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First I'm Petersburg.

Jere Sheldon, 5th Wis, Fort Mont
gomery, \. Y, writes:
y. w. Lats, Sheridan, Pa, wants to
know what regiment first entered Pc
tersburg on that Monday morning,
April 2, 1865. l will tell the comrade
that the 5th Wis. marched from oppo-
site Fort Hays to the rear of Peters,
burg to await orders. Fort Malone
surrendered to colored regiments, and
while our regiment was standing at pa
rade rest the Generals came mounted
and passed us-Gens. Grant, Meade
and Wright. L saw no organized bodies
of troops that day except what belonged
to the Third Brigade. First Division,
Sixth Corps. We lay there until April
3, 1855, when we started after the
Johnnies, and in six days race caught
them at Sailors Creek"
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A WESTERN CRAFT.
New Type of River Steamboat.

An entirely new type OF steamboat
| is to be used by the s1.000.000 naviga-
! ton company which is being organized
by big shippers in Kansas City, Mo.
The boat is intended for service be-
| tween Kansas City and ST. Louis and
ultimately between Kansas City and
New Orleans. 1t is modelled after the
whalebaHk type used on the Great
Lakes. and is arranged like q trunk
steamer. 1t will bear little resem-
blance to the type in common use now
on the Missouri, Mississippi and Ohio
rivers TIE high upper works on the
old-stvie boat that catches every ounce
OF wind Will disappear in the new boat;
only pilot house, coal bunkers ana
quarters for the crew will be above
deck. They are not intended for pass
senger traffic and the crew will be
small. Machinery will do the loading
and unloading, and even the firemen
will be replaced by mechanical stokers
that will feed the fires on chain CRATES
under the latest type of high pressure
boilers. Conveyors will carry the coal
from the bunker to the furnace COM
pound coniensing engines will drive
the stern wheel and electric power wiz
operate the capstans, unloading ma
chinery and lights. A short smoke
stack with forced draft will serve in
place of the towering stacks now used
on river steamers to get enough draft
to make steam The three balanced
rudders will be operated by steam
steering device. The boat will be built
of steel with watertight compartments,
and is designed to be 800 feet long,
5O-foot beam and 14-foot hold, drawing
20 inches light and IL inches additional
for every 500 tons. The total capacity
Is rated at $500 tons. 1t is estimated
that the boat viii make a speed of five
miles an hour upstream and Is to 20
miles downstream
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HOW MoNGoosE KILLS COBRA.
Description of 4 Contest, in Which the
Little Animal Came OF Victor.
lFrcm The Times of CevIonl

| tJItH t.lt Times D1 teNlon.J
! I had the good fortune this evening
! to witness a fight between q four-foot
cobra iii capella and mongoose.
On first catching sight of the cobra,
rikki tik (as Rudyard kipiing calls the
| Indian mongOose) quietly smelt Its tail
and then hung around awaiting events
! with curiosity. But he had not long to
wait, for the cobra spread it's hood,
hissed out its death sentence. and pref
pared TO dart from its coil at its nats
ural and hated enemy.
Now commenced a most interesting
anu deadly battie-of feint and counE
ter-feint by the rnongoose and strike
and lightning-Iike recovery By his ada
versary, who was also on the defensive,
tunity TO get in his properiy-aimed bite.
Time after time rikk tik sauirmed
slowly up 10 within reach of those ter
rible fangs-belly on ground-with
every gray hair of his body erect with
anger and excitement. his eyes slaring
from his head, which, by the way. he
invariably held sideways during his ap-
proach and attack: but the moment the
cobra struck in q fash. back sprane
master mongoose, and altho often it apr
peared as if impossible that he could
have escaped the dreaded fangs, ne'ep
a scratch harmed him, and there he
would be again wearing the cobra out
inch At last with a growl and sharh
rikky cry, the plucky little beast flew
in, avoided the strike, and seized the
snake behind the head. never FOR a mo-
meEt getting under its mouth, but right
at the nape OF the neck and head, which
ne scrunched with a loud cracking
sound despite the struggles and TWIST
ing and turning of the cobra. Again
and again riklsf returned to the now
writhing reptile and bit its head and
body until it lay dying.
Finally he ate three or four inches Of
his mortal foe. but carefully avoided
eating the fangs and poison glands,
which picked up by a stick and found
them broken but with the venom sacks
attached.
Contrary to popular belief, I am Of
opinion the mongoose is not immune
from snake poison, else why should
he so particularly and carefully avoid
being bitten? 1t is only by his marvet.
Gus activity that he escapes the spring
and darting strike of his deadly enemy,
the cobra di capelIa
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Executions at Petersburg.

