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The National tribune., 1907-11-21
The 10th Ind. at Chattanooga.

S. Weaver, Sergeant. Co. II, 4Oth Ind.
Hiawatha. Kan, replying to some arti-
cles about Wagner's Brigade, says thai
while Gen. Rosecrans led his main army
across the Tennessee River below Chat
tanooga two brigades, commanded by
Gems Wagner and HaZen, marched to
Waldron's Ridge north of Chattanooga
arriving there Sept. 3, 1863, where they
lay while Wagner sent the 92d Ohio and
10th Ind. Battery down into the Valley
north of Chattanooga to threaten that
place. When it was found to be evac-
uated the two brigades marched over
into Chattanooga, and Serg't Richard
Napier, of the 40th Ind, raised the flag
of his regiment on the Union Depot al
1890, Sept. 9. On account of this Gen.
Wagner detailed the 40th Ind. for pro-
vost guard duty in Chattanooga, SO II
was not at the fight at Chickamauga
These two brigades never were mounted
infantry, as has been stated, but re-
manned infantry all the time.
The National tribune., 1907-11-21
KUHN REMEDY CO., DEPT a. HOYKE NORTH AvES CHICAGO

the yellow flag come down and the
Stars and Stripes go up. By or !
o'clock the city was all in ashes except
a few houses on the outskirts. These
few remarks are not made to detract
from or contradict what any of the
Fifteenth or Seventeenth Corps may
say. When they reached the city the
smoke was SO intense that perhaps they
did not see the other troops, for the
regiment lay only few rods north OF
the city.
/ am not claiming to know all, but
do know that the infantry did not do
all there was done. The cavalry was
nearly always in the lead, marching
The National tribune., 1907-11-21

night I was the last person in the
burning Statehouse when the roof fell.
never had a trace of doubt that burn
ing cotton caused the fire. The Union
soldiers did their very best to put the
fire out, but the best part of the city
was in ashes before they succeeded.
That Gen. Sherman or men of his COM
mand would have set the city on fire
could not be believed; they would not,
in such case, have fought all night to
put the fire out, laboring to utter eX-
haustion as they did.-R. W. Burt,
Captain, Co. H, 10th Ohio, Peoria, Ill.
Editor National Tribune: If you will
allow me a little space in your valuable
paper, 1 will say few words for the
benefit of II. =. Allen, 22d Ind; also, S.
j. Phillips. Kilpatrick's cavalry were
the first troops to enter Columbia, S. Q.
The morning it was burned We reached
the river about daylight or shortly
after Our pontoon trains were back in
the rear. They were sent for at once,
and reached the river about sunrise.
While laying the pontoons we saw a
train of cars back up, take on the pris-
opers in the stockade and then pub out
with their loads. In about one-half
hour another backed up, and when ii
halted a shell from some direction
struck the engine and put it out OF
airy, with the 9Th Mich. Cav. in the ad-
vance, crossed the river, and led the
brigade into Columbia. The 9Th Cav.
went into camp between the stockade
and Columbia, / think, on the east
The wind was blowing strong from the
west. We relieved our horses of their
loads, as they had marched all night
and were making coffee, when a smoke
was discovered in the west part of the
city. Soon the flames began to leap
from house to house. and in less than
a half hour we were compelled to move
our camp around to the north, to avoid
the dense hot smoke that was binding
us. At this time there was a yellow
flag floating from the Statehouse BY
IL o'clock Columbia was nearly all In
ashes, except the Statehouse and /
failed to see the Fifteenth Corps or the
Seventeenth Corps in Columbia until
some time in the afternoon, when saw
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cIst Ohio Mt Chickamausn.

o. A. Clark, Sergeant, Co. D. 21st
Ohio, says with reference to THAT Mys-
terious Volley" that the 21st Ohio took
three different positions at Chickamau-
ga. First it went by Gen. Rosecrans's
headquarters. who said to them. I'm
going to let you go in and finish up the
job" After marchig about half mile
the regiment took position behind the
breastworks of rails. remaining there
until the next morning about 10 a. m.
when it went about two miles, and took
position behind another rail breast
work. Some heavy firing in front drove
our boys flying across the open field
toward the regiment. The regiment filed
out to the right and took a position
facing the south. This was about noon
and Immediately the Johnnies jumped
them. Then the 21st Colts revolving
rifles did some talking. Two compa-
nies of the regiment were armed with
Springfields. The regiment was soon
out of ammunition. and many of the
Colts were bursted by trying to use
Springfield cartridges. The Colonel was
shot. and the regiment captured some
time after sundown, except so men and
one Lieutenant
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Burning of Columbia.

