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Sheridan at Cedar Creek.

Editor National Tribune: I herewith
inclose clipping from the Chicago
Record-Herald, giving what Rev.
Thomas E. Sherman had to say at the
Irish Fellowship Club banquet on st.
Patrick's Day. Now. / wish to have
you read it carefully and form your
opinion of it. but as to my opinion l
think it is the worst rot / ever heard
about Gen. Sheridan or any of his bat
ties, and l ought to know something
about it for 1 was on the front line all
day in that battle, and was in all the
battles of Sheridan's campaign in the
Valley, and that is the first intima-
ton that Little Phil'' had to walk his
horse to give himself time to study
he would be likely to do and that was
just what he did do. To quote the
clipping. He forged ahead until he
reached the utmost point of danger"
Now 1 know better. for I was on the
skirmish line and Sheridan was away
in the rear of us attending to form
ing the lines and not making a conceit-
ed ass of himself as indicated in this
new version. The poem in regard to
this matter is substantially correct as
we understood it at the time, at least
as near as the poetic establishment
would allow, and il had stood the test
for over 40 years, and we who were
there would prefer to let it remain
the old way. / do not write for pub
lication, but if you want to do few
things to the Rev Sherman. you have
my permission.-GeorgeF Harrington, Ell
gin, Ill.
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COL. C. T. TROWBRIDGE,
The Man Who Organized the First ReGi-
mcnt of COIOred TrOOnH.

Col. Charles T. Trowbridge. who died
some time ago at Minneapolis, where
he had been for years Custodian Of the
State House, was originally a Sergeant
in SerrelFs New York Engineers. He
took strong interest in bringing Tie
strong arms of the negros into the mill
tary service, AMI despite all the diff
culties encountered both from the wnitc
troops and from the negros themselves
organized the 1st s. c., which later
became the 33d U. S. c. T. He was a
fine mechanic, large, strong man, with
a powerful voice, perfectly fearless tenn
per and a fine ear for music. All of
these qualities commended him strongly
to the negros, and he had unusual sue
cess in raising and managing his men.
He entered the regiment of which Thos
Wentworth Higginson, the noted writer.
became Colonel, and took command of
one of its companies. There have been
a number of touching tributes paid by
his comrades since his death. His widow
has received an interesting and touch
ing letter from Col. Higginson, praising
her late husband in the highest terms,
and the colored people in South Caro-
lima have sent her very complimentary
resolutions adopted at their meetings.
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Paid for His Loyalty.

