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The National tribune., 1908-05-14
Stories Emineny Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

the 18th Conn, which reached New
April 80, or more than 20 hours in ad-
vance of any other regiment. The
event is burned deeply into Comrade
Grants memory as by fire.
The execrations and denunciations of
all Yankees; the cheers for jeff Da-
Wis; the loud acclaiming of the name
of Beauregard and shouts of, "Give
'em a little more Bull Rum" etc, ad
nauseam, all the afternoon of May 1,
the day succeeding our arrival before
the city. There could not have been
less than 100000 rebels on the leyee
that afternoon. 1t was one vast, black
mass from Bulls Head to Touro build
ings. About o'clock the remainder
of the division came up from below,
and all went on Shore-Substantiall to-
gether. If it was on Friday that the
31st Mass. landed, it was the day sue
ceeding the landing of the remainder
of the command. 1t would seem there
fore that the elation over the achieve
ment, numbered two, is somewhat mis-
placed?
Comrade Bissell is again off as to
carrying the rebel works at Blakely.
The 31st Mass. had been mounted and
was doing duty at Canby's headquar-
ters. 1t is impossible to operate with
mounted troops, and the 31st Mass.
was simply not in it at Blakely, since
their own returns show that they had
no killed or wounded Comrade Grant
believes that the 18th Ill. first broke
thru the rebel works, tho Hawkins's Di-
vision was not long behind them.
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would Build a wlr. Monument.


Comrade VIM. Chartain, Co. G, cath
Mo. Falcon. Mo, thinks Foraker should
not have interfered -in the Brownsville
affair. The President as Commander
in-Chief has clear right and a very
clear duty--to discipline soldiers when
in his opinion they mlsbehave as SOL
diers and no one has 8ny right to in
terfere, because there could be no eff
fective discipline If that were permit
ted. Good order in the Army is of
more importance than any mans poiiti-
cal boom. He favors 81 a day pension
at 20 years of age; at 65 years, $40 a
month, and SIS month at go years;
widows who married the soldier before
the war ended, SIS; those who married
after the war and before 1890, $12. He
suggests that those who were prisoners
under WirZ put up monument at An
Ga, and dedicate it to Wirz.
the following inscription to be en-
craven upon II: ''And after great
cruelty and many murders were, done
by WirZ the Lord was wroth and de-
livered him into the hand OF the Right
eous, and they carried him before the
Judges, and when they heard from wit
nesses of his cruelties and his crimes
they entered judgment and decreed that
he be hanged; and they took him away
from before the Judges and he was
hanged, and he died And being in
hell, he lifted up his eyes, and seeing
Gen. Grant afar off. in the bosom Of
Lincoln, he cried, Father
bid Grant that he order a
detail and send a file of soldiers that
they dip water to cool my parched
tongue, for being in these flames l am
in torment but Abraham said, Not
so; it is forbidden by God, the Lord
Almighty"
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The 9th VT.

Editor National Tribune: Win you
kindly give a short sketch of the 9Th
VT. If any of the boys of Co. l are
living, | should like to hear from them.
David S. McHerd, Los Angeles, Cal.
The 9Th VT, one of Fox's Fighting
Regiments-was organized at None
pelier. Oct Is, 1861, the original mem
bers mustered out Oct. IA, 1864, and
the veterans and recruits consolidated
into a battalion of six companies which
was discharged June 26, 1865. 1t was
first commanded by Col. Nathan Lord
who was discharged Dec. 10, 1852. fol-
lowed by Col Oscar l.. Tuttle, who
also resigned March IS. 1868. Col
Elisha L. Barney then took command,
but died May 19. 1864. of wounds re-
ceived in action at the Wilderness, and
at the time of final muster-out Col
Sumner H. Lincoln was in command.
The 9th VT. Joined the Vermont Bri-
gade at Camp Griffin, Va, near Chain
Bridge. The brigade was attacked by
some epidemic and within a month
one-third of the men were on the sick
list. The regiment lost over so in
this way. Its first experience under
fire was at Lees Mills. near Yorktown.
In that fight five companies crossed
and re-crossed the Warwick River,
fording it waist deep under a sharp
fire, with a loss of 13 killed and 81
wounded At Funkstown, Md, July
10, 1863. the Vermont Brigade, with no
supports near. held a long skirmisn
line successfully, which action was rec
ognized in the official reports. 1t be-
longed to Getty's Division, Sixth Corps,
and lost 203 killed and 215 from dis
ease, etc.-Editor National Tribune.
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Voting I'm the Field.

