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The I1fh Pa. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: If it is no
asking too much I wish you would give
a short sketch of the 18th Pa. Cav
II. P. Minton, Bemidji, Minn.
The 11th Pa. Cav, one of Fox's fight
ing regiments. was organized at Phila
delphia from August to October, 1861
and finally mustered out Aug IS, 1865
1t was first commanded by Col. Josiah
Harlan, who was discharged Aug 20
1862, followed by Col. Samuel P. Spear
who resigned May 9, 1865. Col. Frank
lin A. Stratton then took command, re-
tanning the same till muster-out. The
11th was raised originally as an indie
pendent regiment. several of its COM
papies coming from other States. Its
active service began in May, 1862, five
of its companies serving with Gen. Nc
Clellan on the Peninsula. 1t was also
known as the "10Sth Pa. Vol" and as
''Harlan's Iowa Cav" Its total enroll
ment was 2.123 men. 1t belonged to
Kautzs Division, Cavalry Corps, and
lost 119 killed and $50 from disease
etc.-Editor National Tribune.
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MILITARY DRILL.
II should BE Obligatory in All schools
as Method of Physical Training.

Editor National Tribune: So many af
our young men return from the schools
10 enter the ministry or the legal and
medical professions with their shoulders
stopped and heads bowed down and
hollow-chested, and when one stands
the feet are far apart or all the weight
of the body is on one foot. He seems
not to know that his arms were made
to hang by his side when not in r-e.
and when he walks along the street his
movement is awkward and staggering:
IN TACT, there is nothing graceful about
ms pose or movement. All of this i'm
presses us that our school system is de-
fective in the physical education of our
youth. A physical education is as essen
tial to health as 1T is to beauty of form
and graceful movement
1t Is admitted that the military drill
Is the best physical education IT is
further admitted that the education of
the body should be secured while the
body is growing, before the muscles and
bones become hard and fixed There
fore. the body should be educated while
the boy is in school The military drill
requires the body to be exercised with
every member of that body in its nat
ural position. Thus the body must be
erect, with the head up, shoulders
square and thrown back the arms
straight and hanging by the sides, with
Dut a shgnt swing when walking: when
standing the knees must be straight and
the heels together. If our boys were
exercised in drilling thus from eight to
20 years of age, it would add much to
the health and longevity as well as to
grace and symmetry. In order to secure
this much-needed improvement our
school laws will have to be changed, so
as to make this drill a part of our
school curriculum, and provide a drill
master just the same as we now pro-
vide teacher of vocal music or any
other branch.
One drillmaster could have charge os
all the schools in a town or village.
When the pupils have sufficiently mas
tered the field movements they should
have cheap uniforms and painted wood
en- guns and be drilled in the manual of
arms. This would make it very attrac-
tive to the boys and add enthusiasm
The different schools could compete
with each other in this exercise as they
now do in the ball game Then finally,
if the building and maintaining of a
large Navy is a guaranty of the peace
of the world, would not generation of
American boys thus thoroIy drilled
greatly strengthen that guaranty? If
the worst should come, who can esti-
mate the value of this preparation p
VIM. Beauchamp, Olathe, Kan.
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airy to return and report at corps head
quarters"
Heward's Brave but ynayai.iaE Efforts.
zen. O. o. Howard. who. with Gen.
Steinwehr. commander of the Third Di-
vision, had accompanied Barlow in his
march toward Sickies, was promptly
informed of the disaster, and returned
at gallop to make heroic but .aaua!i-
ing efforts to rally the men, and make
a stand against the avalanche which
Jackson was rolling up before him.
Both Howard and Steinwehr seized flags
and galloped into the midst of the fugi-
tiveS, and by turns Sternly ordered and
earnestly besought them to rally and
make stand. Many hundreds did so.
rallying on Buschbeck's Brigade, and
for a moment stemmed Jackson's onset.
BY this time Jackson's line had become
so disorganized that he had only four
brigades of his center with him. He
then demonstrated his greatness as a
leader. He did not halt for an instant
to reform his men, but pushed on with
what he had, which was sufficient to
oyerwheim all Howard had with him.
Steinwehr and Howard We're Jackson's
full equals in determination and cour-
age, but the game was going irretriev-
ably against them.
Gen. Howard in his official report,
gives this explanation:
Nov, as to the cause of the disaster
to my corps:
First Tho constantly threatened and
apprised of the moving of the enemy,
yet the woods were so dense that he
was able to mass large force, whose
exact Whereabouts neither patrols re-
connoissances nor scouts ascertained.
He succeeded in forming a column
opposite to and outf1anking my right.
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The 18th Ind.

