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Generals and Their Commands.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
please answer the following questions
thru the columns of your paper?
/. What was the name of the army
which Kirby Smith commanded in his
Tennessee and Kentucky campaign and
also in the Red River campaign against
Banks?
2. What army did Gen. Dick Taylor
command at his surrender to Candy in
1865?
8. What General commanded Confed-
crate Army Of the Mississippi, also
Trans Mississippi?
4. Which General had chief COM
mand of the Federal army at Iuka and
Corinth, Grant or Rosecrans byron
M. Maxwell, Marshall, Ill.
/. Maj.-Gen. E. Kirby, Smith COM
manded the Department of East Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Northern Georgia
and Western North Carolina when he
advanced into Kentucky and defeated
Gen. Nelson near Richmond.
g. Maj.-Gen. Richard Taylor COM
manded the Army Of the Louisiana
when he fought Banks. Heicommanded
the troops east of the Mississippi when
he surrendered to Canby. -
8. Lieut.-Gen. afterwards GEM Kir-
by Smith commanded the Confederate
Department of the Trans Mississippi
until the end of the war
4. Gen. Grant hadocommand OF the
Department of the Tennessee at ~1uka
and Corinth, in which Gen. Rosecrans,
commanding the Army of the Missis-
sippi, was operating.@Edftor National
Tribune. za '-A '@s'
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The 18th N. Y. Engineers and the 1osd

Editor National Tribune: I would
like you to give short sketch of the
18th N. Y. Engineers and also the 1896
n. Y.-Nathan w. Yoder, r. F. D., Ro.
mulus. N. Y.
The 18th N. Y. Engineers WIS organ
lied in New York City June IT. 1861
for two years, and mustered out June
25, 1863. 1t was commanded by Col
John Mcleod Murphy. who resigned
Dec. II. 1852, succeeded by Col Clin-
ton G. Colgate, in command at the time
of muster-out. 1t lost seven silled and
The 103d N. Y. was crga lied at Ell
mira and New York City in March,
1862, for three years. and at the ex-
piration of this term the original men,
bers were mustered out and the veter-
ans and recruits consolidated into a
battalion of three companies and re-
tained in service. It was commanded
by Col. Benz. Ringgold, who died OF
wounds in May, 1863, followed by Col
Baron f. w. EglOffstein, who was dis
charged in November of tBe same year,
and who was in turn succeeded by Col
William Heine, mustered, out April 81,
1865, upon the expiration of his term
of service. 1t belonged. to Rodman's
Division, Ninth Corps, and lost Sc killed
and 1o2 from disease. etc.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune
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THE FIGHT AT REAMs' STATION.
The Worst Day in the Second Corps's
History

