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Fergus County Democrat., 1907-05-28
Invisible MOSQUITO Screens.

The newest mosquito screens are
what is called invisible. They are
buried in the lower part of the win
dow casing on spring roller. They
follow the sash as it is raised and
lowered.
Fergus County Democrat., 1907-05-28
Business Opportunity.

Stock companies incorporated I'll
you have stocks or bonds for sale, let
me try to sell them for you George
M. Kellogg, Broker, $40 Ellicott
Square, Buffalo, New York. 5-7-4t+
Fergus County Democrat., 1907-05-28

Hurried meals, lack Of exercise are
the mainca uses of dyspepsia. A
Rings Dyspepsia Tablet after each
meal aids digestion, improves the ap-
petite. Sold by Phillips Drug Co. P
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GEN. HALBERT E. PAINE.
Was He Placed Under Arrest for Refus-
ing to Obey Unlawful Orders!

Editor National Tribune: In the
Summer of 1862 some shareholders went
to Gen. Williams and secured an order
permitting them to search for runaway
slaves in the various regiments. Pre-
vious to this Congress had adopted a
joint resolution declaring slaves coming
into our lines contraband of war, and
forbidding their surrender to their mas
tiers. When the Shareholders came to the
4th Wis. Cav. Gnfantry them, Col. H. E.
Paine refused to obey the order. giving
as a reason that Congress. higher au-
dience to the order Of Gen. Williams.
When they returned to Gen. Williams,
he sent them back. with the indorse-
ment, "Will you obey the order, yes or
no?" Col. Paine Endorsed: Il supposed
my Endorsement sufficiently explicit;
but if not, I now say 1 will not obey
your order" He was then placed under
arrest. The entire matter. the indorse-
ments, etc, was published in the New
York Tribune at the time. I once re-
ferred to the matter in one Of my let
tiers to your paper, which has given rise
to considerable correspondence and de-
cided differences of memory or opin-
ion. I have searched the Rebellion Rec
ords here, but find no reference to the
matter. There is SO much material in
those Records, that a novice has diff
Guilty in finding what he wants. 1t oc-
CURED to me that perhaps you could
help us out. The two questions we
would like to have settled are, 1, Was
Col. Halbert E. Paine, 4th Wis. Cav,
placed under arrest for disobedience of
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THE PENNSYLVANIA RESERVES
AT ANTIETAM.
There Were Only 5000 Of Them, Which
Hood MistOOk for 10000.


Editor National Tribune: Hood says
he was confronted by 10000 Federals
at the battle of Antietam. 1 wish to
state that it was the Pennsylvania Re-
serves with less than 5000. My regi-
ment, the 9th, was in the immediate
front of the Texas Brigade as it came
thru the cornfield. We held our fire
until we could see their knees, and then
let them have it. After firing two or
three times we advanced and found
three Texas flags lying where they fell,
which We're carried back to Gen. Meade,
and if not returned with the other rebel
flags are now in the War Department
at Washington. The Texans were not
in line of battle, but the other regi-
ments were massed closely, and 1 think
we could have slept from one end of
regiment to the other on dead men
without touching the ground. On the
night of July 2, at Gettysburg, in front
of the Devils Den," 1 was the Ser
geant on the picket line in front of the
9th. The ground was covered with
dead and wounded Confeds, and in
passing along 1 assisted some to easier
positions. One poor fellow. who was
shot thru the right lung, asked me tn
what troops I belonged. and when 1
told him the 9Th Pa. Reserves, he said,
"Oh, we met you in the cornfield al
Antiefam. he SAID ne belonged TO the
5th Tex, and was one of IL of his regi-
ment who got out of the field alive;
but" he added, this is my last battle,
and I'm glad of it, We had him sent
to our field hospital. The wounded
Confeds were crying for water, and on
the morning of the Sd our pickets asked
the Arkansans in the Devils Den to
allow us to give their wounded water,
to which they agreed. Serg't McMunn,
Co. G, and some others filed canteens
and went out. When McMunn was in
the act of placing the canteen to the
mouth of a badly wounded man, one of
the Arkansans shot him thru the head,
taxing the roof of his mouth away He
was sent to the hospital and a silver
plate fitted in his mouth which ena-
bled him to talk. and he returned to his
regiment with Lieutenant's commits
sion, serving out his time. Our resi-
ment meets Dec. 90 each year at Pitts
burg to commemorate the anniversary
of the battle of Dranesville, Va, which
was the first battle won by any portion
of the Army of the Potomac. 1t was
fought by the Third Brigade (Ord's),
and a proud lot of boys we yere.-T. J.
Marshall, Co. H, 9Th p. r., West Mid
dleSeX Pa
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sherldan's Ride.