Editor National Tribune: Will yol
kindly give short history of both reg
iments designated the 18th Ind "A B
Chilcote, 254 RosesAye., Columbus, o.
The 18th Ind was organized aat In.
dianapolis in May. 1861, for one year
and mustered out May 16, 1862. Il
was commanded by Col. John NJ. wal
lace, who resigned Aug. 6, 1861, sue
ceeded by Col. Wm.- H. Link, and los
"a from disease, etc.
The 18th Ind. was organized at In.
dianapolis also, from May 81 to Aug
81. 1862, and mustered out June 8
1865. 1t was commanded by Col VIM
H. Link, who died of wounds Sept 20
1862, received at Richmond, KY, sue
ceeded by Col. Reuben Williams, brey-
cited Brigadier-General, in command
at the time of muster-out. 1t belonged
to Osterhaus's Division, Fifteenth Corps
and lost 100 killed and 195 from dis
ease, etc.-Editor National Tribune.
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The Sth Wis.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of the Sth Wis.-Henry
Phillips, Peyton, Colo.
The Sth Wis. was organized at Madi-
son from September to October, 1861
and finally mustered out Sept. 5, 1865
1t was commanded by Col. Robert c.
Murphy, who was dismissed JAN 10
1868, succeeded by Col. George w. Rob-
bins, who was discharged Sept. 1, 1868
Col. John w. Jefferson then took COM
mand, retaining the same until mus
tered out upon expiration of his term
of service. Sept. is, 1864, and at the
time of final muster-out the regiment
was commanded by Lieut. William
B. Britton. 1t belonged to Mowers Di-
vision, Sixteenth Corps, and lost 50 killed
and 221 from disease, etc.-Editor Ma
tiOnal Tribune.
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The eth Conn.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of the 7th Conn.-Thos
Smith, East Killingly, Conn.
The 7th Conn, one of Cox's 800 fight
ing regiments, was organized at New
Haven, Sept. 13. 1851, and finally mus
tered out July 20, 1865. 1t was first
commanded by Col. Alfred H. Terry,
who was promoted April 25, 1862, to
Brigadier-General, succeeded by Col.
Joseph r. Hawley, also promoted to
the same rank Sept II, 1864. Col.
Seager S. Atwell then took command,
retaining the same till muster-out The
7th displayed great nerve and gallantry
in it's first battle-James Island-where,
when ordered to retire, it stopped,
dressed it's alignment under fire, and
retired by battalion front as if on dress
parade. 1t belonged to Terry's Division,
Tenth Corps, and lost 16S killed and
1876 from disease, etc.-Editor National
Tribune.
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aHSzZAMuulalMyNM
4 ~ 7QudGazNy6uzY,|
ry JOHN McELR0Y.

, immediate presence. of his enemy, and
| it is one of the oldest maxims of wal
that your enemy is always where you
least expect him to be. Devens had
been for two days in that position, and
it is not too harsh to say that any
competent soldier would have been
thoroly acquainted with the ground in
his front, with his pickets and videts
advanced to where they could have a
i full field of observation. The eXplana-
ton Devens makes in his official report
dated Aug. l, 1863, is provokingly fee
BILE He says:
About II a. m. a large moving col
umn, in which could plainly be distin-
gushed infantry. artillery, cavalry and
wagons, was seen moving rapidly from
point to the left of our position to-
ward our right. with the evident in
tention of either passing around our
right or of retreating. OF this fact the
Major-General commanding the corps
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The 18th Mich.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of my old regiment, the
14th Mich.-Wil1iam Luke, Holland, o.
The 14th Mich was organized at Ypsi-
lanti and Detroit from January to Feb
ruary, 1862, and finally mustered out
July Is, 1865. 1t was commanded first
by Col. Robert P. Sinclair, who resigned
Nov 10, 1862, followed by Col. Menry
r. Mizner of the Regular Army, who
was in command at the time of muster
out 1t belonged to Davis's Division,
Fourteenth Corps, and lost SO killed and
1877 from disease, etc.-Editor National
Tribune.
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IN JACKSON, IN FRONT PLANE
ROAD.

