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The National tribune., 1909-12-16
The 18th n. Y. at Port Hudson.

Editor National Tribune: Some time
ago 1 decided not to take par: in any
more controversies that occasionally ap-
pear in the columns of The National
Tribune, and I wouldn't this time only
some statements made by a comrade of
the Sth VT in the issue of Sept. 80 don't
exactly seem as l understood them. In
his remarks about Port Hudson in two
different places he speaks of WeitZeIs
Brigade being composed of the Sth VT,
18th Conn, 114th and 10th n. Y.
That's all right as far as It goes, but l
always labored under the delusion that
the 18th n. Y. was also in that brigade.
know it was while on our way to Port
Hudson, and when we lay at Donaldson
vile after the surrender Gen. Weitzel
personally sent me as guard to the Lam
dry plantation, two or three miles up the
river. / was there about a week, and
according to his orders rejoined my
command at Thibadeaux. Now if the
comrade don't remember a regiment
that was one of the first to join the
brigade when it was organized at New
Orleans and lay next on the left of the
Sth VT. during the siege OF Port Hud-
son there might be grave doubts as to
his other statements. He also complains
of the continuous and heavy firing by
the rebels. Before the siege was half
over, my diary says, very little artillery
firing from the enemy and that only an
occasional gun which the 1St Ind. 30
pound PARROTS soon silenced. The COM
rade couldn't have been one of the two
Sth VT. that were going to give me par
ticular hades for setting off some i'm
promptu fireworks the night of the 4th
of July near their camp. If he had
been he certainly ought to remember
the 18th N. Y.-S. II. Wright, 18th n.
Y, Weitzel's Brigade, Palmer Mass.
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FIGHTING MosBY's GUERRILLAs.
They Disturb Thanksgiving Dinner of
900 Turkeys.

