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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-25

William c. Freeman, chairman
and advertising mems tournament an.
nounces that the prizes will be. 'nu-
merous. valuable and suitable and
there will be as many divisions rs
there are people to play" His asso-
ciates are w, w. Hamlok, of New
York; Willis r. Roberts, OF Philadel-
sphia; 70. NJ rurYis, of Boston. and
Edgar Nr HoopeN. of Wilmington,
In the annual holiday week tour
nament booked for the week to come
three divisions arc provided for with
trophies for division runners-up and
consolation division winners, in uddi-
stiop to a cup for the hest qualification
score, Robert Hunter, the intercol-
ileglate champion: his cousin, Pau
Hunter, of Midlothian, and Parker w
Whittemorc, Of the Broolilne Coun-
ivy Club, are prominent entries fol
this tournament
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New York--oR Doyle. l. Quinn, Il.
Manning, / Hughes, /.
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Howell, I /; Powell. 1. Spade, Hall /.
Washington--on Groom. . Gray, i.
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Russell Fords name is missing from
the above list and fans VIII ruin their
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Ed Walsh e. Young Jack coombs.
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Summers and George Muffin.
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Especial to The Times-pi spateh,l
Plnehurst, Y. g, Decembcr 2i,---lne
seventh annual holiday week gols
tournament, booked for Thursday. Fri
day. and Saturday of the coming ~eek'
sets the Pinehurst golf season IN iuil
swing, Immediately preceding as u
does the eighth annual midwinter con-
tcst, and the advertising mems meet
ing, scheduled for January y, Ivy, I. ~
le, 10 and rs, the higgest week, Viii
out question. in American golf. mus
early the entry list for the midWillle'
tins the hundred mark, and II PROM
Uses Ia climb much higher, speclal
trains bringing delegations from New
York, Philadelphia, WASHINGTON ana
other points ~
SIX divisions of sixteen aach a ~
provided for in the midwlntor' W1'A
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Hunt Club Organized

Especial to The Times-D ispatch.l
Lecsburg, Va, December 24.S, l..
Jenkins, of Ashburn. has organized a
hunt club in the lower part of the
county with $. L. Jenkins NJ r. IL.
and DIR. G.. a, Noland secretary and
treasurer. There is fine pack of
hounds kept at Ashburn, and some
good sport is promised for the men
of lower Loudoun.
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sHER1pANs ROUTE TO RICHMOND.

halts were frequent and exasperating.
II was SO dark that we could only fol-
low the cavalry by putting a bugler on
regiment in front of us, with orders to
whether the bugler fell asleep waiting
or we fell asleep while watching the
white horse, il happened that we found
of us, and started at a trot to close it.
an appalling sense of loneliness as the
country at night. 1t was a swamp re-
gion: the hoofs and the wheels made
little or no sound. once the deep black
ness was pierced by a jet OF vivid flame.
and a sharp explosion on the road
showed that we had sprung one of the
torpedoes which had been to some ex-
tent planted there. While in doubt as
10 the road we came upon man
wrapped in a blue overcoat standing
near gate. who told US that Gen.
sheridan had left him to show us the
way. or course, We followed his di-
Tectlons and entered the gate 1t was
evident that we were very near the
city. as we could see the light and hear
the dogs barking. The road became
less plainly marked and seemed to lead
into extensive pleasure grounds and
finally we brought up on the edge of a
large fish pond. At that moment half
q dozen flashes came from what seemed
to be an embankment. and we found
that we We're in a regular trap and i'm
hediately under the fire of one of the
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himself in support of one of the adj
vanced batteries. The General says in
his report of the battle that the 55th
n. Y acquitted itself in a creditable
manner.
Gen. Keyes in again passing the
55th n. Y. spoke a few words, saying
that he counted upon the red caps, and
that the 55th regiment saved battery
by bayonet charge upon the enemy at
double-quick. After the position as
signed to it, it maintained it alone,
and without any support, under so MUIR
derous a fire that in a few moments
we had about so men hors de combat
out of possible 400. It held the ene-
my at bay under terrific fire for two
hours. and maintained its position for
half an hour after their ammunition
was all gone, waiting for more, which
they were unable to obtain.
