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Praise.

1'rH1Ses
William o. Buckley. Hartford, Conn,
writes: II received my Chart today
and / thank you for it. I have taken
the dear old National Tribune for
many years and shall take il as long
as l live. 1t is grand paper. and l
look for il eagerly every Friday. /
don't see why every old soldier doesn't
take it."
Senator Foraker.
John Seeman, Hamilton, o.. is OPP
posed to the nomination of Senator
Foraker for President and feels certain
that in that event the Democratic can
didate would be elected. S'omrade
Seeman is strongly in favor of Presi-
dent Roosevelt for another tern.
Scattering.
George w. Horner, Co. E, 10Sth H.,
Ell Paso. ILL.,, referring to Comrade
Peter Shippman's article on tine fight
ing qualities of the colored soldiers at
Guntown, says that while he admits
that they made good soldiers, for he
has seen them tried, he thinks some
reflections have been cast on the white
troops who were at GuntOwn or Tu-
pelo. AS a matter of fact, the two col
ored regiments Comrade Shippman
speaks of were the rear guard thar
dav. and were not in the fight till the
16Sth was driven back at all points,
were out of ammunition. and their am
munition train captured There was
plainly nothing for the 10Sth to do
but fall back, and when they reached
the colored troops the latter covered
their retreat, and did 1t very nicely.
Comrade Horner does not wish to take
any credit from the colored troops. but
he does say that if they had been in
the place of the 10Sth they would
have run just as fast. Old Gen. Stur-
gis sold them out, but they objected
to the delivery.
If "P. B. p" Warsaw, Ind, will
send us his name we will see that he
gets the song he wishes We cannot
publish it in the paper at present
j. D. McGarraugh. Des Moines, Iowa,
is not a little wrought up over the al
lowance of pension to Mrs. Stonewall
Jackson and the neglect of Congress to
provide for the thousands of widows of
Union soldiers who are in more need
of recognition than the widow Of man
who stood as a stone wall against the
Government.
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Stories Eminemy Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

and Nelson and Buell. are on the other
| side of the River" The cheers that
went up from the boys started more
than one mule for the river.
! The men declared they would fight it
out on that line and die before they
would surrender, but time has proven
that we had them whipped to stand
still when the last line was formed, but
at q terrible cost
1t is now a recognized fact that there
were many blunders in connection with
the battle of Shiloh, and the higher
officers recognized this at the time, and
each sought to shift the responsibility
for errors to someone else. JealOusies
existed between general officers and
down to brigade and regimental organ
iZations. Newspaper correspondents
were successfully used to build up this
mans reputation at home and to de-
stroy some other mans, and where it
was not safe to attack an officers act
or reputation, then the brunt fell upon
the rank and file. who did not dare re-
sist the insult
1t is truth that at the battle of
Shilon on the 9Th nearly every man was
his own General"
Now, YOU make the statement that
the list Ohio disappeared accepting
Stewards version, yet in your article of
July %, in the losses of Stewards Bril-
gade, presumably his own report), you
give, "54th Ohio, 166; 55th ILL.,, 275;
list Ohio, 109." loss of 20 per cent of
men of the list Ohio engaged, and
Stewart makes no mention of the death
of Lieut.-Col. Kyle and others. 1t oc-
ours to me for a regiment that "disap-
peared'' the loss was rather heavy The
only field officer lost in our brigade
who was killed in that engagement was
Col. Kyle, and not mentioned in Stew
arts report. Why this unjust omission !?
Shame!
l am simply writing this in defense
of the memory of the men of our regi-
ment who served nobly and well, and
who have quietly gone on without re-
plying to the slurs of men who were
not worthy to be in the same class. 100
at Shiloh; 124 at Nashville (see Records
of the Rebellion), as we'll as interme-
date losses. From this regiment two
were brevetted Brigadier- Generals for
bravery, and it was chosen as one of
the regiments to go to the Rio Grande
to cope with Macmillan, if it became
necessary. Enlisted in 81; mustered
out in '66.
Yet it is singled out for invidious
comparison when every regiment in
Grants army fell back except part of
Premises Division, which was sur
rounded and could not move in any di-
rcction. AS matter of fact, our regi-
ment had about $50 men in line all day
on the 18th, instead of 1875. Maj An
drcws being in command. Give us jus p.
tice and that is all we ask.-W H Nc
Ciure, Captain, Co. A, list Ohio, lola,
Kan.
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Gen. Hooker.

