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First Emancipation of slaves.

"Sy Kloan," of Elmwood, ILL.,, who
served in the 22d Mich, writes to offer
his services as National Tribune con-
tributor, and says: 81 want 10 say in
reference to the statement in "a
Drummer Boys Diary" which appear
ed in the issue of Dec. Is that he is in
error in the part stating that ''the boys
were compelled TO let the owners take
the slaves" / am positive that all tho
negroes who had attached themselves
to the 18th and 22d Mich. accompanied
us upon our departure from Lebanon,
"a fact which can be verified if neces-
sary. The plan of emancipating the
slaves had not at that time taken
definite shape, consequently the Ken
tuckians We're determined that their
slaves should not be taken from the
State and our officers We're just as fully
determined not to give them up; whic1
they did not, though it detained us two
days, and it looked as though there
would be a fight before the matter was
settled.
Now that 1 have Joined the ranks
of The National Tribune squad l prom
Use to add an occasional scrap of fuel
to keep the campfire bright"
The National tribune., 1906-03-08
Hazlete. Battery at Gettysburg.

Editor National Tribune: With no
desire for a controversy, yet when
find an error which requires correc-
ton before it is accepted as history by
those who were not at that great bat
tie of GETTYSBURG, deem il only proper
TO point out the ,aistake.
I allude To IAN Incident al Gettys-
burg" In your paper of Dec. z, where
comrade Leonard Fernsler, Co. D, 93d
Pa, states: "On the evening OF July
2, 1863, the advance of the Sixth ar
rived at Little Round Top about )
o'clock, and there was only one brigade
In action on that evening, and that was
the Third Brigade of the Third Divi-
sion, Sixth Corps" / infer from the
above that the comrade is of the opin-
ion that his brigade was the entire
shooting-mat on Little Round Tor
that afternoon.
Now, comrade. permit me TO say that
Griffin's old Brigade, of the First Di-
vision of the Fifth Corps. was there or
the hour. day. month and year above
noted. tGriffin did not command the
FIRST Division that day.)
Z Gen. Weeds Brigade, of the Fifth
Corps, was there on the hour. and thai
sss about the hour of his death
& Hazlett's Battery Cd. 5th Art. was
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Rcturn of the nebeI FIuu,.

Comrade J. Bear, Co. II, 10th Ohio,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, writes to enter his
protest against the return of the rebel
flags to the men who carried them in
the war of the rebellion. He says he
protests without hesitation or equiyo-
cation" and characteriZes the return
of the captured flags as "a gross insult
to all old soldiers who have one drop
of patriotic American blood coursing
through their veins and who SO freely
shed their blood to maintain the life OF
the Nation in the sos" .-o-.
The writer says he has in his posses
sion a brass spear-head that he took
from rebel Flagstaff in Texas and he
adds that perhaps Congress would like
to vote to send it, too, across Mason
and Dixons line IN,
Comrade Bear says he will never get
tired of reading The: National Tribune
and adds, long may it wave all over
this land of the free aud home of the
brave" .stF1
1.-THE two charts you sent me-" he
concludes "came in fine. shape. L had
them framed, and gave one to each OF
my boys as birthday presents, and l am
glad to inform you they We're appre-
ciated by the receiyerS.'is
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BATTLE OF NEW HOPE CHURCH.
Charges by the First and Second Brig.
ades Under n Asurderous Fire, and =
Desperate HQud.tO. Hand Combat,

