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Stories Emneny Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

1.-TWO or three weeks were one pound of
flour and half pound of bacon per
day; one pound of rice and about three
ounces of sugar for seven days. Wheat
coffee was our drink when we could
get it. When that failed we used corn
meal or water. In the hospital we had
so pounds of bread to 80 patients, with
| 20 pounds of meat; also dishpan full
of beef soup and another of rice. In
about three weeks the rationS were
changed to cornmeal for the well men.
They baked their own bread, but the
bread for the hospital was baked up in
town by a baker, who brought in the
bread and beef for the sick
After we had been in Macon about
three months lumber was furnished our
men with which to build three sheds to
sleep under. This made more room for
us to sleep in and shelter from the
rain. Sometimes our men would get
out and try to escape tosour lines. If
they were caught they would be sent
back to Macon, and Maj. Rylander
would have them pinned to the ground.
Their arms were stretched out and a
forked stick driven down over each
wrist; their legs were stretched out and
pulled as wide apart as possible and
pegged down the same way, and then
the work was finished by driving
larger forked stick down across the
neck so tightly as to deprive the victim
of the power of moving his head. He
would be kept in this position two hours
in the morning and two hours more in
the afternoon.
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The Battle of Honey Hill.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
kindly publish statement of the losses
OF the 25th Ohio at the battle of Honey
Hill, 5. c.? 1 have never seen anything
about it in history !, If I had not been
there I could believe that there never
was a battle at Honey HILL Our regi-
ment was filed up, in October, 1864,
with one-year men to 1000, and we
went into the fight on Nov. 80. The
next morning at roll call only 600 an
swered. I am wondering what became
Of that 400. We went in with 30 rounds
Of ammunition, and when they ran out
the lids were knocked off the boxes and
the ammunition thrown on the ground
In front of us. Then we were prepared
to stay and did SO until after dark. I
had gun shot OUT OF my hand and
three holes in my hav-erssack,,f ,,fbut they
did not get me. II any OF the old boys
see this, would like very much to hear
Ohio, East Liverpool, o.
Gen. Foster, commanding in front of
Charleston, was directed by Gen. Hal
leck to make a demonstration inland
in behalf of Gen. Sherman, who was
expected near Pocotaligo toward the
end of November. Gen. Foster gathered
up force of 5000 men, ascended Broad
River, and sent out J. p. Hatch to seize
the Charleston & Savannah Railroad
A'iN'h 'iiifStu way ulu HUI itdCI
the railroad, and the next morning
found in front of him a strong force
intrenched on Honey Hill, covering
Grahamvilie and the railroad. He at
tackled the enemy vigorously, and a
stubborn battle resulted in his repulse
with a loss of 746 killed, wounded and
missing. Foster then sent two brigades
across the Coosewhatchee to Devaux
Neck under Gen. Potter, who seized
position within cannon shot of the rail-
road, which he fortified and held. At
this time Foster received news OF Sher-
man being at Savannah, and went at
once to meet him. Sherman ordered
him to hold on where he was, and later,
after Hardee's retreat. he advanced and
occupied PocOtaligo. The 25th Ohio
was on the extreme right of the second
line as the column advanced to attack,
and when the first line was broken up
by a swamp the 25th Ohio advanced in
complete order and delivered a voIley,
which caused the enemy to give way.
1t pushed forward thru a dense thieket
and under severe fire until within 200
yards of the enemy's works. 1t received
a reinforcement of two regiments and
Col. Haughton offered to charge the
enemy'S works, but the other officers
would not agree to this 1t withdrew
from its position after dark, after hav-
ing lost 1853 killed and wounded, of
whom 16 were commissioned officers
Editor National Tribune
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RaidIne a sutlcr At Eairfax.

