fighiws them picket shots agents - library of congress...aud called titem moles uwtcad of soldiers....

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FIGHIWS THEM IwlmrWdrans fcvoito Say JMoul HtliGfir (OH Cai!itiRi!ff us. QEN. IPifflSL lOEAIWY. HfHllwMOHdMi Of 'till' OhI-HIIII- 11 wo of Tno TntTOK Va.t?OKi. Tribcj.k: While ft 5s tine thai the Mc of badge, fa the Army of !in Potomac wns originated by Gen. Kearny, it it- -' not equally into that tho rod diamond or, n- - it has Imumi nailed, tho "Kearny P.itch," we the Aral 1mte ever worn by mom-1- .. i of that rty. liwly i the of lWl J. :iiiiy had k ImhU utsdc of fine yellow ejotb in lite form of h Maltese wow. trim mod m-ou- ti t in edge with a W orl. These lie gave te men of liie 'brigade who wore wounded. His liisl command censhtiea' of the 1st, 24 itud 3 J., wtid latet on the 4h K. J. was Nddod t it A Uenuam soldier of Ce. 1, 2d K. il., made th in, Hud (lie writer of titbs saw Kearny pre-- v nt one of lteut to a soldier who imd loel hii i bv a gun-eh- nl received while ott a seouliug i.(iitioi. and with it either fcW ot 4d0 in pHd, fur the purpose of prewiring Mil artificial JO i lie wtilor was net echo from lite regiment for special dt$ about 4Jmj a?tlt of AtiatHK, J Mil, itt Kearny' IteMdqti tutors, HHd from that timo Ulltll Wittier HeM(lfld R IWMH in lite house ItOn 1 lvaruy as ItendttHertora. llefore much do-t.- u ho had Uoutt at'ltitg a a scout for the Gen- - i il. and upon one itorasiott the Itcttorni wtid : ' l.i-at- . (Winter telle me that 1tu had hoard fiom citiseiis that iho eeresh Imd a ittH4;ed It'u-r- between us attd Ute village of Annan-d.t- l . I don't Ulteve it. Alow long will it take you 4o find out tlte truUt of the nuttier? " Li it. Custer (afterword Gen. Cueler) whs Act-ji- i Ahhittit AdjiitaittXtetieral for Kearny at (lu time, and e tut watt diug a eop of tlte 3d V S ( ar attached to Jweamy'ti iiri(ade. At Ciin time the roltoU had att outpost a aitort di-t.tii- beyond what was known a I'adyot'K wucoii-ataud- . Oh the otpoMte aido of the road. i fin-i- i wa the Little Jtivor ikc, was a idnfle li..tiK'tl UattigerAuld, where one of Uiu Jee's , H. F.) lives iow. From I'adgi-t'i- s a road i . t. nurtti until it led int the Columbia -- dko, w .lt-l- i led lute Ute iAuAe Stiver nike at Aniian-tl.i- l. In answer to the General's query, il told hi in Hint by ttto nest iiiomiHg I oould tot Itim Iviiuw. About 3 it.m. ! oroWod the road ruH- - iiiiiK bctweu the Urt.le Jtiver and CoIuimMh 1 pijv mid cautiously made my way through the tds until tits village of A nuattdale wm itt ph. i ii sight. A eoMvewieui piue thiekot wear li uffurded a safe rotroMt. Jvttcotiaing mytiolf III r'lii. with eneil tutd laMM' I oh bad a ni'it f the village as it ttftttuarod from my i- -t . in tli Columbia tike, near a church, within rM yards of my MkiMt. eat two vtdi-ta- . One oS tneiu hadliw hat brim hanging over his eyes, cm account of break, and Itotit wore ostrich jVutiies. They were probably not as vtUaitioac rH tiny looked. Ott my left, m little farther , way , wus ttie Little Sit ver mke. A eteam aa w-i- n !!. with its smokestack ffrforated with liul-lit-liol- . stood ou the near side, while oh tho ti! at i side, Uftou a sidu-hil- l, was another videt on a gray horse, which lie iireseuily dismounted frt'ti, as heavy storm eoutmettaod. Jile ci.'tvied into biuith hut, which was probably tin more of a protection during the storm ( whteii iHhttd lor liottra) au wus tay pine thick oU .koii after dark 1 made s. thorough etcamina-tici- i of tattli sides of itlte road from Anttajidaie di wn toward our litiesasfarasl'adget's wagoa-fuik- I. On eouiiug to out- - own lines abitut utid-M- bt h Lieutenant of Co. F, 2d X. J., attd J tiK-- t in tike road. Hie name is forgotten, but Hit way his sword leaped from itscabbard is not The next moruiug ttpott showing Kearny (In mafi I had made, and telling him the eolor ot (lie horses the videto were mounted on, snd h! lowing one house, which was octcn in aba-H- i, In kod "How wore you armed." Utou W-in- g Mown penknife, end toid that I had carried n t lung but that, lie turned to a fluid desk and took up a silvor-ttMHiute- d (Jolt's reivolver, and f.r'Miiting it to tue, said : ' SCeeft this