Editor National Tribune: I received
the chrome, "Sheridan's Ride" and
must say it is spirited picture-only
one thing I don't like, Sheridan has a
flag in his hand, waving it, evidently to
rouse the men. He didn't have any flag
when che rode down the line mid a
storm of huZzahs!" If he only had his
hat off in his hand, that would be all
right. He didn't need any flag. His
presence alone was recovery, order, in
SEPARATION and enthusiasm combined.
Prang had, no doubt, read the poem
"Sheridans Ride" Sheridan didn't
ride along a retreating line, but after
the line of battle had been formed and
was about to move forward, someone
said that a great many men didn't know
he was there, and that it would have a
good effect If he would ride along the
front where all could see him. Buell.,
in the "Cannonier," says he paused and
made remarks to the men when he saw
anything that attracted his attention.
Such as Wen knock seven different
kinds of hell out of the rebs in a short
time" And this prophecy was more
than fulfilled when they went forward.
&C. N. Stoddard, Co. d, 25th Iowa.
Villisca, Iowa.
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The Battle of Helena.

Editor National Tribune: As others
have had their say about the battle of
Helena, thot would like to tell what
know of that little affair We had
been expecting an attack for several
days, as our scouts reported the rebels
as marching in our direction about 49,
900 strong. under Gems. Holmes. Price.
Marmaduke and others. / don't know
much about the orders that were given
on that memorable day. nor the posi-
tons of the various troops on the field.
for common soldiers usually know little
about such matters. But 1 do know
that early in the morning of July
"A, 1863, we, the 33d Iowa, were march
ed out with so rounds of cartridges.
Lieut.-Col. Mackey in command, Col.
Rice being in command of a brigade
that day, and stood in line under the
walls of Fort Curtis awaiting the attack
which began on our picket line at day
light. At a signal gun from Fort Cur
tbs we were double-quicked and took
our positions on the field. Cos. B and
G and one or two others were assigned
position in the rifle pits, midway be-
tween Batteries c and D. Maj. Gibson
being in command of that part of the
regiment. At this time the battle was
on in earnest all along the line, dense
fog completely hiding the combatants
from each other, and under cover of
In1S IOS sIe TeDelS SOt lllO CloSc pEOA-
unity to our works. At about $3.50.
when the fog lifted, the fighting became
terrible. the rebs taking shelter behind
fallen timber in our front, being favor
ed by the uneyenness of the ground.
Gen. Parsons led a charge on Battery
C, to our right, and carried it, our boys
taking shelter under the guns of Fort
Curtis. About this time Gen. FagJn
was making a vigorous charge on Bat
terry D, at our left. and the 33d was
ordered out of the rifle pits to support
that battery, which we did in gallant
style. With the aid of part of the 33d
Mo-, instead of the 35th, we drove the
rebs from the field. We captured one
entire regiment, Col. Bells, $50 men,
who We're double-quicked to the rear,
put on board steamer, and started UP
the river under Old Glory while the
fight was going on. The rebs still he'd
Battery C, and as We had not a suffi
Client force to dislodge them we were or
dered back into the rifle pits. About
this time 4 concentrated fire from Bat
terry D, Fort Curtis, and the gunboat
Tyler drove the rebs out with great
slaughter. and our boys took possession
of the battery again. The rebs fell
back under cover Of the hills, rested.
reformed, and in another charge over
the same ground t3ok the battery the
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Camp Allen. which IL to be our home
for the present. I was cold, wet, tired
and hungry, and gladly welcomed the
invitation to the supper which had been
prepared for US. It was my first SOL
dfer's meal, and consisted Of good
bread. beef. coffee, sugar and butter,
all but the latter luxury provided by
Uncle Sam. I asked for some milk for
my coffee. The boys who were waiting
on the table laughed, and said must
remember I wasn't at home. and there
wasn't any. After supper we were
taken to our quarters. which consist of
a long board shanty divided SO that u
men have a room about IL by Is feet
to themselves. Our beds are hunks
ranged along on the back side; they
are three stories high. The mattresses
are filled with straw, and we have plenty
of blankets, so we're fixed all right for
sleeping.
Saturday, Oct. 10, 1861. We drew
our cooking utensils to-day-a tin plate,
tin cup, knife, fork and spoon for each
man, and frying pan, camp kettle, tin
pail and coffee pot for every six men.
Our rations are beef, pork, beans, rice,
bread, sugar, coffee. salt, soap and can
dies, all furnished by Uncle Sam. We
do our own cooking on wood fires out
of doors. OF course we all know that
this sort of thing won't last long, and
that this isn't war"
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Four Year. In the Army.