Comrade David r. Bryan. First Ser
geant. Co. A, 54th Pa, writes from
Johnstown, Pa, to say that every SOL
dier who served between 1861 and 1865
should subscribe for "the soldiers
friend and good advisor" The National
Tribune. "Those who cannot read" he
adds, should have it read to them, as
those who do not take the paper are
missing half of their lives Referring
to recent reminiscence of an old vet
eran in The National Tribune who
visited the battlefield of Piedmont, or
as some call it, New Hope Church,
Comrade Bryan says:
THE battle was fought Sunday
morning, June 5, 1864, by Gen. David
Hunter of the Union army and Gen.
William f. Jones of the rebel army.
The First Brigade, under Col. Moore,
which had the advance, met the enemy
i'll force near New Hope Church and
was soon hotly engaged. Three sue
cessive charges were made by the gal
liant brigade against the fortified posi-
tiGn. but the brigade was as often
swept back by murderous fire. The
54th Pa. had been ordered to the left
of the line early in the day, where from
| morning until noon it was maneuvered
in the face of destructive fire of shot
and shell, holding in check the enemy's
cavalry and protecting that wing. AT
l o'clock p. m. the Second Brigade of
three regiments was ordered to storm
and carry the enemy'S works, which
We're substantially erected upon the
| brow of a hill reached by u gradual
ascent.
Quickly forming line, the brigade
| moved rapidly to the foot of the hill
and halted, while the artillery threw
| a well-directed shower of prcjectiieS
upon the lines of the enemy. AS the
| fire slackened the order was given to
charge at double-quick. With shouts
| the line moved forward and without
pausing scaled the breastworks. A sim
gle volley was poured in upon the
| rebels, when muskets were dubbed and
terrific hand-to-hand encounter en-
| sued. With unfiinching bravery the
small brigade held the ground it had
gained against the repeated attempts of
| the enemy to regain it.
Finally the rebel leader, Gen. W.
e. Jones, fell, his brain pierced by a
bullet. He fell in front of the saith
| Pa, and / saw him lying on the field
as we advanced. After his fall the rout
of his forces began. Too much praise
| cannot be given Col. Jacob NJ. Camp
| bell, of the Saith Pa, and Adjt w. II.
Rose, of the same regiment. who ap-
| peared to be everywhere, encouraging
| the boys, until badly wounded. The
brigade consisted of the 34th Mass. on
the left the saith Pa. in the center,
| and the 18th w. Va. on the right. Some
of the other regiments make the claim
of having taken so many prisoners.
Perhaps they did, for we passed the
rebels by, after ordering them to the
| rear. This was long time ago, but
| to me it was only yesterday, and we
got sweet revenge for the licking we
got at New Market May IS, 1864.
There was a New York battery which
did noble service at New Hope Church,
and that day there was glory enough
for all. I hope to hear from some Com
| rades who saw this battle from differ
ent view points"
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Boston Cori,ett.

Editor National Tribune: In your is
sue of Jan. II, II. Il. Van Velsor Co.
], 18th \. Y, speaks of Boston Corbett,
and my knowing some of the facts, |
thought l would let you have them. /
was member of Co. G, 12tn y. Y,
and at Charlestown, Va. in July, 1861
when our time had expired, Col. Dan
Butterfield and Adj't Locke called the
formed the men that their term of en-
was no troops to relieve us in the
enemy's country, and told us our duty
to our Flag. He said that any man
who wished to go home in the face of
the conditions as stated could step for
ward and lay down his arms. To the
best CT my knowledge Boston Corbett
was the only one to do so. was act
ing Regimental ArTorer, and few
hours after we broke ranks / was CALI
ed upon by the Adjutant to make a set
of stocks, which ] did by cutting half
circles in two fence rails, placing the
ankles in and laying the rails on the
ends, and as near as l can remember
Boston Corbett sat in that way against
a tree, how long / do not remember.
The charge, as l understood it, was
laying down his arms in the enemy S
country. We of Co. G always thought
Boston Corbett was a little gone in the
upper story. He told the Colonel that
he would rather stay in his condition
in the stocks forever than stand what
the Colonel would have to stand aftei
death.--J. c. Schultz, Co. G. 18th n.
Y; Co. /, list n. Y. Eagle Pass. Tex.
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my checks. After that 1 was in the
battles of Peach Tree Creek, the
Seven Days fight, Lookout Mountain
and at Gettysburg on the 1st, I'd and
Sd of July. We stayed there to help
bury the dead. l was in the battle that
resulted in the capture of Atlanta. On
July %, 1864, a Johnny shot at me,
and his musket-ball hit the hickory
log behind which 1 lay. piece of fly
Ing bark struck me in the eye, and the
boys said 1 was shot. Thought l was
for a few moments. At this time there
was no firing, only by sharpshooters.
Near Atlanta the Jehnnies threw a
shell at me when everything was still,
except the noise made by the shell. /
was standing on the works when they
tried their luck at me. 1t threw lots
of dirt up into the air. dropped to
the ground, and when the shower OF
earth came down it covered me all
over. The boys again declared l was
shot, but 1 was not hurt"
Comrade Amerine says he had sew
eral other wartime narrow escapes,
but he believes he is as good as 10
dead men vet
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MONUMENT Tf wIRz.
Emphatic Action by the War Veterans
and Sons Association.

Winchester Post, Of :, Brooklyn. the
War Veterans and Sons Association,
New York Encampment, y. V. L., and
Brooklyn Encampment, No. 20, u. ".
L., have adopted the most emphatic
resolutions against the proposed monu-
ment to Capt. Wirz. The preamble to
the resolutions says: -
"Ui,ereas a movement Is on foot in
the South to erect monument at An
dersongille, Ca, In honor of Capt.
Henry WirZ, who on unimpeachable
testimony was proved guilty of most
revolving cruelty to and butchery of
helpless Union prisoners in 1S64-65,
and was hanged for such fiendish acts;
said murderer WiTZ being miscalled
martyr and a leading Southern
newspaper appealing to the patriot
ism of the South in behalf Of the
scheme; this with public displays by
Southerners of the stars and bars, the
emblem of treason, in preference to
Old Glory, the symbol of loyalty, and
the effort to corrupt history in excus-
ing treason and slorifying the so-called
'Cenfederacy' and its leaders, call for
emphatic action by the surviving vet
Grams of the civil war in protest and
condemnation of such treason-inspirine
acts"
The resolutions. which are quite ex-
tended, set forth that it is high time FOL
the surviving veterans to speak with
no faltering and uncertain voice. anu
that Congress should at once pass q
law severely furnishing the display oi
any symbol of treason: that the state
ments sent out by the Daughters ol
the Confederacy in regard to Capt
WirZ are entirely false, and have beer
so proved by indsputable evidence from
Confederate sources. be-
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A CIPHER MESSAGE.
Who Can Interpret Hs

Editor National Tribune: During the
civil war Miss Octavia Wheeler was
teaching school in the South, and be-
ing true and loyal to Old Glory, she
made every effort to get North, but no
opportunity offered itself until 1854, and
while waiting the flag of truce to start
at the acknowledgements office of the
C. s. A. at Petersbu-g our forces made
an attack upon Petersburg. When all
the officers ran out, Miss Wheeler no
ticing several papers lying on the table.
gathered few Of them and brought
them North, thinking she might in that
way do her country some good. One
of those papers has been in keeping OF
the family ever since. Having been
permitted to examine the paper, from
the appearance and the signature OF
Gen. Lee. ! feel satisfied II was at that
time GS6D an important order, and
we would like you to publish it in our
any one can decipher it.
The original paper is now in the
keeping of this lady's nephew, e. c.
Barell, of the Colusa County Bank.-G
w White, Post Box PA, Colusa, Cal.
"Gmportant.)
Petersburg, 18th Dec, ga.
Gen. A. r. Lawton, Q. NJ. Gen'l. Rich.
mond, Fl, w:
"ADFUvLH, of MAI, BJHIJYPR
YTZ. JHv, RQNFWEEVCZ, Ordered
IL, HTRQQNES, uCRCF, at A. III
IZQHVMWY. Notify ECEEUHDTPX
at what hour MVVVuICIECHUDY
JBV, OPTXS. FRJSDH, Of same DMSI
viii be MMCWM.
"(Sgdl Il. E. Lee.
AS, 9QQ."
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Stories Emnenty Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventure
in the Great National Struggle

the battery on that rocky knoll when
Hazlett was killed by sharpshooter at
the time specified by Comrade Ferns
ler, and the guns We're drawn up the
rocks by prolonge somewhere about 4
p. m.
l saw the Pa. Bucktails go down into
the Valley of Death over the north
slope of Little Round Top, but l did
not see any part of the Sixth Corps in
that vicinity on the I'd, and it will re-
quire about as much proof to convince
me that they We're there as it once re-
quired evidence under a Democratic
Pension Commissioner for an old COM
rade to get on the pension rolls.-E. C.
Crocker, Hazlett's Battery Cd, 5th u.
S. Art, Rensselaer, \. Y.
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COmrade Aplin's Pension Bill.

