The National tribune., 1906-07-19
Gen. Rosccran.'s Order.


that Braggs plan of battle was to turn
Rosecrans's left flank, commanded by
Gen. Thomas, and thus cut off his re-
treat to Chattanooga. In pursuance of
this policy, Gen. Thomas was heavily
attacked and began calling for rein
forcements early in the day. Rosecrans
therefore withdrew Negley from the
line, sending him to Thomas. and or
dered Gen. Wood. who was in reserve
in the rear of Negley, to fill the gap
created by his withdrawal. This order
had been fully executed. and everything
was as it should be when an Aid of
Gen. Thomas. riding along the line,
came up to Reynolds's right and not
| seeing Brannon's Division, which was
hidden among the trees. too hastily
changed n crude impression into a fact.
and on reaching Thomas informed him
that there was gap between Reynolds S
and Woods Divisions. Thomas sent this
information to Rosecrans, who when
he received ii supposed Wood had not
carried out his orders. and therefore
sent one OF his Aids to hasten Woods
movements. The Aid delivered the fol-
lowing order to Wood: 1.-The General
commanding directs that you close up
on Reynolds as fast as possible and
support him" He should have said:
Close up on Brannon" Gen. Wood
proceeded to execute this order. and in
| trying to fill up an imaginary gap Great
ed real one, thus causing the frightful
disaster which followed.
A CreditabIe Showing.
G. r. Walrath, who during the wal
with Spain was a member of Co. F, SID
Iowa, Blairsburg, Iowa, writes: MY
| Great-great-grandfat Walrath was q
soldier in the Revolutionary War. as
was also my great-great-grandfat or
my mothers side, whose name was
Alexander Mccoy Two of his sons, my
| Great-grandfather, John Mccoy. anC
Great-uncle, VIM. Mccoy, were soldier:
in the War of 1912. My Uncle John c
| Mccoy was a member of Co. d, 65tf
| H., during the war with Spain. On my
| fathers side, besides my great-great
grandfather, my Great-grandfather
Christian Walrath, was a soldier in the
War of 1912, and my father, G. A. Wal.
! Co. G, 14th Iowa. He was wounded a
Shiloh. His two brothers, John C. anC
Aaron Walrath, belonged TO the 104tf
and Goth ILL., respectively. Aaron Wal
rath enlisted at II, and took part in 81
engagements"
Memory Green Yet.
| James II. Coughlin. Co. B, 10Sth y
Y, Bellevue, Mich, was only a greer
|
is green yet, and he wishes to correct {;
mistake made by Comrade T. NJ. Aid
rich in his chart of a section of Gettys
burg. Comrade Aldrich in his char
has the 39th n. Y. as support to Wood
ruff's Battery, when it should be th'
10Sth n. Y. The 10Sth was placed il
support of the battery on the morning
of July 2, and held their place till July
6, and during Picketts charge helped
| ha Of he hot 4.
Coughlin does not profess to know al
about the battle. but he does know hi
regiment helped to make history on tina
occasion, and he wants credit for al
the honor due it.
/ Youngest Soldier.
| John NJ Honck, Co. B, S7th Pa.
| Baltimore, Md, was only IA years an(
little over when he enlisted as drum
mer, and was assigned to Co. B, 4tf
4! Nd. Being tall and slender. he wa
given a musket and mustered in as {
| private. He was discharged as beini
under age two months later. Re-en
listed Is months after in the S7th Pa.
I with which regiment he remained til
the close of the war. He would like t.
have the name of the person who wrot'
him from Marion. Ind. Address him a
1920 S. Charles St.
i Compliment.
i E. M. Williams, Second Lieutenant
Co. 3, Halls Battalion Mich. S. S.
/ Council Bluffs, Iowa, says: II hav'
just received your most valuable paper
the champion of the old soldiers of th'
grandest army that ever existed. NJ
comrade can afford to be without it:
valuable counsel and championship
more than he can afford to be outside
the G. A. R. May The National Tribune
exist and thrive long after the old sol
diers of the SOS shall have answered
the last roll call. I would like to hea1
| from Capt. Watson, of Co. A, Hall!
Battalion Mich. S. s., or any other com
rade of this battalion or of the 1st Mich
s 81
A Loyal West Virginia Mother.
A recent application for pension b!
West Virginian named Brown brought
| out the fact that one West Virginia
mother had given 16 sons to the service
of the Union during the civil war. She
| had borne SO children in all, 20 o
whom were boys. and of these boy:
| only four did not enlist in the Unior
army. Two were killed. but IA survive
This is a most remarkable case, anC
can probably not be surpassed, an1
shows how contagious the war spirit
was in some families along the line Of
fire.
| The I'd w. Va.
Daniel O. Carpenter. who belonged tC
Co. Is, I'd w. Va, and Co. l, 5th w. Va
M'td Inf. would like to hear from some
of his old comrades. He is not ashamed
of his regiment nor of Gen. Miiroy, the
old gray eagle. nor of his Colonel, G. r
Latham, the bee hunter Let the old
snake hunters and sang diggers write
| 20 him at once.
Is 1t Just.
d. T. Long, Co. d, 18th H., Fort
Dodge, Kan, complains of the injustice
of our pension laws. Prior to 1880 dis
abled soldiers, proving their claims tC
| pensions were paid from time of dis
charge. Since that time, under the new
| laws, payment begins with the date OF
| the application. All marched, fought
! and suffered alike Is it fair that the
later applicants should receive such diff
ferent treatment?
Fruit and Garden Home.
D. L. Glenn, Co. X, SD Ind. Ash
land, Ore, sends some very interesting
information about his home. The eli
mate and water, he thinks, cannot be
excelled anywhere, and as for fruit, he
thinks the place might well be called
"a fruit and garden home" Ashland
apples take top price in the markets,
and their peaches won the prize at the
| Chicago and Lewis and Clark EX-
positions. one peach sent to the latter
| fair weighed &c ounces. All kinds OF
| berries flourish like the bay tree, and
| Government seeds are scorned, the