The National tribune., 1906-02-15

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! regiment surrendered was one of
the boys that was there"
Who Was the Singing Soldier.
Comrade Alfred Moore. Co. L, LIST
Me. Ii. A., Emmett, Cal. would like m
know If that Iowa soldier VINO was TAX
Ell prisoner by the Johnnies and was
required to sing 10 the General is still
awe. lie would also like to know the
names of the songs he sang Comrade
Moore says the singing soldier was at
the Reunion at San Francisco in 1903.
The Gsth Ind. Was There.
Cnmrade Henry Nicolai. Sergeant,
co. +, 6Sth Ind, writes from Indian
apolis. concerning the statement of
Cnmrade Hiram X. Brooks telling
about our brigade" going up Mission
regiments comprising the brigade he
fa1led to mention the 68th Ind. The
brigade, Comrade Nicolaf adds. was
composed of the 18th and 49th Ohio.
sd and 6sth Ind. 25th. 35th and S9th
ILL.,, Nth Kan. and 18th Wis.-First Bri-
gade, Sixth Division. Fourth Corps.
our regiment was so badly cut up at
Chickamauga," says Comrade Nicolai,
that we had but 205 men left for duty
at Mission Ridge, and of that number
we lost S2-a loss Of 40 per cent One
Lieutenant was killed, one Lieutenant
Colonel and three Captains wounded,
and ~ enlisted men killed and wound
ed. Our division captured IL pieces of
artillery; our brigade went up the Ridge
little to the left of Bragg's headquar-
ters. After the battle our corps march
ed to the relief of Burnside at Knox
vile. On the march we were short of
rations, and lived several days on
parched corn; and on that cold New
Years Day of 1864 we were at Straw
berry Plains, Tenn"
Likes the Picket Shots.
Comrade Cadle Burrell, Co.. G., S7th
ILL.,, writes: I'm reading Picket Shots
see many things that remind me Of
things that happened while l was in the
service. Capt. w. w. Hiatt tells how
we fought, and how we killed alligators
In the swamps Of louisiana, while on our
march up Red River, and while at
Vicksburg and at Jackson, Miss. and
then at Carlton, La. We crossed the
Mississippi at AIgiers and went into the
Teche country; wintered at New Iberia.
Our regiment was the best regiment i'm
the service, think. We were mounted
on wild ponies and put TO scouting and
fighting. 1t seemed to me that we were
in 1t all the time. after we We're
mounted-on every scout and i'm every
battle and skirmish on the route.
"One night l was put on picket out I'm
the prairie with instructions from Col.
Mott, of the 18th y. Y. Field Officer of
the Day, 10 fire on any man who ap-
preached me from the outside. After
had been on duty about an hour
heard a mounted man coming at fast
speed In the mud. When he approach
ed halted him three times. The third
time. the man in the saddle. hearing my
gun click, as pulled the hammer back,
got down, advanced cautiously and
gave me the countersign over the bayo-
net when / discovered 1t was the man
who gave me such strict orders After
this my name was Col. Mott and
know 10 this day what 1t means for one
to call me Col. Mott
notwithstanding all our hard SER
vices we had some good times. Our
regiment had the best OF health while
OH the Red River campaign.
Il Well remember the Zouaves that
We're with US; I watched them drill,
time after time. They were we'll drilled,
too. l remember seeing them after the
retreat. Our regiment was assigned to
l do think we had the best officers in
the field. I suppose every soldier be-
lieves that his company and regiment
were the best | love to read about SER
vice of the soldiers. especially those
was with. l became acquainted with a
good many soldiers, but I have forgot
ten their names. / saw some grand
reviews Of soldiers while ] was in the
army; could not understand them ex-
cept as soldiers. showing themselves in
order that the Generals might make up
their army to go and do"
A Soldier Family.
Theodore Shorb. who lives at 621
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