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Wants His Enfield,

Comrade H. A. Irish, Co. d. 116th N.
Y, North Yakima, Wash, writes: II
enlisted Aug Is. 1862; served till June
8. 1865; participated in nine Of the
great battles, and did all that came to
me to do. The regiment being mus
tered. we proceeded to Baltimore, where
we were equipped with Enfield rifles.
When 1 received my gun promised it
good treatment and asked unfailing ac-
curacy in return, while / would use it
to the utmost of my best ability in de-
fense of the Union, and I added: II
am fortunate enough to return home
alive, / will take you with me as a life
companion and bequeath you as an
heirloom to be honored.' / lugged 1t
and tugged it; oiled it and cleaned It.:
fired it oft at the enemy; coddled it,
and to ornament 1t drove brass nails
into the stock, so that the broad heads
formed my initials, Fl. A. I. When the
war was over we were sent to Wash
ington, d. c., to guard the conspirators
who murdered President Lincoln: and
there 1t occurred to somebody that we
should be armed with Springfield rifles,
and We were required to turn in our
Enfields l pleaded for permission to
retain mine. but there was no mercy, no
sentiment, no regard for individual
wishes, and ] was separated from my
best battlefield and skirmish-line friend.
Frankly, 1 shed tears when 1 gave up
my gun. Laugh, you who will; grin II
you think me absurd; smile if you con-
slider me childish! I wept then; 1 grieve
still. This Picket Shot is fired to at
tract attention. L hope to recover that
gun. 1t doubtless still wears those ini-
tials in brass nails. If anyone will ship
the gun to me-I will know it. sure
send it c. o. ID. to the address given, I
will send him a present that he will
Inc will hn ND nf nd
tion in his will and will exhibit to all
his friends with much qualification.
would not part with the right to wear
| my bronze button for the honor of oc-
cupying the chief seat in the White
House."
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of the rebel column, thus gaining time
for Gen. Hartranft to form his division,
which he did with great promptness. at
tackled the enemy at once, and effectual-
ly stopped their further progress in that
direction The column which turned
TO the right swept along our line to-
wards Fort Haskell, driving everything
before II, and soon had possession of
Batteries Nos. IL and IL, and undoubt-
edly felt that Fort Haskell was within
his grasp. But the 59th Mass. had
formed under the shelter of that fort,
and not only checked the enemy's ad-
vance, but little later after being re-
inforccd made a splendid charge, re-
capturing Batteries IL and II and
| bringing the foe to standstill in that
direction. The column which had turned
10 the left Jared no better They pro-
ceeded along toward Battery No. 3,
striking the 57th Mass, driving that
regiment from the trenches. II next
struck the I'd Mich, and threw that
regiment into confusion; but the two
| last named were veteran regiments, who
| had met the enemy on many battiehelds
| of the war under the most trying con-
ditions. and were not to be disposed OF
so early on this occasion. They soon
rallied. and stoutIy resisted the advance
| of the enemy until reinforcements came
up, when the advance of the assaultine
column was permanently stopped. A
| line was then formed of Col. Eiy's Sec
ond Brigade perpendicular to the in
] itrenchments, the right resting near Bat
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Stories Emneny Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

the right of our lines around Peters.
burg. The night of the Gath of March
was fixed upon for the assault, and Gen.
Gordon was assigned to the execution
of the plan.
THE troops were to get possession OF
the higher ground in the rear, where
they supposed we had intrenchments
then sweep to the right and left. create
a panic in the line of our army, and
force me to contract my lines. Lee
hoped this would detain me a few days
longer. and give him an opportunity to
escape.
"The plan was well conceived and
the execution of it very well done, in,
deed, up to the point of carrying a
portion of our lines"
Our camp guard tried to check the
progress of the attacking column until
our troops could be aroused, but were
swept like chaff before the wind, and
our main line was broken between Bat
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Another Inconsistency.

