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The National tribune., 1910-10-06
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Editor National Tribune: In the Win
ter of 1868 my company was detailed
to duty on Wolf River, some distance
above the mouth, where it empties into
the Mississippi Just above Memphis
There was a great deal of smuggling
going on at Memphis during that time
Provisions. ammunition, medicine. etc,
were captured on the picket line al
most daily Women would carry qui-
nine and other medicines fastened to
a belt placed around their waists under
their skirts. Cotton cards were in
great demand, FOR the Southern wo-
men could card the cotton by hand and
weave it into cloth for their garments
and to supply the rebel army
On a bright, starlight night my Cap
tain, VIM. Roark, told me lie wanted
me to take my gun and stand near the
head Of a certain bayou that put out
from Wolf River and watch for SNUG
glers. | took my position behind a
large white oak. | had not been there
very long when / saw man coming
up the bayou in q large skif His oars
were uutfied. He landed at the head
Of the bayou. near which there was a
small house. He stepped out of the
sl<iff, and carried a number of boxes to
his skiff. When he was done loading
bridge between the head and where it
enptied into the river. i ran for the
bridge to head him off. He heard me
running, and pulled his boat ashore,
jumped out and made his escape /
reached the bridge and waited some
time for the boat. AS it did not appear
crossed the bridge and started up on
the other side of the bayou and found
it. / found in it IT boxes of cotton
cards. 1 was told they were worth SIS
pair. and when it was figured up
amounted to $1,500 in greenbacks.
Capt. Roark turned them over to the
Provost-Marshal. 1 had been a soldier
but short time. so I thought / was
putting down the rebellion in a hurry.
D. l.. Riley. Co. +, 120th Ill.
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the rebels were fitting up an ironclad
vessel to blow up the Indianola. The
next day the Frolic landed at Warren
ton with troops. A sailor escaped from
the Indianola, and came aboard the
Frolic with flag of truce. She wanted
to pass our batteries with her troops to
Vicksburg This was refused. Gen.
Sherman and staff. came aboard and
he said if we would sink her they
would not know what became of her.
Feb. rs, at J a. H., we took all the val
uahles off her and sunk her opposite
NicksburS. She capsiZed, and the cabin
broke off and aoated down the river,
and we crossed the peninsula and got
aboard the ram Monarch.-John w.
Lister st. Louis, Mo.
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fured the Berwick Bay. loaded with
cotton and molasses. We let the crew
go ashore, but kept the officers. We
found our fuel low, 50 we let the live
hogs 20 in the river, took the cotton
aboard the Queen. and set fire to the
three boats opposite Port Adams, and
went to Vicksburg. passing the War
renton batteries safely Feb. 6.
After landing we took the feTryDOat
De Soto and barricaded her. We put a
2O-Dounder Parrott rife on her fureCas-
tie and took another rife on board the
Queen The guns from Ficksburg were
playing on US, but fortunately over
shooting. Feb. 10 our pilot left US, and
RolIo Mickey came aboard with DR.. d.
w. Booth. We went down the river,
taking the De Soto and a fun barge of
coal which had been flOated down TO
us We passed Warrington without a
shot, and went down Old River 10 the
Atchafalia River, leaving the De Soto
in Old River We saw II army wagons
captured and DESTROYED there.
Feb. u we went down TO Simsport
and DESTROYED rs barrels of mess beef.
We came upon the enemy SO quickly
that they could not save their beef. We
then rounded TO, and went up river and
captured an army wagon with a yalua-
bic load of officers dress goods. That
evening we were fired into, and Capt.
Thomson was shot in the knee. We
went to Old River and anchored with
the De Soto.
Feb I3 we returned down the Atcha-
falia River, and burned all the build
ings oh three plantations, and then re-
turned to Old River and up Red River
at night, and made fast to shore. We
had the De Soto with us, and Feb. IA.
wilen going up Red River. we captured
every person we met on the river. Just
as we rounded a bend We saw the New
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Burnside's Mud March

