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The 32d Mass.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of the 32d Mass-Henry
X. Ellis, 43 Fremont street, WolIaston.
Mass.
The 32d Mass, one of the fighting
regiments, was organized at Boston and
other places in the State from Nov. 25,
1861, to Aug. IS, 1862, and mustered
out June 20, 1865. The 32d was organ-
lied originally as battalion of six COM
panies for garrison duty at Fort War
rem, in Boston Harbor. After months
encampment on Capitol Hill, Washing
ton. it left for the Peninsula to join
McClellan's army. Five more coInpa-
nies joined the regiment after Malvern
Hill. At Gettysburg the regiment
fought in the Wheat Field, losing I3
killed, 62 wounded and five missing out
of 229 taken into the battle. At Spot
sylvania ii did hard fighting, and in the
actions near that place lost nearly one
half its effective strength. Col Pres
colt was killed in the assault on Peters,
burg. II belonged to Griffin's Division,
Fifth Corps, and lost 144 killed and
As from disease, etc. Its total of killed
and wounded was sic, and IA of its
members died in Confederate prisons
1t was commanded by Coils Francis j.
Parker, Geo. L. Prescott and Joseph
{. Edmonds in succession.-Editor Ma.
tional Tribune
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pare to mount and in, obedience to
this the odd numbers lead forward a
horses length, each trooper puts his
left foot in the stirrup, grasps his horses
name with the left hand, and with his
right seizes the cantle, and at the word
of execution all vault instantaneously
into their saddles, dress the line, and
at the command Ride forward; fours.
right the whole mass sweeps down at
a trot to where the regimental colors
indicate the formation. The rapidity
with which well-drilled troopers go
thru this complicated proceeding can
hardly be followed by the eye of the
unpracticed observer.
The gray of the fresh Spring morning
had not fairly expanded into the real
dawn of the glorious day which it pres
aged when regiment after regiment
trotted to its place in the brigades,
swelling these into long columns, each
company indicated by the crimson and
white swallow-tailed guidons, and at
the head of each regiment the bright,
yellow banner of the cavalry emblaz-
oned with the regimental designation
Mile after mile of these magnificent
riders soon filled the narrow roads
winding thru the forest along the Po
as the brigades swelled into divisions,
and no more impressive spectacle can
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nearest troops, Wickham's Brigade. The
day, however, for the cavalry of the
Army of the Potomac to turn back SIM
ply because the enemy happened to be
in its rear was gone by. The 1st n. c.
Cav charged that steadfast regiment,
the 9th Ohio Cav, and section of the
9th y. Y Battery. The charge was
spirited and heavy, and fierce saber
fight took place over the guns, with
North Carolina officer cutting his way
up to one, upon which he placed his
hand, excIaiming: This is my piece"
Not by a sight replied one of
the artillerymen, knocking the Confed-
crate officer off his horse and taking
him prisoner. The rear brigade drove
man kicks at a yelping dog running
after him, and the march was not in
terrupted for a moment.
Stuart then struck at the column
wherever he could along its length to
receive the same treatment. He soon
perceived that this was a very much
more serious proposition than any he
had had to contend with before, and
that none of his old-time tactics would
now succeed. 1t is to his high credit
as a soldier that he lost no time in rec
ognizing this, but called his men off for
A gallop to !ntcrpose between this dar-
ing rider and Lees supplies at Beaver
Dam Station.
The first halt Sheridan made, and
that was only for few minutes, was at
the little hamlet of Childesburg to close
up his column. With such a perfectly
disciplined organization as the Cavalry
Corps had now become this was accom-
pIisned in a short time. Then the whole
column went forward toward Beaver
Dam on a brisk trot.
CTo be continued.)
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Mexican and Indian War Pensions.