1T was only then that the 55th was
relieved by the 10th Mass. 1t retreat
ed in good order to a small woods near
the road, where there were intrench-
ments (Which the 55th n. Y. helped
to build previous to the battle). AS
near as / can recollect from reports I
have read, the 55th n. Y. lost in that
battle about Il killed and 80 wounded
out of a possible 400 men in battle.
The 55th was known as a French regi-
dent. Allow me to say, to the best of
my knowledge, it was composed of Ger
man and Irish-Americans, including
native born, with quite a number OF
French and other nationalities."
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from the defeat at Yellow Tavern to
the south side of the Chickahominy to
destroy the bridges and prevent their
being rebuilt. Jefferson Davis, as be-
fore stated, had hurried with Bragg to
the works to direct the attack and wit
ness what he felt certain would be the
destruction of the yenturesome Yam
KEGS.
Amid these thickening dangers, and
while his subordinates were eaten up
with anxiety, Sheridan preserved his
confident, even joyial, attitude. He was
in no hurry to move. for he was striv-
ing to impress upon his men their COM
plete ability to take care Of themselves,
even under such terrible forebodings
as now assailed them. Gen. Roden-
bough, who felt keenly the emergency.
says that Sheridan came up to Fitz-
hugh, commanding a battery belonging
TO Wilson's Division, which was In an
exposed position and threatened on all
sides. Sheridan found him providently
putting his caissons under shelter in
anticipation of a severe struggle, and
called but to him: Hello, Charliei
What are you doing with your cais-
sons?" Fitzhugh explained that he ex-
pected to be hard pressed and wanted
them out Of the way, at which SherI-
dan gave q loud laugh, which raised
the hearts of all around. and told him
that he, Sheridan, intended to stay
there ell day in order to show the ene-
my how little he cared for them. He
ordered B1tzhugh to bring his caissons
back and take things easy.
Wilson had tried to open the road to
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Fair Oaks, but had been driven back
by the enemy's infantry behind the
works near the Mechanicsyille pike,
and even while Sheridan vas talking
to Fitzhugh the Colfsderatss: undef
Gen: James Gordon, We're striking say
agely at his feaf. and the batteries all
along the line of works defending the
city were shelling wherever they could
bring their guns to bear Sheridan was
master of topography, and had noticed
several possible crossings, which he
sent his scouts to examine. Returning,
they reported them practicable. This
looked to be the alternative of not be-
ing able to rebuild the bridges and
move over them. Sheridan had dis
patched Custer on a gal!op for the
Meadow Bridge, the main crossing.
Custer found it partially destroyed and
the enemy's cavalry strongly posted on
the opposite side to prevent any re-
building. The Confederates had con-
structed a considerable line of works
and brought up their batteries. Mer-
ritt's advance thus encountered a hot
fire, but Custer dismounted the 5th
Mich. and sent them across on the rail-
road bridge just below, followed by the
9Th Mich, under Maj. Kidd. The two
regiments met with a sharp resistance
from the enemy in their front, but
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The S4th Mass.

Editor National Tribune: Could you
give me a short history of the saith
Mass. sanford Broadbent, Wyoming,
MINI.
The 34th Mass, one of the fighting
regiments, was organized at Worcester
Aug. l, 1862, and mustered out June
16, 1865. 1t was commanded by Coils.
Geo. d. Wells and VIM. s. Lincoln in
succession. Col. Wells had served with
distinction as Lieutenant-C Colonel Of the
1st Mass. before taking command Of
the 34th. The regiment left Worcester
with 1,015 strong. went direct to Vir-
ginia, was several months at Fort Lyon,
did duty awhile In Washington, and
took part in various campaigns in the
Shenandoah Valley. In May, 1854, il
had $50 men present for duty, and took
about 500 into the action of New Mar
ket, where it lost 2S killed, ia wound
ed and 10 missing. At Strasburg, where
1t lost nine killed. As wounded and 40
missing out of ESQ present, Col Wells
was killed. The regiment took part in
the assault on Petersburg and in the
pursuit of Lees army, which terminat-
ed with AppomattOx. 1t belonged to Tho
burns Division, Eigth Corps, and lost
135 killed and 134 from disease, etc.
Its total of killed and wounded was
645, and "a of its members died in Con-
lederate prisonS.-Editor National
Tribune.
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The I'd Minn.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the I'd Minn.-C. w.
Lane, Calistoga, Cal.
