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THEY WE'RE ALL FIGHTING REGI.
MENTS.
A Georgia Confederate Did Not Find An.
Other in the kr.ny of the Potomac.

Editor National Tribune: My prime
object in writing you now is TO get in
communication with my old-time chum,
w. Fl. II. Minturn. Of the 39th Ohio
Federal troops. Billy" had an article
in The National Tribune Of July 25 in
which ne is cCntroverting Fox's 300
fighting regiments. ] am not concerned
as TO any special fighting regiments All
/ have to say is. | was in Gen. John Is.
Gordon's Georgia Brigade, Army Of
Northern Virginia, and faced many a
Federal regiment. every one of which
was fighting regiment. If the Federal
army had any other kind of troops they
were not in the Army of the Potomac.
There are many battles | would like to
speak of in Tnc National Tribune col
u:nns. Now, Mr.. Editor. will you kind
ly publish enough of this to put me in
communication with my friend, w. w.
H Mintura. I think he is the same
who once resided in Athens, o.; was
railway mail CLERK for a time on the
ColuIaous e. Hooking Valley Railway
He and 1 roornei and bedded together
at the Zettler House. Columbus, o. La
ter he studied law, and / drifted to this
coast and lost run Of Billy till l saw
his name in The National Tribune l
mention above facts that he can recog-
nize me when he reads this. i am the
old Georgia boy, 6Gth Ga, Gordon's
Brigade. Ewells Division, Jackson's s
Corps.-T. A. Cooper, Station p, oak
land, Cal.
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The woundins of Gen. Walker.

