The National tribune., 1907-07-04
MIdoMs, Pension.

Mrs Clara Whitezell. Neodesha, Kan,
says she was just 16 when her two
brothers enlisted in the 3Ith Ill. Her |
father was a cripple. and she had to go |
out in the field to rake the hay. bind the
wheat and oats. hitch up the team. |
haul wood, etc. This hard work a, that
tender age has broken her down so that
IL her husband should be taken from
her she would be unable to earn sup |
port. Her husband served in the 73d
Ind. She wants the women to get in
earnest on this matter and insist upon
their rights.
Mrs. Mary Martin. Ainsworth. Neb.. |
belonged to happy family. the first
break in which occurred when her hus- |
band answered the first call for troops |
and she felt as if she should go with
him. Soon there were none left in the
neighborhood but girls and upon these
fell the duty of supporting their fami-
lies. They stopt school and went into
the fields. and soon became as good
farmers as the boys. Now these women
are prematurely old on account of the
hard work they did at that time, and
deserve the recognition of the Govern
ment
One Of the 1st Kan.
T. E. Blanchard, 90 Ocean St. Santa
Cruz. Cal. wants all the comrades to
help him in the case of Jacob Smither,
who enlisted at Leayenworth, Kan. May
81, 1861, in Co. X. 1St Kan. BY mis-
take his name was entered as Jacob
Smith. He could neither read nor write,
so was transferred to the regimentai
band but went into the battle of Will
sons Creek with a gun in his hand His
eyesight was injured by ball. and he
was sent to a hospital in st. Louis. and
he was discharged from the service in
July, 1862. He is now 81 years old, very
deaf and destitute. and his discharge
was either lost or stolen. He has been
trying for years to get a pension. but
is unable to procure evidence. All his
officers are long since dead. Can any
one help him?
Oldest Mother of Veteran.
Jacob Andrews, Co. G. 9th Pa,
kresgeville, Pa. thinks Sarah Kresge,
of Chestnut Hill Township. Pa, must
be about the oldest mother of a veteran
living. She celebrated her oath birth
day in April and is still quite rugged
in health. Mrs. Kresge sent five sons
to the war. four of whom returned
safely to her and are alive to-day.
Emanuel, who was a member of the
51st Pa. was killed in action. Two of
them served in the S1st Pa, and one in
Co. of the 9th. Few mothers did
better than this.
An Inquiry.
Joseph Dover, Co. X, 49th Ind. Sa-
line, Ind, would like very much to know
the whereabouts of Capt. H. Stanley.
His wife had cousin by that name,
who enlisted in the Union army, and
the last she heard from him he was in
California. Her name before she was
married was Lucy a. Holder.
]. E. Grantham, First Sergeant, Co.
A, 1st NJ. S. NJ. Cav, Pattonsburg, Mo-,
in answer to an inquiry from a comrade
of Washington, ID. c., for the address
nf Vim haf
Capt. Houston died some 25 years ago.
He died of hemorrhage of the lungs,
and was buried in Lawrence, Kan.
The burning of Columbia.
Geo. H. Godfrey. Pierson, Mich, says
that the burning of Columbia is as fresh
in his mind as tho it occurred yester-
day. He belonged to the 18th Mich,
which marched thru Columbia about 4
o'clock in the afternoon of the day it
was taken. Comrade Godfrey was in
the city from dark until 3 o'clock in the
morning, when he went into camp, but
was called out to patrol. the streets, and
had a time picking up stragglers from
all parts of the army, many of whom
had taken something much stronger
than coffee.
A Distinction Should BE Made.
]. j. Day. San Antonio, Tex, thinks
there should be difference made in
giving pensions between the men who
left their homes and schools in the early
part of 1861, remaining with their COM
panies until the war was entirely over.
Such men should not he thinks, be
classed with the 90-days men or bounty
jumpers. He was 4 nine-months man
himself, and noticed the greatest diff
ference between these old stand-bys and
the nine-months men when in battle.
Thomas Post, 8, Claims the Belt.
]. A. Hays. Commander. Thomas Post,
8. Department of Missouri, Kansas City,
Mo-, sends us the record of Gilbert Van
Zandt, whom he thinks must certainly
carry off the palm for being the young
est soldier. COmrade Van Zandt en-
listed in the 18th Ohio at the tender
age of 10 years, seven months and 16
days. and after serving awhile as drum
mer boy was promoted to orderly on
Gen. Ben Harrison-s staff, where he
served continuously till the close of the
war. He is now 55 years old. hale and
hearty.
Birges's SharpshOeters.
William NJ Pierson. Rose Hill, Kan,
wants to know of any of the comrades
whether Lieut. Adams, of that regi-
ment, is still living and well, and would
also like to hear from any of the vet
Grams who We're acquainted with his
brother, c. H. Pierson, who died at
Savannah, near Pittsburg Landing, in
the Spring of 1862.
The LIST ID. c. Cav.
Chas. w. Libby, 5th Mass, Medford,
Mass, wants any information that can
be given him of Robert Oakes Walton,
who enlisted in the ID. c. Cav, was
taken prisoner. and died in Salisbury,
Nov. 4. 1864. Can anyone say if he was
wounded and in what battle? Com
rade Libby would be glad to hear from
any member of his company.
Wants to Hear.
D. P. Hubbard, Co. F, 1st N Y. Cav,
Houston, Tex, wants very much to hear
from some of the old boys of the 24th
n. Y. and especially Co. X. And he is
also most anxious to hear from the boys
of his own company, only one member
: