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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-04-05

Il would like to corroborate the
statement OF COmrade Cowman in a
recent issue touching on the second
battle OF Fort Donelson," writes Conn
rade G. A. Pease. Co. X. sad ILL.,, from
Des Moines. Iowa. "He was correct
regarding the honors claimed by some
OF the 18th Wis boys. They may have
peen there In spirit. but very much
absent In person. Some time later the
18th came in to our fold. We natural-
ly took them In our care and keeping.
and by our guardianship soon proved
worthy OF the u. s. standing out in
bold relief from each breast.
zone little detail, ! perceive, escaped
Comrade Cowman's attention. In the
parsonage Of Second Lieut.. J. 8. Gar
rett, Co. Is, more commonly known by
his pet title. 'By-the-Life.' who. by the
way, had succeeded In recruiting from
tne stay.at-home male population OF
that section sufficient to form a COM
pany OF mounted Infantry, patriotic
and brave when the coast was clear.
On the morning OF the battle the Lieu
tenant received orders to reconnoiter
with his 'creeter-backs' and ascertain
whether the rumors OF Johnnies being
In our neighborhood was all grape
vine or otherwise.
"One yolley from the advance guard
cooked their goose to a brown finish.
To say they few would be stating n
mildly. Safe under projecting rocks
and In friendly caves by the river bank
they lowered until the smoke of battle
cleared away. This episode OF ours
evidently was highly favorable to our
side OF the house. For the ensuing
IL months we held high carnival at our
OLD roosting place. and our camp was
gwen many cognomens. including
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Stories Eminenty Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
In the Great National Struggle

and followed by the 2o5th, 211th, and,
believe, the 20Sth, Of the First Bri-
gade. all under the command Of Col.
r. c. Cox. of the 207th Pa. All these
regiments entered the rebel fort with
in 20 minutes from the time the order
was given to charge, and the regi-
mental flag of this Pennsylvania regi-
ment waved over the fort all day.
THE goth Pa. can justly claim the
honor of leading the assault that cap
tured Fort Malone, and the sacrifice
was 81 killed, 140 wounded, IL missing
in about 20 minutes. / do not wish to
infer that other regiments would not
have done just as we'll If the work had
been put up to them. / am aware that
the 9th Mich. and the 9th Wis. were
on hand, but these regiments were held
In reserve, and IL they got into Fort
Malone that day, which 1 have no
doubt they did, 1t was after the fort
had fallen.
IT also beg leave to differ with the
Michigan comrade about the time of
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-04-05

Comrade A. III. Brown, Co. D, 10th
Mich. Cav, writes from, Citing, Wash,
that he has been a reader Of the SOL
diers' friend for q good many years.
He describes war-timeyincident while
he was with his companySat Knoxville.
He was sent out with q detachment OF
the 10th Mich. Cav. TO. help another
detachment Of that regiment. then at
Strawberry Plains. When within four
miles Of the Plains HIS party; about rs
men in all, ran into Wheeler's Cavalry.
I'VE were surrounded" writes Com.
rade Brown, land most Of US killed,
wounded or taken prisoners. / was
captured. and the rebs rushed US as
fast as we could travel for three days
and three nights, after we had been
stripped Of nearly all our clothing. At
one time Gen. Wheeler and his staff
came along and seeing me, q mere
boy, with my hand wrapped in band
ages, said to his officers:
See. I have told you they are rob-
bling the cradle and the grave up North,
and we will soon get them ALL
HE appeared small to me, and his
remark made me angry. for consid-
cred myself man. l told him II he
would give me a gun I would show
him I had not just come out OF q
cradle. and that could shoot as well
as some others who treated prisoners
as we had been treated. He laughed
and rode away. The next night / got
away and staggered back to Gods
country"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-04-05

