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The National tribune., 1906-12-27
TOrpedOes at Fort NcAIiIster.

Editor National Tribune: Our divi-
sion, the Second Division of the F'if-
teenth Corps, took Fort McAllister, on
the Ossabaw Sound, Ga, Dec. 13. 1864.
There were some 125 or 130 rebels in
the said fort, and they had planted
torpedOes every six feet on top of the
bank outside the fort. The division
sent up nine regiments to take it,
and left nine i'll reserve. Fitzpatrick
went around the south Of the fort to
keep the Johnnies in. The fort was
charged and not a single torpedo eX-
ploded, but that night man got a lit
tie unruly and went outside of the road
that led to the fort and slept on a tor
pedo, which exploded, blowing off his
heel and part of one hand. If he is
living 1 would like to hear from him.
That night, DEG. 13, 1864, my two mess
mates, VIM. Campbell and Sam Thomas,
and 1 were on guard at the fort, and
were sent out In the field to watch a
place where a torpedo had been plant
ed.-Eli A. Weekley. Co. B. SD Ohio,
Athens, o.
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Editor National Tribune: on several
occasions [ have noticed reference in
The National Tribune TO a mar wh6
visited the camps near Murfreesboro
singing patriotic songs. and who was
reported as having been shot as spy
at Murfreesboro. ] distinctly rcmcm-
Der this man and a verse and chorus of
one of the songs he sang, to Wit:
I'VE often go home in our dreams, boys,
And sit by the old kitchen fire,
And tell Ger the tales of the camp,
boys.
To listeners who never may tire.
But just in our moments OF hiss. boys,
When thinking our hardships are
DER,
The order comes round to turn out
boys,
Fall in," and march on az before.
Chorus
"Oh, we will not retreat any more. boys.
We will not retreat any more.
We've numbers to match, the traitors
we catch;
We will not retreat any more"
Members of the o1st III. VIII probably
recognize the abOve.-C. S Bnrrows,
20 La Sale St. Chicago, Ill.
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Of us. There's no sense in any such
discrimination. This Government IS
able t" pay every survivor of the rebel
. lion $50 a month. and in some special
cases enough extra to pay for an at
tcndant. Neither the comrades nor
those of their wives whom they married
before or during the war are longer
:oung. Take my own case: | am now
in my 1eth year. and am getting pen
sion of $12 per month under the law
of June -, 1890. ! was a member of
co u, 10Th Ohio. enlisted in 1861. and
discharge d FOR disability in 1862. | am
suffering still from this disability, and
applied for pension under the general
law in 1880. My application WAS placed
on file about June Il, 1880. and before
the limitation of the arrears act eX-
pired l furnished a large amount OF
evidence for 10 years. but il did no
good: that arrears of pension from the
date of discharge was the rub. When
applied under the law of June -.
1890. just eight days after President
Harrison signed the bill, my applica-
lion was placed on file. and on Nov.
10. 1890. my pension was allowed. the
fun maximum of Sl2 per month. with
out a question asked. The claim WAS
allowed on the evidence of the old
"lam on file. was in Lincoln, Neb..
1T the time, and received the first pen
sion allowed in Nebraska under tn"
new law in just four months after
applied. which shows concluSively that
the evidence ] had on file was good.
convincing evidence, and ! have thought
since that had not the arrears clause
been in the way j would have been
pensioncd under the old law. | have
written this to show how inconsiste ent
some things are. Go on in your grand
tight for service pension. and we will
assist YOU all We can by prodding ur
gu. Representatives in Congress. Four
times l have had hill Introduced tai
my pension from S12 to $S0l
per month. Conradc ]. 4. Hull intro
duccd such bill Continue insisting
thru the agency Of the greatest friend
the soldiers have to-day, The National
upon the rights Of the boys
as You have in the past, and YOU Will
have the heartfelt gratitude of the best
element of American citizenship. :. |
Sperry, Iowa City, Iowa.
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CANTEEN CARRIERS.
Sights Which Two Boys Saw mt ChIcIsn
mauga.