Editor National Tribune: The Ma
tional Tribune of Dec. 30, 1909, con-
tains an article from Comrade Charles
Foster, Co. E, 11th VT, Grinnell, Iowa,
asking If any of the Vermont Brigade
remember the Iootlng of the suffers
tent at Stevenson's Station, Va, in De-
cember, 1864. l would like to ask Com
rade Foster or any member of the Ver-
mont Brigade If they remember any
thlnS about the looting of the sutler's S
tent at Fairfax Station, Va, March 27,
1863.
After the arduous campaign on the
Peninsula, Bull Run South Mountain,
Antietam, fredericksburg and the
mud march" of 1862 the division of
Pennsylvania reserves. went into camp
at Belle Plain. Va. On Feb 7. 1868,
the division was sent-t6 Alexandria, Va,
to the defense of washington, until
March 81, 1863, when it was sent to
Fairfax c. II. AT or near the station
was a big suffers tent, supposedly be-
longing to the Vermont Brigade, who
were camped about 100 yards from the
station and were commanded by Brig
Gen. Stoughton, whose headquarters
were at Fairfax c. Hs IThere were a lot
of officers in the sutlhTis tent eating and
drinking. Some of the boys belonging
to the Pennsylvania Reserves thought
there was some whisky in the tent, and
came out, as Comrade Porter said, with
boots. cheese, hams, crackers, tobacco,
etc. The officers in the tent came rush
ing out with hatchets, hammers, etc,
and put up fight, but they were soon
oVerpowered.
The last thing brought out was a 10
gallon keg OF whisky. The head was
knocked in. and there were a hundred
men around it in a minute with cups.
coffee pots, pals, etc, and 1t was soon
emptied. The long roll was sounded
AT Vermont Brigade headquarters, and
they started down "double-quick," when
the Fall in" call was sounded. and we
marched on and went into camp about
mile from Fairfax c. II. About a
week or two after that Col John c.
Mosby made a raid into Fairfax Court
House, and captured Gen. Stoughton
and his staff and about 80 head of
horses.-Diton Phelps. Co. +, 9Th Iowa,
East Smithiield, Pa.
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Nice. Luscious Cranes.

Editor National Tribune: / belonged
TO the pioneers, and after the battle of
Winchester. Sept. 19. 1864. we had to
bring the wounded into the city Some
we took to the Redbud Mills, and our
Surgeons were busy doing their best to
save the lives OF friend and foe In the
city we threw the benches out of a
church, and arranged the poor fellows
as well as we could side by side After
the Surgeons had bandaged their
wounds we did all that we could co to
relieve their wants; we used up every
hhrdtack we had and boiled all our
coffee for them, and were without our
Helyes. The supply train had followed
the army on up the Valley The night
OF the 10th We started out to forage,
Tor we were hungry Right back OF the
church piece we found great clusters
OF luscious grapes, which we proceeded
TO devour; but within "A short time seven
of us were suffering intense pain. The
grapes had nice coating of paris
green, but providentiaiIy oUf Surgeons
were on hand. and we pulled thru.-L
). Griswold.
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A Visit to Shiloh

Editor National Tribune: We left on
the steamer Sallitto. sApril 2afor Shiloh
to visit the battlefield on itsSaSth anni-
versary. We stoppedt at Bort Henry.
and all scrambled UP the bank of the
Tennessee River to see the Isemains of
the old breastworkS 1t issevergrowp
with brush and thes3ines ARE almost
obliterated. At daylight on April IS.
when we called for breakfast, the boat
WAS tied up at the old landing at Shi-
loh, just below the ODD driveway, where
we marched up little overs 4s years
ago as a regiment just from the State
of Missouri. We ate breakfast in a
hurry to look over the old field.
The old log cabin is gone from the
top of the hill Going past where the
Iron Brigade was on Corinth road, pos
sibly three-fourths of a mile, we took
the South Corinth road. The first place
that attracted my attention was the
famous Hornets Nest. where Gen. w.
II. l.. Wallace lost his life. and on to
Gen. B. Nj. Prentiss held the grove for
five hours, and where in the little field
in his front you could walk on dead
men for a quarter of mile. Thence
to the Peach Orchard. held by that
hero, Gen. II. w. Hurlbut viii say
here that that was the hardest fight of
that whole field, and the timber shows
ural.
We passed on to the famous Shiloh
Church, where the Confederate yeter-
ans were holding their Annual En-
campment. Quite a number of MEM
bers were present. Among them were
Brig.-Gen. Basil Duke, Col Pruin and
Gen. Wilder, who was elected honorary
member of A. Sidney Johnston Camp,
c. S. A. The speaking was fine and
appropriate for the occasion. After
speaking invitation to break bread with
them came, and after filling up with
chicken, cake and pie and washing it
down with water from the famous Shi-
loh spring we retired to the boat
Next morning bright and early we
(Maj. Johnson, 7th Ill; w. T. Holman,
2lst Mo-, and u hired rig, and start
ed for the old camp ground of Prem
tiss's Division. Going over part of
the ground of the day before, we
struck A Sidney Johnston's headquar-
tiers tree; thence to Premises head
quarters, and struck the old camp of
tie 18th Mo-, 18th Wis. and 21st Mo,
which is now overgrown with timber
could almost point to the spot where
Col Moore was wounded and where
the rebel line was. Despite the trees,
it looks natural. but the log house that
stood at the other side of the field is
gone. Where we made our next stand
tln the branch where our company had
the natural breastworks) the marker
is at the exact spot where we repulsed
the first charge.
All States whose soldiers fought in
this battle have the positions of each
regiment marked with fine monuments,
except the great States of Missouri and
Kentucky. Thanks to a benevolent
Government, a marker is placed for
those two States where monuments
should be. On the evening of the 7th
we turned our faces homeward, having
spent 10 days of pleasure together
7. b. Kinton, Co H.. 21st Mo.
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fCorp1 Pike Graphically Describes Con-
ditiOnS i'm Macon and Elsewhere in
the Early Part of the War.
IN THE SOUTH IN 1852.


