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Raise the Maine.

To whom this may concern: The fact
that the Maine still lies in Havana Har-
bor is sufficient for the expression of all
loyal citizens of the United States in such
a manner that action will be taken and the
blot on our reputation as the greatest na-s
ton on the globe be obliterated. In order
that this may be accomplished it will re-
guire the united efforts of all loyal Amer
leans. There Is but one way, and that Is
to make it the most urgent claim that ever
was placed before Congress. You are re-
queSted to at once mail Il postal card adj
dressed to your Congressman, or Senator,
urging him to vote for an appropriation
for the purpose. Do it nowi Don't me-
glect it. See that your friends and neigh
bors do so. and keep it up until we have
accomplished it. Monuments to our SOL
ders and sailors are everywhere, and on
May 30 we meet to Strew flowers on their
graves, but these loyal boys in blue ara
left in their dead ship without even a
thought, or marker. except the top of the
rs worthy. of being raised from their
watery graves and given Christian burial
as thousands of others who died for their
country. 1t is blot on our country and
one that must be obliterated, even If we
must raise by subscriptions the means TO
do so. Let the National Encampment at
Salt Lake take action, as well as ali the
State Departments and Posts thruout the
country, and make it so unanimous that
Congress cannot withstand the demand
J. e. HoughIand, Color Guard, 10Th Iowa,
Eldon, iowa.
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The 18th III.

G. o. Smith. Altoona, Kan. wants tos
correct ID. S. Culyer's statement as to the
18th Ill. AS he remembers the Third
Brigade. Third Division of the Seven
.teenth Corps. it was composed of the Sth,
18th and S1st H., 9TH No., aud 32d Ohio.
Gen. Logan commanded the Division and
Mcpherson the Corps, and Gen. j. l.. Ste
yenson was in command of the Brigade at
Vicksburg. As he remembers it the 18th
Ill. was deployed as skirmishers and took
the advance of the charging column. As
they could not reach the works they
went TO work to make rifle pits in the
ground. and which gave them some pro-
lection. They held this position for five
or six hours before being relieved. an1
he fired something like 100 shots. His
gun barrel got so hot that he put water on
it from his canteen. His bunk mate
VIM. Alexander. was killed by his side. 50
that he had two guns to use and kept
both of them pretty warm- As he remem-
bers. the regiment had four killed on May
%, from his Company Cd. He cannot
remember as TO the others during the
siege The regiment was on the firing
line nearly every ether DAY. His remem-.
brance is that the regiment had Is killed
at Shiloh and 1 at Donelson- fIe is glad
that Comrade Culver has called the old
18th Ill. up. and would like to hear from
some of the rest of the boys We are all
getting old and Comrade Smith was 66
last March.
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Before Atlanta.