| Editor National Tribunes Our quiet
camp at White Oake Church was not
| disturbed by any great amount of duty
during the Winter of 4 S62-6s All sorts
| of rumors filled the air of a raid here
or flank movementtin some other di-
rection, but we continued tor enjoy our
selves in our snug Winter quarters un-
til the night of jan 10, when just as
we undressed for 1.-the night-that is,
| took off our caps. shoes and overcoat is
| (this was the extent of our disrobing)-
| orders came to move the next morning
Tuesday, Jan. 26.-As soon as our
| breakfas was over we dismantled our
cabin of it's canvas roof, as that had to
serve for a tent on our marches, and
about noon we bade a reluctant adieu
| to our comfortable quarters and starte
on march After going some IL miles
| we camped in the woods 1t rained all
night. and we wished ourselves back in
| our quarters at White Oak.
Jan. z1.-When we got up we found
| that the ground which the night before
| was so hard we could, scarcely drive in
| a pin. from the effects of the rain was
| now like bed of mortar. AS soon as
| the teams attempted to move the mud
grew deeper. We packed our wet tents
and blankets, which made a load heavy
enough to discourage a mule. With
these loads on our backs and the mud
over the tops of our shoes. we marched
about five miles and camped. The rain
continued all day and night. and the
day following, while we remained In
camp and the train remained stuck in
the mud.
Jan 23.-Clear and warm. We dried
our clothes for the first time since the
night of the Goth. About noon We
moved about a mile to where our pom
toon train was stuck in the mud The
wagons were sunk down to the axIes
a t1n ~ rit ivNr,
get them out. The more mules they at
tached to them the worse they were off
as the animals would sink to the depth
of their legs and founder about while
the drivers SwOre. AS the weather was
clear. we did not put up our tents but
spread them on the ground under us.
and enjoyed our first good nights sleep
since starting.
Jan. 24-Our whole division (Gen
Brooks's) was detailed to pull the pom
toonS out of the mud. 1t was done by
fastening a long rope on each side of
wagon, and from 100 to 200 men would
take hold of each rope, and at given
signal start and draw them up hill,
where they were parked and left till
the mud settled. This gave us hard
dirty days work. About dark the last
wagon was drawn out while we, look
ing as tho we had been buried in the
mud and dug up again, went into camp
ne next uay we Hlarcned Ddck to our
old quarters at White Oak. Thus end
ed our part of the march that has gone
down in history as 'Burnside's mud
march, 1t was the second unsuccess-
ful attempt to capture Fredericksburg
which still held out against us. The
enemy's pickets would tauntingIy call
across the Rappahannock TO our pick
cts: When are yo all coming ovah
again ?" Have yo' all got yo' mules
outn tn mud yet?" We quietly bided
our time. knowing the place would
eventually fall into our hands; but we
knew. too. that there was some hard
fighting to be done to capture it-Wm
b. Westervelt. Co. f, .27th N Y, New
btrer ~ V EI
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~ Reci1als ana mm
mMDerr1 !: 1 aiscelnCeSM a
Stories Emneny Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

Era No. 5. She saw us and rounded to.
We sent shot after her, but she did
not stop. We then sent a Parrot shot
after her, and it killed the cook and
exploded abreast the pilot house. She
stopped and shook the white flag. She
was loaded with corn. >Lieuts. Daily
and Doyle and 20 soldiers from Texas
were on board We kept the officers
and paroled the soldiers. We found a
Paymaster aboard with $4,000 in Con-
federate money. We took what provi-
sions we found, ahd filled the soldiers
knapsaeks and put them ashore We
put crew aboard and anchored the
Era
Fight ut Fort De Russy.
We went on up to Fort Re Russy,
where steamboat lay just below the
fort. We fired at her and she left. We
rounded the point, and just as we came
within range of the fort they opened
fire on us. We returned the fire but
our boat did not lay right for our range.
Every shot they sent told, and finally
they shot our steam pipe off and put
the lights out in the engine room. Sew
eral were scalded and some jumped into
the river. This was about o'clock in
the evening of Feb. IA.
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Arrested at Memphis.