The I'd MINI. was organized at Fort
Smelling and Ridgely, Mimi. from June
to September, 1861. and after serving
out two enlistments was mustered out
July II, 1865. 1t was commanded by
Col. Horatio p. Van Cleve, a West
Pointer. who was promoted to Briga-
dier-General March 81, 1862, succeeded
by Col. James George, mustered out
June 20. 1864. Col. Judson w. Bishop
was in command at the time of muster
out. 1t belonged to Baird's Division,
Fourteenth Corps, and lost SO killed
and 1873 from disease, etc.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune.
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struck by the horses of the enemy COM
ing in pusuit. He was humane enough,
however, to have the man and his fam
lily brought out of the house and kept
with the command till daylight.
In the meanwhile the Richmond au-
destroy the inSOlent Yankee cavalry.
Our old acquaintance, Gen. Bragg, who
after his i'll success at Missionary Ridge
had been brought to Richmond as JEFF
ferson DavisS military adviser, exerted
himself with vigor, and Bragg had a
great deal of vigor of a certain kind.
All the Government employees in Rich
mond were under military discipline,
drilled and armed, and between 1000
and 5000 of these were assembled amid
the rain and darkness to march out to
the inner line of works, where they
spent a most comfortless night. In ad-
dition Gen. Bragg brought up three
brigades from Beauregard's army at
Petersburg, and felt quite certain that
Union cavalry. In the morning Jeffer-
son Davis accompanied Gen. Bragg out
to see and direct this.
In Close Quarters.
When the morning of May 12 dawned
it showed Sheridan's command in a
position which would have filled a
smaller man with despair. To any man
who had before ridden at the head of
the cavalry of the Army of the Poto-
mac it would have been utter madness
to have taken his command into such
a trap. for a trap it seemed to be, and
Jefferson Davis felt confident that it
was one from which the daring cavalry
leader could not extricate himself On
one side of the small plateau upon
which the 10000 horsemen had bivou-
acked were the inner works defending
Richmond, which were now being rap
idly filled by the local militia, rein
forced by the three brigades of Regular
veterans brought up from Petersburg.
This array extended across the road
which Sheridan had intended to take
to reach Fair Oaks and from thence to
join Butler. On the other side was the
winding Chickahominy, bordered by
swamps impossible to horsemen and
now covered with yellow tide from
the heavy rains falling on the high
lands. Wade Hampton and Fitzhugh
Lee had led the Confederate cavalry
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The 5th N. Y. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 9Th N. Y. Cav
James II. Tuthill, Ilion, N. Y.
The 5th N. Y. Cav. was organized at
New York from Aug. Is, 1861, to Oct
81, 1861, and after serving out two en-
listments was mustered out July 10,
1855. The 9Th was also called the
First Ira Harris Guard" and was COM
manded by Col. o. De Forest, dismissed
March "a, 1884, succeeded by Col John
Hammond, mustered out Sept. 8. 1864,
succeeded by Col. Amos II. White, in
command at the time Of final muster
out. 1t belonged to Wilson's Division
cavalry Corps, and lost 101 killed and
226 from disease, etc.-Editor National
Tribune.
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The 18th Mo.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of the 18th Mo-John
A. Flournoy, Tarbert. Miss.
The 18th Mo-, one of the fighting
regiments, was organized at st. Louis
in August and SEPTEMBER. 1851, and
after serving out two enlistments was
mustered out Dec. 25, 1865. 1t was
commanded by Coils. Francis ]. Joliat
and Joseph Conrad in succession. The
18th Mo, also called "Swiss Rifles"
Joined Curtis's army in 1852, and
fought in the campaign which ended
with Pea Ridge. 1t was then trans
ferred to Buell's army, and fought the
battle of Chaplin Hills and later Stone
River. 1t suffered its severest loss at
Chickamauga, its casualties being II
killed, 81 wounded and 22 missing.
After the fall of Atlanta the regiment
fought at Franklin and Nashville. It
belonged to Newton's Division, Fourth
Corps, and lost 116 killed and 107 from
disease, etc. It took active part in
some 20 battles.-Editor National
Tribune.
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The Sth Ind.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 9Th Ind.-Lester
r. Moore, Palaxy, Tex.
The 8th Ind. was organized at In
dianapolis from August to September,
1861, and after serving out two enlist
ments was mustered out Aug. %, 1865.
1t was commanded by Col. VIM. P.
