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The National tribune., 1907-03-14
AT MY EXPENSE
The S4th N. Y.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
please give me a short history of the
54th N. Y.?-C. Holmes, Walton, N. Y.
The 54th N Y. was organized at Hud-
son City from September, 1861, foH
three years. AT the expiration of term
of service all but veterans were muss
tered out who with recruits were res
tanned. It was commanded by Coli
Eugene A. Kozlay. who resigned March
IS, 1863, and was recommissioned q
Colonel in just one year from that times
After the resignation of Col. Kozlay tho
regiment was commanded by Lieut.~
Col. Charles Ashby. who resigned june
10, 1868. 1t belonged to Barlow's Di.
vision, Eleventh Corps. and lost ~
killed and 102 from disease, etc.-Ed>
itor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
Wauhatchfe.

First Serg't z. L. Wellman, 137th N.
Y, protests against some statements
made by Comrade NJ. L. Olmstead in
his account Of the battle of Wauhatchie.
Comrade Wellman knows that Gen.
Geary was present and in personal COM
mand, because as they were double
quicking to their position they passed
Gen. Geary, Gen. Green and others, and
heard Geary ask Green the number of
their regiment. Green answered, THE
137th." That's right" said Gen. Geary;
''file right into line" and by that Com
rade Wellman knew they had been se-
lected to fill that place. Before they
reached their position Gen. Green was
wounded in the face and left the field.
Col. Dave ireland was not wounded, as
Comrade Olmstead states, at Wau-
hatchie, but at Resaca, May Is, from
which wound he died shortly after wa
took Atlanta. Comrade Wellman saw
him wounded, and detailed two men to
carry him off the field. In two weeks
he was back in his place, and served in
every battle till Atlanta was ours. His
tory makes honorable mention of his
service at Peach Tree Creek before Al
lanta, July 20. Another statement of
Comrade Olmstead mystifies him. He
cannot understand how Knap's gunners
got chance to beat the rebs over their
heads with their rammers when the
battery was back Of the center, lnclosed
bv the infantry on three sides and not
a man moved from his position. COM
rade Wellman hopes that II any or the
137th NJ Y. boys see this they Will teS-
tifv to its truth. What would Antletail
he without it's Hooker, Gettysburg WITH
ont its Hancock, Chickamauga without
its Thomas, or Wauhatchie without It's
Gearv. Green, Ireland and the others
who were there?
Has Coins.
F. NJ Burnett. Co. D. 3Oth KY, Tur-
ney, Mo-, has a 25-cent Spanish com
dated 1875, one for $1.25 of 1877, ana
Spanish 6 Il cent piece of 1908. He
wore these on a string around his neck
all during his service in the army, and
priced them very highly.
Scattering.
If Josiah B. Allen, President Ohio
Memorial Commission at Vicksburs'
will send his address to A B. Rehmei,
1000 Earl Ave, Muscatine, Iowa, ne
will hear from two or three of the OLD
goth Ohio boys who are waiting to pick
a Ii.tIe crow with him in friendly
way.
If Comrade f. E. Bullard, Corporal,
Co. H, 18th Mass, who had an adver-
tisement in The National Tribune OF
Feb. IA, will send us his address we
will forward q letter which is here for
him,
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Support The National tribune.

]. H. Harpham, Commander of Gen
John F. Miller Post, Colusa. Cal, pub.
fishes in an official circular the follow
ing advice to the comrades:
Every comrade should support The
National Tribune by subscribing for the
same at once, because The Tribune hal
been our faithful friend and has at al
times stood squarely for us. and ever,
comrade should keep up his member
ship in his Post. as the Grand Army, ir
conjunction with The Tribune, can wiz
every honest claim We may ask for
We have other measures we want grant
ed, and If we work and pull together
we shall eventually succeed"
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
One Writer Not Afraid to Tell the Truth