Editor National Tribune: | would like
the address of VIM. Emery Co. ID, 69th
Ill He and | were arrested at Mem
phis early in September, 1862, in the
suburbs of Hole in the WalI' and TAX
on to Court Square Hotel for the night
In the morning after we walked up from
Il sleep on a work bench. with our pock7
cts turned inside out and contents taken
by some unknown persons. Would like
my watch returned, also my gold pen
and the rings that were made in Camp
Hughes by the 14th Ark. and Texas
Rangers during the months of July and
August, 1862. The next morning after
guard mounting we were ordered in
line in the room we occupied by the
captain of an Iowa regiment. who were
doing patrol duty III the city. When
arraigned before the Provost-Marshal
we wished to know the complaint.
There is nome To what command
do you belonSp We answered that our
quarters We're upon the transport Cont
mental, anchored in midstresm on the
Mississippi. He would nOrtgive me
pass, but ordered me- to: go Inside the
stockade until further orders. While
inside the stOckade We learned that the
WaterhOuse Battery was quartered in
Fort Pickering. WaItput our wits to
work, and got to Fort Pickering. There
We met Comrades Morley and Bodine,
who furnished US with a plate Of SOW
belly and beans. WE had been 20 hours
without anything to cat. After visiting
with them until near time for taps we
bade them goodby. never more to see
them, they having passed the last roll
call and gone over to the other shore.
We were met at the gate of, the stock
ade by Capt. Frank Bush ana Lieut.. W.
Todd, we having permission to come
ashore. We bought the yawi of the
second mate for our, use, and gave a
Yawl while ashOre.-W. II. Davidson,
Manson, Iowa, Box so.
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The De Soto lay below us. with our
pilot on her. We mad Red River pilot
The rebels boarded the head while we
got off astern. Some on the De Soto,
some in small boats and some jumped
into the river. | went back for my
rifle, and when / got back the boats
were gone. l threw a cotton bale over
board and jumped on it. After we got
away the De Soto picked us up. My
gun was the only one saved. Capt.
Thomson lay in his room with a broken
leg. DIR. Booth would not leave him.
and was captured. Many on the boat
We're captured.
We could not burn the boat because
there were too many left on her. We
left the Queen about $3.50 in the even
ing, and were very hungry, as we had
had no supper. When l got aboard the
De Soto the pilot called to me that the
rudders would not answer to the wheel,
so | took a lantern to look the stern
over. l found our rudders were both
unshipped and gone, so the pilot went
ahead until she struck the bank. He
! stopped the engines and the current
| carried the other end around and we
! backed until we struck again. We
reached the New Era No. about 3
o'clock in the morning of Feb. Is, hun
cry and wet, but found nothing on her
10 eat.
After we got aboard the New Era we
set FIRE to the De Soto. Some vessels
following us would not pass the boat
on account of the shell on her expIod-
ing. We got into the Mississippi River
about 10 o'clock Feb. Is, after working
all night throwing corn overheard. We
made all the speed we could, but when
we saw a house we landed and went
up to it The overscer met us at the
gate with a doubIe-barreled shotgun,
and said that If we did not leave he
would blow our Yankee heads off. One
of the boys turned very suddenly and
drew a revolver in his face. We then
took his gun and tied him fast to the
fence and went up to the house. We
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or salvage. I was the carpenter of the
ship. We barricaded the machinery
with cotton bales. The boat was
steamboat fitted up for ramming. Feb.
2, 1863, just after daylight, we started
to go to Yicksburg AS We rounded the
been above Vicksburg they opened on
US fiercely. The steamboat City of
Vicksburg was lying close to shore, and
we aimed to ram her. They kept up
lively fire ell the time. AS We rounded
to and struck the boat the current car
rled our stern down and the blow was
net square.
We had two 12-pOunder smOothbore
guns loaded with combustible shells.
Serg't Campbell was to discharge them.
He fired one of the guns from the shore
and disabled the other We were struck
twice in the hull and upper works. After
we passed the upper town their guns
could not be depressed enough to strike
US, so their shells burst above our heads
which was worse than shooting at us.
We landed on the other side of the
river to make repairs. We ran the
batteries with only part of our crew,
and took the balance aboard over there
and started down the river.
About 10 miles down we met another
battery at Warrenton- We exchanged
compliments, they firing 25 shots. No
damage was done, however, and about
midnight we got in sight of NatcheZ.
When We arrived there we went to
hotel. The guests had gone in a hurry.
and we found their beds were still
warm. We shot at an officer. but he
got away. We went down to within 80
miles of Port Hudson, and about sun
rise we saw steamer the Baker, load
ed with sugar and moIasses. We ran
her down and captured her and several
officers.
Making Captures.
Feb we saw another steamer, the
Moro Castle, loaded with pork for
Vicksburg- We captured her in mid
river and put crew aboard. We then
rounded to, and went up river and cap
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Mower General uosnitaI