Editor National Tribune: Many COM
rades have written in regard to the
wounding and capture of Gen. Walker,
but j do not agree with any of them.
On the night of May IS, 1864, the 9th
and ed Ohio were on picket duty near
a place called Bermuda Hundred, and
on May 20, about 8 o'clock, the Tooth
y. Y and 9Th Me. relieved us. and we
went into camp behind Buffers breast
works. We had hardly got into camp
before the fun commenced. recollect
very we'll when l was cooking my cof-
fee for dinner and heard the long roll
beat, and the next thing / heard was
Col. A. c. Voris say, Fall in, 67th."
and the next was, Forward. double
quick!" and when we got about mile
from camp we met the Tooth y. Y. and
9th Me. with their guns at trail arms,
and the Johnnies after them. Our Col
onel brought us into line, and we open
ed up on them. and they began 10 fall
back just about the time Gen. Walker
rode out in front of our regiment and
raised his hand as if giving command
raised my gun to my face and fired at
him, and guess about the whole regi-
ment did the same thing. / saw him
and his horse go down. and about that
time l went down, toe. with mimic
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the articles on the bombardment of
Fort Sumter by John McElroy. and the
opening of the war, which was the
greatest blessing that ever struck the
Western Hemisphere. But, Oh. at wha.
a terrible cost. A million Of human
lives. hundreds of thousands that have
been MANNED for life, and horrors to
numerous to mention. But never was
there such wonderous development in
every avenue of thought and life. until
we can say that we have the grandest
Republic that the sun ever shone upon.
And / want to say right here that the
man that fired the first gun on Fort
Sumter on that fatal occasion was Ed
ward Ruffin. of Coggins Point, Va. this
was the name of his country home or
the James River opposite Harrison's
Landing. Va.). And upon this planta-
ton the rebels run up field battery
of artillery on July 81. 1862. at mid
night. and began shelling our camps
furiously. They put one shell thru
several Sibley tents belonging to a cav
airy command. Our regimen having
shelter tents, most of the enemy's shells
went over our heads. bursting long
way to the rear. After they had been
pumping their guns on us for about
half hour the gunboats got into posi-
tion and drove them off. On the next
morning there came an order for the
First Division of the Fifth Corps to
move across the river on steamboats,.
to cut away the timber and build
fort, remaining over there about a
week and living off of the fat of the
land. On our arrival we learned that
Runin had been informed during the
early morning of our coming, so took
advantage of the few hours that re-
mained. gathering the best of his
household goods together. loading
every available wagon and mule. hur-
rying away to Richmond. leaving a
very large library of choice books in
his front yard. also much costly furni-
ture in the house, mirrors reaching
from the ceiling to the floor. ard a
rosewood-cased piano, which was taxi
en- on board of a gunboat for safe
keeping. Many of these things were
ruthlessly destroyed by lawleSs soldiers,
which were always found in the army.
secured two books from that co,lec-
ton and white bedspread made by
the servants from the native cotton.
still have that spead in my possession
and for years past have been trying to
find some relic Of that family TO whom
| would return ii. One of the books
placed in the archives of the Cornell
University. During our stay at Cog
gins Point we were told repeatedly that
RufIin gloried in telling that he had
the honor IN opening the war by firing
the frst gun ct Fort Sumter, and Roger
A. Pryor always said So After the
var Ruffin came back to his horne. and
found it so badly devastated that he
said that he cid not want to live under
this Government. then went to the barn
and hung himself--E. J. Lewis, Lieu
tenant, Co. G, 14th y. Y, Winchester,
Va.
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lake me and mine over to the fort.
j walked over the ground over which
we charged. and went into The fort
over the same ground | tramped in 'G5.
AS / stood on the parapet ANA looked
over the field, l recalled how it ap-
peared that day when l first stood
there and looked back. Then l saw
the dead boys in blue from Maine. Con-
necticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylva-
MIA, Ohio and Illinois lying where they
fell never to know that they had given
their lives in the last hard-fouSht bat
tie of a long and bloody war 1t was
a sad thought that all their longing for
home, now that the war was about over
and home was in sight for the surviv-
ors. should be ended thus. Again re-
called the controversy that has arisen
among our survivors over whom is en-
titled to the honor of taking this fort
and realized that those boys could take
no part If they could. / believe that
each would say. Maybe my regiment
was not entitled to all OF the honors Of
the dearly fought victory" but at final
roll call. when my name is called. II
will be said, Dead on the field of bat
tie at Fort Gregg" They were there
from all of those States. those regi-
ments because their dead were there,
side by side, with no thought of petty
claims by our regiment or another 40
years thereafter that all the honors
belonged to it. do not care which regi-
mental flag was on that parapet first
or last. Back there lay the dead of
both, and somewhere, for years after,
comrades from each of these regiments
bore the scars from wounds received in
that conflict. The man who got on that
parapet first was probably no braver
than the man who got there last during
the fight The main point is, both were
there, and both were animated with
the one purpose to capture the strong
hold We are ali proud of the record
of our own regiment. Each comrade
thinks his own the best ever" but We
should not forget that we always felt
when the other regiments of our bri-
gade, division or corps were with us in
line of battle that their presence was
our security. Let us remember the old
boys and how the other regiments stood
with us and helped with victory, and
when we are all getting old not try to
detract from any. They deserve better
things at our hands. Go back to the
old battlefields. as ] did. Stand where
you stood, and recall that New York
was there and all these other regiments
We're there. and what would have hap
pened if any one had abandoned you
and believe that you will forget which
was first, and say we all were first
Because of the fortitude and bravery Of
those others IL was made possible for
my flag to be of the first. The flags are
not there now. neither are the dead
The cannons are not there. but you
know they We're. and see where they
stood. The parapet is not SO high, but
II is there; the ditch is not so deep, but
IL Is there and II is no more trouble
for me than 1t would be for you to shut
my eyes and recall the scene enacted
there April 2, 1865, and when you do
that you will see other regiments and
other flags besides your OWN. II.
Handy, 9th Ohio, Ottawa, o.
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ENTERING RICHMOND.
The Soldiers Had to Put Out the Fires,
Restore Order and Feed and Cloth the


Editor National Tribune: We have
never seen in your columns anything
about the evacuation of Richmond and
our getting there. tho something might
have been printed. We were about
nine months down on the James River,
when we, on the second day of evacua-
ton, were ordered to enter the rebel
Capital AS we came near the city 1t
reminded us of ancient Rome built on
Seven Hills. The Capital had the ap-
pearance of that of Rome, and the
seven hills were as ancient Rome
Carey street was in a blaze. We put
out the fire and established order thru
the city. We apprehended trouble, but
there was none of any account. We
hoisted the Christian and Sanitary
Commission flags. and the Provost Mar
shall gave orders for something TO eat
and wear. Wives. mothers and daugh
tiers. fathers and husbands and sons
thronged around the Christian and
Sanitary Commissions with their bas-
kets in their hands. waiting sometimes
for hours. The city was destitute and
the people hungry. We saw naked
walls and starving families. We hoist
ed the banner of the United States over
the Capitol grounds. Ii never looked
so bright and beautiful. II looked as
IF it had been dipped into fountains of
the morning and the hand of God had
placed il there. "It was the hand of
God that placed II there
Castle Thunder and Libby were there
in all their horrible gloom and dark
memories Just below in the river was
Belle Isle. 1t was where our boys i'm
prisoned there froze to death when
wagons crossed on the ice of the James,
and while rebel prisoners were warm
and we'll fed at Elmira. We stayed at
Richmond about three weeks. and then
were ordered back to Fortress Monroe
Then came the task of taking care of
jeff Davis, Clement c. Clay, of Alabama,
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The Life Of William MeKinIey.