Editor National Tribune: fully
agree with Comrade Crittenden, 9th N
Y. II. A., that there is glory enough
for all who took part in the battle Of
Monocacy, July 9. 1864, without cast
ing reflections on any troops engaged
tons to his short article in The Ma
tional Tribune, especially that part
which says 1t was the Third Division
OF the Sixth Corps that held the 80, 600
rebels at bay that day and saved the
city Of Washington from Early. He
eliminates all other troops. and takes
credit for his division. What would
have become Of your brave division
had not Tyler's Brigade Of the Eighth
Corps held the Stone Bridge and the
fordings OF the river on your right
during the fight and also the retreat :?
You could not have stood as long as
you did had It not been for Tyler's
Brigade north Of the railroad bridge,
and l am sure we Of the right could
have made but little II any resistance
had 1t not been for the Third Division
Of the Sixth Corps.
Comrade, let US look at history. Here
It Is: First Brigade. Third Division,
Sixth Corps: Killed-Oficers Z, enlist
ed men "A; wounded-officers l6, en-
officers one. enlisted men 1877. Total,
SOB.
Second Brigade. Third Division, Sixth
Corps: Killed-Officers 2. enlisted men
ESQ; wounded-off1cers Is. enlisted men
245; captured or missing-ofcers 8,
enlisted men 274. Total, 667.
Tyler's Brigade. Eighth Corps: KILL
ed-oficers /. enlisted men Il: wound
ed-officers 8. enlisted men 65; cap
tured or missing-oficers s, enlisted
men 236. Total, 319.
There must have been some fight.
Ing on the right. comrade. I take nv
cap on to the grand old Third Division
OF the Sixth Corps, but we want credit
Tor what we did on July 8, 1854, in
helping to save Washington.-John III.
Barney First Sergeant, Co. b. Sd Md.
p. II. B., Clearville, Pa.
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WHY NEGLEY REITERATED.

C0mrnde Reese Climbed q Tree Before
Chickam0uEa and Saw . Great Rebel
Host ON the Move and He Gave the
Union General Timely Warning.
II have. never seen anything in
print" writes Comrade g. J. Reese,
from Horizons, Pa, (which explained
the cause Of Gen. Negley's retreat after
he had crossed over Lookout Mountain
and marched into Maclamore's Cove,
SO will try to relate the circumstance
as 1t occurred. On the first morning
after being in camp I was detailed to
report to Gen. Negley, and when 1 re-
ported to him he asked me what regi-
ment belonged to. I told him I was
from the 18th Pa, Co. G. He asked
me II I had ever used q field glass;
replied that I had, and he then told
the picket line In front OF where we
were standing and advance to the top
Of the ridge, or a s far as could 60.
II started. and when reached the
summit Of the ridge climbed a black
jack tree. and with the field glass
surveyed the valley beyond. where
saw cavalry. artillery and infantry
marching toward the mountain. I did
not remain long. for was spied by
some Of the rebel pickets, and 1 de-
cided in my mind that Il was not q
healthy place to be: SO I descended as
fast as I could to the ground, and then
went back and reported to Gen. Neg
ley what ! had seen. told him
thought by the camps there were from
$4,000 to 100000 troops, and they were
marching with a heavy column Of cav
airy, artillery and infantry toward the
mountain.
II gave him his glass, and told him
II he looked In the direction I pointed
he would see a heavy cloud OF dust ris-
ing. After looking through his glass
he ordered the retreat. He then took
my name, company and regiment, and
told me to remain with his headquar,
ters; that he might need me again.
1.-THE next morning when I was COM
Ing up the road from getting q drink
OF water Gen. Negley and staff came
along. and when he saw me he stopped
and told me to report back to my COM
pany; that there was going to be some
fighting to-day. We marched by the
flank to near Snodgrass Hill, where we
formed In line Of battle. We had been
there but q short time when we were
| relieved by the 21st Ohio. Then we
were marched back toward Chatta-
nooga, where we were deployed as skir-
mishers to stop stragglers.
1.-THE 21st Ohio lost more than $50
| men In less than an hour. This Is to
show the survivors OF Gen. Negley's
Division. Fourteenth Corps, that I am
the man who saved them from being
captured before the battle OF Chicka-
manga"
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Death Of Judge N. A. Gearhart.