Editor National Tribune: Please give
an account Of the fight at Reams' Sta
ton in 1864.-S. Mccall, Corona, Ill.
There were several fights at Reams'
Station in 1864, as the Army of the
Potomac made repeated efforee- 20 cut
| the Weldon Railroad, an important line
| of supplies for Lees army. The first
was June 20, when Kautzs Division
| fought Fitzhugh Lees cavalry at that
point in endeavoring to rescue Gen.
Wilson's expedition, sent out to cut the
Petersburg Railroad. At that time the
enemy had massed very superior
force, and Kautz's and Wilson's Divi-
captured, IL guns abandoned and the
| wagons, ammunition and supplies of
the two divisions being generally
burned The Weldon Railroad was left
in good working shape up as far as the
Globe Tavern, which was within days
hauling by wagon. Of Petersburg. An
expedition, consisting of the First and
Second Divisions of the Second Corps
and Gregg's Cavalry, was sent to de-
stroy the road as far as Rowanty Creek,
about 13 miles from the left of the
Fifth corps, which would oblige the
enemy to haul their supplies more than
80 miles. By the night of Aug. "a the
as far as Malone's Crossroads, about
three miles south Of Reams' Station,
and had still about FIVE miles Of road to
destroy. The infantry was held at
Reams' Station. This was too menac-
ing movement to not receive the at
tention OF the Confederates, and A. P.
Hill was sent with a large part of his
own corps, some assistance from Long
street and two divisions Of cavalry un-
der Ger Wade Hampton.
Hancoch men occupied the intrench-
uent whiCh had been thrown up by
.kautZ IN the previous June, with Glib
ho0's Second Division holding the left
ID Miles's First Division on the right.
force of the enemy was estimated
: rom 5000 to 10000, and they at
tackled with great vigor, preceding the
advance with a heavy cannonade. A
part of the Union line was broken, and
some of the new troops did not behave
creditably. Two of our batteries were
captured, but Gen. Miles rallied the
61st N. Y, and, striking the enemy in
flank. retook one of the batteries and
a portion of the works. Hampton dis
mounted his cavalry, and sent them in
onsfOot against Gregg's Cavalry, which
at first drove them back. Gregg was,
however, forced to retire and form on
the left of the new line which Gen.
Gibbon had established. Reinforce
ments were ordered up from the left of
the Army of the Potomac, but they did
not succeed in reaching the battlefield
until too late. At night the expedition
withdrew to the lines of the army Gen.
Hancock reports loss of 610 officers
and enlisted men killed and wounded,
with the proportion of officers being
unusually large. His missing numbered
1,762, making total of 2,372, with a
loss Of nine guns. Gen. A. P. Hill re-
ported his loss to be 720, almost entire
iy killed and wounded. He claimed to
have captured IL stands OF colors, nine
guns, 10 caissons, 2,150 prisoners and
Tribune
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The MiddIerwart Family.

The Annual Reunion of the Middle
swart family took place on Thanksgiv-
ing Day at the residence of Mr.. Dye,
near Wade, Washington County, Ohio
The Middleswarts came from Holland
in 1926, and settled in what is now New
York City. One of the brothers was
killed by an Indian, and the other final
ly settled near Germantown, Pa, where
he raised large family. The Middle
swarts have been active in every wal
the country has waged, and there was
a father and four sons in that for the
preservation of the Union. There was
a Middleswart with Washington in the
expedition against Fort Duquesne, one
with Mad Anthony on the Maumee, and
plenty of them on the Potomac and un.
der Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan ant
Grant
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The LIST and I'd Tenn.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
d. Watson, Carbondale, Colo.
The 1st Tenn. was organized at Will
l1amsburg. BarboursvilIe and Camp
Dick Robinson in August and Septem-
ber, 1861, and the regiment, consolidat-
ed into battalion of two companies of
veterans and recruits, finally mustered
out Aug. 3, 1865. 1t was commanded
by Col. Robert x. Byrd, who was mus
tered out Sept. II, 1864, upon expiration
Negley's Division, Fourteenth Corps.
and lost 40 killed and 1856 from disease,
etc.
The I'd Tenn. was organized at SOM
erset, KY, and upon the expiration of
Its three years service the original
members mustered out. while the vet.
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Confederate Generals.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
please publish the names of the Gen
eral Confederate officers that were
killed and wounded at the battle OF
Franklin. Tenn, Nov. 80, 1864, and
also state If there was any battle of the
civil war where the loss in General
Confederate officers was as great as al
Franklin. K. Merrifield, Co. C, SSth
Ill.
The Confederate General officers
killed at Franklin were Mai.-Gen. Pat
rick r. Cleburne and Brig.-tiens. Arch
ibald Oracle, John Adams, Oscar G.
Strain, s. r. Ghist and H. B. Cranberry.
There has never been a full list pub
lished of the Generals, Colonels. Com
manders of regiments, ETC., wounded.
but very few who led their men into
that desperate assault escaped without
some injury. We think that at no time
during the war were as large a proper
ton of men struck by bullets as among
the Confederates at Franklin.-Editor
National Tribune.
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The G2d N. Y.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of the SID N. Y.-Ed-
ward Tracy, 312 w. 25th St, New York
City.
The 62d N. Y. was organized at New
York City in June and July, 1861, and
finally mustered out Aug. 80, 1855. 1t
was also called Anderson Zouayes, and
was commanded by Col. John l.. Riker,
who was killed in action at Fair Oaks
May 81, 1862, succeeded by Col. David
J. Nevin, who was mustered out upon
expiration of his term of service, June
30, 1864. At the time of final muster
out Lieut.-Col. Theo. B. Hamilton,
brevet Colonel, Aug. /. 1854, was in
command. 1t belonged to Newton's
Division, Sixth Corps, and lost So killed
and "a from disease, etc.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune.
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Death Of Gen. Mann.

