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The 9th Ind.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of the 27th Ind. I would
like to hear from some of the old boys.
james Burks, II. +. ID. l., MissouIa,
Mont.
The 27th Ind, one of the fighting reg
iments. was organized at indianapolis
Sept. II, 1861, and was mustered out
Nov. 4, 1864, with the veterans and re-
cruits transferred to the 10th Ind. 1t
was commanded by Col. Silas Congrove
all thru its service, who. in a remark
able degree, won the. admiration, re-
spect, love and confidence of his men.
1t never flinched before the bullets of
the enemy, and its percentage of loss
was very great. At Cedar Mountain it
lost 5 killed. % wounded and six miss
ing; at Antietam, 8 killed, 19I wound
ed; at Charlottesville 20 killed, 126
wounded and four missing; at Gettys-
burg, 80 killed, sc wounded and one
missing. At Resaca the regiment cap
tured the colors and the Colonel of the
3Sth Ala. together with large number
of prisoners, inflicting five times its loss
on the enemy. 1t belonged to Williams's
Division, Twelfth Corps. and lost 1863
killed and 1913 from disease. etc. Its to-
tai of killed and wounded was 616. and
IL of its members died in Confederate
prisons.-Editor National Tribune.
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The Ith Mich.

Editor National Tribune: Will YOU
kindly publish in your valuable paper a
short history of the 4th Mich. ?-E.-J.
Lewis. Winchester, Va
The 4th Mich, one of the fighting
regiments, was organized at Adrian
June 20, 1861, the original members
mustered out at different dates in June
and July. 1864, and the veterans and
recruits transferred to the 1st Mich. 1t
was commanded by Cols. Dwight A.
Woodbury.. Jonathan w. Childs. Harri-
son II. Jeffords and George W. Lon-
bard in succession. The 4th Mich en-
countered its first hard fighting at
Gainess Mill. where it lost Is killed, Al
wounded and 32 missing. At Malvern
Hill. where Col. Woodbury. was killed,
its casualties were Al killed, 100 wound
ed and % missing. At Gettysburg the
regiment fought in the Wheat Field.
one of the bloodiest contests of that
hotly-contested field, losing 25 killed. 81
wounded and 76 missing. During this
fight a Confederate officer seized the
flag of the fth, was shot by Col. JEFF
fords. who in turn was bayoneted by
Confederate soldier, who in turn was
killed by Maj. Hall. Col. Lombard lost
mis- life in the Wilderness. The 4th
Mich. belonged to Griffin's Division,
Fifth Corps. and lost 1S9 killed and 10S
from disease. etc. The total of killed
and wounded was 632, and 35 of its
members died in Confederate PRISONS
Editor National Tribune.
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strated what the enemy Will DO, put
the best of feeling prevails in this army,
and / feel at present no apprehension
| for the result. My efforts Will be to
form a junction with Gen. Butler as
early as possible, and be prepared to
meet any enemy interposing. the re-
suit of the three days fight at old Will
derness was decidedly in our favor The
enemy having strongly intrenched po-
sition to fall back on when hard
pressed and the extensive train we have
to cover, rendered it impossible to in
fict the heavy blow on Lees army /
had hoped. Ny exact route to the
James River l have not yet definitely
marked out
II. S. Grant Lieutenant General"
"Maj-Gen. II. W. Halleck, Chief of
Staff"
This shows how resolutely Grant was
pursuing his original plan to march di-
rectly to the James to join Butler
Early's advance on Hancock led Gen.
Grant TO suppose that probably Gen.
Lee was attempting to get between him
and Fredericksburg to cut him off from
his base of supplies. So far from this
giving him the alarm that was custom
airy at the intelligence that the enemy
was moving against the rear, he said to
those around him that he would not
be at all sorry if such movement sue
ceeded, as that would bring him in the
rear of Lee and between him and Rich
mond. All Gen. Grants manuvers had
been directed to get in Lees rear, and
possibly if it could have been seen that
Hancock was interfering with Early's
movement by Todd's Corners he would
have Withdrawn him and allowed Early
to get as completely in his rear as
Stonewall Jackson had gotten in Pope's
rear two years before. 1t would have
been sorry day for Early and for Lee
if this had occurred. Gen. Grant was
always quite willing to have his oppo-
nent divide his forces and send one
portion of them to his rear. He usual
ily made this destructive Of both by
whipping them one after the ether.
Lee, however, showed himself entirely
too shrewd to try the tricks on Grant
which had been so successful On his
| predecessors.
(To be continucd.)
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The Sfh kY.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the Sth Ky.-James
Harklsroad. London, KY, Box 81.
The Sth Ky. was organized at Camp
Dick Robinson and Lebanon from Oct.
l, 1861, TO Jan. Is, 1862, for three
years. 1t was consolidated into a bat
TALON of five companies in January,
1864, and mustered out Nov. Il, 1864.
1t was commanded by Col. Sidney NJ.
Barnes, who resigned Jan. II. 1864, sue
ceeded by Lieut.-Col. James d. May
hew. in command at the time of mus
ter-out. 1T belonged to Stanley's Divf-
sion, Fourth Corps, and lost so killed
and 145 from disease, etc.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune.
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The Goth Mass.

