The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Little, Strong, Courageous.

Comrade B. r. Ellis, Co. G, 1st Wis.
| Cav, Windsor, Wis, writes: II was
much gratified to see in issue of March
4 letter from Comrade e. S. Miner.
1t thrills one to see that a good COM
rade of the old war days still lives.
shall never forget how good Old Glory
looked to me there! The rebel cavalry
had been standing us off for several
days and giving us about all the eXer-
else we needed to keep us in good con:
| dition. and we were, indeed, getting
pretty tired of 1t and desirous of rest
and peaceful repose that was not in
| sight / had been on picket the night
Gen. Harnden was wounded, and the
| next morning was busy on the skirmish
| line, where, despite our urging, the rebs
did mt fall back-not a cents worth.
| About 10 o'clock, or later, possibly, a
brigade Of infantry-from Heoker's
Corps, I think-came down, in two
battle lines. through a field, arms at
| right-shoulder shift, battle flags flying,
with just breeze enough to open, warp.
unfold and wave them: and sunshine
enough to bring out all the glories of
their colors as they rose and fell waved
and undulated-oh, how beautiful,
how inspiring. How the sight infused
new life and joy into us wornout boysi
The infantry marched on, not appearing
to regard the enemy, fired not a shot,
till they were thru our line of skir-
mishers. Then they soon got busy,
having found plenty to do there for
awhile. They were quickly and brisk
~ engaged, but eventually drove the
rebels back all right enough. Now,
want to tell little incident that saw
that concerns this same Ed S. Miner.
1t may seem absurd, but, do you know.
1t is a fact that / cannot now remember
where IL was? We made a charge, and
as we fell back comrade of Co. c was
tx.rt dad Il fnIl frntr Il
rade Miner dismounted, picked the
wounded man up and laid him across
is-Miners-horse, mounted behind,
and brought the man safely off the
field. Now, Miner weighed perhaps 135
pounds, the wounded man fully 180
pounds. Yet l have never heard that
Ed was given Carnegie medal. I after
ward heard the rescued man say:
Miner is the strongest little man who
ever went to war, and his courage
mates his strength and oversizes his
siZeness."
Wore Rebel Gray.
Comrade N. ]. Myers, Ell Reno.
Okla, who served in the 10th Kan,
writes that in the Winter of 1862 the
Sd and 4th Kan, encamped at Mine
Creek, on the border of Kansas and
Missouri, were consolidated and con-
stituted the 10th Kan. He refers to
a battery and cavalry, but does not
say what their designation was or what
became of them. He lacks clarity, but
it appears that the Sd was uniformed
in gray that was captured from the
rebels, and that they wore that until 1t
was worn out. He adds that they were
eight months in service before they
were paid.
Save the Lumber.
Comrade VIM. Bopp writes from
Alma Center, Wis: II notice a news
item from Seattle stating that vessel
there was loading 100000 feet of
lumber for export, and that other yes-
sells We're taking on immense cargOeS of
lumber for foreign destinations. Now.
the estimate is that in about 20 years
our visible supply of lumber stuff will
be exhausted. Why do our lawmakers
not prohibit export of lumber and place
it on the free list for importation?
Should not the United States reserve
all timber and forest lands and take
measures to both prevent waste and en-
courage forestation?"
Serg't Henry E. Kingsley.
Comrade Ira B. Davis. Secretary, Co.
A, 144th n. Y, Cannonsville, n. Y,
writes that the roll indicates that Serg't
Henry e. Kingsley. whose last known
address was Sweet Home, Ark, is dead,
but as there are no definite facts i'll
proof there is hope that he survives
1t is desired that anyone able to supply
information in the case write to Com
rade Davis.
A Correction.
]. o. Hawley, 704 East Fifth street,
Los, Angeles, Cal, says that it was a
mistake in speaking of the poor old
crippled widow, Mrs Rousseau, in as
signing her husband to the 7th N. Y.
1t should be the 1st n. Y. Cav. She is
trying for a pension, and hopes that
some of her husbands comrades will
remember him and help her.
His Other Name.
Comrade John C. Cunningham, SOC
North Broadway, Joliet, ILL.,, was Corp1
George Robinson, Troop e, 18th N. Y.
Cav. He wants to hear from old COM
rades, and asks for the address of Col.
| James w. Savage and of Capt. Ray
mond Ferguson, under whom he served
He enlisted at Buffalo in 1862, and
served till 1865.
The 1st Ky.
Rudolph Miller, 4279 st. Ferdinand
avenue, ST. Louis, Mo-, wants to hear
from anybody who belonged to Co. X,
1st KY.