The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-06-02

of that Colonial and Color Sergeant? l
was so backward and innocent that
would take nothing. Now | am in power
ty. in Soldiers Home, and know | am
entitled to- those things. If you can help
me any | will be glad
FIGHT AT MoNocAcY.
Comrade S. T. Long. Champaign. Ill.,,
writes: Not long ago, talking with a for
mer rebel Captain, who was in the fight
at Monocacy, July ., 1S64-where | also
took part, in the Union lines-I told him
about good account of that engagement
that appeared years ago-in the early Ds.
! | think--ln the only soldiers paper. and
he asked ME to try To get Il copy of the
article. 1t was written by correspondent
whose address was Frederick City, Md
Can yOu, or any comrade. give me the
name of the correspondent and his present
address and tell me the date Of publication
Of the history i'm The National Tribune :
would like to hear from him. personally.
MUST BE AMONG OUR OLDEST.
q. w. Lindley writes from South Au-
burn, Nebr: Some years ago | prosec,I-
ted a pension claim for Thos. r. Sauls,
Mo. l have not seen him since 1893. but
had letter from him recently. He was
born in August, 1904, and if he lives till
August next. he will be 100 years old
and l expect that he will. He is an ex-
ceptiOnal man; never sick: takes no medi-
zines, gets around to- all Reunions. writes
a good, steady hand. | notice now and
then, some one claims to be the oldest liv-
ing soldier. Serg't Sauls was soldier
both in the Mexican and the civil war
1T WAS a GALLANT BATTERY
Frank +. Emery, Prison Guard at Con
cord Junction. Mass, writes: II enlisted
i'm 1864 ut the age of Is, as Il recruit in
the I'd Me. l.. A., and was mustered out
| with the battery June IT, 1860. | could
| not command words to express my pride
| in having served with that organization
| Il comrade of the best and whitest set of
men | have ever known. 1t was good
battery, with a good record for gallant
conduct in action and general efficiency i'm
the service. At Fredericksburg it lost So
horses. and several of It's guns were
dragged off by hand. At Gettysburg, also
Halls Battery bore a conspicuous part
Its first Captain. Davis Tillson. and its
second Captain. JAS \. Hall, both attained
| the rank of Brigader-Gencra. Capt. A
+. Thomas, who commanded the battery
| in the Wilderness, and Capt. Chas. Stubbs
| its last commander, both won promotion
from the ranks through intermediate
grades. The recent death Of Capt. w. "
| Timer, for many years Sheriff of Knox
| Co, Me-, leaves Capt. Stubs. Of Newport
4 . IL
manders of as fine battery as ever unlim
bered gun in action. The remaining sur
vivOrs of the battery are dispersed from
| Maine to California, and but few get tC
the annual Reunions. l believe that ev
| cry one of them is in favor of the service
pension bill so ably advocated by The
| National Tribune"
WHY WAS MOTT NOT PAID?
Levi Mott, Co. +, 18th Mo-, Kansas
City, Kans.. writes: what became oil
John Shader? He fell by my side, at the
bursting of rebel shell, as we went M
the ridge at Resaca, Ga. l have the rolls
who drew clothing at Atlanta-the first
we drew on that campaign. About 30 OF
us got that far. From there l was Sent
to the hospital at Chattanooga and have
never received dollar yet for my serv
| ices"
| LIBERAL REWARD.
]. p. Naus, Co. III, 18th Ohio, Forest
o.. offers the following reward: Il will
give a loaf Of prehistoric bread and a bis
cut from an antediluvian corn pone to the
| cOmrade first returning to me in good con
ditiOn my poncho and the 20 pounds OF
-four and the big pone that were tied ND il
it. The gum blanket and contents were
stolen from me Christmas night, 1853
near Blains Crossroads. while on the
march to New Market and Messy Creek
Don't all rush for another feast; the re-
ward is for only the first one who re-
turns the goods. No doubt you had O
feast while went hungry!
| WHO KNOWS, WHO?
Comrade ]. j. Long, Denver, Colo.
writes: Some time since your paper said
that the 139th Pa. and another regiment
buried the dead after the second Bull
Run battle Our regiment, 130th Pa, &C
cording to the onicial report, buried 1889