Editor National Tribune: ]. A. Cum
minis, Co. A. 30th ILL.,. wounded at
Fort Donelson in 1862, for which he
was drawing pension at the rate of $12
a month, some time ago made applica-
ton for an increase, and in october.
1908, received an increase OF So. Now,
If had not been wounded and disabled.
at my age (6S) / would be entitled to
S12, and so the Department reversed
their own actions and allows me the
small pittance of 50 a month for my
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s12. Is there any justice IN that?-J. \.
Cummins, Aledo, Ill.
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81 III


with more LOYALTY and bravery than the
one carried by Mrs. Gibbs 70 the 21tth
Pa in which her husband hsn;.ss served; sn.h How
played so much loya1H arH devotion to
our country was amSrg is defenders? I?
And, again. to whom could she intrust it
with as much confidence, as to her hus-
band and his comrades!
alag of the true Ifeartsa hope and
home ~ ID
By loved ones to vsslor given.
Thy stars have lit theooweikin dome.
And all thy hues wdfe boEn in heaven.
Forever float that stahdard1 sheet
Where breathes the; foe but falls be-
fore us, NJ g.
With freedoms soil beneath our feet
And freedoms banner, streaming Ger
u.s."
James Moynahan. Captain. 27th
Mich, Alma, Colo. tH
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Pensions and Good Roads.

Westbrook Merring. Maplewood, Pa.
writes to the Scranton Tribune, strongly
denouncing the failure to pass the pen
sion bill and the substitution for it OF
the good roads bill. He thinks that II
X. -. Lee were once more in Pennsyl-
vania the legislators would not hesitate
to give the men who would go out to
meet him anything that they asked.
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J-I
Fuller's Ohio Brigade.

Editor National Tribune,i think The
makes "a mistake in
not mentioning the company and regi-
ment to which the author, of an article
was member. One,is generally eager
to read something about his own war
any comrade of the ;2fth.i seth, 43d or
SD or Fuller's Ohio Brigade would not
escape my careful tiee.,T7Chas. I. Ad-
kins, 40 River street, Dayton, O.
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Are Tbev Living or Dead?

Edward S. Clithers. Co. d, 116th
Ohio, 35 Wells St, Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
Il was wounded in left leg at the bat
tie of Smokers Gap, Va, July IS. 1864,
was carried off the field by David Con-
ger, Simon Pyatt, John Cox and Samuel
Jones, all comrades of my company
and regiment; was later on assisted by
the Adjutant of the 5th Pa. If any
of the above named, or any member OF
the 10th Ohio who saw me carried of
the field, will send their address they
will confer a great favor"
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Spare the Crows.

Comrade H. H. Hatch writes from
Middletown, o.: II saw an article in
your paper or some other that club of
ladies in Illinois had decided to use no
birds feathers on their hats except
crows feathers. Why draw the line on
crows, one of the most useful birds to
farmers Some farmers do not seem
10 know 1t, however. I used to live on
q farm, and wished that could kill all
of the crows, but / have learned better.
and hope that the ladies will learn bet
tier, too"
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Commissioners from Richmond with
President Lincoln and Mr.. Seward at
HAMPTON Roads was virtually a confess
sior of weakness Yet the enemy still
showed a bold resolute front, and, as
subsequent events proved, still contem-
plated desperate measures There might
be other attempts on the part OF the
Confederate army to avert the long
threatened blow. Possibly it might deal
some blows itself, with the firm reso-
luton to die with courage and fortitude.
During the month Of March, as thru
the. few previous months. the Ninth
Corps occupied the right of the in
trenchments extending from the Apo
mattox River to Fort Howard, dis
fance of seven miles.
Gen. Wilicox's First Division occupied
the line from the river to Ssrt Meikle.
Gen. Potter's Second Division extended
from Fort Meikle to Fort Howard, and
Gen. Hartranfts Third Division was
posted in the rear in reserve. The in
trenchments held by Gen. Willcoxs d.
vision were those which had originally
been taken from the enemy, and were
in very close proximity to the opposing
lines. Fort Steadman was situated at
the point where our lines crossed the
Prince George Court House road. 1t was
an earthwork of considerable preten-
sions. The enemy's line was distant
about $50 yards. Our own pickets oc-
cupied about one-third of this distance.
This portion of our line was held by the
Third Brigade of willcox's Division, un-
der command of Gen. y. B. McLaugh-
hn.,
At 4 o'clock on the morning of March
rs our pickets were visited by the Off
Ger of the Day. The men were found
on the alert. and no sIgns of activity on
the part of the enemy was visible.
A Successful Siratagrm.
During the Winter deserters had been
allowed to come into our lines, bringing
their arms. Soon after the visit or the
Officer OF the Day, taking advantage OF
this permission, squads of men APP
peared and with the pretense of being
deserters stole quietly IN and surprised
our pickets and soon overpowered and
took possession of our picket line
without resistance or giving alarm ts
our troops. Following these detached
parties was a strong storming force o
picked men, and behind these wer
three heavy columns of the enemy. i
proved to be Gen. Gordon's Corps sup
ported by Gen. Bushrod Johnson's Di
vision We of the rank and file though
the movement to be for the purpose o
capturing the vast quantity of militar.
supplies stored at City Point, but Gen
Grant, in his Memoirs, says:
prompted By anxiety lest l. sc shoul'
get away some night before ] was awar
of it. and, having the lead of me, pusl
into North Carolina to join with John
ston in attempting to crush out Sher
man, had as early as the list of harci
given instructions to the troops aroun
Petersburg to keep sharp lookout Z
see that such a movement should no
escape their notice, and to be ready I
strike at once If it was undertaken.
Gen. Lee, in aid of his plan to es
cape and to secure a wider opening Z
enable him to reach the Danville roa'
with greater security than he woul
have in the way the two armies wer
.stnatAd- determined upon an assault o.
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FORT STEADNIAN.

