The National tribune., 1909-08-19

liver to heirs of Comrade David l.. Free
land his discharge, showing his enlist
ment and service in Co. A, 10th Tenn.
Cav. He has been dead several years.
Scattering.
Robert w. Armstrong, Phoenixville,
Pa, will be glad to hear from his COM
rades of the 9th Pa. Cav.
Comrade Silas NJ. Barton, 122d Ohio.
1916 Arlington avenue, Davenport,
Iowa, was captured at Monocacy, Va,
July 8, 1864, and spent some months in
Prison No. 4, Danville. He hopes to
hear from fellow-prisoners.
Comrade Albert w. Cole, Co. H, Sd
Wis Cav, r. F. D., Readsboro, VT,
wants some one to send him a copy
each of Rally Round the Flag" and
1.-The Homespun Dress the Southern
Ladies Wear"
Under date April 6. 1909, John Ben
nett writes: II would like to learn
from comrades if they knew Edward
Belden or Belding, of the 9th Wis. Cav.
He died here in February" There is
nothing to show where the letter is
from. Bennett does not give his ad-
dress and the post office stamp cannot
be read. Generally they cannot be
read. Often comrades omit their post
Office address from their letters; often
Comrade John e. Green, Mitchell, S.
D., writes: Il served in both the 1st
and 21st Wis, and would like to hear
from comrades of both those regiments.
Last Fall, at Mitchell / met my old
Captain, H. A. Sheldon, of Co. c.
had not seen him since we parted at
Kingston, Ga. He lives at Redfield. l
tell you, 1t did me good to meet him.
was transferred from the 21st to the
1st.''
Comrade J. W. Claspill, Geneseo, ILL.,,
writes: II would like to find the ad-
dress of Captain of North Carolina
regiment. I would like to correspond
with and meet him. I do not know his
name. He was in the battle of Stone
River. Tenn. On the evening of Dec
81, 1862, lay, shot thru both legs, a
prisoner, in house. He came in, and
We talked. / bought from him a silver
watch, for which 1 paid in Confederate
currency $3.50. Later he came back
which he traded me for the watch. I
think the comfort brought by that blan-
ket saved my life"
Comrade A. T. Hart, Co. H, 1st Iowa
Cav, Sheldon, Iowa. writes: "The first
Iowa State Reunion at Des Moines,
Iowa, was held in the Fall of 1870.
was there; have my Reunion badge,
giving day and date. The boys were
reviewed by Sherman, not by Sheridan.
as stated by Daniel Holey."
Comrade H. P Gillian, Co. L, 7th
Iowa Cav, Viola, Iowa, writes: IT went
from Iowa to Dakota in August, 1870,
and filed on land and Immediately re-
turned En- route home / tarried at
Des Moines to participate in the first
Iowa State Soldiers Reunion. 1 still
have the Land Office papers, and they
leave no doubt about the date asked for
by Comrade Daniel Holey"
Comrade Francis M. Gott, Co. A,
goth Iowa, Woodward. Iowa, writes:
Daniel Holey asks when the first Iowa
Reunion was held at Des Moines l
was there; the badge then wore gives
the date, Aug. 81 and Sept. 1, 1870. 1
did not see Gen. Sheridan there We
were reviewed by Gen. Sherman"
Comrade Edward Wearne. 1441 East
SD street, Los Angeles. Cal, wants to
hear from the comrade who wrote ''The
Iron Brigade at Chickamauga." printed
in The National Tribune Dec. 81, 1908.
The widow of Comrade Augustus A.
Co. e, 7th Ind, needs affida-
Wits from his old company or regimental
as she is wholly without
proof of his service. She needs your
aid. If you can help her by your recol-
lections of your comrade, now gone,
write to Dr. Orpha d. Bruce, Tampa,
Fla, and do so promptly.