The National tribune., 1908-07-02
The Wirz Monument.


Andrew j. Buchanon,, 2937 NORTH
Senate Ave. indianapolis, Ind, has
Just returned from Fitzgerald, Ga.
where he spent the Winter. He say:
that the feeling in the South agains
the Union soldiers has died out among
the Confederate veterans. but that the
younger people are very bitter. AS Il
the Wirz monument, he says that the
would not allow its cree
ton on the National Cemeter,
grounds, the w. r. c. would not allow
it on the prison grounds and the
Georgia Central r. r. would not allow
it on ground il owned. Therefore, tht
committee was compelled to select {
site in the little town of-Andersonvilie
Americas is strongly demanding tha
it shall be erected in that city, but The
belief grows that the monument vii
never be raised. Georgia has too mucl
to lose. Atlanta is fighting for th'
National Encampment and for a Gov
eminent appropriation for boulevard
around the city. The people also wan
a National Soldiers Home in Georgia
and the leading men are against thu
monument. Comrade Buchanon men
tons an incident which happened las
February near Fitzgerald. 1t was pro
posed to raise a flag over school neal
the spot where Jefferson Davis wa!
captured. committee of veteran!
went out from Fitzgerald and found
that no preparation had been made
not even a flagstaff provided. They
hustled around, found an old dull AK
a tree down and trimmed i
into an elegant pole, dug hole fol
the staff and had the flag floating il
the breeze in As minutes. BY the
time that they were ready there wa.
quite a crowd of Georgians around
them. when you'ns make up YOU
minds to do a thing" said a Confed
lit don't take you'ns long, does it?'
The Flag was pulled up by two men, &
one-armed Yankee and one-armet
Reb.
Widows Pensions.
Mrs. L. NJ Hale, North Clarendon
Pa, thinks The National Tribune
should have the sincere thanks of the
and widows for its decided
stand for their rights. The open let
tiers were eloquent appeals. The bill
is all right as far as it goes, but it:
against women married
since 1890 is Illogical and unjust. The
women who have married since thai
date have been actuated by precisely
the same motives as those who married
DTlOT ana any dSdlHS
them is cruelty unjust.
H. c. Whitney, seth ILL.,, Piedmont
Cal, congratulateS The National Trib
une and thanks it for its splendid
open letters on the Widows Pension
bill. He married his wife in 1854 ant
left her with their little boy and aged
mother to care for, when he enlisted
If anyone thinks she is not entitled tc
the paltry sum of s12 per month lei
him try to take care of himself and
two dependents on a private's wage:
of SIG a month.
One of Cushing's Heroes.
Valentine F. Wildly was the subject
of a Coroner's inquest at Los Angeles
Cal AS a boy of 16 Wildly was one
of the sailors who helped Cushing blow
up the Albemarle. He was one of the
survivors of that gallant band. The
death of Wildly and his wife, which oc-
at the same time, were attI:but-
ed by the attending physician to heart
trouble and brain trouble, but tho
County physician and the Coroner in
sisted that they were the victims OF
ptomaine in some sausages which they
had eaten.
Scattering.
Comrade B. B. Woodwork, 96th
ILL.,, writes from Goodrich, in the north
west corner of North Dakota. He
states that the town is but six years
cid: in its cemetery lies but one who
wore the blue; yet the town observed
Memorial Day with all ceremony
There are resident there but three vet
Grams of the war against rebellion
and two who served their country in
the war with Spain. All of these the
town had out in their uniforms, re-
cipients of honor and manifestations
of loyal reverence for Old Glory, un-
der whose stars and stripes they
fought.
Comrade Miles I. Parker, who served
in Co. G., 18Th Ill. worked for Ed
Skinner in a nursery near Belvidere OF
and 1870; married Maria Harvey, who
bore him son about 1870 or 1873, and
died while the child was very young
He later remarked and in May he died
at Cartridge, Mo. leaving his second
wife a widow There Is need of proof
of death of his first wife: any one who
can testify to her death is requested Il
write TO Thos. e. Gay, Carthage, Mo.
Comrade E. P. Keck, Cleveland. o.
writes: IF any comrade can give
present address of or final news con
corning Henry Raymond. who served il
10th N Y. Cav. they will confer {
favor by writing the. facts to his
daughter. who does not know what be
came of her father-if he be alive Oh
dead. Her address is: Mrs. George
Smith, 249i E. 18th street, Cleveland
O."
Mrs. Jane Savers, New Carlisle. o.
writes: Il am needy and i'm poor
hnatfh. / cannot mansion h9n1IICt
] am unable to prove my deceased
army service. / am the
widow of James Sayers. He served in
a Massachusetts regiment Perhaps
his old comrades can help me-"
Miss Adella Thornhill, of Racine
writes: Il wish. thru your col
umns, to thank all those who so kindly
assisted me in obtaining information
as to where / could get the history oi
the 36th Wis, the regiment of which
my father, A. w. Thornhill, was 9
member"
Comradc Robt P. Starr, Nowata
Okla. writes: II notice that S. G
Bundy feels lonely, l enlisted in the
same regiment-Co. Land served
three years, three months, two days
We went into camp at Jonesboro, Ill
Quite n squad of boys OF Co. /, ed
Ill, remain in that County yet"
II. NJ. Burd, Co. E, 14th Pa. Cav.
Perry, Okla, needs evidence and wants
Of First Serg't Albert G
Hayne, Q. NJ Serg't Geo. G.. Miller
Corp1 VIM. Robinson, Corp'l Andrew
l.. Osborn. Comrades Jno. c. Brown
Saml Bliss. or others of his company.
Capt. VIM. A. Ogden. 18th N. J..
Ness City. Kan. suggests Reunion o.
the Kearny New Jersey Brigade a
week.
Who Knew John Il. Robinson.