The National tribune., 1906-10-25
TESTIMONIALS.

Editor National Tribune: file away
every issue of The National Tribune in
my library pertaining to the war of the
rebellion. / have a complete file from
the time when it was issued as month
ly. in June. 1887. to date. 20 years. of
which the first 20 years are bound in
heavy boards. 1t is a great history.
which cannot be replaced by any 9TH
er. In my literary collection" per-
tanning to the war of the rebellion are
some 5000 titles. many unique.-James
w. Eldredge. 81 Wethersfield Ave,
Hartford, Conn.
Editor National Tribune: While life
lasts my name shall be on the sub
scription roll of The Natl onal Tribune
won't wait for taps" or my time 10
expire to cut me out of the whole num-
ber. I would rather go without my
dinner than II miss a number. How
any soldier can give it up after once
taking il I cannot understand. It's
like a man I once knew. An agent ap-
preached him to subscribe for a family
Bible. "Oh. no." said he: 'I take the
New York Tribune" I should as soon
do without a Bible in the house as to
go without The National Tribune. II
gives us so many nuggets of gold in Its
columns. / should like to send you
club again. but cannot leave the house
Yours in F., c.. & LIB. F. Sinclair
New Jersey.
Editor National Tribune: I would
like to help increase the circulation of
the old soldiers friend, but / am help
less cripple from gunshot wounds and
other disabilities received in service
and line of duty, so that ] cannot get
far from home. / am 73 years young.
I was shot out of the service 43 years
ago the Goth day of last September:
was reported mortallv wounded. but
with an iron constitution pulled
through: lower part of body was par
alvZed for three months: in field hOspi-
tai five months after being wounded:
then was sent home and discharged
from the service. I enjoy reading the
old reliable National Tribune.-Wm.
II. Mccormick, 905 So. West St, Kala>
maZoo, Mich.
Editor National Tribune: Inclosed is
81 for my subscription to The National
Tribune for the ensuing four years.
will be 20 years old then. if the Lord
spares me. i have been a subscriber
to The National Tribune for about 20
years. have all back numbers well
preserved from that period. You may
count on my subscription for life. as
The National Tribune is my Grand
Army Bible I served in Co. X, 59th
ILL.,, and am member of Grant Post,
%, Department of Illinois. I was
wounded five times in the battle of Pea
Ridge. March Z. 1S62.-Julius Heiden-
reich, "A E. Polk St, Chicago. Ill.
Editor National Tribune: I live all
alone, so when Saturday night comes
amuse myself by reading The Ma
tional Tribune. I think that John Nc
Elroy gives a remarkably true account
of the "Opening of the Mississippi" and
the "Army of the Cumberland" l was
at New Orleans under Gen. Butler when
Mumford was hung far tearing down
the Flag on the U. S, Mint-John j.
Carter, Co. A, 14th Me-, Weeks Mills,
Me.
Editor National Tribune-Dear
Friend to the Old Soldiers: For man.
years I was a regular subscriber to
your most excellent paper, and many
the subscriptions l have procured fer
it, but my time became so limited for
reading, and as I was taking 50 man.
papers something had to be dropped,
and it was not long until I realized
had dropped the very best one of them
all. The National Tribune. My wife
can't do without tn GUS tn :icr;li
and ioa't want n: in. and I can't d.
without The National Tribune. and I'm
not going to. I would be pleased II
hear from MEMOIRS Of the Slh II. Y.
Cav. Sd Ind. Cav. and Sth I'll. Cav. Or
some of Col. NJ osby's mcn.-H. II.
Walker, Remington. Ind.
Editor National Tribune: I have been
a subscriber for the dear old National
Tribune since 1887, and I am bound
to have it until muster-out. The vet
eran who does not read The National
Tribune misses treat. Gen. Hoods
account at West Point interested me
very much Think of his terrible Teyas
Brigade and the Hampton Legion being
stood off for hours by one regiment of
our New York City bows. ! wish You
would get Col. Frank Jones to give
short history of the regiment.-Patrick
Gagan, Co. A, 31st n. Y, Glasco. n. y.
Editor National Tribune: en- ny
reading vour soldiers paper The ~
.ti"Tal Tribune ve~v -lu~', in'l"r1. NJ
father Is 2 slihsc~'ber rhc paper is 2
r,-o;r0,,,n v,i.-'fo.. ~ .~.-- rornc-Lea y
Conrad, Greenwood, ind.