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Capture Of Spanish Fort.

Editor National Tribune: I noticed
In a recent communication In your COL
umns. from j. w. Lacock, that he
called down" comrade Of the Thir-
tcenth Corps for saying that the Six
tcenth Corps was not In at the charge
OH Spanish Fort, and that 1t was the
Thirteenth Corps that charged and
captured the fort. l am with the COM
rade Of the Thirteenth Corps. for that
corps was commanded by Gen. Gordon
Granger, and ! was a member of II
and know what / am talking about.
was In the brigade commanded by Col
Grier, being a member Of Co. A, 18th
Ill.
comrade Lacock says the Sixteenth
Corps captured the works He is
wrong, for our brigade was the first to
enter Spanish Fort. My regiment
charged in about 0 p. m, April 8. In
the charge we crossed over two lines
Of torpedoes. The rebs broke and fled
along the bay shore toward Fort
Tracey. We captured a few prisoners
but do not remember how many.
After we had taken the fort our feet
session OF 1t, continued to fire on the
fort for about an hour before the Sig
nal Corps could stop them. Now, II
there was any other corps at Spanish
Fort except the Thirteenth 1 never
heard OF 1t. The next day we went to
rdAciy 10 uelp zen. steele, put we ar
rived there half hour too late. AS
the charge was over. no troops from
Spanish Fort took part in 1t, of course
Mr.. Lacock says the Thirteenth CORPS
charged into Spanish Fort three hourf
after 1t had been taken by the Sixteenth
Corps. The fact u.s. the Thirteenth Corps
took Spanish Fort, and the Sixteenth
Corps didn't know about 1t until the
Eext day. Try again, Mr.. Lacock.-
William Stropes. Co. A, 2Sth ILL.,, Thir-
teenth Corps. Highland Falls, N. z.
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Good American Fighting Stock.

Comrade E. N. r. Oil, Battery C,
9Th U. S. Art, Easton, Pa, came of a
good old fighting family. He not only
served with honor in the war with Mex
leo, but also shouldered a musket and
saw service with the colors during the
civil war. His great-grandfather and
grandfather were both in the Revolu-
tionary army and fought the red coats
at Bunker Hill, where Betsy Ross's flag
was unfurled. afterwards my grand
father frequently held me on his knee
and told me of the hardships Gen.
Washington's soldiers had to endure"
says Comrade Oil. I'm 1912 my grand
father, William F. Oil, was a Captain
OF a company Of Tennesseans 1 also
had an uncle, my mothers eldest broth
er, Isaac Rothrock, who fought on
Long Island, N. Y
Il was known as the baby of the
family. and in 1916. when the Mexican
Light Company X, 1st U. S. Art, under
Capt. Francis Taylor, and Cadet
Thomas J. (StonewalD Jackson was my
first drill-master. My military record
in the war with Mexico shows that I
was in the Battle of Monterey, Sept.
Fl, %, %. "a, 1916 (Gen. Scott); Bonn
bardment and Capture of Vera Cruz,
March Is, -, 20, 81, 1847; Cero Gordo,
April Is; Contreras and Cherubusco,
Aug. 10 and 20; Moline del Ray, Sept.
8, and Chapultepec, Sept. IL and 49,;
also the siege and capture Of the City
Of Mexico, Sept. IA, 1847
My record as Sergeant, Battery C.,
5th U. S. Art, in the civil war fol-
lows:
Mechanicsville, June 28; Malvern
Hill. July |; Bull Run. Aug. 20 and 80;
South Mountain, Sept. 16; Antietam,
Sept. IT and IS: Fredericksburg, Dec.
-, 1862; Charlottesville; May 1, and
3; Gettysburg. July and 3; Mine Run.
Nov. %. 1868; in 1864 re-enlisted for
three years, after which took part in
the battles of the Wilderness, Poe
River, Spotsylvania, Shelton's Farm,
Cold Harbor. Deep Bottom, Peters,
burg, ETC., in 1864-'65.
When the war was over was honora-
bly, discharged from the United States
service at Fortress Monroe, Va.
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RECITALS AND "REMINISCENCES.
Stories Emneny Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.
Twenty-third Corps. got them, and got
the credit of capturing them

Twenty-third Corps. got them. and goi
the credit of capturing them
Maj. F. A. Atwater, commanding off,
Ger of the AID ILL.,, in his official report
says: 1--WE tried as we'll as we could to
hold the works, but were forced back
to the second line, where the regiment
halted and remained until midnight
Very soon after we came to the second
line of works a rebel color-bearer ran
up onto the works, and Corpl John H
Smith, Co. E, shot the man and took
the flag, and just then a line officer OF
the 104th Ohio demanded the flag. The
Corporal demonstrated, but finally had
to give it to the officer. Private John
MOllison, Co. B. captured one flag
which was taken from him by some
officer of the same regiment, and Enoch
Brown, private of Co. K, picked UP
three battlefiags, which were taken
from him by the Colonel of the same
regiment I04th Ohio, Twenty-third
Corps)."
Col. John @. Lane. 9th Ohio, COM
handing Wagner's Second Brigade, in
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PAIR OF REBEL PANTS.
Came Near Involving q New York Vol.
unteer Of Sherlnan's Army In Serious
Trouble.

