The National tribune., 1906-04-05

Ds. ". o. COFFEE SOC Century Bldg. Des aoaes Iowa
ers enlisted In the 27th Ohio and
| marched with Sherman to the sea,
while the seventh brother, Henry, was
a member of the 18th Ohio, now dead.
the other six being well and hearty.
The two sisters of Mr.. Oiler had
four sons and another two sons in tha
service. That made 20 soldiers out of
one immediate family, which was cer-
tainly enough for one family.
| Mr.. Oilers father was a soldier Of
the War of 1912, and the boys were
all as chuckful of patriotism as thelr
sire"
Regards 1t an Injustice.
Comrade w. H. Oden. Co. B, sSth
Ill. writes from Sailor Springs, H.. to
| say there should be some LEGISLATION
ed" he says, ION Nov. IL, 1861, and
re-enlisted Jan. l. 1864. at Scottsbor-
oush, Ala. 1 served loEg and well and
was in all the marches. campaigns and
battles that my regiment participated
in. save one 1 marched with Sherman
| to the sea, and had the honor and
| pleasure of commanding our Division
Drum Corps in the Grand Review al
| Washington. There were about 50
| drummers and fifers."
/ Comrade Odell then describes his un.
pleasant trip in foul cattle cars to Par
kersburg, Va, and the following voy-
age to Louisville, Ky, on an old river
steamboat. AT that time there were
no armed rebel forces to be called an
army except the forces of Kirby Smith.
who was at Little Rock, Ark.
/ While lying at Louisville l applied
for a furlough." continues Comrada
1 Odell. IT heard nothing from it until
he - Ix.p
ment was forming into line TO march
to the river to embark on a boat to go
after Kirby Smith and demand his SUR
render. An orderly rode up to our Coll
onel and handed him a paper, which
proved to be my discharge. 1 was glad
to get 1t, of course, but the trouble was
that it knocked me out of 5000 of my
veteran bounty, and 1 have been kick
ing about it ever since.
Il have always felt that the Govern
ment did not treat me right, as the
entire regiment was discharged six or
seven weeks later. The only reason
for Withholding my 5000 offered by the
Government is that 1 was discharged
before my regiment was I suppose
that is the law. but I regard 1t as un-
just. Had I been discharged soon after
enlistment I would not feel so hurt
about it. But to think I served we'll
and honorably until within few days
OF the discharge of my regiment, and
then to keep back 5000 of the $500
that was promised me to re-enlist. It
is not right, and there should be soma
legislating done for the honorable adj
justment OF my claim and any others
like it."
Comrnde Staub's Experience.
Comrade Michael B. Staub, Boiling
4 Springs, Pa, says he entered the army
-l,., T H. H. a,--k
!; call for troops. He enlisted for three
months in Co. c, 9th Pa. After serv-
ing his term he again entered the SER
vice upon the call for 800, 600 men as
member of the 1st Pa. Cav, and was
) engaged in a number of severe fights.
, per's Ferry, Va, and was much inter-
ested In the account given him Of John
T Brown and his followers.
, Was at Battle of Mill Springs.
Con1rade William Newcomb, Co. b.
1st Ohio l.. A, writes from Ramona,
S. D., that he read a statement In q
recent issue of The National Tribune,
: by Comrade Jesse D. Burke, that there
was no battle of Mill Springs; that the
: battle in question was fought one milo
west OF Somerset. "My company, :
says Comrade Newcomb, ''went into
camp at Somerset after we had defeat
ed Zollicoffer at Wild Cat, and re-
mained there until the fight of Mill
, Springs, and from Somerset to Mili
: Springs is eight or nine miles. 1 went
over the road several times before the
fight and once afterwards. l have oc-
casion to know, as my company Went
, back to Mill Springs after the fight foR
some cannon that were captured there,
; and the roads were about the worst !
: had ever seen in my five years service
/, | Of ha
Scattering.
4 John F. Greiner, Co. c, 18th U. 81
/ Mckenzie, Tenn, would like TO hear
: from some of the comrades OF thae
, organization. He inquiries particularly
5 for Corp1 Peter Barnes.
| Abram Van Clone, Co. III, 109th N.
Y, Speedsville, n. Y, desires to hear
from some OF the comrades OF thae
John A. Houck, 1920 South Charles
, St, Baltimore, Md, has recently re-
ceived letter from either Gas City or
Marion, Ind, and he would like tha
name and address of the comrade, al
he wishes further correspondence with
him
stephen Wood, Co. C, list MINI. III.
A., Butternut, Wis, writes that mis-
: house was burned on the 9th of Feb
ruary and that he lost all of his pos
sessions. He is going to return to Ell
River, Minn., his former home, and
will have to walk all the way. Ha
thinks that letter from the com.
rades would go a good ways toward
cheering him when he reaches his deS"
tiLation.
6. w. McCloud. Mystic, Iowa. says
that If any of the relatives of Fred ID.
Cowles will write to him concerning it
he will send them a trinket made os
} bone by him while in Prison No. l.
? Danville, Pa.
$ m wants to hear from any OF his
: comrades of the old 4th Iowa. Ha
t means the infantry. not the cavalry.
, He never sees anything in the paper
from any of them, and would ike
much to hear from them.