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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23
Stories Emnenty Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
fn the Great National Struggle.

singly and in groups maintained an eff
fective fire throughout the engagement.
omitted to state that seven compa-
niles Of the 18th Ind. were placed on
the left rear Of the 10th Ohio. I was in
a position to observe many very eXcit-
ing and interesting incidents. After a
half dozen rounds by q field piece sta
toned at the stable above referred to,
and killing or wounding nearly all of
the artillerists, the gun was abandoned
and the battle confined to musketry.
The firing on both sides had been in
cessant for upwards of two hours, when
suddenly a total cessation on the part
of the Confederates occurred, and i'm
mediately the force behind the breast
works arose, stepped backward short
space, and began to dress their line.
This could mean only that charge
was to be made on the 8th and 10th
Ind, who also ceased firing and began
hasty attempt to assume such form
as a charge would render necessary.
At this junction, Col. Beatty, 18th Ohio,
gave in clear tones the command. "At-
tention, Battalion; Ready, Aim, Recover
Arms: Ready, Aim, Recover Arms
which commands were repeated the
third time, after which came the order
to fire. A practically simultaneous vol
ley followed and the enemy, standing
not on the order of their going. went at
once, wildly stampeding into the thicket
on their right and right rear. 1 will
omit further mention of several Incl
dents Of the battle which came under
my personal observation, and which
will remain to me a vivid memory to
the end of my life.-T. H. Seaman, Co.
A, 18th Ohio
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: THURSDAY e.

1t was found impossible 10 ohsok the
flames. which by midnight had become
unmanageable and ragged until about 1
q. m. when the wind subsidized and they
were gotten under control. I was up
nearly all night, and saw Gems. Howard,
Logan, Wood and others laboring to
save the houses and protect families
thus suddenly deprived Of shelter. of
bedding and wearing apparel. I dis
claim. on the part of my army, any
agency in this fire. but, on the contrary,
claim that We saved what Of Columbia
remained unconsumed, and without hes
itation I charge Gen. Wade Hampton
with having burned his own city of Co
lumbia. not with malicious intent, or as
a manifestation Of silly Roman stole
ism, but from folly and want Of sense
In filling it with lint, cotton and tinder."
Comrade Phillips must have had a good
load of that whisky stored away that
he did not see the fire, and had to be
told that there was a confiagration In
Sherman would be guilty of reporting
anything not right and proper. Phillips
says the fire started after dark; but
Sherman says 1t started in the after
noon, which will be believed. Comrade
Phillips waited 16 years after the Gen.
erals death to make sure he will not
contradict what he says, in making this
assertion. If any of the comrades are
alive who were in Columbia at that
time, I wish they would speak UPS.
R. Averill, Co. f, 18th Pa. Derrick
City, Pa.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23
AFTER JOE JOHNSTON.
Some Things Which Followed His Send
ing in the White Flag.