Editor National Tribune: ! wish you
would give me a short history of the
goth Mass.-P. Gilbert, Huntsville, Tex.
The goth Mass. was organized at
Readville from August to September,
1861, and after serving out two enlist
ments finally mustered out July I6.
1865. 1t was commanded by Coils. VIM.
r. Lee, Francis w. Palfrey, Paul Re-
we're and Geo. n. Macy I'm succession.
The goth Mass. was one of the fighting
regiments, and was pronounced by Gen.
Humphreys to be "one OF the very best
regiments in the service" At Freder-
icksburg it was assigned the difficult
and sanguinary task OF clearing the
streets, and in column of companies,
led by the gallant Macy, it fought its
way thru the main street of the city
while terrible fire was rained upon
them from the windows and housetops
Its casualties in this fight were 25 killed
and 1873 wounded. At Gettysburg where
Col. Revere was mortally wounded. it
lost 80 killed, 81 wounded and three
missing, a total of l27 out of 2 officers
and 2lS men who went into action. The
Goth sustained the greatest loss in battle
of any Massachusetts regiment. 1t be-
ionged to Gibbons Division, Second
Corps. and lost 260 killed and 149 from
disease. etc. Its total of killed and
wounded was 944, and So of its mem
bers died In Confederate prisons.-Ed-
flor National Tribune.
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The 29tIl Pa,

The Survivors Association of the
29th Pa. held their annual meeting in
G. A. K. Hall in Philadelphia, Feb. 26.
Secretary Brown presented a statement
to the Association that he has brought
forward from the minutes kept by him
during the past Is years the names of
those comrades who died and had been
reported and spread upon the minutes.
There have been "a deaths recorded,
and here were reported at the meeting
the deaths of Austrim Long, of Co. c.;
Joseph Matthias, of Co. G.; VIM. Albert
son, o. Co. G., and Andrew Miley, of
/ Co. q. The following officers were
elected: President, John Dougherty; V.
p, Adam c. West; Recording Secre-
tary, George W. Brown; Corresponding
Secretary, David Monat; Treasurer, AL
bert Maskings; Board of Managers, Ed
ward Jamison, Daniel Boyce, John
Camac, George w. Boswell Robert
Liethgow, Sylvester Peak, r. ]. Rich
ardson, VIM. Bergold, David Wiley,
Richard Ryan.
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The 3St,l y. Y,