Col. and Brevet Brig.-Gen. Orrin J.
Mann, 39th Ill, died Dec. 1a at Oak
Park, ILL.,, and was buried in the Rose
Hill Cemetery. He was born in Char
don, O., in 1888. and became Major Cf
the 3sth Ill. Oct. II. 1861. He rose to
be Colonel of the regiment, and received
the breyet for gallantry before Rich-
mond After the war he was appointed
Collector of Internal Revenue, then
elected to the Legislature, and next
Coroner and Sheriff of Cook County,
III. He was stricken with paralysis in
1891, from which he never recovered.
He attended the last Reunion of the
39th Ill. at Wheaton, AID was received
with loving enthusiasm by his old com.
mand. Joseph S.-Atwood, who writes
the above, says that Gen. Mann was a
good officer, a brave leader, and always
kind and considerate to the men under
him
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like Tom was always maxim q coffin
fur some one. We laid Nancy close to
the deer-run in the woods Deer was
the only wild critters the women wasn't
afeerd of. / reckon she didn't have no
sort o. keer-pore Nancy"
There was no preacher around at the
time of Nancy Lincoln's death, and she
and the Sparrows were laid away with
scant ceremony. This Is said to have
given the young Abraham such deep
sorrow and preyed SO upon his mind
that several months later he prevailed
upon circuit preacher, called David
Elkin, to come and deliver a funeral
sermon over her grave, then covered
by the early Winter SHOWS. DR.. ]. G.
Holland. referring to this event, says
that notice of the coming service was
carried by neighbor to neighbor, till
the whole country around was Informed
of 1t. On the day in question, a beauti-
full Sabbath morning, all the settlers
started for the Lincoln house, some on
foot, some in carts of the rudest con-
struction, some on horseback, two or
even three on one horse, and some in
wagons drawn by oxen. In all 200 peo-
pie were present when the parson came
out of the modest dwelling, still with
out doors, floors or windows. followed
by Thomas and the two children. They
all proceeded to the tree under which
Nancy had been buried, where the par
SON paid a beautiful tribute to the
Christian character and virtues of the
wife and mother. The grave is now in
closed with high iron fence, and over
it is a stone placed there by P. E.
Studebaker, of South Bend, Ind, bear
ing this inscription: Nancy Hanks Lil-
coin, mother Of President Lincoln. die d
Oct. S, A. D. 1878. aged 35 years. Erect.
ed by a friend of her martyred son."
1t Is said that most great men have
been the sons of great mothers Nancy
Hanks may not have been great her
self, but that some of her sons great
ness was due to her there is little
doubt. Her ambition for him awakened
his own; her untiring effort to inspire
rich fruit. From her he got his deep,
fulness and earnestness he drew in with
the milk of aer breast. In the devoted
love of his Christian mother his char
acter took root, and the grand and
beautiful thing 1t became was largely
due to her. Lincoln did not speak
often of his young mother. He could
not. He had known her only as sad
and sweetly patient woman struggling
against awful poverty. Her sufferings
in the cabin with its dirt floor. where
he was born, in the camp" with its
open front. and her last heart-rendingly
pathetic illness in the little house with
no windows, floors or doors, were ever
with him. He simply could not speak
of her. But he has been known to say
that all that was good in him he got
from his two mothers.
ITO be continued)
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Tablet TO Col. Benedict.

On Sunday, Dec. 13, tablet
was dedicated in the College Street
Church, Burlington, VT. to the late
George G. Benedict, editor of the Bur-
lington Free Press. and q lifelong mem-
ber of the church. The Vermont Com-
mandery of the Loyal Legion and the
G. A R. Post were present in a body,
and President NJ. H. Buckham, of the
University of Vermont, paid an elo-
quent tribute to Comrade Benedict's
memory. The tablet states his 81
years as editor, his services in the waH
for the Union, and that the tablet is a
token of loving remembrance from
comrades-in-arInS and friends.
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The eth Ind. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short description of the losses of the
4th Ind. Cav.-W. H. Williams, Burl-
ington, Kan.
The 4th Ind. Cav. was organized at
Indianapolis in August, 1862, and mus
tered out June 20, 1855. 1t was COM
manded by Col. Isaac P. Gray, who re-
signed Feb. II, 1863, succeeded by Col.
Lawrence s. Shuler, who resigned May
16 Of the same year. Col. John A. Plat
ter then took command, who also re-
signed Sept. 8, 1863, followed by Lieut.
Col. John T. Deweese, who resigned
March IL, 1864. followed by Lieut.
Col Horace P. Lamson. in command at
the time of muster-out. 1t belonged to
McCook's Division, Cavalry Corps. and
lost % killed and 108 from disease, etc.
Editor National Tribune.
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A NEW NAME.
1t II Now Mrs. Genevieve Longfeld Lane
Bound to Please.


When the name of Mrs. Genevieve
Hager-Longfield was first presented for
consideration for National President Of
the Ladies of the Grand Army of tie
Republic there was a great howl-in-
deed there was, now-because she was
not the wife of a veteran. Mrs. Long,
field made her campaign on the rela-
tionship of being niece, and she won
out. Then she proceeded to make good
and married veteran.
Now, Ladies of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, what more could you ask
Mrs. Longfield was married to Col.
Allan Lane, Of Portland, Me-, at the
Hotel Brunswick, Boston, last Novem-
ber. The two met at the National En-
campment in Toledo, in September, and
were mutually attracted toward each
other. When Mrs. Longfield went to
Boston, on business connected with the
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, she again met Col. Lane, and
they just up and got married without
letting anybody know anything about
1t. Col. Allan Lane has a beautiful
home in Portland, and Mrs. Lane will
make her home there hereafter. A
splendid reception was given them IN
Portland, when they went home, and
when Mrs. Lane came back to her old
home in Chicago she was the recipient
of many receptions and dinners and
iutCGcS, Lie fcIy idl 6Cot, Pcfldpos oC-
ing that given her by Thomas Circle, of
Chicago, of which she is an honored
member. The hall was beautifully dec
Grated in the National colors. and was
filled to overfiowing with the many
friends of this popular President. Amid
loud applause Mrs. Lane was received
with all the honors of the Order. She
is woman of letters, well read and
highly educated. She is member of
several organizations and held in high
esteem by all, and worthy Of the dfstin-
guished honors bestowed upon her. Mrs.
Lane is an easy and convincing speaker.
Is refined and uRassuming, but possesses
ability and dignity BETTING her rank.
Mrs. Lane accompanied Commander
in-Chief Nevius and Mrs. Mary L. Gill
man, National President of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps, to Salt Lake City
to make arrangements for the National
Encampment next year, and will now
| be found in her new home in Portland
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The 1ath Ohio Ind.n., n.t,.,v.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
q short history Of the 18th Ohio Ind'p't
Battery. NJ Beelman, 32S s. Park
Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
The 18th Ohio Ind'p't Battery was
organized at Camp Jackson June s,
1851, and finally mustered out July 10.
1865. 1t was originally Co. d of the
26th Ohio, detached as the 18th Ohio
L. A. March II, 1862. 1t was COM
manded by Capt. Aaron c. johnson,
who was mustered out upon expiration
of his term of service. June 25, 1864,
succeeded by Capt. Frank Jackson, who
esigned April 29. 1865. At the time
OF final muster-out Capt. Alfred Noecke
was in command of the battery. 1t be-
longed to Steinwehr's Division. Eleventh
Corps, and lost three killed and II
from disease, etc.-Editor National
Tribune.
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The Goth PA.