Editor National Tribune: I read of
the Reunion of Mosby'S men at Front
Royal, Va, Aug. 2S, and note what Col.
Chapman said in his speech abous his
charging Mosby's men with division
of cavalry thinking that it was only one
company; also about the erection of a
monument to the six men who were
killed in the fight, etc Probably this
was the time when Mosby's men charged
our brigade of Powell's Division (better
known as Averills Old Division).
On November %, 1864, our cavalry
division, commanded by Gen Powell.
was fighting some of Gen Early's in
fantry at Rood's Hill, near New Market,
Va On the 23d our brigade. of Pow
ellis Division, went into camp midway
between Front Royal and Winchester,
Va, and the next day, being Thanks
giving, our brigade commander, Gen.
Tibbet, who was the son of the richest
man at Troy, n. Y, was presented with
900 turkeys, which had been sent from
Troy by the Generals friends, to our
brigade for Thanksgiving dinner.
AS soldiers seldom knew when Sun
day came, this w2s the first hint to
many Of us that that was Thanksgiv-
ing Day. The turkeys were soon dressed
and put on the fire to cook. Many of
the boys were standing around the fire
telling stories, and anticipating a fine
dinner. when without moments warn
ing, "whiz, whiz" came the bullets into
camp. "Mosby! yelled soldier.
The men mounted at once and did not
wait for orders. Many jumped on their
horses bareback and went after Mos
by. One soldier who Joined in the chase
had neither saddle nor bride, only
halter, and had neither saber nor fire.
arms with him. / was a little better off.
Il did not take time to saddle my horse.
nor did ] get my saber and carbine, but
grabbed my pistol and Joined in.
We could always tell Mosby's men.
They fought differently from the rest
of the Confederate cavalry. They were
quick to advance and just as quick to
get back (sometimes) We generally
found them when we were not looking
for them. They were more liable to at
tack US from the rear or on the hanks
say that ii would take a regiment of
fcur-eyed men to watch Mosby's COM
mand.
Perhaps they killed more of our reg
iment t14th Pa. Cav.) than any other
regiment in the army. Once a scouting
party from our regiment, commanded by
Capt. Miles, at White Post, near Berry
vile, Va, were surrounded by Mosby's
men. The Captain and IL of his men
were killed and 1S wounded An
other scouting party from our regi-
ment, commanded by Capt. Duff, was
attacked in a gap in Farquhar County,
and 10 men were killed and many
wounded-the Captain was wounded in
three places.
When Mosby attacked our brigade on
Thanksgiving Day he made a big mis-
take somehow. He first captured the
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pickets and some of the Sixth Corps
wagons, which had been detailed for
hauling. He could have gotten away
with all he captured, but when he struck
our brigade he struck hornets nest.
Perhaps he got back across the Shenan-
doah River faster than ever before. He
lost 10 men killed and, l think, 20 were
captured.
If Mosby~had attacked us one hour
sooner, when we had our horses sad
died, We could have captured nearly all
of his men. 1 soon discovered that
had made mistake by not taking time
to saddle my horse. After riding six
miles 1 came back. Others also came
back. The majority of the brigade fol-
lowed as far as the river. On my way
back came up with a soldier, walking,
who wore a Sixth Corps badge. He had
been with the wagon train, and had
been captured by Mosby and recaptured
by our cavalry. l noticed on his cap
"139. P. V" AS the both Pa. was
from the same neighborhood 1 came
from, it did not take me long to form
his acquaintance.-Jame F. Hays. Co.
X, 14th Pa. Cav, Waverly, Balti-
more, Md.
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Jones, but Park and / still remained on
the skirmish line. 1 do not know how
long we stayed at that place. Park had
been trying for some time to get me to
leave, and while we were discussing the
subject, and in the very nick of time,
Tom Dobbs, who was acting courier on
the skirmish line, rode up and asked us
where the rest of the line was. i told
him that 1t was right there, but upon
looking around saw all had left but
Park and myself.
Tom then told us to ske laddle, which
we did 'in good order" making double
quick time thru an old field, storming a
well-fortified brierpatch, and coming out
on the other side with Park in the lead.
Feeling like heroes of East Tennessee,
we continued our retreat to the top of a
hill. where, as luck would have it, we
fell in with our own company.
The next morning the picket fight
commenced in earnest. We stayed with
them about two hours and were forced
the foot of hill and in sight Of Knox
vile. At this place Lieut.. w. Birkneers
horse was shot from under him.
The fight continued to get harder all
day. The next day, as well as l now
remember, Capt. Currenneel ordered w
b. Cardwelf and me to stand there un-
til he gave us further orders. At the
same time he moved the company, as we
thought farther to the right leaving us
to hold Longstreets army, but in short
time we discovered a large force of the
enemy coming thru the wood getting
closer than we wished, so we concluded
that it >Was 2 military necessity for us
to break ranks. We fell back to a large
house. l stopped behind a cedar in the
yard and Cardwell went in the house
and as soon as we fired our guns our
own men. the I'd Md. who had formed
n our rear to take our place, fired on
u.s. This brought on an engagement
from the enemy, placing us between the
two fires We had nothing else to do
but to git" and as we passed the I'd
Md. one of their men was wounded
r. V. Hunt, Co. c, 11th KY. M'td Inf,
Morgantown, KY.
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Capabilities of Grant and Mcclellan.