H. Fl. Hallet, 18th ILL.,. takes excep-
tions to the statement that the S1st.
39th and 27th Ohio made the charge
July % before Atlanta and drove the
Confederates back The S1st Ohio be-
longed to Mersey's Brigade and it was
composed of the 9th. 18th and 66th Ill.
He knows that the 18th ILL., charged
with the S1st Ohio 10 the right of the
battery. The rebels were lying among
the brush where they could not be seen,
and opened on us with a terrible voI->
ley Mersey's Brigade could see a line
about $50 yards beyond this first line,
and were firing at it. They came upon
the first line as they jumped over the
fence. They went at this line with
their bayonets and musket barrels and
drove it back and won the battle. That
night the brigade was sent to REIN
force the Seventeenth Corps en- Leg
gets Hill.
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Cd Berdan sharpshooters and 18th Vt.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short sketch of the ID Berdan Sharp
shooters and the 18th VT, in both of which
organizations | served-B. T. Giddings.
Haywards, Cal.
The I'd Berdan Sharpshooters was
composed of eight companies Co. A
was from Minnesota. Co. B from
Michigan. @ from Pennsylvania, ID from
Maine, and III from Vermont, and f
and from New Hampshire. The COM
panies were organized from Oct 3. 1861,
and in February, 1865. Co. A was
transferred to the list Mimi: b to the 9th
Mich; C to the 105th Pa to the 18th
Me-. and = and + to the 4th VT. and II
and G to the 9th n. III. The first Colonel
was Henry A. Lee Post. who resigned
Nov Is. 1862. Lieut.. Col Francis Pete
Ter resigned June %. 1868. and Lieut. Col.
III. r. St0ughton was discharged Jan. %.
1863. The I'd Berdan Sharpshooters was
a fighting regiment, and out of a total
en- tollment of LIS lost l25 killed and
I'D died from disease. in prison, etc
The 18th VT. was organized at Burlng-
ton. from Jan. 3. 1864. Its Colonel was
Francis V. Randall Ii belonged to Pot
ter's Division. Ninth Corps. Out of
total enrolment of 1.137 it lost 147 killed
which entitled it to the classification of
a fighting regiment. 1t also lost III died
from disease. While the 18th VT. was in
service only one year it saw more fighting
and sustained more losses than three
fonrths of the regiments in the army
Editor National Tribune.
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The 5th Tenn.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 18th Tenn. Cav
alry.-Henry Netherton, Long Lane. Mo.
The 9Th Tenn. Cav, also called the
lst Middle Tenn Cav, was organized at
Nashville. Murfreesboro. and Carthage
from July IL. 1862. and mustered out
Aug. IA. 1865. Col. VIM. Stokes resigned
March 10, 1860, and Lieut.-Col. William
j. Cliff was in command of the regiment
to Gilem's Division. Army of the Ohio,
and lost 80 killed and 176 died from dis
ease. in prison. etc.-Editor National
Tribune
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The 1St Del.

Editor National Tribune: Please tell
us something of the ups and downs of the
1st Del | was member of the regi-
ment. was severely wounded. and had
two brothers killed in the regiment-H.
j. Shaffner, 29O1 Madison St, Whining
ton. Del.
The lst Del. won a place among the
fighting regiments by a loss of 142 killed
out of its original enrolment of 1000.
Altogether it had 2,062 ..nlisted. of whom
15S were killed and II; died from disease.
in prison. etc. 1t belonged to Carroll's
Brigade, Gibbons Division, Second Corps.
and sustained its heaviest loss at Antie-
tam. where out of $50 ged it lost $50
killed. wounded and missing The regi-
ment was organized at Wilmington from
Sept. 10, 1861, and the veterans and re-
cruits retained in service until July II.
1868. Col. John w. Andrews resigned
and was succeeded by Col. Thomas A.
Smyth, who was promoted to Major-Gen-
eral and killed. He was succeeded by
Col. Daniel Woodal. who was bre-
vetted Brigadier-General.-E National
Tribune.
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10th \. Y. 81. A.

Editor National Tribune Please give
a short history of the 10th N. Y. H. A.
number killed and died from wounds. and
the number from disease, etc--O. B.
Hicks, 120 Genesee Street. Rochester,
n. Y.
The 10th N Y. H. A. was first known
as the First, Second and Fourth Battal-
ions. Black River Artillery. and was or
ganized from Sept. II. 1862. The origi-
nal members were mustered out June %.
1865, and the recruits consolidated into
three companies and transferred TO the
9th N. Y. Ii. Il. The Colonel was Alex
ander Piper, of the Regular Army. The
regiment belonged to the Eighteenth
Corps, and lost Al killed. and 220 died
from disease. in prison, etc.-Editor Ma
tionaI Tribune.
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The nth Conn

