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The National tribune., 1909-12-30
CAPTURING MoRGAN's RAIDERS.
The 11th Ky. Cav, Left 100 Miles in
the Rear, Gets to the Front and
Makes the Capture.

Editor National Tribune: The char
acter of the rebel raiders under Col.
! John H. Morgan was at first question:
able, but it subsequently developed into
recognized rebel command. From a
regiment it grew to a brigade, and its
Colonel became a Major-G General. This
force was conspicuous and troublesome
in the rear of the Union army, and the
duty of resisting it was assigned to the
1st and 11th Ky. Cav, brigaded and
commanded by Col. Frank Wolford, of
the 1st.
Many months of hard marching and
endurance only proved the futility of
campaigning against an equal force that
avoided battle. The chief object of the
raiders was apparently to recruit men
and gather supplies for the Confederate
army. The cavaliers were ever alert,
and, manuver as we would, they would
avoid battle. to the disgust of the pug
nacious Wolford.
At last our cavalry was reinforced
with Gen. Judah, of the Regular Army,
in command of the division. Anticlpat-
| ing the enemy's purpose, we moved
| southwark to intercept and thwart an
other invasion into Kentucky Morgan
was expected to cross the Cumberland
River at a point in our front, but the
| foxy raider manuvered as usual, and,
| shifting to the eastward, he crossed the
river near Burksville. Passing The Fed
eral left, he pushed nOrthward. After
| this successful strategy had been dis
covered the Union cavalry began pur-
suit in three columns, covering the enc
mys immediate rear and both his
| tanks. The distance covered on the
zigzag course of the armies across Ken
lucky is about twice that on straight
| line from Burksville to Brandenburg,
nearly 160 miles.
| Whatever may have been the feelings
and ambitions of the raiders, the pur
suit was highly exciting, the pursuers
exhibiting a gleeful confidence of a full
catch somewhere south of the Ohio
River The raiders reached the river
at Brandenburg late in the afternoon.
A battle was expected there, as we could
/ see no way of escape open to the Con-
| federates, with the river confronting
them. They were up against PROPOSE
tion to fight or take water. A passing
steamer was seized, however, and III the
night they crossed to the Indiana side.
| When Morgan crossed the river / was
left with the left wing, which rested on
| Litchfeld, and the changed condition
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

looked UP and down the line OF our
little division, the beautiful Union col
ors Tapping gaily from the regimental
staffs, the tense faces of the men look
| ing anXiously in the direction our in
visible foe was supposed to be lurking.
We were becoming impatient for the
forward movement; we wanted to be
shown quickly, If it had to be done,
so we could get action on that coffee
which we We're deprived of before day
light. We finally moved off with our
rifles at a right-shoulder shift.
Altho we were ordered to march
slowly, some invisible force got in our
legs that knocked that slow movement
into a cooked hat. 1t was fast time
| that suited US better at that stage of
the game, and We proceeded to obey
our own instincts by running.
When we got within about 1000
yards of the brow of the hill up pops
the gray-clad enemy like a lot of jack
rabbits. They rubbed their eyes only
to gaze on column of men in blue
coming full tilt at them.
Two or three cannoneers rushed to
their guns and one fellow pulled the
lanyard and fired one shot over our
heads, but his service in the Confeder-
ate army came to an abrupt close by
reason of Yankee bullet that plowcd
into vital spot
"A lOl VI lile IOlltu uOWn tie
hill to the river road and escaped, but
we gobbled up quite a bunch of Geor-
gians, who didn't seem to be heart
broken over their capture, and when
we shared our coffee with them some
were ready to renounce Jeff Davis and
his Confederacy.
Fraternization was going on all
that day. They smoked our tobacco,
ate our hardtack and exchanged jokes
until we wondered if there was really
a bloody war going on in the land be-
tween Americans But before the day
was spent I realized that war was what
Gen. Sherman defined it.
Some scoundrels set fire to the cab
inS of decrepid old colored people who
had been kind enough to feed them
from their Scanty larder. Not satisfied
with this fiendish act, they also set fire
to an old-time colonial mansion, rich
ly furnished and filled with a wealth
of bric-a-brac and souvenirs that no
doubt was highly priced not only in
their money value but for their asso-
Citations with the misty but venerable
past to which the old Virginia gentle
folk so proudly clung.
Heaven shield this great Nation from
such another affliction, the Hatgiul
shadow of which still hovers over us,
until the last pensioned veteran is sum-
mOned to his eternal camping ground.
F. Z. Dennis, Co. f, Sth n. J., 3432
Flournoy St, Chicago, Ill.
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
Who Owns the Bible?