Editor National Tribune: / see that
there is still contention about the burn
ing of Columbia. l was in command of
a forage company, detailed from the
First Division, Fifteenth Corps, and was
with the first troops that entered CO.
lumbia under Gen. Sherman, and the
bales of cotton were then on fire in the
streets, to my certain knowledge. Our
regiment, 18th Ohio, was in camp out
side of the city when the city took fire,
as l presume from the burning cotton,
and the Fifteenth Corps was called out
to fight the fire, and fought it nearly all
The National tribune., 1907-11-21
This is known as

horses. cannon, etc. This is known as
the battle of Nineveh.
Nov. "a. encamped near Winchester.
Mosby's men charged on our camp and
got the worst of it. His smallest loss
was the 10 men we captured.
Dec. 10, Gen. Torbert, with two divi-
sions of cavalry, Powelrs and Merritt's,
started on the GcrdOnsyille raid. We
drove the enemy from Madison G. H.
to Liberty Mills. fought a small battle
on the 22d, captured four pieces of ar
tillery and some prisoners. or course,
the prisoners captured on the Gordons-
vile raid. Thus ends the campaign of
1S64.-James F. Hays, Co. K, 14th Pa.
Cav, Baltimore, Md.
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McCIelIan's Character.

John S. Blair, 142d Pa, Gate, Wash.
says that he is reading the history of
the Army of the Potomac with great
interest, as he belonged to that army.
Our estimate of Gen. McClellan's char
acter is in accordance with his own.
A light is thrown on McClellan's char
acter in the life of Gen. Isaac Stevens,
the first Governor of Washington, who
was the associate of Mcclellan in the
army, and describes him as lacking in
decision and staying qualities. He made
failures of several pieces of work given
him tn
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
Capturing Columbus, Ga.

Solon Steere, Co. a, 5th Iowa Cav.
Asherville. Kan, says that Col. Nourse's
account of the Wilson raid is quite ac-
curate. but there are things he did not
know. When near Girard. Ala, just
across the Chattahoochie from Column
bus. Co. A, 5th Iowa Cav. was Gen
Upton's escort. There they met boy
about II or 13 years old On horseback
who was taken to the General The
General asked the boy about the coun-
try, the roads. the Notifications and
the number of the enemy. The boy
was chatty, but confident that the Yam
KEGS could not take the place. Incl
dentally he told of a byroad near the
river that was nearly unJefended, and
piloted the command to it. Comrade
Steere and John Owen were left be-
hind to tell the troops where to go
Some were left behind to shout and
make all the noise possible to attract
attention from the real point of attack
and the movement was so successful
that the place was captured almost
without a struggle. One horse went
down in the charge, and the rider was
trampled to death. There was little
fighting. because we had them before
they knew it,
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pline, so he ordered all the squad out in
and no one offered any explanation of
the affair. he ordered those on duty
that day tied up. The writer being ig-
norant of all this. returned to camp
about 4 o'clock in the morning. and
was advised of what occurred by the
Corporal, who regretted to act, but or
ders would be complied with by my sit
ting down by small pine tree, and
he put a rope loosely around him. This
caused thoughts of revenge, of course.
but soon wore off. If this meets the
eye of any of those concerned in the
above he would be glad to hear from
them. He only remembers several OF
the names. The COrporars was Avery.
of the I'd Mass; two German boys of
the same regiment, names not recalled:
one from the 22d Wis, named Rogers
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The Goth Town.

A. S. Edgerton, Colorado Springs,
Colo, would be highly pleased If some
of the boys would write up something
of the 29th Iowa's experience in Gen.
Steeles campaign to Camden in 1864,
or on the Mobile in 1865 Let the old
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their faces. but didn't shed any tears.
1t was hard work to keep the soldiers
from riddling their bodies with builets!e
They were asked If they had anything
to say. One, the Captain of the gang,
accepted, praying.-M. Luther. Ser
geant. Co. c. 18th Ill. Cav, White
Pigeon, Mich.
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RUINS OF COLUMBIA FROM THE CAPITOL. GROUNDS
(From photograph while the raging)

and fighting, while the infantry was
sleeping. Please give cavalryman a
chance to say word or two to tell
what he knows. I was with you from
Atlanta to the sea and clear to the end
of the rebellion, and know whereof 1
speak.-H. H. Collins, Lieutenant, Co
c, 9th Mich. Cav, Howell, Mich
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Wytheyille Raid.
The Hunter Raid at Lynchburg, Va.