Benton. promoted to Brigadier-General
April 28, 1862, succeeded by Col. David
Skunk, who died Of disease Feb. 81,
1855. At the time of muster-out Lieut.
Col. John r. Polk was in command.
The regiment lost four killed and three
from disease. etc. 1t only had three
months service in 1861. This seems
strange, but it is according to the regi-
mental history.-Editor National Trib-
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The. 5th Ky. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
me a sketch of the old 5th KY. Cav
Isaac H. Jackson, Seibert, Colo.
The 5th KY. Cav. was organized at
Gallatin and Nashville, Tenn. March
81, 1862, the original members were
mustered out May 3. 1855. and the
veterans and recruits transferred to the
Sd KY. Cav. 1t was commanded by Col.
"a, 1863, succeeded, by Col, VIM. P.
Saunders. West Point man, who died
of wounds received In action Nov. 20,
1863, succeeded in turn by Col. oliver
L. Baldwin, resigned March r24, 1866.
At the time of muster-out Isieut.-Col.
VIM. T. Hoblitsel was in command. 1t
belonged to MitchelPs Division Cavalry
Corps, and lost SO killed andI177 from
disease. etc.-Editor National Tribune.
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outworks of the city. The guide who
had given US the directions was either
a deSe-ter 6f rebel In our unifoffii,
and had deliberately misled Us. He
received the reward ST his tgeachery.
for Col Mcintosh, who had from the
first suspected him, kept him near him,
and when their guns opened blew out
his brains with pistol"
Torpedoes in the Road.
To add to the miseries of the night
torpedoes began to explode near the
head of the column. The enemy, antici-
pating that Sheridan would take the
direction that he did, had planted load
ed shells along the road with wires at
tached to friction primers, so that they
would explode at the stroke of the
horses hoof. Several horses and men
were wounded in this way. Sheridan
heard the unexpected firing, and, learn
ing of its cause. had % of the prisoners
brought up, and compelled them to get
down on their hands and knees and
grope around in the dark and rain for
these wires. Presently he was informed
by the prisoners that a man living in
a house near by had been the main
agent in placing these, and so he di-
rected that several of the shells be
carried into the mans cellar, and ar
ranged so that the wires would be
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The 123d Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
me short history of the 123d Ohio
r. L. Ewart, Jasper, Mo.
The 123d Ohio was organized at
Monroeville from August to October,
1862. and mustered out June IL, 1865.
1t was commanded by Col. VIM. T. Will
son all thru its service, belonged to
Thoburn's Division, Eighth Corps, and
lost 81 killed and sc from disease, etc.
National Tribune.
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The 64thOhio.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
please publish a brief history of the
64th Ohio?-Andrew Lybold, Scott, O
The Gath Ohio was organized al
Camp Buckingham from Nov. 6 to Dec
IA, 1861, and after serving ont two en-
listments was mustered out Dec. 8
1865. 1t was commanded by Col Jas.
w. Forsyth, West Pointer, who was
discharged Jan. l, 1852, succeeded by
II, 1853, succeeded by Col. Alexander
McIlvain, killed in action at Rocky
Face May 8. 1864. Lieut.-Col. Robert
C. Brown then took command. was
mustered out Feb. 23. 1866, and sue
ceeded by Lieut.-Col. Samuel M. Wolff.
in command at the time of final mus
ter-out. 1t belonged to Newton's Divi-
sion, Fourth Corps, and lost ia killed
and 16O from disease, etc.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune.
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THE OFFICERS RETIREMENT BILL.
An Ex-Onicer Presents His Side of the
Case, r

sue Ee!os pt ns2 Saoa sa sAPs s Il Il ysHE sgt.; IS;
es1 & R B & 5SSssd SaRasd Ssa Y E5nStsss sh o n
GERS retirement bilf. Since you, Mr..
Editor, seem to be q kicker, also. let me
Mr Randall served and Gas two hon
orable discharges. can go him two
better, for l have at this present time
four honorable discharges and three
gunshot wounds began in the three
September, 1855. For nine months I
was in the ranks of infantry. Then I
served as a scout for IA months on the
hurrican deck of a horse. Dec. 15,
1864, / was appointed a Major of cav
airy. and helped to boot Gen. Hoods
army away from Nashville. l have al
way assisted to the best of my ability,
and never taken one ceut of pay, any
soldier who has appealed to me for aid
in getting a pension or increase. and
now, when I ask for favor, a man is
found who can say no.