Editor National Tribune: The inquiry
of Charles A. Linn, of Ripley O., in The
National Tribune of Dec. 2 raises an
odd question of pension policy, but IL;
between the Mexican veterans and the
Home Guards during the period of tn"
rebellion probably the Mexican veterans
have the best of the argument; but as
between the Mexican veterans and those
who rendered actual war service in. the
field, however short, in the great rebel
lion, the question of the difference of
time is not so clear and just. When
the Mexican War survivors pension act
was passed. Jan. %. 1887. there were
very few pensioners in the Southern
States, and most of the beneficiaries
under that act resided in those States.
That act was made as broad as possible
by shortening the period of service to
60 days to give title to pension under
the act, and by reporting section 4716
of the Revised Statutes on the subject
of disloyalty, go far as the same might
relate to applicants for pension under
the act The same may be said of the
Indian War survivors act of July 81,
1892, and the subsequent acts enlarg
ing its scope, which requires but 80
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The 16th PA.

Editor National Tribune: Some time
ago | requested short history of this
regiment. Will you please give IT,
Isaac i. Keene, 1927 Jackson street,
Seattle. Wash.
The 10th Pa, one of the fighting
regiments, was organized at Harrisburg
Get. IS. 1861, and after serving out two
enlistments mustered out July IS. 1865.
1t was commanded by Coils John NJ.
Power, d. C. Strawbridge. John C.
Campbell and John S. Littell in success
sion. The 18th is particularly asso-
ciated with the assault on Fort Wagner
on July II, 1863. This was made by
three regiments only, the 9th Me-, 10Th
Pa. and 7th Conn. The 10Th had the
center of the line. and its advance ex-l
posed it to the fire of the fort, which
it met unfiinchingly. losing 1S0 of it's
men. 1t took an active part in the suc-l
cessful assault on Fort Fisher. whereI
Gen. Pennypacker was badly wounded.
At Drewry's Bluff it lost 15 killed, 119I
wounded and 10 missing 1t belonged
to Turner's Division, Tenth Corps andl
lost $50 killed and 1914 from disease
etc. Its total of killed and wounded
was 623, and 50 of its members died in
Confederate prisons.-Editor National
Tribune.
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The 45th Pa.

Editor National Tribune: Please give.
a short history of this regiment. and 1l
would like to hear from any of the old
45th bOys.-Serg't Theo Lucas, Ber-
thoud, Colo.
The 45th Pa, one of the fighting reg
iments, was organized at Harrisburg in
October. 1861, and after serving out
two enlistments was mustered out July
II, 1865. 1t was commanded by Coils.
Thos. Welsh and John I. Curtin in sue
cession. At South Mountain the 45th
drove the Confederates from a strong
position, which gallantry cost them 27
killed and Joy wounded. The regiment
took part in the Wilderness campaign
and at Cold Harbor, where over half it's
number were killed or wounded. 1t also
took part in the hard fighting at Peters,
burg, where Col. Curtin fell severely
wounded. In the fighting at the Crater
1t captured the flag of the 9Th Va. It
belonged to Potter's Division, Ninth
Corps, and lost 227 killed and 252 from
disease. etc. Its total of killed and
wounded was S7S, and SO of its mem.
bers died in Confederate prisons.-Ed-
itor National Tribune.
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Service AnlenfY