June 1S, at the fight near Natural
Bridge, Va, prisoners were taken.
June IA, Averills Division secuted
the country and brought in many pris-
oners.
June Is and 16, in skirmishing near
Peaks of Otter and Liberty, Va, pris-
onerS were taken.
June II, in the first days fighting
near Lynchburg, AverilrS Division cap
tured prisoners.
June 81, at Salem, Va, we captured
20 Confederates; also on our retreat
across the mountains many rebels were
taken
The National tribune., 1907-11-21
That Creenback Raid,

Charles Scott. 2ss South 11th St
Newark, N. j., criticizes very severely
the "Recollections of a Mosby Guer-
rilla," by ]. w. Munson. published in
Munsey's Magazine, particularly the ac-
count of the greenback raid on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. This is
full of glaring errors. Comrade Scott
furlough. was near to Mosby during
the whole affair. There was but one
man On the train in United States UNI
form, and he had no arms. There was
no officer in foreign uniform or a pri-
vate who appealed to Mosby for the
return of a ring or anything else, noI
did any woman throw her arms around
his neck and ask a favor. The con-
ductor of the train asked to have re-
turned his valuable watch, which was
a gift by his Masonic brethren, but
Mosby paid no attention TO him. The
PaymaSter'S fine overcoat was taken
from him by one of the guerrillas, and
Mosby did not prevent it. The Pay
master was the only group of officers
in the United States uniform" and his
uniform was merely a Majors cap
were robbed of everything. with their
trunks burst open and rifled before be-
ing thrown back in the fire. 1t was
not warlike raid. but a robbery pure
and simple. The guerrillas had been
informed from Washington of the Pay
masters trip, and lay IN ambush for
him. AS for the women, there were
but four or five on the train, and they
were the least disconnected of the lot
Even the loss of trunk by the wife OF
Federal Colonel did not seem to
dampen their spirits. AS for the long
Irigamarole about the Austrian and
Mosby and his horse. that is purely
imagination. All of the robbers were
on foot. not q horse in sight until they
hastily decamped and were seen riding
over the hill
The National tribune., 1907-11-21
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Representative Cushman.

o. Petersen. Goth Iowa, Bremerton,
Wash. writes that the comrades were
very much pleased by the response to
a toast by Representative Cushman, of
that State. at a grand banquet held at
Tacoma. Col. j. J. Anderson, who
served in the Confederate army. re-
sponded to the toast of the President
of the United States
The National tribune., 1907-11-21
THE 14TH PA. CAV.
A Harvest of Prisoners by a Cavalry
Division.


Editor National Tribune: In the
campaign of 1864 l believe that our
cavalry division, commanded by Gems.
w. w. Averill and w. H. Powell, cap
tured as many Confederates as any di-
vision in the army. 1 would like all
survivors to look carefully over the
following list which 1 have made out,
and correct any errors they may see.
/ will say nothing about the number
killed. only the ones captured. Besides
the number 1 have given we might add
several hundred more for good meas
urc, captured on raids, scouts, etc:
WytheyiIle Raid.
May Z, captured Sc rebels on picket
in TaZewell County, Va.
May 6. fight at Jeffersonville, Va,
captured five.
May 10, fight near Wytheville, cap
tured few pickets.
May -, fight at Christiansburg, Va,
captured ~.
May 13, fight at Blacksburg, captured
few.
While encamped at Lewisburg, w.
Va, scouting parties of the division cap
tured prisoners. On our way to join
Hunters army at Staunton, Va, in the
skirmishes at Warm Springs, June 5,
and Goshen Station, June 6, prisoners
were taken
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Back in the Valley.