Editor National Tribune: / wish td
say that in the history of the Army of
the Cumberland, now published by you
your description o. the Chickamauga
battle is the most accurate ] ever read
Your word picture of that awful con-
hict, where we just stood in the brush
and murdered one another until there
were almost no more to kill, is so vivid
that as / read the whole bloody scene
past thru my mind like a panorama
could hear the roar lit was nothing
else for hours) of musketry, the crash
of cannon, the yells the groans and
cheers and confusion incident to battle
Yes, ! could almost feel my hair rise
and would catch myself holding my
breath and setting my teeth. 1t was
real to me as ] read. yet ] wonder in
my heart how could you tell il SC
plain and correct unless you We're there
riding up and down the lines note
book in hand, taking items, as It were
Mt the same time taking chances OF
being riddled with bullets. i was espe-
cially interested in Kings Brigade
movements, as / belonged there
think In the beginning of Sundays bat
tie you have us placed too far to the
right in your map We We're farther
10 the left The break in the lines was
some distance to our right. | may be
mistaken, but this is as / reri iember il
Another thing: AS TO losses o. the reb-
els, i am satisfied they lost far more
men than reported Now, my reasons
for this assertion are these: Late Sat
nrday afternoon ] was one detailed
with another TO take the company can
teens and hunt for water. We found
II back where our trains were parked
We also found a crowd. We pushed
and scratched and almost fought oul
way TO the water. ] filed the can.
teens and handed them to my comradc
until all were filled. Then we started
back and right here was trouble, fol
when we arrived at the place .wherc
We left the regiment, behold, ther,
was no regiment there, and no one to
direct us. There we were, two mcr,
boys in the woods lost to our command
and loaded down with canteens Of wa.
ter. After little thinking We con.
cluded the place TO look for our com.
pany was in front, so we went to tn,
front We went direct to the spo
where We fought, and where the 5tl
Regular Battery was captured in the
morning. There we ran into a veritabl,
slaughter house. Dead and wounded
Confederates lay as thickly as you evel
saw sheaves Of wheat in n harvest field
In some spots they seemed 10 hav,
fallen in punches of rom three TO five
and you could walk on dead bodies a
this spot. Our men did not lay nearly
90 thick, yet there were enough. Now
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
Now in His 10th Year.

Editor National Tribune: The Chart
which l received from The National
Tribune ! prize most highly. The pic
lures OF the Generals are more valuable
10 me than any other gift ] could pos
sibly receive. j served under several o!
them. / am acquainted with a number
Of old soldiers who fully appreciate the
value of The National Tribune, but who
are not able TO spare even so reasonable
a sum as 81 for q years subscription
Their pensions are so small that il takes
the most rigid economy. with all they
can possibly make on the outside, tc
live at all. Our grand old Governments
does wrong in making such fine distinc
tons without any differences in it's rat
.ings. Some get no pension at all; somt
from 81 TO Sc per month; some several
hundred month. Those high priced
pensioners are the ones who could ge;
along without any in most cases. or. a,
least, they shonla As rai~1 h-> 49, ---'
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
Tn. Way Some Confederate. Feel.

Editor National Tribune: l wish to
say The National Tribune is the only
paper the veterans ever had or ever
will have to fight for their interests,
keep them in line, as 1t were, and cor
rect the errors they make in fighting
over the battles. The return of the
Confederate flags and the Wirz Monu-
ment incident caused quite ripple
among the old vets here in Missouri.
One of my neghbors, who was a Major
in the Confederate army, said that the
Southern Confedcracy felt their cause
was lost and with it went the Confed-
crate flag, and that no true American
could claim something he never won.
/ will say in conclusion that / have
taken your excellent paper for about
20 years. and hope to take it as long
as ] live.-tieo. w. Miller, Co. /, 31st
Ohio, Fairplay, Mo.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
Comrndc schofield's Cane.

J. b. Shoup, d. D., Lieutenant, Bat
terry G, Sd Pa. il. A, Bittinger, Nd,
says: "On Oct. Is, 1888, the decom-
posed and dismembered body of Com
rade Chas. NJ. Schofield was found in
the woods by the side of the National
road, few miles east of Grantsville,
Md. Papers found near the remains
showed him to have been n private in
Co. d, sth u S., in the civil war. Other
papers showed that he had also served
i'm the war with the Sioux Indians in
1885. and others, still, that he had been
at one time an inmate of the Soldiers
Hame at Washington, ID. c. Among
other effects OF the comrade found near
where his body was discovered was a
fine. stout hickory cane. This cane is
now in my possession, and / will gladly
restore 1t to anyone who can justly lay
claim to it either as kinsman or init
mate friend OF Comrade Schofield. The
body was buried where found, and
comrades In the vicinity annually set a
flag on the lonely mound. I am trying
to have the remains removed to either
Antietam or Grafton National Ceme-
terv"
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
Gen. Albert sidney Johnston.