Editor National Tribune: How does
this look for service? Zachary Reidell,
born in Lebanon, Pa, Oct. IA. 1S4S;
enlisted Oct. IS, 1861; musician. 93d
Pa; re-enlisted. musician. Co. X, 127th
Pa, Aug. 4, 1862; re-enlisted Jan. IS,
1864, in Battery L, I'd Pa. Art; re-en-
listed May %, 1866; assigned to the
34th Inf, later being consolidated and
designated as Co. A, 11th U. S. Inf, and
later as Co. A, 10th Inf; discharged
May %, 1869; re-enlisted Oct. 25, 1869,
in Co. /, 10th U. S Inf: discharged
Oct. %. 1874: re-enlisted Oct. 25, 1874.
Co. I, 10th U. S Inf; discharged Oct
20, 1879; re-enlisted Nov. 3, 1879, in
Co. a, 10th U. S. Inf; discharged Nov
=, 1884; re-enlisted Nov. 8, 1884, Co.
F, 23d U. S. Inf; discharged Nov 5,
1889; re-enlisted as First Sergeant. Co
+, >23d U. S. Inf, Nov. s, 1889; appoint
ed Ordnance Sergeant July 13, 1891:
retired Ordnance Sergeant $50 years
service) Oct. 80, 1891, at the age of 43
years and 16 days; died at Detroit,
Mich, Feb. IL, 1910; was buried by the
10Th U. s. Inf, now stationed at Fort
Wayne, Mich.-C. A. Johnston, Detroit,
Mich.
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for the maintenance and improvements
thereof and making appropriations
therefor.
This bill was first introduced in the
lower branch of the Legislature by
Comrade $. NJ. Hench. and copy of
the same bill was introduced in the
Senate about the same time. but owing
to some complications that arose in the
House concerning IL the Senate bill was
finally passed and was approved by
Gov. Hovey. Comrade Hench was one
Of the main supporters of this bill in
the Legislature. He worked and la
bored to have tho bill passed by the
Senate. and when IL came into the
House OF Representatives he used his
best efforts to have the bin pass that
body, which II did n few DAYS before
adjournment This bill carried an an
preparation of $4,000, and from this
appropriation six additional cottages
Tor the use of pupils and necessary EN-
ployes of said institution were con-
structed, costing about $4,000 each.
Comrade Hench also gave his support
during the same session of the Legis-
lature to the law that was passed at
that time exempting honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors from
working on the public highways; he
also supported the act to authorize the
Board of County Commissioners of this
State to make donations and receive
subscriptions for the purpose of erect
ing monuments to the memory of those
from their several Counties who lost
their lives In the civil war for the pres
ervation of the Union.
Department Commander Stormont, i'm
his address to the c. A. r. Encamp-
ment at indianapolis in March, 1891,
mentioned the name of Comrade Hench
and complimented him upon his work
in the Legislature of that year in be-
half OF the soldiers and sailors of the
war of 1S61-65.
Comrade Hench is at the present
time engaged in the active practice of
the law at Fort Wayne, ana has been
for many years, and he is considered
one of the very able lawyers OF the
State.
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SAMUEL VI. HENCH.
Candidate for Commander of the De-
partment of Indiana, G. A. Il.