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Crane and Canister,

Editor National Tribune: In answer
to a question OF a com rade as to what
"grapeshot' are. will state for his in
formation that 1t IS composed of three
tiers of iron balls, nine in all. held to-
gether by end plates, two rings between
the end plates. and all held together by
n rod bolt thru the center of the stand
from end to end. and fastened at the
ends with nuts; the rings hold the balls
against the central rod, so that the
stand OF grape" fits the guns. Canister
Is simply a tin can filed with bullets
! served thru the war from 1851 to
1865, but never saw any 'grapeshot'
used by our field artillery, but as IA re-
cruit at Fortress Monroe. Va, / saw
plenty OF grapeshot fred frcm sea-
coast guns.-R. E. Eskildson, NJ. D..
First Sergeant, Co. l.. I'd u. $. Art.
Omaha. NeO.
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The 1sf T. 6. Vols.

The 1sf L. 6. Vols.
:. J. J. Stamps. Paynesville. Mimi. cor
daily indorses all that was said in Il
letter to The National Tribune by S. j.
McMillen. Corporal. lst T. s. Vols.
Colorado Springs. The Government
promised to the men who were recruited
ont OF prison S3O2 bounty. which it
failed 70 pay. The men did good duty
wherever they were sent
At Fort BiakeIy.
s s. Salyers 34th Iowa. Alma. Neb.
says that il was the Thirteenth Corps
under Steele. which charged in and
took Fort Blakely. The skirmish line
was driven back on the battle line. but
they went forward. On the right there
were several colored companies that
fought heroically.
The 18th iowa.
Oscar Beebe. 18th Iowa. Arkansas,
Wis. wants very much to hear from all
the members of his grand old regiment.
Scattering.
James G. Dooley. Co. ID. I'd Kan Cav,
Holdenville, Ind. T., would like to hear
from members of the 2d Kan Cav.
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FORT GREGG.
Timely and Nest SoIdierIy Reflections
Upon Revisitfr- the HattIe<ield.

Editor National Tribune: great
deal of your space has in the past been
occupied with a controversy as 10 who
did it, at Fort Gregg. i have no de-
sire to open that controversy for further
dispute, which will avail nothing. /
inclose Il picture of Fort Gregg from "a
photograph taken on my recent visit.
II is a very good representation of !'v,t
Gregg as it now appears. The surround
ing ground has a good crop of peanuts
thereon. Where Fort Whitwortk stood
is now a consumptive camp, and near
the site of the fort on our right, Fort
Baldwin, l think it was called, is Il farm
residence. Any OF the boys who We're
there would be able TO recognize the OLD
fort and its surroundings without trou-
bic. / could readily trace our route
from Hatcher'S Run. AS l remember,
the old road is sunlen u little deeper
than it was on April 2, 1865. Last
month 1 hired an old colored man to
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Stories Emnenty Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

and John Mitchell that kept us months
over time. till we almost rebelled. We
We're mustered out at Camp Cadwalla-
der, Philadelphia. Ours was the Sd
Pa H. A. We were a constituent part
of the Army of the James. commanded
by Butler, Terry. Ord and Birney.
great rebellion was closed. such as the
world never witnessed before. No civil
war had ever been of such gigantic
proportions and where the Nation
came out strong and powerful as the
United States. We are united from
Maine to Mexico. from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. The Stars and Stripes
float over land and sea. everywhere
respected. In that war we gained a
prestige unknown to ourselves and un-
known to any other Nation since the
birth of ADAM. J. Bowman, Co.
D. Sd Pa. H. A. Mainville. Pa.
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The American Conflict.
BY HORACE GREELEY
Large of Battles

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picket! SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along ths Whole
Line.
Repairing souther, Railroads.

