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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-05
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 SHUTE & HIGDON.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-05

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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-05

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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-05

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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-05
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

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 DIXON & LICHTFIELD.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-05

McElroy for best painting materials.
The National tribune., 1910-07-21
CHASING JOHNNY REBELS.

A Foraging Party Capture Several of
the Enemy-The Little Gray Mare OF
q sCorp1 Nelson.
y Editor National Tribune: In Middle
Tennessee, in the Autumn of 1868, Gen.
G. NJ Dodge, with his left wing of the
Sixteenth Corps, occupied the line of
the Nashville & Decatur Railroad from
Columbia, Tenn, to Decatur, Ala, re-
building and repairing the same and
feeding his army largely from the sur
rounding country. The Generals head
quarters were at Pulaski, Tenn. for
aging party of some 25 men was sent
out from Pulaski to bring in some beef
cattle. I was one of them. We travelled
20-odd miles northwest, and bivouacked
in the brush, also in the rain. The next
forenoon we moved few miles farther
In the same direction. After the noon
feed we changed our course eastward
toward Columbia. Craig, Lunn, Stovall
and Lwere the advance guard, so far in
advance as to be out of sight and hear
ing of our party.
The party was mounted on old worn
out army horses and mules. that had
been discarded as useless and had been
rested and graZed by citizens until some
of them We're of some use again. These
were gathered up again by our Quarter
,Inasters. My mount was a little gray
mare three wears old, thin and with
The National tribune., 1910-07-21
In DEFENSE OF GEN. SHIELDS.
He Was the Only Man to Whip jackson
Orders Counterneaa aded by Mcdowell.

Editor National Tribune: I have no.
ticed several articles from comrades
in The National Tribune charging Gen.
Shields with incompetence. Gen. jack
son and Gen, Shields were not stran-
gers; they served as Brigadier-Ge
erals in Mexico. Comrade Shaffer
charges Gen. Shields of rushing to the
front and being the first out to get
struck with the enemy's shell. That
is true. Co. A, of the 9th Ohio, was
at the front with Gen. Shields when
his arm was broken. I want to say
men like Shields and his division had
to get to the front to meet men like
Jackson and his division-the flower OF
the rebel army. At the battle of Win
chester, March % and 23. 1862, Stone
wall Jackson was for the first time
whipped, either in the Mexican or in
the civil war.
Comrade Shaffer says that when
Shields was wounded the command fell
to Col. Kimble, of the 14th Ind. AS
understand it, Kimble was a Gen.
eral of the First Brigade in Shields's
Division, and Gen. Kimble did COM
mand the battle thru orders Of Gen.
Shields while he lay wounded in a
hospital at Winchester. After the de-
feat of Jackson his men laid 1t to the
Irish wit of Shields and Yankee grit
Winchester. f
At Port Republic Comrade Shaffer
charges that shameful disaster all to
Gen. Shields. / will give Shields's move
on Port Republic as 1 saw and heard
it. Fremont was driving Lee and his
army down the Shenandoah Valley
Fremont sent his scout with a dispatch
to Shields to burn the bridge at Port
Republic, saying, 81 have ample means
to drive them" I saw the scout when
he was arrested by our pickets and
taken prisoner to Shields's headauar-
ters. He said he came thru Lees army.
heard Lee make a speech to $4,000 of
his army, saying he feared the bridge
at Port Republic was burned, and IL 1t
was that they were outgeneraIed and
they would have to surrender without
firing gun and the cause Of the Con-
federacy Is lost; but IL the bridge Is
not burned we will cut our way to
Richmond.
Comrade Shaffer says McDowelrs
Corps was sent to assist Shields in burn
ing the bridge and capturing Lee.
Shields assured Gen. Fremont that the
bridge at Port Republic would be burn
ed. and sent Brig.-Gen. Carl, with two
brigades to do the Job. When Carl
arrived at Port Republic he received a
dispatch from Mcdowell at Manassas
(40 miles away with 10000 men) to
not burn. the bridge. but hold it at all
hazards.
II the orders OF Fremont and Shields
had been carried out by Carl, I believe
the war would have been practically
ended. When the news reached
Shields that the bridge was not burn
ed and Lee had cut his way thru, he
cried and said to his Aids: what shall
l do with him (CarD for not obeying
my orders and not burning the
bridge?" / was not two feet away from
Shields when this conversation took
place, and I know what I am talking
about-Hosea Shade. Co. A, 9th Ohio,
Delta, Ohio.
The National tribune., 1910-07-21
SADDLE AND Birdie.
A Note From DR.. ThrOckmorton, the
Iong-Distance Rider.