Editor National Tribune: In your IS
sue Of Jan. Is, 1905, find the death
notice OF Judge Nathaniel A. Gearhart
and his regiment given as the 10th N
Y. He was q member OF the 104th N
Y, Sergeant and really in command
OF his company at the time he received
his wound. His leg was broken about
midway between the knee and the hip
the missile carrying away about two
inches Of bone. Judge Gearhart in
formed me that rebel Surgeon was
instrumental In saving his leg from
amputation. He was one Of the best
OF soldiers. His home was in Geneseo
N. Y, until he removed to Duluth
Honor to whom honor is due. He was
q Christians Baptist-and was large
ly instrumental in establishing the State
Normal School at Geneseo, and also in
building q Baptist church there. He
was an earnest G. A. r. man.-George
P. Thomas, Co. A. 104th N. Y, Pleas
ant Gap, Pa.
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The 7th Iowa Cav.

wflford EVAN, Co. B, 7th Iowa Cave
Landore, Idaho, writes: II fail to see
any mention Of our regiment in the
paper, and wonder IL the comrades are
all dead or whether they are modest
and do not brag. We had some severe
times in Wyoming in 1865 on the Big
Horn. and in the fights at Julesburgs
Mud Springs and Horse Creek. where
several were killed or wounded. IL
Co. H, 18th Ohio MID Inf, had not
come to our assistance, the chances are
that there would have been another
pile Of rocks on Horse Creek. IL any
Of the boys see this, ! would like to
hear from them" !;
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At $50 p. M, to vacate their works on
Culps Hill and to move to the assist
ance Of the Third Corps, then heavily
engaged with Gen. Longstreet's Con-
Union line Of battle. While the troops
were leaving the hill by the right
flank Serg't-Maj. Letford was wound
ed. Thirty minutes later, at Z p. m,
Gen. Ewell's Confederate troops were
advancing up Culp's Hill, and were
soon occupying the Union works.
Brown. with help. managed to remove
his wounded comrade to a place OF
safety. and returning to Culp's Hill at
> o'clock he soon found that he was
in the rear Of q stone wall then in
possession Of the 10th Va. He was
then between two lines OF Confeder-
ates-one line in possession OF the
yards farther west Cor 'front.', both
lines facing westward toward the Bal
timore pike. Not being molested,
Brown kept moving northward to get.
possible, in touch with the New
Workers. who were able to prevent the
works. An hour previous to the time
Comrade Brown returned to Culp's
Hill the right regiment Of Green's Bri-
gade, the 18TH ". Y, were forced from
their works. and they then formed a
line at right angle to the other regi-
ground that Brown was obliged to make
his journey; 1T was here also that he
spied Mr.. Swartz, Of the 10th Va, COL
lecting the musketS that fell from the
killed and wounded Of the 137th N.
Y. Brown having no musket since re.
moving the wounded Sergeant-Major
from the field, the Confederate soldier
furnished him with an Enfeld-one
which was surrendered to the Govern
ment several days later. when he re-
ceived a Springfield OF the same pat
tern that his regiment. the goth Pa,
were armed with.
Brown. on learning recently that one
Col. d. II. Lee Martz, living at Harri-
sonburg, Va, belonged to the 10th Va,
wrote to him to ascertain IL the soldier
Of his regiment who was detailed to
gather up the muskets on Culp's Hill,
Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. was living,
and. II SO, would he put Comrade
Brown In touch with him. Col. Martz
published Browns letter in the Har-
risonburg Daily News OF Oct. 8 last,
Dayton, Va: II saw your letter In the
News, and / am the man who furnished
you. AZ years ago, with an Enfield rifle
which belonged to the 137th ~. Y.
troops. ! did not know at the time
you was Union soldier Brown has
testimonials from Surg. Bender, Of the
regiment, who attended the wounded
Sergeant-Major, who lay at Samuel
McAllistcr's house; also, from Adj't
VIM. Letford, father Of the wounded
man. The above testimonials speak OF
the courage OF Brown in the part taken
In the act OF removing the wounded
Sergeant-Major TO q place OF safety
and then volunteering to return Ia
Culp's Hill.
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The Goth III.

