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The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Six Pairs of Brothers.

Editor National Tribune: have been
a reader of your paper for about ~
years. Lots of comrades claim the
greatest number of brothers for their
companies. In my company (E), 3Sth
Ohio, were: Robert and Samuel Jobs.
Jacob and Ely Isenhart, John and VIM.
Lint, John and Ephriam Wagle, Jesse
and VIM. Erskins, Jake and Eli Kaser.
six pairs of brothers. l claim to be one
OF the youngest soldiers of the civil
war. 1 was born in 1913: served ~
months; therefore the Sherwood bill
will not help me, but the man who
served 80 days longer than l did can
have 81 day. Is that Justice? / say,
let us all who served 80 days or more
nave 81 day.-C. A. Jones, Blakes-
lee, o.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Sabine Crossroads.

Comrade VIM. Hutchinson, of Clar-
ence, N. Y, writes: II was interested
in the letter 1rom E. A. CrandaI, 23d
Wis, on the battle of Sabine Crossroads
and Pleasant Hill, La. I am sure he is
right. The Thirteenth Corps bore the
brunt of the battle. They had but a
narrow road, about 10 feet wide, thru
the pine woods to move the whole army,
and no chance to form a line of battle
They were in a trap. The Nineteenth
Corps, Gen. Emory, was eight or nine
miles away, in the rear, when we heard
of the fight We went on a double
quick, and got there, should say, about
$50 p. M, formed line of battle and
fought about an hour, the enemy in
front of us. When nearly sundown they
tried to flank us, but we gave them cold
lead and prevented that. We stayed on
the line until about IL o'clock; then
back to Pleasant Hill. When morning
came we were chuck full of sand; we
had them on the hip and paid all our
obligations to them. My regiment was
the 10th N. Y. First Brigade, First
Division, Nineteenth Corps At Pleas
ant Hill the Sixteenth Corps-I think
A. j. Smith commander. We called
him the bully fighter, and we fought
on that line until after dark and won
the victory. IIthink great deal of the
23d Wis. / used to look for 1t on our
marches. There was a young man from
our town. Edward Streater, in the 23d
Wis, in Co. F. Possibly Comrade Gran
dali knows him. he was taken prisoner
at Sabine Crossroads. / hope he takes
The National tribune, and will know
that he is not forgotten by one of his
old friends of boyhood days. The last 1
heard of him he was at Lake Arthur,
La"
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
AT Missian Ridge.

Editor National Tribune: was mnei.
interested in the article on Mission
Ridge, yA1van H. Olsen, in The Ma
donal Tribune of Feb. IS. The terrible
suspense, the hurried preparation for
Identification marks, if killed in action.
preceding the charge. reminds me WV
IDLY OF our experience in our first pat
tle. Chiekasaw Bayou, Miss, and later
SSf0re Mission Ridge, Nov. 20. 1858.
LetSsie give you a short account or my
participation in the latter. The First
DIVISION, Fifteenth Corps, of which my
regiment was a part. fought under
Hooker on Lockout Mountain, Nov. "a.
The next day we crossed over and up
the valley to the vicinity of Rossville
Gap, whera we were vigorously shelled
py the enemy, who waSSposted on the
hills, for half an hour. sustaining some
loss. The great battle, away to our left,
sswas now on, in all its fury, the roar of
Iartillery and rattle of small-arms being
continuous. We weres moved a little
farther to the right, facing the ridge
south of the gap; formed line, reaching
the top and swinging to the left, down
the eastern slope, among the pines.
Here i momentarily paused to look at
the renlains of two soldiers in blue who
fell in the battle of Chickamauga over
two months b,si,s-e, undiscovered by the
their arms still near them. No marks
to identify the bodies, which are now,
no DOUBT, unknown" graves. We
moved rapidly forward in the woods
only short distance, till we fan into
a large body of the enemy, whom We
engaged and routed, pushing on in line
of battle, doubIe-quick, for the top of
the ridge, thereby cutting off large
body of the enemy under Breckenridge,
who. were trying to escats to the east
Ward. The great SUCCESSFUL assault
from the west frontEwas already accom-
plished by the haroic men under Gen.
Grant, while our force under Hooker
was knocking at the back doors of their
citadel and other avenues of escape.
We camped that night in the vicinity of
Bragg's headquarters. The next day
we were ordered out on the road to
Rinsgold, after Cleburne's Division. We
found thrm strongly posted on Taylor's
Ridge, and advanced promptly, fording
the East Chickamauga, and thru the
town to the base Of the ridge, where we
st6nce engaged them on the nights and
In the railroad gap. We were repuIsed
with considerable loss. but gained the
ridge. Our small regiment Jared badly,
with loss of about SIS men In the
charge. We returned next day. via
Rossville Gap to Chattanooga. r.
yisdale, 29th Mo-, Chillicothe. Mo.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Hardshfns of Veterans.