Editor National Tribune: / was IS
years old when the war broke out, liv-
ing in Hickory County, Mo-, with my
mother, whose sole support I was. In
May, 1861, l was arrested as a rebel
spy, but was able to prove my loyalty.
The rebels treated me badly, naturally,
because l was loyal. Hunters Division,
on his march north, camped on our
farm, took our corn crop and burned
our fences, thereby destroying the farm
by making it grazing ground for every
body's live stock. We were never paid
for fence or crop. Our farm being
ruined, we moved in '63 to Georgetown,
Peters County, where / drove a team
for the Government till the Summer of
"a, when 1 enlisted in the Missouri
State troops, serving thru the Price
raid. We were armed and equipped
like other troops. and did duty for about
five months. Our company, having but
55 men, could not muster as a COM
pany, and was attached to Co. c, 44th
Mo. S. NJ, commanded by Col. Craw-
ford, / think j. ID. Crawford. I was
called Hickory JIM" and was often
an Orderly for Lieut.. Ramey, who COM
manded our company. About Dec. l,
1864. we 55 men were called before the
Colonel and told to turn in arms. blank
cts, equipments and all Government
property to the Quartermaster. retire
to our homes and await orders to re-
port for duty; that when such orders
came and were obeyad we would be
paid for our services. Up 70 that time
we had not received any pay. We Were
never ordered to report for duty, nor
were we ever paid. Vow, would like
to hear from the officers ahd- comrades
of that command, from the Colonel,
Captain, Lieut.. Ramey. from Comrades
Inn dow
the blacksmith, Ben and John Edwards.
From these and<any, others who re-
member the facts and me-J. d. Green,
Arcadia, Kan.
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massing artillery and checking the on
| rush OF Jackson's exultant corps. These
claims have been strongly disputed, and
some of their imputations resented with
great bitterness by members OF the
Eleventh Corps. Capt. James F. Hunt
tngton. Battery II, 1st Ohio L. A. who
was then acting as Chief of Artillery to
the corps, makes this statement in Bat
ties and Leaders:
When Jackson's advance struck the
Eleventh Corps four batteries had been
Tor some time awaiting orders in the
extensive clearing known as Hazel
Grove. OF these H, 1st Ohio L. A, and
the 10th and 11th n. Y. batteries be-
longed to Whipples Division of the
Third Corps. They were left there
when that division passed thru en- route
to join the forces operating under Gen.
Sickles near the Furnace. Later Mar
tins Horse Battery, with Devins Cav
airy Brigade, arrived and took ground
on The opposite or south side of the
field. When the sound of battle indi-
Gated that the enemy We're driving in
the right of the army and were ap-
preaching Hazel Grove, the batteries of
Whipple's Division were brought into
position under my direction, as Acting
Chief of Artillery. Aitho the movement
was delayed by causes beyond my con-
troll until its execution had become ex-
ceedingly difficult, our Is guns were es-
tablisheS in battery, ready to open be-
fore the enemy had fired shot or were
in position to do so. Gen. Pleasonton
seems to be unaware of that fact, or he
would hardly have failed to aIlude to
it. 1t is therefore fair to presume that
his attention was engrossed by the su-
pervision of Martins Battery, as de-
tailed in his paper. Gen. Sickles, on his
arrival, soon after the firing ceased. sent
for me, and warmly expressed his ap-
probation of the manner in which my
command had held the ground.
Nothing on wheels from the Elev-
enth Corps passed thru Hazel Grove.
The vehicles that stampeded thru my
lines while in process of formation were
forges, battery wagons. ambulances, ETC.,
belonging to the Third Corps, left in
the crossroad leading to the Plank road,
when that corps went out to the Fur
mace to attack Jackson's column. So
whatever else may have formed my
components of the remarkable tumulus
described by Gen. Pleasonton. it cer- :
tain1y did not contain the debris of the
Eleventh Corps. AS for the tumulus
itself, it escaped my observation when !
1 crossed the bog he refers to on Sum-
day morning with my battery, or what
there was left of it. at the pressing
solicitation of Ardfaer's Confederate Bri-
gade."
ITO be Continued
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SMILEY.-At Fitzgerald, Ca, Jan.
90, 1908. G.. S. Smiley, aged II years.
His widow survives.
SEYMOUR.-At Wakefield, N. H.
Jan. %, 1908, Edward D. Seymour,
aged 73 years. He served in Co. F,
7th Mass. His widow survives him.
DIKEMAN.-At Newark Valley, n.
Y, Feb. 9, 1908, George r. Dikeman.
He was born Oct. 2. 1888, in Candor,
N. Y; served as Corporal, Co. K, 5th
N. Y. Cav, from Dec. 81, 1868, to July
10, 1865.
SMITH-At New Albany, Kan, Jan.
9, 1908, John o. Smith, aged IS years.
Comrade Smith served in Co. E, 101st
Ill. Two children survive him.
SARGENT.-At his home near New
Albany, Kan, Sept. IA, 1907, T. J. Sar-
gent, aged 65 years. Comrade Sargent
served in Co. K, 4th Ind. Cav. He is
survived by a widow and two children.
aURREY.-At Usage. Iowa, Feb. 2,
1908. Lewis Murrey. aged 81 years. He
served in Co. G, 9th Iowa. Two daugh-
ters and a son survive him.
BAILEY.-At Mesier, Ore, February,
1908, J. P. Bailey, aged 6S years. He
served in Co. B, 7th Ohio.
HARE.-At Galesyille, Wis, Feb. 7,
1908. Frank Hare. He enlisted July
16, 1851, in Co. B, 9Th Wis; was pro-
moted to Corporal; wounded May 5,
1854, at Wilderness, and taken prisoner
by the enemy. Suffered amputation of
wounded foot while prisoner and two
amputations of the limb after his ex-
change. He leaves a. widow and chill
dren.
DUNCAN.-At Shady Grove, Tenn.
Feb. IL, 1908, I. A. Duncan. He was
born March 25, 1928; served as Cap
tain of Co. c, 9Th Tenn. Cav. A daugh-
ter and six grandchildren survive him.
SMITH.-At Kansas City, Mo-, June
10, 1907, VIM. H. Smith, aged 66 years:
was born at Marietta, o., in 1889, and
served under Admiral Porter; was in
the Red River Expedition. and contin-
ued in the service until the end of the
war. His father and an only brother
served in the Union army. All the men
of the family served thru the war, re-
turning without wound. He leaves a
widow, two sons and daughter.
SUTHERLAND.-At his home in
Saginaw. Mich, March s, 1907, David
j. Sutherland, aged 81 years. He served
in Co. A. 9Th Mich. from 1861 to 1865,
was a member of d. ID. Donnely Post,
S07, G. A. r., Saginaw He was a faith
full soldier and an esteemed citizen. He
is survived by his widow, a son and two
daughters.
DUVALL.-At Hornby, N. Y, March
5. 1908, Albert Duvall. He was born
Dec. 1, 1874. in Montgomery County,
n. Y; served in Co. X. 9th N Y. H. A:
is survived by his second wife, two
daughters and three sons.
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Were Y0u There.

