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The National tribune., 1906-07-19
THE sTH ILL. CAV.
A ContemporaneOus Account Of One OF
Its Battles in 1868.

Comrade r. w. Gates. Regimental
Quartermaster, Sth Ill. Cav. Wheaton,
H., sends the following clipping from
the New York Tribune:
Correspondence of the New York
Tribune, Headquarters Cavalry Corps,
Army of the Potomac, May 20, 1863.
"The Sth Ill. Cav. has just returned
from the most successful raid yet
made by any one regiment, having been
foraging promiscuously in the enemy's
country for the IL days just past. The
regiment left camp on the 18th instant
with 500 men all told and four days
rations, for the purpose of visiting that
section of debatable ground lying be-
tween the RaDpahannock and Potomac
Rivers below Fredericksburg. The re-
gion has been the refuge of guerrillas
and smugglers during the past Winter
the former having caused our cav
airy pickets no little annoyance in one
way and another. 1t was for the pur-
pose of infiicting summary punishment
upon these citizen marauders that the
Sth Ill. paid them visit, and there is
no doubt but that they made most
lasting impression. After reaching King
George Court House, Col Clendenin di-
vided his command into three columns,
each taking public turnpike road,
and marching the entire length of the
neck until they arrived at the junction
of the two rivers, capturing and de-
stroying rebel property without limit.
Every nook along the banks of the two
rivers was explored for smugglers'
boats and goods, which, when found.
were destroyed. One hundred sloops,
yawls, ferryboats, ETC., were burned,
with all their contents. consisting of
salt, oil, whisky, leather. stationery,
wool cards, percussion caps, boots,
shoes, clothing and many other articles
of especial value to the rebels. About
10000 pounds of bacon and large
quantity of -four were also destroyed.
At Leeds Ferry it was ascertained that
the ferryboat used for smuggling pur-
poses was on the south bank of the
Rappahannock. and 1t was especially
desirab BILE that it should be destroyed.
Accordingly. few of the Illinois men
were dressed in rebel uniform, and,
escorting few Of their companions as
Union prisoners, succeeded in enticing
the Loaf across, whereupon they made
prisoners Of the guard and destroyed
the boat. On returning. the negroes be-
longing on the plantations along the
line of march Joined the emancipating
column. coming in in squads of from
five to 20, Until there were finally ac-
cumulated $40 men, women and chill
dren of theH contraband persuasion.
They brought WITH them all their per-
sonal property, horses. mules, carts.
clothing. etct, a1,hd, doubtless, some
which did not .Iegitimately belong to
them, but which they had confiscated
from rebel masters under the .seaues-
tration act ,Itsw was found that there
are still mahy good and loyal citizens
The National tribune., 1906-07-19
GEN. PALMER AT ,IURFREEsBoRo.
Denial That He Sent Report That
Bragg Was Evncuating the Place.

Editor National Tribune: In The
National Tribune of June Z, John Nc
Elroy, in the history of the Army of
the Cumberland, under heading Mon
day, Dec. 29, 1852, says: "A little af-
ter o'clock in the afternoon, Gen.
Palmer, on Crittenden's left. sent a
message to the effect that he was in
sight of Murfreesboro. and that the
enemy was retreating rapidly" Gen.
Rosecrans sent an order to Gen. Crit
tenden to send division across the
river to occupy Murfreesboro, and
though by this time Gems. Wood and
would be injudicious, they prepared II
obey IT, while sending back later infor-
nation as TO what they had discovered
l wish to call attention to the fact
that Gen. Palmer denies utterly that he
had sent any such information or any
other TO Gen. Rosecrans.
In his Personal Recollections" Gen
Palmer says:
"On Monday morning. Dec. 29 ;
Gen Wood and ! came in sight of the
enemy in line of battle between us and
Murfreesboro. Wood and l halted
our troops and rode some distance Il
the front, to a point which we could
see the enemy in strong force, evidently
prepared to receive us.
while observing the enemy's forces
and position we were surprised to re-
ceiEe through Gen. Crittenden from
Gen. Rosecrans an order in substance
as follows:
"'Stanley reports from Triune that
the people say that Bragg has aban-
doned Murfreesboro. You will there
fore occupy the place with one divi-
son and camp your others near them.
The National tribune., 1906-07-19
An Incident of the Ninth Corps.