Comrade Alfred H. Thompson, Co. II.
33d Wis, Rockford, ILL.,, writes: "Is
there a provision of law requiring an
applicant for pension TO give other evil
dence of his age than his descriptive
roll or his discharge supplies? If not,
on what does the Bureau base its rule
that requires certificate of record of
birth, or of infantile baptism, or the
affidavit of witnesses? All of which
are not possible for men of our age,
save, perhaps. an accidental one in TO-
900 or so. My application for pension
was rejected twice on that unreason-
able ground, and only thru the acci-
dental fact that was born in England,
and after repeated failures succeeded in
fndirg a record of my birth was / able
to Get pension at last, without any
compensation for the many months of
time lost by the unreasonable require
ment referred to. l served, too, all
thru the war. / came to this country
an infant. and at the age of nine years
was an orphan; motherless at the age
of two. My army record equals that of
my comrades, and every one of them
has record to be proud of-a record
of hard service and many battles. Twen-
ty-four times we fought the enemies of
the Union. Then, too, is there a law
allowing a soldier whose service is not
much more than a hospital record more
pehSfoh Tie Ildn WHO served IN
the field actively all the time and is
now the more disabled of the two? My
neigb5or, who was in the service 80
days. always in the hospital, never out
of the State, gets s25 a month. He Is
less disabled than 1 am. You hear
politicians and others talk long, loud
and forcibly about the gratitude due
the men who saved the Union, but
when we want to earn our living we
are turned away because we are too
old. Too old to be hired, but too young
to be helped otherwise. / am a carpen-
ter. am too poor to live without work
1 went to a contractor for employment
He said: I don't hire you old foggies.'
He has many young foreigners at work
The next one told me: / have prom
ised to hire two young Swedes. After
L employ them / will put you on If
need another man. Thus 1t was, time
after time. There was plenty of build
ing going on; many men We're en-
ployed, a majority of them young for
eigners. / am as skilful and as efficient
as most of those employed. 1t was
June before / got work. One contractor
pointed to my G. A. r. button and said:
i don't want you; you are too old
Not till / removed my button did find
work. This talk about respect for the
veteran is wind"
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Cemetery Hill, Cemetery Ridge.

Editor National Tribune: Comrade
Gushee, 33d Mass, in Picket Shots,
April 2, 190S,f says: There was only
one fight on Cemetery Hill at Gettys-
burg, and that took place before dark
July L." This statement is misleading,
from the fact that many readers make
no distinction between Cemetery Hill
and Cemetery Ridge. Most of the three
days fighting was done from Cemetery
Ridge I think IL Comrade Gushee will
refresh his memory he will recall that
on the afternoon near night of the sec
ond day Hills skirmishers drove in our
skirmishers and came up near our bat
teries and our brigade drove them back; +;
also on the 30. when the sharpshooters
got into the brick house and annoyed
our gunners, Col. Smith sent down a
section Of artillery ard shelled the
house. 1t is o. long time to remember
all the incidents distinctly. l remem-
ber that the Eleventh Corps lost men.
and plenty on each of the three days.
w. w. Hull, 13d Ohio, Bayard, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Treated All Alike.