Editor National Tribune: Once more
I write The National Tribune to extend
my sympathies to Comrade L.. c. Huff
fin. Co. E, 30th Ohio. We followed Joe
Johnston until he sent in the white
| flag and then marched to Lexington,
N. c., to feed Government horses and
await orders to be mustered out. Hav-
ing nothing to do and being all young
| men at thai time, We naturally sought
the company of the fair sex. / was
at that time on detailed duty serving
on the captured section of artillery and
attached to the 23d N. Y. Battery. There
were men from nearly every regiment
in Kilpatrick's Division serving with
me. but my most intimate friends were
two boys from the 9th Pa. Cav.-Jake
Mckinley and Albert Shaw. The next
day after arriving at Lexington Jake
and Al rode out into the country to see
the good people, and when they re-
turned they reported that they had
found three very pretty young ladies
about 10 miles from town and insisted
upon my going out soon to call upon
them. When the convenient time ar
rived, therefore, we all went out, and
was introduced to the young ladies.
1 won't say what happened at first
sight, because I am too old now, but
must confess l was in love. We stayed
until a reasonable time, and then went
ington from May until August. and
during that time I was in the COM
pany of that young lady once or twice
week, but on Aug. ~, 1865, my regi-
ment got orders to take the railroad
homeward bound, and in few days I
was in Louisville. KY. discharged, and
in my home in Shepherdsville, KY, Aug.
Is. But the parting from that young
lady gave me pain and l did not forget
her, but circumstances over which ]
had no control kept me from going
back to North Carolina, and, alasi 1
never went back. After a year / re-
ceived letter from her saying she had
married, SO you see / was left, and
her heart not broken by our little f1irta-
tion. belonged to Co. L, 5th KY, and
served in the 10th Wis. Battery, also
23d N. Y. Battery, and have been taxi
ing The National Tribune for about Is
years, during which time / have never
seen u word from any of the comrades.
II seems impossible to me that any man
who was ever In the Union army should
fail to take The National Tribune, and
thus keep in touch with his army
friends. l have made thousands of new
friends since / left the army, but none
of them take the place of the boys
with whom / marched, fought and
camped, and, in fact, lived. Sometimes
/ feel quite lonely. as there are only
four other vets like me living in this
part of the country. Would be pleased
at any time TO get letter from any of
the 9th KY. Cav. or the 10th Wis. Bat
terry, or the 23d n. Y. Battery I cam
not close without thanking Comradc
McElroy for his magnificent work with
regard to the Service Pension bill. 1t
did not affect my case, but was a bless
ing to thousands of good men.-John
w. Ratcliff, Co. L, 5th KY. Cav, Boyd,
Tex
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23
Always Found Fighting.

Editor National Tribune: l enlisted
IN september, 1861, at CeredO, w. Va
and was with that command till the war
was over. Marched, fought and Skin
mished with 1t till I was wounded al
Cloyd Mountain, May 9, 1864, when I
fell into the hands of the rebs. /, with
others, was first sent to Emery and
Henry College Hospital till we began to
recover from our wounds. when we were
then transferred to Lynchburg Here
we got small loaf of bread once a day
which wasn't so bad. From there we
were sent to Danville. N. c., where we
got chunk of corn bread once a day.
and some poor fellows would get their
rations. nibble little on the corn bread
then lay 1t down beside them and die,
while another comrade would pick up
the bread and be mighty glad to get il.
from Danville we were sent to Libby.
and from here / was paro!ed and sent
to Annapolis, and from there to the
general hospital in Gallipolis, o. II
any of my regiment or company take
The National Tribune. / hope to hear
from them thru it's columns Unfor-
tunately 1 cannot attend the Reunions,
all being too far away. Before l left
Ohio l was a member of Dick Lambert
Post, and was Sergeant Major of that
Post. i have been away from Ohio now
% years, and have never attended but
one Reunion in that time, and that was
at Portsmouth, O., 81 years ago. While
l do not intend to claim that our regi-
ment squashed the rebellion, 1 simply
say If it didn't it was no fault of the
regiment. for 1t was always found fight
ing, and went everywhere 1t was or
dered I was in Libby about nine
months. At that time there was no An
Jacksonville or Salisbury. Speaking Of
relatives in the army, had one brother,
four uncles, of which only one ever got
back home; three brothers-in-law, one
of whom was killed at ClOyd Mountain,
and II cousins, seven of whom were
killed. In all had 25 relations in the
civil war, II of whom never returned
Cornelius Markin, Co. H, 9th w. Va,
McKinnOn Tenn
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23
On Picket Near Cumberland Gap.

Editor National Tribune: Six men of
us We're on a picket post. William Ray
and myself stood together while the 9TH
er four We're our reserve. Shortly after
taking our position we could hear walk
ing around our post, but could see moth
ing. 1t was not a dark night. The moon,
which was about in its first quarter,
was struggling thru feecy clouds. Oar
first supposition was that the footsteps
belonged to a proving enemy on our
TANKS, trying to put a bullet into us.
but there were no shots. Comrade Ray
and myself kept a tree between us and
the supposed enemy, with our Spring.
fields ready, but seeing nothing we re-
Trained from shooting, fearing to hit
some one on the post and alarm the
camp. After two hours of straining our
ears and eyes at every sound, every
nerve at concert pitch, expecting any
moment to hear the report of a gun,
our relief came and VIC went back to
camp. No enemy appeared at all, there
was absolutely nothing doing" and the
sound We heard was probably all our
imagination, but it made a very I'M
pleasant and never-to-be- forgotten
evening for us.-A. ]. Jacobs, 22d KY,
Olive Hill, KY.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23
Sherman's Runners.