Came Near Involving a New York Vol
unteer OF SherInan's Army In Serious
Trouble.
Comrade Frank Delong. Co. G, 60th
N. Y, st. Petersburg, Fla, says that
while he was with Sherman marching
through Georgia, and Immediately after
the battle Of Peach Tree Creek. 1t came
into his mind that he would like to see
Marietta, as he had heard so much talk
of the place.
80 I took a French furlough." he
writes, land with the railroad for my
guide I struck out. l had concluded
that I would like to exchange my blue
pants for pair Of rebel gray. 1 soon
came to a house, where 1 made the ex-
change. The house was about two miles
from Marietta, and I started for the
city. When near Marietta / observed
that the place was full of Yankee SOL
diers I did not want them to see me
in my rebel pants, SO I passed to one
side and took refuge in a big shanty.
thought of returning to my regiment,
but night came on and / was hungry.
But I passed on, and came to a house,
and went in and asked for something
to eat.
and they got supper for me; but while
they were getting 1t ready two Yankee
soldiers came in. They did not have
their guns with them. They looked me
over critically, and noticed my rebel
pants and afterward went away. But
they soon came back while was eating
my meal, and they had their guns with
them. They acted like true soldiers.
and allowed me to finish my dinner.
Then l said to them:
Hello, boys"
'In reply they Informed me I was
their prisoner, and charged me with
being a rebel spy. I tried to convince
them that they were wrong, but they
made me go with them to headquar-
tors, about a half-mile distant"
Comrade Delong adds that he was
given two weeks duty at street clean
ing after the authorities had learned he
was not a rebel spy, and at last his
name was called and he was told to get
ready to join his regiment. While on
the train ready to start for his camp he
realized that he still had on the rebel
pants and not desiring to return to his
regiment wearing them, he managed to
get away from the guard and returned
to the house where he had exchanged
his blue garment for the gray. He got
back into his pants Of blue. The train
moved away with the guards on it wait
ing for him to return. He finally got
back to his regiment. and the Captain
and Colonel concluded he had not in
tended to desert to the enemy, and re-
stored him to duty. Comrade Delong
would like to hear from his two war
time guards.
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BATTLE OF ALLATOONA.
Interesting Incidents Of a Lively Fight
Described by One Of the Participants.


Editor National Tribune: Some time
since l saw a request in your paper for
a write-up of the battle of Allatoona,
Ga. / have two letters, dated Oct. z
and 8. 1854, written by myself to my
father. AS they give an account of the
battle as / saw it, 1 thought 1t might
be Of some interest to some of the COM
rades. The letter of the 7th says that
I'VE have had a terrible battle, and our
battery (the 18th Wis., suffered Sc
verely, having 81 killed and wounded
three outright, two more wounded who
have since died, and two or three more
who may die as the result of wounds. )"
Our force 1 do not think exceeded
1900 men, the larger part of whom
arrived the night before under the COM
mand of Gen. Corse, who Immediately
took command of the post. To give
some idea of the firing, will. say that
our flag received 107 bullet holes, seven
more striking the staff. The letter of
the Sth is as follows:
'In my letter of yesterday promised
to write the particulars Of the battle at
this place. This 1 will now try to do.
OF course, 1 could not see it all, but
still saw enough to give me quite an
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SPANISH FORT AGAIN.
Another C0mrade Tells How the Noted
Confederate Stronghold Was Taken.

