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of these two regiments the dead and
wounded were SO thick that the rebels
virtually stepped over the fence on
their bodies, and the ground between
the fence and our line as they advanced
was literally strewn with dead and
wounded. Should this have been the
case the whole length of the line, GER
tain it is they lost many more than
Il 200 all told"
The Explosion mt Mobile.
There is one other incident connected
with the closing scenes of the war Of
which l have never seen anything writ
ten. That is the explosion of the two
arsenals at Mobile, Ala. 1t occurred,
believe, in the fore part of June,
1866, while troops We're unloading fixed
ammunition from the cars. This was
brought from the rebel arsenalS at
Selma and Montgomery, and placed in
the Government arsenals at Mobile. /
was sitting upon the top of high pile
of wood In company with some three
or four more young ''sheepskin fid-
dlers," telling of the nice things We
were going to have when we got home,
when there came two sharp reports
like the report of steel Rodman can
non, but almost Immediately accom-
panied by a jar so severe that our
wood pile started to fall, when we soon
hit the ground. Shells We're bursting in
the air seemingly d half-mile or mile
in hight, and for about six miles from
the scene of the explosion. My regi-
ment was a good two miles from the
arsenals on Government street. well out
in the outskirts of the city. My broth
er, Lieut.. r. B. Crandall, who was at
the time Acting Adjutant of the regi-
ment, had just returned to camp after
being relieved from charge of the night
detail unloading ammunition, and as his
horse and DIR. Woods horse (our As
sistant Surgeon) stood out in front of
their tents, they mounted, and We're
almost the first two men on the scene
after the explosion. This had leveled
four whole blocks until not stick,
stone or brick stood one above anoth-
err If Lieut. Frost or Lieut.. Atkinson,
of the 23d Wis, would write of this
affair / think they could give you
splendid account of the accident Lieut.
Frost was lifted clear off his feet and
blown out into river, and found HIM
self clinging to a pile, and, I was told,
ferried ashore upon the back Of
colered gentleman. Lieut. Atkinson, /
believe, was blown out of second
story window, and found himself Some
distance from his Office. I think he
was at the time Provost Marshal or
something of that kind. Lieut.. Gran
dali and DR.. Wood have both long ago
answered their last roll call.-E. A.
Crandall, Hope, Idaho.
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As soon as 1 read the above I wrote
Col Sears, and at his request sent him
a copy of it, and he denies its author
ship and responsibility for its publica-
ton. And it has occurred to me that
possibly The National Tribune might
accept for publication a candid and
truthful account of this unique fight,
providing / can throw new light on the
affair, and make clear some points upon
which the historians are a trifie hay.
/ will be as brief as possible and COM
mence at the attack, and end with the
withdrawal of the Confederate forces.
1a ram accompanying this arti
- DIV the situation in less space
~ gn"-1 clearer than could describe
y in svgy !, and SO 1 wilitry and avoid
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Stories Emneny Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

repeating here what is plainly shown
there.
Unfortunately, while Col. Herman
Lieb of the 9Th La, who was in COM
mand of the forces there, was absent
with his own regiment the day before,
some one cut down a few rods of the
hedge on our left, which made this the
weak point in our line. Opposite here
were stationed two companies, which
made about 2b files, to watch this gap
and to act as q reserve. And lucky
precaution it was, too.
The enemy advanced over this smooth
level field as if on parade. took the
double-quick at a distance of a couple
of hundred of PAGES from us, and reach
ed the hedge in front of us before
shot was fired upon them.
We had no artillery, and the little
gunboat that lay at the bank had no
steam on and could not move.
When the enemy's line struck us their
right was advanced and hit US first.
Where the hedge was down they at once
sailed up the exterior slope of the levee
and met our thin line on the top. Those
of them who hit the hedge near this
big gap rushed around thru it and up
on the leyee with the others, and they
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SABINE CROSSROADS AND PLEAS
ANT HILL.
The Thirteenth Corps Did It's Share-The
Explosion mt Mobile.