Lawrence Riley, 207th Pa, Ogdens-
burg, Pa, writes:
in the issue of June 80, 1910, Com
rade VIM. Hutton. of New York City,
asks In regard to the executions II:
front of Petersburg in 1s64-65. l was
present at both executions. Daniel
Rowe and Samuel Smith were executed
Dec. 10, 1864. on the same gallows
Waterman E. Thornton was executed
Jan. 8, 1865; all of Co. +, 179th n. Y.
On May 20, 1909, / revisited the scene.
A colored man was cultivating peanuts
near the spot where the gallows stood.
i stood on the old roadbed of Grants g
military railroad. Most OF the old
earthworks and forts are standing yet
around in front of Petersburg, with
Them
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must not, if possible. allow it to be
known that they We're losing probably
1000 men Il day who could not be re-
placed, and that if this process con-
tinued the end was in sight.
Working Around Lees Right.
1t was not Gen. Grants plan to hold
the Weldon Railroad as far south as
Ream's Station, and for this reason
Hancock had withdrawn in the night
without attempting to drive off the
enemy. who had assailed him so Wig
orousIy. The ground which Warren
had gained, two miles west of the
Weldon Railroad, was, however, strong
ly held with inclosed forts connected
by curtains of breastworks. These not
only continued the line directly in front
of the enemy's works surrounding Pc
tersburg, but they extended to the
south, recrossed the Weldon road a
mile below and then ran back to rejoin
the Jerusalem plank road. This in
closed great space, which became a
strongly fortified camp presenting a
bristling front in all directions. The
military railroad was extended until it
Joined the Weldon Railroad, and
brought the supplies within easy reach
of every regimental camp.
The grand turning movement ended
for the season with this work. Thence
forward raids and reconnoissances were
pushed out at times from Warren's left
TO reach the Boydton plank road, upon
which the enemy were hauling their
supplies by wagons from Ream's Sta
ton. The ground was gained foot by
foot and rod by rod.
The North Side of the James.
Feeling that the position gained on
Lees right was so menacing that the
Confederate commander would be COM
PEELED to gather much of his force there
and weaken his hold on the north side
Of the James, Gems Grant and Meade
decided 1t advisable TO make another
effort across the river. 1t was learned
thru our spies that the troops holding
the extreme left of the Confederate
line were confined to the heavy artil-
lery of the Gefenses of Richmond and
Gary's Cavalry Brigade, with Benning's,
Laws, Gregg's and Fulton's -Brigades OF
infantry. On Sept. rs Gen. Ord, COM
manding the Eighteenth Corps. and
Gen. Birney, commanding the Tenth
Corps, were directed TO cross the James
in the night. Ord was to push forward
as far as possible on the Varina road
next to the river, and Birney was to do
the same on the New Market and Darby
roads. Gen. KautZ, with his cavalry,
was TO cover our right flank, and take
advantage of any opportunity that pre-
scented itself on the Darby road. Gen.
Ord was to cross the river by pontoon
bridge, TO be laid after dark at Aiken's
Landing, and by vigorous demonstra-
ton toward Chafin's Bluff hold the en-
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son and Rrattoa. uMdrr Gen. r. H.
Anderson commanding Longstreet' )
Corps. Their loss was about 1000
Gen. Grant vas, rs usual, cICse TO
the front, and entered Fort Harrison
soon after its capture. He at once sent
Aids to Gen. Birney, informing him of
Ord's success and ordering him to push
forward. KGutz was already advanc-
ing up the Darby road, with Terry e
Division supporting him.
Birncy on the New Market Road.
While the Eighteenth Corps was
achieving this notable success at Fort
Harrison Gen. Birnsy, with the Tenth
Corps. still farther to the right, was
driving the advance of the enemy on
the New Market road. about mile to
the right of the Eighteenth, and about
5 o'clock of Sept 90 he advanced
against Fort Gilmer with Ames's Divi-
sion and Brighten. VIM. Birney's col
ored brigade. The position mad been
reconnoitered by Gen. VIM. Birney and
Col. N NJ. Curtis. The ground in 'front.'
was found to be unusually difficult,
with the troops having To cross three
ravines filled with felled trees. After
struggling thru these they came close
to the works. the front of which they
found covered with heavy abatis, Sc
curely fastened together with wires a
terrible fire of canister and musketry
burst upon them, which so shattered
their ranks that they were compelled
to retire after having suffered severe
loss. Col. +. b. Pond, SD Ohio, says
that the formation OF the First Bri-
gade, First Division, Tenth Corps, was
the S5th Pa, Lieut.-Col. Campbell; next
the 62d Ohio, Maj. kahler, and next
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New Post Mt Poplar BIur.