Editor National Tribune: should
like very much to see something In
print about my old regiment, the 29th
Ill. Can you give me q short history
OF that regiment?-Job 8. Hedger.
Modest, 0.
The 10Th Ill. was organized at Camp
Butler from Aug. II, 1851. The 131st
III. was consolidated with It Nov. Is,
1853, and was finally mustered out
Nov. 6. 1885. The first Colonel was
Mason Brayman, who was promoted
to Brigadier- General and succeeded by
Col. James s. Rearden, who re-
signed and was succeeded by
Col. Charles NJ. Terrell. Col. Loren
Kent was In command during the lat
ter two. years OF its service and brey-
cited Brigadier-General. It belonged
to Logan's Division, Seventeenth Corps
Army Of the Tennessee. and lost rs
killed in battle and 225 died from dis
ease.-Editor National Tribune.
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DEATH OF GEN. HILL.
Another Version of the Affair Given BY
Pennsylvania COmrade Who Says
"He Was Thar, Too,

n Pennsylvania Comrade Who Says
"He Was Thar, Too"
In reference to the death OF Gen.
A. p. Hill, as stated by q comrade Of
the 9th Mich, In O recent issue Of
The National Tribune, Comrade ]. H.
Linck, Co. L. 207th Pa, In q communi-
cation from Williamsport, Pa, takes
issue. He says the Michigan soldier
claims that Gen. Hill was killed by a
volley fired by the eth Mich, and that
the same regiment had the honor Of
capturing Fort Malone, the entire gar
rison with all the artillery.
Having been thar, too" writes Com
rade Linck, Il cannot refrain from re-
futing such an unreasonable claim
The Michigan soldiers were Of the very
bravest, and do not need honors that
belong to other regiments. I went into
Fort Malone with my regiment-207th
Pa.-On the morning OF April 2, 1866.
between ( and o'clock, and remained
there all day except about 80 minutes,
when ! assisted in carrying q wounded
comrade to the rear. To-day my MEM
DRY Of that transaction Is as vivid. or
more so. than on this eventful day
over 40 years ago. Hartranfts Diyi-
sion made the attack on Fort Malone.
and his Second Brigade was the as
saultnG force. led By the ao7th Pa.
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The 9Th w. Va.

Editor National Tribune: Kindly
give me a short sketch OF the 9Th w.
Va. and also what corps II belonged
to-James w. Hillard. Petersburg
w. Va.
The 9Th w. Va. was organized az
Grafton, Warrington, Cairo, Parkers-
burg, New Creek and Wheeling from
Aug. 13. 1881. and was regularly In
the service Of the United States, though
1T was assigned the special duty Of
guarding the important Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad. The Colonel was Ma
than Wilkinson, who served through
the war and was mustered out with
the regiment June 10, 1866. It be-
longed to the Eighth Corps, Armies Of
West Virginia, and lost eight killed I'm
battle and 169 died from disease.-Ed-
itor National Tribune.
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How Comrade Brown Secured a Musket
ut Gettysburg After Removing n
Wounded COmrade From the Battle
field.
Comrade George w. Brown, Co. d,
29th Pa, writes from Wayne, Pa, Of
which place he is the Postmaster, that
he recently received g. letter from Mr.
George w. Martz, of Dayton, Va, stat
Ing that he was the member of the
10th Va. (Confederate) that furnished
Brown, a Yankee, with an Enfield rifle
on the night of July 2, 1863, on Culp's
Hill, Gettysburg. This transaction oc
Cured In this way: Comrade Brown
fell out of line of his company on learn
ing that the SergeantMajor of his
regiment, Charles II. Letford, was call
ing for help as he lay wounded, a shell
having shattered both OF his legs. The
Twelfth Corps Except Green's Brigade
Of New Workers, who remained In their
breastworks) were ordered on July 2,
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The eth Qh,,t,ss

Editor National Tribune I would
like to see a short history u the grand
old eth Ohio In The NATIONAL Tribune:
also a list OF battles III which 1t was
Observation-Disclosures. ninf
The eth Ohio was I36fganized al
GAINESVILLE from Sept. 2,,,1S6$. and mus
tered out juno 10, 1885, Nth the re-
cruits transferred to theae 26th Ohio.
The Colonel was John Lane, who
was brevetted a Brigadier-General. II
belonged to Newton's Division, Fourth
Corps, Army Of the Cumberland, and
lost 90 killed and 161 died from dis
ease.-EditOr National Tribune.
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Who Was the Oldest solder,

