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The 10th Ill.

Levi w. Armstrong, Randolph, Iowa,
makes some correction in the sketch of
the 10th Ill. The regiment was in the
three-months service, and was under
Col Benjamin M. Prentiss. He was
promoted to Brigadier- General and sue
ceeded by Col. James d. Morgan 1t
was organized at Cairo in August, 1861,
for three years, with James ID. Morgan
as Colonel, John TilsOn as Lieutenant
Colonel and Francis A. Dallam as Ma
jor. 1t was under Gen. Pope at New
Madrid and Corinth, and then was
transferred to- the Army of the Cum
berland,l where It remained. When the
advanee' on Chattanooga was made it
was left to guard the crossings at
Stevenson and Bridgeport. 1t went with
ShernlHi TO the relief of Burnside at
Knoxville and veteraniZed at Chatta-
noOga, Returning from furlough. it
was pitt in a brigade consisting of the
10th, 10th and 60th Ill. and 10th and
14th Mich. Just before the battle of
JonesRoro it vas transferred to the Six
teenths Corps, the 18th N. Y. taking its
place, And then, was brigaded with the
25th hid and the 32d Wis. under breyet
Brig. Gen. TiIson, the Colonel of the
regiment. In the march to the sea it
was i'd the First Division, Seventeenth
Corps, where it remained until mus
tered out. It's last battle was at Ben
tonviIIe. 1t marched from Raleigh, N.
c., TO- Washington, and was in the
Grand Review. 1t saw much hard SER
vice-more than Comrade Armstrong
would undertake to endure again if all
the money in the Treasury was piled
up before him as an inducement.
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fact that Sheridan rcposed a part. at
least, of the night of oct. Is at Win
chester. IS miles south OF Nartinsburg,
shows how unreliable and unsafe are
mems memories when soaked in the
suds of SO manv years,
There is yet another of the many in
cidents that might be cited to show the
nnwiSdom of relyins upon our treacher-
Gus memories: for, in spite of our van
ity, we must all admit that our MEM
orisS are tr"acheTouS, Gen. Thobur9.
one of Crooks division commanders,
was shot and killed early in the morn
ing of Oct 10. But that little fact did
not hinder comrade recently from
placing Thoburn in command Of troops
enroute from the Shenandoah to Wash
ington as reiuforcements for Grant at
Petersburg. The comrade apparently
intended us to understand that he spoke
from personal knowledge and from an
accurate memory. Yet, at the time of
that movement the heroic Thoburn had
been dead two months or more,
l make no charge or suggestion OF
untruthfulncss against any of the COM
rades. Neveri l believe every one OF
them is perfectly honest in his state
ments and that he sincerely believed
them to be true. But with authenticate
ed records and well-established his
torical data before me, 1 am simply en-
deavoring to show that our aging MEM
ories are weak and too unreliable to
be safe guides, and that as we approach
nearer and nearer to the shadows of
dotage, memory gives place to imagina-
con. and the hallucinations of fancy
deceive us into the belief that they are
realities.
"Only that and nothing more"
have deep, warm and abiding fra
ternal love for each and every old COM
rade who at duty's call performed his
Botkin, Campbellton,
New Brunswick
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g. u. ElIis called bx Death.