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 3Sth \. Y.-G H
Bouton, 203 Z. 18th street, New York
City.
The 3sth n. Y. was organized at New
York City June 8, 1861, for two years
The 55th y. Y. was consolidated with it
Dec. %, 1862, the original men mus
tered out June %, 1868, and the re-
Y. 1t was commanded by Col. j. II.
Hobart Ward, who was promoted to
Brigadier-G General Oct. 4, 1862, succeed
ed by Col. Regis de Trobriand, in COM
mand at the time of muster-out The
3sth, which was also called I'd Regi-
ment, Scott Life Guards. belonged to
Birney's Division, Third Corps. and los,
l5 killed and ~ from disease, etc.-Ed-
itor National Tribune.
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The Od Ky

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the I'd Ky. as 1 was
a member of that regiment.-James
Howe, Lebanon, Ky.
The I'd KY was organized at PendIe-
ton. o., in May and June, 1861, and
mustered out June 10, 1864, with its
veterans and recruits transferred to the
18th Ky. 1t was coraInanded by Col.
VIM. E. Woodruff. who resigned Feb.
%. 1863, succeeded by Col. Thomas D.
Sedgwick, in command at the time of
muster-out. 1t belonged to Stanley
Division, Fourth Corps and lost II
killed and SO from disease, etc.-Editor
National Tribune.
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delphia March 81, 1862 and after serv-
ing out two enlistments finally mustered
out July II. 1865. 1t was commanded
by Col John f. Staunton. who was dis
missed Sept. I, 1864, succeeded by
L:eut.-Gel. Horace 3. Burnham. dis
charged Nov. 90. 1864. Col. John c.
Carpenter then took command, retain-
ing the same till final muster-out. 1t
belonged to Ricketts's Division. Sixth
Corps. and lost 70 killed and 153 from
disease. etc.
The 4th Pa. Reserves, also called the
33d Pa, was organized at Harrisburg
July II. 1861, and mustered out June
Il, 1864. 1t was commanded by Col.
Robert G. March. who resigned Oct 1.
1861, succeeded by Col. Albert l. Magil-
ton, who resigned Dec 23, 1862. Col.
Richard n. Woolworth then took COM
mand. but was killed at Cloyd's Moun-
tain May .. 1864. and was followed by
Lieut. Col. Thomas f. Taper, in COM
mand at the time of muster-out. 1t be-
longed to Meade's Division. First Corps,
and lost IS killed and 81 from disease,
etc.-Editor National Tribune.
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The 9th Pa. and 4,b p. R.y. G.

Editor National Tribune: Please pub
lsh a short history of the 9th Pa. and
the 4th P. r. V. C.-Steuart Shook,
Stroudsburg, Pa.
The 9th Pa. was organized at Phila-
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Aided by a Loyal Woman.

p. M. Lonsbury, Co. f. 18th Mich,
Seattle, Wash, says: "On Washing
tons birthday, 1865, a number of us
boys who had been prisoners at Ander-
SohVllle made our escape from the Con-
federates at Wilmington. N. c.. while
they were transferring us from Flor
ence TO Salisbury. We entered our lines
when our boys had captured Whining
ton. There were 12 or IA of us in the
loft of Mrs. Turner's kitchen, with Just
room enough under the roof for us to
lie down. We could hear our gunboats
coming up the river. Mrs Turner was
stanch Union woman, and furnished
US with blankets and provisions while
we were there. She would go down
into the city, get the news and bring IL
TO us. and by repeating it to her SER
want In the room below we could hear it.
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Officers i'm AndersonyilIeo

K. B. McCully, l Madison avenue,
New York, says: "Comrade j. M. EN-
cry. Chicago. ILL.,, is mistaken about
there being no commissioned officers in
Andersonville Prison. In Comrade EN-
ery's recent reply to the unreconstruct-
ed rebel DR.. Kerr he says: BE it known
that there were no officers in the stock
ade at Andersonville:' This prison hay-
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THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN
Continued from page one.)

streets column reached the crossroads
at the block house about Z a. m. May
IS. Field came up with his division, and
extended Kershaws line to the left or
to the Po River. Longstreet's Corps
was followed by Ewelrs Corps, which
Gen Alexander says arrived exhausted
by its long march and its struggle with
the heat. dust and the smoke of the
fires still burning in the Wilderness.
Hills Corps. under Early, Hill being
exhausted and ill from the strain, re-
mained behind to guard the trains un-
til the morning of May 9. AS fast as
the troops arrived and were put into
position they fell to work with the ut
most eagerness in building intrench-
-ments under the eye of lie. and his
engineers.
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Moskcto Bites and Starvation.