William II. Ridgman. Co. A. Goth
Wis, Grand Rapids. Wis.,, writes that
the facts concerning the Spanish Fort
affair are that Gen. Granger command
ed the Thirteenth Corps at or near the
close of the war. Cob Bertram, Of the
First Brigade OF the Second Division.
Thirteenth Corps. at Spanish Fort.
Granger commanded the division. The
writer saw Granger several times there.
The brigade consisted of the goth Wis.
18th and 23d Iowa and the Gath ILL.,
Il was with the four-gun battery
says Comrade Ridgman. Zone day Gems.
Candy. Granger, Macarthur and Benton
and Col. Bertram came to the battery,
inspecting the enemy's works with spy
glasses. Gen. Granger said to Col. Ber-
tram:
You can take your choice. You can
charge the works with your brigade
with the other brigade in support, or
the other brigade can charge with your
brigade in support"
The Colonels answer was:
81 will take my brigade and charge;
but one-half will go to hell the other
half will go to heaven
I'VE did not charge, SO we didn't &c
to either place. l heard every word OF
the conversation. The night we went
into Spanish Fort one regiment was in
| reserve. l was lying down near Col
Star, who commanded the Goth Wis
Maj. Pettibone came up to Col. Star and
said the rebs had skipped, and the Six
teenth Corps are over the works. We
were ordered in line and marched over
into the works, the Sixteenth Corps men
yelling to us to hurry along or we would
be late.
1.-THE other division Of the Thirteenth
Corps was with Gen Steele at Blakely,
having gone there from Pensacola, Fla.
I think the same day Spanish Fort was
taken we were ordered on the double
quick to Blakely to help take that
place, but it was all over before We got
there, SO We went back to Spanish Fort
In going to Blakely we went over an
old bridge crossing slough, and Fort
Hager shelled us as we went across.
We stayed at Spanish Fort a few days,
then went to Blakelv to dismantle the
fort. Then we went across the bay to
Mobile; then to Galveston. / remember
Bird WELL"
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Communicating With the Gunboats.

Editor National Tribune: In sam
pie copy of The National Tribune of
Nov. 90, / read with pleasure NOEL
roy's Chapter xxxIII, "Opening of the
Mississippi"
One of his illustrations brought to my
recollection an incident in the expert
ence of the 34th Iowa in that siege. 1
refer to the illustration, "Communicat-
ing with the Fleet at Vicksburg."
The 34th Iowa was with Gen. Heron,
arriving at Vicksburg about June IL,
and taking our place in the line of in
vestment on the Mississippi River below
Vicksburg, thus closing up gap which
until then existed in the line. Our
pickets were thrown we'll to the front
and our sappers and miners closer
still to the enemy's works. The ground
they occupied was heavily timbered.
Porter's fleet Of gunboats was directly
opposite us towards the right bank Of
the river, and far beyond the reach of
the human voice. One day the shells
from the fleet aimed, doubtless at the
Lone Tree Fort" fell for short cutting
off the tops of the trees over the heads
Of our men and endangering their lives.
We had no Signal Corps with us. There
was not a skiff or boat of any kind to
be had and no way Of communicating
with the fleet to advise with it and have
the gunners aim higher. In this emer-
gency Frank Nolan, First Lieutenant,
Co. e, 34th Iowa, plunged into the river
and swan to the nearest gunboat and
Informed them Of the situation. In go
ing and returning Lieut.. Nolan was
heartily cheered by the men on shore
and by the marines on his return when
they learned Of his purpose in SWIM
ming to them.
Nolan was a large, fine-looking man
and an efficient officer, and one uni
versally beloved by all his men. His
residence was Charlton, Iowa, and he
has long since gone to his reward
Warren S. DUNCAN, Lieutenant Colonel,
34th Iowa, Charlton, Iowa
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WITH SHERMAN TO THE SEA.
Lively brushes With the JOhnnies Dur
ing the Famous March Described by q
Buckeye Soldier.