C. L. Ellis, the oldest guard at San
Quentin Prison, California, died recent
ly in the prison hospital Ellis had
served continuously as guard since 1864,
when he drifted TO San Quentin and
went on the guard line after three years
of service in the Union army during
the civil war. He was a native of Port
land, Me, and was ~ years old. In the
prison he had become almost a land
mark and was popular. To visitors he
was always pointed out as one of the
sights. A short while ago he was taken
to the hospital suffering from general
debility. He was sinking when his
brother, NJ. F. Ellis, of Portland, Me-.
arrived. The brother, whom he had
not seen for SO years, was ushered into
his presence. and so happy was the old
guard over the reunion that he suffered
a relapse and died. The burial took
place at San Rafael in Tamalpais Gem
etery. The funeral was attended by a
number of members of the G. A. r., to
which Ellis belonged. He served in Co.
e, I'd regiment. Cal Cav.
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for an hour and make brief addresses.
The President saw the political point
Immediately. The Bar Harbor cruise.
which is said to have been organized
largely for Mrs. Taft, who enjoys cruis-
ing on the salt water, has accordingly
been modified, so that the President is
taking a few hours away from the
Navy yacht Mayfiower this week to visit
Eastport, whose people have never seen
a President of the United States, and
Bangor, which President Roosevelt Wis
tied a few years ago, and Rockland,
where it is also said a President has
never set foot before. EaStport was en-
the Presidents original schedule. altho
he had not intended taking a ride about
the city or making an address. Bangor
altho normally Republican city, has
been going Democratic most of the time
in recent elections, and Rockland is in
the heart of the one rock-ribbed Demo-
cratic County of the Pine Tree State
Ex-Gov. John +. Hill, Chairman of the
Republican National Committee, and
Byron Boyd, Chairman of the Repub-
lican State Committee, departed jubi-
liant over the Presidents Willingness to
make these social visits, which, after
all, may mean SO much to them pCliti-
cally.
The President undoubtedly wants the
cooperation of Col. Roosevelt, but he
wants II with Col. Roosevelt fecOgnlZ-
ing his (the President's) leadership.
There are recurring evidences that the
big game is being played at Beverly
with a view to establishing beyond
question the Presidents primacy in the
party. That promises to be quiet, but
none the less a lively contest, which
will contribute to the gayety of the
canvass. Col. Roosevelt is maintaining
the open door at oyster Bay. His latch
-trirf ie, fn- ID
of whatever factional faith. The test
of Col. Roosevelt's alignment with ref
erence to Taft probably viii not ccme
till the Colonel gets out upon the stump
in September. 1t is entirely probable
that the Presidents friends will grad
ually attempt to force the Colonel out
into the open, with the conviction that
he will align himself with the Admin
istration, and thus help to dishearten
the insurgent movement
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The Tenth COrps,

David w. Fox, Captain, 55th Pa,
Spokane, Wash, makes some correc-
tons in the account of the Tenth Corps
operations. The First Brigade, Third
Division, Tenth Corps, was commanded
by Col. Richard White, of the 55th Pa.
The 55th Pa. was under the command
of Lieut.-Col. Frank T. Bennett, a brave
and intelligent officer. He believes that
Smith and Gilmore were more TO blame
for the lack OF results at Bermuda
Hundred than Butler. In the advance
on Petersburg, he thinks it was May II,
there were several brushes with the
enemy, who were drifting back toward
Petersburg. Night found the command
within three miles of the city. During
the night an attack was made by the
enemy on our line, which was repulSed
and several prisoners captured. from
whom it was learned that no further
effort would be made to save Peters,
burg, and all that it was necessary to
do the next morning was to march in
and take possession. Comrade Fox con-
tinues: Now. here comes in some
thing that looks more Ike blunders by
men educated and taught the rudiments
on war, who prided themselves upon
the fact that they were educated SOL
diers and much superior to the civilian
soldier. Buffers camp at Bermuda
Hundred, where he had immense stores
worth millions of dollars, was attacked,
and when Butler was about ready to
advance on Petersburg firing was heard
in the direction of Buffers camp, and
it was believed that the rebels from
Richmond were trying to capture our
stores or destroy them. Smith and Gill
more urged Butler so strongly to has
ten back and save his stores that he,
after telling them it would be better to
capture Petersburg and hold it than
save the stores and that Richmond must
fall IL Petersburg was held by the
Union forces, finally consented to make
hasty retreat to camp. When we got
there the camp guard had driven off
the rebels and saved the stores, but the
rebels accomplished all they expected
IN
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CIVIL WAR ECHOES
CHARACTER SKETCHES
STATE SECRETS
fBy a United States Senator's Son and
Secretary

We have recently obtained a job lot
of copies of this interesting book, the
author of which, Mr.. Hamilton Gay
Howard, a lawyer, was the Secretary
of his father, Senator Howard. and
who left college to come to Washing
ton with his father in 1868, and saw
with a young mans eager, curious eyes
all the great men who figured upon the
stage of action during that momentous
period. 1t is no attempt to give his
tory, but it is collection of gossip,
"reminiscences and admirable pen pic
lures of the men who were shaping the
mighty events.
The book, which Is handsomely got
ten up and illustrated with portraits,
has had a large sale among the best
class of readers. The authors impress
sions of such men as Lincoln, Summer.
Wade, Conkling. Andrew Johnson and
others of lesser note are extremely vivid
and interesting, and the book should
be in the hands of everyone who wants
to form a correct idea Of the men and
events of the day. We will send Il
postpaid for so cents. Anyone renew
ing his subscription to The National
Tribune can obtain it by sanding 25
cents extra. That is, S1.25 for The Ma
tionaI Tribune one year and the book
Address
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An Old Sea Dog.