Editor National Tribune: l noticed in
The National Tribune an article by
Comrade r. II. Martin in relation to
the merits of Gen. Hooker, and while
l have no doubt that other Generals;
made blunders. l cannot agree that any
We're as serious as those made by Hook
er. j do not feel inclined to hear How
ard spoken of so lightly and Hooker
praised for his generalship at Chan
cellorsville. Would like to ask the COM
rade where he gets his authority for
the statement that Gen. Howard dis
obeyed orders. On the evening of April
80 Gen. Hooker, addressing his men,
said: ''The enemy must fight us on
ground of our own choosing or inglori-
ously fly" When, however, his men
pushed forward on the morning of May
the enemy, instead of flying, resisted
vigorously and took the offensive.
Hooker lost nerve and gave orders to
fall back. in opposition to the wishes
Of his corps commanders. MY God,
exclaimed Meade; IF we can't hold the
top of a hill We certainly can't hold the
bottom of it, Couch listened to Hook
er's reason for retreat and returned IN
disgust with the belief that Hooker was
a beaten man. On May Jackson start
ed on his march around the Union
army, to make an attack on the right
which was held by Howard. Hooker
was up early inspecting his lines, and
sent orders to Howard and Slocum to
be on their guard against flank at
tack. Later in the day he could not
determine whether Jackson was on the
march to attack his right or on the
retreat to save his trains. Frequent
reports now came to both Hooker and
Howard of danger, but they both saw
the situation in only one light-that
the enemy was in full retreat, trying to
save his trains. At p. m. Hooker
sent word to Sedgwick. I'VE know the
enemy is fleeing. trying to save 1T
trains" The gallant fight made by both
Sickles and Sedgwick is too well known
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The Cnptrre Of Mobile.

Editor National Tribune: In reply 10
Comrade J. L. Butler with regard to
the capture of Mobile, Ala, will state
that / was in the Thirteenth Corps. Gen.
Morgan and Gaines, also at Fort Blake
| ly. and he was fully acquainted with
the works at Fort Blakely, as well as
the entire line of breastworks on the
skirmish line. l was on the skirmish
line the entire time until the surrender
on the afternoon of April 3. The Thir-
teenth Corps was at Blakely and the
Sixteenth at Spanish Fort, which 1t
captured, with it's line of breastworks,
on the 8th of April. Fort Blakely
formed the left of the rebel line of
works defending Mobile. The approach
to its works was impeded by obstruc-
tions of every kind to which the Ma
tional troops were exposed. The loss
there was great, but no obstacle halted,
no degree of carnage daunted them,
and they carried the entire works, this
brave and successful assault finishing
the fight before Mobile. Several large
batteries of artillery and large amount
| of ammunition with small arms were
taken, besides 2.400 prisoners of war.
| Our loss was about 1000 killed and
wounded ! have picture of our
charge which was made on the after
noon of April 9. The 91th Ill. was in
our brigade ana Oh our lelt anu the
oath Ind. on our right. After we had
succeeded in getting inside of the works
and a full surrender was made I heard
two shots in rapid succession in front
of the 97th H., and saw their color
bearer fall. Then down went Lieut.. j.
Is Moore, &c the rebel force, who had
killed the cOlorbearer. Now, l am in
formed by good authority. my inform
ant being friend who was on the bat
tlefield at Blakely, that there is a mon
ument erected to the memory of Lieut..
Moore on that field which reads as fol-
lows: Lieut. ]. S. Moore, who fell at
Plakely on April 8, 1865. He fired the
last gun in defense of Mobile. He
fough: for the cause from its birth and.
refusing 10 surrender, gave his life to
die with it. Oh, Death. where is thy
sting John NJ. Brown, 69th Ind,
DAYTON O.
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Who Has. One Like II,