Editor National Tribune: Tonight
while my wife was reading the "Bige-
low Papers" I was reminded of duty
I had detailed myself upon some
months since and have failed to per-
form. Hence 81 now will sit me down
to write" / was engaged by a pro-
moter of Industrial plants, who was
engaged in setting up cement plant at
Birmine ham, Ala, to make a general
view and write the specifications for
the same. The promoter had a young
Southerner. mechanical engineer.
originally from Atlanta and Birming-
ham. as his chief engineer on construc-
ton. Thrown in with him, he frequent
ly eyed my G. A. r. button. and finally
blurted out that Sherman was the
greatest vandal of modern times. Nat
urally / was all attention, and remark
ed, "Wky?" Then the fellow began
his TRADE on the destruction of every
thing that came within reach as the
Northern army, under Sherman, adj
vanced into and thru the Southwest
| Why said he. how they ever bent
the railroad rails into knots is not I'M
derstOod even yet" Then / smilngly
said l would enlighten him, and told
how we tore up the track, piled the
sills up and, laying the rails over the
top, set fire to the stills or ties. When
they (the rails) were hot, detail of
oHeiIudH uuiiiHeTS LOOK tue rails ana,
twisting them about young trees, we
made effective neckties of them. The
recital was more embellished and told
80 effectively that the bristIes ON his
head stood up like the feathers on a
cats back, and he spit vituperation I'M
til called down by my remark that I
had thought the South had gotten over
Its spleen, and I knew the old soldiers
Of the Confederacy would never coun-
tenance such an exhibition of anger,
and / laughed him to q dead STOP A
few hours after he volunteered the re-
mark that an orchestra in an Atlanta
theater was stampedeJ because it had
the temerity to play "Sherman's March
Thru Georgia." and wondered wheth-
er Walkers History of the Civil War,
Of which have a copy, had anything
to do with the education of the South
ern youth that caused them to make
asses Of themselves. and SO exprest my
self.
My monolog Of the battle Of Gettys-
burg. or. rather. the part the First Bril-
gade. Second Division. Twelfth Corps,
tack Ia that sanguinasy battle. has been
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23
THE BURNING OF COLUMBIA.
Gen. Wade Hampton Was Clearly Re-
sponsibIe for the Destruction OF the
South Carolina Capital.

Editor National Tribune: | have been
reading your paper for a great many
years, and like most of the boys can
hardly wait until 1t comes. Something
about IL inspires one, and brings back
so many scenes We have passed thru
was amused at S. p. Phillips's account
of the burning of Columbia in a recent
issue. He tells us that he was told that
ire was started by some whisky fiendS
of Co. II. 9th Ind, because some of
them broke into whisky store and
threw burning newspaper on the floor.
This was on the outskirts of the city.
Now, Gen. Sherman in his report to
Maj.-Gen. II. w. Halleck. Chief of Staff
at Washington, ID. c., gives this account
of the fire, and I don't believe Gen.
Sherman would try to mislead the pub
lie. Gen. Sherman says: Il was the
first to cross the pontonn bridge, and,
in company with Gen. Howard, rode
into the city. The day was clear, but
a perfect tempest of wind was raging
Col. Stones Brigade was already in the
city, and was properly posted. Citizens
and soldiers were on the streets and
general good order prevailed. Gen.
wade Hampton, who commanded the
Confederate rear guard of cavalry, in
anticipation of our capture of Column
bia, ordered that all cotton public and
private, should be moved into the
Siieets anu hieu, 10 prevent our making
use of it. Bales were piled everywhere,
the rope and bagging cut. and turfs of
cotton were blown about in the wind
and lodged in the trees and against
houses, resembling a snow storm. Some
of these piles of cotton were burning
when we entered the city. especially one
in the very heart of the city near the
Court House, but the fire was partially
subdued by the soldiers. During the
dou ha a
city and on out the Camden road. Be-
fore one single public building had been
fred by order. the smouldering fires set
by Hampton's order were rekindled by
the wind, and communicated to the
buildings around. About dark they be-
gan to spread in the city. The whole
OF Moods Division WAS brought In. but
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23