F. II. Grove. SO Burling Slip. New
Brighton. ". V, served as Acting Mas
ter. u s. N. from June. 1862, to No
vember. 1865, under Flag Officer and
Admiral ID. @. Farragut. His contin-
nous service began with the capture OF
New Orleans and finished with the cap
ture of Mobile. Six years ago he was
compelled to give up business by rea-
son of malaria contracted during his
service. He is now nearly 81 years old.
and yet these men who claim to he
comrades. but are kicking on the Off
GERS retirement bill, would IL possible.
keep Congress from granting such Il en-
the relief which it has given in every
previous case
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Daughters of Veterans.

Minnie T. Guittard, National Presi-
dent of the Daughters of Veterans has
issued to her National Encampment
General Order No. 6. in which she an
nounces that the headquarters of the
Association will be with the other Ma
tional organizations on Young's Ocean
Pier, on the Boardwalk at the foot of
Tennessee avenue. The National Off
GERS will be located at Young's Hotel.
The Convention of the Daughters will
meet in the st. Nicholas Parish Hall,
corner Tennessee. and Pacific avenue.
and she asks that all those wishing to
make arrangements will apply directly
to the hotel managers, and states that
all interested parties desiring informa-
ton on this subject can obtain it from
the President of their Tents or from
Department or National Headquarters.
The ritual of the order will be exem-
plified at the National Encampmen5 by
the Massachusetts Department. Since
last General Order five new Tents have
tia Garfield Tent, "a, with 81 charter
members, at Xenia, O.. by Department
President Mrs. Linda Schultz; Lucretia
r. Garfield Tent, 8, with 38 charter
members. at Golden, Colo. by National
Senior Vice President Miss Anna Kelly;
Clara E. Howe Tent, As, with "a char
ter members, at Gardner, Mass, by Past
Department President Mrs. Mabelle
Gooding and Department Aid Orrie
Rowley; Helen L. GiIspn Tent, At, with
13 charter members, at Hyde Park.
Mass, by Past Department President
Mrs. Mabelle Gooding; Jennie Wade
Tent, As, with II members (charter
still open), at Hopedale, Mass, by Past
Department President Mrs. Mabelle
Gooding and Department Aid Minnie
Foster.
The National President makes spe-
cial appeal to the Daughters of Veter-
ans Tent for money for the perma-
nent fund of the c. A. r. She says:
Sisters, do you realize that this fund
means the preservation of the organiza-
ton of the G. A. R.? The Order of the
G. A. r. has been able to accomplish
its great relief work, as we'll as to meet
its running expenses. by means of the
per capita tax. But, sisters, as each
year the membership grows less the
per capita tax decreases. In order not
to burden the comrades further by in
creasing the rate of per capita tax,
which would also probab bly, mean an
increase in membership dues, this fund
known as the G.. A. r. Permanent
Fund, has been established 1t is hoped
that the income from this fund will
tax. due to smaller membership, and
thus enable the organization of the C.
A R. to exist and continue Its noble
work"
She then asks that the Presidents Of
the Tents appoint a committee to COL
lect 10 cents from each member Of the
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Death of John NJ. De Groodt.

Comrade John NJ. De Groodt. who
died at Louisiana, No, May 25. 1910.
of paralysis. aged 72 years. was born in
and was living at Union
Grove. ILL.,, when he enlisted Aug. s,
1862. at the age of % years. at the time
a farmer. He was mustered lin at Dix
on, ILL.,. Sept 2, 1862. as private, Co. c,
18th ILL., Nov. L, 1854, was made Com
missary-Sergeant of this company by
w. NJ. Kilgom, Northumberland. at
Tenn. At the close of the war
was honOrably discharged at Camp
Tenn, on June II, 1855, at
Tenn.
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Beuucathcd to the J.oyaI Ieoiop