Comrade Samuel NJ. Hench was born
near Port Royal, Juniata County, Pa. in
1916. Soon after he attained his 18th
year he enlisted in Co. +, 126th Pa,
and on Dec. 13, 1862, he was badly
wounded at the battle of Fredericks-
burg, Va. In June. 1868. his regiment
was mustered out of service in Harris
burg, Pa, on account of expiration of
term of service.
In August 1863, Comrade Hench 10
Gated at Fort Wayne, intending to
make that city his home, but in 1861
he enlisted in Co. F, SD Ind, and
served in said regiment until after the
Grand Review of Sherman's army at
Washington, ID. c., in May. 1865, at
which time he was transferred to Co.
r, 4Sth Ind, and was subsequently dis
charged with said regiment at Indian
apolis the latter part of July, 1865, He
then returned to Fort Wayne, and for
three years attended school in that city.
In December, 1869, he was admitted to
the bar. In August, 1874, he was ap-
pointed Prosecuting Attorney of the
Criminal Court of Allen County, and
served in that position for nearly seven
years. In 1882 he was elected Judge
of the Criminal Court of said County,
and served a term. Subsequent thereto
re was elected Judge of the Superior
Court of that County, and served a
term. Comrade Hench was member
Of the Indiana Legislature in 1891 and
1899. During the session of the Legis-
lature of 1891 he introduced a bill now
known as Chapter 1873, Laws of 1891,
page 341, providing for the completion
of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument
at Indianapolis, and providing a five
milF' tax upon each 500 worth of tax
able property in this State, from which
'five-mill' tax there was collected by
the Treasurer of State the sum of $132,-
2O9.S5. At the same session of the
Legislature there was passed an act
concerning the Indiana Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home, and providing
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be imagined than the thousands of
splendid horsemen, all with their faces
set southwark, their eyes turned to that
insolent Confederate Capital toward
which the whole army had been strain
ing for three long, bloody years. Can
any mind conceive of those 13 miles
filed with as fine fighting men as ever
sat in saddles or drew saber? AS the
bugles gave the welcoming note of
Forward an electric impulse moved
the mighty column from front to rear.
The horses knew the notes as well as
the men and needed no touch of spur.
The bright sun came up and shone
down in radiance upon this goodly host
with sweeping banners and fiuttering
gudons
At the head of the long surge of
armed horsemen, the incarnation Of the
spirit of the whole, rode the under
sized, square-faced, fierce-eyed young
man, leader of them ALL leader of him
self to high notch in the temple of
Fame. Philip H. Sheridan was always
22-TRIBUNE
an imposing figure, an inspiration to
battle when in his secure seat upon a
fiery steed, leading his men. His i'm
prcssive face was radiant with hope
and determination now. and his conf
dence infused itself into all who fol-
lowed him.
Sir Walter Scott sings of some of the
incOnsequential brawls among the
highland clans:
'"Twere worth 10 years of peaceful life
To glance at their array"
What a picture will some day be
painted, what song sung by somebody
of these 10000 splendid troopers in
their saddles, starting on the great raid
against Richmond!
Sheridan's Tactics.
Any ordinary leader would have di-
vided the long column into several,
moving by parallel roads upon COM
mon point. Sheridan. nothing If not
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The 10th Ill. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please pub
lish a short history of the 10th Ill. Cav.
Thomas Benton, Priest River, Idaho.
The 10th Ill. Cav. was organized in
June, 1868. and consisted of the con-
soldation of several cavalry organiza-
tions. Thielemann's battalion of two
companies. Schambeck's Independent
Company. McClernand's Bodyguard,
etc. 1t was mustered out Aug. 10, 1865.
The 10th was commanded by Col. CHRIS
tian Thielemann, VINO was discharged
Aug. 9. 1864. and at the time of muster
out by Lieut., Col Robert w. Smith.
Maj. Friedrich Schambeck- was killed in
action before Atlanta. 1t belonged to
Division. Cavalry Corps,
and lost So killed and 229 from disease,
etc.-Editor National Tribune.
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The 3Gth Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 26th Ohio.-W.
l.. Hedrick, Palmyra, Mo.
The Goth Ohio was organized at
Camp Chase July "a, 1861. At the ex-
piration of its term of service all but
the veterans were mustered out the
members of the 9th Ohio whose terms
had not expired were transferred to the
26th June 10, 1865, and the consolidat-
ed force mustered out oct. 21, 1865.
1t was commanded by Col. Edward P.
Fyffe, discharged Dec. IS, 1868, sue
ceeded by Lieut.-Col. VIM. II, Young,
resigned March 2S, 1864, succeeded by
Lieut.-Col. VIM. II. Squires. resigned in
November of the same year. Lieut.
Col. VIM. Clark then took command,
retaining the same till muster-out. 1t
belonged to Newton's Division, Fourth
Corps, and lost 122 killed and 116 from
disease, etc.-Editor National Tribune.
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"The Students Friend"

DR.. Thomas Harwood, our good
friend, who has done such an amount
of missionary work among the Span
iards and Indians in the Southwes.
has begun the publication of a hand
some little magazine, entitled THE Stu
dents Friend" This is intended to ex-
tend his missionary work, and he pub
fishes it at Albuquerque, N NJ. Com
rade HarwoOd was fine soldier in the
25th Wis, and as a Sergeant of Co. G
carried his musket for two years, until
Col. Rusk promoted him to Chaplain.
He was as much on the firing line after
this promotion as before, and won the
love of every member of his regiment.
He is minister of the Methodist
Church, and after the war went to the
Southwest to devote himself to the mis-
sionary work, In which he has made a
great name.
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Remembered the BIRTHDAYS.

Corps No. 260, Department of Michi-
gan, Oxford, held memorial exer-
eises on the anniversary of Washing,
tons Birthday in commemoration oi
poth washington and Lincoln, who ar,
ihsepafaole in the minds Of the people
the one with the founding of the GOV
eminent and the other being its savior
and preserver
Mrs Sylvia Burmeister, Patriotic In
etructor of the Corps, prepared a very
fine program, and the address of the
evening was delivered by Rev. B.
Franklin Galloway. He took for his
subject Men of Vision" and in opening
his address said: There were two in
stances when the world wanted men
men of vision; men of bright vision -
and then by picturesque steps he led up
to Washington and on to Lincoln.
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CHAMPIONS sHoRT-TERM MEN.
They Deserve to Get as Much in Pen
siOns as Possible.