Editor National Tribune: Please pub
lish a short history of the Goth Pa, as
my father, Jacob Lehman, was Cor
poral in Co. B of that regiment.-Alex-
ander H. Lehman, 1906 Lippincott St,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Goth Pa. was organized at Phila-
delphia from Oct 1, 1861, to March 10,
1862, for three years, and consolidated
with the 11th Pa. Nov. 26, 1864. 1t was
commanded by Col. Peter Lyle from
the beginning of its service until its
consolidation, belonged to Robinson's
Division, First Corps, and lost 103
killed and 127 from disease, etc.-Ed-
itor National Tribune.
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Those French Uniforms.

D. Eldredge, Boston. Mass, says that
in his statement as to the regiments
receiving the French uniform he only
mentioned those whom he knew re-
ceived them. They were the 18th Mass.
44th N. Y. and SD Pa. He is not sur
prised to learn thru D. c. Graves that
the sgd Pa. also had such uniform.
They were bought by Uncle Sam in the
usual way, and probably never saw the
light after packing till the boxes were
opened in Virginia. He has been un-
able to find any proof that the uni
forms were given as a reward for good
behavior.
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A Case In Point.

John II. Fertig, 253 goth street, Mil
recently came to his notice. 4
m ernber of Gleason's NJ Y. Bat.
tery was taken prisoner, and was
one of the few men who entered
rs rebel service in order to save his
tlfe. He was captured by our forces
and confessed to what he had done
He had been prisoner over eight
months at Belle Isle, Libbey, Lynch
burg. Andersonville, Millen. Savannah
and Florence, and only took the oath to
save his life. This fact prevented him
from entering the Grand Army, and was
a severe punishment to him thruout
the rest of his life, and now his widow
is denied a pension. Is not his punish
ment greater than he deserved?
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into battalion and retained In service
till Aug. 8, 1866. It was commanded
by Col. James P. T. Carter, who re-
signed May 2, 1864, succeeded by Lieut.
Col. James M. Melton, who was mus
tered out Oct. 8. 1854, upon the expira-
ton Of his term of service. At the time
Of final muster-out of the battalion
Second Lieut.. Elisha Harbour was in
command. 1t belonged to Negley's Di-
vision, Fourteenth Corps, and lost II
killed and 613 from disease, etc.-Ed-
itor National Tribune
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Union Veteran Legion.

| William E. Schubert writes that Ens
campment Is, Union Veteran Legion.
ST. Louis, Mo-, is doing good work and
growing. At the recent election Will
liam E. Schubert was elected Colonel:
C. e. Wenniger, Lieutenant Colonel;
John G. Langyuth, Major: C. A. ELL
rich, Chaplain; B. Knoepfel, Quarters
master; c. Wagner officer of the Days
and John McFall Surgeon.
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M1LRoY AT WINCHESTER.
Views of Several Participants IN the
FighttnG. -