Editor National Tribune: ] have an
old-time lithograph FIN my possession.
made PROBABLY In The Fall or Winter
of 1863 by A. f. Matthews, 31st Ohio,
which 1 purchased Ian Chattanooga in
the Spring of 1854. II is entitled Chat
| tanooga and thes battle-ground" and it
| represents the scene of the brilliant op-
erations of Maj.-6ien. George H. Thorn
| as, of Maj.-Gen. ~. s. Grants military
| command, and particularly the Eagles
Nest, as seen from the north side of the
Tennessee Riverf This picture shows
some of the foothills on the north side
of the river, evidently having been TAX
en- from the round knoll directly back
OF the pontoon bridge across the Ten
nessee River. Commencing at the north
end of Missionary Ridge at Maj.-Gen.
VIM. 7. Sherman s position, the posi-
tons of the divisions as they run from
the left to the right are indicated thus:
l., 2, 3, etc. with the names of each d.
vision commander given-Gen. How
ards, No. /; Gen. Smiths, No. 2; Gen.
Baird's, No. 3; Gen. Woods, No. 4; Gen.
Sheridan's Division. In the matter of
6. Following on to the right, the entira
length of the Ridge is shown, including
Lookout Mountain and Moccasin Point
1t also shows the Tennessee River, Cam
eron Hill and Chattanooga; in fact, the
entire landscape in the Chattanooga
Valley, with the Orchard Knob and the
strip of timber as it existed between the
picket lines of the Federal and Confed-
crate armies
| 1t has been A years since this sketch
was made, and being a lithograph of a
long time ago it is somewhat faded; but
comrades. it looks good yet. 1t is pos
sibly more dear to me than it would be
to some others. when the fact is taken
into consideration that my regiment, the
| 18th Ind, was in Wagner's Brigade OF
/ Ix..,
losses on the Federal side Sherdan's
| Division stands first, and Wagner's Bri-
gade the first of any of the brigades o!
that division. Sheridan's Division in one
hour lost more in killed and wounded
than one-half Shermans entire loss
during the whole battle. When the bat
tie was over and the victory won Ger.
Grant evidently had better opinion OF
the Army of the Cumberland than h-
had before. Who has a picture like
this WIN. II. Dryden, Sci 3eant, Co. F.
18th Ind. Martinsville, Ind.
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Cedar Creek.

Editor National Tribune: I would
like to say few words about Cedar
Creek. Comrade Nation, Co. e, 9Th
Mich. Cav, in his recent article, en-
titled "A Little More Nimble Than the
Average" was quite correct in his state
ments, but ] would like TO assure him
that there were many other men more
nimble than / on that morning. The
comrade states that ! travelled 81 miles
from sunrise to midnight. No doubt
did, and / will tell you how it was done.
All who read in my article the account
of the stampede of the cattle we were
in charge of at that time will recollect
the mix-up we had in the wagon trains,
negros, soldiers and the like. After !
had run perhaps a mile or so, a rider
less horse, with saddle and bride, past
me- i kept my eyes on the horse, and
followed after it as fast as l could. In
a short time / struck the wagon train
and saw a wagonmaster grab him.
ran up and demanded my horse. He
wanted to know on what grounds ]
claimed him as nine; as l was an in
santryman / told him was one of the
cattle guard, and the horse had broken
loose while / started the cattle He
handed the horse over to me, and ]
don't recollect whether / thanked him
or not, but will DO So now. The horse
ha0 Il L. >. DTdHueu Ol lile SlloulueI.
| suppose the owner was so anxious to
get some of our camp plumber that he
forgot to tie him. Well, boys, that
horse was Godsend sure. We kept
him until late nethei FALL and turned
him over to the Quartermaster. OF
course, we could not draw food for him,
so the most venturesome went with him
thru the picket line to get food, and
whenever a wagon train would camp
near us we would raid their camp
nights. If any of the comrades who
were with me then see this l hope one
of them will be able to explain a mys-
terry to me. few days after the bat
tie a wagonmaster came to us, and told
us IL we would save the hides of the
horses and dry them he would come
around the next time he went to Win
chester and give US a dollar a piece
Well, we saved fine lot, and had de-
cided what We would buy with the
money, when, behold! one morning
when we woke up every hide and nearly
all of the wagon train was gone. Now,
boys, who stole those hides? Don't all
speak at Once. Autenrieth, Co. F,
I00AA u. Y, Creston. Iowa.
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The Louisiana Tigers.

