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and Gen Hooker directed him TO find
Gen. Thomas and report the conditions,
and we both started off in canter. and
fortunately soon met Gen. Thomas NOV
ing thru the thick woods in his usual
leisurely manner. He sent Hall to order
up some artillery. and I went to look
after my transportation.
Now the sun was down, and I has
tened to the Lieutenant in charge of
Gen. Sherman.s train, directed him to
string his men in line as far as he could
stretch them along the stream, keep up
fires and sentry posts until daylight.
L had my own men and teamsters
commence at dark and continue to build
small fires and keep it up until after
midnight as IL great army corps had
come in and settled itself for the night
This ruse succeeded. The enemy never
attempted to cross the stream, and the
movements the next morning were in
time to guard against the destruction of
the trains. but if Joe Wheeler or one
like him had been in command of those
in the wood, Shermans supply and am
munition trains for the greater part of
his army would have gone up in smoke.
Butterfield came up the next morning.
Many years after 1 met Gen. Sherman
in the War Department at Washington,
where he had learned from some one
the hazardous position of his trans
portation that night, and, referring to
1t, he said:
well. LIE Due, II is as well or better
to win by strategy as by murderous kill
ing of men.--Wm. G. LIE Due, Hastings,
Neb.
P. 81 think Sherman was not with
Hooker until the next day. / remember
came up when they were sitting at a
table in the woods, where they had fin
ished lunch, and the musket balls were
falling altogether too frequent for COM
| fort. One of my men was wounded
| and. seeing these two game cocks sit
ting there, / said: Looks to me as II
one school boy was afraid and the other
| dassen't." Yet from under this leader
| hail they both smiled and rose, and as
Hooker stepped aside a ball smashed
the camp chair on which he had beer
sitting.
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At Winchester in JUNO. ,es.

Editor National Tribune: was inter-
ested in Serg't Grifiis's account of Mill
roy's command at Winchester, June IL
to Is, 1863 I was one of 1,100 who
volunteered at Morefield for 16 days
scout, with gun and rubber blanket, in
the Fall of 1862. Some time in Novem-
Der we came by the way of Sulphur
Springs and across country to Middle
town, five miles east of Strausburg, on
the pike, and down the pike to Win
chester. We occupied the Starfort
Hight till Milroy's force joined us some
time after the holidays, and Cos II and
G of the S7th Pa. went to Bunker Fill.
IL miles east of Winchester, to guard
the provision line. There were four
companies of infantry and one Of cav
airy from the 18th Pa. The first shot
was by provost guard. 1 was in front
of the building when some one rode up
in front, dismounted, took a fresh horse
and started south on the same road.
In about 10 minutes / heard the first
shot fired, and the battle was opened.
This occurred June IL, 1868. / was
discharged as Fifth Sergeant of Co. c,
at Harrisburg. June 80, 1S65.-Jacob
Huntsberger, Cos. ii and c, S7th Pa,
Long Lakes. MINI.
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Total Names Enrolled.

Editor National Tribune: In your
issue of Feb. %, 1909, Comrade ]. T..
Painter. Co. Fl, 25th Ohio. wants to
hear as to the number of men in the
regiment from first to last. Our or
ganization dated from June 4, 1861,
and was mustered out June IS, 1866,
at Tod Barracks, Columbus, o. I was
orderly-Sergeant of Co. A at muster
out; made out most OF the rolls. Our
company (A) had 101 men when or
ganized. and while In charge of the
company books I copied the names of
all members from the books, and found
there was during our five years and
IA days service ZIG men in our COM
pany frora first to last. Only nine of
the original 101 came homo on June
IS, 1866. Taking Co. A as a criterion.
there being 10 companies, it would
make a total Of 2.16O on the regimen.
tai rolls during the entire Hvs years
and IA days. Co. A had four Captains
during the time. All are dead except
the first one, who is now past 81 years
old, Col. ]. r. Charlesworth, Of st.
Clairsville. Belmont County, Or. N.
Fulton, Homestead, "a.
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comparison to Sherman's army as about
6 to 10"
In Hoods history of the same cam
paign, recently published in your val
liable paper, he states, as you will fra
on reference thereto. that Johnston's
force at the commencement of the cam
paign, or a very few days thereafter,
consisted of $4,000 men. Now, as it
does not appear that Sherman had any
more than 100000 men when he en-
tered on his campaign, this would make
the ratio of z V to 10. and as his
strength at the front decreased more
rapidly than Johnston's by reason of
the constantly recurring details to
guard the railroad in his rear, this
Inference constantly decreased.
1t is well known among students of
the civil war history that Confederate
writers Systematically understate the
numbers engaged on their side in any
given battle, but in this instance it was
in Gen. Hoods interest that the truth
should be told, and he told it and
proved it.
In view of the facts a revision of
| your figures seems to be in order.
Writers Of the history of the war from
the Union standpoint should carefully
ascertain the truth in each case, and
stand by it, in order that the historians
of the future be not deceived and the
achievements of the Union army be-
littIed.-R. w. Healy, Chattanooga,
Tenn.
| 1t will never be known with any de-
gree of exactness just whac was the
strength of Joe Johnston's army. IL is
to this day a matter of bitter dispute
between the partisans of Johnston.
jefferson Davis and Hood. Johnston
| tried to make out that his force was
under $4,000. while Davis and Hood
insisted that he had approximately oO,-
900. There comes into the statement
the disturbing factor of the Georgia
Reserves, who played quite important
part in guarding Johnston's commune
cations and at times actually manning
his breastworks in time of battle. The
statement that we gave was Sherman's
assertion that he constantly regarded
Johnston as having about six men to
his 10.-Editor National Tribune.
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In Memoriam.

