The National tribune., 1907-06-20

ing inscription: Captured Dy MAJ
A NJ. Edwards, of the Path Mich,
history is lacking in other respects.
Fer instance, Lieut.. a. +. Ziegler Is
reported simply mustered out at De-
troit. June 80. 1865. Not word as
to his injuries, illness. or death at De-
troit about three years after that date
Not word about the late Col. William
Hutchinson, who died in Detroit about
1870. nor of S. d. Green or Others"
Prices Raid.
Anon c.. Cline. Co. d. 11th KAN
Jasper, Mo, says that in October 1864.
his regiment marched out to Lexing-
ton to meet Price. The boys thought
ii was another false scare, but the first
thing they knew Price was right there
with 10000 men. and the regiment had
warm time getting away. About
three miles from Lexington they made
stand on a hill, where one man was
killed They retreated over a bridge
! to which they set fire. In Comrade
| Cire's company was James w.
Thomas, who was shot, and as he rode
along became weaker and weaker.
Comrade Cline put out his hand to
help him, and finally. thinking he was
dead. reluctantly suffered him to drop
to- the ground. Comrade Cline has
| since learned that this comrade es-
capped, and is still alive. and Comrade
Cline would like to hear from him.
fThe retreat continued with the enemy
pressing them, and going thru Inde-
pendence a rebel woman shot a man
| from an upstairs window. When
nearing Kansas City they encountered
the timber. which the militia had cut
| down to stop Price. and had a hard
time getting thru it. Price soon found
they followed him day and night for
81 days, during which many of their
horses were played out, and the men
had to go on foot.
A Good Investment.
| Lewis B. Jessup, oath Ind. New Car
! Isle, Ind, sends the following: I'm
November. 1865, the oath Ind. was
mustered out at Galveston, Tex. We
vacated our Winter quarters to the
| tune of "Out of the Wilderness and
marched up by the Court House and
Jail. in the latter of which several of
our turbulent comrades We're incar-
cerated. They came out to shake
hands with US, looking mighty solemn,
| realizing that the way of the trans
gressor was indeed hard. AS We
reached the quay a genuine horned
frog jumped athwart my path, and
Comrade Heldt. being in my file. seized
it, excIaiming. I'll make Hoozier of
you. SIR He unbuckled the outside
pocket of his Entitled cartridge box.
placed his frogship in his new quar-
| ters and buckled the strap. We arrived
being delayed by our vessel urShippmg
her rudder, and in about seven days
after our arrival started for the ar
senai to turn over our entire arna
ment. I said TO Heldt, "Oh, see here.
Where's your horned frog" MY
Jimmy, I'll look" he replied. There
were a lot of people standing around.
q rrri1 oQ-
| opened, out jumped his honor. the
Texan frog. A well-dressed citizen,
who had been watching the perform
ance amusedly, said: What will you
take for your pet?" oh Heidi re-
piled. thinking it was a joke, five
| dollars" 'All right I'll give it, and
the frog and money at once changed
hands Heldt turned to me and said:
| "Erink, / wish I'd a brOt busnel Of
them horned frogs from Texas. This
beats army wages all to holler."
The 1Ith PA. Cav.
A. ]. Weaver, Mars, Pa, says that in
| October. 1865, the 1st n. Y. NJ Sd n
| Y, 5th Nd, 5th Pa, two companies of
the 1st d. G. Cav, and the 11th Pa.
Cav, with eight pieces of artillery,
were at Darbytown, one mile from the
the James River. Col. Spear de-
cided TO capture the Confederate
picket post at the junction of the roads
some distance in front, and ordered
Go. 1, 11th Pa. Cav, and the 1st d. c.
| to be in the saddle before daylight,
! Oct Z. Col Spear led the column
and when near the post sent 16 men
CT Co. |, under an Orderly Sergeant to
cut across and get in the rear while
| Spear was to go down the other side.
Somehow Spear thought seconds were
minutes and struck too soon. driving
the picket post past the rest of the
PARTY, which was caught in some tim
her slashed down in 1852 during Nc
| Clellans Peninsular campaign. Sud-
denly, the Johnnies appeared in force.
| as If they proposed to drive everybody
into the James. The little squad held
| them in check as best they could, and
the fight became very lively, during
which Col. Spear got "Old Dick" his
horse. shot, and before the fight was
| over he was on his third horse. Pres
| emily a solid rebel line showed up
within GO or rs yards, when everyone
| remembered he had important business
back at camp, and retired there in a
| hurry.
Gen. Walker.
S. P. Ridley, 1st Mass Cav, Roslin-
dale, Mass, says it isn't worth the ink
| that has already been wasted on it, but
when he makes a statement he gener-
ally knows what he is talking about;
consequently he must adhere to his
original story of the wounding of Gen.
| Walker in spite of Comrade Lucien B.
Crooker's correction. He yields to
COmrade Crooker in the matter of
Gen. Walkers rank, as that was some
| thing he was not informed upon, but
with regard to the other facts he has
proofs which he can produce at any
| time. Comrade Ridley was on duty at
Gen. Gilmore's headquarters and had
opportunity of knowing all about the
matter. Gen. Walker was wounded il
the leg and arm, and it was necessary
TO remove both. Gen. Walker had been
Gen. Gilmore's instructor at West
Point. and the amputation was per-
| formed under the direction of Gen Gill
more's Medical Inspector. Gen. Walker
did not expect to survive the operation.
and wrote letter to his family, which
was carried thru the lines, remarking
70 Gen. Foster. Chief of Staff, that if
he died he would be the fifth of that
name to do SO. He was carried on a
stretcher to Bermuda Hundred when
he was taken on steamer to Hampton
Hospital, where he died later.
Spelling Reform.
H. r. Teller, Co. B, 9Sth Pa. Girard.
Pa, takes up the cudgel against DIR. ].
Littletield. who opposes President
Roosevelt's spelling reform. DIR. Lit
tlefield is mistaken in saying that the