The following Is an extract from the
journal of S. KaEreeman, Co. II, 44th
Ind, Fenton, Mich.
wednesday,, Oct. 2, 1861. have to-
day taken step. which will probably
change very decidedly the even tenor
of my life forIa few years, if it does not
bring me to nan tearly grave. If con-
sisted in my1eenlisting as a soldier TO
help Uncle Sam put down the rebellion
started by the slaYeocracy Of the South
ern States, who wish to divide our hap
py and prosperous country and put an
end to one of the best Governments on
which the sun ever shone.
Tuesday, Qet.15, 1861. For the past
two weeks / have been engaged in drill
ing and learning the rudiments of a
soldiers duties Thus far L have had
an easy time. There are about 40 of
us in La Grange which is the County
seat of La Grange Comfy, Ind. We
board at the hotels at the public ex-
pense We drill two hours each day.
and the rest of the time amuse our
selves as We wish. On the 18th inst.
we elected our company officers. VIM
b. Bingham was chosen Captain, and
now we are ready to start for the seat
of war.
Thursday, Oct II, 1861. About 8
o'clock this morning Capt. Bingham as
sembled his company, about 100 men,
to start for Fort Wayne, some so miles
south Of here, where the regiment to
which we are to belong is being organ
tied. The ladies of La Grange have
furnished each of us with a blue over
shirt and uniform cap, so we look very
much like veterans, and will no doubt
strike terror to the hearts of the poor
rebels of the South. The citizens turned
out en- masse to see us off, good many
going with US as far as Wright's Cor
ners, where a sumptuOus dinner was
given us by the citizens. The dinner dis
patched, the final goodbyes were said,
and We were really off for the South.
We rode in wagons kindly furnished us
by the farmers around La Grange.
FRIDAY, Oct. IS, 1861. We staid at
Kendallville last night, where We were
furnished with good quarters free.
This is cold, dreary day, raining most
of the time, but soldier never stops
for rain We got to Fort Wayne about
3 o'clock IN the afternoon, were met
by a party of soldiers and escorted to
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WASHINGTON THURSDAY

to q wharfIboatt that they might be
conveyed up the river to q place of
safety. DurihE the battle Mrs. Heuring
stood on the upper deck watching the
gunboat Tyler, IS she threw her deadly
missiles among the rebels playing havoc
with them. About IL a. m. rnessen-
ger brof them ~6rd that the list Ind.
Cav. were allftaken prisoners. She was
terribly frightened and trembled like
an aspen leaf, f6f she firmly believed
that Co. G III the 1st Ind. Cav. was
rapidly putting down the rebellion. and
If they were captured she didn't know
other other women e ei III a short TIT time a.u how
ever, they learned that the report was
untrue. and Just then about 700 rebel
prisoners were marched down to the
waters edge, her husband being one of
the guards. AS she had never seen a
rebel before, she watched them with
great interest, and can never forget
how haggard and weary they looked
While they were taking wash in the
river, Gen. Prentiss, who was in COM
mand, appeared and said to the guards
in loud but pleasant voice: Treat
them well, and give them plenty of ice
water to drink They were already
full of whisky, and just in the mood to
fight among themselves, which they did,
not satisfied with the whipping given
them by the Yankees. Mrs. Heuring
had never known what hunger was UNI
til that day. There had been no break
fast in the morning, owing to the ex-
citement, and she had had nothing to
eat, so she asked a colored woman If
she could get her something. She re-
piled, Deed, I will, honey, if 1 kim"
and went off, returning with a small bit
of brown cake This was shared with
"a sick soldier, after which they all
joked and felt that they had done their
part in driving Price and his army from
the field.
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FRIENDS, THO oNE-TIME ENEMIES
A Wounded Confederate Recognizes His
BenefactOr Among PriaOnera.