Editor National Tribune: In 1864
my mother and family lived in the su-
burbs of Little Rock, Ark. At that
time Gen. Steele was in command. and
a Capt. F. G. Loring was in command
of the camp near my mothers house
They took possession of our house, and
used it for a hospital / was boy al
the time, and remember the pile OF legs
and arms that were amputated from
the wounded soldiers. / write this
thinking some of the soldiers who were
there might want to correspond with
me. / would much like TO hear from
some one who went thru those trying
times. My mothers name was Jane A
Marlow.-Charles NARROW. Fairfax
MINI.
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EIy,s Ford.

Editor National Tribune: You state
the water at Ely's Ford, on the Rapidan
was about three feet deep. My recol
lection is that it was from four to 81,
feet deep nearly all the way across w,
took off all our clothes and held every.
thing over our heads. The current was
about two miles per hour 1t was sale
that two or three men were drowned
but none of them belonged to my regi.
ment, the 146th n. Y.-F. S. White, 32l
Park Ave, Swarthmore, Pa
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The s0th Indt

Editor National Tribunei Please give
a short sketch of the Soth ind.-Joseph
Van Mater, Algiers, Hid. 'f-7~'- r
The seth Ind Was organized al
Princeton and Indianapolis in Septem-
Der, 1862, and mustered out June %,
1865, the recruits transferred to the
129th Ind. 1t was commanded by Col.
Chas. DENLY, who resigned Jan. II,
1868, succeeded by Col Lewis Brooks.
who also resigned Aug. of the same
year. Col. James l.. Culbertson then
took command, resigning Jan. %, 1864.
succeeded By Lieut.-Col. Alfred ID.
Owens, in command at time of muster
out. 1t belonged to Hascall's Division.
Twenty-third Corps, and lost 20 killed
and 172 from disease, etc.-sditor Ma
tionai Tribune.
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The Next Day

Ammunition replenished we moved
out on the field before daylight, the
brigade forming in two lines on a slope
about half way between the front line
and the canal Sykes's Second Division
(Regulars) had taken our place on the
front line.
No heavy firing occurred this day, but
the sharpshooting was active. Both
divisions had to lie close to the ground,
and even then the casualties during
the day were great. To raise ones
head or put up Il cap on a ramrod
would instantly draw a shot That
night the brigade was taken back into
the city and bivouacked in the street,
near the Court House, until the evacua-
tion of the city.
l have given you the whole story. SO
as TO enable you to comprehend the
correction desired.-S. w. Hill, Co. +,
i55th Pa, Pittsburg, Pa.
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Our Flag Defenders.
Loyal Women" from 81 to 65.

They are especially prepared for that
occasion, and will "make a hit" havin g
a young lady and young man recite them.
/ have read these poems, and they are
full of real merit and patriotism.-E. A.
YontZ, Adjutant, Russell Post. Il. Fair
bury, Neb.
..'Our Flags Defenders is a tribute OF
merited praise to the living well as to
the dead soldier, and is full of patriotism
Loyal Women of 81 to $50 is none the
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If you order now another fine poem,
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ALLABACH.s BRIGADE.
1t Went as Near as Any Others to the
Deadly Stone Wall at Fredericksburg

Editor National Tribune: have read
with interest and pleasure, your thrill
ing description of the Battle of Fred
ericksburg, Va, Dec. IS, 1862.
In case You repnblish in book form,
/ would like to suggest one correction.
You say that when the men of Ala
bach's Brigade (Second Brigade. Third
Division, Fifth Corps, reached the
front they found the veterans lying
on the ground, completely convinced
of the absolute hopeiessness of the
assault, who implored them to save
themselves from needless slaughter
by following their example. In spite
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The Air Full of Canister and Bullet.