Comrade D. S. Spoidef, co. E, I'd III.
Cav, writes from Sheridan, CAL: THE
McCumber bill is all right for tho old
veterans, but not for the young men.
1t seems that after 40 years Uncle Sam
has found out that some of his soldiers
were too young-too young to receive a
pension after helping to put down the
rebellion. In 1861 we Were all taken
into the army, old and younE. Treated
US all alike, old and young. Gave the
young man a new suit of blue, just like
the older man. Gave them bacon, beans
and hardtack, just the same. Boys re-
ceived their little old S13 a month same
as the men. He gave the boys as big
guns to carry, with belts, cartridge box,
haversack, canteen, blankets, ETC., as he
gave the men. The young soldier had
to carry his own load, had to do his own
walking. The young mans gun shot
just as far, just as true, just as hard,
made hole in the atmosphere or the
enemy just as big as did the old mans
gun. When there was a call made for
volunteers to go into some dangerous
place young men would respond Just as
lively as the old men. And when the
war was over the young veteran re-
ceived the same kind of a discharge as
did the old veteran. 1t said that Uncle
Sam had no objection to his being re-
enlisted. The young man also received
men. We were all treated alike, while
in the army helping Uncle Sam out of
his great trouble. But now Uncle Sam
does not talk SO nice to all when he
gives a pension. Suppose the young
men had stayed out of the army. It
might have made q great difference.
The war, possibly, would not have
closed in 1865. The age limit is a very
lame thing in the McCumber pension
bill. Treat your boys all alike now, as
you did when we were working for you.
"A word for the Wirz monument. /
have no fault to find with the Daugh-
ters Of the Southern Confederacy. They
are ladies; they are human, just as all
other human beings. But mankind is
liable to make mistakes. Here is hop
ing that lightning may strike that thing
of monument, and turn it upside
down, drive it into the ground so deep
that you all and we all will never be
able to find hide nor hair of it again"
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
The Wives Of ,81-,65.

Editor National Tribune: I think as
one lady writer She thinks the wives
of soldiers that were married before
the war should have an age pension as
well as the men. They suffered equally
with their husbands. Most that have
married since were those that were
dancing and enjoying themselves while
we that had family of children were
many of us working to help support our
little ones and watching for the ptpers
with fear and trembling, not knowing
what 1t would tell us; perhaps our hus-
pand was killed, or wounded, or taken
prisoner. That was the news that came
tS me, left me with five little children.
1Ien about one year later / read in the
paper that he was dead at Anderson
vile Prison. Should they not have some
consideration for us, and give us a PEN
sion of $12 at 62?-S. L. Stiles, Keene,
N H
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Crawfish Make Providence Spring?

Editor National Tribune: In the Sum-
mer of 1866 was engaged in putting
down an oil we'll on Campbelrs Run.
which cmpties into Bool Creek. Bool
Creek empties into the Ohio above Ma
rietta- One day l had occasion to cross
over hill to one of the neighbor's to
lget some kitchen supplies. In crossing
field noticed a small rivulet of water
running down towards the house, which
was about 20 rods away. AS stepped
across the stream ] saw a spring of
water about six feet from the rivulet
took a drink and passed on down to
the house. I remarked to the lady Of
the house (Mrs. Maidens, for that was
her name) you have a fine spring out
there" She said:s "Yes; two years ago
that spring was 40 rods farther up. 1t
went dry and after awhile it broke out
there. We walled it up. Maybe it will
go dry and then break out here, and
here is where / want it, IL I can only
hold it here" i asked her the cause of
that spring changing. She said: "Craw-
fish," She said they commenced at the
creek to bore and press the clay aside,
and made a. very solid tube for the
water to follow. Occasionally they
come to the surface to get their bear
ings, SO as not to get too far from the
creek and avoid high ground. They are
all right as long as the water follows
them. Then and there / had the key
to the mystery of the Providence
SPRING at Andersonyille Prison, and
have never changed 1t. Since I re-
ceived the picture of Andersonville
Prison / am more convinced than ever
that am right about this matter. 1t
may be the craw!ish started in up about
where the two creeks unite, passed on
down under the cook house just outside
the fence, thence into the prison. I
have always had the impression that
the spring broke out at the lower side
of the prison. The picture shows it on
the north or upper side The crawfish
probably dropped down and passed On,
but before he came to the surface again
the prisoners had shut off his ..upply of
water. In your issue of April 23 Com
rade N. B. Graham says the spring was
caused by Combustion" I don't quite
catch his meaning. He explains moth
ing. / have tried to. His is a theory
1 don't consider mine as such. If the
stream had been a two, four or six-inch
one, then you might talk about combus-
ton. / have always understood the
stream was about the size of persons
thumb, and that is the size of craw-
fish. 1 have never heard IL the spring
is still running. Let poets immortalize
the rawfsh.-Granville Abbott, Cor
poral, Co. ], 31st Ind, Spicer, MINI.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
DEATH OF GEN. BUsEY.
An Event Which Carries Mourning
Thru Illinois.

