capt. Dickey had stopped to assist Capt.
Jones into house and to receive from him
photos Of his wife and daughters, and his
commission as Major, on which he had not
vet mustered These. with aEletter from
Capt. Dickey, were forwarded to his fam
lily at Crab Orchard. We continued our
march to Munfordville, arriving there in
the morning. Our loss was one man
(Alexanier) and one horse Several men
received shots through their clothing; but
none had their throats cut. The enemy
had several wounded.-H. NJ. HEMPsTEAD,
Captain, Co. NJ, I'd Mich. Cav, Stanton,
Mich
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LOST DISCHARGES.

Those comrades who have been so nm
fortunate as to lose or misplace their dis
charges will be interested to know that
Mr.. Il. w. shoppell, attorney, will make
speciality OF securing duplicate dis
charge" or certificate of discharge for
such comrades. Especially is this i'm
portant at this time, owing to the fact
that soldiers OF the civil war and their
widows have special advantages in the
opening OF the Indian reservations, and
the discharge papers or certi6cate of dis
charge are required. The fee for secur-
ing certificate of discharge Is $500. Ad.
dress B. w. Shoppell, $50 Pa. Ave. d.
". Washington, D. 9.
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HIM."
was on another road, marching for Glas-
cow. We neared the town at dusk, and
saw at once that the citizens were looking
for Morgan. ! have before me a copy of
the diary of the Orderly Sergeant Of Co.
NJ, in which was written his account of
the affair, from which l will quote:
AS We reached the corner of the Court
House Square saw the two men riding
in advance few yards halt a youth on
horseback; on riding forward I saw his
nervousness while stating that he lived
there and was going over to his aunt's.
soon induced him to acknowledge that he
was one of Morgan's men and that they
were then entering the town. Sending him
back to Capt. Dickey, he ordered Lieut..
Darrow to move on and get through with
out a fight IL possible: We at once ad-
vanced; moving along the south side of the
square, then north again, on the Louisville
pike. Darkness was now upon us ; but by
the lights in the business places on north
side OF the square we saw a long line OF
horsemen at halt. and being warmly well
coined BY the citizens. Just here q man,
apparently an officer, rode up to the head
OF column and challenged. being just
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SNAKE CREEK GAP.
Gen. Thomas's Proposition to Take the Army
Of the Cumberland and Attack Johpston's.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In read
ing Dom Piatts Life of Gen. George III.
Thomas, / came across the statement that
Gen. Thomas offered to take his army {the
army of the Cumberland), numbering
$1,000 electives, and march through Snake
reek Gap, while the balance. of the army,
der Gen. Sherman, continued to make
nonstrations in front of Rocky Face
re; Thomas by marching through the
you'd cut off Gen. Johnstons cOnnec-
tn his dep0ts at Resaca and force
battle. or else to retreat toward the
through broken and barren country.
ERE it would be very difficult to march or
20 maintain a large army
J Col. Piatt states that when this plan
was submitted to Sherman by Thomas he
declined to let Thomas take the Army of
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Comrade f. B. Davis, of Roseville, ILL.,,
writes: Il was born Feb. 2S, 1884. in
Mercer Co., Pa. In 1850 my father moved
to Mahoing CO.. Ohio, and in 80 moved
to Wood Co., Ohio. In the Fall of '55 l
went to the north shore Of Lake Superior.
near the head of the lake. In the Spring
Of '5S made my way on foot to ST. Paul,
and then down the Mississippi to Burling-
ton, Iowa, and from there to Roseville
Warren Co., ILL.,, from which place l en-
listed in August, '62, in the 83d Ill. for
three years, or during the war. l lacked
little over month Of putting in the full
three years.
Il am a farmer, but have retired, and
am now living in the town of Roseville,
Warren Co., Ill.
Il married, in 1860, Miss Rebecca r.
GOssett, an estimable lady and true help
meet, who travelled the rough way and
shared in all our joys and sorrows for Al
years; when the Master took her. She was
the mother of four children-two boys and
two girls: one boy and one girl survive her.
She sOldiered with me about 10 months in
Tennessee, at Fort Donelson and Clarks-
vile.
MY soldering was mostly garrison duty.
was in one little fight at Fort Donelson
on Feb. 3, '63, when Wheeler, Wharton
and Forrest attacked us about 1 O'clock
p. M, and fought us until after dark.
Then the gunboatS came up and shelled
them out and they skedaddled from there.
and the gunboats got all the glory for the
victory; but the fighting was all over when
they came on the scene. History records
the rest. had four brothers in the army.
We were in three different regiments, as
follows: One in the 21st Ohio, two in the
11th iii. Cav. and two in the SD Ill. Two
veteranized, and not one Of us got
scratch, which l think was marvellous.
considering the battles that some of us
participated in. One was in the Hornets
Nest at Stone River, and came out un-
harmed. He is dead now.
Il am Methodist, and have been over
40 years, and Republican through and
through. am in favor Of q service PEN
sion first, last and all the time. / have
been q reader OF the best soldiers paper
printed, The National Tribune, almost
since it started. love to read it as it
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EARNED A PENSION, SURELY.