Editor National Tribune: / read with
great interest Comrade +. II. French's
CCo. f, I'd KY, Larkin, Kan.) article
with regard to the death Of Gen. A. S.
Johnston at Shiloh. Gen. Johnston
never fell into the hands of the Yanks
He was shot thru the leg about 2:30
Sunday afternoon, was forced off his
horse by his staff officers and taken to
a ravine out of danger where he blcd
to death. The remains were taken to
Corinth, Miss. Col. Davis, who be-
longed to a Tennessee regiment, was
there at the time. and his boot was
filed with the Generals blood The
Confederates were getting ready to
make the charge. l am well acquaint-
ed with Col. Davis, who had a brother
in the Union army. / have seen the
fine monument erected on the battle
field at Shiloh to Gen. Davis. The big
white oak under which he was when
shot still stands protected by barbed
wire. My regiment. the 18th ILL.,,
fought near where Johnston fell, east
of the peach orchard.-W. II. Sterling,
18th ILL.,, Pickncyville, III.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
The Crntcr at Fort I'LL.

Editor National Tribune: | have been
very much interested in your history of
the Opening of the Mississippi, and take
ii for granted that you wish TO be alb
solutely correct in your statements.
Now, you give a minute description of
what took place in the crater at Fort
Hill. and only mention what the sew
cral infantry commands did. You say
that shells were thro"'" by hand over
the rebel breastwOrks by the tunnel
diggerS and the infantry Now, as a
matter of fact, not "A single shell was
thrown by any of them. Shortly after
the explosion, McAllister's Battery was
detailed by sections to throw shells by
hand, cutting the fuse at five seconds.
Every shell thrown in the crater was
thrown by The artillery. Serg't David
w. Ocker was killed by shell thrown
from the rebel side. and, by the way
he stands to-day. in the Illinois State
Roster, branded as d deserter. How
is il possible that this brave boy, who
gave up his life for his country in that
hellhole. could be marked as Il desert
er? ] cannot imagine. unless it was
done by some lunkhead clerk in the
Adjutant's Office at the time the roster
was printed. The artillery detail was
in charge of Lieut.. Edgar II. Cooper,
who after the death o: Capt. II. a.
Rodgers, killed during the siege, wds
promoted TO Captain and afterwards to
Major for bravery displayed on the bat
tlcfield OF Atlanta. July %, 1864. Maj
Cooper is still living and resides in
Chicago. AS to who threw the shells
in the crater il matters li,tlc i suppose,
at this late day. but credit should be
given where credit is due. After the
surrender the 18th III. was given the
post of honor, being the first 10 enter
Vicksburg McAlister's Battery came
second, following Immediately after the
18th. and was the first artillery 10 en-
ter the city.-JOhn T. Wiesman. Co. ID,
1st III. Art, Lincoln, Ncb,
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
A Brilliant Editorial.

NJ J. Clerihan. 10th ILL.,. Jacksonville,
H., wants to express his thanks for the
brilliant editorial in The National Trib-
une on "Some Southern Mysteries" 1t
thoroly described the situation, and the
only reconstruction that there will be
in the South Is when these men are
cold and limp in death. We of the loyal
North, loving liberation and free
speech, do not raise any ructions when
fire-eaters and ranting demsgogs like
Pitchfork Tillman invade free soil. But
this is all different across Mason and
DiXOn'S line.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
A Fine Editorial.

Editor National Tribune: That was
fine editorial in your issue of March
30, 1.-THE Government Clerks BILL
Frank B. Sharpe, 49th Ind, San Fran
cisco.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
Hardly In Full Dress.
What Has Become of Them.

Edward D. Phelps, Co. K, 9Th Mo
Cav. Mountain View, Mo-, wants tc
know what has become of the surviv-
ors of the John Warner, that was de-
stroyed by the rebel artillery on RED
River, May 5, 1864. a detachment OF
the 9Th Mo. Cav. and 56th Ohio. under
Col. Raynor, was on board; also load
of horses being taken to New Orleans
to be pastured.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
Far Too Long.