Editor National Tribune: Please yxe.
a brief sketch of the 10th Conn.-H. ].
Fisher. 3S2 Melford Street. Winter Hill,
Mass.
The 10th Conn. was organized at Hart
ford. Oct. -. 1861. and the veterans and
recruits retained in service until Aug %,
1865. The first Colonel was Chas. T..
Russell. killed at Roanoke Island. Col.
Albert W. Drake died of disease. Col. Ira
W. Pettibone resigned. Col. Jos. l.. Otis
was mustered out on expiration of term
of service, and Col. Edward : Greeley
was in command when the regiment was
mustered out. The 10th Conn. was n
lighting regiment. and belonged to Piaist-
eds Brigade. Terry's Division, Tenth
Corps. Out of an enlistment of LIS. it
lost ~ killed and 160 died from disease,
IN prisons, etc. Its seveIest loss was at
kInston. \. C.--Editor National Tribune.
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ly destroyed. Hoods first rebuff was his
failure to oyerpower a little garrison at
Allatoona and capture the ratiOns. cloth
ing and ammunition there, This was a
severe disappointment to Hood and cost
him many valuable men and officers. but
he pays tribute to Gen. Corse and his
gallant men. Oct. 6 his army was at Dali
las and shortly after Wheeler joined him
with all his cavalry. Orders were sent to
Forrest TO come up with all the men he
could muster and join in the movement.
Demands the Surrender of Resaca.
There was small garrison at Resaca,
commanded by Col. Clark X. Viewer, 18th
Iowa. Gen. Sherman ordered Gen. Raum
to reinforce Viewer from Rome and King
ston and ordered Gen. Cox, of the Twen-
ty-tbird Corps, to make reconnaissance
down the CooSa Valley against Hoods
rear. Hood sent in the following, sanguin
airy demand for the surrender OF the gar
rison:
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Tho 1ith Ind.

Editor National Tribune: Please give n
short history of the 18th Ind.-A. j. God
frey. Springdale. Wash.
The 18th Ind. was a notable regiment
and was organized from indianapolis from
June II. 1861. At the expiration OF rs
three years the veterans and recruits
were consolidated with those of the 18th
Ind, and retained in service until Aug. S,
1863. Col. Milo III. Hascall. of the Regu-
lar Army. was promoted to Brigadier-
General and commanded a division in the
Twenty-thrd Corps. Col. .Johr T. Wilder
commanded the brigade and was breyetted
Brigadier-General. Col. J. G. Vail COM
manded the regiment during the latter part
of its service and was brevetted a Briga-
d;er-Genera. and Lieut-Col White was
brevetted Colonel. The regiment was part
of Wilder's noted Lightning Brigade." Ii
belonged TO Reynolds Division of the
Fourteenth Corps. and then became part
of the cavalry of the Army of the Cum
berland. 1t lost 90 killed and IA died
from disease. in prison, etc.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune.
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To Si!i MuSketOs.

