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The National tribune., 1909-12-23

Arrived within two miles of Gettysburg,
and encamped for the night.
July 2. 1S63-Moved UP to the front
near Gettysburg, early in, the morning,
and took position by brigades en- mass
| 10 a. m: A lively skirmish has been
kept up all morning, with an occasional
artillery shot from our guns, which up
to this time has not been answered.
5 p. m: Half an hour ago terrific ar
tillery fire opened on both Sides and is
now being carried on at a strong rate.
1t extends about two miles on our left
and one mile on our right. p. M:
The battle has increased with increased
vigor "a 12-pound shell just fell by my
side). The infantry on our left, the
Third, Fifth and part of the Second
Corps are engaged, and at this time are
| driving the enemy. The infantry is not
| engaged on the center except skirmiSh-
| ing. 1--WE are on the center.) The bat
tie continued with unabated fury on
the right and right center with the
Eleventh Corps and part of the First
until 10 p. m. Our brigade ordered just
at dark to support a part of the Elev-
enth Corps at Cemetery Hill. It was
cloudy, smoky and dark, and a terrific
battle of infantry and artillery was rag
| ing. We marched double-quick. and
when we arrived at the battery on the
hill the canoneers were engaged in a
1 iS.
We charged past the battery, and drove
the rebels with great loss, captured a
stand of arms, a Colonel, a Major and
a number of officers and soldiers. Our
| fight lasted only a few minutes. We
1 lost six killed Gone other died the sec
ond day. and quite a number wounded.
If We had lost Cemetery Hill all would
have been lost
July 3. 1865 a. M: The battle has
ragged furiously on our right ever since
daylight tthis was on Cups HID. The
sound indicates that we have gained
some, but not much. No infantry fight
on our front. except by skirmishers.
IL m: Very little firing going on any
where on the line. We hear an-occa-
sional shot, supposed to be at Hanover,
eight miles distant. 1t is thought that
Couch is moving on the rebels in that
direction. l expect heavy fight on our
left this evening. At 1870 p. m: Heavy
artillery firing opened out all along the
line. We are between two rebel lines
of artillery, and they have 64 guns
bearing on this hill. The battle has
ragged with great fury, and is now g D.
NO. still raging. The battle ragged about
four hours, the rebels charging en- mass
within 10 yards of our cannon time and
again, and each time being repulsed
with terrific slaughter (this refers to
ricketts, charge). p. m: All quiet
except skirmishing The rebels have
been repulsed everywhere, and large
numbers of prisoners captured.
| July 4, 1S63.-This morning revealed
that the enemy had fallen back from
our right and center, giving US the town
OF Gettysburg and the entire battlefield
on our right.-E. II. c. Gaines, Lieuten-
iant-Colonel. 14th Ind, Bloomfield, Ind
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tain, to whom I explained the situation.
, He readily consented to my CARRYING
the dispatch. so instead of waiting until
morning l started that night.
| I never reached ,Blockhouse No. Z.
for it was upon that, night l received
the injuries that made me an invalid
and put an end to my career as an in
ventor and manufacturer placed my
name upon the pension list, preeluded
all strenuous exertions on my part in
the future and forced me to curb my
ambition.
When 1 reached tie bridge over over
alrs Creek 1 found .Blockhouse No. Z
Gen. Thomas defeated Hood before
Nashville. and he learned of the heroic
deeds of Co. L, 115th Ohio, when he sat
down and wrote the following glowing
tribute to Lieut. Closer and his 80
men:
The General commanding desires to
return thanks to Lieut.. Fl. H. Closer.
115th Ohio, and the men under his
command for their resolute bravery in
defending Blockhouse No. at Over
alrs Creek, Nashville & Chattanooga
Railroad, from the attacks of the enc
my during the month of December
1864. The enemy, besieging the block
| house for II days. and cutting off all
communication except for one day, en-
deavored by using artillery against the
Dlockhouse, by threats Of vengeance. by
iaise representations and by promises
OF treating the garrison well, to induce
surrender, but all without effect
Lieut. Glosser's conduct will in several
respects serve as model for block
house commanders. The blockhouse
was struck by cannon shot over 80
times, tho not seriously injured. Lieut..
GloSserS answer to the enemy who
sent no less than six flags of truce at
dlferent times. was that he would hold
the blockhouse as long as there was
any of 1T to hold He despised their
threats, denied that he should surren-
DER because Gas the enemy represented
others had done 50; he asked no favors
from the enemies of his country, and.
lastiy, and especially, his conduct was
equal to his words.
BY command of Maj.-Gen. Thomas"
About two months ago visited Cam
ton, o., where I met some of the men
who participated in the defense of
BIoclihouse No. Z. Lieut.. Closer when
llSt heard of was at Van Vert. o.
Sohn S3 McTamrany, Co. j., 115th Ohio,
New York City.
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Stories Emneny Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