They Deserve to Get as Much in Pen
sions as Possible.
Editor National Tribune: 1 am an
old time reader of your good old paper,
and ! am always anxious for Saturday
to come, as l am sure The National
Tribune will show up. ! read it all, and
note what ] do not like about 1t, and
can assure you that is very little. |
have noted one thing. Some of our
boys say that the short-term Eaen
should not receive as much pension as
the long-term men. Now, i think that
is wrong Some of the 90-day men did
some good fighting, and many of them
were killed or crippled for life. That
know, for / have been with them In
places where they were tried. Now, /
am sure l am entitled to a kick or two
If anyone is; but l cannot work myself
up to the kicking point for the reason
that I wish them luck and to get all
they can. What they get does not re-
duce my pension in the least, and If /
can get more / will not raise an objec-
ton. j know there are not many that
served longer nor more faithfully than
l. When the war was getting under
way j went in at the first call for State
troops. l enlisted in Capt. John Sea-
toms company at Alton, Ill. Our COM
pany was sent to the Belleville Ull)
Fair Grounds, and was kept there in
camp. and did guard duty with old
muskets half full Of mud and gravel
for 80 days. We were all sent home,
thinking that we had stopped the war
While il was young We received our
pay in gold coin thru the post office.
We soon found out after we had left
Belleville that the rebels had taken
courage and broke out anew The con-
sequence was we knew that it would all
quiet down as soon as they found out
that we had again taken up arms to
subdue them. Therefore, ! enlisted at
Staunton, ILL.,, in Co l., Sd III. Cav, for
three years. ] served the straight three
years, and / can assure you that the
rebels were so well pleased that we
were going to get out of their way that
lsent Gen. Forrest and his COM
mand 10 serenade us upon our depart
ure for home. They did it to perfec-
tion, altho we did not appreciate the
music they gave us. Consequently we
were forced to stay awhile longer with
them. and made them play second to
our music for about five or six hours
longer than was intended. Our trans
port was lying at the wharf at Memphis
and we were ready TO embark when
they called on Us. / then returned
home, helped to raise Co. H, 2Sth Ill.
and returned with the determination to
end the war, which extended my SER
vice from August, 1861, to September
500. j was mustered out at Browns
vile, Tex. / went in as a private, and
returned nome in 1866 as First Lieu
tenant of Co. II. 2Sth Ill. BOYS. don't
KICK. Let all that are entitled to a
pension get as much as they can. for we
all need and are entitled to all they
give US. l believe that anyone who
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The 131St Pa.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 131st Paw. C.
Taylor r. f. ID. No. 1, Gladerun, Pa.
The 1S1st Pa. was organized at Har-
risburg in August, 1862, for nine
months, and mustered out May %,
1868. 1t was commanded by Col Peter
H. Allabach all thru its service, be-
longed to Humphreys's Division. Fifth
Corps, and lost SO killed and As from
disease, etc-Editor National Tribune
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objects to an old soldier getting a little
more than himself is prompted by jeal-
not to waste the precious fey days they |
have left kicking against their COM i
rade. but turn and help him Get more
P. NJ; Wagner, Co. H, 2stho1 Ill, cush
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Free Asthma and Hay Fever Cure

d: ]. Lane. a chemist at 11S Lane Bldg,
st. Marys Kan, manufactures Il remedy for
Asthma and Hay Fever in which he has so
much confidence that he sends 81 bottle by
express 10 anyone who will write for it. His
oner Is that he is to be paid for it II it
cures, and the one taking the treatment Is to
be the judge.
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Addresses Wanted.

A. L. Swap. Albion, Pa. wants the
address of any survivor of Co. l. 11th
ILL.,, first three months service. He was
member of that company, and would
like to hear from some of his comrades.
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ANpERSoNVILLE,

\ diary, kept by a Catholic priest, with rec
ord of his observations. and names of dying
Federal Soldiers to whom he ministered at
Andersonviile, and later, at Savannah. Ca.
has for the first time been made public through
the efforts of the Connecticut Association of
EN-PrisOners OF War. \ most thrilling and
truthful account of conditions as he them,
Illustrated by five views of the bull pen."
taken in August. 1864. Mailed to any address
on receipt OF twenty-five cents Address
George Robbins, % West Main ST., Waterbury,
Conn.