ditions in Macon and Elsewhere in
the Early Part of the War.
1. This very interesting letter was writ
ten by Corp'l- James Pike, noted scout
and spy, at Washington. ID. C., just
after he had returned from captivity.
He rejoined his regiment at once, anG
<Nerved thru the war, mostly on secret
duty. He had been a journeyman print
er. and. being of a rowing disposition,
mad travelled over much of the United
-lStates by the time the war came on.
THE bombardment of Fort Sumter
found him in Texas, a member OF the
-uoted Texas Rangers
Gen. Grant intrusted him with some
irnost important and dangerous duties
LIN procuring information, as did also
sGen. Sherman, especially during the
smarch to the sea, and he speaks of
; Pixies services in his Memoirs
Z Corp1 Pike was born at Leesburg, O..
<Eis father was newspaper man, we'll
known in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky
before the war, and a Democrat of the
douglas variety. The father was also
fborn in or near the above-named vii
t1age, where he published the first pa
per in that County, very early in the
t19th century.
= Gen. Sherman fully appreciated
<Corpl Pixies usefulness and ability, and
latter the war advised him to continue
I'm the U. S. service, which he concluded
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One of stoneman's Men.

]. o. Hughes, Gainesville. Ga. says
that the same crowd are on top politi-
cally and otherwise down there that
hunted down Union men, burned their
houses and murdered them. 1t Is the
same set that chased him into the
woods, when his regiment was stam-
peded on Stoneman's raid. and he had
70 swim the Chattahoochee River, and
was several days in the woods. bare
footed, with the skin torn off his feet
and bleeding. He belonged to the 4th
Tenn. Cav, and does not know of a
Union veteran in the State who has any
employment under the Government
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OF a Soldier Family.

James Warriner, Blen Rapids, asked
TIE National Tribune for a postcard
shower in March, and up to this time
he has received 145, and he expresses
his joy and gratitude to Posts and COM
rades for them. He will answer as far
as he can. On July II he will have
passed his 73d milestone, and has got
his first drink of whisky to take. His
mothers fsther, William B. Hayes. was
in the Revolutionary army, and his
fathers father, John Carter Warriner,
was in that army from 1875 till the
close of the war. He had six uncles in
the Mexican war and four brothers in
the Union army in the civil war.
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A Cannon Target.

Chas. Brewster, 18th ". Y. Cav, Kan
sas City, Mo, is reminded that when
the several corps of the Army of the
Potomac were transferred to the Shen-
andoah Valley in 1864 the troops went
down the James River from City Point,
where they embarked on steamboats,.
The steamer he went on carried the
5th Mich. Cav, and when near Wind
mill Point was fired on by cannon at
close range from among the bushes
near the east bank of the river by
guerrillas. AS the river is not wide. the
enemy had a fair field from their hid
den position. Yet it was surprising and
amusing to observe that the shells
passed over and under their boat. AL
tho they were somewhat disturbed at
the prospect of being knocked into
splinters quickly by those shells, not
one of them struck, yet every one of
them was too close for comfort But
gunboat soon appeared upon the
scene, and a few shells from it siIenced
the bushes.
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My husband Edward s. wolcott. enlisted
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favor by addressing me. Mrs. Lucy y. Vol
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The Fourteenth Corps.