Francis O'LearY 130th Ind, Past
Commander OF e. T.. Kimbal Post. Rex
ford, Kan, wants 1t understood that
with no other tools than an AK. and
spike-maul he cut off piece of Trail
while helpingu'to nrepair the railroad
from ChickamHugaoStati to the Geor-
gia line at Relclay.- There were about
10 good witnesses present, including his
brigade commander, who at first said
that he could not do it, but finally ac-
quiesced and helped in the work. He
got SIG month for jobs of that kind
while the brigade commander was paid
as first-class Colonel and brevet Brig
adier-General Comrade O'Leary would
like to get the address of any members
of the 123d, 129th and both Ind. regi-
ments, which furnished the detail to
repair the railroad.
Gen. Samuel p. Spear.
]. S. Weaver, Lieutenant, 11th Pa
Cav, and Acting Assistant Adjutant-
General of Spears Brigade, corrects
Comrade Perkins, of Omaha, Neb., by
saying that Col. S. p. Spear, of the 11th
Pa. Cav. never was Brigadier-Gen-
eral, altho he commanded brigade 4
long time. The comrades are both right.
Col. Spear was brevetted a Brigadier-
General March 13, 1864, for great per-
sonal sallantry at Darbytown.-Editor
National Tribune.
In Prison at Tyler, Tex.
Comrade McCann, of Ohio, says that
he enlisted Sept. Z, 1861. in the 33d
Ohio In February. 1863. he was trans
ferred to the Sd U. S. Cav. In August,
1864, he was on picket a half mile from
camp, where he received a severe sum
stroke. In September on the raid to
Fayetteville. Ark, his horse played out
during the night, and with another
comrade who was in the same plight
he was ordered to go to a house and
remain until the regiment came back
About so men dressed in blue and sup
posed to be company of the 4th Ark
Union) came up, ordered them to sur
render. and then compelled them to
march to Camp Ford. at Tyler, Tex.
210 miles away. Their boots wore out
before they got half way. and the rest
of the march had to be made barefoot
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ed. He cannot tell how he and others
suffered in that horrible prison, but he
lost 60 pounds in a few months. He Is
eager for the passage of the prisoners
of war pension bill, and thinks that
Congress is very remiss in not having
long ago rendered justice to ms :. de-
serving men.
Grants Favorite.
Wis, thinks that his regiment was
Grants favorite. Some time ago il was
said that the 22d Iowa was in the lead
at Port Gibson. He knows his regiment
was in the very front that night. or at
least in the morning of May /, 1863
He never can forget It. They got very
close to the Confederates and were can
nonaded for a fact. They were Just
getting their coffee hot when he picked
up bullet which had been fred at
them .and asked the Captain If it would
kill him if it hit him. Capt Boardman
said. Yes" but none of the boys were
afraid of that
On the Way to franklin.
G. F. Hanel, Lemonville, Mo-, recalls
the exciting experience in front of Hood
and on the way to Franklin. In the
rear with the cavalry was the 5th Iowa
Cav, under its gallant little Col Nor
ries, who took them out thru the Con-
federate forces. Maj. Baird of the lst
Battalion. 9Th Iowa Cav. led the way
with Cos. A, II and X. Comrade Hanel
was the Adjutant's Orderly, and had
his horse killed in the rush, was
wounded in the temple and left for
dead, but. like the obstinate little
Dutchman that he was revived, and
with three of the Sth Iowa Cav. and
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The American-Spanish War.
GOT Large Octave Pages Fully spenddy
Coated Paper; Bound in Cloth; STAMPED with Gold,

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Bayard's Courier.
Story of Love and Adventure in the Cavalry Campaign.
BY IL. a. BENSON.
Illustrated by Louis Belts. Cloth 12mo.

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AndersonviIIe.
0'Dea's Famous Picture Of the Prison Pen.


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The McCumber Bill.

