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

JANUARY o5, 1906,
Willie Grant Camp, 8. ", and Tent 3
Daughters of Veterans, took place re-
Gently in GAR. Hall. Worcester, Mass.
Dancing and refreshments followed the
ceremonies.
Ward Post Fair.
AS result of a fair which was
termed Camp Pickett" under the aus
pices of Geo. H. Ward Post, Worcester.
MASS. Quartermaster T. Spencer jerks
has turned over to the Trustees of the
Post 50. 1877 profits. The officers of
Ward Post were installed Jan. 4, by
Past Commander j. b. Lamb.
Scattering.
Comrade ]. Bear. Co. II, 12Oth Ohio,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, would like to know
what became of the remains of Col. NJ.
M. Speigel, 120th Ohio. after he was
killed on the boat City Bell, May 2,
1864, at a bend in Red River known as
Shaggy Point. The rebels captured the
boat with its large mail and cargo and
took as prisoners of war nearly all the
men Of the 120th Ohio. Some of us
gave them the Slip" says Comrade Bear,
and thereby avoided being driven to a
rebel prison pen to eat musty Southern
corncob NEAL
Maj. H. M. Ives First Sergeant Co.
y, 9Th Conn, Parksville, y. Y, says in
regard to the execution at Hilton Head.
) G., in the 9Th Conn, that there were
two men shot instead of one while the
third. who deserted again, was the man
who was regarded as a member OF the
r. A. A. M. 1.-The report l sent you
ADDS MAJ. Ives. was not only memoir
andum kept by me at the time, but it is
also from an official record"
~rT,r.a
ILL.,, Antioch. Cal, says he recently at
tended the Reunion of his old regiment
at Rockford, Ill. He also went all the
way from California to Warren, ILL.,,
after 38 years absence on the Pacific
slope. ito shake the glad hands of my
old comrades and feast on the fat of
the land. / want to thank all the old
boys for their kindness to me-"
Comrade Lyman Matthews, Co. E, 9th
Mimi, Soldiers Home. Columbia
Falls, Mont, says he read a commune
cation in The National Tribune from a
cavalryman and another from an artil-
lcryman, who wanted to hear from one
1nfantryman who was in the battle of
Gun Town. Il was there" adds Com
rade Matthews, "as drummer i'm the
9Th Mimi. But after retreating a short
distance | was persuaded by Forrest
men to go back with them and receive
free board in Andersonville for nearly
year. Is it not time the Government
should think of our sufferings and do
something for us the few remaining
years We will be here to tighten the bur-
dens of the survivors? / for one would
like to leave the Soldiers Home, and
lead free American life the short time
still allotted me. 1 will be pleased to
hear from any Of the Andersonville
boys They can depend on our member
of Congress in Washington, Hon. W.
A. Clark, although he is a Democrat, to
do anything he can to help us out"
Serg't William n. Brown, Co. E, 129th
Pa, Kayford, w. Va, would like to
hear from any comrades who are ac-
quainted with the facts concerning a
romantic episode that occurred in the
Spring Of 1863, while his regiment was
encamped at Falmouth, on the Kappa
hammock River. The principals in the
episode were two privates from a New
York regiment and two girls who lived
in the vicinity. Serg't Brown was on
picket duty, and the New York men
became guests at the home of the girls
through the request Of "these saucy,
pretty daughters of the Confederacy,"
as the Sergeant terms them. The two
privates secured permission from head
quarters to remain at the home Of the
young women. They were afterward
ordered back to their regiment. The
term Of the New York regiment soon
afterwards expired, and it was reported
that the girls went North with the New
York soldiers and became their wives.
Serg't Brown would like to learn the
real facts from some of his comrades
who were there.
Comrade Amos Wright, Sergeant, Co.
F, Cd w. Va, Marietta, O., writes: "In
your issue Of Dec. 81, 1905, there ap-
peared an article relative to Sheridan's
ride from Winchester to Cedar Creek,
on Oct. -, 1864. I can state that there
was not pennsylvania man in the de-
tail. They were all I'd w. Va. Cav,
and were in charge of myself"
Comrade George F. c. Meyer Co. K,
18th Ind, Cornelius, Ore, would like
to know the address or anything con-
corning the fate or whereabouts Of
Sergt Meat, of the 9th n. Y. Cav. Com
rade Meyer became acquainted with him
at Andersonville in August, 1864. His
regiment was in the Eastern army, but
through Comrade Meats efforts he was
exchanged with Gen. Shermans 1000
vets, Sept. FL and %. 1864. although
his name was not on the original ex-
change list. His exchange was accom-
plished by Meat responding to the
name of Serg't Franklin, who failed to
appear when the roll of prisoners for
exchange was being called. Upon
reaching the Union lines Meat reported
himself as an escaped prisoner and was
given free transportation to his regi-
ment.
"Forty-three years ago." writes Com
rade A. A. Hawkins, Bogota, ILL.,, 1--WE
advanced on the Johnnies in front of
Nashville. We drove them all day, and
late in the evening we charged their
battery, captured one piece and one
caisson, and they fell back towards
MurfreesbOro. After following them
again about 80 miles our brigade
was in front, and on Dec. 80 we fought
them again, and on the 31st they licked
US on the right wing. There is where
I was wounded, and now. 43 years
later, am still limping, not being able
to go out much. / would like to hear
from comrades of our old brigade
3Sth ILL.,, 21st ILL.,, 101st Ohio and 18th
Wis.
Comrade Lafayette Green, Erving,
N. Y, would like some comrade to send
him copy Of the song, "Old jeff Da-
Wis"
Nicholas Rothan, corner Gilmore and
Miller Sts., Station A, Cincinnati, O.,
would like to secure the names and ad-
dresses Of two nurses belonging to the
26th Ill. The given name of one of
these nurses was John, and the other
nurse is supposed to have been his
brother. Comrade Rattan was wound
ed at Davis Mills, and this nurse ex-
tracted the bullet from his hand 10