attd prae-- t ' with it until you And how it shoots." After-- , .ird, iu eompany with Jos. E. 3aekson, a Lieu- - tinut on ICearuy's ta4', and who nocsnte h li: iudK-r-ticuera- l before Urn close of the war, I pii.cttoed 4a mm wpple orehard it rear of K'drny's headquarters until 1 'became Quite proficient. At one time during that Fall we Itad a re-- tit v - picket pest at bouse we rolled Umi Tor- - i tt Manatoa. Iu iNWsiug tty this pt one day oik of the soldiers invited me te diomount and l.iiv- - some com, of which they liad a quantity alrvady oooked. Accepting the iavitatiou, I joined them. After oatiujc as much as 1 oarod )oi. 1 besmu looking ovor tot of papor. wit vi Inch the yard wesotiown, and diseovored a document ttdin like this us near as I tuber; yonr liKavsar wowm, Inly , Istl. Itooftoed of iout. J'erriu, A. (t M U lnrn(i. $iau Keaiunr, 1' mi Uautonatit, Oom'd's; Co., lot Unwtmm. W hen 1 returned is ttea4ruartofc I laid it iiT"-- i insdesk. After reading it be said te me, 1 AhtTC ott omth did you gt thkl" After li. ui nig aiy aecouut le asked if I knew any of t nt f family, and said lie Itad dunned at the houae -- . turn before, and wanted te know if I knew if ttti 5 o! the family wore iu the neighborhood, i iittiitioned Mrs. Ciardner, who lived near i oud ' kit! is. and also a man by the uamu of '1 1 itt, who lived inside our lines, on Holmes ftuti. below Uororoft's Mill, Mid lie renewed his scqu.iititanee. ri ly in tlte FmII of J0t, for a snort lim. it v. .is a purt of my duty to visit our pickets, who v . i.t out by entire companies and staid a week ui u t imc, to inquire of tlte mou if they Itad ou ti...t day reoeivod every thln in Uie shape of Tat they were entitled to. " Don't ask the oiin t-- i h. iutt t the wen privately and find out," re Kearny's orders. At first there Wore niiiiKrous complaints, which speedily became ;, vr-- r and fewer until one day two of tho regi-j- . nt, tlte men said. Itad everything; in the ot hci the ttwu 1 asked said they had had every-ti.- n .g but their uomumcs, and that was not worth mentioning, and if 1 wore you I should i.l) i ( t 1 1 1 tig tt tin tJeocraJ about it. I reported s.i.ily what tho wan sid. "ffumpb! not woi tli reporting, it. You ride over to Lieut. witlt niyeooiplitaeuu and say I want to m iii tn." Corp'l Cannon, allnrward Uolooei of ti.- - 4 in It K. V., whawas clerk in Kearny's oili , uftcrwt.rd asid lie never heard man gut Mich seorttif. "How is this. Lieutenant,! n tin gnoo roaos and fuenty of traumrtatUon, w it i. not over sic miios hauling, my nen oan't :! wliut tlicy are entitled tor litis moat not iii!'lt-- agaiu.w W iM-- n Kearny fir oasae to us Ute tltroe r iiik nt were not camped mar each ether; tut M (k)l. Taylor ) was near trend's Mills; iht :M M. McLean; at lloaeb's Mill, and the 1 it 41. Morrison somewhere dse. Me latued nit oidcr Unit the 1st and 9d should proceed to ( at )laee wltorc tin- - 'Ad was. After we bad our c pucltod a uwutbor of us eu-ollo- over to wh;r Koaroy's headquarter tents were pitched, iH.f.mg to jtet a sight of itita. He was not vial-- M :nid after waititig quite a time we had m ! t.tl to go iwek, when we hoard the music of u 1. 1. it baud down the Little litver pike to-vm- 1 Aiucaitdria. Iwnowiug that tlte 1st regi-i- n ut was to come from that way we waited, Soon (bey turned into a term rnrnd leading 041 tow.ird tun ieitersl's iteadquarterf, and lie 1 .nut- - out of bis tent oud stood at a beud in tite road When aoout loot from Kearny three intti Hirnfigled from tin; ranks, and wttlt clubbed nni kelfc approached a Kaeu tree tbat stood wiii.in a low foot of him and began knocking; Mmie liard, not tolly grown peacitos oil. tt was h KUidv to wateb htm, and ee tite dtfforeut expreviMos bat swept over bin face; at first ii.crtdulky, as tiiough 4te could not believe . Ut he aaw, titon tbat was succeeded by iu. and at last by rage, lie eotumeuettd iibi uy seriptund language fa a vigorous manner, j ko inurn Motiutt tt was fully at interesting see .. ,y , ua loaMires ot toe oon u was! hti;ieMiug as Ins own bad boon. When they linll roaliaof that 4t was talking to them, and cuilta th. 01 ttot names, titer stood in at.r. pi m; as if it could not lie possible lie meant j iu ut ; wueo