The men of the 155th and 123d. in
their proper order, quickly lay down
on the slope in front of Hancock's men
and began to load and fire. Several
times the order ran along the line
cease firing" fix bayonets," without
any order to forward" The regi-
mental officers were in their places, but
nothing could be heard.
The air was full of canister and
minies, cannon shot Were sweeping
close overhead, straight along the line
from right to left and from left to
right, but mostly from the right Grim
old Gen. Humphreys was sitting on his
horse right In rear of the men, looking
cross and SAVAGE Col. Allen was walk
ing up and down the line.
Finally, after the third order to fix
bayonets, the line of the brigade got
started forward again 1t may be we
got quite as far forward as the first
time, but possibly not Any way, il
seemed impossible to pass that fated
dead line. The result same as the first
time-more men were left on that dead
line, more went streaming to the rear
wounded, and the rest dropped in posi-
ton in front of Hancock's men and
resumed firing.
Just then Tyler's Brigade, first four
regiments in two lines (same formation
as Allabach's) came charging over the
line in splendid shape and advanced
just about the same distance we did
(no farther), then seemed to suddenly
stop, fire their muskets, melt down and
go rushing back, leaving a windrow of
dead. The left of their line did not
quite come down to my company.
A little later they came back on an
other charge, reached about the same
place, with precisely the same result.
The rebel line was a continuous sheet
of flame. The guns on the hill in
lunets We're belching canister; two
cannon were run out on the side OF
the hill outside of the lunets and
worked mercilessly.
L tried firing at them, but don't know
if my gun had range enough Our
line was a steady sheet of musketry.
but the powder used was so inferior
that 1t fouled the barrels and made re-
loading very labOrious
The corpses that covered the ground
in our front seemed to be kept con-
stantly in motion from the kick of the
rebel bullets striking them; some of
them must have been cut to tatters.
The sun was slowly sinking a blood
red disk in the smoke behind the hill
in our front. How we watched it sink,
hoping to live till dark.
AS IL grew dark, the order was passed
along the line to move off. We went for
our knapsacks and then into the edge
of the town, to sleep. Later we were
called up, marched down towards the
river to meet an ammunition wagon.
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Staes Emineny Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

of all efforts the men did this, and
Joined the rest in the fire upon the
enemy behind the stone wall"
Part of this is true and the most of
it not correct. The men of Allabach's
Brigade went as near the stone wall
on their first charge as any others that
day. Some men o. Hancocks Division,
who witnessed it, subsequently gave
me their opinion that we went little
farther. On our second attempt we
did not get quite so far to the front.
Will you kindly permit a participant
who carried an altered Harper's Ferry
musket CSC buck and BALD on that
charge, to give you correct state
ment?
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Going to the Front.

While lying on the outer street in
Fredericksburg, screened from the en-
emy by a board fence, the order was
given to go out on the field left in
front" AS my regiment 155th Pa.
Vol, Col. E. Jay Allen), was the left
of the brigade that day, we led the
brigade (out Caroline street, 1 think)
on the double quick, crossed the canal
on small bridge and turned column
left into the field AS by some mistake
the regiment went out right in front, on
arriving at a depression in front of
the canal bank, the regiment formed
line. ION right by file into line" rather
tedious for the amount of missiles pass
ing overhead. The brigade was formed
in two lines at close distance-155th
on the left, 1880 on the right, 123d in
rear of 155th and 131st in rear of the
13Sd-all Pennsylvania regiments
While the other three regiments were
arriving and. forming, the 155th was
directed to pile knapsacks against the
bank of the canal. When the brigade
was formed, the command was given,
Forward-guide center-march,' and
moved at a walk-arms at right
shoulder-up out of the depression to
the level meadow. The alignment of
the brigade was maintained at walk
with as beautiful line as ever wit
neSSeu OH any uTill ullttl WIllliu d it"
feet of the men who were fighting, ly
ing down on a small slope of about
three or four feet in 20-probably six
or eight ranks deep When within 40
or so feet of the men lying down, our
line broke into a double-quick with a
cheer. In going thru~these men some
of our men lay down, and I presume
some were shot. One of the men lying
down, with 5th n. H. (brass letters) on
his cap, pulled N.Y. overcoat skirt vio-
lently and motioned me to lie down;
a Captain lying there motioned me to
go forward. Our cDlors were still go
ing forward, and L went.
The brigade line went about 100 feet
beyond the line of battle, lying down,
when it seemed to suddenly slacken,
halt and melt away. Men were fall
ing over each other-two and three
deep-and the balance streaming back
to the line of troops. 1t seemed as if
every fellow fired his musket before
starting back.
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MEMORIAL DAY.

To Crane Army Fosts Everywhere.
Comrades: If you wish to have some
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CHARLOTTESVILLE.
CONTINUED from page two }

when Gen. Steinwchr returned from es-
corting Barlow's Brigade below the Fur
mace he found them behind the rifle pit
and maintaining their position with
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MUSTERED OUT.

(To be continued.)
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Gen. Pleasonton made large claims
for what he had done in the way of