The Canal Zone authorities are bringing
TO the lsthmus a little fish. called top
mlnnows." to destroy the musketo larvae.s
These fish abound in the waters of theN
Island of Barbados, and are seen in great
schools skimming along the surface of
the water. They are very small and can
pursue their prey over masses of water
plants where there is only a thin film of
water. Their most valuable trait is that
they are fond of stagnant. sluggish, and
running water. either fresh or brackish.
The absence of malaria in Barbados is at
tributed to the presence of these little
fish
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have been adopted. In the East it SEEM
ed as if Grant had been fought to a
standstill before the works at Petersburg,
while beyond the Mississippi Gen. Banks's
frightful mismanagement on the Red
River expedition had left large part of
the country beyond the great river in the
possession of the Confederates. Gen.
Shernans army was now far in the heart
of the Southern Confederacy and 800
miles from its base on the Ohio River.
Along the single line of railroad which
supplied this army had been collected inn
mense stores of clothing, ammunition and
food. distributed in various sub-bases.
spending arms, shoes, clothing and ammu-
milton stored at Murfreesboro, Decatur.
Chattanooga. Resaca, AllatOona and
Marietta. These were guarded by garri
sons sufficient to repel any ordinary raid
ing party, but not strong enough to hold
out against a serious attack by heavy
force.
In spite of all the losses which Hood
had suffered, he had now compact vet
eran army of at least 5000 veterans. who
had learned their trade in three years of
war. The art of war had been hammer
ed into every one of them. Freed from
the necessity of defending Atlanta. the
army would be able to move with great
swiftness and certainty to any point
AT the same time, Sherman had a mag
nihcent, well disciplined army &c SS,000
men, all of whom were veterans who had
also learned their trade TO perfection in
the actual school of march and battle. In
the open country, where they now were,
Hoods army could not hope to offer any
successful resistance to Sher'1ans. IL
world not do to risk the fate Of the Com
federacy upon battle delivered in the
open country where Sherman could make
his superior numbers effective.
On the other hand, Hood could move his
army swiftly thru the rich country of
Northern Alabama, whose supplies had as
yet been scarcely touched and throw
himself on TO Shermans rear. At the
sub-bases mentioned he could find cloth
ing, shoes, ammunition and ations FOR
his army. and the loss of these would com
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that Gen. Sherman would march to the
sea after occupying Atlanta, but he had
insisted that Sherman should bring Hood
TO battle and cripple him before doing
this. This was also Gen. Thomas's idea.
Gen. Halleck was favorable to the march
to the sea. and as early as Oct. 81 had
sent information to Sherman that the
Navy would be on the lookout for him with
feet of transports somewhere in. the
neighborhooi of Ossabaw Sound, below
Savannah. Gen. Sherman telegraphed to
Gen. Grant for permission to make the
march and received. at Rome, Ca, the
following answer.
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Defending a Block House.

George W. Norris, Anna. ILL.,, writes
in reference to the defense of a block
house that he saw between Chattanooga
and Bridgeport. in which there had been
gallant defense made. He escaped at
the time of Stonemanis surrender at 4
place called Sunshine Church. and while
walking along the railroad with two other
comrades he came to this block-house. the
corner of which had been blown off by 4
cannon ball from Wheelers artillery.
Still the brave boys refused to surrender
and stood off the assailants with their
Spencer carbines. He has often thought
that he would like to hear from some of
those gallant boys who defied the whole Of
Wheeler's command.
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The 3Oth Ohio.

Editor National Tribune. Please give
a short history of the 30th Ohio, to which
belonged. / won medal Of honor at
Vicksburs. May %, 1863. where was
severely w0unded.-Uriah III. Brown,
X. +. ID. l. Hanlin Station. Pa.
The Both Ohio was organized at Colum-
bus in August. 1861. and the veterans
and recruits retained in service until Aug.
13. 1860. The first Colonel was Hugh
Ewing. who was promoted to Brigadier-
General and succeeded by Col. Theo.
Jones. who was brevetted Brigaiier-Gen
eral. The Both Ohio won a place in the
fighting class by loss of 12S killed out
of a total enrolment of LIE. Its heav-
lest losses We're at South Mountain and
Antietam. 1t belonged to the Fifteenth
Corps. Army of the Tennessee.
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The 10th Ill.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
please publish a short sketch of the 10th
Ill.!-C. +. Morley. Heron Lake, MINI.
The 49th Ill. was organized at Spring
field, from Sept. 5. 1861, and the veter-
Sept. 8, 1865. Col. VIM. X. Morrison
was severely wounded at DonelsGn and re-
signed. Col. Phineas Pease was mustered
out on expiration of term of service and
Lieut.-Col. VIM. z. Moore was in COM
mand when the regiment was mustered
out. The 10th Ill. belonged to the Six
teenth Corps. Army of the Tennessee. and
lost 10 killed. 175 died from disease. in
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Nn4HANH
!
By JOHN McELR0Y.'