Editor National Tribune: read in
the paper to-day a notice of the death
of Rev. j. d. Sands, of Belmond, Iowa,
at the age of "a years. This good broth
er was formerly the Chaplain of the
18th Iowa and President of the 10Th
Iowa Association. I take this oppor-
tunity on behalf of the remaining men,
bers of the regiment to write few
lines of tribute to one who was greatly
beloved by the members of his regi-
ment. He did not go out with the regi-
ment, but came to Us toward the end
of the first year of our service. He
was in the vigor Of a strong manhood
and ripe experience as C..I is.:an,
being about 48 years old. He came
when there was probably a little preju-
dice against Chaplains, as we were not
all protesting Christians by any means.
He soon won his way to all our hearts
by his consistent Christian conduct, his
genial. pleasant manner and his kind,
sympathetic bearing toward all the
members of his regiment. He did not
neglect the sick, and he shared the
tolls Of the weary march, with his oon-
stant attention to those in need Of help.
He was friend to every soldier. He
was an interesting speaker, and while
many did not care particularly about
his teachings, there was a universal
respect for the Christian integrity and
sincerity of this noble man of God. I
can vividly recall the experiences o.
seeing him in time of battle helping to
carry away the wounded, ministerini
to their needs. As we came to know
him better We loved him more, and he
was known as Father Sands" for ne
was much older than most Of us. II
he ever spoke unkindly to US we do not
remember 1t now. and can only rec Ill
his gentleness, coupled with his unflag-
ging interest in our welfare. 1t will
soon be A years since We were mus
tered out at Davenport. He has been
with us in our Annual Reunions, but
not very often in these later years. Al
our last Reunion at Waterloo a letter
from him to the comrades was read
AS 1 now remember 1t, he said that II
would probably be his last .communi-
cation to us. He lived to ripe OLD
age. and filled well his mission in life
He has, indeed, been mustered out
and has gone from the earthly to the
celestial. and we can we'll afford t
bring our tributes of praise to his mem.
ory. Let us cherish his memory. ant
| remember his noble deeds of moral a:
well as physical heroism.-D. D. Prop
er. President 10Th, Iowa Association
Omaha. Neb.
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1s4th N. Y. at charlottesville.

Editor National Tribdne: Ihave been
greatly interested in reading the his
torio account of the battles ot Chancel-
lorsville and Gettysburg. Having been
participant in both battles, l can call
to mind many incidents and many of
| the criticisms we (prirates soldiers)
made regarding blunders, as we then
thought them; and many at this time
ara known to have been blurders, with
great sacrifice Of life; But the old
axiom, that private solder knew that
his duty was to obey .oruers without
| question, impelled us TO Smother our
opinions, and. like Col Cross at Gettys-
burg. we said: "It is orders. We knew
that Howard blundered at chanceIlors-
vile, but we obeyed orders. and have
suffered the stigma these long years
from some who imagined that they put
down the rebellion with very little help
| from the rest of the army. Let the
men who think the regiment they be-
Ionged to did all the fighting read Gen.
Abner Doubleday's history of the bat
ties of Charlottesville and Gettysburg,
and they will learn something to the
credit of the Eleventh Corps, instead
of to its detriment. Howard would not
believe that Stonewall Jackson was
ready to pounce on him, until it was
| too late, and then he blamed his corps.
In The National Tribune Dec. Com
trade Robert Welch calls in question
something he saw in the paper about
the 134th N. Y. and thought it must
have been the 124th n. Y, as he knew
that regiment was there, and did not
think the bath was, as he never had
heard that the I34th was there, and he
had heard that the 124th was. If Com
rade Welch will look on page 229 of
New York at Gettysburg" he can find
the names of 81 men of the 134th n. Y.
who were killed and died from wounds
received in that battle. He will not
| need to assume anything about the
134th. The 134th n. Y. suffered fifth
| in killed, seventh in wounded and sew
| enth in total loss of all the regiments
engaged in that battle. On another
| page can be found a very compliment
ary expression regarding Costar's regi-
| ment, saying that it was model in drill
and in discipline under his manage
ment, and that Lieut-Col. Jackson was
an officer of courage and ability. Cos
| tar's Brigade was sent in. forlorn
| hope to save the First Corps and the
First and Second Divisions of the Elev-
enth Corps. and was overwhelmed by
the brigades of Hoke and Hays. / was
wounded the first day. and was in the
field hospital when the body of Col.
Van Horne Ellis was brought in from
the front, accompanied by his colored
servant. who, after giving the Coloneps
watch, sword and revolver to Surgeon,
at once went back for the body of Maj.
Cummings. He also stated that the
I.ieutenant-Colonel was wounded. The
24th n. Y. suffered severely there, but
not to the extent the 134th did. The
i54th n. Y. mustered at the battle 430,
and lost 252 in killed, wounded and
/ missing; AZ were killed outright, 151
wounded and SO missing; but 25 of the
wounded died of the wounds received
there, making a total of 67 dead.--W.
H. Wilson. Sergeant, Co. c, 134th N. Y
| Topeka, Kan
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,e History of FuIIer,s Ohio Brigade.

