The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-01-25

Spanish Fort, it was possibly IL o'clock,
| midnight. He was on duty that night
with 20 men, digging trenches, on the
| left wing, near the bank of Mobile Bay.
He adds that about five minutes after
IL the cannonading ceased and every
thing was as silent as graveyard.
Comrade d. S. Austin, Co. A, 18th Z.
S., Fullerton. KY, would like to know
the whereabouts of Philip Spar or
Henry Hible, both of Co. A, 18th u. s.,
who served with him in that regiment
during the rebellion. He would also be
pleased to hear from any member of
the old 18th Regulars from 1863 to
1865.
Comrade j. L. Hughes, 18th Ohio
Cav, New Plymouth, o., says he was
delegated by his Regimental Associa-
ton at It's last Reunion to read at the
| next Reunion a sketch of Stoneman's
raid into southwest Virginia embrace
| ing the capture of Kingsport, Bristol
| his sketch he is anxious to hear from
| members of the regiment in order that
he may give proper dates, and that he
may also give honor to whom honor is
due.
Comrade Nicholas Dewitt, Co. H,
47th Mo-, Darlington, Mo-, wants to
know why some member Of his COM
pany has not contributed wartime rem
| iniscences to the columns of The Ma
tional Tribune. He would like to hear
from his old-time bunk-mate, Wesley
Aspinwa1l.
Comrade VIM. Barrett, First Lieuten-
ant, Co. E, LIST w. Va. Cav, writes from
Portland, Ore: "A comrade writing
with regard to the first regiment that
reenlisted, speaks OF the 95th Pa
Gosling's Zouaves-which reenIisted
Dec. q, 1863 at Brandy Station. Va.
1861
John w. Cox, Co. G, 7th KY, has in
his possession the copy of the Vicks-
burg Daily Citizen" a valuable relic
published during the war July 2, 1868,
which by mistake was credited to
Willis w. Cotton. 1t is printed on
by Comrade Cox himself, and which he
still has in his possession at the Ma
tfonal Military Home, Grant Co., Ind.
The relic is for sale.
Harry Mock, 139 Benson ST.,
Reading, Ohio, says that he has a copy
of the DAILY Citizen" printed on wall
paper, and published July 2, 1868. In
copy of that paper issued two days
later July 4, it says: 1.-THE banner of
the Union floats over Vicksburg; two
days bring about great changes Gen.
Grant has dined in Vicksburg and did
bring his dinner with him. The 'Citi-
zen lives to see it. No more will 1t
eulogize the luxury of mule meat and
fricassed kitten. For the last time it
has appeared on wallpaper"
H. III. Hazen, Ellwood City, Pa.
wants, for his mother, who is the wife
of John Hazen, Co: B, 14th Pa. Cav
some Of the old war songs of 1S6I-'65;
and also some old stamps of the war.
Comrade ]. r. Black, Co. H, 18th
Ohio, writes from Cambridge. o.: Il
was born in February, 1S49, and en-
listed March. 1864, imagines himself
the youngest soldier in the Union
armies in the civil war. He is mis-
taken. I was born Oct. Is, 1S49; en-
listed Oct. 4, 1864; joined my regiment
at Atlanta, and went the round-trip
with Uncle Billy Sherman; was mus
tered out at Louisville, KY, July IL,
1866"
Charles I. Pope, Buffalo, Wyo, wants
to know full particulars about the ex-
ecution of three bounty-jumpers at
Camp Morton, Indianapolis, on the last
Friday of December. 1864. There were
three shot and one sent to the peni-
tertiary during the war.
A letter from w. II. Lawrence, Car
rabelle, Fla. reads as follows:
after reading your article on Pitts
burg Landing I am reminded-as old
Abe used to say-of something, and
here it is. Your description Of that bat
tie Is as true as preaching. and had you
been standing beside me during the en-
counter you could not have written it
up any palmer or more truthfully. Your
comments on Halleck are true, and you
could have condemned him more
strongly and knocked center every
time. He made me drink that dead
horse swamp-water, and I have never
been we'll SINCE"
]. p. Jones, 65th ILL.,, wants to know
what has become of all his regiment
since the Encampment at Denver. where
II or Is marched together. The only
man who fell out OF line was Serg't
Cooper. of Co. B, who is over 20 years
old. Comrade Jones would like to hear
from the rest of the boys.
Benz Keller, East Boothbay, Me-.
would like to hear from any Of the
boys that were put ashore at Fort
Fisher. Comrade Keller was on the
y. S. s. Brooklyn.
Comrade NJ. s. Harris, Co. A. I'd