Frank Tuskin, 48th Wis, Eau Claire,
Wis, thinks that the MeCumber bill
which is s good one, should be amended
so as to include all soldiers who served
in the rebellion, regardless of age.
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ball in my left leg. One of my COM
rades took me back out of the range
of bullets, and 1 lay down by a pine
tree. 500 after l saw two men carry
Gen. Walker past on stretcher.-A. L.
Newton, Fulton County O.
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Capturing Locomotive
History Of the Most Thrilling and Romantic Secret seryc.
The Late War. Illustrated.

BY REV WILLIAM PTTIENGFR
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two of the 9TH Ohio Cav made their
way back to Nashville, where they re-
ported for duty. All that they got on
the way was little cornbread. which
they begged from some good old col
ored mammies. He is not a niger
lover by any means. but he gives his
Gods blessing to those old colored wo-
men.
Herron's Division Mt Vicksburg.
Daniel Weber, goth Wis. takes ex-
ception to some statements in regard to
Herron's Division made by Comrade
LangworthY. The goth Wis was at
Lake Spring. Ia miles south of Rolla.
Mo. where it had been two months get
ting ready. as was supposed. for cam
paign toward Little Rock The orders
to go to Ficksburg came June 3. and
they started early June I. marched to
Rolla. where they took the train for St
Louis and there went on board the
steamer Empress At first they went
up the Yazoo River. and then came
back. landed at Warrenton and march
ed to their place on the left rear Of
Ficksburg. As they approached their
position they entered an immense black
berry patch with the berries just ripen-
ing. Col. Rertram soon got nettled try
ing to keep his men moving and finally
halted. ordered arms. etc. be stacked.
when he commanded, Pick berries
March. They proceeded TO execute the
order. when the Assistant Surgeon in
terfered:
Now. Colonel If the men eat these
green berries they are going to be
sick"
Pooh" said the Colonel: "anv fool
knows green berries from ripe ones"
The regiment took its place in the
trenches June IA. Herron's Division
was the extreme length in the line. but
the brigade Joined to the left of Lau-
mans Division. so there were two bri-
gades between it and the river.
One of Turchin's brigade.
Theodore ID. Froideveaux, cpd Ohio.
National Military Home. O., is glad to
sec any of Turchin's Brigade bob up.
whether from his regiment or any 9TH
cr and he particularly supports Com
rade Conner. 18th Ky. in his protest
against leaving that regiment out Tie
boys of the 92d Ohio felt very proud
of the 18th Ky. boys, aad were always
glad to be near them.
An Old Powder Horn.
An old powder horn has been picked
up on Hood River, Oregon. which is owl
IDENTIFY survival of the old ciyi! war
days On one side is carved .'Carnn
Ford. d ID Smith, Oct ., 1864" ais, .he
word Union"
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DEAFNESS CURED
By New Discovery
~ have demon
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deafness can be
cured. d."-Dr. Gay
Clifford Powell.

The secret of how to the mySte erious and nvrs-
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"Kenesaw Mountain, Oct. 5, 1864.
Allatoona: How is Corse? What
news? Dayton, Abide Camp"
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'kenesaw Mountain. Oct 5, 1864
Lieut.. Fish: Ask Allatoona for news
'Bactell. Chief Signal Officer"
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THE ALLATooNA MESSAGES.
But Few Were Sent on the Day of the
Battle.

Editor National Tribune: On the
eighth page of The National Tribune
of July 20 Robert J. Walker gives mes
sages to and from Allatoona Pass, Ga.
He gives part and suppresses part: he
gives dates to some; to others he leaves
off the date; he carries the impression
that Corse sent him the famous dis
patch short a cheekbone," etc, the
day of the battle, whereas it was sent
Oct. 6, 1864, at p. m. Here are true
copies:
"kenesaw Mountain, Oct. ;; II A. m
Signal Officer: Have you any news
from Allatoona?
STANLEY General"
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'Kenesaw Mountain, Oct. 5, 1864.
Tell Allatoona to hold on. Gen.
Sherman is working hard for YOU
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"Kenesaw Mountain

"Oct. 8, 1864; 11:15 a. M
Gen. Stanley: No news by signal
from Allatoona. Heavy firing. indi-
eating an assault and repulse. Too
smoky to see signals. Sherman-signal
dispatches from and to Kenesaw Noun
tain. Oct. 5. 1864, at a. m-called
Allatoona for two hours and a half;
asked for the news, and at 1926 a m.
received the following messages: We
hold out. Corse is here
adams, Signal Officer"