The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-21

i Wen Medal at Mine Ran.
Comrade George w. Gates, Juniata,
Pa, says there is one thing he would
like to have credit for at the battle of
Mine Kun. There was premium Of
fered for the two men that crossed the
run hrst. The premium was q silver
medal. 49," says Comrade Gates,
John Jones and myself were the first
men to cross the run in a heavy hail
OF bullets. Some good friend stole my
medal and / have nothing to show for
| 1t. l think 1t was the Government that
| presented the medal. but am not posi-
| tive whether it was Uncle Sam or my
regiment that made the presentation.
don't wish any honor for myself
owed 1t all to my country NV old.
lettering frame will not be here long,
but l would have liked for my children
| to have seen 1t after / am gone so that
II they should be called upon to defend
the Flag they would think of the old
one at the battle Of Mine Run"
Negley's Division mt Chickamauga.
ID. c. Vesper, 1st Ohio L. A., Mendon
o., says that at Chickamauga his bat
terry was commanded by Capt. Frederick
Schultz where 1t served in Stanley's
brigade and met the enemy first at
Catletts Gap. On the morning of Sept.
i Z? section of the battery was sent u
help Gen. John Beatty, who was heav-
lily pressed by Breckenridge. IN Ire
afternoon the battery took position on
the Dyer farm, where it fired 10 rounds
Of canister. On the morning of Sept.
20 the battery went into position near
tee Dyer house: but after the first as
sault It was sent further north, where
it fired on Bushrod Johnson's fo:.,s,
who were pursuing our men. The bat
terry remained on Snodgrass Hill during
the rest of the battle.
Eyoouotfor, r,~,ha-Io-I
Enos Pierson. 10th Ohio. Wooster, O.,
with the evacuation of Cumberland
Gap. De Courcey's Brigade left Cum
berland Gap for Manchester Sept. 8, at
p. m. Gen. Morgan evacuated the Gap
on the evening of Sept. IT. reaching
Manchester Sept. 90. Col. Gallup re-
manned there until midnight, and fired
the buildings and exploded the maya
zines. The whole command left Man
chester Sunday night. Sept 81, for that
long. hard march to the Ohio River,
which was reached Oct. 3. 1862.
The 10th III.
Comrade w. H. Paola Phebus, Va,
thinks that the Goth Ill. has never had
sufficient notice in The National Trib-
une. and he sends us poem composed
by Wallace Gruelle at the time the regi-
ment left for the field, and which cele-
..
The last verse Of the poem is:
'Then, Tigers. let the battle come,
And let the war dogs bark
Let death come in his hideous garb,
Grim, bloody, lean and stark;
Beneath our Flag. our glorious Flag,
Well brave the leaden rain
Win Glory's wreath to grace the brows
OF the girls of Old Champaign"
The Kentucky State Guards.
]. L. Lamb, Co. B, North Cumberland
Kentucky State Guards, appeals to Con-
gress in behalf of the Kentucky state
Guards. who served during tn rebel
lion. They were enrolled under the ac,
OF the General Assembly of the Ken
lucky Legislature, Jan. rs. 1863, to
serve one year or during the war, and
saw hard service. They took the place
Of United States soldiers who were or
dered South. They are under disfavor
at the Pension Bureau, while the Mexi-
can soldiers, who rendered nothing like
the service are in high favor. Repre-
sentative d. c. Edwards, Of Kentucky,
has introduced bill for the benefit of
these State Guards, and it ought to pass.
Heavy Losses Mt Champion Hill.
Comrade Alexander~T. Buford, Co. X,
7th KY, writing from Marion, Kan,
says he read in a recent issue OF the
soldiers best friend-The National Tri-
bune-that the Major Of the 5th Iowa
Ibid great work. in the battle of Cham
pion Hill.
I'VE went into the battle with 1000
men," continues Comrade Buford, "and
got out with - able for duty. My bril-
gade comprised the 7th KY, 49th Ind,
18th Ohio and the 18th and 22d KY.
We held the main center in the fight.
| was very young, having been Is years
Of age July 10. 1851. I enlisted Aug.
10, 1861. and was mustered out at
Baton Rogue, La, March IL, 1866 My
age now Is So years. I would like to
hear from some Of the 7th KY. boys.
| will say to the boys In blue. take The
National Tribune, as 1t is our guide. /
favor the service pension bill"
One Of the Old "Conee-CooIers.o
r. Weir. Co. A, 9Th Pa, Oklahoma,
served in the army as volunteer from
81 to IS, being constantly IN the front
and generally on the move. He was
confined in one Of the rebel prisons for
time, where the guards Dragged that
every prisoner they starved to death
weakened the Northern army just so
m UGH.
Help for the Wives and Widows.
Frederick Johnson, Co. e. 18th Mich,
Canyon City. Colo, commends Corp'l
Tanner for the plea he made for the old
SiCinS dHu tHIihS IL Is nISn time some
thing was done for the wives and
widows OF the soldiers that are left out
in the cold.
The Battle of Seven Pines.
w. F. Johnson, 85th ". Y, Evans
Colo, went through the severe fighting
at Seven Pines without scratch. al
though a number OF his comrades were
shot down around him. One Of his COM
rades was bayoneted.
Song Wanted.
Mrs. I. W. Hartman, Grand Mound
Iowa, Is anxious TO secure a poem prin,-
ed in The National Tribune in 1857.
beginning In the prison pen am y
| ing"
The Fuse at the Petersburg Mine.
Samuel p. Davis. 18th Pa, McAIery's
Fort. Pa, wants somebody to tell who
was the soldier who went into the mine
in front Of Petersburg when the fuse
went out and relighted 1t. How close
did he go to the powder? How far
away was the shock felt? What was
| the first regiment that was ordered into