Editor National Tribune: I have
been a subscriber to the best soldier
paper in existence for long time, and
am much interested in the exchange OF
views presented by SO many comrades
In your issue of Nov. q Comrade
James Carr speaks of the execution OF
three parties at Murfreesboro. Ny
command had reached Murfreesborc
only day or two before that execu-
ton. Many of the boys went to see it
but as we had seen the like at Garth
age, Tenn, where my brigade was
formed in hollow square, and wit.
messed the hanging of a rebel spy May
IL, 1868, 1 did not care to witness an
other, SO did not go.
Comrade Vernon writes Of his pass
as an army relic. I have a relic older
than his which prize much more than
do his. 1t is rebel bullet which, al
the charge of Mission Ridge, passed
through six folds of my blanket, blouse
and pants and stopped in the center OF
embedded around the bullet. The watch
was in the fob pocket of my pants.
l enlisted Aug. Is, 1862, in Co. G.
92d Ohio. Our first campaign was up
Big Kanawha River to Gauley Bridge to
drive Floyd out Of the Valley. We then
took steamers at Charleston and Can.
Melton. and in due time landed at Nash
Vile. From there we took boats to
Carthage, Tenn, then to Murfreesboro
Left there June "a. and had a brush
with the enemy at Hoover's Gap on the
26th, moving on to Tullahoma, Big
Springs and across the Cumberland
Mountains. Sept. 16 we had slight
brush at McLemore's Cove, and the
night of Sept. 18 we marched all night
burning everything along the road. We
came up to the enemy at Chickamauea
where we had it hot and heavy. The
rebS charged us four times to take our
battery, and we charged back as far as
we dared. Sunday we lay behind our
works all day until p. M, when an
officer came in and said we were sur
rounded, and would have to cut our
way out or surrender. We at once
marched TO the rear half a mile, but
saw the Johnnfes coming, and things
looked very gloomy for US. We count.
ed eight columns: then came the COM
mand. Charge bayonets," and we gave
them volley at the same time. They
broke and ran. we getting away with
about 800 prisoners. One of our bat.
teries got in position and began tc
shell them, but the only officer left In
my company was a Corporal when the
fight was over.
After charging Mission Ridge, we
fought the rebels to Atlanta and Jones.
boro, back after Hood to Ringgold, back
to Atlanta, burning the town Nov. Is
and 16. From there to the sea. Savan.
nah, through North and South Caro-.
lima; took in Richmond and the grand.
est Of Grand Reviews at Washington
@. L. Camp, Co. G, 92d Ohio, Seattle
Wash.
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Editor National Tribune: Comrade
Edwin Clark, Sergeant, Co. I, 111th
Pa, in your issue of Nov. %, 1905,
writes concerning the famous spring at
Andersonville. It is possible that dur
ing all the Al years that have elapsed
since that event occurred I have har-
bored an erroneous impression con-
corning it's origin. OF the actual dates
Of events occurring therein I have but
a dim recollection now, admit, but of
the events that occurred during my al
most II months confinement in Ander-
sOnville I have vivid recollection. My
impression now is (and 1t is one not
born Of recent inspiration) that the
spring began active operations immedi-
ately following a terrific rainfall, per-
haps in the late Summer or early Fall
Of 1864. So great was the fall Of rain
that whole sections Of the stockade
fell between the two gates. It is safe
to say that practically every prisoner
In camp who could rose to his feet to
view the havoc being wrought to that
stockade-not few. doubtless, hugging
the vain delusion to their breasts that
here at last was being presented by a
kind Providence possible means of es-
cape. l do not now remember that the
"long rolf sounded in the rebel camp
outside at this particular crisis. but /
do distinctly remember that in what
to me seemed an incredibly short space
OF time the gaps in the stockade were
most thoroughly and effectually guard
ed by the rebels. and that the artil-
lerists in charge Of the batteries were
fully prepared for any and all emer-
gencies. Following this storm, then,
the flow Of water commenced, the the
ory generally accepted by those who
cared to inquire into the matter being
that the great volume OF water rushing
down the line of the stockade to find an
outlet by way Of the little creek that
ran through the center OF the camp had
spring unknown to or for
gotten by the authorities in charge OF
the camp. Anyhow, there certainly
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Sand I'm Those Days Men Had Horns,

"Bones Of giant have been unearthed
by Alonzo Lewis, near Sulphur Springs.
Ind. The skeleton is more than seven
feet in length, and the skull has horns
an inch and half long, projecting up
ward from behind the ears
Editor National Tribune: This is not
the body Of a man Of the prehistoric
age. This is one Of Gen. John Morgan's
Kentucky Confederate Cavalry of the
period Of 1858. You remember Nor
gan's Men" made raid into Southern
Indiana and Ohio in 1868, and this fell
low whose remains have just been dug
up near Sulphur Springs was no doubt
one Of Morgan's men, killed at that
time
Why, they all had horns and none
Of them ever looked to be less than
nine feet high. and this seven-foot skel-
eton no doubt belonged to one of the
understood men Of Morgan's "Critter
Company" Capt. George Dallas Mos
grove, the well-known correspondent of
The National Tribune. may be able to
identify this skeleton recently dug up
In Indiana--Theodore y. Allen. 7th
Ohio Cav, Cincinnati, q.
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An Unknown Body.

