The National tribune., 1910-07-21
Old Hoss, Old Hoss.

Old Hoss, Old Hoss.
We have such a number of answers
to the query about the song soldiers
and sailors used to sing over their
picked meat that 1t is impossible to use
them. The words in all are almost the
same, and run substantially this way:
Old hoss. old hoss, what brought you
here?
Ahauling stones this many year
From Melvin Street to Portland Pier.
This song Is older than the war, and
seems to have been current among the
British sailors more than a century ago.
The 7th Ind.
]. N. Hubbard. Grayson, KY, says
that the number who were killed and
died o. wounds received in battle of
Cos. G and r of the 7th Ind. were: Co.
G. five commissioned officers and 13
privates and noncommissioned officers
killed: Co. F, one commissioned officer
and 20 privates and noncommissioned
officers killed. Their losses were sus-
tanned after the companies had been
reduced to- one-half regular strength,
and the greater part Of the loss was
during the last year of the war, when
the strength was not more than one
third Of the original enrolment.
Tho Sd Mo. Cav.
F. A. snider, Sd Mo-, Breckenridge,
Mo-, says that some men seem to know
very little about his regiment and the
Cavalry Division which left Pilot Knob
July /. 1863. for Little Rock. The d.
vision was commanded by Gen. David
son, and was composed of the 1st, I'd,
3, 5th, 9th and 7th Mo. Cav, 10th Ill
Cav. and Caldwelrs Battalion Of the Sd
Iowa Cav. This division was divided
into three brigades. Gen. Carr COM
manded it on the Red River expedition
At Sabine Pass. -' -
George H. Travis, 81 Pine street,
Brooklyn, N. Y, says that in his former
contribution he said that there were
five vessels captured at Sabine Pass. He
should have included the gunboat Cliff
ton. Acting Volunteer Lieut.. Frederick
Crocker In command. She was taken
with the gunboat Sachem. He would
like to hear from any of the shipmates
who are alive.
The Battle of CIoyd Mountain.
Henry II. Woodruff. 23d Ohio, 633
45th street, Oakland, Cal, says that he
has read Of the bill to erect a monu-
ment on the Cloyd Mountain battlefield:
He was there with Hayes and McKin-
ley, and is much interested in the bill.
If the monument is erected, he wants
to be present and make some remarks.
For the time it lasted the battle was
quite severe.
The 3ed Mass.
VIM. L. Crossett, 32d Mass, Chester.
Mass, denies the statement by Comrade
j. f. Gilmore, of the 4th Mich, that
his regiment was in the line at Gaines's
Mill. where it broke and gave the rebels
a crossfire on the 4th Mich. The 32d
Mass. joined the Army of the Potomac
at Harrison's Landing, and so could not
have been at Gaines's Mill.
Who Knows l.. Jacob Hanger?
N. Nauson, Piqua, o., wants to know
anything about-L Jacob Hanger, who
went out with him in 1861 at Camp
Todd. Columbus. for the three-months
service. Then they both enlisted in the
11th Ohio Cav. and went West, and
We're wounded at Mud Springs in a
fight with the Indians.
Pensions.
III. NJ. Schmuiser, Carleton, Fla. saws
that now is the time to commence our
arguments for pension legislation, and
keep it hot until after Congress resumes
IT'S session. The National Tribune bill
or better one, il there can be a better
one, should be the slogan.
Was I'm the 23d Ind.
Henry B. Allen. Star City, Ind, in
forms the widow of Frank V. Winter
that her husband was in his regiment,
but on detached duty most of the time.
comrade Allen would like to have all
the survivors of the 23d Ind write to
him.
The Fight at Puducait.
J. NJ. Reckley TIfIin Ohio renIving
10 Comrade w. III. Brown, saws that the