Editor National Tribune: 1 joined my
regiment in the Fall of SO as recruit
on Morris Island. S. c., at the same
/ time boy about my age, II, did, whose
name was Geo. c. Duke (but this was
not his right name). He was assigned
to my regiment, the 1O4th Pa, and
previous to this he had served two
years in the original Louisiana Tigers.
Being so near my age, he and !
chummed together from the first and
| bunked together for nearly two years
; in fact, until we were discharged the
last day of August. 1865. At the bat
tie of Port Republic he was shot thru
the lower lip by Yankee, the ball
lodging under the skin in the back of
the neck. He was left on the field to
die, but some ladies in house near by
took him in and nursed him back to
life. He rejoined his regiment, and /
think on the Sd day of July, when 1t
was driven back off the field at Gettys-
burg, he came into the Union lines and
joined the Union army. One night
while on the picket line at Bermuda
Front his original regiment, the Lou
isiana Tigers. charged our picket line,
and he then fought his own regiment.
When the advance was made along the
whole line from Richmond TO the left
of Petersburg, April 3, 1865. we adj
vanced near the center of the line at
| Bermuda Front, between the Apo
mattox and James Rivers, our regiment
cutting the Richmond & Petersburg
Railroad. My regiment captured three
cars of tobacco, d part of the Louisiana
Tigers, and their drum corps, one OF
the best / ever heard in the rebel army.
AS we had no bass drum in our regi-
ment, we appropriated theirs for our
own use, and this bunk mate of mine
marched behind the same bass drum
he had so often marched after when a
member of the Louisiana Tigers. After
the war was over, fearing to go to his
home in Louisiana, he went with me to
Pennsylvania. and made his home with
my people for over a year. He finally
married a nice little English girl, and
now has as fine a family of seven boys
and girls as can be found anywhere.
The last time l heard of him he was
living in Berwick, Pa, and enjoying a
pension of s12 per month. / play
Dixie" to-day on the drum just as We
| learned it from the Louisiana Tigers
Drum Corps ut Bermuda Front during
the Winter of 1854 and 1865. Our pick
ct lines We're SO close together at the
time we could throw stone over.-M.
L. Pembcrton, Drum Major, Co. A.
/, 104th Pa, York, Neb.
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to call for comment, but the claim that
Howard should have been more alert
than the General-in-Chief, who was
himself deceived by Jackson, is most
unjust. AS well may we blame the SOL
diers of the Eleventh Corps for making
a sprint for the rear. When one OF
Bushbeck's men was asked why they
ran he said they ran because they could
not fly. Let us not build up one man
at the expense of another. They all
made mistakes, but none, thank God
were traitors.-Michael Cassidy, Ca
lais Me
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All Liked the Lady.
A wartime badge.

While blowing in a field near Lang
ley, Va, a farmer turned up what he
thought at first was a $40 gold piece,
bat watch subsequently proved to be
a gilded medal. On one side there is
a spread eagle with War of 1857 at
the top, and United States at the
bottom. On the other side is the in
seription. William Johnson, Co. q.
81 VT, Brunswick" If the owner of
the badge or any of his relatives will
write us it will be sent them.-Editor
National Tribune.
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dcCUMBER LAW BLANK APPLICA
TIONS

For the convenience of those who
wish blank forms of application under
the act of Feb. 6, 1907 (McCumber
Service Pension law), The Nationa.
Tribune has printed such blanks. We
will furnish these blanks at the follow
ing price:
Single blank .................. .05
Three blanks .................. 10
One dozen blanks. ............ 80
One hundred blanks. zoo
Address The National Tribune. Wash
ington. d. c.
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Found, n Medal.

Henry Olive. care Chas. Wallace &
Bro, Fredericksburg, Va, has in his
possession a brass medal bearing the
following inscription: civilian H.
Kintzle, Co. A, 91st Reg. Pa. Volun-
teers Entered service Aug. %, 1851
This medal was found in Stafford Coun-
t., about three miles from Fredericks-
burg, on the White Oak road. Mr..
Olive would like to be put in communi-
cation with the owner of the medal, or
some member of his family.
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Where Are They.

