The National tribune., 1907-04-11
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From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
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From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line
Sabine Cross Roads.
E. d. Phelps. Co. X, 9Th No. Cav,
| Mountain View, Mo-. says I'm reply to
| Comrade Soden, Yes, Com rade Soden,
| | would just as soon read about Sabine
| Cross Roads as any other part of the
war, and there is room for all to write
about it. 1t was the 1st N. H. Cav
| that was in the rear of the 23d Wis,
and the 9Th Mo. Cav. was on the right
of them and in the rear of Minis Bat
terry, and the 9Th Mo- HowitZer Battery
was still to the right and front, with
Capt. Rodigan in command. They fired
shells into the enemy's ranks as fast as
they could, but were overpowered and
| had to fall back, leaving two guns on
the field. Meanwhile w. X. Snow, in
command of Minis Battery, was wound
ed, and the artillery horses being shot
down their guns had to be left in the
| hands of the enemy. The wagon train
so blocked the way that the artillery
and troops could not get out. The Cav
airy Division of the Thirteenth Corps
| lost about all of its train with provis-
| ions and ammunition. The 9Th Mo.
Cav lost its wagon train, consequently
bareback and bacon We're scarce. I saw
the driver of wagon shot from his
mule not more than 80 steps from me.
and the rebs swooping down the hill
right on to the train 1t was a Won
der they didn't get me, but they didn't.
| 1t was terrible rout, but the Nine
| teenth Corps formed their lines in GAL
| liant style and held the rebs in check.
When all that could had past thru their
4 live l.x-.. fzII
back to Pleasant Hills that night. The
next afternoon Gen. A. ]. Smith had
his army in line and the Jo1nnies came
on to us, but failed to rout us, and we
gave them a good thrashing to get even
with them"
| John Frauk.
VIM. Casteel, Co. I, 33d Ind. Battle
ground, Ind, says in reply to Comrade
Henry Franks request for information
regarding his brother John Frank, Co.
K. SD Ind, that he was intimately ac-
quainted with said John. They We're on
detached duty with a siege battery at
! Franklin, Tenn, for about one year
and became warm friends. In the
| Spring of 1854 the battery was broken
up, and the different companies of the
33d Ind. were sent to the regiment.
Some time during the early Summer
smallpox broke out badly and the men
were all ordered to be vaccinated. John
Frank was one of the number. and af-
forwards, being exposed to all kinds of
weather, gangrene set in and his arm
had to be amputated. This did not ar
| rest the gangrene, which spread to 9TH
er parts of his body, and finally killed
him. AS well as Comrade Casteel re-
| members, he died somewhere near
Ringgold, Ga, in 1864. AS Henry
Frank gave no address, Comrade Cas-
teel can only answer his inquiry thru
the columns of The National Tribune.
He hopes this slight information may
reach Comrade Henry Frank.
A Correction.
In the account given of the Annual
Reunion of the 124th Ohio, held at Col
umbia Center Ohio, Sept. 26. 1906, I'll
was stated that the time and place for
the next Reunion had not been decided
upon. The Reunion for 1907 will be
held, at Strongsville, Ohio, on the third
Wednesday In August.
The Man with Sheridan.
Anyone wishing to correspond with
Hiram Place, the man who was with
Sheridan on his famous ride from Win
chester 10 Cedar Creek, can do so by
publishing his desire in the Fremont
News Indicator, of Fremont, Mich.
The 21Oth Pa.
70. A, ZlOtn Ia,
wants to hear from some boy in his
regiment who is good writer, the story
of the doings of the regiment Tho not
out very long, Comrade McCurtin
thinks they need not be ashamed of the
part they took in the conflict, doing
their duty in every engagement in which
they took part. Whose fault was it'll
that they did not take the rifie-pits at
Gravelly Run, where their Colonel was
shot? Who forbade them from draw
ing their loads when in line of battle
at the edge of the woods? What was
the cause of some of the men getting
stabbed by the bayonets of the John
MES? 1t was a mean trick which was
played on the 21Oth at the second
Hatcher's Run. After they had been
given possession, and had taken such
great pains to build such nice works |
to give them to the New York troops
and take the 210th boys away was not
fair. Comrade McCurtin says What
is to hinder us boys from having Re-
union, say, here at Harrisburg? 1 for
one would like jolly well to meet you all
again."
NeErOs Brave Soldiers.
John w. Getchel, Co. E, sth VT,
Montpelier. VT, takes The National
dier's guide. He has never written
anything for it before. and was moved
to do so now by Comrade Houstin
James's contribution on the negros as
soldiers. He knows that the negros
were just as brave soldiers rs the white |
men, and he saw one regiment Of ne
gros charge and take q rebel battery
after two white regiments had been re- |
pulsed. He thinks President Roose-
welt made a mistake in sending q negro
regiment to Texas, one Of the seeding |
States. and he hopes the President will |
see his mistake and take back the dis |
charge without honor and give the
troops an honorable discharge. Would
like to hear from his comrades thru
The National Tribune.
Capturing Q Doctors Outfit.
DR.. Thomas M. Donica, Co. G.. 4th