Frank Kells, 4S7 Henry street,
Brooklyn, y. Y, has come into possess
sion of little Bible with an interesting
history. Originally it was the property
of Capt. B. White, c. S. A. July II,
1861. the Union troops advanced on
Fairfax, with the Confederates retiring
and setting fire to their camps. DR.. ].
w. Homiston. Surgeon of the 14th
Brooklyn, picked up the Bible, and
after coming home from the war gave
it to Mrs. James S. T. Stranahan. She
kept 1t for years. and then gave it to
Cornelius Mahoney, a detective of
Brooklyn and veteran of the famous
hghting 18th regiment. Comrade Ma
honey's widow gave it to Comrade
kells, who will now endeayor to find
the owner or his heirs.
Scattering.
Harry G. Hardy, 914 West Airy
street, Norristown, Pa. says that when
he went into the army he had to change
his name to avoid his father, who was
seeking to get him out. He was in Co.
X, I'd Pa. Cav, which was afterward
merged into the 1st Pa. Cav, and he
wants very much to hear from two or
three members of his old company who
VIII remember him.
Richard Taylor. Naranja, Dade Coun-
ty, Fla, would like to hear from, any
The National tribune., 1909-12-30
Carney'S Mistake.

Editor National Tribune: As the fun
ny war stories are getting quite scarce
in our old standby, The National Trib-
une, l will give an incident of what
happened in the Summer of 1862 at
Key West, Fla, while stationed there.
l, with several others of my regi-
ment, the Goth n. Y, was detailed as
teamster. A comrade, James Carney,
was post blacksmith He was good at
his trade, but drink often got him into
trouble. Our forage master was Bob
Moore. and SeTg't Gottermann, Of the
Regular Army. was post Quartermaster
Some time during the Summer yell
low fever broke out on the island, and
Ieight or 10 of our boys were dropping
off every day.
1t SO happened one afternoon that
Carney came to the barn where we
were. He talked awhile with Bob
Moore, who was sitting in front of the
barn, and then started for Serg't Got
termanns quarters, which were about
Is rods away. On his return toward
the barn when he had gotten about
half way, Moore saw him drop in a
hedge of smartweeds that grew there
Bob went to see what was the matter
With him, and to his surprise found
Carney in the last stages of the yellow
fever, with the black tongue and mouth
which denotes the end of that terrible
disease.
Bob tried to cheer him up. because he
saw the end was near, and called for
us teamsters. We went to where he
lay, and each tried to comfort him as
best we could. As soon as I arrived
wanted to get the doctor, but he would
not have one. He said he would not
take their horse medicine, and would
rather die like man.
Inc QuartermaSter came up. and
carney said: "Oh, Sergeant, J am glad
you came to see a poor dying man. You
have been so good to me-" The Ser
geant treated him quite often to 'old
commissary"
The Sergeant said: Carney, YOU are
worth dozen dead men yeti The Ser
geant left, and beckoned to Bob to go
with him. We teamsters had a mess of
our own, and all went to supper except
myself. l stayed with Carney, as he
was my chum and belonged to my COM
pahy., Soon after Bob returned with a
tumDier full of Government whisky and
said: Here, Carney, Gottermann sent
you this, and he said it would cure you
sure" Carney said: Its horse medi-
cine. / won't take it. 1 will die first"
BOD said: Take it, and if you don't
like 1t throw it away" L lifted him up
so, he. could drink. He tasted it very
carefully at first, then drained 1t to the
iast drop. Bob" said he, 81 believe
that will cure me-" 'I know it will"
said Bob. Bob walked off with a grin
on his face and called me to him. Car
ney's only drunk" said he.
l. asked about his tongue being so
biack. oh" said Bob, "he took a good
swipe' out of Gottermann's ink bottle.
ana as he left the room he spit on the
door sill and thought he had the fever"
The Government ink at that time
was in quart bottles, and Gottermann
kept that and whisky bottle on his
table, and Carney quite often helped
himself to the whisky when no one was
about, and when the Sergeant got onto
IL he Withdrew the whisky, but not the
INK. hence Carney's mistake and fright.
&C. Autenrieth, 90th N. Y, Creston
Iowa
The National tribune., 1909-12-30
THE SCRAP AT MALVERN HILL.
4 Rude Awakening for the johnny
Rebs-Georgians Didn't Think Being
CaDtured Was Such Bad Business.