Editor National Tribune: / have been
much interested in the many good arti-
cles published in your paper, but think
la little more variety would be an i'm
provement. Most of the yarns told are
too serious. and l ain sure little non
sense occasionally would be quite a re-
lief to most of your readers. Possibly
a description of some of the expert
ences of my regiment may interest some
Of your readers, especially the boys of
the Ninth Corps, and particularly
those of the 1S6th n. Y. We were lot
of green young fellows, liable to do
most anything. Upon our arrival in
Virginia we were put to work throwing
up a line of earthworks. which did not
meet with the approval of many of the
boys. who put up big kick. saying
they had not enlisted to work in a ditch
with pick and shovel, but to fight the
Johnnies. The demonstration was so
general that we were transferred to the
Ninth Corps and Immediately sent TO
the front. We Joined the corps at Pee
bless farm about the 23d or 24th of
! October, 1864, pitching our camp in
| Poplar Grove, though | could never see
why 1t was called this, for there was not
a poplar tree within a mile. About three
days after our arrival we were sent to
take part in that little fracas called the
second Hatcher's Run, and / was very
Hlucn amused 10 see ttidl the DOyS VINO
had been the biggest kickers while
working in the trenches at City Point
made the most strenuous efforts to for
| tify this position against the enemy,
taking the pick or shovel without ]
word and working with the greatest
speed until the works were completed
But the incident l wish to relate took
place upon our return to camr after
| this fight. AS the head of the column
struck the camp some one shouted
"Firei" OF all the exhibitions of rife
| practice you ever saw that was the
greatest Our regiment numbered about
| 500 and you can imagine what terri
BILE racket 500 Springfield rifles would
| make in an evergreen wood. Branche:
of trees came tumbling about US. and Il
was understood that the military tele.
graph along the road was put out o.
business being cut in several places by
the rife balls. Several animals and ;
negro belonging to the brigade Of col
ored troops attached TO the Ninth Corp.
were killed. A number OF the boy
we're punished. and | assure you th'
act was never committed again by ou
regiment, though / have heard OF 1
being done by other regiments. So manl
| strange and unusual occurrences tool
place in the various camps during th'
war that / wish the comrades woulC
tell US about them. Many things wer'
done by the boys out of pure fun o
because they did not know any better
as was the case of our regiment in tn
4 act before related on their return from
their first fight.-J. B. Fowler, Co. c
llS6th n Y, Rochester. n. 7.
The National tribune., 1906-07-19

Capt Will Van Dorm was a widower
and had two small girls. He married
in Nashville, Tenn, some time in 1864
or 1865 Miss Mary Lester. OF Colum-
bia, Tenn. Before going on that fatal
trip he took his girls to some place in
Indiana. his wife going with him on the
gunboat on that trip. I never could
find the girls. He was a brother-in-
law of mine. Through your paper
hope TO find them.
I belonged TO Co. I. 1st Ga. c. S. A.
Col. Read; Joseph E. Johnston, Cen
eral
Lived in Atlanta. Ga. from 1S4s to
1864; then lived in Nashville. Tenn.
1S65-1S66: then in Atlanta. Ga, 1867
to 1872. In Pennsylvania since Was
in the engagement at Atlanta. July %,
1864. and all others until Sherman
marched into Atlanta.-Herman c.
Heerlein. Sr.. Box 1872. Cory. Pa.
The National tribune., 1906-07-19

"but 1 thought that doggoned cannon
shot had taken Ipy mead clean off"
After the regiment had got down
close to the ground hasty examina-
ton of the Ssrgeants head was made,
s ssnd l. i Mss Toying TIA! E fragment Of {
sneli from one of, the Round Tops had
taken his right ear off close to his
head, as clean as though it had been
cut off with a. Surgeons knife. In de-
scribing his ,seDsations the Sergeant
said he felt as Athough he had been
overtaken byGa cyclone and that six
story building had fallen upon him
The noise of the passing fragment of a
shell on the drum of his ear sounded
like the sudden explosion of thunder
bolt II ID
II felt thatI had been suddenly killed
dozen times OYER" said the tall Ser
geant, after his wound had been bound
with cloth, and as he bit the end off q
cartridge, rammed 1t into his muske'
and got ready for the charge that FOL
| lpwed-
The National tribune., 1906-07-19
woundins of Gen. Walker.

