The National tribune., 1906-06-28
The Battle Of Franklin.

rankin where Wagner was or ne
would have known more of what war
ing on. Comrade RAIDER belonged to
8radley's old brigade, the right of
which resteS on the pike. The 5ist
H. formed the right of the brigade,
IND the 18th ILL.,. commanded by Col
ouckner, was next on the right. His
regiment was the 27th Ill. The 5lst
Ill. had received about 400 recruits.
and opened heavy musketry fire on
the enemy, which was continued all
down the line. There was low beech
swale in our front to the left filled with
the enemy. The smoke from the SIS.
and a battery of artillery which was
run out on the pike to the right of the
5lst, and which had opened up on
Hoods army massed In front of Wag-
ner's two brigades, settled in this
swaie. This was SO dense that the
boys of the 27th could not see the en-
until the rebels were on their first line
of works. Comrade RAIDER and five
others with one commissioned officer
were captured. and marched back to
the beech swale as prisoners of war.
About $50 or 200 prisoners were car
ried TO point of the ridge that runs
down to the pike and corralled about
800 or 400 yards in front of the main
line of works. If Gen. Cox had been
heard the screeching and bowling of
the wounded. who, lay between us and
where Wagner's lines were formed he
would have thought that half Hoods
army was there.
Too Much for Him.
Whitman Chase, Segreganset, Mass,
one of the crew of the Isaac Smith.
which was captured in Stone Islet. :.
~ To- taiy
at that time and kept in prison for
three months. Later, when in the cars
going North. he had some conversation
with Southerner. The question of
politics came up. Comrade Chase said
There is no politics in this You made
war on the Government property. and
have come to protect it." He replied:
1.-The Government took the first step of
war: when Anderson moved from Fort
Moultrie to Fort Sumter, that was the
first step of war" What I said, land
you had been building fortifcations
around him all Winter: was that no
act of war on your part?" The South
erner had business in another part of
the car about that time.
Out of His Gopher Hole.
L. C. Huffine, Co. E, 30th Ohio, Oak
wood, Ohio, crawls out of his gopher
hole, where he has been for the last 81
years, long enough to tell us that while
he does not claim to have been the
youngest soldier or of having the old
est hardtack. he does claim that his
regiment was the one that whipped the
rebs to finish. He calls attention TO
the fact that wherever the 30th went
the rebs began to shake, and got out
as soon as they could. When food was
scarce at Savannah, Sherman sent the
30th out to take Fort McAllister. so
his army could get something to eat.
After that they went for Joe Johnston.
and when Johnston heard they were
after his meat-house. he said, Enough,
l give up" Then they started for Lee,
and when Lee got on to 1t he said to
Grant, Its no use to hold out any
longer; I'll surrender" 1t has always
puzzled Comrade Huffine to know why
they were not sent to capture Jeff
Davis.
Does Anyone Know Him:
]. C. Hellyer, Co. I, 103d H., Ipava,
Ill.,, would like to know the where
abouts of a rebel prisoner whom he
captured in front of Atlanta at the bat.
tie of the 2Stii. This prisoner was a
boy about II years old, and belonged to
the 30th La. His father was a mer-
help Comrade Hellyer to find this man?
Col. Freeman COnnOr.
J. w. Griswold, Co. G, 44th N. Y,
Custer, Mich, wishes to thank Col. Ell.
lis Spear, of the goth Me-, for the men,
ton he made in a recent issue of The
National Tribune of the death of his
beloved Colonel, Freeman Connor and
also for the compliment which he paid
to the 44th n. Y. Comrade Griswold is
glad to be able to state that the goth
Me. was held in the highest esteem by
his regiment, who considered the boys
splendid lot of fighters and allround
good fellows. Comradc Griswold was
with Col. Connor when he was killed at
Gettysburg.
The Youngest Soldier.
Harry NJ. Lamb. Co. E, 1st Ind. Cav,
Princeton, Ind, thinks the comrades are
very much interested in this question
as to who was the oldest and who the
youngest soldier at the time of enlist
ment, and offers very good suggestion
He thinks it would be very good idea
for us to invite all the comrades to send
us name, company and regiment, date
OF birth. and date of enlistment; also,
date of final muster-out. From his rec
ord he must have been just 81 at time
of enlistment. The siege and capture
of Mobile, Ala. ended his service.
E. G. Sackett, Co. L, 20 Mass. H. A.,
Crescent City, says that the three com
rades WHO in the issue of April -
claimed each to be the youngest soldier
in the rebellion will have to take back
seat and give the honor to a Boston
bean-eater, himself. He was born Nov.
IS, 1913; enlisted Dec. 5, 1863. being
but Is years old when he went into the
army He would like to hear from his
old comrades of Co. L.
CaIIad Hin, rnH.n
Henry II. Gushee, Co. B, 33d Mass,
Hamilton, O., is indignant. Some one
in Picket Shots of April IL called him
a coffee-cooler because he said there
was no singing at Gettysburg. He was
there at the time, and never say any
coffee-coolers and will say that the bat
tie was fought by men and not by Ia
dies.
The seth N. Y.
y. b. Easton, Sergeant, Co. E, goth
Ind, Saltwater. Okla. is very anxious
for Information of the seth y. Y. He
says that regiment usually kept along
with his, and he would like to know II
the men who were captured at Spotsyl-
vania went to Andersonville. He has
forgotten the names of the men In the
seth he knew best, but would like es-
peciaily to hear from or about those of
the regiment who were members of the
church at Culpeper Court House One
was Sergeant. He would also like to
know about the 10th y. Y, who shared
their rations with him when he was
starving.
What Battery Was 1t.
]. c. Bonsfield, Auburn, Neb., wants
10 know what battery it was that was