Editor National Tribune:; / am still
using the same old u, S. cavalry bit,
more effective for high-spirited saddle
horses than all the late patented bits /
can find. In comparison L find the
English riding bits very humane. They
use two bits, one snaffel and one curb.
These bits are very good for colts and
young horses and very easy on the
mouth. The old u. 8. Army saddle
has disappeared, and now we use the
very sensible English style; pigskin sad
die, which only weighs seven pounds
These beautiful designs are formed for
the anatomical form of the human
body and the conformation of the seat
and limbs can find an. easy resting
place by simply lengthening or, short.
ening the stirrupS to suit the desired
position of the rider. While in the
cavalry service we rode with longer
stirrups than citizens do now. This
varies by the change of style every few
years. -. :
No easy, comfortable horseback ride
can be. had without the very best sad
die. The art OF making saddles now Is
near perfection for tease to the horse
and rider. l expect. however, to keep
this relic, the u. s.. cavalry bit. 50
long as l live, as 1t serves as a remind
er of the scenes of 45. years ago that
otherwise might pass from stmemory.
Some scenes and Incidents are not very
pleasant to hold in memory, yet others
seem to bring a feelingYfof ,ri1irth and
real pleasure. We at sthts date date
should only Gull out thetmose, pleasant
part of 1t for memory to- retain-J. A.
Throckmorton, Sidney,8OI ri! ... -
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dered triumphant. your commanding
General availS himself of this, ilis first
opportunity to express to you his ad-
miration of the heroic manner in which
You have passed through the series of
battles which to-day resulted in the
surrender of the enemy's entire army.
The record established by your fndom-
liable courage is unparalleled in the
annals of war. Your prOweSS has won
for you even the respect and admira-
ton of Your enemy.> During the past
six months, altho in most instances
confronted by superior numbers, you
have captured from the enemy in open
battle Ill pieces of field artillery, G5
battle flags and upward of 10000 prfs-
oners of war, including seven general
officers. Within the past 10 days, and
included in the above, you have cap
tured 46 pieces of field artillery and 81
battle flags. You have never lost a
gun, never lost color, and never been
defeated. And, Notwithstanding the
numerous engagements in which you
have borne a prominent part, including
those memorable battles for the Shen-
andoah.: you have captured every piece
of artillery the enemy dared to open
upon you.
THE near approach of peace renders
it improbable that you will again be
called upon to undergo the fatigues of
-
the battlefield, but should the assist
ance of keen. blades welded by your
sturdy arms be required to hasten the
coming of that glorious peace for
which you have been so long contend
ing, the General commanding is proudly
confident that in the future, as in the
past, every demand will be met with a
hearty and willing response. Let us
hope that our work is done and that.
blessed with the comfort of peace, we
may soon be permitted to enjoy the
pleasures of home and friends. For
our comrades who have fallen let us
ever cherish a grateful remembrance.
Tc the wounded and those who Ian
guash in Southern prisons let our heart
felt sympathy be rendered.
"And now, speaking for myself alone.
when the war is ended and the task
of the historian begins; when those
deeds of daring which have rendered
the name and fame of the Third Cav
airy Division imperishable, are inscrib-
ed upon the bright pages of our coun-
try's history, I only ask my name be
written as that of the commander of
the Third Cavalry Division.
&c. A. Custer,
"Brevet Maior-General."
The National tribune., 1910-07-21
The First Blood Shed.