NJ. r. Sexton, 10th Ill, Richards,
Mo-, says that in The National Tribune
of May 10 Comrade John Burns says
that the Fourteenth Corps, Army of the
Cumberland, was routed, and says he
does not know what he IS talking about.
Comrade Sexton belonged to the Four
teenth Corps, and knows that the Four
teenth Corps was not routed, never did
have to turn their backs to the enemy
and never was whipped He was at
Chickamauga, but his regiment was not
in the fight. 1t was left on the other
side of the Tennessee River to guard
the ammunition and supply train. He
was in Palmer's Division Hazen's Bri-
gade. Gen. ROsecrans was o. r. He
liked "Old Rosy" as they affectionately
called Roseerans. His regiment, the
10th ILL.,, was on picket on the bank
of the Tennessee River the night before
the battle of Chickamauga, and he was
also on the Atlanta campaign and to the
sea.
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ADDRESSES WANTED

WANTED-Sarnuel Fall held as recruit in
the civil war from Wisconsin, Sept %, 1864,
to Dee, 1865. Anyone knowing his where
abouts. or il dead, where buried. will receive
a rewa.sl for the Information. Mrs Fall, Liv-
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WANTED-Does any soldier OF the late Co c.
18th y. Y. Cavalry, know anything of the
whereabouts of Henry Raymond. whether
dead or alive Address L. T.. Keck. 2551 L.
Sf;h St, Cleveland, o.
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Classified Advertisements.

WANTED-The names and addresses of some
surviving sailors who were the ships Hart
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In the neet commanded by Farragut- Write
TO Miss NJ Bossert, 1909 Clay St, Springfield,
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wANTED-Addresses of all the survivors of
the 18th Iowa. and widows of the deceased
Write james o. Hervey, Newayso, Mich.
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At Shiloh.

w. +. MOsier, Co. G, 9th Tenn. Cav,
Alvord, Tex, was in the Shiloh battle
from first to last, and was near the Hor-
nets Nest, so called by the Cenfeder-
ates. where Gen. w. II. l.. Wallace was
killed. Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston,
the Confederate. was killed near the
same place He was raised from boy
hood near Shiloh. and is well acquaint-
ed with the country about Shiloh.
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Those ButIer-Beauregard Bells.

ID. Eldredge, So Bromfield street, Bos-
ton, Mass, has been searching to find
surviving bells out of the lot which fell
into Gen. Buffers hands at New Or
leans. He shipped them to Boston, and
there they were sold at auction, bring
ing about 100000 for the Government.
They had been contributed to the Con-
federacy to be east into cannon in re-
sponse to a touching appeal by Gen.
Beauregard. The buyers were mostly
foundrymen and junk dealers, and con-
sequently nearly all reached the melt
ing pot. A few survived, and are now
doing duty at various points. Comrade
isldridge has discovered three such, one
at Canton, Mass: a second at Morris
Vile, VT, and the third at Aver, Mass,
all in churches.
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REAL ESTATE.

Stop Listenl f17-acre valley farm. So, 100:
terms; other farms. McGrath, Min View. Mo.
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Hawkins's ZOuayes,

Gary T. Newell. Co. B, 9th N. Y.
Hawkins's Zouaves, Leonia, N. Y, says
that in recent issue of The National
Tribune is an article headed "Hawkinss
Redlegs." which would seem to mix
two worthy regiments. The 18th
(Brooklyn) n. Y. were redlegged, but
the 9Th n. Y.(Hawkins's Zouaves) were
only red-headed, and their work on the
field of Antietam has been commented
on before, and the fact that they were
under heavy fire from the time they
forded the creek till they reached the
stone wall, where the Johnnies were
six deep" is amply attested by the
record of their losses, viz, "a killed, 158
wounded and % missing, amounting to
64.5 per cent of the eight companies,
numbering 373 men, who went into the
engagement, a loss exceeded by only
10 regiments of the 1000 or more that
enlisted during the war. A loss of 240
killed, wounded and missing out of 373,
principally during a 15-mfnute charge.
would seem to indicate that there was
some firing done during that time.
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Not ragged but Rugged"

n. A. Logan, Lieutenant-Colonel, 26th
Ind, hIichigantown, Ind, says that in
his report of the 34th Iowa at Vicks-
burg the types make him say they were
a ragged set of men," when he said
they were rugged" and as good and as
likely set of men as ever Joined the
army, but they came fresh from home
in the month of June TO the trenches
around Vicksburg, were on duty con-
tinually and the bad water and expos
ure they got sent them down very soon
1t was more than any set of men could
stand under their circumstances. Com
rade Logan wants this error to be cor
rected. because. he says, he does not
want to discredit them in the least, as
they were as fine looking regiment as
ever went into the service, only they
were not used to the hardships to which
the veterans paid little attention.