A l.. Stroud, o. A, G2d Pa, Coraopo-
lis, Pa, writes that he finds. according
to TheNN National Tribune of Jan. >, that
one other of the 62d Pa is yet living,
Comrade Campbell, of Co. G. Comrade
Stroud was a member of Co A, sgd Pa. !;
enlisted in Allegheny City, July "a,
1861. for three years at the age of IT
years; was severely wounded at battle
OF Gettysburg, so that he never got
back to the regiment He was sent to
Mower General Hospital, Chestnut Hill,
Philadelphia. and after a short time
became wardmaster of wards 43 and A.
He wonders If any of those boys are
yet living. and would like to hear from
them.
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THE QUEEN OF THE WEST.
Ihere Were Some Warm Times Aboard
the Ram in Her Memorable Cruise in
Western Waters,

Editor National Tribune: The U. S.
ram Queen of the West went into Yazoo
River in December, 1862, to help clear
the river of torpedoes, and remained
there until Feb. 1, 1863. Admiral Por-
ter ordered us to prepare the Queen to
run the blockade at Vicksburg and op-
crate below. The order was that the
cruise was to be by volunteers. No one
was ordered to go. The entire crew
volunteered but two, and their places
were filled by two engineers, S. J. Weav-
er and Ed. Taylor. Gen. Grant and
Admiral Porter Game aboard in the
evening and addressed the crew, and
told US it was a dangerous expedition,
and on that account volunteers We're
required.
Any capture we should make or any
thing we destroyed belonging to the
enemy was to go to us as prize money
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On the Im.IianOIa.

Feb. 16 there was heavy fog and
about sunrise Il shot was fred, and we
thought we were gone sure. A hail
came from the fog asking what ship
ours was. We answered them and
they told us that theirs was the L. 5.
$. Indianola. We went alongside and
took breakfast. As the fog broke we
saw our pursuers, but they went back.
We went to Red River with the gun
boat.
Feb. IS we started up river, and Feb.
l9 stopped at a plantation and took
l6S bales of cotton for barricades
FEB. 20 we stopped at St Joseph, La,
and went ashore and took the mail We
all had revolVers, but no ammunition.
( We found by the mail that guns were
| stationed at Grand Gulf to stop us.
( They fired 30 shots at us, but no dam
age was done. We went to Island 76.
and found troops that fired into us.
They shot our boat full Of-holes as we
passed the island About 10 p. m. we
got to Narrenton, where they gave us
"a rounds, but our cotton saved US
Feb. 21 at a plantation we got some
wheels, blackened two logs and had
day we received salute from the fleet.
The IndianOla anchored below Warren
ton, and was captured Feb. "a. Admiral
Porter sent quaker boat down the
river to Vicksburg and opened lively
II went ashore, and Feb. 20 the boys
showed her off.
A boat landed at Warrenton. and it
left and reported to the Indianoia that
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NOTICE TO OUR READERS.

We desire TO call the attention OF our read
to the offer OF the Ohio Remedy Company,
Box IA. Station F. Toledo. Ohio. in this issue
They agree to send sl-00 Absorption Treat
ment for 10 cents to cover cost of mailing. etc.
without further charge. All sufferers from
Stomach Trouble indigestion. Constipation.
etc, should take advantage of this offer.
These people are thoroughly reliable. and
could not make this offer unless thoy could
prove their claims.
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MALE HELP.

LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE WANTED
Splendid income assured right man to act as
our representative after learning our business
thoroughly by mail. Former experience unnec-
essary. All require is honesty. ability. am
bition and willingness TO learn lucrative bus
mess No soliciting travelling This is
exceptional opportunity for man in your sec
ton get into big-paying business without
capital and become independent for life. Write
at once for full particulars. Address E. r.
Marden, Pres. The National Cooperative
Real Estate Company, Suite $50, Marden Bldg,
Wnshington. d c.
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AUTOGRAPHS.

