The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-12-14
Loss 125 I'm Is Minutes.

Comrade w. ]. Boone. Co. X, 125th
ILL.,, writes from Grape Creek, ILL.,. that
he read with interest the article OF M.
j. Clerihan, 10th Ill, about Kenesaw.
But he stopped too soon,'' says Com
rade Boon. Dan MoCook's Brigade
consisted OF the s5th. seth and 125th
ILL.,, SD Ohio and 22d Ind. We had
the lead, and lost 125 men in Is min
utes. Our Colonel was 0. r. Harmon
l agree with Comrade Clerihan that
some one made an awful blunder there.
l don't know whether it was JEFF Da-
Wis, Pap Thomas or Sherman; but 1
hardly think 1t was Pap Thomas, for
he was very careful of his men. Some
one has said he never made a mistake
| got through with q small scratch
One bullet tore one side Of my hat
out; another struck my canteen. / Wis
tied the spot three years ago. The
works are still well preserved It ap-
strongest part Of the enemys works."
For the Men Behind the Guns.
Comrade c. D. Tyler. Co. B, 10th N.
7. II. A., writes from Scappoose. Ore,
to say that he favors doing away with
the Pension Boards and Homes, and
believes there should be a per diem
pension for all surviving soldiers Of the
civil war. He says this Government is
liberal enough in its dealings with nom
soldiers and men of high rank, but
when 1t comes to the men who faced
death by bullet and disease that this
Nation might live, the Government sud-
denly becomes very economical and
niggardly. He figures out that since
the war the members Of the Pension
Boards have received the sum of ST.
1000, which should have gone to the
men who served behind the guns.
II am subscriber Of the old soldiers
friend, The National Tribune" writes
Smith A. Day, Co. /, cpd Ohio, from
Little Hooking, O., land 1 prize the
paper very highly. My grandparents
on my fathers side were the parents of
20 chfldren-13 girls and seven boys.
Nineteen grew to be men and women
and raised large families, my father
being the youngest. They came from
New Jersey to Pennsylvania, thence to
Ohio. Grandfather's name was Samuel
Day. One son, Israel Day, volunteered
i'll the Union army in the civil war at
the age Of "a years. He gave his age
to the recruiting officer as A years,
and was assigned to the I'd Ohio H. A.
He lived to the age of "a. Should any
of the Day family read this 1 would
be glad to correspond with them"
Maine Regiments.
Comrade John o. Rice, Portland,
Me-, says that he notices very little in
The National Tribune from Maine regi-
ments. He asks why correspondence
cannot be secured for these commands
as their records were equal to any other
in the service.
Comrade w. H. Hickman, Corporal.
Co. L, 4th Iowa Cav, writes about the
A. j. Smith raid from Memphis, in
which the raiding party had several
brisk encounters with the enemy. The
men Of the 4th Iowa Cav. used the
Spencer magazine guns for the first
time on this raid, and gave the rebs
several surprise parties by the rapidity
of their rifle fire.
Sam r. Murray, Paris, KY, writes a
letter of inquiry regarding the seamen
who were on board the U. S. Flagship
Pensacola from 1873 to 1880. If they
remember "Shannigan,' who was port
fore royal yardman, and whose real
name was James w. Houston, the writ
er would like to have them correspond
with him at GIG w. Goth street, Indian
apolis, Ind.
Comrade ]. H. Powell, of Bertram,
Tex, would like to know if any of the
old boys are still living who served
with him in Co. A, 18th Tenn, or Co.
X, 10th Tenn. If so, he would like to
correspond with them while we are
yet able to answer roll call" How
he asks, remember our for
ward march from Bulls Gap to Green
vile, Tenn. 2"
Comrade Nelson Purcell, Co. E, 9th
Ind, writes from Cumback, Ind, to
thank The National Tribune for the
interest it takes in the dear old COM
rades of the war Of the rebellion" He
says the Reunion Of the 9th Ind. at
indianapolis was most enjoyable af-
fair. He believes it does the old COM
rades good to attend the Reunions, and
odds that lit will not be long before
the last roll CALI will be answered by
them ALL" Comrade Purcell speaks of
the great losses at Antietam and other
fights in which his regiment participat-
ed.
Comrade ]. B. Thatcher, Co. D, 4th
Wis. Cav. would like to hear from
some of his old comrades. His address
is Laredo, Tex. He enlisted at Kilber
City. Columbia County. Wis, under
Capt. Bailey, and was honorably dis
charged at Brownsville, Tex. in 1866,
and has lived on the border ever since |
Comrade H. Kitchens. Co. c, Sd Ark. |
Cav in letter from Eureka Gal