A new G. a. r. Post has been or
ganized at Poplar Bluff. Mo-, with 27
charter members, and more are being
taken in at every meeting. They are
trying for so members this Winter.
The number of the Post is so. and it
is named in honor of Capt. Chas. F.
Hinrichs. former resident of Poplar
Bluff. who died soon after the Post
was organized. Capt. Hinrichs was born
in Germany in 1928, and came to this
country at the age of 16 years. He
enlisted in 1861 in the Missouri State
Militia, and the following year joined
Co. l., 10th Mo. Cav, as First Lieuten-
ant. He was promoted to a Captaincy,
and remained in the service until the
close of the war. He is survived by his
widow, three sons and a daughter.
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Thoroly Satisfied With st. Cloud.

The National Tribune: In answer to
the calumniators of John McElroy and
St Cloud Colony ] will say that | came
to st. Cloud on an excursion in June,
1909, 10 look it over, and being salts
fled with the situation came again in
November of the same year, bringing
my family with me, and began the erec-
ton of n dwelling in which to spend
the remainder of my days. | estab-
lished a lumber yard, and have been
selling lumber ever since, and am thoro-
Iy satisfied with st. Cloud and the loca-
ton of my lots on Carolina avenue and
Sixth street. St. Cloud is admiral bly,
situated, an ideal location for town.
mostly on high, dry ground, all liars to
the contrary notwithstanding Yours
truly-D. NJ. Wright, Co. C, I54th n.
Y, st. Cloud, Fla, oct. 1, 1910.
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Soldiers Monument at Chico. Cal.

Editor National Tribune: on April
8, 1910, Halleck Post, Chico, Cal, called
meeting to devise some plan TO erect
soldiers monument in our local ceme-
terry. A committee was appointed, and
made canvass of the city for funds.
with the result That in about three
weeks we let The contract for nonu-
ment 10 cost about $1,000, and on Nov.
Ii the unVailing ceremonies were Eeld
The monument is of fine granite, sur
mounted by bronze statue Of Il rri-
vate soldier. The monument stands IS
feet hlgh, including the statue, which is
six feet six inches high.-Wm. Bandy.
Adjutant, Halleck Post, Chico. Cal.
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The Shenandoah Valley.

Comrade James f. Hays. Waverly,
Md, contributes to the Baltimore
American an interesting story of the
fighting in the Shenandoah Valley. He
belonged 10 the 14th Pa. Cav, of Pow
ellis Division. one of his memories is
of Mosby. for whom they had no love.
He killed % of the regiment inside of
four months. 1t was not a one-sided
affair by any means, as when Mosby
attacked the brigade on Thanksgiving
Day he received a whipping that was
rare in his experience. He lost 10 men
killed and 12 taken prisoners After
S. G. Pontius, of Comrade Hays's com
PAM. had been badly sabered and sur
rendered he managed to shake a guard
out of his saddle, jumped on his horse
and made his escape
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"Who Took NV FIag?"
G. NJ Eichelberger, Captain, Co. @,
9Th Md, Jeffersonville, O., writes:

G. NJ. Eichelberger, Captain. Co. q,
9th Md, Jeffersonville. o., writes:
"On that eventfuI morning, April 2,
1865. when the Sixth Corps at early
twilight stormed and carried the works
in their front at Petersburg, the 9Th
Md, of which 1 was a part (Second
Brigade, Third Division) was ordered
by Gen. ]. Warren Keifer, commanding
the brigade. to withhold their fire and
enter the rebel works thru a sallyport.
We rushed thru like a hurricane. We
then began firing, and the surprised
Johnnies threw down their guns. Our
men dashed into quarters of the John
nies and captured many prisoners. We
hurried down the line of works. both
to right and left. About daylight
entered n large frame farm house. In
a corner of the room found a division
flag. / stood my flag against the rail-
ing and ran upstairs. thinking someone
might be up there. Finding no one, /
turned back to find my flag gone. Who
got that flag? 1 never heard of it be-
ing reported or credited to our bri-
gade."
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Tie Union Veteran Legion.

