The National tribune., 1908-06-04
Soldier and sailor.

ucSoiuC OiiC VI I1ST CItW, pul pic
ferred to come to the United States from
his England home, and located in Ash
tabula County, o., near where Old John
Brown lived. He was solicited to join
with him in the Harper's Ferry in
vasion, but declined. He had cousin
who lost his life with Brown in Kansas.
The McCumber bill would have been
better if it had been five years shorter.
He favors Foraker for President.
At Fort Blakely.
John Dever. 11th Wis, Chehalis
Wash, wants to say with the utmost
emphasis that the colors of his regi
ment were the first ones planted on the
breastworks of Fort Blakely, which was
about 6 o'clock Sunday evening, April
| 9. and that his regiment took the whole
rebel outfit in it's front in six minutes
after the signal gun was fired.
No Monument Like 1t.
F. f. Kirk, Duboistown, Pa, says that
the figure on the monument erected to
| the Bucktails is unlike anything in the
| United States. There is no military
about it. The man is in his shirt sleeves,
pantaloons in his boots, wearing a
SLOUGH hat with a bucktail in it, and
with sporting rife by his side.
The First Cavnlryman Killed. p"
G. W. Wheeler, Soldiers Home, CAL.
| makes a claim for Dick Lanam. of
Ironton, o., who belonged to Capt
Georges cavalry company in the three
months service, as being the first cav
alryman killed in battle. He was killed
July II. 1861, on the Big Kanahwa
River at Scarey Creek.
Thanks to All. -
| Sallie R. Chestnut, Bedford, Ind,
wants to give her earnest thanks to
The National Tribune for its steadfast
vi DOH fr.x Il ls,A
convey her thanks to the Senators and
Representatives for their votes fol- the
| bill.
Burying Dead Soldiers.
Arthur S. Lake, Shenandoah, Iowa,
wants to know what truth there is in
the report that the Christian Commits
| sion buried our Union dead at Cold
Harbor one year after the battle.
The 10Th Ill.
Eli NJ. Downing, Postmaster, Clifford,
Idaho, would be glad to hear from any
one who served with him from 1861 to
| 1865 in the 10th Ill.
Scattering.
Comrade NJ r. Burroughs, Co C, 9th
Ind. Cav, Toledo, o., hopes that all
survivors of that regiment will try to
attend the National Encampment at
| Toledo, Aug. 31-Sept. 5, SO that they
may enjoy a Regimental Reunion. ,,os
Comrade Robert B. Cary, who omits
his company and regiment, writes from
| Gainesville, Mo-, that he regards eX-
clusion of the post-90 wives of veterans
| from pension benefits when they be-
come widows most unrighteous 1t is
his opinion that this vicious and cruel
legislation will cause loss Of many votes
| to the Republican Party, since the pow
| er to do justice is theirs in Congress
| He thinks that had the President exert
| ed his influence in this behalf, as he
did for battleships. right would have
| prevailed. He married since 1890, and
has now five small boys, for whom his
widow would have to provide in case
| of his death.
Comrade william Plummer, Elk, Cal,
| wishes the address of John Cavanaugh,
| who went from New York on the frigate
| San Jacinto.
| George Baxter, of Tallulah, La, de-
| sires information concerning the where
| abouts of Jack Collins, of Co. A, I'd u.
S. c. T.
Comrade Eli P. Downing, who is Post
master at Clifford, Idaho, writes that he
1 learns from his dressing mirror that he
| is older than he was in his days of wal
walks (and runs), and he would be glad
to hear from old comrades of Co. B,
| 10th Ill.
H. B. Stephenson, Co. c, 23d Ind, and
| Co. F., 117th Ind, Columbus, Ind
| writes: THE Andersonville picture re-
ceived. My thanks are rendered. 1t is
excellent. Many see it. 1t arouses gen.
! eral indignation that there should be
| those who would erect a monument to
4 its brutal keeper and seek to honor the
cruel fiend by emblazing thereon lying
1 eulogy of the assassin, butcher, coward
i libel the men who tried him, defame
i the victims who swore to his infamous
i acts, and seek by false accusations
1 against the Government to inspire the
4 youth and the immigrant with contempt
4 for the country and to breed in theil
hearts a new rebellion. He was a fend
4 properly arrested, fairly tried, rightly
condemned, justly hanged"
Y Sylvanus S. Parker, Clyde, O., is en-
l phatically opposed to admitting to this
country foreigners who are Anarchists
or tolerating here at large those who
can claim legal citizenship. He would
hang at great hight every man ant
woman who teaches violent and muir
derous resistance to civil authorities
The time to put out fire is before il
! gets beyond control, he thinks.
Answering Comrade McAllister, COM
rade Edward NJ. Pool, Co. f, 109th n
Y, r. d. 2, New London, o., writes
Car company and others, under Col
Peer, charged Fort Malone about a
M, Sunday, April 2, 1865, and the mer
commanded by Col Peer captured the
, fort and were the first to enter il.
remember we'll how rebels defending i
fired on us as we approached, but We
took them prisoners. 1 was wounded
after we were inside, and was carried
out on a stretcher."
!, Comrade Sanford P. Olmstead, Co. D
: 18th Mo- Cav writes from Keithsburg
5 ILL.,: II enlisted in 1861 for three years
: unless sooner discharged; was promised
/ 500 bounty, of which I never received
t five cents; was wounded Aug. IL, 1852
at the battle of Independence, and wa.
taken prisoner; was paroled. Gen. Soho
field issued an order for all Missouri
: cavalry to report at st. Louis for dis
charge. Now ] am informed that be
cause / did not serve two years l an
not entitled to bounty. Seems to m,
that if the law allowed the bounty ther
it ought to allow it now. 1 fulfilled m!
e part of the contract"
Comrade J. w. Lacock. Sergeant, Co
C, 93d Ind, Altamont, ILL.,, writes tina
. the day before the death of Adj't irwin
Moody $50 ILL.,, which was June 10
1864, the Adjutant had presentiment o
his coming death, and told the Sergean
about it. The premontion was realized
with astonishing exactness of detail
the facts to relatives of the Adjutant Il
!, they will write to him, since he doe.
mot know who or where they are.
I George P. Thomas, Co A, l04th n
! Y, Pleasant Gap, Pa. writes: Il wish
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