Charles H. Noble, Co. F, 18th Wis.
Superior, Neb., would like to know
what has become of the 18th Wis. COM
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Found His Old Comrades.

William Stropes, 2Sth ILL.,, Highland
Falls, N. Y, says that he has found
several of his old comrades by reading
The National Tribune and will never be
without the paper as long as he lives.
He would like to hear from some of the
old Sd Iowa, which was one of the best
regiments that ever stood upon the bat
tlefeld; also from w. c. Hall, Perry
McMullen, Henry S. Stokes, George w.
Allen, Isaac p. Price, Robert Miller and
Gen. Dillworth; also Ed. Hobart, 2Sth
ILL.,, and Phil NJ. Wagner, Lieutenant,
Co. H, 2Sth Ill.
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Charles +. Edick, in reply to Com
rade Breese's inquiry. published in The
National Tribune of March IA, says he
will find the desired information in Gen.
U. S. Grants article on the Vicksburg
campaign in the Century, BATTLES and
Leaders of the Civil War;" page $50.
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Minor Atteberry. Goldengate, ILL.,,
says that to a man up a tree all these
stories about the youngest soldier sound
fshy. He had trouble in getting ac-
capted at IS, and had to lie about his
age in order to be received He be-
longed to the S7th Ill.
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Has Discharge Papers Of Samuel II
Smith, Dist Pa.

Comrade H. c. Sharer, S21 N. Ray.
mon Ave-, Pasadena, Cal, has the dis.
charge papers of Samuel H. Smith, Co
d. 91st Pa, which he will send to Com
rade Smith or his relatives.
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paper. for there never was an issue
which did not give every comradc
something worth more than the years
subscription
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Burning of Atlanta.

William Kirk, Co. F, 46th Pa. Park
ersburg. w. Va, says with reference
to the burning of Atlanta that he was
there at the time, and that several
things entered into the destruction.
The rebs did their part when they
found they had to evacuate by destroy
ing what they thought might be useful
to the Yanks; and next the Union SOL
diers did their part in destroying or
removing many large and fine build
ings in the laying out of forts which
Sherman had ordered, thinking at one
time to make Atlanta permanent de-
pot and base for supplies. When the
march to the sea was decided upon, all
public property was ordered destroyed,
among which We're the great railroad
stations, machine and round house,
ammunition factory, etc.; also man.
ufactory for making copper buttons
for the C. s. A. 1t would be difficult to
state what proportion of residence
property was destroyed. Speaking of
The National Tribune the comrade
says: 'The greatest and only soldiers
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Great Injustice Done Gallant Men by the
Reports of High Officers and COrre-
spOndents.
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O,atarrh and Denfaeas. Sure Cure. Ayers Ca
I tarrh Jelly Write sc tube approval II ben-
cited send the money Ayers Chemical Co, sidney o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28
NEGRO PREACHER GETS IN
 TROUBLE WITH SMALL GUN
Willie Lewis, Railing from Savannah is Fined o75 on Two Counts and
 Must G0 to Work,

With a certificate of ordination in his possession. toy pistol that shoots No. 22 bullets. and with a few powder bullets void of shot. Willie Lewis, a negro. was yesterday morning locked up at police headquarters on a charge of trespassing and of carrying a con cealed weapon. In tho Recorders Court yesterday afternoon the negro was fined by Acting Recorder J. c. Tyson. 325 and costs for the first of- fense, and $50 and costs for the last.
 Lewis. as his certificate showed, had been a preacher in Savannah. where he was ordained. It is not known how long he had been in this city prior to his arrest.
 It is claimed by Car Inspector Joe Fields that the negro had attempted to put stop to legitimate work in the Louisville and Nashville Railroad yards by threatening a negro who had been hired to unload a car of watermelons. It is said that Lewis marched up to the negro as one in authority, quietly drew forth his toy pistol, pressed 1t against the stomach of the workman and ordered him to stop fooling with the melons.
 Failing the required sums to pur- chase his liberty, Lewis will serve at hard labor, either on Henderson's farm or for the city. His arrest was made by Special Officer John Oliver of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-28

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