One Writer Not Afraid to Tell the Truth.
Editor National Tribune: In reading
your valuable paper some time ago, 1
found one writer not afraid to tell the
truth. This was Comrade Frank b.
Doran, whose Prison Memories"
awaken burning memories indeed. He
does not believe In raising monuments
to the memory of traitors who did their
best to dismember and destroy our
country. He also evidently believes
that to the victor belongs not only the
spoils but the credit and honor of
achievement. His statements were con-
else and to the point; for, comrades, if
the course taken by some of our off,
Gals who lead the Nation continues
forty years more, 1t win be hard for
unborn generations to tell who was
right, the men who wore the blue or
the men who wore the gray. 1t is an
insult to the country that citizens of
any section are allowed to erect monu-
ments to commemorate the career of a
rebel whose object was the destruction
If his country. Such men as Jefferson
Davis, Longstreet and Stonewall Jack
son should be obliterated from the
pages of history and consigned to OBJ
livion as foul blots on the fair fame
of our country. The blood they caused
to flow, the desolation, misery, and loss
they brot upon the land can never be
known. The sad faces of tie widows
and orphans, the curses Of the COM
rades who died in rebel prisons. the
groans Of the dying. both of the North
and South, whose bones lie bleaching
on the common battlefield, shall be
their memorial and the only monument
they need or deserve. 1t Is said good
deeds bring forth fruit meet for re-
pentance, but these men never showed
by their deeds that they repented. I
hope Comrade Doran will continue his
articles.-W. II. Doughty, Orr's Island,
Me
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
The Flag of Truce.

Editor National Tribune: What Off
Ger met the flag of truce at VlcksburS
on the morning of July 8, 1868, at the
time of Pembertons surrender.-John
Breese, Deunquat, Ohio.
The flag of truce was received on
Gen. A. ]. Smiths front, but neither
he nor his superior officer, Gen. Ord,
commanding the corps. gives any de-
tailed account of it nor the name of
the officer who received the flag. Pos
sibIy some Of our readers have infor-
nation on the subject.-Editor Nation
al Tribune.
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The 2Sth n. j.

Editor National Tribune: VIII YOU
please give short history of the 25th
N. j.? 1 belonged to Co. K of that
regiment, and would like to hear thru
your columns from any of my com~
rades.-John lures, Hennepin, III.
The 25th N. ]. was organized at Bev-
erly Sept. IS, 1862, for nine MONTHS
and was mustered out June 20, 1861
1t was commanded all thru its service
by Col. andrew Derrom. 1t belonged
to Getty's Division, Ninth Corps, and
lost 20 killed and 81 from disease, ETC.
Editor National Tribune. i
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
| INVITE EVERY MAN,
WOMAN AND CHILD HERE
Every Reader of The National Tribune to Eat
With Me Tomorrow at My Expense.

Only yesterday your head may have
felt dull and heavy; you had tne
blues: were cross. nervous or rrI~
table; everything seemed to 90 wropSa
and you couldn't tell why. -
It's ten to one it was old dyspepsia
slyly getting in his work, not enough to
cause you pain. but just enough to duil
your brain, rob you of your Vitality
upset your liver and deplete your nerve
force. Maybe you don't think so, buV
just try one package of my Biscuit and
see If they don't change blues" to 9
bright, CHEEKY red: make the old world
laugh in merry glee and put vigoE
and vim in your l'fe again.
National Bank President Einner. OF
Olean. y. Y, had stomach trouble 30
bad that he had to live on matted milk
ana even that caused him pain-he ate
three biscuits and went to eating his
meals-sounds like a miracle Well. y
have Mr.. Kinner's own letter to that
effect. ai!
W. C. Roach. OF Hornellsville. N. Y.s
says he hadn't been able to work fof
several years-had dyspepsia so bad.
after eating my Biscuit two weeks hd
got a position and went to work. says
he can eat anything now and feels tips
top" This is only two of hundreds. j
Mr. Dyspeptic. have you ever heard
of the wonderful Biscuit that talks,
that really tells you itself what it can
do-that Meals. Five minutes after
you eat it the Biscuit begins to unfold
it's virtues, and it will by actual demon-
stration prove to you more in regard
to its merits in ten minutes than
could probably make you believe If
wrote and read you ten books as large
as the dictionary. ii
"It seems like n dream" swears Mr..
Charles F. Bowman. Gave me relief
in three minutes SAYS Mrs. W. H
Cruttenden. Stopped my pain in two
minutes" swears Mr.. Joseph Fentimans
You may know some of these people,
or know somebody who knows them.
I'll send you their pictures and full
addresses if you want them, so that you
can find out all about my Biscuit and
the wonders it has wrought.
Probably you are now thinking
whether all this can be true-stop It'll
1 will send you absolutely free one
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Biscuit and wonderful Fig Chocolates
at once. and let them prove what
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cents to pay actual cost Of postage
Cut out and use coupon below.
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The Brownsville Matter.