Editor National Tribune: In The
National Tribune of March 25 there
is an article written by Comrade George
L. Cooley, Sunderland. Mass, in which
he states that Massachusetts and Mich
igan were the only States which failed
to pass laws allowing their soldiers to
vote in the field. 1 had always believed
that those who voted in the field voted
only for President, and that they voted
under special act of Congress. l WIS
serving at that time in Co. d. 42d
Mass. and the companies of my reg
iment fell into ranks in the COM
pany streets and tie Orderly-Sergeants
went down the line and tailed the
votes for Lincoln or Mcclellan. I was
told at the time that the Regimental
Adjutant consolidated the returns and
forwarded them thru the regular cham
nels to the War Department at Wash
ington.-J. H. Hilton, Rockville, Var
mouth County, Nova Scotia.
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The aIst Mns..

Frederick NJ. Grant. Canton. VI.
takes exceptions TO some claims made
by Charles Rissell. Of the 3Ist Mass
Comrade Grant knew the 3Ist Mass
well and was in camp with it on Ship
Island. IL was otherwise known as;
the Western Eay State Regiment. He
remembers well that its two flank COM
panies wore Zouave uniforms with bag
gy pants. fez caps and blue jackets
He remembers seeing one of the COM
panies pass in front of the tent OF
Gen. Phelps, commander of the bri-
gade. Phelps, who was dear. kindly
old fellow whom everybody loved. had
served as a subalteran in the Regular
Army for so years or more. and who
had-along with his nasal drawl-an
intense dislike for al fuss and featil-
ers.' 1t was most beautiful day.
and the General was taking a sun bath
in front of the tent, and as the Zouaves
marched past. the former said Say:
What du VA belong tu, Hey?"
The soldier replied, The 31st Massa-
chusettst''
..'oh! Yu du, hey! Why, I tho't yu
belonged ID the cirkUSs."
I comrade Bisselrs claim of being the
first to enter New Orleans will not
stand. Comrade Grant belonged to
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The Navy at Spanish Fort.

Editor National Tribune: After care
ful measurement of the columns, there
were over two fathcms of printed mat
ter about the soldiers capturing Spanish
Fort. OF course, do not vouch for
his yeracity, and we know that the
rebels evacuated the fort during the
night and the soldiers did not know it.
Now, where the 1--WE" comes in is as
follows: Before Mobile surrendered the
squadron used to drop down after dark,
and anchor in echelon across the bav
80 as not to fire on each other If either
of the blockade runners should try to
run the gantlet; also ascertain number
of boats were out as pickets On this
night il was my turn for that duty, and
my custom was to paddle up to the
river BAREBACK Warrior. 1 think il
was-and drop anchor near the tall
reeds. where we could not be seen by
the enemy There was a picket guard
not far from where we lay, and we
could hear the conversation unless it
was in low tone of voice. About 4 a.
m heard some one say, What? Well.
all right" presume this was an order
TO withdraw the picket, as ] heard no
more talk. / had noticed there was
something going on above the obstruc-
fions all night, and felt sure the fort
was being evacuated. At near day
break ! returned TO my ship. the Genes
SEE ana reported 10 the Officer of the
deck what I had seen and heard He
reported to the Captain, the flagship
was communicated with. and one of
the monitors was signaled to go up and
throw a shell into the fort that protect
ed DOG Riyer-Beauregard think. The
shell had hardly landed when a man
came rushing out of a building near the
fort. franticaliy waving sheet or table,
cloth. The jig was up; Mobile was
oars
/ said before, ] have given up the
1dea of your ever publishing any strict
& navy matters, but | admire the paper
for the readable articles IL contains.
The Washington News is good; your
editorials are A No. ! with a star; but
presumably having served in the army.
like all Of that branch of the service.
the navy is only a secondary consiaera-
ton. On the other hand, how well the
Confederates, from Generals to priyates.
know that there was u. S. Navy, and
what it did to them. Our Association
has been frequently at some Of the en-
tertainments given by them-the Con-
fedeiate Camp of New York-and per
contra theT have been entertained at
our smokers, and we know how they
feel and talk over matters.-F. II.
Grove. RuTl:ng Slip, New York. n Y
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What a Drummer Boy Saw mt ChanceI-
IorsyiIIe.