UNKNOWN.
Comrade Fl. C. Thompson, of Salem.
Ind, gives slight clew in the following
letter to the disappearance of soldier.
Can anybody help locate the relatives?
Sometime in July or August, 1865, a
regiment OF Illinois soldiers passed through
our town on their way home to be mustered
out of the service and paid off. The
train stopped at the station and some of
them reported they had lost a man some
where, but. did not know where. In a short
time sonle one reported that a man had
been killed at covered bridge a short
distance east Of town. Some Of our boys
went up there and found that a soldier
had been knocked off the train and killed.
We brought him to town and had him bu-
or anything about him to identify him, only
we know he belonged to the Illinois regi-
ment that had just passed through here.
His grave is marked Unknown and is
always decorated every 3Oth of May by
Samuel Ried Post and w. r. c., and L. of
G. A. +. Thinking that some of his rela
tives or comrades who read The National
Tribune might see this and would like to
hear something more about the circum-
stances of this soldiers death is the reason
for writing this. If anything further is
wanted, write to me and l will give all
particulars as far as | know them.'
CALIFORNIA IN 1849.
COmrade Thomas SteerS-WhO does not
state where he served-writes from 4O5' Il.
52d ST. New York City. that he has long
watched these columns for the address Of
some comrade who was California Forty
miner. as he was; but he has not been
gratified, and would like to hear from some
OF them. He went to California in 1S49,
at the age of 19, and returned in SO. He
attended the National Encampment at San
Francisco hoDing to meet a G. A. r. COM
rade who was a Forty miner, but did not
find one: Met companion who made the
voyage from New York to San Francisco
in lS49 with him; these two so far as they
knoW, being the only survivors of the 81
passengers on that ship.
LIES TO SWAP.
James Smith, who must have been in the
service. since he is in a Soldiers Home
National Military Home, Montgomery
County, o., fails to state what
regiment he served in-writes: "Who
was Busnsideis Orderly in July, 1854
II that man is alive I want his
address, so that can swap lies with him.
was in Burnside's tent talking very pri-
vateiy with him about me going into Peters
burg. was in my shirt sleeves, white and
brown cotton checked shirt: when dis
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-20
OUR LOWER MORAL LEVEL.
The Language Being Changed by
Coinage Of Polite Terms to
Fit Criminal Acts.

Our language and vocabulary, with
our growing slackness, are changing.
We are carrying things otherwise in
supportable) with a laugh, and coming
phrases for the purpose, says Every
body's Magazine. AS has been said, we
are still sensitive to such coarse words
as thief and "steal" but it is vain to
deny among ourselves that certain I'M
challenged doings of to-day forcibly
suggest those terms. So we save our
face with an indulgent gayety not devoid
of humor. We give twist and turn
to the rapidly changing English Ian
guage, and the ugly words disappear in
the process. When conductor steals
a fare we loosely remark that he is
Knocking down on the company; !"
when we steal ride from the same COM
pany and conductor, we laughingly re-
fer to our success in beating the game: ;"
when we bride we merely Influence" or
square things" when We. are bribed we
collect assessments or rebates" or
commissions" or "retainers" and so on.
until we reach grave definition of
.shonest graf" which would be more
humorous If so many people did not feel
that the term supplied them withs q
long-feit want. Now these expressions
and Others like them may bear strong
resemblance to thieves slang, but they
merely reflect the language Of people
unconsciously retreating to q lower
moral level,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-20
DR.. WilIiam.on swears,

Yorktown, Ark, Jan. 18th Last week
statement was published from Leland
Williamson, M. d., Of this place, to the
effect that Dodd's Kidney Pills are the
best medicine for all Kinney Diseases and
that he uses them with uniform success
in his. daily practice. -,
No one who knows DR.. Williamson will
doubt for a moment the complete truth
of his fearless declaration, but to com.
pletely clinch the matter in the minds OF
those who may not have the pleasure OF
personal acquaintance with this celebrated
physician, DR.. Williamson has appeared
before Mr.. H. E. Greene, j. r. for Mont
gomery county, and made sworn state
ment.
In this sworn statement the doctor has
cited number of cases which have been
completely cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Here is case No. /:
Henry Hall, ST., age IS. an American,
attacked with Malaria Haematuria or
Swamp Fever, temperature ranged from
l0l to los, highly coated tongue, constie
pated bowels, hemorrhage or passage ct
blood from Kidneys, used febrifuge and
Dodd's Kidney Pills to relieve the m
fammation and congested condition OF
Kidneys and to render the urine bland
and non-irritatine. Recovery complete
after two months treatment OF the fiiis.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-20

producing clock which Is the only ono
of its kind in the world. says the New
York Herald
This 40-year timepiece is Is inches in
diameter and weighs Is pounds. The
movement is SO geared that the barrel
wheel. containing the handspring, re-
wolves only once in 2 n years. When this
wheel has made Sc revolutions somebody
will have to give the key II turns. The
clock will then be wound up for an
other 40 years. The first wheel from
the barrel wheel crawls around at the
rate of one turn year. The dial plate is
six inches in diameter. The movement
is full jeweled. The cork is put in
Theoretically sealed glass case, and it
will work in vacuum, thus lessening
fraction and preventing the oil from dry
ing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-02-20
SCARLET FEVER GERM.
OR. Frank b. Mallory. Of Harvard, Al.
nOunces Its Discovery In Au-
thoritative Form.

DIR. Frank Burr Mallory. Of Boston.
Mass, associate professor of pathology
at Harvard medical school, has attracted
much attention among medical men by
his paper announcing his discovery ct
the germ which causes scarlet fever.
Mr.. Mallory stated that the skin OF
four patients affected by scarlet fever
who died in their eruptive stage he had
found a series of bodies which closely
resembled the various development
stages of protozoon.
While many of the common infectious
diseases are due to bacteria, the low
est form of vegetable life, a certain
number are due to protocol, the lowest
form of animal life OF the latter dis.
eases the best known and the most
studied are the malarial fevers, of which
three distinct varieties are recognized.
In these malarial diseases the pro-
stozoa. or hemosporidia. as they are
called, live and develop in the blood.
Here they pass through, however, only
an asexual development. If these nj
cro-organisms in the human blood are