confronted more emergencies than they
had.
A large portion of the responsibility
falls upon Gen. Devens. who unques-
tionably was a gallant soldier, with an
experience beginning at Balls Bluff.
Devens's maner was unfortunate, ex-
hibiting entirely too much self-sufti-
cheney and too little consideration for
the Knowledge and experience of men
who were his equals in every respect.
il is strange that a man who had seen
as much OF war as Devens should have
allowed his division 10 be placed in
such an unfortunate position, and have
Shown such astounding Indifference as
to what might be in his front. That
Devens should not have consi antiy kept
ont reconnaissance on his front and
right flank, and not have had his regi-
ments ana divisions in order of mutual
support. is beyond reconcilement with
fhis high reputation as soldier before
and after the event. He was in the
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The 10th Pm.

Editor National Tribune: In the issue
of Nov. q you state that the above reg
iment was organized at Harrisburg and
Lewistown, Oct. "a, 1861. I beg leave
to differ, as it was organized at Harris
burg Sept. IA, 1861. Co. E, Capt. Zol-
linger, was from Lewistown. Thomas
NJ. Hulings was our first Major, but he
was not a Regular by any means. After
the resignation of Lieut.-CoI VIM. Bris-
bane he was promoted in his stead, and
to Colonel of the regiment April -
1S62.-William Fry, Mexico, Pa.
the 49th was taken directly from the
official records-Editor National Trib-
une.
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But neither he nor any of his principal
subordinates seem to have thought of
this. Howard was absent from his
corps to join in an imaginary pursuit.
taking with him all his reserves and
leaving his headquarters under the
charge of some bumptious young Aids.
AS is too often the case with young
Aids, they supposed themselves to be
immensely superior in military knowl-
edge and experience TO the latest ac-
cession to the army-the Eleventh
Corps-regarding its officers as fresh
and inexperienced and full of imaginary
terrors in the presence of the enemy.
These staff officers did not know that
the Eleventh Corps was far from being
composed wholly of new troops, and
thai the officers, whom they repulsed
with an Irritating superiority of man
net, had seen more campaigning and
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was Immediately apprised by me, but
he had already become. aware OF it.
Shortly after skirmishing took place
along the line of my Second Brigade,
caused by some rebel cavalry, indi-
eating the vicinity of the enemy's pick
cts. Soon after two men, who stated
that.-they, had been, sent out from an
other portion of the line as scouts, We're
brought in by my pickets, reporting
that the enemy were moving in great
force upon our right flank. They were
Immediately sent by me to corps head
quarters, under charge of a trusty Ser
geant, with orders that after reporting
to Gen. Howard they should at once
proceed to the headquarters of the Ma
jor-General commanding the army.
Several reeonnoissances, made by a
small body of cavalry placed at my dis
position, discovered early in the after
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The 10th Ill.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short sketch of the 18th Ill.-James
Bilderback, Cumberland, Iowa.
The 10th Ill. was organized al
Quincy and Springfield, Oct. T., 1862
and mustered out Aug. 26, 1865. 1t was
commanded by Col. Thomas J. Kinney
brevet Brigadier-G all thru its
service. and belonged to Veatch's Divi-
sion, Sixteenth Corps, losing "a killed
and 1873 from disease, etc.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune.
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Hoods SarsapariIIa
To be Taken Now
FOR SpPTNC AIT.MENTC