John Nickols, Co. F, oath KY, Argyll
lite, KY, says: In reply to DIR. W. j.
w. Kerr allow me to say that when /
am reminded of the suffering and tor
ture that we went thru at Anderson
vile, and, after a lapse of SO many
years, to hear one who could have fur
nished us relief try to vindicate him
self and others thru misrepresenting
the facts, l feel / am not doing myself
and others justice to sit still and say
nothing.
II was captured at Kingston, Ga.
May "a, 1864, by Joe Wheeler's cavalry,
and landed in Andersouville on the
27th. DIR. Kerr came in August He
says he found things in a deplorable
condition. / would like to ask him
how he left it. He says the only true
account he has ever seen was by a Fed
eral officer named Page.
II don't say Page was not there. but
If he was he was Captain of colored
troops, for no commissioned officer of
white troops was ever in Andersonville.
He says he found several thousand suf-
fering from eczema and typhoid. Those
are new names for mosketo bites and
starvation. We had to eat meal, and
that was coarse and insufficient in
quantity rs our only ration. We had
no bed but the ground; no covering
from the suns hot rays or the clouds
mad torrents.
"One day dog followed some one
In the pen, and dozen hungry boys
had him cooking in less than 80 min
utes.
The mosketos had sucked the blood
from my hands, face and neck until
they were raw and swollen. / don't
believe Judge Holt had to get anybody
to purjure themselves to find true bills
against Wirz & Co, for / saw with my
own eyes mans ears torn from his
head and his body lacerated by the
bloodhounds. from which he died. by
orders of Capt. WirZ. If any comrades
will write to me l would be pleased to
answer all letters"
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Senate.

March 1.-THE discussion on the
railroad bill was continued with a gen.
eral crossfire of debate, Mr.. Cummins
not being able to conclude his argu-
ment
The resolution to investigate the af-
fairs of the Washington Gas Company
was referred to the District Committee
after lively discussion.
The bill to incorporate the Rockefel-
Ter Foundation was favorably reported.
The National tribune., 1910-03-24

After a session of 29 hours, in which
the deadlock on the Norris resolution
was unbroken, the House adjourned a
4:iS O'Clock. until noon to-day. The
only point now at issue between the op
posing forces is the question of Speaker
Cannon having a place on the Rule!
Committee.
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Senate.

March I7.-Mr Cummins delivered
the third. installment Of his speech in
criticism of the railroad bill without
concluding.
During the morning hour a lively de-
bate was precipftated over the question
of reference of bill to protect seals on
the Alaskan Islands.
A large number of Postmasters' nom-
inations were confirmed.
Following the session of the Senate
Republican leaders held a conference
and tentatively agreed upon certain
amendments to the railroad bill
HouSe.
The d.r- rr.n,,t l.. A. ILL.,. L. =.
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March 1S-Mr Cummins, after a
four days speech. concluded his attack
on the railroad bill.
Mr.. Simmons, Democratic member of
the Cost of Fooo Investigating Commit
tee, resigned on account of i'll health.
The Senate adjourned until Monday
at noon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-17
IF Jupiter Were lnh abited.