]. B. Stalb, 11th Pa. Cav, Hastings.
Pa, writes an open letter to the Presi-
dent. stating that the criticisms upon
his action in the Brownsville affair
were politics and fanaticism. He did
exactly right. If soldiers cannot be-
have themselves as gentlemen, dis
charge them and never allow them to
return to the Army. The Army Is a
great fighting machine and IL the Off
GERS cannot control the engine, then
discharge the officers and break up tha
machine
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
The 11.th Ind.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short record of the 11Tth Ind.-Wm.
ID. Waid, Cameron, Mo.
The 117th Ind was organized at IN
dianapolis from July, 1863, to servo
six months, and was mustered out dur-
ing February, 1864. 1t was commands
ed by Col. Thos. ]. Brady, and belonged
to the Third Division, Twenty-third
Corps. It lost 90 from disease, etc.
Editor National Tribune. /
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
The 1.5tlA Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a sketch of the 177th Ohio.-Almon
Lowden, Noble, o.
The 177th Ohio was organized at
Camp Cleveland from September, 1864.
and was mustered out June "a, 1866.
1t was commanded all thru its service
by Col. Arthur T. Wilcox. It belonged
to Carter's Division, Twenty-third Corps,
and lost two killed and SO from disease.
etc-Editor National Tribune.
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Hnrker's Brigade.

Every member and friend of this
famous old brigade should read the ac-
count of its doings and happenings as
vividly depicted in fine volume of a
thousand pages with illustrations. Only
a limited number remaining. Price
s2.35, delivered by Express or Mail
Address j. c. Craven, Alliance, Ohio.
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All About Indiana.

Editor National Tribune: I, with all
| the other old soldiers, like The National
Tribune, and have been much pleased
with your Army of the Cumberland"
My regiment. the 9th Ind, was put into
Gen. Nelson's Division at Nashville,
March !, 1862. We came from West
Virginia, where we had seen a great
deal of hard service and been in five
battles. / was pleased to read what
Comrade Newell said he heard Gen.
Nelson say about our fighting at Shi-
loh. Gen. Nelson presented my regi-
ment with, l think. the finest flag ever
carried in the Army of the Cum berland,
or was to have made the presentation
the very day he was killed. Gen. Crit
tenden presented 1t to US later. On 1t
in gold letters were the words: Pre-
sented to the 9th Ind. for gallant con-
duct on the battlefield of Shiloh by
Maj.-Gen. Nelson" My old. gallant 9th
Ind. loved Gen. Nelson. I noticed what
was said recently in The National Trib-
une about the last soldier killed in the
war of the rebellion. Private Gerard.
Co. G, 9th Ind, was the first soldier
killed in action in that war, and met
his death at Laurel Hill, w. Va, and
was the Corporal detailed with four
men to bury him. My Captain was
Robert A. Cameron, afterwards Colonel
of the 34th Ind. l was the first man 10
enlist in Porter County, Ind, April 16,
1861, and my regiment was the first
Indiana regiment TO cross the Ohio Riv-
er. I was in the first battle of the war
and buried the first man killed in ac-
ton, but I ask no credit for this; II
just happened SO. The National Trib-
une deserves all the praise that can be
given 1t for the gallant fight it keeps
up all the time for the old soldiers.
giving us, besides, a splendid, all
around newspaper. 1 hope to see Chat,
tanooga decided upon as the place
where the next National Encampment
will be held Let us try to create a
sentiment for Chattanooga.-E. r. Ken
nedy, Co. H, 9th Ind, and Co. D. 1st
U. s. Engineers, Ludden, N. D.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14

This is an invitation that yo simply
cannot afford to ignore. I'll tell you
why.
I'm going to feed you on a food that
helps digest all other foods, a food that
stops the sharp pangs of dyspepsia in
two minutes by the watch" so swears
Mr.. Henry Gray, and many others
A food that made Assistant Post
a clover pasture"
A food that makes brains in five
hours and blood in four.
A highly nutritious. stomachic food.
made from the pineapple, and the
pawpaw-melon, figs, oranges, celery
and a few other good things for the
nerves. stomach and bowels.
You may be starving your blood and
brain in the midst of plenty. 1t isn't
how much you eat that counts. but it's
how you digest the food you eat.
You can't get steam out OF water
without fire; you can't get BRAIN
power, nerve force and blood corpus
cles out of food without digestion
Thousands lack sufficient vital force
and don't know why.
They think they need a tonic, a vaca-
ton or change of scenery. But they
don't. It's old indigestion that's the
matter with them, and six days use of
my Biscuit will prove it.
They don't get the strength out of
their food. It's like running corn
through mill with the rollers too wide
apart; the corn goes through, but the
mill doesn't grind.
Don't think you must have pain to
have indigestion.
Lack of flesh, too much fat, pimples,
blotches. sallow complexion, lack of
nerve force, impoverished blood insom-
mia, headaches, weak brain power, may
all be due to faulty digestive process
either in the stomach or bowels.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
The 10h Mo.