Stephen S. Badger, Co. C, 18th Me,
Sebec, Me-, served almost four years,
and was taken prisoner at Pleasant
Hill, Red River. He was confined in
Camp Fort Tyler, Tex, 413 days.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27

Editor National Tribune: After AZ
years of fighting don't you think it
about time for the boys TO let up on
the battle of Franklin long enough to
bury the dead and take care of the
wounded? There were other battles.
IT seems to me there was something
doing in the Army of the Potomac
r. p. Rockafellow, Co. /, 9Th Pa. Cav,
Laurel Ind
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
An Army Relic.

George W. Currier, West Lebanon
n. H., has an army hardtack in good
state of preservation which he brought
home with him in 1864. If any COM
rade has one as old as that, Comrade
Currier would like TO hear from him
thru The National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
Spelling Reform.

Edwin French, Francisco. Ind, ap.
proves the stand taken by The Nation
al Tribune on the spelling reform ques-
ton. He thinks Geo. b. Wilcox. OF
PuyalIup. Wash, who claims 10 be the
youngest soldier, is only one of the
youngest. He himself was only little
past Is when ne enlisted.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
J. C. Swift, Sd Iowa Cav.

Some time ago @. ]. Lyon, NJ. D.,
Sabetha, Kan, inquired thru the COL
umns of The National Tribune as to the
whereabouts of j. S. Swift, Co. /, Sd
Iowa Cav. Henry C. Swift, Co. +, 36th
Iowa, Lima, o., answers this inquiry
by saying that Swift was taken prisoner
in June, 1864, by Forrest, and sent to
Andersonville, where lie died, starved
to death with thousands Of others.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
Lost 1t.

John ]. Carter, Co. A, 14th Me- Box
42, Weeks Mills, Me-, lost the letter
which he received from the comrade
living in Brooklyn, N. Y. He wishes
he would write him another
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
Politics In The National Tribune.

W. w. Gooid. 18th Wis, Winneconne
Wis, replying to Comrade Nye, says
that he cannot understand why the
editor OF The National Tribune should
not express his mind as freely upon
politics SIS any other citizen. OF course,
the pr -sperity of the country does not
depend upon the Republican Party,
but, somehow, that party seems ali the
time called upon to resist injurious de-
signs by other parties.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
A Peculiar Record.
That High Dive.

s. M. Warren, Co. II, 4th Tenn,
Piney Flats, Tenn, would like to hear
from some of the boys who took that
high dive into that shallow creek. 1t
was his regiment who took It, and was
captured by Wheeler at McMinnville.
Oct. 3. 1863. They were surprised by
10000 rebel cavalry. who came upon
them in a dash. Wheeler's men claim
that the resistance made by the 4th
Tenn WAS brave, but useless.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
The Recruits of 1862.

f. NJ. Hanes. Sth Ind, New Pales>
tine, Ind, says that before the Prison
ers of War bill is past consideration
should be given to another still more
meritorious class of veterans. They
We're the recruits who in 1862 went
into the old regiments to fill up their
ranks, and were at once put on the
skirmish line, instead of lying around
camnS of instruction.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
Discharge Papers Found.

f. y. Wagner, Captain, Co. d. 9tf
ILL.,, Warrensburg, Mo-, has in his pos
session the discharge papers Os Corp
William Morgenstern, Co. d, 9th III
The discharge is date July 9, 1865.
and there are several months pay dut
the Corporal Anyone knowing thi.
comrades address will please report il
to The National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
Wives In Soldiers Homes.

Robert Jenkins, 9th Pa. Cav. Ort-
ing, Wash, has been circulating a pc
tition and secured numerous signatures
asking Congress to amend the law so
as to permit veterans wives to be ad-
mitted to the Soldiers Homes.
The National tribune., 1906-12-27
AARk! COMRADES, LISTEN F.:

E6-Comrades or their friends can make good money
side line to your present business Write t6t'sOrge
:. Newton Box f.. SoutiSharon Pa and my offer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-23
The Daily Short Story

Why Billy's-e' There came a
sound of voices approaching, and
an inspiration dawned on Mr..
Blake. "Here-behind the door,
both of YOU" he ordered, and they
hid themselves obediently, as Billy
returned with his rather unwilling
bride.
1t was an astonishing table,,
that greeted Billy a moment later
when he saw Ellen returned to the
city, and rather upset officer who
called himself Captain Ames, so,
as there was nothing else to do,
he owned up.
What boy!" cried Mr.. Blake.
well, We'll forgive you, eh, Cap
tain Ames? Billy, here's your we'd
ding present with this stipulation
the first you spend of it must gu
for dinner for us all, includ.
ing"
His wife for five minutes"
laughed Mrs. Ames.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-23
FANS SEE THE
BIG SCRAP