What a Drummer Boy Saw mt Chancel-
lorsyiIIe.
Editor National Tribune: 1 am read.
Ing your history in The National Trib-
une of the battle of charlottesville
with much interest. Our regiment, the
153d Pa, was a member of the First
Brigade, First Division, Eleventh Corps
Our regiment was on the extreme right
in the, woods, and up in the air. II
was our first experience. The skirmish
line was driven in, should think, about
p. m. As they reached the line the
entire brigade fired one volley. The
drummer boys (and there were a lot of
us), most all from Easton Pa.-our ages
from IA to 16-the regimental band and
few others were to the right and rear
of the regiment We were having lots
of fun, chasing rabbits, etc, little real
izing what was going on in our front.
When the volley was fired we drummers
all started on a run. Snyder lost his
hat. The firing having ceased, we re-
turned to our former place, guying each
other. Gen. Devens soon came with his
staff. 1 saw him in conversation with
Gen. Won elisa; then he left. They did
not seem to be in the best of humor.
We then resolved if there was another
such occasion we would not run. We
did not wait long. Skirmishing began
and they were soon driven in, and the
battle was on. We stood this time un-
til We saw our brigade retreat. then we,
too, started. We were soon out of the
woods, and in crossing an open field
was struck with a mimic ball. 1 fell to
the ground. Some of the boys stopped.
Snyder tried to help me. Then our
Chaplain and Comrade Mack, now of
Bethlehem, Pa, stopped and picked me
up, assisting me into the woods. At
my earnest request they, in sorrow, left.
The rebels were coming. / told them
as they would at once be taken prison.
ers, they should leave me. With sad
hearts they said good-by, and none too
soon, as the first line of battle, Jack
sons men," were there in few min
utes. cannot ask space to explain and
tell all / saw. However, will saw / lay
in the woods until Monday afternoon.
when 1 was found and taken to the
house in the middle of the field men,
toned, (which was turned into a ilospi-I
was under fire in the woods all
Sunday. and can hardly compre-
nd how it happened that / escaped
q hit again, for sometimes the shells
pdedfand bullets struck all around
Then the terrible fire of the woods
- ally the underbrush. l escaped
d burned only by two rebels help
e over the fire line, and laying
ooYn where it had burned. l was
md ard taken back to the little house
the field, which had been turned into
hospital l saw number of those
10 had been burned to death and 9TH
dead lying on the battlefield. The
hded had all been brought up. Il
among the last ones rescued I'M
days we were paroled, and under flag
truce were brought back in ambu-
aces to our line, crossing at the United
ates Ford. My wound has given me |
ch trouble all my days. but the COM
es have appreciated my work, and ] |
kgratified to know that all over our
Id, in every State, my music is used, |
pecially on Memorial Day. If / am |
able will attend the National Encamp-
ment at Toledo.-C. v. Strickland,
Huntington Ind
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At yIcksDurC.

Editor National Tribune: 1 had
charge of the guard over the mouth
of that mine the night the 2,7OO
pounds of powder was put in the mine
and threw hand shell over among the
Johnnies to keep them awake We
would crawl almost to the top of the
fort with one or two six pound shells
with fuse cut short, set a little cotton
on fire with a match, touch the fuse
throw, then touch another and toss in
the other direction; then slip down
quick. as they often threw them back;
we often were so close it appeared as
tho We could almost grab the Johnny
sentiners gun. 1 will give an account
of how we got SO close to them soon
Serg't s. J. HaZelbaker, Co. X, Sth
Ill, Third Brigade, Seventeenth Corps
Prescott Kan
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Medals Belonging to the s1.t Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Please say
to the readers of your valuable paper
that l have medals issued by the State
Of Ohio for the foilowing-named veter-
ans OF the 51st Ohio, which / will be
only too glad TO send to them or their
friends apon request to do so, accom-
panied by enough postage stamps to
pay cost of mailing: John T. Showeck-
er and William A. Younker, Co. A;
Jacob Supp. Co. B; Z. l.. Johnson, Co.
e: William II. Thorn. Co. b; V. Mast,
o. S,lumaker. VIM. II. Randles and
Moses T. Yoder, Co. G.-I. A. Correll
New Philadelphia. 0.
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Death Of Mai. stanhope.