Editor National Tribune: / cannot
get along without The National Trib-
une. l never see anything from the
10th Mo. Let the members speak up
James O'Donnell, National Military
Home Kansas,
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
Saratoga Springs.

DIR. \. A. Rossiter. 10 New York Ave-.
| Saratoga Springs, n. Y, writes: "W3
are making great preparations TO give
the old boys a good time and not rob
| them at the National Encampment."
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
Who Were Theyf

E. S. Lloyd, Michil, Tenn, wants to
know who was the man hanged at Fort
Pickering, Memphis. In 1864, and who
was the man drummed. out of the SER
vice 1T Pulaski. Tenn, the same year.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
As Necessary ns Supper.

George A. Weeks, Co. X. 12Sth N. Y.
Germantown, N. Y, has taken The Ma
tional Tribune for many years and looks
for it every week as he does each night
for his supper, and thinks it is the best
paper published for the Did boys. He
served three years. and was a prisoner
of war four months and 20 days. Ne
is pleased that the McCumber bill has
passed, and thinks If the Prisoner uf
War bill could only be put thru the
comrades could afford to wait awhile
before asking for further increase.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
The McCumber Bill.

A. B. Rehmel, Co. I, 30th Ohio, Mus
catine, Iowa, referring to the McCumber
bill, says that under the bill most of the
boys will get the s12 pension and that
there are thousands of them at the age
Of 62 to IS who are not able to earn
dollar, and will have nothing above
the pension to live on. Anyone can See
that 1t is impossible to live on this small
sum, and he thinks no thought of rails
Ing the salaries Of the mem bers of Con-
gress should have been entertained un-
til the pensions of the old veterans We're
increased to an amount sufficient to give
them at least two square meals a day
and shoes for their feet. At the rate
the veterans are dying off. 10000 a year,
before the next grade of SIS a month
is reached, 100000 of them will have
answered the last roll call. The coun-
try can well afford to treat the old SOL
der more justly and generously, and it
should do 50.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14

Eat my Biscuit along with your other
food for q week and find out how your
digestive organs are working. If the
Biscuit helps you greatly, gives you
more force, strength and brain power.
you may set It down that your stomach.
liver and bowels were not doing their
duty.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14

have rescued thousands from Deafness.
l can rescue YOU, IL you come before it
is too late.
Because 1 have been so successful in
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The National tribune., 1907-03-14
Information Wanted.

Does any comrade know the address
or whereabouts of Capt. Carpten or
First Lieut.. Scott, who served as scouts
during four years of the civil war?
John w. Rabb, who was a Second Lieu
tenant in the same regiment with them.
is Ill, and wishes very much to write TO
them. He desires all communications
on this subject sent to his sister. Mrs.
Susan r. White, Waupaca Veterans
Home, Box 1T, Wisconsin.
Will some comrade kindly send the
words of Marching Thru Georgia" to
F. NJ. Burnett. Route 1, Turney, Mo-?
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
A FINE
Deafness Treatment
E r. b d

Do you realize the
terrible fate which is
staring you in the
face? Do you know
what totsl Deafness
means? 1T means a
living death. Shut
out from all human
intercourse - t h e
worlds of business
and pleasure, life be-
comes 4 fearful
blank.
Will you suffer this
untold misery and
loneliness when you
may have your full
sense of hearing.
Ouick and acute? /
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
"A Soldiers Account"

Comrade C. B. Elce, Co. A, 10th Iowa,
is to write for the Kings Parker Press
Leader, Parker, 8. D., a serial under
the above heading, recounting what he
saw in the army from 1851 to 1865.
This will cover the experiences of the
10Th Iowa from Shiloh to the Sea, and
be unusually interesting and instructive
to the younger generation,
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
Wrote Many Letters.
Did We Go Home.