Editor National Tribune: In the
Congressional Directory a number o.
years ago, in a sketch of Gen. Walker
of Virginia, 1t was stated that he lost Q
leg at the battle of Graveliy Run
March 81, 1865. Can any reader o.
The National Tribune give any of the
particulars concerning the matter
what part of the line he was on, and +
mounted what was the color OF hi
horse? The writer's regiment. the
140th n. Y. was on the skirmish line
that morning. on the extreme left o
the Union infantry. Please repl,
through The National Tribune or to the
writer's. r. Hagen. Painted Post
n. Y.
The National tribune., 1906-07-19
ZOLLICOFFER AND MILL SPRINGS.
The Beginning of the War rs Seen by n
Uniopist In East Tennessee.

Editor National Tribune: have
been reading with much interest your
series of papers relating to The Army
of the Cumberland
AS 1 was in Knoxville prior to and
during the war. l had facilities for OBJ
serving much of the tragedy and drama
played forth in that locality. saw
much of the organizing of the Confed-
crate forces, including Zollicoffer's.
After the battle of Mill Springs the
disorganized remnants of the Confed-
crate troops for days came Struggling
into Knoxville. Your description is
singularly correct. My brother and /
The National tribune., 1906-07-19
The Gunbont Nick w. Hughes.

Editor National Tribune: Can any
comrade give me some information in
regards the gunboat Nick w. Hughes :?
In 1865 they were stationed at Nash
vile, Tenn. Capt. Will Van Dorm. of
said boat got orders to go down the
Mississippi. and near Island No. 10 on
Nav 10. 1865. the boiler exploded and
all hands were lost
The National tribune., 1906-07-19
CARRIED HIS EAR AWAY.
Peculiar Wound Received by GeOrgi,
Sergeant mt Gettysburg-ThOugh ii,
Had Been Killed Several Times Over

description of the peculiar wound
ing of member of a Georgia regi-
ment, C. S. A. is given by Private Abe
Goldstein, of the 9Th s. c. (Confed-
erate). 1t occurred at Gettysburg dur
ing the terrific cannonading which pre-
ceded Picketts charge. The Geor-
gians were making for cover when q
tall Sergeant was seen to tumble head
long to the earth. His regiment passed
along. leaving him lying on the ground
In a few minutes he came running
up to his company, holding his hand to
the side of his head and as pale as a
ghost.
I'VE thought you had been killed.
said the Lieutenant who was command
Ing the company.
mot quite" replied the Sergeant
The National tribune., 1906-07-19
Disguised.

Editor National Tribune: I am thor
oughly disguised with Hoods endless
gabble about clearing Atlanta of women
and children. Such rot has no place.
no right In our great soldier paper
Edwin w. Finch. New Rochelle, n. 7.
The National tribune., 1906-07-19
The Struggle for Missouri
A New War History Of the Greatest Value
By JOHN R1cELROY

great Stat of with
the ng Fort Sumter The that Missouri would almost vital to the
would
be
The
a
n
whose assistance later Gen Nathaniel Lyon and the struggle between the
The the St.
by a
OF which the to the
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This delivery September No order for the first edition OF the
Address THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Washington, D. c.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15
]. w. Martin Of Duncan was in
the city today.
u.lgin Of nVote. 2

vote is a word with a curious
history. To the Roman a ''votum"
was a solemn promise made to a
deity. From the solemn promise
itself the meaning of ''votum''
gradually became the prayer or in
tense WISH that accompanied the
promise, and then any intense
wish whatever. So far the devel
opment proceeded in Latin and
"voten passed into English with
the same sense. When Ben Jon
son wrote of "publio votes" tC
Heaven he meant not mass-meet
ing resolutions, but prayers
Finally @vote" acquired it's pres
ent meaning the formal ant
emphatic expression of a wish
while the old sense remains witt
it's doublet 'svow."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15
4 CARD TO rHE PUBLIC