Editor National Tribune: In con-
nection with the interesting discussions
published In The National Tribune rel
alive to the claim OF having been the
youngest recruit in the civil war, the
thought has occurred to me that II
claims Of being the oldest living rep
resentative volunteer soldier Of the
civil war were published I'm your jour
nal such would afford HeNSi Of interest
to its patrons. 10 /
Your correspondent ~ nOtta claimant
In this particular, although lacking only
20 days OF being Sc yearsloitl, and hav-
ing served six years ana onH month as
volunteer during and subsequent to
the close Of the war ofuthdGebellion.-
James johnson, 708 HalAey ST., Brook
lyn N. Y. III Je
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The 18th Kan. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
q short history OF the 18th Kan. Cav
Henry Groh. Lees Summit. Mo.
The 18th Kan. Cav. was organized
at Leayenworth from September, 1853,
and Cos. l. and M OF the 9Th Kan. Cav.
were consolidated with 1t Aug. %, 1865.
1t was finally mustered out Oct. 10,
1855. The first Colonel was Charles r.
Jennison. who was dismissed and sue
ceeded by Col. William r. Cloud. II
belonged to the Armies OF the Trans
Mississippi. and lost FL killed and 70
died from disease.-Editor National
Tribune.
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WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY APRIL 1906

Feather Bed REGIMENT Calico Bril-
gade,' etc. But we had no kick COM
ing, for while the common herd were
floundering through mud, corduroy.
ETC., subsisting on corn and raw cab
baEe. more often these visionary, we
were the elite. But our road eventual
ly took in angles quite diverse. and we
welcomed the hotel de rail-pile or any
old pile OF sticks in lieu OF mother
earth and mud, in order to recruit
poor, weary humanity. Does 1t seem
credible, comrades, 40 years and up
wards since these characteristics Of our
lives were in existence? IT'S interest
ing to ponder Ger "reminiscences OF the
past. The chip IS on my shoulder"
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Editor National Tribune: I was not.
as you supposed, a veteran OF the civil
war. l am the son OF q veteran. Nv
father was Charles Freer, q private In
Co. A, 18th Mo. Cav. / am devoted to
the soldiers friend. The National Trib-
une. Am interested In all they have
to say about their experience. and
would like especially to hear from any
survivors OF my fathers regiment
With best wishes for your continued
succcss.-John =. Freer, Maynard,
Ark.
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day A. p. Hill fell. I was not called
to dinner that day, but believe It was
In the afternoon between I and 8
o'cock. at which time a number OF us
boys observed staff maneuvering in
the rear Of Fort Malone. and noticed
an officer mounted on q white horse In
the bunch which brought a volley from
our boys, and I always believed the
rebel General fell at that time and
tumbled from his white horse. I hope
We may hear from others concerning
this occurrence"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-04-05
DEFENSE OF BURNSIDE.

A Kentucky Comrade Who Was With
Him Declares His East Tennessee
Campaign Was a MeritOrious One and
Was Commended by Gen. Grant.
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A Family Of Fighting Men.

Comrade G. w. Bradshaw, Co. G,
18th KY, sends from Prudence, w. Va,
this interesting account:
James Oiler, Of near vinton, w.
Va. was one OF q family Of seven BROTH
err and two sistoA Six Of these broth.
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Men Of the Gunboat Arsosy.

United States ship Argosy, ahoy,"
writes Shipmate Charles Bolton from
Toronto. Can. Are there any of the
officers or men Of the. .gunboat Argosy
alive who served between May, 1863,
and June, 1864? II SO, kindly send
your addresses and names to Shipmate
John King. Cigar Factory, 80 Colborne
street. Toronto, Canada He would
like to get a list for the purpose Of
holding q Reunion In the near future"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-04-05

COmrnde Reese Climbed q Tree Before
ChickamauEa and Saw . Great Rebel
Host ON the Move and He Gave the
UniOn General Timely Warning.
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In reference to recent article by
Robert I. Kelley. 37th Ind, concerning
the executions at Murfreesboro. Com
rade w. J. Boon, Co. K, 125th ILL.,,
writes from Danville. ILL.,, that he was
at Nashville at the time and knew of
the executions. I'VE were doing patrol
duty and guarding trains out to the
'front.'" he says; but some time in the
Spring or Summer we went to MUIR
freesboro and were there about a
month, and one OF the executed men
was embalmed and put in q showcase
in little old grocery store. He looked
natural, but had q black mark about
his neck, made by the rope, suppose.
All that Comrade Kelley wrote is just
as heard It."
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