The National tribune., 1907-12-05
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From Alert Comrades sfAIo1. I'll: Whole
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Seeks Lost Rrothcrs.

I1VSt nHOtuVaSs
Comrade James H. lincoln. 4ath ILL.,,
asks: Am 1 eiigibIe?'' And it is a
good guess to say that he is, being more
than 6o years and six months old. the
father of a thriving son of a veteran
yet some weeks Within his first year of
life. This infant patriot. the tenth child
| of his father, is namef Theodore Roose-
welt Lincoln. of course. If his blood
and his names do not make him a
statesman, soldier and patriot, blood
and names may as well be blacklisted
Comrade Lincoln would be glad to he4 =
| from comrades of the 49th Ill. lie
would also like to hear from his broth
ers-Levi w. Lincoln, who served in the
30th or 32d Iowa, and Hiram w, alsJ
a soldier. Hiram lost his left arm near
the elbow; Levi had a scar on his nose
| from kick by horse. Comrade Jas.
H. Lincoln's post Office is Silverton, Ore
Low-Down SInrderers.
]. L. Matthews, Conway, Iowa, gives
a very deserved lashing to a class found
in every community which slander and
annoy pensioners. Some of these are
citizens, but some of these are, alas!
to say. pensioners who are jealous OF
other men and the rates they receive.
Some citizens, whenever they get angry
at an old soldier, will threaten to have
his pension stopped, and report all man.
ner of mean things against him. They
watch a pensioner, and whenever they
see him doing any work they are full
of malice with regard to 1t, when they
should know it is better for him tc
employ himself than to sit around do
ing nothing and let his wife do the
work. A pensioner is to be honored for
doing what he can to help along, despite
his infirmities. No one knows his suf-
fering except himself, and it is in
famous to have these people bounding
him.
Dexens's Brigade Mt Fair Oaks.
Thomas Murphy, 10th Mass, Chicago
ILL.,, feels that the services of Devens's
Brigade, COUGHS Division, Fourth
Corps, at Fair Oaks, have not beer
properly appreciated. The 10th Mass
| was on the left of the line, and held il
for three hours, while it was outfianked
| five times. Gen. Devens was wounded
The regiment was for a time alone, and
| Gen. Heintzelman came up with Gen
Kearny and asked the regiment to hold
| the line until the formation could be
completed in the rear. Co. X was put
on picket in the White Oak Swamp, and
when they came in q: dark brought ir
| eight prisoners.
Do They Remember
E. r. Estes, Beach Place, Brooklyn
N. Y, wants to know of the where.
abouts of any of the Pen lsylvania Buck
| tails who remember q young soldie,
crossing an open field between Little
Round Top and their lines on the morn
| ing of July 3, 1863, to get a detail to
| identify a dead officer near the head
quarters of the First Brigade. Second
Division, Fifth Corps, on Little Round
Top. If any of them can remember this
incident and viii communicate witt
him, it will help him much.
Seven Gallant Brothers.
The Mckee family of Edwardsport
Ind, has particularly splendid record
There were eight brothers, of whom
seven fought in the Onion army. Only
one of the eight is dead. He died as g
direct result of confinement in Ander-
sonville for one year All of the broth.
ers were wounded during the war. r
T. Mckee, who lives at Lyons, Ind. was
shot in the heel while lying in line OF
battle at Chickamauga. OF the broth
ers, ]. T. lives at Edwardsport, Ind; A