Comrade George Aplih, First Lieu.
tenant, Co. /, 10th Mich, who resides
at West Bay City, Mich, has sent tc
The National Tribune the draft of g
pension bill which ne hopes to have
introduced In Congress. Comrade Ap-
Inns military record is a very credita-
BILE one, he having risen from the ranks
to the command of his company. He
participated in Ii general engagements
besides several minor ones. His bill
of two cents per month for each days
service IN the army and that the same
amount shall be paid to the widow OF
every Union soldier who was honorably
discharged; that the pensions shall
commence from the date of the appli-
cation therefor; that nothing con.
tanned in the bill shall prevent a sol
dier from prosecuting his claim unde,
any other act. --..---....
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The 9Th Iowa.

Editor National Tribune: will be
much pleased to see a short sketch of
the 9Th Iowa in the grand old soldiers
paper, The National Tribune.-S. A.
Stearns, White Haven, Pa.
The 9Th Iowa was organized at Bur-
Iington. July II, 1861, and finally mus
tered ont July 81, 1865. 1t was q fight
ing regiment, and lost 152 killed and
l28 died from disease. The first Colonel
was John A. Mcdowell, who was sue
ceeded by Col. John M. Corse, who was
brevettcd a Major-General and succeed
ed by Col. William H. Clune. It be-
loDged to William Sooy Smiths Division,
Sixteenth Corps, Army OF the Tennss-
ses.--Editor National TribuRa,
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81 and Shorty.

Editor National Tribune: In renew
ing my subscription l wish to say that 1
think The National Tribune the grand
est and best medium that the old vet
Grams ever had or ever will have to
further their interests and get them to-
gether again, as it were, in social inter-
course, fight over again the old battles
and correct the errors that would 9TH
erwise distort history. 1 am looking
forward to the temperance of 81 and
Shorty with great impatience. I want
to see what they look like by this time,
and hear what they have been doing
all this while 1 am going to urge some
of my comrades around here to sub
scribe, and think 1 can get them; at
least, / will try hard.-H. e. Row
ley, Post 1874, Department of 1lli-
nois, Co. A, S9th n. Y, over three years,
and ALWAYS at the front Lacon, Ill.,
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Responses from Twelve states.

Comrade V. L. Biddleman, Co Il,
4Sth Ohio. writes from ThornburS
Iowa, to thank the several comrades
who responded to his request for Mrs
Ellen III. GateS's ballad, The Far
Away Home of the Soul" which APP
peared in The National Tribune Of Jan.
25 ''At this writing" says Comrade
Biddleman, Il have received IA copies
from comrades and loyal ladies in II
States. / therefore desire 10 thank
them all and to tell you bow glad | am
that the soldiers friend is read and
appreciated wherever the flag floats. y
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The 18th Mass.