N B. Forrest. Jefferson Davis, Hood and
the rest of the Confederates. had reasons
for abundant hope.
The Campaign Begun.
This plan was determined upon wheb
Jefferson Davis came to visit Hoods
army Immediately after the fall of At
lanta. Gen. Hood says in his Memoirs
that he, Immediately recalled Gen. Wheel
er from Tennessee to join the main army
for the movement. and on the morning of
Sept. is, 1G days after the fall of Allan
ia, he began to move around Sherman's
right flank. Sept. % he crossed the Chat
tahoochee, and Oct. 4 had struck the rail-
road, capturing a small garrison at Big
Shanty and Ackworth. During the. day
from 10 to 10 miles of railroad was thoro-
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offer battle. and. if blessed with victory,
TO send reinforcements to Gen. Lee, in
Virginia, or to march thru the gaps in
the Cumberland Mountains and attack
Grant in the rear. This latter course
would pursue in the event of defeat or
inability to offer battle to Sherman. If.
on the other hand, he should march to
join Grant. 1 could pass thru the Cum
berland gaps to Petersburg and attack
Grant in rear at least two weeks before
he. Sherman, could render him assistance.
This move, l believed. would defeat
Grant. and allow Gen. Lee. in command
of our combined armies, to march upon
Washington or turn upon and annihilate
Sherman.
"Such is the plan which, during the
18th and 16th as we lay in bivouac near
Lafayette. | maturedly considered. and
determined to carry out"
Gen. Grant Consents.
Gen. Grant had from the first expected
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The SD Ind.

Editor National Tribune: Please give a
short sketch of the sd Ind.-W. S. Uaw-
ley. Mendon. Okla
The SD Ind. was organized at Rush
vile and indianapolis, Feb. 1. 1862. and
the original members were mustered out
at the conclusion of their three years
The veterans and recruits were consoIi-
dated with those of the 50th Ind. and re-
tanned in service until Sept 10. 1865.
Col. James Nj. Smith resigned in 1862.
and Col. Edward III. Wolfe was mustered
out on expiration of term of service. and
Col. Yolmon S. Main was in command
when the regiment was mustered out. The
52d Ind. belonged to the Sixteenth Corps,
and lost 2S killed and III died from dis
ease, in prison. etc.-Editor National
Tribune.
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The 1st u. 6. Vols.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of the 1st U. S. Vols.
especially the authority by which they
were enlisted. number of deaths. etc
S. J. McMillen. 1927 Colorado avenue,
Colorado Springs, Colo.
The 1st U. S. Vols. was organized at
Point Lookout, Md. from Jan. 81, 1864,
and the regiment finally mustered out
May 21. 1866. The first Colonel was r.
Dimon, who was brevetted Brigadicr-
General, and Lieut.-Col. VIM. Tumblyn
was in command of the regiment when
it was mustered out. We have no rec
ord as to the losses of the regiment
Editor National Tribune.
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Pennsylvania at Gettysburg.

Milton Laird, 9Th Pa. Reserves. Par
kersburg, w. Va, wants to know whether
the Pennsylvania Commission will in
clude his and other Pennsylvania regi-
ments that arrived at Gettysburg before
the roll call of July 1. The Pennsylvania
Reserve Division was at Hanover June
80. and arrived on the field July q That
night Col. James w. Fisher, of his regi-
ment. volunteered to take Big Round Top.
and the Colonel of the 10Th Me. told him
TO go ahead and he would gladly support
him. The Goth Me. did this nobly. The
9th Pennsylvania Reserves captured n
whole company of Johnnies and the regi-
ment built the stone walls on Big Round
Top that night.
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The 18th Ohio,