/ have recently remodeled
and refuruished Office and
rooms in such manner az
that they are today in keeping
with the extensive business / have
been doing.
/ have recently added to my Of
fee fixtures some very important
electric machinery and appliances,
among which is a most powerful
Xray coil battery which will he in
stalled in a few days.
Those who wish to consult with
me need have no hesitancy in do
ing so, as the recent attempt Of
Jealous, rival practitioners, in the
city of Chickasha, to have my
license revoked, has been defeated
by the action Of the United States
court, and now have a suit toi
damages pending against the chiei
couspirators to which they vii
have to answer, at the April tern
of said court, at Chickasha. t
R. w. FREEMAN, M D
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15
WHAT MAKES LloHTNINc2
A Thing We Do Not Understand 81
Well as We Thought = Plan
for Weather Bureau.

We are apt to believe great
ly in the progress made III
electrical research, and to JOY
in our ability to handle the
strange forces Of nature-un'
til a thunder storm" wrecks a
house with a bolt whose "spark
gap" is a thousand feet, and the
voltage Of which is estimated at
I 1OO,OOO,OOO. The lightning rod, to
all intents and purposes, is TO-
day the identical instrument In
vented by Franklin. The Elec'
trical World publishes the follow
ing on the subject: "We have
rather come to the opinion thar
the chief trouble with the light
ming arrester question is still lack
of knowledge regarding the thing
which is to be arrested. We all as
sumo, and probably correctly, that
lightning, being in the nature OF
q condensed discharge, is essen
tally osclIlatory in its nature.
The virtual capacity involved and
hence the frequency is an IN
known quantity, like the poten'
tial concerned in the discharge. Il
Is certain that lightning flashes
sweep over very great distances
ranging from a few hundred feet
up to several thousand, but the
voltage from which these pro
digious striking distances result
I cannot yet be eyaluated.
present devices for the pro
lection Of apparatus and lines
against lightning are based on the
conception of lightning as arapid
/, oscillatory discharge. 1t is pos
sible, however. that some light
: ming at least may have pretty
! slow period, or may be damped
S into virtually single rush, OF :
sort which cannot readily bt
choked back. Certainly Lightning
is of an immensely variable char
: acter, so that generalizatiOns re
7 garding it are altogether unsafe
The trouble with the experimental
study of lightning is the compare
tive rarity of lightning itself a
X any one station, a rarity that TO
practical purposes is increase'
nearly three-fold by the shortnes
during the lightning season, of th
hours Of darkness during whic
q Photographic method could b
applied. 1t strikes us that th
: damage done annually by lighI
/ ming is sufficient to justify tn
weather bureau in undertaken
some such systematic investig;
re tion of the subject as might lea
ie to better preventive measures
There is just the sort of persisten
attention required that it is e,
Z" tremely difficult to obtain say
y with professional observers VIII
can be on the watch without bein
lie called off by other duties. Wit
II work intelligently distribute
among the various stations fe
years would see the accumulate
i'll of a great deal of valuable info
nation without any very great e
pense. If the work led to the Or
yention of even small percen
age of the damage annually dor
en- by lightning it would pay mere
tf as a matter of business. 1t is pa
ticularlv a matter for he Cover
en- ment to take up on account of Il
public nature of the service, IA
!, the comparatively small oppo
- tunities of any single private 0
= server or group of observers"
-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15
Not tho Same Thing.

