The National tribune., 1906-12-27

years of fighting don't You think il
about time for the boys TO let up Oh
! the battle of Franklin long enough tC
bury the dead and take care of the
wounded? There were other battles
| il seems to me there was something
doing in the Army Of the Potomac
r. p. Rockafellow, Co. /, 18th Pa. Cav,
Laurel. Ind.
Wives In Soldiers Homes.
Robert Jenkins, 9th Pa. Cav. Ort-
, ing, Wash, has been circulating a pc
tition and secured numerous signatures
asking Congress to amend the law so
as to permit veterans wives to be ad-
| mitted to the Soldiers Homes.
Beats Him s5 Days.
S. S. VOse. Co. I. 18th Me-, Water
town, Me-, says B. B. Af'n, who wanted
to hear from some of the prisoners OF
war, beats him by 50 days in his prison
experience. Comrade Vose was cap
tured at the first days fight at Gettys-
burg, and was prisoner 500 days.
The estb n. y.
The 6Sth N. Y. held a very pleasant
Reunion on the last Sunday In October.
at which about 80 of the comrades
were present. Albert Stark was elect
ed President, II. Mussehl Secretary and
Chas. KOchler Treasurer
Hardly In Full Dress.
J. M. happening. Crab Orchard,
Tenn, referring to his prison expert
ence, says: 1T seems almost like a
dream to me now. I was SO weak that
had to be carried on the boat when
our men received us Oh, how nice the
old Stars and Stripes did look, and
didn't the boys in blue look nice, tool
l had on a piece OF a pair of drawers,
shirt, cap and an old pair of reb
shoes. That was the way I was fitted
out at that time
What Has Become of Them.
Edward D. Phelps, co. K, 9Th Mo.
Cav. Mountain View, Mo-, wants to
know what has become of the surviv-
ors of the John Warner, that was de-
stroyed by the rebel artillery on Red
River. May 5, 1864. a detachment OF
the 9Th Mo. Cav and 56th Ohio, under
Col. Raynor. was on board; also a load
of horses being taken to New Orleans
to be pastured.
An Army Relic.
George W. Currier, West Lebanon.
n. H., has an army hardtack in good
state of preservation which he brought
home with him in 1864. If any COM
rade has one as old as that, Comrade
Currier would like 10 hear from him
thru The National Tribune.
Spelling Reform.
Edwin French, Francisco. Ind. ap-
proves the stand taken by The Nation
al Tribune on the spelling reform ques-
tiOn. He thinks Geo. Il. Wilcox. of
Puyallup, Wash, who claims TO be the
youngest soldier, is only one of the
youngest. He himself was only little
past 15 when ne enlisted.
Lost 1t.
John j. Carter, Co. A, 18th Me-. Box
42, Weeks Mills, Me-, lost the letter
which he received from the comrade
living in Brooklyn, N. Y. He wishes
he would write him another.
Far Too Long.
Stephen S. Badger, Co. C. 18th Ne,
Sebec, Me-, served almost four years.
and was taken prisoner at Pleasant
Hill, Red River. He was confined IN
Camp Fort Tyler, Tex, 413 days.
Scattering.
Charles Newman, Co. F. 33d Y. V.
Winifrede, w. Va, Box 1S7, who thru
the columns of The National Tribune
saw the request for help OF his worthy
brother and comrade, Hiram Franklin,
of Machias, N. Y; made three unsuc-
ceSSful attempts to send a letter to him
Each time the letter was returned He
is very anxious that Comrade Franklin
should know why he does not hear rom
him, as he is always ready and glad to
do what he can to help a comradc. and
wrote to Comrade Franklin as soon as
he W his rnuIypSf