Johnny Reds Nelson-Gans fight
pictures at the Spokane last night
were as good as the average NOV
ing pictures. 1t is decidedly hard
on the eyes to watch the % rounds
shown and hear no blows struck,
no heavy breathing and no coach
ing from the corners. At times
the milling got exciting enough to
provoke a noise. But as a rule the
fight was a clinching match. A
foul committed by Cans, not men,
toned generally. is shown in the
eighth, when Nelson gets two
heavy jolts after the bell rang. The
final foul that lost Nelson the
fight was right to the groin,
which would not be noticed were it
not for the slower operation of the
picture machine. The pictures
will be repeated tonight, but not
Saturday night, as advertised, ow-
ing to Governor La Toilette. of
Wisconsin. being in the city on
Saturday The chamber of COM
merce and 100000 club have en-
gagged the theater for his recep-
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-23
MODEST HERO HONOREO BY BOTH
=, ROOSEVELT AND CARNEGIE

PlTTSBURG, Nov pa unique
distinction has just been conferred
on Edward Murray, a yard con-
ductor on the Monogahela division
of the Pennsylvania railroad. He
received bronze medal from
President Roosevelt for his BRAY
cry in rescuing two small children
from death, The Carnegie hero
fund commission also awarded him
a medal. He is the only man in
the country who has medals from
both sourcts.
With the presidents medal was
a letter expressing the hope that
the man who could do such a deed
might live long and be able to
rescue many more lives.
On last Jan. % the incident for
which the medals are given took
place. Margaret, d. and Robert. 2,
children of Evan ]. Lewis, 2104
Carson St, south side, attempted
to cross the railroad tracks a few
feet from their home. Engine No.
1l5O, drawing eig> loaded freight
cars, was but few feet from
them when they stepped in front
of it. Conductor Murray was rid
ing on the tender of the engine.
Wagons and carriages INSTRUCTED
the view, so that he did not real
lie that any one was attempting
to cross in front of his engine,
which was going at a fair rate of
speed at the time. When only a
short distance away he saw the
children step on the track.
In recounting the deed the presi-
dent, in his letter, says: Murray
instantly grasped the situation,
and with utter disregardof his own
safety leaped from the footboard
in front of the moving engine, lift
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-23
THE ONLY TIME BIG JEFF WAS
EVER IN DANGER IN THE RING

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 90
"In my whole career as timer, y
declared George Harding, the ex-
pert watch handler of the prize
ring, 81 never saw the equal of
James j. Jeffries.
Il never even had - start to
count out on him.
81 have started to count great
fighters out ever since the days
of Jem Mace, and Jeffries is the
only man | never saw knocked Cif
his feet in an encounter.
Il witnessed every battle in
which Jeffries participated, and on
ly on one occasion was the big
Californian ever in any kind of
trouble.
That was when Jeffries stacked
up against Gus Rubin. 1t was in
the sixth round of that memorable
battle that Gus got Jeff in a bad
way. 1t was a right hand cross to
the jaw that reached the point and
was followed by vicious left hand
blow to the stomach that put Jeff
on Queer street.
There was yet a trifle over a
minute to go when Ruhln got in
his great punches and Jefries was
webbing about like a drunken
sailor. But he was there with the
stall. He hung on a trihe while
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-23
LOST GIRL FOUND,

Patrolman Nelson yesterday af-
ternoon found Carrie Benton, age
16, who left her home in Medical
Lake a week ago and came to the
city to work as a domestic. She
worked one daya nd then her
father was notified that she had
disappeared. She says that since
that time she has been working
at washing dishes, but did not
think her father was worried about
her.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-11-23
OCTOPUS WILL
GRIP CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Nov. ga giant
merger of the public service cor.
porations in Chicago is said to be
contemplated. 1t is rumored that
the capital to the amount of $780,
100000 will be merged in one great
company and that Hartman and
Standard Oil will head the gigantic
corporation, which will include the
Chicago traction companies, the
Peoples and Ogden Gas compan-
les, the Edison and Commonwealth
Electric companies, the Automatic
and Independent Telephone COM
panies and the Chicago Tunnel
Co.