The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-04-12
avs: I'm your paper recently ! read

says: I'm your paper recently ] read
an article referring to the goth N. Y,
and the honorable discharge OF the
men OF that regiment. Well, I am one
OF them. I belonged to Co. f. There
is bill III. r. 1860 before the House
OF Representatives and Senate, and in
the 68th Congress, second session Gre
port 1869 1t was very favorably re-
ported.
I'm 1866. by order of Gen. Grant, with
the approval Of President Johnson,
think, We were honorably discharged.
and received our back pay and bounty.
In 1890, by Act Of June q, / received
a pension of So on my discharge. and
| received the pension until June. 1895,
when. by order OF the Secretary OF the
Interior and by sanction Of President
Cleveland. 1t was taken away from me.
| on the claim that Gen. Grant and the
Executive had no right to grant us our
discharge. Now. ! should think Gen.
Grant knew what he was doing.
Our bill is now before the Senate
and House. having been favorably re-
ported. We are all getting old. and
longer delay would be unfair to u.s."
Music Accompanied Musketry.
Comrade d. H. Arnett writes from
Sacramento, Cal, that he read an ar.
ticle In The National Tribune about
Smiths Band. II know something
about that band of music" he says
I'm front OF Atlanta, Ca. at Peach
Tree Creek. the rebels charged our bril-
gade nine times on the open field. The
I'd Mass. Band stood right behind US
and played. II 1t had not been there
we might have fallen back. 1t inspired
us to fight. I was a member Of Co. /,
129th ILL.,, First Brigade. Third Divi-
sion, Fourteenth Corps. / believe that
was the best band in the war. After
"a 20 liz
the battlefield on dead bodies. would
like to get record OF the 129th Ill.
also saw in The National Tribune why
the battle Of Perryville. KY, was lost.
was in that fight. 1t was my first.
We drove Bragg out of Perryville and
clear through Cumberland Gap"
The 18th VT. mt Gettysburg.
In response to the request of Com
rade Fisher, who wants to hear from
Of Gettysburg. Comrade James III. Alb
bolt, Co. A, 18th VT, writes from Alex
andria, Mimi, that he was there. I'm
Picketts CHARGE" says Comrade Alb
bolt, II remember well the three hours
we lay and Rugged the ground between
the two fires. When we were ordered
up we could see the rebs coming
through the Wheatfeld. 1 remember
some Of the men that were killed in
Comrade Fishers company. One was
Charles Stevens. He was q near neigh
Dor Of mine. I would like Comrade
Fisher to write to me and will answer
his letter."
The 9Th U. 8. Cav.
Francis Howard. Prairie City. Ore,
writes: II would like very much to
hear something Of the old 9Th u. S.
Cav, especially Co. e, from 1867 to
1869. / have never seen a word from
one OF the boys yet; and now that
have broken the ice, come on. boys"
Valuation OF Tickets.
A. A. Jones. Toledo. Iowa. is not sat-
isf1ed with what has been published
regarding the agreement as to valida-
ton Of tickets at Minneapolis. This
process has always been excessively an
noying to the comrades and their wives
and reform has been promised. but
without result. At the last Encamp-
ment Comrade Jones and his wife were
subjected to much annoyance on ac-
count Of the defective scheme Of val
idation.
Justice to the Old Vets.
cit is about &c years since I COM
menced reading The National Trib-
une," writes Comrade John B. Adds.
Co. II. 18th Kan. from Neodesha, Kan.
Il am always interested in the news,
comrades, and I wonder, too, why the |
President does not heed the advice of |
The National Tribune. 1t would be q !
real GOdsend II Uncle Sam should de-
eide to pay the old soldiers the balance |
of their long-standing dues and provide |
q living service pension for the depend