Editor National Tribune: L wonder
how many of the comrades are living
that took part in the little scrap at
Malvern Hill the first week of August,
1862. 1 was in that destructive scrap,
which occurred July 1, when the en-
emys artillery was smashed to fin
ders as fast as they were unlimbered.
II was a sickening spectacle; a promis-
cuous mass of mangled horses, men
and artillery. The Union gunners made
nearly every shot go to the mark.
The Union forces were rapidly going
to the James River, but they stopped
on the way long enough to give our
rebel friends as fine a drubbing as
ever fell to The lot of a pursuing en-
emy.
When Gen. Phil Kearny received his
orders that night to put his division
in line for the march southwark, his
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

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The Retirement Bill.

j. b. Crandail, M. D., 18th VT. Ster-
ling, Ill, wants the officers retirement
Dill taken out of the pigeonhoIe and
reported, so that the Senators and
representatives shall show their hands.
he cites his own regiment, the 18th Vt,
which was at the stone wall on Gene
tery Ridge and the hlgh-water mark
at Gettysburg. The only survivor OF
the field officers was Lieut.. Col. Brown
VINO was on detached duty. Surg.
Crandall is the last member of the staff
VINO was present at the battle.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

of the boys of Co. D, 57th n. Y. Any
of Comrade Tay1or's comrades should
write to him direct as above.
Louis Weissel, Central City. S. D..
addressed a letter to John Clement. OF
Co. D, 1st n. Y, and sent it to his sup
posed address, but the letter came back
to him. He would be glad if Comrade
John Clement would send him his cor
rect address.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

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THE CAyALRYs PLACE.
Grierson and Forrest as Raiders-For-
rests Spectacular Raid Into Men,
phiS-Damaoe Done nv GrierSOn,

phis-Damage Done by Gf1ersOn.
Editor National Tribune: A recent
article in The National Tribune, headed
Fighting Forrest by Comrade S. 7,
Carrico, Captain, Co. B, 61st ILL.,, caused
the writer to live over again, in mem
ory, days when the bloodiest drama the
world ever saw was being played.
recall to mind scenes and events that
cause the heart to ache even now, after
more than 45 years have passed.
Comrade Carrico has ample cause for
feeling proud of the record made by the
61st Ill. had the good fortune to be
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ment that was known as Ben Grier-
sons Rough Riders" fully 35 years be-
fore Col. Roosevelt led his cowboys up
San Juan Hill in Cuba. The 9TH Cav.
also had the honor to be brigaded at
times with the I'd Iowa, 7th Kan. and
The National tribune., 1909-12-30
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REAL ESTATE.

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before me in which member of Gen.
like the devil, and you did not give us
a lick amiss.' have Been on crutches
many years by reason of two wounds
received while fighting Forrest.-Henry
Elsey, First Sergeant, Co. 3, 9Th Ill.
Cav, Hazelhurst, Ill.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30
HELP WANTED.

WANTED IMMEDIATELY Railway Mail
Clerks. Spring Examinations everywhere
Commencement Salary. $500. Rapid advance
ment to $1,000 or $1,000. Short hours. Steady
work. Common education sufficient. Prepara-
tion free Write Immediately for Schedule
showing Examination places. Franklin Insti-
tute, Dept. N55. Rochester, N. Y.
statesmen Wanted. on commission. or 800
per month, with expenses. per contract.
Exepience unnecessary. Premier Cigar Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio. .---
s25 per 100 cash collecting names. Partic-
ulars and contract &C. W. Z. Hay, Paris, Ills
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

WANTED-The address of William Peck.
ham, who left his home in Martyille, N Y,
four years ago, and has not been heard
from since. Henry A. Peckham, Martville
n. Y.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

WANTED-owen Stephens Long Beach, CAL,
wants to know the address of Hiram H.
Young, member of his company (B), Sd
Mich. He also says that his regiment was
not organized at Detroit, but at Grand Rap
ids at the same time as the I'd Mich
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

WANTED-The present addresses Of Capt.
Wingate and Lieuts. Hanson and Geo. ".
Knight, OF Co. II, 77th. Thomas Brown,
10 Gen. Taylors St, New Orleans, La.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

