The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-07-12

writes US that he has read washing
ton In War Times with considerable
interest. but. thinks 1t. strange that no
mention Is made In 1t OF those COM
the defense Of the Capital in April,
1851, to aid the small garrison then
| stationed there. >. He has never seen
any mention anywhere Of this service.
and ne thinks II very unfair. The COM
panies to which he alludes were the
frontler Guard. commanded by James
II. Lane. and the Cassius M. Clay
Guard. commanded by Cassius M. Clay
OF Kentucky Each numbered about
500 men. These men were quartered
in the Winder Building, or what was
then the old War Department. They
performed their various soldierly du-
ties in their own citizens dress. their
arms and all accouterments. being fur
nished by the War Department. They
had the honor of escorting the 7th N
I. up Pennsylvania Avenue to the
White House on the morning Of it's ar
OF the President and Cabinet The
emergency for which they enlisted
| having ceased, the commander asked
for their honorable discharge. which
was granted by Secretary Stanton, who
at the same time commended them
highly for their valuable. services, and
| transportation was furnished them by
the Quartermaster, Gen. Mansfield.
Some Of these men afterwards raised
troops for the three years service, and
during the war rose to honor and dis
| tinction with large commands. M. M.
Delehany, First Lieutenant of the
/ Guard, was appointed a u. S. District
Judge by President Lincoln; Judge
Hugh Ewing became a Major-General
| OF Volunteers; Edward McCook q Brig
adier-General Of Cavalry. His uncle,
the front file leader Of the Guard. was
afterwards killed by John Morgan dur
ing his raid through Ohio Many of
| them entered various lines of the SER
| vice and did valuable work for the
cause Of their country but their SER
vice at Washington at that important
time was as noteworthy as any subse-
quently rendered.
Spanish Fort and Fort BlakeIy.
Lewis D. Anderson, Co. 1, 18th ILL.,,
bennington, ILL.,, who belonged to the
Thirteenth Corps, and took part in the
siege and capture of Spanish Fort and
Fort Blakely, differs In several re-
spects with the statements made by ].
w. Lacock In his article on this sub
| Ject. In the first place, Comrade An
derson says that the Sixteenth Corps
was at Spanish Fort during the siege
/ and capture OF the rebel stronghold
but that 1t did not capture the fort
without the assistance Of the Thirteenth
Corps. Both corps took part The
Sixteenth Corps was not in front OF
Spanish Fort proper. but was in the
line OF works to the right Of the fort
/ and to the right OF the Thirteenth
Corps. Both forts were not captured
on the same day; Spanish Fort was
evacuated or surrendered on April 8,
1865, and Fort Blakely was taken by
assault the next day, April 9. Com
rade Lacock put the date Aug. 8, but
he Is mistaken; 1t was April g. The
Thirteenth Corps does not dispute the
fact that the Sixteenth Corps charged
their part Of the lines at the time they
say they did. but there was no firing
on the lines of the Thirteenth Corps
after the Sixteenth ceased their fire.
Comrade Anderson stands ready to
prove everything he has said.
Only 1s Children Living Now.
Editor National Tribune: AS you
seem to want all the old soldiers to
write and tell their troubles. l will do
so. l am about 20 years old, and an
| ex-Andersonviile prisoner; was in
prison Is months. Am living on a pen
sion of $12 per month, but with the
help Of my little garden manage to get
| along. My health is tolerable. thank
GOD, and my children are good to me-
l have only Is living now; three are
dead. should like very much to hear
| from my old comrades Of the 9Th w.
Va. particularly Robert Durken, Jacob
G. Matlick: E. B. Creel. George Brown.
and Frank Nelson.-Lindsey Sexton.
Ayers. Calhoun Co., w. Va.
His Latehstring Always on the Outside.
Robert Smith, Co. D, 5th w. Va.
| Kettle, w. Va, served under Gray
Eagle" as Gen. Milroy was called, but
the last nine months Of his service was
as teamster In an ammunition train.
4 ~
sion of IS month. supplemented by
his little farm, which he has rented for
II an acre. He would like to hear
from David Pennelton, and IL any of
the boys should pass his way he wants
them to know that his latchstring is
some Of them may pull It.
With One Of the Fighting Regiments.
Spencer Croshaw, Co. D. 21st Ohio.
| Truitt. Va, was a boy when he went
into the army. and belonged to one OF
the fighting regiments" He was with
Gen. 0. N. Mitchell. and marched with
the command South, wintering at Ba.
cons Creek. and when they broke Camp
helped run Buckner out Of Bowling
Green. He was at Huntsville when the
commander ordered the people to come
down from the top OF the hotel, where
they had gone to see Turchin foRged.
Comrade CrOshaw was afterwards un-
der Negley. and took part in all the
battles and marches to Washington by
i way OF the sea. He feels proud to
think that he was commanded by such
men as Charles Allen and little Tom
Anderson.
/ Wheeler It Resaca.
Prem. Metham, Lieutenant Colonel.
80th Ohio. Nellie, Ohio, says: Gen.
Hood. In his Advance and Retreat"
made q mistake when he said that
Wheeler captured Resaca. Wheeler
did not attempt to capture 1t, but did
attack Tilden, and tore up q small sec
ton of the railroad He besieged the
18th Iowa. but Gen. Green B. Raum.
who was In command at Resaca, sent
Col. Metham, with the 80th. Ohio, who
raised the siege and sent Wheeler skip
ping. Wheeler also attacked Calhoun.
but the 56th ILL.,, reinforced by the sOth
Ohio. cleared him out again. The road
was repaired and the telegraphic COM
munications restored In a few hours.
Loyal southerner.
Wells B. Whitmore, Marietta. Ca
says that though a native Of New York
he was taken to Georgia as a boy In
1850 and was living there In 1870 LJa