Editor National Tribune: Sometimes
kind deed is not thrown away, even
when done for an enemy. for we drank
from the same canteen, my Johnny Reb
and /. After the battle of Helena, Ark,
1 got permission from my Captain to
go over the field. From my boyhood's
days, when the stories OF wars and bat
ties thrilled me most, 1 had always the
desire to see a battlefield Just after a
great battle. One sight, / can assure
you, was enough. Filling one canteen
with Commissary whisky, and one with
water, with gun and cartridge box we'll
filled, tramped among the dead, dying
and wounded. 1t was horrible sight,
and from the grape, canister, and
pieces of shell which covered the ground
marvelled that any human being had
escaped that deadly fire. AS I started
to return to my regiment, noticed a
soldier sitting against a stump, wound
ed thru both legs. He asked me for a
drink of water. but I pulled the cork
from the whisky canteen and he drank
hearty. He thanked me with God
bless you," The incident past out Of
my memory till in November, 1864.
when having escaped from Tyler prison
was recaptured by bloodhourds near
Camden, Ark, and put in dungeon
with prisoners, scouts and spies, some
of whom were chained together While
in this dungeon one Sunday morning, a
Sergeant of the Guard came in with the
Officer of the Day The Sergeant looked
at me pretty hard and said, TT seems
to me 1 have seen you before. Weren't
you in the big fight at Helena on July
2" I told him was, and he then said,
you are the boy who gave me a drink
of whisky and water which saved myl
life on that battlefield" / replied that
] was glad to have done him that favor.
He then introduced me to the Officer of
the Day, and / went with them to their
camp, taking dinner with the Sergeant
and his mess-mates, but he took me
back to the dungeon at night, all the
same. / was sent back to Tyler from
here. and again lost sight of my john
ny Reb. After the war was over 1 set
tied on the treeless plains of Kansas
One day found my Confederate friend
stuck in Buffalo Creek with four
ponies hitched to a light wagon which
contained three barrels of salt. Hel
was on his way to where he had g. herd
of Texas steers grazing. l hooked my
big team of horses to his wagon and
pulled him out, and we then renewed
our old acquaintance in true army style,
he paying me back in the same kind of
goods 1 gave him on the battlefield
years before. During the Summer of
1873. while he kept his cattle on theI
range, we fought the war over. eachl
giving his experiences. This was par
ticularly interesting. as he was in every
engagement I was, and had helped to
capture me at Marks Mills. We
smoked the pipe of peace. and drank
from the same canteen. Peace to his
ashes. if he is no longer living, where
ever they may rest-B. i. Gordon, Co
D. 36th Iowa, Eddyville, Iowa.
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The Nineteenth Cerps-

Editor National Tribune: VIII you
please answer the following questions
in your valuable paper:
1. What became of the rest Of the
Nineteenth Corps after the First and
Second Divisions came to Virginia in
1854?
2. Which branch of the service. the
infantry. cavalry or artillery, lost the
most men?
8. How many cavalry regiments are
there among Fox's Three Hundred
Fighting Regiments?
1. One division of the Nineteenth
Corps was retained in the Gulf country
to assist in holding that down when the
other two divisions were sent to Wash.
ington and the Shenandoah Valley.
2. The infantry lost the larger pro>
portion of men In the service.
3. list Me. Cav. LIST VT. Cav. LIST N. Y.
Dragons. I'd N. Y. Cav, sth N. Y. Cav.
10th N. Y. Cav, LIST N. ]. Cav. 9Th and
18th Pa. Cav, sth Ind. Cav, 1st, 5th
and 9Th Mich. Cav.-Editor National
Tribune.
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Stories Emneny Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

enthusiastic multitudes; on the review
ing stand was the President of the
United States, his Cabinet officers, Gems.
Grant and Sherman, and titled person.
ages of this and foreign lands. The Or
der was given, and the bugles sounded
forth the command, Pass in review!
Column forward, march," With the
steady, measured tread that betokened
the veteran army, the comrades of the
Union came marching down Fennsyl-
vania Avenue, with the CLEAN of mag
nificent victories on their bayonets. and
with shot-torn, blood-stained BAN
ners: the irresistible columns that
had tasted of death on hundred hard
fought fields swept past the reviewing
stand, and, amid the widest enthusiasm
of the multitude. quietly wheeled into
14th St, and, like the dew before the
morning sun, this great and powerful
so much as an unpleasant ripple on the
tide of civil life.
My comrades, not only you, but all
the people of this country may justly
be proud of that record; it was a rec
ord such as the army of no other ma
ton under the sun could have made;
on the enduring escutcheon of our Ma
tional fame there is emblazoned no
grander victory than that. the victory of
complete self-government; it was the
Spl. ndid rounding up of all our victo-
ries, the final and convincing proof that
a Government of the people by the peo-
pie and for the people should not per-
ish from off the fact of the earth"
l believe that what was said of the
Washington can also be
truthfully said of our grand old Union
army: 1.-The first in war, the first in
peace and the first in the hearts of our
countrymen. John c. Taylor, Ser
geant, Battery 3, 1st Conn. H A, Regi-
mental Historian, Hartford, Conn.
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the head and who said he was attached
to the staff of Gen. Terry, Army OF