Calculations as TO the size required
for human beings on the other planets
vary widely. according to the basis of
reckoning. According to those based
upon the attraction Of gravity. Jupiter
should be peopled by pygmies of tMen-
ty-eight inches Woltius. on the other
hand. argued that Goliath himself
would be accounted decidedly under
sized upon that planet. He worked
from the feebleness of the suns light
there. which would demand that the
pupil Of the eye should be much more
dilatable. Since the pupil stands in a
constant proportion to the pail of the
eye and that to the entire body. said
Wolfius. little calculation shows that
an average Jovian must be nearly thir-
teen feet seven inches tall-nOt quite
four inches shorter than Og. king of
Bashan, according to the measure of
his bedstead given in Deuteronomy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-17
PATTEN AGAIN INDICTED.
'otton Bills Patched Up BY Grand
Jury.

New York, Aug. 12.-It became
known today that James A. Patten
and others indicted in June by special
federal grand jury for conspiracy in
restraint Of trade in connection with
the alleged bull pool in cotton. have
been re-indicted by regular federal
grand jury. Papers were sealed and
filed two weeks ago, but who was
named in them did not come out I'M
til tonight.
Counsel for the defendants oues-
ton the legality of the first indict-
ments on the grounds that the special
grand jury was improperly drawn
and a second Indictment was re-
turned to cover any possible defects.
Charles A. Kittle, member of the firm
of S. M. Pell and Co., of New York,
named in the first Indictment, escapes
in the second because he was called
as grand jury witness, although
forced to testify by the court. ...
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-17
A Briqht Blacksmith.

The greatest improvement in vehicle
construction was when some bright
blacksmith thought Of heating the tires
and shrinking them on the wheel.
While many claim the honor. it Is not
known to whom it rightly belongs.
Previous to this event tires were made
In short sections and held on the fell
loes with nails. When starting on a
long haul the driver always laid in
good supply of nails to use on the
trip.-Shop Notes Quarterly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-17
DELEGATES APPOINTED.
governor Ansel Names Prominent
Citizens to Attend Waterways Con-
greSS.

Columbia, Aug 13.-To represent
the State at the Inland WATERWAYS
congress in Providenence, R. l., Aug
ust 81 September 8. which he will,
himself address Governor AnseI to-
day appointed the following: From
Georgetown, j. I. Hazard. L. H.
Enrich. H. Kaminski, r. S. Farr. G..
A. Doyle; From Charleston, p. s.
Gadsden and r. G.. Rhett; From
Bennettsville, A. J. Matheson and
Knox Livingston; From Orangeburg.
samuel Dibble; From Marion, w. J.
Montgomery; from Columbia, VIM.
Otis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-08-17
BATTLE OF THE HATS.
Daring Original And Successful
Stratagem of A Milliner.
(From the Boston Courier.)

(F'rom the Boston Courier.)
A milliner in Copenhagen for O.
long time had the privilege of supply
ing the hats to all the best families i'm
the Danish capital Then came a.
change of fortune; her business be-
gan to decline, and this was coinci-
dent with a rival establishment in
Copenhagen ordering largely from a.
Paris house of renown.
The milliner, patronized by the no
bility and gentry, was a woman of
spirit, so she resolved to fight for her
position--put her back to the wall, so
to speak. Her first idea was to make
hats larger than her rivals but hats
are not like Eucilid's line. There is a
limit, so this idea was not practicable
After serious deliberation she hit
upon a plan which not only restored
the fortunes of the house, but chang
ed the fashion in Copenhagen, as the
sequel shows. The Copenhagen mil
liners stratagem was both daring and
original.
She openly purchased a score of
the largest and most attractive hats
in her rivals show rooms and pre-
sented one to each of the market
women, who are exposed all day to
the rays of the sun. These ladies
gratefully accepted the gifts, and
showed their appreciation by putting
them into immediate use. When the
society ladies were making their pur-
chases Of fowls and fish, seeing the
venders with hats as attractive as
their own, they at once concluded
that they had become very common.
and translated their thoughts into
action by presenting their hats to
their maids. The stratagem was a
success, and the society milliner had
by this time dressed her windows
with small hats. The rival firm sold
off it's stock at a reduced price, and
now Copenhagen is the only capital
in Europe where hat Of less than
two meters in circumference is not
despised.