at last they became oonvitieod be Wah teally talking te thorn, titer iiaatMMd A in .i;te their individuality with that of Utelr i "iMmaoK, ena slunk nack into the ranks with (4i i ved expression on their laces that plainly 1 kfiimMud tttt fact tbat they oouaidcrod tbota-feoiv-- vry much nggrieved aud Kearu a very uni. HStmabletuan. After getting out ofbissiybt kk mnividuals be turned bis attention te tho iciiuoitt collectively, from Colonel down to pri-v.ti- -, aud called titem moles uwtcad of soldiers. And yet, inside of two Mouths from tbat Unto, 1 i ard btta take Uaf it. Wilson to task for the .fettae thin. SotttM U him: "Wilaw, lh.e no tt mm Mt seidtors te intake a living 'JHit Jtavo 4Pi llwbi ltte saway ifeent jMaorWUsn, nnd plonty of thorn have hold liottor positions than yon ovor Aid. You must not tnlk to thorn as you de.M That night femid no bettor hated mail in the army Mian Phil. Kearny, but it did not last Jong. Tho unlisted mou found Kearny was their friend; their rations im- proved, their duties becamo ploaeunter under n regular system, and when lio issued It is last order as their brigade commander at Ship Point, where he took tno command of Hamil- ton's Division, thorn wore but few dry eyes in the brigade. All knew bo lutd boon ollcrod mure important commands, but would not tako titem lHKsaNse be ooald not take bis brigade witb bun. ITe was siitoiroiy mourned, while all felt proud of the reason lie gave for leaving thorn. JIo was ottered command of troo iiudur lira. That expressed all. Ho established h bHgade lwkery and a slaughter-hous- e dining the irall of 'fil, and when the army left their camps iu the hpriug of '(52 each company in the brigade had $100 in cash in the ooiupuuy fund. 1 doubt if its parallel could be found in the Army of the Potomac. Soon after the trip to Autiaiidale lie showed me the only map extant iu ottr army of the country in oar front. It was oho that Itad Ikhui made for Gen. McDowell by n mutt named Wai-riitKto- Ciillingham, thou, hk now. a resident ou the old Mt. V onion estate. Mr. (iiliiiiUain k and was a "Friend." His limp had tho main roads, but was in no sense n military map, and the Ctoucral asked me if 1 thought 1 could make it otic, after cxdaiuing that all bouses, small road, streams, the of forests, Mud names of the inhabitant would have to appear. He hud a Co, I man nmnod l'etor Goeitehiis detailed to fill up aud make a mili- tary map from data mostly obtained by mo. I got Jonathan i toll wis to fill in a portion of the oouutry east of the Acootnik pike and west of the Potomac Jtivor. A man named Stiles filled in a Miction on tlte OccotjM.in and around whore thu Widow Violet It veil, but k large part of what Sh now known as buanu's Map of Northeast Virginia would not have been iu existence lo-ds- y had it not huun for Phil Kearny; and tho first map furuUbod from the War lupartmout iu IHtfcJ said oh the margin Ute information from which this man was com- piled of that section of the country, from Alexandria te Fairfax OouitboM south of thu LitUe Itivor Turn hike to tlte Oecoquan, was furnished by Gen. Kearny. At first I attempted to fill in tho map on the north side of tlte turtidke us welt as 011 the south, but after being arrested and bandcaU'ed by drunken olNocrs, I quit trying to go out of our lint anywhere except iu oar brigade front. MettellMu issued an order fetbiddiug anything of tlte kind, but in my own case ne attention was iaid to it in our brigade, Kanty was indefatigable in his efforts te procure mfortnaUou and to knew bow things wore Being along our lines. Oh my tolling him one day that there was a place in front and to the led of our brigade picket whete there was lie post for ovor half a mile, he expressed a do-sir- e to bee the spot ; ordering two horses from his own stable, he went with me mid was shown the place. Proceeding across the fiat juat alatve win-r- e Holmes's J.'un empties into Hunting Greek, we went up throagh the woods feeuth until we came te (leu. (). O. Ho wind's headquut tors. The eon versa! ion between Howard and Kearny was soon over, aud he asked how far "we oeold go out on the load ; we were then fa front of Gen. Howard's line. 1 told him that umIom we met a patrol from tlte Confederate