Editor National Tribune: VIM. G.. LIE
Due, in his article defending Mcclellan
on the Peninsula (National Tribune of
Sept. 23), when he says that THE real
ly capable men, those who afterward
proved their ability for large commands.
.such as Grant and Others, avoided re-
sponsibility until they had opportunity
of expert slce." / beg to refer him to
history, which clearly states that when
Grant got permission to- attack Fort
Henry he was ordered. in event of sue
cess, to stop there aIid intrench; that
ne instead took thetireSponsfbilty of 60
ing to Fort Doneisbnt and Capturing it,
and that he did not hesit3te to place
his army at Pittsburg Landing and fight
the rebel army, with the army, the ra-
tons. the ammunitfon, the clothing and
the shelter which 1t had; that when he
took his army below ,Vick3burg he had
orders to go down, the river and join
Banks; that Grant Took the. responsible
ty, and turned towara Jackson, cut his
communications and. without a base
Hill, drove the REBEL army, across the
Black River, cooped them Up in Vicks-
burg and then was overtaken by Assist
ant Secretary of War Dana with orders
TO return and join Banks, but as his
campaign was a success so far Grant
was reinforced and allowed to continue
Had Mcclellan taken the responsibility
to capture Richmond after Malvern Hill
he would have been hailed the saviour
of our country. and placed upon the
highest pinnacle of fame. McClellan's
failure and Grants success depended
upon refusing or accepting responsible
ty. Grant chose to accept and did ac-
cept when failure would have meant
court-martial, cashiering, dismissal, dis
grace 1t was this characteristic which
determined the career of each, and each
did his best to fulfill his natural capaci-
ty. Let the .hand-clasp- of peace reign
over them.-Miles II. De Long, Schuy-
leryille, N. Y.
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THE MUI.ATTo BOY GRABBED HIS FOOT AND HELD IT"

The boy said to the two detectives,
Gentlemen, take Jimmy 10 tea and see
that you don't allow him to become
lonely. I will see him later. Ta, ia"
The prisoner turned around and said.
You she devil, or he devil, whatever
you are. the next time we meet you will
find you can't turn my head as you did
that idiot of General in Richmond. If
catch you again 1 will make you smell
birthstone as true as there is a God in
Heaven" q
The boy said: Jimmy. we are going to
save you all that trouble. When we meet
again it will be in the sweet bye and
bye"
The man was led off to prison, and the
boy turned to, me and said, Uncle
Scott, l know you want some amusement
while in Washington, so l am not going
to allow you to get lonely" and before
had a chance to address him he was
gone.
Mr.. Chase said. HE beats the devil"
Mr.. Davis said, Gentlemen, it is for
tunate that the little one did not live in
Puritan days" 1 said, Gentlemen
come join me at lunch and we will talk
things over"
That night the prisoner committed
suicide in the Jail.
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Stories Emneny Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

but the mulatto boy was very quick
grabbing hold of the foot and holding
it there. Il can't part with an old
friend dis var way he said. The two
men stepped up. put their hands on Mr..
Winthrop's shoulder, saying, You are
our prisoner; come with us and make
no fuss"
Mr.. Winthrop said: 'I appeal to Mr..
Chase; he will tell you who l am, / am
as strong a Union man as ever lived"
With that the mulatto boy struck him
square on the breast. You lie, Jim
Cole" he said. Il know you. You for
get, do you, when you knocked me down
and kicked me in Libbey Prison when I
wouldn't do as you wanted me to; when
you gave me the last kick l told you
L would get even with YOU
Then the man that bore the name of
Winthrop turned livid white, and shout
ed, MAY the curse of God rest on you.
you little devil out of hell. The next time
you enter inside our lines you will be
hung higher than any man ever was
hung on a Scafold.''
The National tribune., 1909-12-16
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
NIilroy at Winchester.

George II. Taylor. 9Th Md, Whining
ton. n. c., says that, somehow, the
Short-circuiting of the firing line on to
the Gettysburg Ridge would suggest
the employment of a zero factor to cor
rectly compute a dead reckoning. The
60-hours' stay of Milroy at Winchester.
directly in the advance of a highly
elated foe that had vanquished 10 timfs
10000, may also suggest an intent sui
cidal to some kind-hearted folk. That
60 hours of precious time Sufficed to
turn to living blue of those verdant
Ridges that later inspired Lincoln's ora
ton as now entablatured in lasting
bronze. Halleck'S concentration orders
to all commands of the upper valley
outlying proved not only the proper
order, but absolutely the correct move
ment for them to assemble at Winches-
ter. GettySburg's StupendouS event so
overshadOwed the Milroy affair as to
render that effort obscure to the his
torian and others. That the sacrifice at
Winchester proved no greater than the
records tabulate is due to the efficiency
of the line officers of the various COM
mands assembled under Milroy. Win
chester and Gettysburg are twain, and
are connected by time. place and events
as circumstanced. Milroy's rout at
Winchester has long received its filings
from 'phunny phelIows" and times
factor needs to Justify the realities and
the facts of the case. The fact ail-im-
portant was that the Army of the Po-
tomac was sadly short on time allow
ance at the Ferry. Their boost came
by way of Winchester and Stephenson's
Station to mark the crowning event.
The two armies are the main factors of
that event, tits true, but incidentally but
one event took place that had any bear
ing whatever on the results-Milroy at
Winchester.
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LINCOLN'S PRIVATE SPY.
An Incident from the Exciting Life of
Little Justin Hulburd. 1.-The Most Dar-
ing Spy the World Ever Knew