Editor National Tribune: I saw in
last issue an inquiry about the death
of Benjamin Stanhope. Ohio Roster
says (Co. B. I'd Ohio): Transferred from
Co. c, 9Th Ohio, March 1. 1862; Cap
tain, Co. B, I'd Ohio: promoted to Ma
jOr. 9Th Ohio, April l, 1868. Report of
Field and Staff, 9Th Ohio: Promoted Ma
jOr, 9Th Ohio, from Captain, Co. B, I'd
Ohio. April I. 1868; died June %, 1868,
OF wounds received June II, 1853, in
action at Aldie, Va. / thank you for
answer of question asked you some time
ago.-J. ID. Gfiest, Co. L, 9th Ohio,
Bedford, 0.
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At Appomnttox. 4

Editor National Tribune: What Cen
eral rode in at the head of the rebel
army at Appemattox Court House the
day the army was received by Gen. ].
L. Chamberlain, who was in command
of the brigade that received them p
Walter c. Morrill,, goth Me, PittsfeId,
Me.
We do not know just what officer met
Gen. Chamberlain, but Gems. Long
street. Gordon and Wilcox were there
experimenting the operations of the
surrender.-Editor National Tribune.
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where 4. ogden D. Philiip..

Editor National Tribune: Wanted,
Information regarding Comrade Ogden
b. Phillips. of haywood Post, 1874. q.
A. r.. Corning. Cal, who left Corning
Nov. l, 1907, presumably to visit his
old home In Michigan. No one in this
section has had news from him since.
He did not give any address or state
in what part of the State he had
friends. His pension papers, checks.
etc, have been returned to Washing
ton. He has no family; has a farm in
this County; is about 66 years old; en-
tered the service Aug "a. 1861, private,
Co. B, 11th Mich; mustered out Sep
tember, 1S64.-R. III. Taber, Quarter
master. haywood Post, G. A. r., Corn
inp Cal
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they are reliable and successful in curing
cancer.
Cut out this notice and send today. with
your name and address. to DR.. Curry Can
Ger Cure Co, Curry Sanitarium. Lebanon.
Ohio, for free Information how to cure cancer
in your own home without risk danger.
All correspondence strictly confidential in
plain envelope
If you prefer not to address the Cancer
Company itself, you may reach the doctor
privately just as well by addressing his
private secretary, L. W. Ramsey, Box 373
Lebanon, Ohio.
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Hi.torv of the ,a,h W..

Editor National Tribune: Could some
comrade tell me where will be able to
procure The History of the Seth Wis o.
1t was published some years ago in in
terest of that regiment. am the daugh-
ter of A. w. Thornhill, First Brigade,
Second Corps, Second Division, 36th
Wis, and l am very anxious to obtain
the history of his --Adella
Glenville, MINI;
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Battle of spotsylvnuin.

Editor National Tribune: take pleas
ure in notifying you that l received my
picture of thc battle of Spotsylvania
yesterday, and / am greatly pleased. 1t
is so much nicer than / expected, it was
a great surprise to me. l would not
take IS for it. thank you ever so much
for 1T and for the interest you take in
US poor old soldiers. You will get your
reward in the great by-and- -by.-Robert
Hamilton. Co. f, 55th Ohio, Pleasant
City, Guernsey County, O.
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One of Our Old sub.criber..

Editor National Tribune: AS of old
you Will please keep on sending my
National Tribune to the same address
as before. 1929 Berkely Ave, Chicago.
Ill.,, for which i iIclose check for ST.
/ have a notion am one of your old
est subscribers. and expect to remain
so until the last call.-Samuel Greene
baum, 1929 Berkely Ave, Chicago, Ill.
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dreds of the most
horrifying cas- e S
have been ca S II y
cured in from 10 to
90 days. after cele-
brat ed physicians
and surgeons had
given up all hope of
saving them.
They have one of
the finest sanitari-
ums in the country
for those who wish
to come and have the
doctors personal at
tention. However.
you can cure your
self just as well at
home. Any bank or
business firm in Leb-
anon will tell you
The National tribune., 1908-05-14
Cancer Cured
in 10 Days
A Discovery That Has Startled The
Medical World.

A celebrated physician has discovered what
the medical world has been looking for, for
years, a sure cure for cancer, so sure that it
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

Pumice soap and ammonia will cure
the worst cases of tarnished brass. Just
moisten cloth with ammonia, rub it
briskly over the pumice soap, and then
apply to the article to be cleaned. The
operation is simple and easy one. and
the results are immediate and most sat
isfactory.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

For plain baked custard, beat four
eggs, whites and yolks, together slight
ly. Add one quart fresh milk, four
tablespoonfuls of sugar, a pinch of salt
and whatever fiavoring is desired Nut
meg is the old-fashioned favoring that
most people like. Rose water is deli
cate and almond good, tho not SO
wholesome as other fiayors. Bake in
stoneware cups or a bowl set in basin
of hot water. Take care that the oven
is not too hot
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