- On Thursday. Aug. 12, Gen. Samuel
1: busey and his niece Miss Annie Nc
lam, with DR.. Guy A. Tawney. Gen
Susey son-in-law. went out in slxiff
not iar from Park Rapids, Mimi, to
hsh. They rowed to a point where the
lake was about 20 feet deem con
BuSey hooked a large fish. and mr.
TaWncy, armed with a gaff. tried IN
assist in landing it. In some manper
the skiff was upset and all went unfiar
rising near the boat. DIR. Tawney. n
powerful swimmer, succeeded in getting
Gen. Busey and Miss McClain to the
boat. where they hung on to the keel.
He started to push the boat to the
shore, but Gen. Busey and Miss Mccain
seemed to be overpowered and released
their holds. DIR. Tawney pushed an oar
within Gen. -Busey's grasp. and with
Miss McClain's hands on his shoulders
started to swim to the shore. Gen.
Busey let go of the oar and sank and
at the same time Miss McClain also
lsank. DR.. Tawney succeeded in recov-
ering the Generals body 20 minutes
later, but Miss McClain's was not found
until the lake had been dragged for two
hours. Both bodies We're sent home to
Urbana, ILL.,, and the funeral of Gen.
Buscy brought large attendance from
all over the State. The funeral process
sion was headed by the Grand Army of
the Republic, with Black Eagle Post
leading Next came the Order of Elks
kilograms of coincidence were received
from the Governor of Illinois and many
other prominent people all over the
state. During the funeral the court al :
journed and all the business houses
were closed. Two detachments of Illi-
nois National Guards acted as escorts,
and fred the salute over the grave.
Gen. Busey; who for more than a
half century was prominent in good
work for his State and town and for
the country, entered the army in 1862
as Liuetenant-Colonel of the 18th Ill
He was promoted to Colonel. and brew
cited Brigadier-GeneraI for gallantry in
leading the assault on Fort Blakely. He
was man of the highest character, and
admired and respected by all who knew
him.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
An Isight-County Association.

TIL Seven-County Veterans Associa-
ton Of Pennsylvania, which has main
tanned successful; existence for some
years, is now an Eight-County Associa-
ton by the admission of Pike County at
the recent Reunion held in Luna Park,
Scranton Col. e. II. Ripple, the retir-
ing President, says that the Reunion
was much larger than any held for sew
eral years. Wilkes-Barre was selected
for the next meeting place. The follow
ing officers were elected: Morris Sulli-
van, Of WiIkes-Barre, President; David
Michaels, of Susquehanna County; Jas.
vose, of Wyoming; A. b. Stevens, of
LackawanDa; II. G. Blair of Bradford:
VIM. Bauer of LuZerne; Graham Watts
of Wayne; Foster Black. of Broome
County, N. Y, and r. w. Kelley, of
Pike, Vice Presidents.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
A Son of a Veteran Chief of Police.