Editor National Tribune: In your IS
sue of Jan. 16 appears the following
under tine heading of Sabine Cross
roads and Pleasant Hill,' where Col
Richard b. Irwin, of Banks's staff, is
quoted as saying, "At Sabine Cross
the fight" etc. Now, this is the first
time since the day of that battle, AZ
years ago. aye, nearly "A years ago, that
learned that Gen. Emory bore the
brunt of that first days fight. I am
afraid, Mr. Editor. that between the
writer's of the Sixteenth and Nine
teenth Corps the Thirteenth Corps viii
be entirely crowded out of any par
ticipation in that battle. 1 remember
that the Third Division, Thirteenth
Corps, went into the fight at sunrise
the morning of April 8, 1854. at an old
mill, the name of which 1 have forgot
ten, and from there was in the front
line of battle until they reached the
advanced point of that days fighting
about one-quarter or one-haf mile
south and east of the Sabine road
where my regiment, the 23d Wis, was
on the extreme left of the line, my
company CD was the extreme left o:
the regiment, the whole in support o.
eight pieces of artillery, whose batter!
horses were all killed and the guns
hauled by hand as far as the timber
where they were obliged to abandon
them on account of the terrible jan
caused by our wagon train being rush
ed up to the very front.
IL / am correct, and l believe 1 am
the retreating forces met Gen. Emor,
at about dark. where We commence
the fight in the morning, and abou
eight miles in the rear of where the
main fight took place, at about $3.50 OF
8 o'clock in the alteration / do no
wish to detract in the slightest degre,
from the laurels of any command. ant
have referred to this simply because !
cannot sit quietly by and see my own
corps, division. brigade or regimen
pushed aside and the credit given It
some other, even Sho spme officer o
high rank makes the assertion. TIL
Nineteenth Corps We're certainly fin
body of troops, and came to our rescu
in just the nick of time to save tn,
remnant of the Thirteenth Corps TIL,
yolley that they gave Tie rebels tina
night was enough tp, haze swept then
from the face of the SeartI.. A prettiei
yolley l have never heard before OF
after-almost as one single shot A
Pleasant Hill the Nineteenth and Six
teenth Corps did all the fighting, OF
nearly all at least. But in the frs
days fight certainly no troops eve
stood more 5rayely to their work tina
did that remnant of the Thirteent
Corps. /. e., the Third and Fourth u,
visions. 1t is well-known fact tina
the Confederate commanders neye
told the truth as TO the number of the
killed, wounGed and missing. He say
Gen. Dick Taylor probably put some
what larger number into the fight, al
says he lost 1000 all told" OF cours
know of none of the conditions of Il
fight only in front of my own regime
and the one upon our right, which
believe was the 18th KY, and in freH-
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THE BATTLE OF IILLrKEN,s BEND.
Tie COIored Troops Were Fierce With
the BayOuet.

Editor National Tribune: The follow
ing is an extract from an article that
appeared in The National Tribune of
Oct. 10, 1907:
>"Col. Cyrus Sears, 10Th U. S. c. T.,
Harpster, o.
He afterward became Lieutenant
Colonel of the 49th U. S. c. T., and
owing to the bad conduct of his Col
onel became the ranking officer in the
bloody fight at Milliken's Bend, where
most of the officers present of his regi-
ment were killed or afterward hanged
by the rebels. In spite of the over
whelming numbers and the vicious
charges of the enemy, Col. Sears man.
aged so we'll that he got his men to-
gether behind the last levee and made
determined stand, repulsing the enc
my with great loss. The regiment lost
60 killed, which Comrade Sears believes
is the largest proportion of killed in
any regiment in single engagement"
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A Most Remarkable Experience-Cnp-
tured Again mt Observation-Disclosures
Successful Escape Marched With
Sherman to the Sea.

Editor National Tribune: Having
been a member of The National Trib-
une household since last September, l
Just begin to learn what / have missed
these many years, as / like The Ma
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/ will give a brief history of my own
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1862, at Big Shanty, Ga, in company
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named in honor of the man who had
charge of our party when all had been
captured and concentrated there. l
will not recount our experience there,
our removal to Atlanta, the execution
CT eight of the party in June and our
escape from Atlanta in October. That
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Captured at Chickamnuga.

At that time 1 was Second Lieutenant
of my company, and having no mark
of a commissioned officer except my
sword and belt, and it being quite dark,
l dropped my sword and belt on the
ground and passed as a private under
an assumed name. On Monday we were
taken to Atlanta put into a large build
ing, where they took everything from us
in the way of money and other valua-
bles that they found on our. persons,
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Escaping From Atlanta.

On Oct. II, 1862, when the IA sur
vivors of our party made our escape
from Atlanta, we divided into squads
of two or three, and it fell to the lot of
John Wollam and myself to travel to-
gether. On Nov. IS, 1852, we reached
the Federal lines at Corinth, Miss, hay
ing been. out 33 days and nights, tray
cling mostly at night and hiding in
the woods in daytime, almost barefoot
ed and our clothes thin, all tattered
and torn. We subsisted most of the
time upon apples and potatoes, and
occasionally got a little cornbread AMI
meat from negros. AT times we would
get very lank and wish intensely for a
square meal Thus after seven months
and five days in the Confederate lines
we we're greeted by the boys in blue,
and the Stars and Stripes shone bright
er TO us than ever before. We re-
turned to our regiments. which We're
then stationed at Nashville, reported
for duty, participated in the battle of
Stone River and all the campaigns of
the Army of the Cumberland up to the
battle of Chickamauga, where l was
again captured, on Sunday evening,
Sept. 20, on Snodgrass Ridge, near
where the monument of the 21st Ohio
stands. The regiment was armed with
Colts five-shooters. The main army
had fallen back; We had exhausted our
ammunition. and Trigg's Brigade of
Preston's Division came around in our
rear, and with Kelly's Brigade in our
front we capitulated by force of cir
cumstances.
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until tender five large onions, take from
the fire, drain and separate them. Put
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ss
There are many things girl should
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To mend her clothes.
To make a room homelike.
To battle and bind up a wound.
To make good coffee and broil beef
steak.
To be able to read aloud, clearly and
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To know how to choose her clothes
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To dress becomingly without giving
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, 1908-09-25
MEETINGS
IN WARDS
PRIMARIES TO SELECT DELE
GATES TO COUNTY coNvEN-
TtoN ON SATURDAY.
First Ward Meeting at City Hall,
Second Ward at Court House and
Third Ward at West Side House
House-county Convention to Be
Called to Order at Court House.