Perry Chandler, LIST Me. Cav, Hemp
ner, Ore, writes that some four years
ago a mans body was found by a
sheep herder, 10 miles from that place.
with army discharge papers on it. The
body was buried in Lexington, Ore.
The man had been dead for a long
TIME, and the papers were badly de-
faced. AS near as can be made ont
his first name was John and the next
begins with He. He had enlisted in
the Navy and the name of the vessel
was Independent. The discharge is now
in the hands of the Commander of the
Post at Heppner.
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did put in an appearance at a most OPP
perfume time for the welfare of those
mostly concerned a flow Of water that
brought cheer TO many thirsty indi-
vidual-whether by design. accident, or
the Intervention OF Providence-many
attributing it to the latter cause. Surely,
among the readers of that loyal friend
to the old soldier. The National Trib-
une, there still are some who remem-
Der the event in question. II wrong in
my deductions. j am open to correction.
james H. Burke, Co. ID, S5th Ohio,
Mt. Ayr, Iowa.
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MAsQUERADED AS A WOMAN.
How Valuable Information Was Secured
by a Sergeant and u Drummer Boy
About Conditions I'm Spanish Fort.

Comrade H., A. Langworthy, Co. K.
goth Wis, writes from Traverse City,
Mich, concerning the controversy in
the columns of~The National Tribune
concerning the last siege in the war of
the rebellion. 1.-THE comrades taking
part in the matter are all wrong" says
the writer. Lieut.. Bird. 20th Wis,
comes nearest to the mark. On April
Z, 1865. Col. Henry Bertram. goth Wis,
then commanding the First Brigade,
Second Division. Thirteenth Corps, sent
for me to come to headquarters. On
my arrival found Gems Candy. A. 7.
Smith, Gordon Granger and others.
Gen. Candy. addressing me. said: Ser
geant we want You to go into Spanish
Fort and see what Is going on over
there When do you want me to 60,
General? replied.
He informed me that he wanted me
to 90 as soon as possible, and come
back and report to him. PROCURING
some citizens clothes, and with one Of
our drummers. 8. ]. Couch, beardless
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Cancer OF the Face Yields to the Com.
bfnatfOn OIL Cure-After the
X-Ray Failed.
Cambridge City. Ind. Aug. 8

Cambridge City, Ind, Aug. 8, '05.
This is to certify that in May last
applied to Dr. d. M. Bye Company OF
Indianapolis, for treatment of a sore
on my face, which he pronounced
cancer, and treated it as such. After
using his remedies one month, was
entirely relieved and am now sound
and well. Other physicians had treat
ed 1T, including the use Of the X-ray,
without success.
My relief prompts me to say to those
having the first appearance of cancer,
to apply to that noted physician.
ISAAC L. WHITLEY.
We cure all forms Of cancer and
tumor with soothing, balmy oils. Most
cases treated at home. Doctors law
yers and ministers endorse it. Write
for free books on cancer to the Home
Office. Address DIR. d. N. BYE Co,
Drawer los. Dept AL. Indianapolis.
Ind. (a5S
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tribute honor where honor is due, the
object OF the writer will have been
attained.-J. A. Williams, Co. E, 135th
Ind, 525 Beard Ave-, Danville, Ill.
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Here's a Good One.

With the June number will begin the
Pacific Monthly's series of srecial edi.
tions for the year 1905. They will COM
prise ii number for Portland, for
Seattle, for Southern California. for
San Francisco and the souvenir num-
Der of the Lewis and Clark Exposition.
also a special automobile number.
The articles Of DR.. Wolf von Schier-
brand, six in number, OH "The Coming
Supremacy of the Pacific" are also
promised, and the plans contemplated
by the publishers will, without ques.
ton, place the Pacific Monthly far IN
advance, not only of present COMPETE
tors, but also into the unreachable class
of periodical literature on the Pacific
Coast. The Pacific Monthly is sold to
regular subscribers at the extremely
low price of 81 per year. We have
made an arrangement with the publish
ers by which We are able to offer it in
connection with The LEADER (both
publications for $l.50 a year.
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Found a Cure for Dyspepsia.

Mrs. s.. Lindsay of Fort William,
Ontario, Canada, who has suffered for
quite a number of years from dyspep-
STA and great pains in the stomach, was
advised by her druggist to take Cham
b%erlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
She did 50 and says, L find that they
have done sle a great deal of good. |
have never had any suffering since l
began using them" Ii troubled with
dyspepsia or Indigestion why not take
these Tablets, get well and stay well?
For sale by o. o. Krogstad.
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The steamer Della is in our waters
again.
G S. Parmele and sons are expecting
some goods on the Gerald c..
Mrs. A. S. Thompson accompanied
her husband to Sheridan with his load
of wool. They will visit the Fair at
Portland and relatives at Oregon City
before returning.
a Young man who ran away from his
parents at Salem and has been staying
on Salmon river went into Walter
Crowley's house last week and took a
gun and belt, while Mr.. Crowley was
away. He vas arrested and tried be-
fore Justice Dodson and bound over to
court. Constable Deacon started Sat-
urday with him for Toledo, The young
lads name is Ambrose Whaler.