Fuller's Ohio Brigade has a record
of service performed during the great
struggle for the Union that is unsur-
passed, not because of its great losses
in battle, but because of great hard
ships, and because It fulfilled every
duty assigned to it during four years
in the field and at the front and won
victories in strong battles on oyer 40
fields. The most notable victories were
at Corinth and at Atlanta, S when the
regiments composing this, brigade
fought in the open field. and in those
terrific encounters wrung victory from
the enemy, who largely outnumbered
them. The brigade never retreated
while engaged with the enemy and
never lost a flag, but brought each one
back to the North unsullied,s and they
are now priced above fubies- The
stories of the marches, the tented
camps, the hasty bivouacks, on fields
and mountains, and in the valleys, thru
the South, from Missouri to the sea and
to Washington, bring back thoughts
and memories dear to every old soldier.
The brigade has now written his
tory, compiled by Maj Charles II.
Smith and his assistants, fully illus
trated with battle scenes and maps en-
graved under the careful, critical su-
pervision of Comrade David Auld, Jr.,
of the 43d Ohio, and contributed to the
members of the brigade Dy him. A
publication fund has been paid in by
members and friends Of the brigade,
amounting to about one-half of the
estimated cost of the work.
The history will record not only the
services of the 9th. 39th, 43d and 63d
Ohio, but also the services of the
Fourth Division, Sixteenth Corps. and
First Division, Seventeenth Corps.
which included in its ranks the 18th
Mo-, 25th Wis, 35th N. J. and Gath Ill.
Co. F, I'd u. s. Art, and the 18th and
14th Ohio Batteries are all mentioned
in the narrative and in the official re-
ports Of their COlonels, brigade and di-
vision commanders.
All survivors. relatives and friends
of the above-named regiments are earn
estly requested to contribute to the pub
| lication fund and to send in their sub
scription orders for their book at once,
so that the exact number of copies to
| be printed can be estimated All COM
| municatDns should be sent to Mai.
Charles H. Smith, SOL Euclid avenue,
| Cleveland, o.
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Saw VaIlandigham Pass.

Editor National Tribune: I saw an
account by some comrade in The Ma
tional Tribune, telling about old VAL
landigham being put thru our lines at
Murfreesboro, Tenn. in the Spring of
'63. Now, / was on .yidet post on the
Shelbyville pike that morning, with
Lewis Butterfeld, of Co. G, 74th Ill.
stopped the carriage. containing two
officers and man, who, they told us,
was VaIlandigham. They drove a half
mile south, and met a flag OF truce and
came back. If there were any other
troops there i did not see them.-Sam
A. Cowen, Co. G. 74th Ill, Milford,
Neb.
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Stories Eminenty Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
In the Great National Struggle,

and about us. Ny Orderly. who was a
game little youngster, not out OF his
teens, said:
Colonel. these dogs of war are bark
ing at u.s."
/ halloed to Gen. Hooker:
Here is a prisoner Ask him what
troops are against us?"
Danger to the Train.
He said Pollzs, Hardees and Hoods.
.hen reported the condition of our
transportation. and the certainty of its
destruction If the enemy attack it with
any vigor. He said:
IT can't spare any men from the fir
ing line. Go back and do the best you
can. If you see Gen. Thomas. report the
condition to him, and also tell him we
have our hands full. We are fighting
three corps
just then Capt. or Lieut. Hall (now
lGth. Hall-Bob Hall-retired) came UP,
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Western Troops in Nc,v York.