All blood diseases, stomach. liver and
kidney complaints, loss of appetite, thai
tired feeling, and all low or rundown
conditions of the system.
1t has done great things for others,
and it will wonderfully help you.
In usual liquid form or in the new
form of chocolate coated tablets called
Sarsatabs. Sold by druggists or mailed
on receipt of price by
G. I: Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
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The 123d Ind.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short sketch of the 123d Ind.-C. Ow.
ings, Dunning, Neb.
The 123d Ind. was organized at In
dianapolis, Terre Haute and Greensburs
from Nov. rs, 1868, to March 7, 1864
and mustered out Aug. 25, 1865. 1t was
commanded by Col. John G, McQuston
brevetted Brigadier-General March 13
1865, belonged to Hascalrs Division
Twenty-third Corps. and lost 81 killed
and 1872 from disease, etc.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune.
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noon bodies of the enemy's cavalry
moving upon our right One of these
portions, under the command of Lieut.
(Henry T.1 Davis, of my staff, was fired
upon, and the fact Immediately reported
by him to the Major-General command
ing the corps. Col. Won Gilsa's skir-
mishers were. between and o'clock
in the afternoon, attacked by the skir-
mishers of the enemy, with the evident
intention of feeling our position. After
this Col. Won Gilsa's skirmishers were
pushed further to the front, and the
Mator-General commanding the corps
again rode down the line. After his
return a company of cavalry was sent
me for the purpose of making further
examination of the woods. which ex-
animation, tho not thoroly made, was
still sufficient to show that the enemy's
cavalry were deployed along the front
of my First Brigade, accompanied by
some pieces of horse artillery. l di-
rected the Captain commanding the cav
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Where is HORACE 4. Little.

Isaac Kear. Co. E, 4th N. Y. Cav.
1908 w. Bridge ST., Streator, ILL.,, has
forwarded to The National Tribune the
discharge of Horace A Little, Co. E,
23d Ohio. Comrade Little or his family
can secure this discharge by writing
to The National Tribune.
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CHAPTER VIII.

SToNEWAIL JACKSONS DEATH.
The End of the Fighting On Saturday
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Flank Movement
Arrested SiclkIess Midnight Battle-A
Spectacular Struggle in the Dark
Woods.
Responsibility for the Disaster.
From what has been said, it will be
clearly perceived that the first and
great cause of the disaster was the
firm conviction at army headquarters
that Lee was in rapid retreat and that
the main duty was pursuit. Had Hook
ier been in his senses his military edu-
cation would have taught him caution,
since feigning flight is one of the oldest
and most constant strategems of war.
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Address Wanted.

The address is wanted of Jacob N.
Potter, who was Second Lieutenant of
Co. A., seth Ill.,: also complete records
of Co. A, by Edmund P. Walker. Cap
tain. Co. A. seth ILL.,, 1925 F ST., Wash
ington, D. C.
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RECENT LITERATURE.

THE BEACH AT LEWES. DEL. BY
Maj. William F. De Knight. Pub.
1iShed by The National Tribune Co..
WASHINGTON n q
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06
Sentences Enforced.

Three of the respondents sentenced
under proceedings conducted by
special attorney Amos h. Butler for
violation of the liquor law at the last
term of the Supreme judicial Court,
George Washburn of Madison, and
Henry Burgess and William Willett OF
Fairfield, are now serving time on
their sentences, at Somerset jail. The
fines imposed against them in connec-
tion with the Jail sentences have not
been paid as yet, but it is expected
that they will be as failure to settle
fines and costs would result in leng-
thening the term of imprisonme mt as
provided for at the time sentence was
imposed William Murtha and Mel
son BARLEY paid Immediately after
imposition of sentence as previously
reported.
Among the othef respondents,
William Howard of Arson and his
clerk, Charles r. Kelley of Madison
have absented themselves from the
county and state and their bonds
been defaulted. This is also the case
with Frank NJ. Cotton of Fairfield. 1t
is understood that in each case where
bonds have been defaulted that pro
ceedings will be instituted in the
March term of court to collect the
various amounts of the bondsmen.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06
Temperature for January.

Through the courtesy of Night
Waterman q. w. Steward we are able
to give the table below regarding the
temperature for the month of Janu
uary of the present year. The OBJ
servations were taken by the Their
mometer at Parker K Nays store at a
quarter past three each morning. 1t
should be borne in mind that the
hour named is not the coolest of the
night. The mercury reaches the
lowest point at about six a. M, and
observations taken at the time would
probably show four degrees colder
than the ones here given. The fig
ures given below indicate tempera
lures above zero, except those of the
Doth and 3ist, VIII oh were the number
of degrees stated below the zero
mark
January 1. Is above; 2, IS; 3, IA; !,
IL; B, 30; 8, 4; 7, s; 8, 45; 9, 20; TO-,
10; Il, %; II, 24 -, %; IA, zero ID,
II above; Is, IA Il, /; IS, 20;' 10, ~;
20, below; u, above; %, 30; %,
10; "a, 8; Is, II: %, 10; 81, 40; %, 5;
30, 20; 30, Q; 81, 8 below.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06
Lecture by payson Smith.