Editor National Tribune: I am send
fng herewith an incident from the life
of little Justin Hulburd, who was Presi-
dent Lincoln'S private spy. He was
the adopted son of Col. George Warren
who was made Brigadier-General,o of a
New York regiment.
Justin was known to the army as Lit
tie Warren" He was upon the stage
40 years, and owing to his diminutive
size he represented boys and female
characters. His stage name was Justin
Robinson, but when representing fe-
male characters he was called the
''Dashing Blanchard"
Owing to his public occupation his
work for the Union was to be kept a
profound secret, the President giving a
pledge to Col. Warren to that effect,
but it was discovered by Hon. David
Davis and Hon. James G. Blaine. He
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was shot at three times. when on the
stage, by rebels who recognized his
voice. Gen. Lee said The was the slyest
and slipperiest eel that ever entered our
lines" Gen. Longstreet said "he was
the most daring spy the world ever
knew" The rebels caught him seven
times, sentenced him twice to be hung.
and three times to be shot, but he lived
TO his 18th birthday.
He was my cousin.-E. W. HUlburd,
DeScanSn Cal
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE.

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HELP WANTED.

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HON ESTEAD DS.

sAIA RrER Union Soldiers who homestead
WAN IS ed some land. but less than 1so
chi nIEDS, acres before June %. 1874,
oSISi.1S entitled to additional
HOMESTEADS ss51s rights evss wa, 'heGsa SsIia.
pushed abandoned. II soldier is dead, widow or
heirs have his rights.
1 pay spot cash for these claims.
Address lComrade) W. L. MOSES. I3l Jacobson
Bldg, Denver. Colo.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.-A NICELY SITUATED WINTER
home; rooms: modern cottage; lath and plas-
tered; barn and outbuiidngs; all in good order:
good well of water. and 80 young orange and
grapefruit trees in yard: l07 acres in all
high pine land; 80 acres OF it is IN virgin pine
timber. Will sell all together at low price,
or will sell cottage with Is acres separate.
situated at Pomona, Putnam Co, Fla. Is
miles south of Palatka. Only few minutes
walk from postoffce and railroad station.
Address j. W. EDNONDS.
Arlington, ". ].
Or E. B. OLMSTEAD.
Fla
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E. S. Vernon, Covington, Kan, says
that in Co. f, 18th Ohio. there were
two Atchisons, two Bays. two Bedells.
two Bowmans, two Bradfords, two
BucksenschultZs. three Bukers, two
Conaways, two CoXes, two Davises, two
Gaults. two Hagers. two Huffmans. two
Holcoms. two Johnsons. two McCunes,
two McKinneys, two Moorheads, three
Rogers, three Runnions, three Stoveys,
three SturtZes, four Smiths. three
SCOTS. two Shaffers, four Spragues, two
T3ylors. three Nernons. two Vankirks,
two Wilson's, two Wortmans.
The National tribune., 1909-12-16

Jefferson A. Johnson. 1st Ark Cav,
Bolivar. Mo, says that in Co. K of his
regiment there were five sets of Young
blood brothers, two sets of Smiths two
sets of Lees. and one set each of Hutch
ison, Weese. Taylor, Buckner. Wilson,
Flood, Snow, Watkins. Dunlap, Tigne.
Rose, Blevins, Pierce. Jester, Keeling
and Swift, making "a sets and So broth
ers. Who can beat this?