the head and who said he was attached
to the staff of Gen. Terry, Army of
Northern Virginia.
On the following day President Lin
coin, accompanied by the Surgeon in
charge Of the hospital, as we'll as the
Surgeon in charge of the ward, came
into the tent and shook hands with the
Maryland officers. wishing them one
and all a speedy recovery from their
couragement. He was seemingly sur
prised at the number of Maryland Off
GERS present. He was then introduced
by the Surgeon in charge to the Con-
federate officer.
The President gave this officer a
hearty grasp Of the hand and inquired
what State he was from and where he
resided before entering the Army. At
ter quite a lengthy conversation, he
turned to the Surgeon who had intro
duced him to the Confederate officer.
and said to him to see that this officer
had every attention that 1t was posi-
BILE for him to receive, and that ne
should give personal attention to the
case so that there would be no distinc-
ton whatever between those present In
the tent. He then again entered into the
second conversation with the officer,
saying to him that he wished him
speedy and hasty recovery from his
wounds, and that in few days the
war would be over and he would be
able to see his dear ones at home. He
then took from a small leather case,
from the side pocket Of his coat, a card
with the Presidents name on the same,
saying that 1t might be possible that he
would be sent to Washington or to some
Northern hospital, and IL there was
anything that he, the President, could
do for him, he was to present that
card to the Surgeon in charge Of what
ever hospital he was in with the re-
quest that the President be notified OF
his whereabouts and that his wants
and wishes would be attended to. He
then again took the prisoners hand.
giving it warm shake, and left the
tent
After the President had left, the prfs-
oner said, "Who did you say that man
was?"
He was then told it was the President
of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
He raised himself up on his bed, ex-
claiming:
"My God, is that so? Is that the
kind Of a man that we have been fight
ing for four long years? Why, he even
recognized a rebel, and treated him as
well as any of his own. If God spares
my life I will never again raise my
arms against the United States Gov
eminent I firmly believe if our boys
who are suffering so much at the pres
ent time knew of the President and
could have heard what trapspired In
this tent, they would speedily go to
their former homes and the war would
be over"
In a few days the wounded officers
with many others and their Confederate
brother were placed aboard the steam
er Connecticut, and sent to Washing
ton, D. c.. and while the steamer was
abreast Of Fortress Monroe it was no
ticed that all the different steamers
bore their flags at half mast, and We
were informed that our good, kind
President had been assassinated by j.
Wilkes Booth.-Gen. Richard N. Bow
erman, formerly Colonel 4th Nd, Bal
timore, Md.
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A WoMAN's EXPERIENCE.
The Battle Of Helena. Viewed from the
Deck Of a Steamboat.

Mrs. Lecta C. Heuring. Petersburg,
Ind, had quite an exciting experience
during the civil war. Her husband was
a member of co. G, 1st Ind. Cav, and
she went with a number of ladies whose
husbands were in the same company to
visit the company at the time of the
battle of Helena, July 4, 1863. The
regiment was encamped about mile
below the city between the levee and
the river. While they were peacefully
sleeping on the morning of the battle,
they were awakened by great noise.
Soon their brave boys were in their
saddles ready to salute Gen. Price and
his army, while the ladies were taken
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PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCoLN,s
Visit to the United States Hospital at
City Point, Va.

Editor National Tribune: On Sum-
day, April 2, 1865, there were at the
City Point, Va, Hospital IL officers of
the Maryland Brigade, Second Division,
Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac
wounded at the battles of the White
Oak Road March I'D and Five Forks,
Va. april /, 1869. These officers were
Gen. Andrew w. Denison, Brigade Com
mander; Gen. Richard N. Bowerman,
Colonel, 4th Md; Col. David Il. Ben
nett, 7th Md; Maj. Fred w. Simon.
Brigade Inspector; Capt. Frank M
Smith, and Lieuts. Hugh Watson. Jos.
T.. Walker and James r. Armacost, of
the 1st Maryland Veteran Volunteers,
and several others; also, Confederate
Major, who was severely wounded in