The first February meeting OF the
skowhegan Woman's Club, as noted
i'll their annual calendar, was given
over to a lecture by Payson Smith OF
Auburn, State Superintendent of
Schools, and this occurred at the
Bethany Church last evening. The
guests of the club on this occasion in
cluded teachers and students of the
Skowhegan schools, who had receiv-
ed general invitation to attend, as
well as those who came on personal
invitation from the several club mem
bers. d. w. Colby, superintendent
of the Skowhegan Schools, introduce
ed the speaker. Mr.. Smiths address
discussed the financial, moral and
social obligations of the public with
regard TO education, and told of his
own observations as a teacher, and as
local and state superintendent. The
truths of the lecture were enforced
by many apt illustrations in the form
of stories and anecdotes. Mr.. Smith
spoke in the most complimentary
manner of the school system of our
town and from him, probably the best
authority in the state, We learn that
Skowhegan is regarded as in advance
OF the average community in school
matters. His illusion to our manual
training department., so recently es-
tabiished and in 80 large degree
attributable to the efforts OF Skowhe
gan club women, was especially graft
tying. 1t seems that we were the first
town in the state to place manual
training in the school curriculum and
that even now other than Skowhegan,
there are in Maine but five communi-
ties-all cities-that maintain it as a
part of their public instruction.
The lecture cannot fail to arouse
new interest in educational matters
and it must be recognized az one OF
the many things of great public ad
vantage that have come through the
work of the Skowhegan Woman's
Club in the twenty Ave years of its
existance.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06
Keith,s Boston Theatre

The bill arranged for the entertain
ment of the patrons OF Keith's the
coming week contains the names of
no less than four stars of head line
magnitude Horace Goldin, Julius
Steger, Grace Hazard and Whit Cum
life.
Horace Goldin's inventive skill and
mt chanical ability, combined with his
deftRess 4ls a conjuror have made him
the foremost magician of The day, one
whose illusions are simply marvell-
Gus. Since his last engagement in
Boston he has made tour of Europe,
where he mystified all who saw him,
even the magicians who tried to imi-
tate him, but were baffied. Goldin
has several new tricks that have
never before been shown in Boston.
A return visit from Julius Steger
and his company in "The Fifth Com
mandment" will be a most welcome
event, for vaudeville has never seen
a more pleasing playlet 1t is full of
heart interest and az played by Mr..
Steger and his very competent sup
port it ranks as a classic.
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In Memoriam.

Ot thu many men who nave hVe3
have lately passed on, much OF the
time being spent in business and pup
lie service, none * more sincerely
mourned by his friends than Henri
X. White. who lived the most OF his
life here in SkoW hogan. OF his busi-
ness career the REPORTER has al
ready chronicied
Mr.. White was the eldest son "
John Harvey and Clarissa BickneR
White He was married Aug. =
1855. TO Miss Jane b. Parker, second
daughter of Aaron and Sarah Parker.
OF this union were born two children,
Lillian Parker, and J. Harvey White,
Lillian was the life and light OF Lb%
home and always ready 10 assist il
every good enterprise, whether fot
public good, charity or church, and
in tins she was always supported and
abetted by her father. After snort
illness she passed on to the higher
life, MAY 10. 1909. 1his loss, and M.
Whites distress AT the loss of Mn
Whites sight seemed TO be the be
ginning OF failing health, and he
gradually failed from that time.
Three years ago he suffered par
alytic shock. from which he neyeF
fully recovered.
All that Il father could be 10 fam
ily he was. never so engrossed IL
business that he could not think o.
them and plan tor their happiness
and his failing health and she con
slant care which came 10 Mrs. White
7 81. L.. y Nh -