Editor National Tribune: Henry r.
Smith. Of Grotop. Mass, responded to
the call of President Lincoln for three
months men and was enrolled In Co. 3,
eth Mass. April 15.i 1851. On the way
TO Washington. Baltimore was reached
April 10. 1851. Thers they were op-
posed by mob and were unable to
proceed through the city. It was deter
mined to draw the train through the
city with horses, and this was success
ful as to, portion of the train, but
while the remaining cars stood on
Pratt Street awaiting removal. the mob
became stronger and more violent. The
streets adjoining were filled with a
bowling mob; sticks and stones were
hurled at the train, windows broken
and many of the men were struck and
injured. The Massachusetts boys kept
to the cars until the firing began; then
they alighted and the fight became hot
A man named Whitney. of Lowell,
Mass was shot and fell dead, and at
the same time Smith received a severe
wound, and fell with the dead man,
Whitney, upon him. Smiths wound
caused great loss Of bIobd, and he soon
became so weak that .hes could not ex-
tricate himself. Two Union women res
% cped him before hiS life blood had
nearby house They cahtioned him to
be Quiet. as discovery Meant death to
all three. The women with their own
handerchiefs bound up his wound, and
then covered him with some old sacks
and left him. At dark they came with
a closed hack, took him to the depot
and 'aced him on board a train, which
carr. him to Washington, where he
rejoined his company rand remained
with it until Aug. 2, 1861, when he was
honorably discharged.
Comrade Smith was first enrolled
April Is, 1861, for three months and
then discharged. He then enrolled July
u, 1862, in Co. F., 33d Mass, for three
months, and was honorably discharged
June 2, 1865 He has certificate of hon
orable discharge from both these or
ganiZations, and also has a metal badge
presented by that State which gives
date of enrolment and discharge (April
Is and Aug. g, 1s6D. Co. B, 9th Mass,
lO0-days men. / give the foregoing to
disprovc Comrade Dickenson of Fitch
burg, Mass. who i'm The National Trib-
une some time ago said Smith was not
only not wounded al Baltimore on April
l9, 1861. but that he was not there on
that date. and was not even q member
OF the 9th Mass. at that time. He said
that Smith did serve in Co. b. 9Th
Mass. l00-days men, but that he was
not member OF said regiment until
some time about May IL, 1861. Com
tade Dickenson is entirely mistaken as
to Comrade Smith.-E. c. Adams,
Owensboro, KY
The National tribune., 1910-07-21

below, and went into bivouac on the
freight platform of the B. & o. r. r.
Aug 80, 1S61-Cos. A, B, F, G. n
and 1 are here. The others in Camp
Putnam, under command of Lieut.-Col
Clark. A new factor was present with
US this morning. Maj. A. ]. Slemmer
of recent Fort Pickens notoriety, at
present a member of Gen. Rosecrans's
! staff, is temporarily detailed as COM
mander Of the 36tk Ohio. All is hurry.
Rations for five days were drawn and
stored in haversacks, and about 10 a.
m. their. detachment of five companies
of the 36th Ohio boarded a lot of old
cars, some Of them flats, and steamed
away. About 16 miles out to Walkers
Station they debarked to march into
the State for the purpose Of breaking
up rowing and stationary bands of
bushwhackers that were killing or mall
treating Union citizens. At Walkers
Station the expedition took the pike
leading to Elizabeth, crossed Hughes
River during the march. arrived at
Elizabeth, Countyseat of Writ County,
and quartered for the night In a church.
Aug. 81. 1S61-At 8 a. m. we start
ed for Reedy, having in our advance a
company of Virginia cavalry under a
Capt Hill. Two miles from Reedy the
advance was fired upon and one man
severely wounded. Arrived and bivou-
acked at Reedy.
Sept. Between the hogs and fieas
we had time last night. Marched to
Spencer, Capital OF Roane County. dis
tance 10 miles. During this march the
advance YVES again fred into. but no
damage was done. A warm fight had
| just ended in the town, or rather g.
siege. 1t appears that about $50 home
guards had garrisoned the place for the
purpose Of defending II against an at
tack from bushwhackers. The first in
! rinoptinn TTntnv, tv hod Of
the presence Of an enemy was shot
| fired from some bushes on a rocky bluff
beyond Spring Creek. The shot killed
Judge Poole, an officer in the Home
| Guard company. Then commenced a
regular fight. the rebels being outside
and our men near the place. This siege
| lasted eight days, when the Unionists
made a sally, killing quite a number of
the enemy and driving away the ball
ance. The rebels were between 200
and 400 strong. We remained at Spenc-
er several days, short Of provisions the
greater part of the time. Later moved
| on toward Arnoldburg."
II Comrade JSnowden will, he no
doubt can give us the inside history of
that siege from personal experience.
Later in the war Col. Lightburn and
the 4th w. Va. and Col. Enochs and
the 5th w. Va. and possibly Comrade
| Snowden had much to do with the 36th
Ohio, and not impossible individually
with the writer of the diary Just quoted
fromjCJohn T. Booth, Co. G, 36th Ohio,
! 5IOS Eastern avenue, Cincinnati, o.
The National tribune., 1910-07-21
He Stole Mem. !.