Comrade |. d. Hunt, National Com
mander of the Union Veteran Legion,
has issued a General Order announcing
his election to succeed Nathan Mum
shower. He continues the staff ap-
pointed by his predecessor. He urges
all comrades to work to build the Or
der up, and invites everyone to open
correspondence with National Head
quarters. Commander Hunt also issued
Il circular announcing the death of his
predecessor and paying a high tribute
to his many virtues as a soldier citizen
and member of the Union Veteran
Legion.
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such fine example 10 the troops that
large portion of them were shot
down, and when Gen. ord arrived in
the fort he could find 10 one higher
than a company officer among his men.
Gen. ord specifically praises:
Gems. Stannard, Burnham, Coils.
Theodore Read, Donohoe, Raulston,
Cullen, Roberts, Fairchild, Jourdan,
Ward; Lieut.-Col. Comstock, of Gen.
Grants staff; Mai. Wheeler, Assistant
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Capts. H. G. Brown,
Dan. Wells and Lieut.. Thos. q. WelIes,
of my staff: Caprs. Kent. Bessey and
Lieut. Ladd, of Gen. Stannard's staff;
Capt. Cecil Clay and Lieut.. Johnson, of
bSth Pa, and large number of others
whose names j could not get, on &C
count of being sent North Immediately
after the battle, We're conspicuous for
their gallantry."
The Confederate force opposing Us
at Fort Harrison were the brigades Of
Clinsman. ColQuitt. Law, G. Il. Ander-
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take Fort Gilmer. but his troops be-
came scattered in the woods and their
organizations rendered less effective.
The enemy was concentrating troops
for its defense in the meanwhile, con-
seguently Hickman was repulsed with
a severe loss.
brilliant piece of work for the Eight
eenth Corps, and they deserved more
praise for it than history has given
them. The assault was made with the
greatest gallantry, and the officers set
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Sons of Veterans.

J. w. Brock Camp. Sons of Veterans,
Lents, Ore. was organized March 10,
1909, with % members. They have at
present So members, and have not
dropped member since it was organ
iZed. They have in the treasury $50
and have no debts. They have band
of 16 pieces, one Drum Corps and two
quartets. The Camp was represented
at the National l2rcampment by ;he
Commander, w. w. Mcdowell The
Camp has three members who are vet
Grams as well rs sons Of veterans. The
town has four churches with sons of
veterans as pastors, and they had a
joint memorial service last Memorial
DaV
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the 39th H., Capt. /. A. Baker. The
brigade carried the works in front of it,
where Col. Pond saw for the first time
his men fighting hand to hand, then
with the bayonet over the breastworks.
They held the works so taken until
about o'clock, when, their flank be-
ing turned, they were compelled to re-
tire He had $50 muskets. and lost
nine men killed, 153 wounded and IS
missing. The 10th Conn, 10 strong,
was ordered to report to him, and lost
it's commander, Maj. Camp, killed. The
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Corps Marks on The lincoln To,,et

Alfred King, Arlington, n. j.. says
that the movement 20 put Iincola's
Gettysburg address in the school houses
is rapidly spreading, ana one town IN
New Jersey has recently taken five of
these tablets. The placing OF tie Corrs
badges in combination with The rext
has been recognized by the e. A. II.
as an acceptable form of reproduction
and is Generally commended.
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emy there while Gen. Birney turned
their flank. A special selection of 1000
men was made from each of the First
and Second Divisions of the Eighteenth
Corps for this expedition. Brig. Gen.
Stannard commanded those picked out
from the First Division and Brig. Gen.
Hickman those of the Second. The
Third Division of the Eighteenth Corps.
under the command of Brig. Gen.
Paine. was sent to Gen. Birney. Bir-
ney's First Division was commanded by
Gen. Terry, and his Second Division by
Gen. Ames, with a brigade of colored
troops under Gen. VIM Birney.. Alto
gether Gen. Birney had about 10000
men.
The Capture of Fort Harrison.
For once the movement was made on
time, and the troops were across the
river by 1880 a. m..- Sept. 2s. No intel
ilgence Of it had reached the enemy,
Hho were taken by surprise. Gen. Ord
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Honor To Whom Honor IL Dpc

Isaac Chapman, Holliston, Mass,
says that it is wise to forget many
things, especially those that cause trou-
BILE and sorrow, but he would as s)on
forget the loving tenderness of his dear
old Scotch mother as to forget Dan
Sickles or w. T. Sherman, and he
knows his heart will be long filled with
memories of them
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Senator Dollivcr's GeneaIogy.