Primary conventions were held in
last night, to select delegates to the re-
publican county convention, which
meets at ne court house tomorrow.
The First ward meeting was held at
the city hall, which was called to
order by G. A. Hertzog, that gentle
man being made permanent chairman
and Sheridan Downey secretary. In the
Second ward the meeting was held at
the Court house, with John H. Sy-
mons, who called the convention to
order, as permanent chairman and G.
w. Patterson as secretary. In the
Third ward meeting, held at the West
Side hose house, Otto Gramm was
made chairman after N. c. Peterson
had called the convention to order, Mr..
Peterson being made secretary. The
following delegates to the county con-
vention were selected:
First Ward. H. Jackson, Jesse
Converse, Eli Crumrine, N. X. Bos-
well. DR.. H. l.. Stevens, Alfred Cook,
S. H. Campbell, Sayer Hansen, G. A
Hertzog and Hugh Hynds.
Second ward. S. Atherly, George
w. Patterson, E. E. Fitch, Harry Lang
heldt, Bert Miller, John Sigman. G. H.
Jones, Fred Cameron, Joe Small,
Harry Houston and o. H. Lewis.
Third Ward-Gus C. johnson,
George Kline, Otto Gramm, Chris Tes.
ner, Ole Peterson, Louis Soderstorm,
OFT Schwatke, G. L. Houston and N. e.
Peterson.
Opening the Convention.
The county convention will be called
to order by Otto Gramm, chairman OF
the county committee. which will be
followed by the temporary organiza'
ton of the convention and the ap-
pointment of the different committees.
, 1908-09-25
ortss It the Hotel.

It was the sorrowful duty Of a re-
porter for The Republican to acquaint
her mates at the Union Pacific hotel
OF the death of Miss Birdie McSweeney
at Denver yesterday afternoon, word
coming from Denver of the catastrophe
at 6 O'Clock. The dining room girls,
who had been associated with her for
SO many years, were grief-stricken at
the awful news, and we're prone to dis
believe 1t. Miss insolvency had made
herself popular not only with the trav.
cling public. but with every employee
of the hotel, and the grief was genuine
and sincere. Miss Annie Schermer
will be made the head waitress in the
place vacated by the death of Miss
insolvency.
, 1908-09-25
PLAN TO ORGANIZE STATE 1850
CATION FOR RETIREMENT
OF CONDITIONS IN
THE STATE.
Prominent Members Of Profession At
Cheyenne and Real Business Of
Organization Will Come UP To-
morrow-sanquet viii Close With
Laramie Bank and state OFFICIAL
Present But Not Speaking.
Special to The Republican

Special to The Republican
Cheyenne, Wyos, Sept. 26.-Tne
city is RAPIDLY filling up with banker
from every part Of the state. who are
gathering to organize the Wyoming
Bankers association. The prelimin-
airy gathering will be held this after
noon. but the real work of the gather
ing will occur tomorrow, when the
plans for the organization will be car
ried out. a constitution adopted and
officers elected. At present there Is
little heard concerning the ofhcers.
Some Of the leading bankers in the
state are present and the amount OF
good material for officers Is unlimited
absolutely.
Banquet Tomorrow Night.
Tomorrow night will occur the ban
ouent ~ the finale Of the present meet
ing. and some excellent addresses will
be delivered. The position Of the
bankers In Wyoming is expected to be
outlined In some Of the addresses, and
1t is believed that needed legislation
will be touched upon. Among the
guests at the banquet tomorrow night
will be Hon. Eli Crumrine Of Laramie
, 1908-09-25
INSTRUCTED TO RETURN
VERDICT OF ACQUl

In the case against D. w. Conner in
the district court this afternoon, ON a
charge of robbery in connection with
the raid on the p%icnickers at Centen-
ter instructed the jury to return a
verdict of not guilty, on the ground
that Conner knew nothing of the rob-
berry. Thomas Down, arrested at the
same time, has entered a plea of
guilty and will be sentenced.