Fighting. al
G.. W. Warfel. 18th Pa. CAV, Wilkins
burg, Pa, is receiving sinany letters
from comrades on account of his arti-
Gle in The National Tribune on Milroy
at winchester. Uriah C.IMcKay, 18th
Pa. Cav, Sharon, Pa., writes to him to
know il he was a company blacksmith.
Mckay was the boy blacksmith of Co.
B, and Is now So years DID,
W. n. Sheppard, o122d Ohio, Zanes-
vile, O., writes SOME corrections. He
says that Ewell's advance appeared be-
fore our pickets between = and a. m.
Saturday, June 13, and fighting began
at once. The pickets were reinforced,
and we continued 10 hold on until Sum
day, June IA, when the Johnnies had
Hill, which commanded the wnele posi-
tion. At sundown they mar ched into
the forts and repulsed the charges. Mil
roy, on a platform high ul On the flag
staff, coolly surveyed Sire nemy thru
a field glass, while shells yer. burstir 3
around him. At a. m, Monday, Jun
10, they marched out of the fort thru
Ridge and on the Martinsburg road
south of Stevenson Station. There they
met Edward JohnsoE's Division with
the Stonewall Brigade, and the fighting
began before daylight Col. (afterward
GEM j. Warren Kiefer, with the 10th
and 1920 Ohio and the s7th Pa. rolled
up JOhnson's left flank, and gained the
road to Harper's Ferry. Milroy was
with them, and they arrived at Har-
per's Ferry before sundo1n The 9Th
Md. marched out of the fort toward
the Shenandoah, and, taking another
road, arrived at Harper's Ferry few
hours afterward The 18th w. Va. and
the 116th Ohio and fragments of other
commands went northwest, and reached
the Union lines at Hancock.
S. R. Averill. 18th Pa. Cav, Brad
ford, Pa, writes that the battle did not
open at Middletown, IL miles away, but
at Newtown, five miles away. The Ber-
ryville troops did not go back to defend
Washington, but rejoined Milroy. Mil
roy was not dishonorably discharged,
but relieved and investigated, and in a
short time was in command Of bri-
gade in the Southwest. Neither the
80th Pa. Cav, the 18th Pa. Cav. nor
the 124th Ohio was at winchester at all
during the fight.
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Abraham Lincola-His Life and Work

The National Tribune, thru par
ticularly advantageous purchase. is en-
abled to offer its readers a great bar
gain in the Centennial Edition of
"Abrahans Lincoln; His Life and
Work." by Noah Brooks. This is really
q So book, and was brought out to sell
at that price, but for a limited time We
shall offer 1t for 81, or with The Ma
tional Tribune one year. both postpaid,
for $2.b0. See page for full descrip-
ton Of this book. All orders received
now will be filed at once.
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burning the commI.-arx building

Joseph Jarvis, Golden, ILL.,, wants to
know what regiment was on provost
guard at the commissary building at
Little Rock, Ark, when it burned down
in the Fall of 1868. Also what regi-
ment of the First Division, Fifteenth
Corps, under Maj.-Gen. Frederick
Steele, went into the charge at Arkan-
sas Post without any bayonets. Also
the time of the surrender of Arkansas
Post.
Fort Hindman, Arkansas T'ost, was
captured Jan. IL, 1S63.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune.
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Old Soldiers Papers.

Col. Maurice M. Kaighn, Salt Lake
City, has come into possession of the
papers OF Patrick Connor, who served
the United States long and well. Among
these papers are discharges showing
that COnnor served 16 years, IL OF
which were in the Sth u. S. and five
in the list U. S. Art He was finally
discharged as First Sergeant of Co. B,
1st u. S. Art, and has a fine record,
with special commend. .tions on each
discharge
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Where Are Theys

S. P. O'Neal, Denver, Colo, wants to
know where are Moses Cushman, John
Conners and Richard Skeighn, of Co.
C, 14th Ohio. He wants to hear from
them to help him in his pension claim.
He also wants to know the name of the
large brick hospital in Nashville and
the name of the doctor who was in
charge in the Spring of 1892.
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Abraham Linco,n--Hl. Life and Work.

The National Tribune, thru a par
ticularly advantageous purchase, is en-
abled to offer its readers a great bar
gain in the Centennial Edition of
abraham Lincoln; His Life and
Work." by Noah Brooks. This is really
a SO book, and was brought out to sell
at that price, but for limited time we
shall offer 1t for 81, or with The Ma
tional Tribune one year, both postpaid,
for $2.5G. See page for full descrip
ton of this book. All orders received
now will be filed at once.
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Compliment.

Editor National Tribune: 1 have re-
ceived the views-Fighting Ships and
Wedding Bells-and the stereoscope.
They are fine. 1 never saw such fine
stereoscopic pictures Ny wife and
friends are very well pleased with them.
M. Goddard. 18th Ill. Cav, GA ELM
street, Camden, Me.