Ispikes, ramrods and pistols, and sue
ceeded in checking them for moment
when a part of the Second Corps
charged in and drove them back"
1t will not be claimed by anyone that
any troops of the Second Corps other
than CarrolFs Brigade made this
charge This was not the only time
that soldiers of Carrolrs Brigade gave
timely assistance to Ricketts's Battery.
At the battle of the Wilderness detach-
ments from the Sth Ohio and 14th Ind.
Irecaptured two guns of Ricketts's Bat
terry after they had been captured by a
part of Longstreet's Corps.
1 will give some extracts from pock-
ct diary made during the engagement.
which will corroborate this statement:
A Diary of the Battle.
July 1, 1S63.-Took up our line of
march towards Gettysburg. Had a ieis-
urely march over a highly-cultivated
country. Heard that a battle was being
fought near Gettysburg by the First
and Eleventh Corps, but could not hear
the artillery. Gen. Reynolds was killed.
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The i4t lIrIt, III.

Editor National Erihuned AS I have
never seen anything in ty4rr columns
from the lst Ark. Il Thought l would
come in and. have a chat with you. The
1st Ark. was organized in the Winter
and Spring OF 1863 at Fayetteville. and
my first introduction to war was about
April 10, 1868, when the rebels came
to Fayetteville to get a Yankee break
fast, but instead got badly licked. We
then made what was called the Cooper
raid thru the Indian country and cap
tured Fort Smith. Late in the Fall we
drifted from one place to another until
March, 1864. when we started on
Steele's raid thru Arkansas, co-operat-
ing with Banks on the Red River.
will not go into details further than to
say that we had long hard marches
battles and massacres In plenty. know
up my hat for The National Tribune
pension BILL Long live The National
Tribune:-Wiley H. Hill. ist Ark, Arap-
aho. Okla. 5
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three men wounded and captured.
About 1880 a. m. they were ordered
back to Rossville Gap, and We're not
engaged with the enemy until the after
noon of Sept. 20.
The Guns Mt Resaca.
Joseph S. Miller. Corporal. 5th Ohio,
Milan, Ind, says that none of the stories
about the guns at Resaca are exactly
correct. He was one of the participants
in the capture, and while he does not
claim that his regiment whipped the
rebel army or ended the war, he does
claim that his company CID stole the
four guns out OF the fort right under
the rebels noses.
q. S. S. Stars and Stripes.
]. W. B. Cole, Audubon, Iowa. saws
that there was a L. s. S. Stars and
Stripes, which fought at Roanoke Island.
Jan. Z. 1862, and had lots of other
scraps besides. (See Vol. VI. Naval Rec
ords) r. Werden was Lieutenant COM
manding and David Dinsmore Acting
Gunner.
Scattering.
r. b. Cutler. 7th Ind Cav, Alameda,
Cal, reminds the people that the bond
holders were paid generously, principaI
and interest in gold. because their bonds
had been indorsed by the Grand Army
OF the Republic with the blood and lives
or It's members. The soldiers, while
doing this service, received less than GO
cents on the dollar of their meager nav
ana it is time that the country showed
more generosity and Justice to those to
Wnom 1t owes everything
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and its lesson to the world given by the
soldiers (Blue and Gray en- both sides
of the Rappahannock, Christmas Day.
1862; and if a soldier of Peace to-day.
may you span over the dark river of
want with bridge of sympathy and
love and ask your comrades needs.
May you have in mind: There is no
joy surprising that which comes from
the consciousness of some good deed
done, some kind word spoken. The
penny that goes to the poor, the hand
that Is stretched forth to help a fellow
sufferer, the light carried into darkened
homes, even the cheerful Merry Christ
mas rang out to a lonely fellow being
hobbling by; all brighten the infinite
blue of the heavens, and will demon-
strate to all the real, sweet. sublime
significance of Merry Christmas
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The Occult i'm War.

Editor National Tribune: We have all
seen the professional hypnotist on the
stage, securing complete control of his
subject and putting him thru many
ridiculous performances, as well as some
that are not so ludicrous, and, allowing
for large percentage of charlatanisn,
we know that IL is not all prearranged
punoonery, and that underneath mes
hletisin, hypnotism, thought transfer
ence, telepathy, etc, there is a profound
psychological science that even its stu-
dents and practitioners do not fully nm
derstand- is 1t not possible that some
powerful mind and intellect may excr-
else the hypnotists control over the
mind or another. even tho they he sep
arated and at a great distance?
| AS we read the history of the war of
the rebellion and the campaign of the
Potomac, we wonder if some such DOW
er or control was not brought into play
as part of its strategy. We can scarce
| ~ understand otherwise why Gen. Lee.
just before the battle Of Antietam, when
lconfronted by the much greater North
Iern army of Mcclellan, would have di
Vided his forces irto three separate di-
VISIONS, retaining one at Harpers Ferry
ana dispatching the other two TO dis
tant points, separated by mountains and
rivers, but all within striking distance
Iof Mcclellan. rendering it impossible
for one division to assist the other in
case of attack, to which each division
was exposed, unless he knew that Nc
ICleilan would not or could not act? And
what stayed the hand of Gen. McCI.l-
Ian when he was in possession Of the
order of Sept. 13, furnishing him With
complete information as to the number
and disposition of Lees troops?
Again, would Gen. Lee have risked
the battle of Antietam, which military
lstrategists unite in styling nl-advlsed,
had ne not been certain that the mind
or his opponent was under his control d?
And could he have better directed the
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A GETTYSBURG DIARY.
CaToll's Brigade and the Part 1t Played
in Repulsing the "Tigers."