Editor National Tribune: In August,
1864, was Chief Hospital Steward and
Acting Executive Officer of the Depot
Field Hospital, Sandy Hook, Md. which
was organized to accommodate the
most severely wounded Of Gen. Sheri-
dams army in the Valley. We needed
225 men for guard and working pur-
poses. but as the hospital was not un-
der Sheridan's orders, we were advised
not to ask him for any men. but to
quietly steal them. and with the aid OF
Sergeant and IL men Of the LIST regi-
ment, Potomac. Home Brigade, ] sal
lied forth every night for three nights.
pretending to be provost guard, until
had picked up 225 stragglers. Thus
have often boasted Of having cnca
stolen nearly regiment Of veteran
soldiers. thing that perhaps Grant
himself never did. And one night I, an
enlisted man. placed five brigade Quar-
termasters under charge Of the guard
for hindering me in the unloading of
wounded.-Thso. H. Brown, Hospital
Cal.
The National tribune., 1910-07-21
Received the Flag of Truce at Apo.
mattOY

Editor National Tribune I belonged to
the Sth n. Y. Cav. from 1851 to 1865.
enlisted as a private in '61 and was
mustered out a Major In '65 My regi-
ment participated in 62 battles during
the war and very many skirmishes.
We belonged the latter part of the war
10 Gen. Clusters Division. His monu-
ment was unyailed at Monroe, Mich.
in the presence of President Taft about
three weeks ago. Gen. Custer, In my
opinion, was the greatest General of
the war for cavalry. Gen. Custer at
the close of the war wanted to get me
commission in the Regular Army, but
declined with thanks. 1t is more
pleasant to be here in Kentucky than
out in the Black Hills, where his regi-
ment Is planted. ] received the flag
of truce at Apporiattox from Gen. Lee
between the lines and turned IL over
to Gen. Custer, and Clusters Chief of
STAFF, Col Whitaker, escorted il back
to Gen. Grant and that was the last
of the fighting. That was the happiest
day of my life. as l knew the war was
over. / hope you will publish the ad-
dress. We are all for McElroy for
ommander.-Dwight Hamilton, Major,
Sth y. Y. cay, Louisville, Ky.
Gen. Sheridan declared that Gen.
Clusters farewell order to his troops
was the greatest and most wonderful
document of the kind he had ever read.
1t read as follows:
Headquarters Third Cavalry Division,
''Appomattox Court House. Va,
April 3. 1865.
Soldiers of the Third Division: With
profound gratitude toward the God of
Battles. by whose blessing our enemies
have been hpmbled and our arms rem
The National tribune., 1910-07-21
War Statistics.

]. w: Cheney. 18th Iowa. .Kebsauqua,
Iowa, discredits the statistics given by
Col: e. T. Lee, and also the statement
of Congressman Hull on last Memorial
Day. To say that there were 5000. 900
men in the Union army Is not accurate
IN any way, and 1t encourages ffle South
In their boast Of the tsuperi5rity of
Southern men. Comrade Cheney points
out that Col. Livermore shows that the
number of individuaIs in the Union
army would probably be about 1850. 900,
and this represented about 1.5O0, 900
men serving three years, with the Con-
federate army being about 100000
men serving three years. This would
make ratio Of about three to two.
which is not great for an offensive war.
The National tribune., 1910-07-21
1m R@ClitalS ana AZ
A mReurliuaiiSce Y
tores Eminenty Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

I at the time Lunn and Stofall were
about the same age and Craig was
passed 80. My little gray mare served
| faithfully to the end of the war. Maj.
w. H. Chamberlain. S1st Ohio. rode her
to Atlanta, where he was mustered out.
Another officer of the S1st rode her
with Sherman, to the sea, up thru the
Carolinas, to Washington, to Louisville,
KY, where at sale of Government
horses she was Sold. Maj. Chamberlain
attended this sale and bought her. The
Major informs me. that she peacefully
passed away at his farm at a good old
age. ,s--tgz[ -, ls,.,
/ should like to hear from any of
the boys in this affair, both Yanks and
rebels.-J. K. Nelson. Corporal, Co. C,
S1st Ohio, Cassoday, Kan. '-s1-
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The National tribune., 1910-07-21
ENTERING WEST VIRGINIA.
The Seth Ohio's Debut in the War-A
Dfarv Record of Events.

