The National tribune., 1906-11-01
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sent her only son and only son-in-law
to fight for the Union, but the latter
came back in his coffin. Comrade
Westervelt has never seen anything in
The National Tribune from any COM
rade of the 22d N. j., and would like
to very much.
Put Him in the Guard House.
Capt George c. Round. of Manassas,
Va, records in a pleasant communica-
ton how Gen. Warren put him in the
guardhouse at one time. Comrade
Round belonged to the 1st Conn. H. A.
but the regiment was then attached as
infantry to FitZ John Porter'S COM
mand
While camping on the Chickahominy
rain came up and flooded the camp
ing ground, and the boys raided some
fodder stacks to put in their tents to
raise them above the water. The own
er made complaint. and Gen. Warren.
who commanded the brigade, ordered
the two last unlucky ones whom he
caught, one of whom was COmrade
Round, to be put in the guardhouse,
from which they were subsequently re-
Saratoga for Next Yenr.
william Kirk, Parkersburg. w. Va,
writes that the feeling is rapidly gain
ing ground that it was a mistake to
select Saratoga for the place of holding
the next National Encam pinent. He
feels sure that a demand VIII soon he
made for the Commander-in-Chief and
Council of Administration to consider
carefully and take action.
First Brigade, Second Division, Four
teenth Corps.
Charles Beugnot, Mount Vernon, Ca,
corrects the statement as 10 the COM
position of the First Brigade. Second
Division, Fourteenth Corps, at the bat
tie of Chickamauea. The Sd Ohio left
the brigade in the previous February
to go on the Streight raid, and the 104th
III. came TO the brigade soon after.
The Sd Ohio was never in the brigade
after 1t left 1t, and at the battle of
Chickamauga all oe lis commissioned
officers were in libby Prison.
The First Volunteer.
John Tregaskis. New York City, puts
forward the claim of Marcus NJ. How
ard as the first man to volunteer. He
was a member of the 9Th Mass. and
shipped as landsman, April 13, at 9
a. M, at the Charlestown Navy Yard,
Mass He served out his full three
years as a landsman, and is now a
watchman at the st. James Hotel,
Washington. D. c.
Scattering.
W. H. Gray, 81 OdelI Ave, st. Louis,
Mo-. writs: 1T served with the Army
ment from 1862 to 1865. I would like
to hear from some comrade who was in
the battle of Pocotaligo, S. c. During
the march from Savannah, Ga, north
to the relief of Gen. Grants forces at
Richmond, the 29th Mo. leading the
advance came suddenly upon the enc
my in ambush, when a heavy volley of
musketry was poured into us, wound
ing several and killing one horse, after
which the enemy fled behind entrench-
ments A comrade was wounded and
desires evidence in his pension claim.
Any comrade having knowledge of
wounding will confer a favor by send
ing his name to the writer.
James Graden. 424 E. 7th ST., Ches-
ter. Pa, who was a member of Co. A.
5Sth Pa, would like to hear from any
member of the old command.
S. B. Roome, Lawrence, L. l., writes:
IT served in the 18th N. Y. H. A, sta
toned at Williamsburg, Va. This regi-
ment was in the Army Of the James.
would like to hear from the Army of
the James and also from any member
of the 10th N. Y. H. A, through The
Henry C. Wildly. Plnckneyville, ILL.,.
would like to obtain copy of The Ma
tional Tribune containing an article by
Andrew Hardd ouger, Corporal, Co. X,
5th Ill. Cav, relating to the capture OF
a rebel Captain at Aisco Pass, Miss.
r. w. Lundy, CO. A, 123d Ohio. Myr-
10 fv,f n-A hos otl lrnv twin yI,C
was 90 years old last February and up
to about a year ago was quite active
and could write good letter. Now she
is very feeble. Comrade Lundy came of
Quaker parentage, but his people had
no objection to his enlisting when Pres
ident Lincoln made his first call for
troops.
Comrade Peter Gates, Co. B. 10th
Ohio, Guthrie, Okla, writes: II have
over 25 years. 1t is my best friend.
AS I told an old comrade. If ! were
to take only one paper, 1t would be
The National Tribune. /, however, take
10 papers, but The National Tribune
is captain of them all. I am prompt
to renew and always read The National
Tribune first when I receive my mail"
DR.. e. S. Rosenberger, 4S South Fair
Oaks Ave-, Pasadena. Cal, has in his
possession pocket Bible belonging to
a comrade. The inscription in the BIZ
BILE is, Melville C. Burgess, Pocket BIZ
BILE presented by L. A. II. Cor it may be
L. A. W. Boston, Mass, April 1. 1862"
DR.. Rosenberger would like to find the
owner.
s. H. Reynolds. Co. K, 73d Ind. AL
lerton, Iowa. who took part in Streight's
raid was very much interested in read
ing the account Of 1t in The National
Tribune, end hopes when the history of
the Army of the Cumberland is finished
that he may hear what has become OF
ST and Shorty.
Jonathan Lewellen, Co. c. $50 Ind,
Georgetown, Pa, agrees with Comrade
Moulden's ideas. expressed in his letter
of Aug. 16, on the pension question.
Referring to relics of the war, Comrade