T. ]. Wade, Co K. 25th Mich, Hamp-
ton, Iowa, wants to add a word to what
Comrade Taylor said in his article on
Green River. Comrade Taylor said
that Col. Moore was sent there with
about 200 men ostensibly to guard a
bridge, but really to get him away from
Louisville, where he had become objec-
ttonable to a large rebel element Col.
Moore was Provost Marshal Of that city
at this time and did his work without
fear or favor. Comrade Wade was one
of eight who assisted the Colonel In
the capture Of 10 recruits for the rebel
army In the second story room on the
corner OF Main and Second streets. He
also captured contraband goods too
numerous to mention. He was ordered
away from this city twice by the post
commander, but the order was counter
manded from army headquarters at
Lexington.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23

asked for by many Of the brave boys
IN gray who are thu survivors Of Hwells
Corps, and never even during the war,
of anyone as that exhibited by this
young man. horn after the war had
ended, and 1 find myself often wonder
ing ~ to the histories they are instruct
ed from, for at this rate It will take
many generations, to view destiny with
a sane undsrstsnding.-Henr e.
Brown, 2Sth Pa, Bethlehem, Pa,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23
Oldest Ranking Omcer.

Maj. Lewis w. Pearl, of the 18th
Mich, Benton Harbor, Mich, enjoys the
distinction of being the oldest ranking
officer in that State. The Major, who
is now over 81 years old. was IS when
first called into service. He first served
in the Toledo war;" then erolled in the
Mexican War. and his service In the civil
war covered period of five years. The
Major bases his claims on an old paper
which he found among his effects the
other day. dated Feb. "a, 1843, and
signed by the Governor of Michigan
This paper was his commission as Cap
tain of Co. ], 9th Mich. Militia. Maj.
Pearl insists that he was never dis
charged from this organization, and is
therefore the oldest ranking officer in
the State to-day. Maj. PEARLS promo
ton in the 18th Mich. was rapid, enter
ing as private and being mustered out
as Major. He was with the Sixteenth
Corps at the battle of Shiloh and in the
siege of Vicksburg. In spite of his ad-
vanced age, his physical and mental
condition place him ahead of any man
in his County a fact the State cannot
produce any man near his age who is
superior to him in these repects,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
A Younr Veteran.

James e. Cowgirl. at present secre-
tary OF the American Bond and Securi-
ties Company. OF Indianapolis. claims
for himself the honor of being the
Youngest veteran In the Union army
and also that of belonging to a family
OF unusual loyalty and service. He en-
listed when he was IA years old in the
18th Iowa, commanded by Col. d. B.
Henderson, afterwards Speaker of the
House of Representatives. One night
in northern Mississippi he went out on
a foraging expedition and was captured
by gang of guerrillas. who tied him
hand and foot and threw him into
tent. He managed to work himself
loose and ran back, four and a half
miles. to camp, where he informed Col.
Henderson, who Immediately sent out
detachment which captured the en-
tire gang. He called young Cowgirl to
his tent the next day. and said tho IL
was his duty to punish him for violating
regulations, yet as he had been so in
strumental in capturing the thieves he
would let him off. Col. Henderson
wrote about the matter to President
Lincoln. who wrote a line of thanks
signed by his own name. which treasure
Comr8de Cowgirl carefully. preserves.
Later in his service he received slight
wound near Colliersville. Comrade
Cowgilrs father-in-laws father is the
Rev. Leonard Dolph. who served in the
118th n. Y. and will be l02 years old
Aug. % of this year. His father-in-
law is ]. Dolph. who is editor and pub
Usher of the News at WayIand, Iowa,
and who served In the 18th VT, being
severely wounded at Gettysburg. Com
rade Cowgili's two brothers had died
in the service before he enlisted, Ieav-
ing him his mothers only child.
A Work of Love-
Comrade Patrick H. O'Neill, Super
intendent of the soldiers and sailors
burials in Hudson County, n. j., has
finished a work of love in a carefully
compiled list Of all the soldiers who
have died in Hudson during the last 40
years. The list includes veterans of
the civil war, Mexican War, Indian
Wars and Spanish-American War, and
has been verified by the Quartermaster-
Generals Department at Washington.
Comrade ONeill was born in County
Glare, Ireland. in 1S47, and with his
two brothers enlisted in the Union
army. He was then a boy of Is, but
managed to get accepted in the 66th
N. Y, which opened up a career of
fighting for him such as must have
satisfied the most pugnacious nature
and had term in prison. After the
war he returned to his trade as black
smith; then became an employe of the
American Bank Note Company, of New
York. where he remained 5 years, and
left it to become Assessor in Jersey
City. He served two terms in the Leg
islature and was Acting Mayor in 1889.
Later he was Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector for five years.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23
Stonewall jackson.