George w. Gates, Juniata. Pa, de-
ploring the hard time the old soldier;
have to get along. says: when cur
time was up and we were free to go
home and see cEr loved ones once
more, did We got No: we saw that
our glorious Flag was still In danger,
and would not leave it, and, instead of
returning to our dear ones, we tried
it for three years more. What did J
get in return? A ball thru the knee
joint, which crippled me for life, max
ing my limb useless and causing me to
suffer night after night" He wishes
the Government would help him by
giving him some work he could do be-
fore he gets too old to work.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
At Salisbury.

James M. Nichols, cath N. Y, Clear
Lake, Wis, says that at Salisbury he
was called one of the Third Rioters
having been implicated in the attempt
to escape, and for which offense he was
tied by the thumbs and given 72 lashes
on his bare back with tug with eyelet
holes in the center. He was then left
for five days without food. The leaders
in the attempt were strung up to the
same pole, and no tongue can express
the hardships endured. He wishes that
he had a much more powerful voice to
raise in behalf Of the Ex-Prisoners OF
War bill.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
A Pretty Good Record.

T. G. Pilgrim, 37th Ill.,. Grinnell
Iowa. never having seen anything in
The National Tribune from his COM
rades, wants them TO know-t that several
of them are still alive. Forty-nine of
them met last Fall at Minneapolis, and
had a grand time. Tho not classed
among Fox's Fighting Regiments"
the boys of the 37th Ill. thot they had
a pretty good record. They were mus
tered into service in September. 1861.
and served till the close Of the war.
They took part in IL engagements.
travelled 1886 miles. crost the Gulf of
Mexico twice, had two Colonels pro-
NOTED to igadier-General. and were
on the firing line from start to finish.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14

You may know some of these people,
or know somebody who knows them.
I'll send you their pictures and full
addresses if you want them, so that YOU
can find out all about my Biscuit and
the wonders it has wrought.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
Making Baskets.

Byron Lent, Co. l., 7th Mimi, Fergus
Falls, Mimi, thinks perhaps he Is fool
ish to mix up in this Spanish Fort con-
troversy. but he was there and is very
sure that Spanish Fort was entered by
Union troops on the evening Of April
8, 1865. That same evening the rebs
got out He thinks the chaps who cap
tured it on the 9Th were probably in
the rear making baskets. 1t was turned
over on the 9h. and they thot they had
captured 1t.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14

James Straley. First Sergeant, Co. G,
1eSth Ohio, Jeffersonville. Ohio, was
one of seven brothers. all Of whom were
in the war of the rebellion. Six are
still living, the Oldest "a and the young
est 66. He, himself. was captured by
John Morgan's forces in 1854, in the
action at Cynthiana, KY.
The National tribune., 1907-03-14
What Constitute. a Veteran.

What Constitutes veteran:
John A. Lare, Co. I, 22d Ind, Odon,
Ind, says a veteran Is a man who held
up his right hand in 1S61-5, God look
ing down on him and his fellow-man
looking him in the eye, and took the
oath to uphold the laws and the Consti-
tuition of the United States, to obey all
superior officers, and hold himself in
readiness to do anything and everything
whenever called upon. This he was to
do without cussing about sowbelly or
crackers, but was expected to have his
gun loaded and ready to shoot seces-
sion at any time, whether he served one
day, 90 days or four years. This is what
II means to be a veteran; not merely TO
volunteer, but TO actually do the shoot
Ing.
Hardtnck.
Stephen Maloney, 18th Pa, Marietta,
Pa, says that he can beat Comrade
Boutwell,, of the 18th VT, on his hard
tack of the vintage of 1868. Comrade
Maloney enlisted in April, 1861, in the
first call, and has yet two of the hard
tacks that he brot home with him Aug.
7, 1861.
Destruction of the Black Hawk.
George H. Mason, 1927 Middle St,
Sharpsburg, Pa, wants to hear from
any Of those who were connected with
the destruction of the Flagship Black
Hawk on the Mississippi near Cairo i'll
1895.
Lost.
At the battle of Opequon Creek, Va,
a shield badge, upon which was en-
graved "Chas. Culver, Co G, 18th c.
"" VIII any comrade knowing any,
thing about this badge communicate
with Chas. Culver. North Westchester,
Conn?
The National tribune., 1907-03-14

Lack of flesh, too much fat, pimples,
blotches. sallow complexion, lack of
nerve force, impoverished blood. insom-
mia, headaches, weak brain power, may
all be due to a faulty digestive process
either in the stomach or bowels.