This is said to be equal to any plum
pudding, and is certainly far less ex-
pensive: Mix together a cup and half
of flour, one cup brown sugar, one cup
grated suet, one cup seeded raisins, one
cup of cleaned currants or chopped
prunes. one cup of grated carrot, one
cup of grated potato, one-quarter cup
of mixed orange peel, nutmeg, CHINA
mon and Glove to taste.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

Lobster toast is tasty supper dish.
Take half small tin of lobster. pick to
pieces carefully to remove any shell;
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

To make a date mirangue beat the
whites of five eggs to a stiff froth. add
three tablespoonfuls sugar, a teaspoon.
full lemon juice and half pound dates,
stoned and cut up fine. Turn into "a
well-buttered dish, and bake Is minutes
in a moderate oven. Serve as soon as
cooled with a custard made from the
egg yolks or thick sweet cream.
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Lumber Yards.

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classes of work done in a modern
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and we will do it for YOU" Office
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9 to II and 1 to 5.
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364O Acres. 500 Acres,
1900 Acres. 25.9OO Acres
$3.50 and $500 Per Acre
Call For Particulars

120 acres REIMBURSEMENT near Roswell, in fne Artesian
we'll District 5000 90
$50 acres REIMBURSEMENT 2 IL miles south of Hager-
man. Level land, in artesian belt, $1,000 per acre.
Several 40 acres tracts of land near town, good water
rights, at special prices for a few days.
800 acres fine land 4 miles from r. r. Station, plenty
artesian water, ITO acres alfalfa, 120 now under plough,
good 6 room residence, a very desirable home, special bar
gain.
Several tracts of unimproved land in Artesian belt
well located near rail road. $4,000 to$3O.O0 per acre.
800 acres, fine well, abundance of water for whole
tract. 100 acres cultivated. $40. 90 per acre.
10 room house furnished complete, close to business
center. $3500.00
z room modern residence fine location So, 900.
2 story 9 room modern residence, corner 100 #. front
barn all modern convenience. Small payment, long time
on balance, low rate of interest.
Modern house, 6 rooms and bath, lawn, shad trees
Lot 125 x 1913 on N. Penn, Ave. A special bargain.
Vacant Lots in all parts of the City.
A good brick business house So, 600. Investigate this.
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Hardware Stores.

ROSWELL HARDWARE CO.-Wnole
sale and retail hardware. pipe,
pumps, gasoline engines. fencing,
Enterprise Hardware Co. Garry a
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w P. LEWIS HARDWARE CO.
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Defendants,
Notice of Suit.

In pursuance of an order made by
the Hon. VIM. H. Pope, Judge of the
District Court in and for Chaves
county, New Mexico. and filed on the
21d day of January, 1908, the defend
ant r. Carl Hicks, is hereby notified
that there is now pending in said
court a suit against him and the 9th
er defendants therein named, which
said suit was filed on the 18th day
of September. 1907, by the Roswell
Lumber Company, seeking to recover
from R. Carl Hicks and the other de-
PENDANTS the sum of $459.25, as prin-
cipal, and interest due upon a GER
tain promissory note and 1882 attor-
ney's fee as provided for in said note
given by defendants to the plaintiff
dated October LIST, 1906. And o the
said R. Carl Hicks are hereby mott
fed that your property has been at
tached il said case, to-wit: the S. E.
quarter of S. E.. quarter of N. E. quar-
ter of Sec 80, Twp. 10, South range
"a, East. Chaves county, New Mexico.
cho III VI oppCoi VII vi SiO
the 4th day of May, 1908, judgment
will be rendered against you for the
said sum of $505.17 with interest and
costs of suit, and the real estate SO
attached will be sold to satisfy said
judgment, or so much thereof as will
be necessary for the satisfaction of
said judgment.
A. J.aNISBET,
Attorney for Plaintiff, Roswell, New
Mexico.
Witness my hand and seal of said
court this 18th day of March, 1908.
S. 1. ROBERTS,
(SEAL) Clerk.
BY Geo. L.. WHY'S, Deputy.
CWed. 3-11 t5.)
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Grain, Fuel 6 Hide Dealers.

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Department Stores.

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Wholesale and Retail.
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The Mock Senate held a very inter
e5ting session last night. Mr.. Kella-
hin presided, AID the senate appre-
set of rules were adopted. The negro
bill was discussed. and will be con-
tinued Tuesday evening.