AUTOGRAPH letters of celebrities bought
and sold 1 supply original autograph
letters documents signatures of any Gem
eraI of the Civil War. Send me list of
your wants We make a speciality of disposins
Of collections Of autograph letters, literary
curos for estates and collectors Anton
HeitmuIIer, 1907 14th St, Washington D. c.
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have in my possession a prescription for
nervous decline. lack of vigor weakened
manhood, failing memory and lame back. etc.
that has cured many worn and nervous
men right in their own homes-without any
additional help or medicine-that l think
every man who wishes to regain his manly
power and virility, quickly and quietly, should
have II copy. So l have determined to send
a copy of the prescription free Of charge in
a plain, ordinary sealei envelope. to any man
who Will write for IL.
This prescription comes from physician
who has made special study of men and
am convinced IL is the surest-acting cO-nbi-
nation for the cure of deficient manhood and
vigor failure ever put together
1 think L owe IL to my fellow man to send
them n copy in confidence. that any man
anywhere who is weak and discouraged with
repeated failures may stop drusging himself
with harmful patent medicines. secure what
believe is the understanding restorative.
upbuildng SPOT-TOUCHING remedy ever
devised. and himself at home quietly
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Detroit. Mich, and l will send su,i copy OF
this splendid recipe in plain ordinary
yelope. free of charge great many doctors
would charge s.. G1 to $500 for merely writing
out pre- criptiou like this-but 1 send 1t
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RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS WANTED

Salary $500 to $1,000. Examinations every
where Nov. 18th. Thousands of appointments
coming Short hours. Rapid promotion to
Postofice Inspector and higher positions.
Common education sufficient. Influence un-
necessary Write for schedule of eXamnat tions.
Preparation free. Franklin Institute Dept B.
50, Rochester, n. Y.
MEN wANTED-age Is to 35, for fremen:
SlOO monthly: and brakemen. $50. all
North American railroads. Experience unnec-
essary; no strike. Promotion to engineers. con-
ductors Railroad employing headquarters-
over 500 men sent to positions monthly. State
age; send stamp. Railway Association, Dept.
5s6 22T Monroe Street, Brooklyn, n. Y.
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Probably never before in the history of med
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Sent by mail in plain package only on
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Made by their originators. c. 1. Hood Co,
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HOaiESTEADS.

SOLDIERS AND SOLDIERS wIDOWS-Let
me file your declaratory statement in the big
land opening Nov of the Cheyenne and
Standing Rock Reservati tions. No drawing.
Write at once for particulars c. r. Munson,
aberdeen. S. Oak.
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CONSTIPATION
6lllousness, Bad Blood.
Indigestion.
CHRONIC SUFFERERS TAKE NOTICE
100000

q nnn m to any ope who can prove
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We will send "TISIT," the regular price OF
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US Soc and II. after you have tried it, you
IND that "TISIT' does not do we claim.
you owe US nothing. and your money will be
returned-no red tape. If you pleased,
send us the balance. This shows our conf
dence. Could anything be fairer? This
leaves the matter entirely in your hands.
n. BEMIS COMPANY, Washington, ID. c.
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PERSONAL.

FCOMRADESPostaI with address delivers
you cake of my Homeopathic Healing Soap,
Free" DR. J. j. KroIn. Post Commander, St
Augustine, Florida
% 10000. WE WILL LEND YOU fs,o0 un-
DIR certain reasonable conditions, and agree that
you may pay the tpsu from the Ivtdents on an
iuvestmeat which will suggest
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Col. John L. CIcm's Birthday.

Col. John L.. Glenn. Chief Quartermas-
ter of the Military Department. of Tex
as and the Drummer Boy of Chicka-
mauga," celebrated his birthday Aug.
l3 at the Manuuer Camp at Leon
Springs, Tex. A very viyacious party
celebrated the happy event, and wished
the heroic little veteran innumerable
happy returns of the occasion. The
great manuvers ordered had been lap
PLY concluded, and large portion Of
the success was due to Col Clem's eff
cient management, which added to the
hilarity of the occasion. Col. Clem was
born in Ohio Aug. 13, 1851, and drifted
on to the front in 1863, with a 5iichi-
gan regiment, of which ne became
drummer. and at Chickamauga shot and
killed a rebel Lieutenant-ColoneL He
was sent to West Point, and then be-
came a Second Lieutenant in the 24th
U. s. He is now the ranking Colonel
in the Quartermaster's Department, and
the only one who saw service during
the war of the rebellion. Everybody
hopes that he will be promoted to Quar-
termaSter-General.