Editor National Tribune: ] should
like to see short history of the 18th
Mass. in your valuable paper. I be-
longed to Co. G Of that regiment
Charles T. Neal, Ripley, Me.
The 18th Mass. was organized al
Lynnfield, Mass, July 22, 1861, and
mustered out July II, 1865. The first
Colonel was Thomas ]. c. Amory, of the
Regular Army, who died at Beaufort
from disease. Lieut.-Col. Henry Splaine
was in command of the regiment when
1t was mustered out. 1t belonged to
Palmer's Division, Eighteenth Corps
and lost 81 killed in battle and 151 died
from disease-Editor National Tribune
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Capt. Fctternan.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
kindly inform me through The National
Tribune what company of the I'd bat
talon, 18th U. S., Capt. Fetterman com-
manded during the civil war? He was
in command of same company when
massacred in Wyoming in 1866 by
Sioux Indians.-GeOrge Elmine, Mala-
chite, Colo.
We have no company roster of the
18th u. s., but Capt. Fetterman COM
manded Co A of the I'd battalion dur
ing a part, at least, of the war. At the
time of the massacre, Dec. 21, 1866, he
was in command of a detachment of 90
men from Cos. A, B, c, E, F. and III,
I'd battalion, 18th u. S. Lieut.. Grum-
mond was second in command.-Edi-
tor National Tribune.
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The 18th u. $,

Editor National Tribune: VIII you
please publish a short history of the
18th U. S.?-J. H. Tishue, Stanton,
Mich.
1861. as a three-battalion regiment.
Sept. 81, 1866. the I'd battalion became
the 2sth U. s. and the Sd battalion the
37th U. S. March 81, 1869, the 2Sth
U. S. was consolidated with 1t. Gen. E.
r. S. Candy was Colonel during the war
period. 1t belonged to Rousseau's Di-
vision, Fourteenth Corps, Army of the
Cumberland, and lost So killed and 126
died from Dissatisfaction National
Tribune.
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The Ist W. Va. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 1st w. Va. Cav
John NJ. Buckley, Parkersburg, w. va
The 1st W. Va. Cav. was organized
at Wheeling, Clarksburg and Morgan
town, from July 10, 1861, and mustered
out July 8, 1865. The first Colonel was
Henry Anisansei, who was succeeded
by Col. Ii. p. Richmond, and Col. Henry
Capehart was in command when the
regiment was mustered out, and brev-
cited a BrigadierGeneral. The regi-
ment belonged to AverelPs Cavalry,
Army of West Virginia, and lost 81
killed and 126 died from disease
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-03-08
The I'D Ind.

Editor National Tribune: In your is
sue of Nov. 30 appears short history
of the I'D Ind. which is not entirely
correct. The regiment was organized
at Lafayette, Ind, instead of Indian
apoliS 1t was in Garrard'S Division
less than one year. aud is better known
as one of the four regiments which
originally formed the famous Wilder s
Lightning Brigade the name being
given the brigade by Gen. Rosecrans
and continued with the organization
until the close of the war. The rcgi-
mental history gives % killed in bat
tle.-L. S. Kilborn, Major, I'D Ind,
Marshall Ill
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Didn't Know Had Kidney Trouble

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Army Discharges Found.

COmrade r. w. Lundy.n Quartermas-
ter of Col. Jewell Post. so, G.. A. r.,
writes from Myrtle Point. Ore, that the
Post has come in possession of the fol-
lowing discharges by reason of the
death of Comrade CT. w. Pembroke;
Cyrus Davis, Private, Go. b, 3Sth Ind;
John Nooner, Sergeant 18th Battery
Ind. l.. A.; Robert Castle. Private, Co.
F, 1920 Ind; Simon Vandaliver, Pri-
vate, Co. ID, goth Ind. Further particu-
lars can be obtained by addressing
Comrade Lundy. g. 1{t
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4 HapDy BaId-Heat!cd Man.

Fl. Dayton, a chemist, living al 313I
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ally discovered a mixture that made his
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Wants to Hear from West virginia.

Editor National Tribune: 1 would
like to read a short history of some
West Virginia regiments especially the
1st w. Va. Cav, and 1st and Sth w.
Va. Inf / have been trying to get
some men who were high in rank to
write up the "Child State" that was
"born in Storm. but I have failed.
A short history would be readable to
some who are yet on the skirmish line.
VIM. NJ Morgan, 337 West St,
Wheeling, w. Va.
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openipr of the Mi..i..i,pi.

Editor National Tribune: Allow me
to congratulate you on "Opening of the
Mississippi" The history is all right
a. far as I know from personal ex--
psrienos.-J. J. Fitzgerrell, City OF
MA1a00 0aA