Gen. Lees Plan and It's Purpose-A
Shreyul Scheme and Temporarily
Successful-Tiie Troops Fight Gal
lanfIy and Successfully.
Editor National Tribune: "As the
Summer roses fall' so are the defenders
of the American Union passing away.
Only recently read an account in the
local papers of the death of Milton
Gibbs at Shawnee. Park County, Colo.'
and that he was member OF the
211th Pa, and had suffered thru life
from a wound received at Bermuda
Hundred; also that Mrs. Gibbs as
bride helped carry the Flag to. where
her husband became one of the boys OF
the civil war. While am not acquaint-
ed with the personal record of Mr..
Gibbs,-I remember that high military
authority has said: THE members of
the rank and file have no personal rec
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Ssd, theirs being a common interest in
the record of their regiment, which
the true soldier guards with Jealous
care and prizes as his own" The fact
that Mr.. Gibbs carried his country's
scars indicates that he is entitled, at
least. to full share of his regiments
record. and it is my privilege to know
something of the record of the 211th
Pa, which belonged to Gen. Hartranfts
Third Division of the Ninth Corps.
The Last Campaign.
The opening of the Spring of 1865
was understood by tie Army OF the
Potomac to be the signal for entering
upon the closing struggle of the war
1t was said that the rebel Government
itself had become somewhat discour-
aged, and the interview of the Peace
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terry and the left connecting with
HartrarIt's Division. which by this time
had forced the column opposed to it
backward some distance by the assist
ance Of Batteries 5 and 9. A heavy as
sault on Battery was repulsed.
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."Do YOU DRINK" THE
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has been followed to less or greater
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edge. place young man who drinks
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while learning that because he was
known to drink the company would
refuse to Sign his bond inles he could
furnish it acceptable security. The
u. S. Labor Department, using Fer
centages based on several thosansla
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reports, found that ninety per cent OF
the railroads, seventy-n1ne per cent of
The manufacturers, ;ieighty,eight per
cent of the trades and seventy.two per
cent ofathe agrienltt1fists discriminate
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THREE TWINS"
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q. A. r. Election.

I P!cIEcnt Post, No. Ct, lo-elecFed
charles E Watts conntI elder and will
lie supported by she following off
". r. Richards, Senior Vice Com
J: 7. Latham, juror Vice comnnn'
der.
MI Orr. Agt and QuaItermaster
Iohns +. JENKINS, Officer. of the Da.3
sanford Jones, Chaplain.
John Fl. Thomas. officer OF the
DeIoaaees to the State Eamarmen.
w. r. RicarI rds, o. p. Morgan and
y. D. Jenkins.
DELEGATES to State Encampment-
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Fell ON lev Pavement.

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postponed until a future date TO be ar
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