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 10th Ohio.-Aaron
Hattery. r. +. d. 8. Odon. Ind.
The 126th Ohio was organized at Camp
Steubenville from Sept. 4. 1862, and was
mustered out June 25. 1865. Its Colonel
was Benz. f. Smith. of the Regular Army
who was brevetted n Brigadier- General
Lieut.-Col. A. w. Ebright was killed at
the Opequan. The 10th Ohio belonged
to the fighting class. having lost 155 killed
out of total enrolment of 1854 Be
sides this IA died from disease. in prison.
etc. 1t belonged to Ricketts, Division
Sixth Corps.-Editor National Tribune.
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SIX TRIBUNE =. :.
The f23d Ind.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
kindly give as complete history of the
123d Ind. as you can? We started from
Nashville. Tenn. in Hovey's Hoosier Di-
vision and joined the Twenty-third Corps
on its way down from Knoxville. Tenn. L
had served one year in the 10th Ind. on the
Potomac. and when we marched out OF
Nashville with six new regiments the or
der was to march until 5 p. m, go into
camp. and as soon as camp was estab-
lished. go out on battalion drill till night.
| must say ! thought it n tough PROPOSE
ton, but afterward realized it was the
best thing for the new troops.-Geo. Me-
Cain. First Lieutenant, Acting Adjutant,
123d Ind.
The 123d Ind. was organized at Indian
apolis Terre Haute and Greensburg, from
Nov. 25, 1868, and was mustered ont Aug.
25, 1865. Col. John G.. McQuiston was
brevetted Brigadier-General. 1t belonged
to Hascall's Division, Twenty-third Corps.
and lost 81 killed and 132 died from dis,
ease. in prison, etc.-Editor National
Tribune.
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The Sfth III.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
sketch of the S+th III. and gseatly
The Sfth III. was organized at Quincy,
Sept. l. 1862, and the original members
mustered out June s. 1865. with the re-
esuits transferred to the 2Ist Ill. The
Colonel was Louis H. Waters. who was
brevetted Brigadier-General. The S4th
ILL., belonged to Stanleys Division. Fourth
Corps. and lost 12i killed and f45 died
from disease. in prison, etc.-EIitor Ma
tional Tribune ~ -eF5
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The 2Sth iii.

Editor National Tribune: Please
publish n short history of the 2Sth Ill.
ID. Lucas, Marion Kan.
The 2Sth Ill. was organized at Camp
Butler from Aug. 16. 1861, and the
veterans and recruits retained in SER
vice until March 15. 1866 Coils A.
X. Jackson and Robert Ritter resigned
and Col. III. Rhodes was in command
when the regiment was mustered out
The 2Sth Ill. belonged to Lauman's Di-
vision, Sixteenth Corps. and lost LOG
killed and 1S4 died from disease. in
prison, etc.-Editor National Tribune.
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The Tariff.

Charles W. Case. Ajdy. Wash. SAYS
that he is veteran of the lst Wis ii. A..
an old printer. and an old man of 76. who
has seen much of politics. lie drilled
with the Wideawakes in 1860, voted for
Fremont, and every other Republican
candidate for President. except Hayes He
believes in a strong protective system,
nut does not approve of the way the Sem
ate is handling the tariff bill. I'VE should
have tariff schedule that will bring in
surplus. not deficit. We have tried
both high and low tariffs. with decided re-
suits in favor of the high.
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The 18th Ohio Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Do me the
kindness to publish short sketch of the
services of the 18th Ohio Cav.-Chas.
Gratz. Noel. Mo-
The 18th Ohio Cav. was organized at
Camp Cleveland in October. 1865. and
mustered out Nov. IA. 1865. The Col
onel was Robt. W. Ritliff, who command
ed the regiment thruout its service. The
18th Ohio Cav. belonged to Burbridse's
Division of Cavalry, Army of the Ohio,
and lost 50 killed and ia died from dis
ease, in prison, etc.-Editor National
Tribune
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pei Sherman to retreat with precipitation.
A stern chase is always a long one, but
rarely successful one. With his swift
marchers Hood could hope to capture tho
sub-bases in detail. supply his army abun-
dainty from them.- and lead Sherman in a
long. fruitless, chase back TO the Ohio
River. by which all the country gained in
three years of fighting would be at least
temporarily recovered, and the waning
prestige of the Southern Confederacy
fully restored. Looked at purely as a
great military game Hood had far the
most trumps in his hand, and when his
1900 superb infantry was reinforced by
si,.l; sii the: Confederate cavalry east Of the