Editor National Tribune: In The Ma
tional Tribune, Dec. 23,, 1909, ]. read
Carrying Dispatches" by Geo. Snow
den. I am at loss to harmonic
Georges statement and an entry in a
diary. This is what the diary says:
Camp Putnam, Marietta, O., Thurs
day. Aug, 90. 1861. Held an
early dress parade, at close of which We
received orders to be ready to march
at command. We marched down to
the Ohio River. and embarked on a
steamer for Parkersburg, Va, II miles
The National tribune., 1910-07-21
Kicking Up Dead Issues.

Philo C. Cooper. Dundee, n. Y, says
that at the recent Department Encamp-
ment, G. A. R.. at Syracuse, Corp'l
Tanner, referring to the opposition to
placing Lees statue in the Capitol.
said he was against stirring dead mems
bones and kicking up dead issues" u
appears, says Comrade Cooper, to a
great majority of the Union veterans as
well as patriotic citizens generally that
the act of Virginia in sending the statue
Of Gen. Lee to Washington for this pur-
pose, clad in the Confederate uniform.
was a plain case on the part Of that
State of kicking up dead issues" as
well as an open insult to the loyal peo-
pie of the Nation. Altho very much
surprised at the sentiment expressed by
his old commander, Gen. Sickles, In
this connection, he would look for Moth
ing from him that was not true blue
to the core.
The National tribune., 1910-07-21

I'D Ohio were the only troops In the
fight at Paducah, as Col. Hicks had all
his men in the fort. The 72d Ohio had
come to Cairo to go to Memphis when
1t was sent to Paducah, and for two
days before the fight was on provost
duty. Col Hicks ordered all the troops
into the fort and it was crowded. About
one-fourth of the regiment took its
place on the top of the works and saw
The National tribune., 1910-07-21

the rebel flag of truce come up. Shortly
after that they heard their Colonel say.
Surrender nothing, The I'D Ohio
never surrenders." and the next order
was to fall in and go out of the fort
toward Paducah. Then the fight began.
The next morning Forrest had left. All
that Col. Hicks had to do was to hold
the fort while the 72d Ohio did the
fighting.
The National tribune., 1910-07-21

ana all we ask is
your word.
We are curing thou
sands in every stage
Of advance of this
cruel disease - even
curing old. chronic
cases of over 80 years'
standing. VIII you
accept this ER T. r.
offer? Remember. on
iy the satisfied pay.
Don't lay down thir,
offer until you have
written us Address
Dr. Van tirrk Co.,
50 30. Majestic Bldg
Jackson. Mich. Write
Us now.
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Nothing for His War Service.

Theodore v. Brown, u S. Army, re-
tired, San Jose. Cal, says that he served
as a private and as Hospital Steward
from the first to the last day Of the
war. He belonged to Co. B, 10th u g..
and has been retired 20 years. He used
to get SAT a month retired pay, but a
few years ago this was increased to
s65.25. He is not kicking about the
amount of his retired pay, but feels
grateful for 1t. He gets no considera-
ton, however, for his war service, while
every man Of his grade who served 80
years since the war gets just as much.
He cannot understand why he is not
entitled to q pension for his war SER
vice.
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The National tribune., 1910-07-21

lMA NTEn Union Soldiers who homestead
"HlNt 6S cd some land. but less than I60
ca R1Eocs acres before June 2s, 1874,
9OLO1EnS are entitled to additional
HoMESTEADS ss'1s s,sh,' eve. ws, 'h1aSs .s1'a
auished or abandoned. II soldier Is dead, widow
heirs have his rights.
l. pay spot cash for these claims.
Address (Comrade) w. T. MOSES, 43l jacobson
Bldg, Denver. Colo