After skirmish;ng near Williamsport,
Martinsburg, Buckletown and Bunker
Hill, on Sept. S, we drove the enemy
toward Winchester, and captured few
prisoners.
Sept. 10, Averill's Division joined
Sheridan's army at Winchester; fought
all the way from Martinsburg to VIM
chester. In the battle it was on the
extreme right of Sheridan's army. Aver
ills Division captured several hundred
prisoners in this battle; also captured
part of a wagon train.
Sept. %, took part in the battle of
Fishers Hill, where our division cap
tured some prisoners.
Sept. "a, the division captured 40
prisoners near Mercersville.
Sept. 25, Gen. w. w. Averill is re-
lieved, and Gen. w. H. Powell takes
command of the division. Near Mount
Crawford we captured small party of
rebels.
From Sept. % until Oct IS we re-
manned mostly in Luray Valley. We
ren, Madison, RappahannoclS and Fau-
quier. and captured hundreds of John
nies, many of them Mosby's men.
Nov. z, and our division went on
a scout to Manassas Gap and back thru
Ashby Gap, capturing about 20 Of
Mosby's men.
Nov. II, our division on its way to
Front Royal met three Confederate bri-
sades commanded by Lomax, McCaus-
land and Johnson. Gen. Powell ordered
a charge. The enemy gave way, and
we captured 25 officers, 2S2 men, with
The National tribune., 1907-11-21
Our Government Generous.

T. j. Beckwith, 65th N. Y, thinks
that our Government has dealt very
literally with the veterans, who have
received benefits that they did not bar
gain for in money and otherwise. He
is sorry to see so many finding fault.
The Soldiers Homes are great institu-
tions and the inmates generally speak
of them in the highest terms. He is
proud not only that it was his privilege
to fight for his country, but that it is
his in all its greatness and benevoIence,
especially to old soldiers.
The National tribune., 1907-11-21

was at Chattanooga, but found that he
could scarcely locate anything by his
old map. Forts and landmarks had
been removed to give place to modern
buildings. Where his quarters were
workmen were building fine apart
rnpnf houSa
The National tribune., 1907-11-21
The Army Of the Ohio at shiloh.

James Smith. 1893 Lamont Ave, Bal
timore. Md. cannot agree with Com
rade C. S. Meeker that Gen. Grant
would have been victor at Shiloh
whether Buell. and Nelson had come or
not. He believes that Gen. Nelson saved
the army from destruction at Shiloh.
Comrade Smith took a large share in
the fight, and believes it required the
combined forces to defeat the Confed-
crates. and that the victory was due to
no one man. Comrade Smith would
like to have Comrade Meeker write him
personally.
The National tribune., 1907-11-21
The Peninsula.

Findley W. Munson, Sanford, Fla,
was all thru the Peninsular Campaign,
and quite agrees with what The Ma
tional Tribune history has said. If
Grant had been in McClellan's place at
Malvern Hill Richmond would have
been taken at once. Mcclellan could
have been in Richmond within a month
from starting from Fort Monroe if he
had had anything of the Grant spirit in
him.
The National tribune., 1907-11-21
Changes Mt Chattanooga.

]. B. Davis. Sandusky, O.. was in
1864 Serseant-Major of Engineers at
Chattanooga, and had a map showing
all the forts and defenses. Lately he
The National tribune., 1907-11-21
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Shenandoah Valley.

July 10, Gen. Averil's Division drove
II 500 Confederates back from Martins
burg, and a few prisoners We're taken.
July 20, the division charged the ene-
my near Winchester, captured their ar
tillery and some prisoners.
Fights With the Burners of Chambers
burg.
July 20, skirmish near Clear Spring,
Nd, where ! am certain we captured
one Johnny.
July so, Averill's Division passed thru
Chambersburg. Pa, and found the town
burned by McCausiand's and Johnson's
Cavalry. Skirmished in the mountains
around Hancock and Oldtown, Nd,
Aug. 1, 2 and 8, and l saw about %
prisoners.
Aug. Z, charged McCausland and
Johnson's camps at Moorefield, w. Va.
and captured 500 prisoners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-30
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

lFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
The love that endures longest is the
love of self.
The millionaire's philanthropy may
be really conscience money.
The landlord generally takes affront
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The letters Of the alphabet are not
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

A Topeka man whose family is
largely made up of the feminine
species and who therefore has heavy
drafts made on his exchequer at this
time of year, has himself caught the
fever and is making elaborate prepa-
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IT is said that there may be a
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After reading the story of the booze
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Business note: After being engaged
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