The National tribune., 1906-04-12

ent veterans as promised. We are but
claiming our own, honestly earned.
| Soon we must answer our last roll
call"
| Battle of franklin, Tenn.
| Comrade Matthew Atkinson. Co. I.
10Th Ind, writes from Redkey, Ind: !:
| Although it has been over Al years
ago, / have not forgotten what a terri
BILE fight we had at Franklin. The 10th
Ind. was on the skirmish line when
| the battle began. Our regiment left
Columbia, Tenn, on the night of Nov.
2S. 1864. and on the following even-
ing participated in the battle of Spring
Hill. That night we had no campfires,
and Gen. Hood no doubt thought his
picket lines extended across the pike.
but they did not, and had he known it
he could have taken US all in. But the
pike being uncovered by his men. we
| fell back and reached the outskirts OF
Franklin, Nov. 80. at o'clock p. m
We deployed our skirmishers about 4
p. m. and the fight was on.
The Confederates drove US in and
out of the inside breastworks. We sue
ceeded in rallying our forces. and re-
took the works and a large number of
prisoners. We fought the Confederates
until 10 o'clock at night. and il was so
dark we had 10 shoot at the flashes of
thtiI -tIttt tItt lleHl DIS Ohtl
we drew rations and fell back TO Nash
vile. arriving there the morning fol-
lowing the battle
"Tbe Trotting 18th" II. ].
Comrade C. Henry Alexander. Cap
tain, Co. A, 18th r. l.. writes from
Providence r. l.: ut has been a great
pleasure 10 me to read what was done
by other boys in blue during the civil
war. i enlisted in the 1st r. l., COM
manded by Col. A. e. Burnside. The
regiment was in tine battle of Bull Run
Aug. 21, 1861. ] re-enlisted in the 18th
r. l.. which was assigned to the First
Brigade, Second Division. Ninth Corps.
The regiment was in the battle of
with loss of 100 killed, wounded and
missing. After doing picket duty all
Winter we were sent to Kentucky to
look after Gen. Morgan. We were on
the march so continually that we were
called The Trotting 18th" When the
corps started for Vicksburg we were
detached and kept in Kentucky till the
time for muster out; so you can see
that / am interested in following up the
Vicksburg campaign. and dislike TO
have any issue of your interesting pa
per not come TO hand
More of the Youngest Soldiers.
SOIuEduc WlllldIH NJ AUutTSOn Writes
from Dickson. Tenn. concerning The
Case Without Parallel" in which J.
F. Asher. Co. A, 18th Ind. Cav. claim
ed the persimmons" On Fl. e. Butler.
Co. e. 12Sth Ind. Cav. by two days. as
the youngest soldier. Butler was born
March IA. 1S4s. and enlisted Oct. 81.
1868. ]. II. Asher was born April IA.
184S. and enlisted Nov. 2s, 1868.
81 was born" says Comrade Ander-
In
Ohio. ] enlisted Dec. 3. 1863, in Co. X.
Sd w. Va. Cav. So. Mr.. Editor. you
see the salt barrels totes the persim
mons on the Hoosiers yet"
Answered Last RoII-CaII
"Taps" have been sounded for the
following members of Lyndon Post, 10,
G.. a. r., Department of Kansas. whose
deaths occurred during the past year:
Cyrus Fix, Co. 3. 9th Kan. Cav; L.
Wilson. James Wells, Harry Ford and
Nose Terill.
Scattering.
r. ]. Koonce. Granada, Colo. writes:
II was n private in Co. Is, S1st ILL.,, and
would like to see my letter in print, so
that my comrades may know that 1
am yet alive and would like to hear
from them. / would like to know If
any of the comrades know who the
lady was at the hospital when the Ray
mond battle was fought. j gave her
two nice dress patterns"
Comrade N. ]. Dunlap. U. s. s. Hast
ings, Mississippi Squadron, Kingston,
Ohio, would like to hear from any of
his old shipmates.
Comrade James L. Foley, Co. c, I'd
Mo. Cav, Merrill Horse, New Rich
mond, Ohio. would like to hear from
some of the old boys through The Ma
tional Tribune.
Comrade William NJ. Dafforn, Co. E,
18th Ind, r. f. ID. l, Sheldon, Ind,
would like to hear through The Ma
tional Tribune from some of the boys
of the old 18th Ind.
Comrade Henry III. Buchanan, P. o.
Box 81, Siegfried. Pa. writes that he
served in Co. CT, 14th u. s., Ayres's Bri-
gade, Sykes's Division, Fifth Corps,