The National tribune., 1908-04-02
Widow, of the War

I'm the advance and the 104th N. Y.
bringing up the rear. The 18th Me
suffered the most severely.
Widows of the War.
Mrs. A. M.stBlossom, $40 Pratt St
Fulton, N. Vs. makes a plea for the
widows of veterans who were married
previous to the war and were so loyal
to their husbands. as to remain their
widows. They have not been recognized
by Congress as they should have been
instead of returning to the rolls the
women who remarked after the death
of their soldier r-husbands. Those who
married after the war can never realize
the sorrows, privations and hardships OF
the women whose husbands were at the
| front. She agrees heartily with Mrs
Martha Gray that it is strange that JUS
tice has never been done these women.
| Prisoners of War.
w. c. Tacker, Corporal, Co. C, 116th
| Ohio, Malaga, o., makes an earnest
plea for the passage of the prisoners-of-
war bill, and he thinks 81 a day the
least that Congress should give for all
that was endured. The comrades who
were lucky enough not to be captured
should join in urging this. He found
| Imprisonment worse than facing the
enemy on the battlefield even, tho that
| resulted in having g. hind leg shattered
| at Lynchburg June 18. 1864, which
caused him to be captured.
The Pennsylvnnia Flags.
Joseph B. Potter Sergeant, SD Pa,
Conway, Ark, says with reference to
the flags the Pennsylvania troops car
! ried and afterwards turned over to Gov.
| Curtin, that he cannot speak for any
except his own regiment. They certain
| ly had no set day, nor did any other
| PENNSYLVANIA trnnnS acc0mn9nv them
I for that purpose. The regiment simply
carried its own flag to Harrisburg
where 1t was paid in full July 13, 1865,
and disbanded; no longer soldiers. but
citizens, and as citizens the men bade
adieu to the dear old flag that they
carried SO far.
The Flag at Charleston.
| E. ]. Yeck, 1st w. Va, Elgin, Ore,
asks who remembers the little flag that
some of the prisoners raised over their
chebang on the race course at Charles
ton in October, 1864. There were about
5000 prisoners there waiting until a
pen could be built for them at Florence.
A detail of guards came in and took
the flag down. The prisoners enjoyed
very much the terror and confusion
when the Swamp Angel would throw
one of its earthquakes far over into the
| city.
The 25tk Ohio.
John M. Brown, Dayton, o., wants to
know if it is true that the 25th Ohio
had the longest service of any volunteer
organization in the more than 1000
volunteer regiments raised. It enlisted
first as three-months regiment, but
was refused by the Government, when
| 1t re-enlisted for three years. veteran
lied, and was finally mustered out June
19, 1855, making over five years SER
vice. On the markers and monument
at Gettysburg 1t is stated that It went
into action 220 strong and lost 1873.
The asth Ky.
Thomas S. Daman. 26th KY, Walnut
Tree, Ark, Is glad to see letter from
his comrade in the paper, because he
had long feared that all of his old regi-
ment had passed away The 26th KY.
may not be in Fox's 900 fighting regi-
ments, but when it came to long
marches and constant skirmishes with
the enemy it had no superior After
Hood was wound up and destroyed be-
fore Nashville. the 26th KY. went with
the rest of the corps to Fort Fisher, N.
c., and then marched with Schofield to
Salisbury.
Patriotic Town.
Sharon Robinson, 23d Me-, E. Sum-
ner, Me-, claims an unusual patriotism
for his little town, which sent 35 men
into Co. +, 9Th Me-, and nearly 100 men
in all into the army. Only about a
dozen of them are now living in town.
The population of the town is s02, and
during the war it filed every quota re-
quired and furnished an excess, being
! one of four towns in Oxford County of
which special mention is made in the
Adjutant-GeneraTs report.
Pensions.
James w. Shearer, West Point, Neb.,
favors very strongly the bill of the Hon.
Daniel F. Lafean, of Pennsylvania,
which puts all widows on an equal foot
ing, and also the amendment to the
McCumber bill, which gives veteran
$40 at the age of 10, and he hopes The
National Tribune will do all in its power
to have the Committee on Pensions re-
port early and favorably on these meas
ures.
John W. Cochran, 452 E. 135th ST.,
New York City, wishes The National
Tribune to urge all the Grand Army
Posts thruout the country to get busy
with regard to the passage of the ex-
prisoners of war bill now before Con-
gress. 1t is suggested that every COM
rade write at once to his Congressman,
| forwarding the same to the Chairmen
of the Senate and House Committees
on Pensions. asking for immediate ac-
| ton.
"Welcome to Colorado"
That is the title of a very handsome
and very interesting booklet issued by
| Comrade w. e. Moses, 718 18th St,
Denver, Colo. 1t is filled with pictures
of Colorado products and scenes, and
with a deal of information. about-Colo-
RADIO, its lands, products, prices, possi-
bilities and people. 1t is sent free on
request, and when one looks at the
pictures and reads the descriptions he
| feels like joining the lucky people who
are already there.
Burying q Flag.
C. E. Shader. Conneautville, Pa, says
that a citizen guide and scout at Fra nix
| lin, Tenn, told him that the people of
Nashville buried the flag by Andrew
Jackson's grave with great solemnity,
chanting funeral Urge, etc. He would
like to know If this is true, and if men,
toned in any history.
A Typical Case. ~s
H. C. Burroughs, Union City, Pa, says
that he is now 81 years old, and, receiv-
| ing a pension of $50 recently allowed
His wifes age is between so and 20 and
her health poor, but she has been a
| faithful helpmate to him since Oct 8,
1885, If he should die she would be
without any means of support.
| The Southern Woman.
| w. @. Lockwood, Kingsville, O.,
1Atk Fois