William Henry Dolliver AoIdiers'
Home, Chelsea, Mass, gives the eenea-
logy of the late Senator Dolliver The
ancestor of the family was Samuel Dol
liver, who was born at Stoke Abbas,
Dorsett. England, in 1909, and came to
Salem, Mass, in 1888. Samuel Dolli-
ver's descendants resided at Gloucester.
Mass, and intermarried with the fami-
lies there.
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AROUND pErEKsBuRG.
Some Short Sketches of Happenings
South of the Janes Riyer.
SAYS They We're First .

John F. Hoffman, Sergeant! Co. f,
9Th y. Y. Fl. A, Lawshe, o.. writes:
Il beg to say that the 9th N EY. II. A.
was the first regiment to enter Peters
burg April 8, 1865. We left the defenses
of Bermuda Hundred that morning
having been detailed as provost guard
into the city. Co. E's first quarters
were in machinist's shop near Syca-
more street, next to a tobacco ware
house, and 10 minutes after taking pos
session every man had a board across
his knee rolling cigars from as good a
supply of long green as we ever saw"
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T. A Weisner. 14th ILL.,, Rockbridge.
ILL.,, has watched with pride the efforts
of the volunteer officers in behalf of
the enlisted men. their wives and chill
dren, and Is sorry to see letters from
men who claim that they were soldiers
objecting to the officers bill He wants
to ask these objectors why, if the civil
war was just one. should not the
officers be treated like the officers Of
all other wars.
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just Do ne A Good Turn

showing neghbors and friends and speak
everywhere opportunity Won't help
me Perfect Vision"
locality easy condition? genuine,
children need apply and
and Dear Doco-Mail
Perfect Tester absolutely Of charge also full
1kaat Rs Spectacle Offer ad
dress personally and Will give letter personal atten
let be annoyed and hurt by glasses
minute brand OF
wonderful Vision" Spectacles address,
DR. HAUX Dept b. iaux Building, ST. LOUIS, MO.
NoTE-Tse Above Largest
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the fort, which they did, capturing two
lunets with their armament Of six
guns Gen. Ord neXt attempted to
carry the works as far as the river to
get possession of the Confederate pom
toon bridge, but the rebel gunboats in
the river came to the aid OF the garri-
son of the little fort and beat him off.
Gen. Ord was so severely wounded in
the leg during this as to disable him
and compel him TO turn the command
over TO Gen. Hickman.
Gen. Hickman pushed forward to
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Hooker Association in Massachusetts.

The fifth annual dinner of the Hook
er Association of Massachusetts was
held at the American House, Boston,
Nov. %. The menu and souvenir were
very tasteful products of the printers
art, and reflect credit upon the Secre-
tary, Lieut.-Col. Albert g. Austin, who
was probably the author of the little
work.
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The l22d n. ".

II. burlington, Lawton, Mich. wants
to know why the 122d N. Y. was omit
ted from the composition of Bidwelrs
Hrlgade. The 122d N. Y >.1z N the
thickest of the fight, and fought from
early in the morning until night in
Bidwelps Brigade.
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Father and Seven Sons Mustered Tn.

There was recently mustered into
Gen. j. c. Fremont Camp. S. of ", St
Louis. No, father and seven sons.
me rather is Fred Lueke, ST.. and his
sons are Frederick w. Herman TT
Henry d., Frank W., VIM. f., George
Il. and Arthur F.
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The A,trition of Lees Army.

in addition to the continued length
ening and weakening of Lees line,
which these movements forced, they
were slowly but surely bleeding the
Confederacy to death. The contests
We're on more equal terms than the re-
ports would indicate, and the end of
the week of contnud hammering
showed a greater loss to the Confeder-
ates than that which they inflicted up
on the Union troops. While the re-
ports of the Union officers made Il
CHASTITY total of thousands killed,
wounded and missing, casualties eX-
ceeding any of the much -talked-of bat
ties in the Mexican War, yet these We're
complete, and enumerated every man
lost, so that we knew absolutely the
worst details.
We do not have this complete in
formation with regard to the COnfeder-
ate losses. In the first place they had
no such carefully made records, and
really did not know how many men
they lost. and in the next it was their
policy to minimize their loss TO the
utmost. They We're obliged to keep
from the world as much as possible
knowledge of the terrible, weakening
blows which the Army of the Potomac
was giving them almost daily. They
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THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN
Continued from page one)

In his report. He requested me to draw
up my division as rear guard, and let
ms troops pass by after dark. ! never
had seen him in better form. 1t was
aare like abdication than defeat