Mayor Busse, of Chicago, has appoint
ed as Chief of Police Leroy T. Steward,
formerly of Dayton, o. Chief Steward
is the son of Comrade Thomas L. Stew
ard, of the 11th Ohio, and we'll known
in the Grand Army of the Republic
Comrade Steward was formerly Chief
of Police at Dayton. and did some hon
orable work there in breaking up the
notorious Spang gang. Steward was
born in 1860, and inherited the instincts
of patriotism and good order from his
soldier father. He has been employed
in the Chicago Post Office, and was for
long time Inspector-General of the
Illinois National Guard.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
9th Reg't Vol. Cav-will hold its
Annual Reunion at Westfield, Sept. SO.
E. A. Holcomb, President, Westfield,

9th Reg't Vol. Cav.-will hold Its
Annual Reunion at Westfield, Sept. 8-9.
| E. A. Holcomb, President, Westfield,
N. Y.
1st Ohio II. A.-Will hold its Annual
Meeting at jackson, Sept. %. H. c.
Miller, Secretary, jackson, o.
1st N. Y. Dragoons.-The 10th An
nual Reunion Of si1e 1st N. Y. Dragons
will be held at Portage Bridge, Aug. 26.
&c. ID. Chilson, Secretary, Mount Morris,
Nv. Y.
1st N. H.-The Annual Business Meet
ing of the 1st N. H. will be held in
Shackford Hall, TIE Weirs, Aug. 25.
Augustus D. Sanbors, President.
seth N. Y.-The aath Annual Re-
union of the seth N. \ will be held at
Ross Park, Birmingham. Sept IA. G.
w. Bowker, Secretary, r. f. D. No. 4,
Binghamton, N. Y.
35th Hi.-Will hold its Reunion at
Pana, Sept. "a. Thos. j. Dale, Secre-
tary, Danviiie, Ill.
9th Ill. Cav.-The 2sd Annual Re-
union of the 9Th Ill. Cav. win be held
at Grand Army Hall, Michigan Bouie-
ward and Randolph street, Chicago, ILL.,,
Sept 21-22. f. A. Davenport. Secre-
tary, $40 Ashland Block, Chicago, I'll.
26th Ohio-The eth Annual Re-
union of the 26th, Ohio Wal be held in
Mccoy Post Halis Columbus, Aug. 81.
S. F. Robinson, Secretary.
SSth Pa.-The sd Annual Reunion
of the SSth Pa. Will be held at Belmont
Mansion, Paramount Park, Philadelphia,
Sept. 4. VIM. F. Dixon, Secretary.
I'd N. j. Cav.-The 18th Annual Re-
union of the I'd N. ]. Cav. will be held
at Camden, in the hall OF T. M. Lee
E Il. L
ident Newark, N. J.
174th Ohio.-TGe 18th Annual Re-
union of the 174th Ohio will be held at
Redwood, Sept %. ]. E. Crow, Secre-
tary, 301 w. Church street, Marion, o.
18th Ohio.-The 44th Annual Re-
union of the 18Th Ohio will be held at
the Richard Allen Post Rooms, Elyria,
Sept. Is. John c. Bissell, Secretary,
Cleveland, o.
101st Ohio-The t3d Annual Re-
union of the 101st Ohio will be held at
Gallon, Sept. 16. E. w. Currigan, Sec
retary, Tiffip. o.
Kearny's 1st N. 1.-THE 2sth Re-
union will be held at Jamesburg, Sept.
IA. Ali comrades of the 1st, I'd, Sd,
4th, 10th, 18th, 23d and 40th and Bat
terry A are cordially invited. VIM. H.
Weeden, Vineland, N. j.
8Otll and 51st Ohio.-The 3Gth An
nual Reunion of the 80th and 51st Ohio
will be held at New Philadelphia, Sept.
II. Capt. o. C. Powleson, President,
New Philadelphia. O.
10th Ohio.--The gath Annual Re-
union of the 10th Ohio will be held at
Rome, Oct. 21-22. w. ]. Shelton, Pres
ident.
125th Pa.-Will hold its Annual Re-
union at Lakemont, near Altoona, Sept.
II. Geo. r. Curtis, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
Grand Army Day.-The Annual
Grand Army Day of Blair County will
be held at Lakemont Park, Pa, Sept.
IL. There will be plenty of bean soup
for all and a sham battle and plenty of
amusements for the veterans Geo. r.
Curtis, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Interstate soldiers Reunion.