Editor National Tribune: In my last
paper ] see that George r.. harrington,
Elsin, ILL.,, says that the troops sent to
New York were not from Wisconsin,
Massachusetts and Indiana. Now, he
don't knows away Off. / was a men,
Der of the Sd Mo-. and was, there with
the regiment, and 1 know that the I'd
Mass. and the 9th Ind. were also there.
There may have been some Vermont
troops there, but didn't, see any so
far as now recall. We,were quartered
in barracks in City Hall Park, corner OF
Broadway and Chatham streets. We
did have q good time, you bets. H,
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Those French Uniforms-FinalIy.

Editor National Tribune: One of your
correspondents persists that the 22d
Mass. did receive the French uniforms
and that the S3d Pa. did not receive
them. in rebuttar' wish to say that
two surviving officers of the ed Mass,
with whom I am personally acquainted,
say positively, moi" In the case of
the SD Pa. the published history of
the regiment gives a detailed account
of the reception of the uniform, and
gives list of every article composing
them, including the numerous acccs-
sories.-D. Eldredge. Historian, Sd N.
H. Boston, Mass
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1909 LINCOLN 1909

Tho Centennial Anniversary Of the
birth Of Abraham Lincoln will occur
next year, and It Is now time for Grand
Army Posts, Womans Relief Corps and
all other patriotic organizations and So
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having similar ends in view. to begin
preparations for the purpose of fifty cele-
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Osborn H. Oldroyd. whose residence is
now in the same house In which Lincoln
died at Washington. D. c., has prepared
an appropriate service to commemorate
that occasion
The program containing some 30 num-
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four articles covering the different
phases of Lincoln's life. It is 20-page
Illustrated pamphlet. printed on good
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of this edition. or compilation, has been
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0r SIS per 100. 1t seems impossible that
there can exist single Post or Corps
that could not subscribe for and easily
dispose of at least 100 copies of this pro-
duction. and thus make a profit of an
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serving as an educator to the people
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Communications should be addressed TO
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At Pennsboro, ". Ia.

Editor National Tribune; We here.
with hand you list Of jofTieers elected
in January, 1903, for one year 70 serve
Porter Flesher Post, So.lG!9A. r.: Post
Commander, c. n. Stone. reelected; 8.
V. c.. j. N. ToothmansiJ. ". c., w. W,
Echels; Ad5utant. Joab Martin; Sur.
ge2ae6iSm2aStatler; Quartermaster, W,
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ningham. Post meets every last Thurs
day evening In I. o. o. f. HaI.-C. N
stone. Commander. Cos. II and c, 7th
w. Va, Pennsboro, w. Va.
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SHERMAN'S TRANSPORTATION IN
DANGER.

An Interesting "Reminiscences by Gen.
-- lie Due.
tional Tribune of March 4, in THE At
lanta Campaign; the Battle of New
Hope Church. you say Hooker had his
three divisions on different roads, all
leading toward Dallas. AS he ap-
preached bridge across Pumpkin Vine
Creek she found it held by a cavalry
force, which was driven back, tho not
until ii had set fire to the bridge, etc.
The correction / wish to make is not
of much Importance, but when one
writes what purports to be history it is
well to state truth down to the last par
Hculars. On the day mentioned the
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JOHNSTON AND SHERMAN.
The Comparison of Their Forces in the
Atlanta Campaign.

Editor National Tribune: In your
last installment of the history of the
Atlanta campaign I note you make the
statement, in connection with your de-
scription of the battle of Dallas.S that
"Johnston's army was constantly in
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GETTING AFTER
BOON'S SLAYERS
Two Negroes Taken at ElktOn
Believed to Have Been
In The Gang.

ELKToN, Md. July 7.-For hve hours
yesterday states Attorney Albert Con-
stable assisted by Captain Grant Smith,
Of Wilmington, and several other rail-
road officials, put Clarence Mccormick
and William Thomas. tho two negroes
arrested near North East, on suspicion
OF being connected with tho murder Of
Detective Harry Boon, through a
"sweat"
The officials are satisfied that these
two negroes were in the gang that muir
dered Detective Boon. They told contra
dictory stories, and both acknowledged
that they WIRE in pcrryville on Nhe
night the crime was committed, but both
deny any knowledge OF the shooting.
when questioned shortly after they were
arrested by Deputy sheriff McAllister.
both the negroes denied that they were
in Perryville last Wednesday night,
claiming that they spent tho night in a
barn near Leslie. along the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. The four other ne
croes who are under arrest win be given
"a eriiling tomorrow.
when asked what he thought about the
negroes under arrest states Attorney