In the will of Past Commander-in-
Chief John Z. 5. Goblin he bequeathed:
"All my military library, medals. arms
and equipments ] give and belueath to
the Loyal Legion Of Pennsylvania Com
mandery. with the sum of $500 to prep
erly install the same in it's museum"
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The eth Me

II. p. Fernald, Z Montpelier Villas,
Cheltenham, England, says in renewing
his subscriptions that he looks forward
with gladness to when The National
Tribune will arrive. 1t gives him hours
of interesting reading, pouring over its
columns, scanning them from top to
bottom and looking for something novel
and to see If he can see any mention
of any comrade whom he has known
He is disappointed in never hearing
anything of his old regiment, the 7th
Me.
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Rebel Ram Webb.

II. c. Adler, Victoria. Tex. says that
he has been compiling history of the
escape of the rebel ram Webb. and has
accounts written by three of her Off
GERS. He intends to get it ready for
publication. He was at that time serv-
ing on board the u. s. S. Ozark.
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Tent. If possible. for the c.. A. r. Fund.
and states that il is her desire that the
Daughters give $1,000 to the fund. All
donations to this fund should be sent
to National Treasurer Agnes /. Mccoy,
SO Main street, Winter Hill. Mass
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The National Tribune Pension Bill.

Editor National Tribune: Your PEN
sion bill is all right, and the fairest and
squarest of any. You are on the right
line. Stand by your convictions of right
and justice. and fight II out on that
line If it takes all Summer" and Win
ter, too Never desert the old boys =
B. NJ. Browne, Box 2s5. Rochester.
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please send me last weeks paper
cannot afford to miss a single copy
could not sleep well If 1 were to miss
one chapter of the Wilderness Cam
paisn. Everybody here is for Comrade
McElroy for Commander-in-Ch Chief.
would be ashamed of any old soldier
who would not vote for him.''-W. H.
Dunlap, New Brighton, Pa.
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I'VE are all in favor of. John McEl-
roy for Commander-in-Chi Also we
would like to have Rochester the place
for the Encampment next year.'-H.
Fl. Bentley, Conewango Valley. N. Y.
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PENSIONS, PAY, BOUNTY