Elijah A. Jackson. Co. B, Ist Ore,
Philomath. Ore. says there were q
large number of the boys in his COM
pany who declared they would like to
shoot the reb who Killed his own Gen.
eral. Stonewall Jackson. for the news
reached US that one of the rebel Gen.
erals own men shot and killed him
while in an engagement. A lot of the
Union comrades sat In judgment against
him who they supposed was Stonewall
Jackson's murderer, and their decision
was that he ought to be killed vet. IL a
Union soldier should have performed
the same deed. they would have sus-
tanned him and declared he did his duty
in killing a rebel General. One of Com
rade Elijah Jackson's comrades, E. s.
jackson, was second cousin of Stone
wall Jackson, but true, patriotic Union
soldier. About three weeks ago Com
rade Elijah jackson was hauling wood,
and on his way out from the farm
where he got his wood he overlook an
aged man on foot and in conversation
with him learned that he was acQuaint-
ed with the man who shot Stonewall
Jackson. He said the man was placed
in command of squad of men on Q
certain road and Jackson's orders were
to shoot any many coming down that
road. without challenging, and as Stone-
wall Jackson himself came charging
down the road the squad fired on him.
He fell and the leader ran up to him
and finding that it was StonewaIl jack
son, his General, whom he had shot,
commenced lamenting. Jackson's last
words were, You have killed me hy
my own orders Comrade Elijah jack
son does not remember the name Of
this unfortunate soldier nor his inform
ants name either. The same story was
told by Comrade Charles Cowells in hia
article published in The National Trib-
une.
No Need TO jog His Memory.
Jas. B. Hitchcock, 44th n. Y. Scipio-
vile, n. Y. says there is no need to jos
his memory about the time when his
subscription expires He watches 1t
closely. and is always careful to renew
in time, so as to not miss a number Of
the newsy, nervy, dear old National
Tribune. He likes it because II Is not
only the cleanest in politics. but because
IT is the fairest, the most truly and
cleaniy insistent, persistent, consistent
and loyalty aggressive friend the old
soldier has ever had in the shape of q
newspaper.
Wants Address.
Comrade P. Woodring, 18th ILL.,. Oel-
vein, Iowa, wants the. address of COM
rade Hamilton, who wrote recently In
The National Tribune about the can
teen.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23
Robert T. Lincoln.

A. NJ. Trimble. Secretary Lancaster
County Agricultural Society, Lincoln,
Neb., protests against the statement that
sons of Presidents rarely live up to their
fathers prominence. He says: Take
Robert 7. Lincoln, for instance. /, as
Deputy Clerk of the Supreme Court of
Illinois. saw this great attorney bring
to that court-because he was the son
of his father If you please-from 10
to 80 cases every year from 1872 to
1879, and as 1 remember 1t he never
lost but two cases. And, sir, let me
ask you: Who ever sustained himself
better; who ever did his country great
er honor than Robert T. Lincoln at the
Court of st. James? And he was the
son of his father too. And there are
others