WANTED-The address of Mrs. Maggie
Mesnole, nurse at the Adams and GayOso
Hospitals, at Memphis, in 1864 and 1865
Her home prior TO her army service was
Mendoza, H. Fl. b. Martin, Pavilion,
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

last heard of at Fort Larned
Kan, driving Government team in the Winter
OF 1865 and 1856: and also the wagon-maker
of same place and date: have forgotten his
name and regiment. Address James H. Scott,
Route /, Independence, Kan.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

WANTED-Ndme and address of the Secre-
tary and Treasurer of the California Volun-
teer Veteran Association, who succeeded
Capt. Geo. Fl. Pettfs, deceased Address e.
j. Adams, Box %, Apex, Colo.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

WANTED-The address OF Samuel r.
Hardy, Co. ID, 9th Pa. Ten years ago he
was known to be In Omaha, Nebr Levi
Hardy, South Allentown, Pa.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

WANTED-If any comrade who knows the
address OF John or James Haines. of I'd Iowa
Reg't. or can give any Information OF him.
1t VIII be thankfully received by Mrs. Faith
A, Hughes, Cwidow OF James NJ Hughes.)
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

WANTED-The addresses of members of the
18th n. Y. Independent Battery, Light Artil-
lery. Address Dietrich Lemmermann, Vet
Grams Home Napa Co, Cal.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

Stop! Listeni 160-acre farm 81, 500; near town:
other farms. McGrath Mountain View Mo
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

WANTED-The address of Andrews and Will
liam Laney; also OF my sister Ellen (now
married., to help establish my claim for pen
sion. am blind Was member of Cos. d
and G, 61st N. Y. If Benjamin Persell, Of
same company and regiment, is living. write
Home, Cal.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30
ADDRESSES WANTED

WANTED-The addresses of members of CO.
|, 26th Wis, by Frank Rezarch, Box II,
Haugen, Wis.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

WANTED-The address of any veteran Of the
civil war now residing in Brooklyn or New
York City who served aboard the gunboat
"Metecomet." Address Mr. Alonzo Williams
27I Rutledge St, Brooklyn, n. Y.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

WANTED-The address of Foster NJ Haskell,
CO. /, 10th Me. V. L. Address Mrs. Joshua
w. Smith. 637 North Queen street, Martins
burg, w. Va.
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WANTED-The address of j. III. FOxwOrthy,
Co. ii, 33d Ind. Volunteers Address Mrs. S.
s. Jacks, 419 Colorado street, Sawtelle, Cal.
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WANTED-If any comrade knows the pres
ent address of Lieut.. J. C. Haskell Co B.
oath .. $. c. T., communicate with Rev. Geo
Nichols Box 315, Guthrie. Okla.
The National tribune., 1909-12-30

WANTED-AlIen Buell., Hicks Building. San
Antonio. Tex, would like the address of Gen.
Chas. l.. Young, who formerly lived in To-
ledo, o., and was in the lumber business
Evening star., 1909-07-18
AVIATION ATTRACTS SPAIN.
Madrid Gives Order for Dirigible
Balloon-Airships Contemplated.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
MADRID, July 1.-THE subject Of aerial
navigation is beginning to attract the at
tehtion of the Spanish government as we'll
as of the Spanish people.
The government has given an order for
a dirigible balloon to the Astra works in
France, and a major and captain of
engineers are engaged In constructing a
dirigible balloon Of a new type to be used
by the school Of engineers at Guadala-
lara. 1t is expected that the second OF
these airships will be ready for it's tests in
August.
Two aeroplanes have been constructed
at Valladolid by other engineer officers,
and the experiments already made with
them have been perfectly satisfactory. In
the same town Jesuit priest has been at
work for some months on the construction
OF q flying machine. VIII which he con-
fidently believes he will be able to settle
the question of the navigation Of the air.
The tests Of this machine will take place
shortly.
Among the other signs of the interest
felt by Spain in aviation are the ap-
preaching completion by Count de los
Llanos and his brother Of an aeroplane
on the model of those used by Messrs.
Wright and the construction of other
aeroplanes at Valencia and Vittoria.
Moreover, a Spanish workman who has
a pension from the government. but who
lives in Paris, Is receiving official support
to enable him to carry out project for
the construction of flying machine of
his own design.