Editor National Tribune: There seems
to be considerable controversy at this
late day in regard to Carrolrs Brigade
at Gettysburg. In The National Tribune
of Oct. 81 it is stated that the markers
for the 14th Ind. and 7th w. Va. at the
foot of East Cemetery Hill are not
where they fought.
The markers of a regiment are in
tended to be at the advance lines of the
regiment in battle.
On the morning of July Z, 1868, Car
rolls Brigade was at Uniontown, and
entered upon its march with the Second
Corps, of which it was a part, towards
Gettysburg. On the night of July l
the brigade encamped near Little Round
Top. On the morning of the I'd it took
fits position in the Third Division, Sec
ond Corps, on the extreme right of the
corps, which was on the left of Gene
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Christmas Greeting.

Gen. George Byron Loud, our zeaIous
and indefatigable comrade of New York
CITY, has gotten out very Handsome
little Christmas Greeting. with mes
sage of Kindness and good will to every
one, and which concludes with:
May you treasure the precious men,
ory, perhaps, of the Merry Christmas.
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terry Hill. During the day there was
considerable artillery firing along the
line and some skirmishing. The Sth
Ohio was sent out on picket, and re-
manned on that part of the line until
the close of the battle, and on the re-
pulse of Pickett's famous charge, under
the leadership of the regiments gallant
Lieut.-Col. Frank Sawyer, captured
three battle flags and more prisoners
than the regiment had men in the en-
gagement.
After sunset on the I'd the battle
opened with great fury on our right in
front of the Eleventh Corps and part
of the First Corps, and soon after Car
rolls Brigade, except the Sth Ohio. was
ordered to support a part of the Elev-
enth Corps at Cemetery Hill. The regi-
ments-4th Ohio, 7th w. Va. and 14th
1nd.-hastened to the point of attack,
passing thru the cemetery, the 14th
Ind. forming in rear of Ricketts,s Bat
terry on the Baltimore pike.
1t was then quite dark, the darkness
being increased by the smoke of battle.
One of Ricketts's men asked what reg
it was, and being informed that it
was the 14th Ind, shouted: GLORY to
God. We are saved"
Ricketts's Battery was a Second
Corps battery, and was only Temperate
ly with the Eleventh Corps, and L
learned next morning that this conf
dence grew out of the fact that the
14th Ind. had supported the battery on
a former occasion. We halted for a
moment in the immediate rear of this
gun, until shot was fired, then dashed
on a bayonet charge in the dark The
bayonet charge continued until We
the ma -kers of the 14th Ind. were
affarTyardG Diane6
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Cedar Creek.

Comradc Jas. NJ Bieker. Bethel,
Conn. says: l am quite interested in
the communications of the comrades
las to Cedar Creek. l was there on that
evencful morning in the ranks of the
9Th Conn, of Gen. Growers Division. /
do not agree with the statements that
it was our brigade's turn that morning
to rcconnoiter. Before we got orders
to move the ball opened on both flanks
and front, which was as soon as it was
light enough to see. about o'clock. 1t
must have been somewhere near 8
o'clock when Gen. Sheridan came on
the scene. and the men cheered him
Justify. The General said: "You-will
sleep in your old camp tonight, boys"
Not much after that the awful rebel
yell was heard, and those who heard it
will never forget it.
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Death of a. Il. Hill.

]. w. B. Cole, Audubon, Iowa, con-
firms Comrade Leonard's statement as
to the death of A. p. Hill, and quotes
from the report of Col. EIcClennan,
13Sth Pa, to the effect that two men
IF Co. + pushed out as far as the
South Side Railroad and tore up two
rails of the track. Returning from this,
they encountered two Confederate Off
GERS, who demanded their surrender,
and Corpl John w. Mawk. one of
them. shot one of the officers and Pri-
yate Daniel Wolford fired at the other.
The men returned to the regiment, and
reported what they had done to the
Colonel, who commended them for
their bravery and asked that they be
substantially rewarded