widows claims Have you received all the
act of March 4, 1907 Write for circular
1854 by Milo .. Stevens late o. f4th Ohio
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Myself and Post, Sam Houston,
Dublin. Tex. are first, last and all the
time for Comrade John McElroy for
Commander-in-Ch of the G. A. r."
Sam L. Marks. M. D., Past Command
er, Sam Houston Post.
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From f. o. c. Ord Post, 100, of the
City of Mexico, comes the patriotic in
formation that all the way from that
old city of the AZtecs will come a Dele
gate to the National Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and the
personal letter is cinched by the fol-
lowing: Our choice Is McElroy." The
letter is signed by VIM. T. Allen, Quar-
termaSter.
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'I sincerely hope Comrade McElroy
will be elected Commander-in-Chief of
the G. a, r. 3. 1t is an honor that he has
learned thousand-fold. He has be-
come Indispensable to the Order."-E
r. Fonda, Salisbury N. C.
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"Why, of course, we want and must
have as Commander-in-Ch Chief Comrade
John McElroy. against whom there
should be no opposition. A soldier tried
and true and comrade well worthy of
being honored."-E c. AIlard, Mounted
Orderly for Gen. Lew Wallace, Cris-
field, Md.
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"We are in favor of John McElroy
for Commander-in-Chie Of the G. A.
RI. NJ. Randall, Algona, Iowa.
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Hoping you may win out as Conn
mander-in- Chief Greetings from a
comrade of that grand Army of the Po-
tomac and later one of Little PhiI's rid
ers in the Shenandoah Signal Corps,
q. s. Army, Shenandoah VaIley."-Ja-
cob Sacklin, Wilson, Kan.
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Sincerely hope that you will be
elected National Commander of the G.
A. RS. d. Evans, Geo. II. Thomas
Post, Cincinnati, o.
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ct am glad to see that you are the
choice for Commander-i Chief of the
old G.. A. r. boys. May God bless you.
I think you are worthy of the honor,
and that you are also the friend of all
the old boys in blue You are the man
we want and must have.'-C. A. Watts,
Wichita, Kan.
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II hope to meet you at Atlantic City,
and see you elected Commander-in-
Chief."-T. s. Harris, Turbotville, Pa.
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!, Bureau and vtii give spscis. ..isntfon u
ay and bounty now collectable IN vtsJ of the
MILO b. STEVENS CO., Attys. Founded
artery. 500 18th st. n. W., Washington, ID. O.
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From C. w. Watts, Fayette Mo.
comes the following: Hope you will be
elected. We are ali for John McElroy
out here"
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'1 have known COmrade McElroy
well. and have met him at many Ma
tional Encampments and other places.
go to nearly all the National Encamp-
ments, having missed only two in 81
years, and have most of the time been
Delegate. I will do all can for Com
rade McElroy."-H. w. George, Broken
Bow, Neb.
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You will be elected Commander-in-
Chief with flying colors. amid inspiring
enthusiasm, at the coming Encamp-
ment."-S. S. Morris, Nunda, N. Y.
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Comrade I. L.. Smith, of Evansville,
Ind, writes in a very complimentary
way of "Si Klegg," saying that he Sc
cured sets of the book for one of his
grandsons. and is desirous of securing
sets for each of his other grandsonS.
He adds: II was with Buell. during the
time of his raid into Kentucky by
Bragg, and helped chase him back
South, so read these books with great
pleasure. as they reminded me of the
service during the time written about.
am for McElroy for Commander-in-
Chief, and am satisfied of his success
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'T vote for John McElroy for Com
|mander-in- Chief Of the G. A. r. at the
next National Encampment at Atlantic
City."-Amos MCGEE. Past Commander,
Phil Sheridan Post, Department of Min
neSota.
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81 am in favor of Comrade John Nc
Elroy for Commander-in-Ch Chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and am
very much opposed to letting the statue
of Robert e. Lee remain in Statuary
Hall in Washington. L would much
rather see put in its place the statue of
Thomas Jefferson. L would also like to
hear from any comrade of the 18th
Iowa. Wesley Hartman, Unity Post,
Mendecino Cal.
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II lost my right arm at Stone River.
Was in Crittenden's Corps. Best wishes
for your success at Atlantic City for
Commander-in-Chief John Blanchard,
Co. b, Ohio V. L. A, ElyTia, o.
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81 am for John McElroy for Com
mander -in-Chief of the G.. A. r. in
1910. Put that down.''-WilIiam II. II.
Baker, Scioto Mills, Ill.
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Success to John McElroy at Atlantic
City, for l know of no comrade whom
would rather see at the head of our
Grand Army than this friend of the vet
Grams of 81 to '65."-J. Fred LoebIe,
Co. e, 9Sth Pa, Philadelphia, Pa.
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"The old boys here are all for Com
rade John McElroy for Commander-in-
Chief at the next National Encamp-
ment. They also heartily approve The
National Tribune pension bill, which
is the best of all bills proposed. and
ask for nothing better."-James f.
James, Vandalia, Ill.
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"Shall be pleased to see you elected
National Commander at Atlantic City
next September. LemcoIie Post, of this
City. will run a special train for that
occasion. / think my Post favors your
election."-A. NJ. Wilder, Winchester
Post, 1877, Al Reclir street, Newark,
N l.
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with best personal wishes for your
success. William N. Brown, Assist
ant Adjutant-General, Department of
West Virginia, Charlestown, w. Va
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II see the old soldiers are going to
make you Commander in Chief l hope
you will be unanimously elected. You
have done so much for the soldiers
You are entitled to the best they can
give you in the Grand Army of the Re-
public. Belle Fairbanks, Wau-
pun, Wis.
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"Our next Commander-in-Chi Of
the G.. A. r. will be John McElroy.
Newton Stanton Post, sos, Warsaw, o.,
indorses him with heart and soul, and
we also indorse The National Tribune
pension bill, and we advise all old SOL
diers and their friends to vote against
their enemies in Congress. We advise
the G. A r. to indorse The National
Tribune pension bill and stay with it to
man. 1t must and will pass. We are
opposed to honoring any rebel by plac-
ing his statue in the Hall of Fame
George Wilson, Past Commander; J. NJ.
Corcoran, Adjutant.
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'I will certainly do all can to for
ward your candidacy for Commander
n-Chief."-Henry Wentz, Past Com
mander. Parker Post, Shelby, o.