$50 all your daughters havt
married foreign nobility?" re
marked Old Friend, loftily.
"Not by d darn $ ghtw blurted
Old Millions. who was tired Of pay
ing bills. "They married foreign
titles. That's aIlw-Detroit Free
Press
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Don't discard your old furniture
but get bottle of Liquid Veneer
ring and make it new. w. A..
Cooper Co. lis North 5 St. 1850
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

For Rent: Two nice rooms fur
nished or unfinished, four gen
tieman or man and wife preferred
will not rent to family with chill
dren. Mrs. j. E. Cross, 9th an
Idaho or phone 265. 424o
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15
A Practical Girl.

He--I know Pm not worthy
Of you.
She-Of course not, but let's get
to business. How much are you
wOrth?-IllustrateG Bits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Wanted-To buy so houses, I
TO ) rooms, Collins & Green,
honse movers and we'll drillers
Office phone 1919. residence phone
AL. y
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert West are
happy over the arrival of fine
girl in their family.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Ford Bros. want to buy your old
furniture. We also do repair work.
Phone I4o. 2oo Chickasha ave.
1880
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Before doing your spring paint
ing and papering see w. A. Cooper,
Co, rs North ) St. 1850
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Chickasha Lodge No. 79, A. F.
and A. M meets tonight for work
in the first and second degrees.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Paint, wall paper, varnish, floor
paint. floor stains, oil, glass and
brushes at w. A. Cooper, Co. us
North ) ST.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Wanted. - Table boarders by
the week. Good table $3.50 per
week. So4 Chickasha ave-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Get ready for gardening. All
kinds Of seeds at Wells. Il
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Wells seels all kinds Of garden
seeds, also onion sets. tt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Wells is head quarters for garden
seems and onion sets. tt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15
Necessities Of a Happy Life.

There are two fundamental ne
eessities for happy life, namely,
a useful occupation for mind and
body, and an outlet for unselfish
affection. The first requisite for
enduring happiness is in having
work to do in which one believes.
Such work always aims at the
accomplishment Of something
useful. While this work must ts,
done with fair efficiency, it should
aot be accompanied with too much
drudgery or exhaustion. The sim
pier the plan in which oue's living
is modelled, the less will be the
complications and disturbanceS
caused by an over-elaborate scale
Of existence, and the more time
will be left for tue real duties ant
pleasures Of life. "Vital Qucs
tions.D
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

J. A. Rose left yesterday for a
trip to Ardmore and Atoka.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Miss Bessie Maddox is quite i'll
at her home on Colorado Ave.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

G. NJ. Fechheimer went to Pauls
Valley yesterday afternoon on legal
business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Before you plant your garden
try Wells line of seeds. They
are guaranteed. II
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

Agent Stephens is out of the
city on business.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

livery school child in the city
may have blotter free by calling
at the Daily Express Office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-15

44-4o
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-11


Foulard petticoats are serviceable
and pretty.
Muffs are Of immense size, but
feathery weight.
Brussels net with coin spots is liked
for evening frocks.
Albatross blouses with insertions of
Irish lace are lovely.
Small check velvets are not SO
dressy as the plain colors.
Many of the new muffs and stoles
are simply huge punches of tails.
Buttons of cut jet are effectively
used on black lace and velvet gowns.
Feathery green ferns are novel dec
orations appearing on the smartest
hats.
The lovely new embroidered silk
lierre lace bids fair to take precedence
over all others.
Wells Of champagne-colored chiffon,
hand-painted with roses, violets or or
chids, catch attention.
A plated skirt Of soft velvceteen.
worn with a short packet of the same,
makes stunning walking suit.
Some of the fur coats are distin-
guished by vests and cuffs Of bright
blue or green velvet. embroidered in
gold and silver.
Necklaces of rose quartz and pink
jasper are very lovely for young girls
who can wear rosy hues so close to
their fresh faces.
The sailor hat with fur crown, brim
Of Irish lace, tinsel band and gen.
erous display of plumage, seems to be
the milliner's ideal.
All gowns not strictly for walking
purposes are made with skirts that
touch the ground. The bell-shaped
skirt Is the most fashionable, although
plaits have by no means gone out
Broadcloth and the soft, pliable ma
terials, such as cashmere, velyets.
wolfe, etc.. are mostly used.