the largest meeting ever known in Ne
vada, Mo, Aug. T.. 1t is said that
there We're 10000 people present and
ESQ veterans registered, largely from
Illinois. The officers elected were: B. F.
Evans. Commander, Nevada; Cal Mont
gomery, Senior Vice Cominander, Eldo-
RADIO Springs; w. 3. Hyder, Junior Vice
Commander, Sheldon; Pat Shea, Quar-
termaster Rockville; II. M. Hand, Off
Ger of the Day, Nevada; J. A. Harri-
1aan, officer of the Guard. Nevada;
Rev. Giddons, Chaplain, Sedaiia. Direc-
tors-W. T. Rakestraw, Walker I.
Stewart, Nevada; Cal Montgomery, Ell
dorado Springs.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
REUNIONS.
Reunion Of the 9th N. z. II. A.

The S5th Annual Reunion of the 9Th
N. Y. H. A. was held Aug. IL. at Lake.
side, near Auburn. The regiment was
mustered Into service in August, 1862,
as the 13Sth N. Y, and later became the
eth n. Z. H. A., with an enrolment of
ss.227s men rom Cayuga and Wayne
Counties During its service the regi-
ment lost 2a4 killed, $40 wounded, II
died in rebel prisons and zia from dis
ease or accident. making a total casual
ty list of sS1. The Reunion was pre-
sided over by Capt. G. w. Brinkerhoff,
of Co. A. Gen. W. H. Seward was pres
ent, and made fine talk to the boys.
On the motion of Gen. Seward the Off
GERS were reelected for the ensuing
year. They are: President, A. S. Roe,
of Worcester, Mass; Vice Presidents,
Lieut. Samuel Harris of Auburn, and
Austin Devoe, of Auburn; Secretary
and Treasurer, Fred A. Tallman, of
syfaeuse; Chaplain, Charles Sherger,
OF Millport.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
COLLISION ON the Potomac.

Jos. w. Allen, Sterling, Kan, wants
to know il there was an investigation of
the collision that took place on the Poto-
Creek about Aug. IA, 1862. This was be-
tween the steamer Peabody and the trans
port West Point. The latter was sunk
and some 100 convalescent soldiers were
lost. The Vast Point was transferring
the convalescents from the Ninth Corps
Hospital at Newport News to Aauia
Creek. Comrade Allen is one of the sur
vivors and would like to know if action
was TAKEN
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Stand to your guns, men, Morris
The 4th Pa. Cav.

The 4th Pa. Cav. was organized at Har-
risburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburg, from
August, 1861, and finally mustered out
July j, 1863. Col. David Campbell was
discharged and Col. James H. Childs was
killed at Antietam. Col. George II. Co
yode was killed at st. Mary's Church
Col. James Kerr resigned and Col Samuel
regiment when it was mustered out.
Lieut. Col. Alexander p. Duncan was
brevetted Colonel. The regiment belonged
to the Army of the James, and lost IS
killed and 260 died from disease, in prison,
National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Cattle Killed by Oak Leaves.

The Forestry Bureau reports heavy
losses of cattle in the Southwest, espe-
cially in Colorado and New Mexico, ow.
ing to their eating oak leaves. The sea-
son has been unusually dry and grass
scarce. This has driven the cattle to
browse on the scruboak, which kills
them, owing to the large percentage of
tannic acid. Small amounts of oak
leaves are not injurious, and ordinarily
the cattle are not hurt by them but the
scarcity of other food drove thern to
browse upon the brush.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26

Run. He has been a member of the
Grand Army since 1868, and held all
the offices in the gift of his Depart
ment, being Department Commander in
1sS0-1SS1. He has aeryed three terms
as Judge-Advocate-Gen and was
one of the committee to revise the Blue
Book. He is now serving his 2Ist year
as a member of the Soldiers Hospital
Corps. He is ex-President of the Army
and Navy Corps and ex-President of the
9th Conn. Association. He is a lawyer,
and holds front rank on the Connecti-
cut bench. He was Judge of the City
Court Of Bridgeport for 16 years, and
held other important civil positions
The Connecticut papers speak in the
highest terms of him.