There is nothing new in this move
ment. Washington's officers were re-
warded in this same way, and our Reg
ular Army officers have been advanced
to the rank they held in the volunteer
service and retired on that volunteer
rank. Why not kick on that?
Now, as to the expense, if anyone
will take the trouble to figure the
amount that he or she pays for pensions
they will find the amount SO small that
they will say no more.
/ do not believe that there are more
than a dozen people in the United States
so rich that they are paying more than
81 per year towards this fund
The volunteer officers bill is all right
and the old soldiers will not be dispar-
aged In the last by it, and any one of
these old veterans should not make
any objections. Many very many, have
already crossed the river that marks
the unknown shore, and the others are
all waiting on the shores of that river
while the shadows are fast growing
longer, and the western hills will soon
obscure life's sun. We are no longer
the brisk, erect men you saw in the
service. Let us do all in our power for
each other, for "the works of all men
shall be made manifest" few years
more and we will not care for Uncle
Sans help.
1 trust you will be fair and find a lit
tie corner in your paper for this.-N. c.
Lawrence, IS Cameron avenue, Detroit,
Mich.
J. A. Mason, Prairie View, ILL.,, who
belonged to the 96th ILL.,, indorses the
views of Comrade Pearsall in relation
to the officers retirement bill. His
County sent to the army eight full
Companies. and they have now from 125
to $50 old comrades at their Annual
Reunions. He does not know of a single
one who would be benefited by the
passage of the bill. Mr.. Prince had bet
ter left the private soldier out entirely.
William II. III. McAllister, First Ser
geant, Co. G, 4th VT, Methuen, Mass,
opposes the Warner-Townsend bill, be-
cause the officers get much higher pay
in the service than the men, because
such a law would be,,a species of class
legislation, and because since their re-
turn to city life the officers by reason
of their commissions received superior
chances in many ways If the Treasury
is free to pay any additional pensions it
should be given to the manned soldiers.
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The 179f1rOhiO.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a sketch of my old regiment the 18th
Ohio.-MarVin Harrison, Chlllicothe,
O.. r. Il. No. 2. 3Ll 81
The 179th Ohio was organized at
Camp Chase in September. 9 1864, for
one year, and mustered outs June II,
1865 It.-was commanded bytCol Har-
ley Fl. Sage all thru its service, be-
longed to Rousseau's Division, Twen-
tieth Corps, and lost 80 from disease,
etc.-Editor National Tribune.
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Memorial Services of the 72d Pa.

The survivors Of the 72d Pa. will
hold interesting memorial services at
Maj. Moses Veale, 10Sth Pa. will be
the orator of the occasion. There will
be singing by the vested choir of st.
Andrews Church and other proper ex-
erclses The President Of the Associa-
ton is James Massey and the Secretary
John d. Worman.
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The High Price of Living.

d. J. Smiley, Nemaha, Neb, says that
the high cost of living is one of the
best reasons for passing The National
Tribune pension bill. When he got Sc
a month he could buy almost as much
as he can now with his s12 month.
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A rich brown or black.
That's the kind of a mus
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BUCkINCHAM'S DYE
All Druggists sell it. so BOTTLE cTLs Stylish it
PENSIONS, PAY, BOUNTY

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John Becker. Co. H, 55th N. Y, New
York City, writes:
II agree with Comrade H. D. Kelley,
Co. F, sth Ill. Cav. Orderly to Gen
Couch during the battle of Fair Oaks
in what he says about the unprepared-
ness of Gen. Casey, but 1 do not agree
with him in what he says about the
55th N. Y. He says that at Seven Pines,
at some earthworks the key to the po-
sitiOn, the 55th N. Y. (Zouaves) were
placed, and they were about 500 strong.
He would be nearer the truth by say
ing about 500. Co. /, the only Zouave
company in the regiment, and 20 men
from Co. Fl were on picket duty on our
left, near White Oak Swamp. So about
400 men were present, and all the eff
fective strength of the 55th N Y. in
the battle of Fair Oaks. About l p. m.
on the day of the battle Gen. Keyes de-
tached the 55th from Gen. Peck's Rri-
gade, under L'eut.-Col. Thourot ard
Maj. Jehl, and placed them in position