aide we aid go six or eight m aes, but that the day before a party of 00 had conic down le within a mile of where wo wore then. " Well come on ; let's go out, any way." After going a mite and a half or more, be told itte to call a man who was plowing gents distance from the road. I called, and he did not appear to care to leave his work, and 1 bad to call him two or three time before he started te come to the road, aud when he did start Its came very slowly. Tell him to come a sight faster." repeated the order verbatim, upon which be quickened his steps somewhat. As soon as he came withfa easy distance of Kearny's voice be quickened his jwee materi- ally. He had a very sullen look on his face as be came to a halt at tlte fence, and scarcely an- swered Kearny's first uestiou; but there was very little best (at ion after the second one, put fn Kearny's quick, incisive manner. After talking with him a short time, as it was nearly night and we had several mites to go, we turned and went bade. One day a bog came for tlte Gtmiiiil not long after we bad taken possession of the Fairfax Theological Seminary for quarters. The Gen- eral said te the boys itt the ofiiee. " Would you like to see a French emenr?" Of course, all bauds said yes. " Welt, bring t&st liox te tay room." In a sliort time be canto out iu the uniform of a French statf efiloer of the rank of Major, us be explained. It was u magnifi- cent uniform, aud when be bad it on I could Lhiuk of nothing be looked more like than a a gams cock, a fighter every inch. Tlte morning Hhat the Confederate took possession of Muuson's Hill, Vs., I rode with Kearny to the foot of Ute hill fn the road. There were ptoWMy loO meu in Might en top of tks bill, who all quit work. They were throwing up broastwoiks. An uflieer rode down into the road, and they sat and looked at each utltet sonto time, not ovor ISO yards apart. Not a move was made while we staid there. Kearny fiually said : " It would not take five minutes to brush them awujr." We rode away without being fired at. Kearny would have made a apleudid mark, for he was wearing a white rubber east aud rode a white or gray horse. During tlte Fall and Summer of '01 I became acquainted with a I toy who was a clerk in Mil-Imru- 's drug store fa Alexandria, Vs., and have seen hitu often since the war, so that he has not forgotten me. Seme two years age he said te two. "Sergeant, you used tn he with Kearny, did you not, when bo bad hu headquarters out at tho Kcntitittry aud Hisbop Johns's house? H "Yes." said J. "Well, I beard something a few days age from Maj. llarrett, of Jeesbarg. He was on Ktoncwall Jackson's stuff. He told me that Jackson came along a few minutes afu Kearny was killed, and seeing a crowd inquired the reason of it. On Wing told they bad the body of a Federal General who had just been killed, Jackson dismounted, went to where the body lay, and as soon as be saw him said, My God, men, you have killed the bravest man in tho Uuiou army and then pi need his hands and offered up a silent prayer. What a picture titat would make." tie spoke tmntuel J. JjuuI, A few weeks age I wont te Alexandria again te see if I could verify the story. 1-- told me that Maj. IJar-re- U had died since be told me the story, but his brother. C Boyd JlarroU. from South Da- kota, was in Washington, and rokbly had heard his brother apeak ot it. I saw him the ncrt day, aud was told that his lrothr, the Major, bad repeatedly told the story, and that his brother was the oflloer who brought Kear- ny's body into our lines. I said te Mr. Kar-ret- t, "Von have ne doubt ef the truth of this story ? " Kotte at all," he answered. "Aud you would have ne oujooliou te your name being mentioned as the one whs vouches for Ute truth of the statement ?" "tfoee at all. My name is C. Hoyd HarroU. I live at Aberdeen, ri. I). When I first went there I wus uta only Confederate soldier in that district. Your boys," alluding to the G.A.K., "always invite me to their meetings. Hometimes i make a epoock, and we get along first-rat- e. I bought the Aberdeen JltymUteum, and while I did net change Ute name of the paper, I did its polities. There ate quite a number of soldiers there now, and we all live in harmony." Two years ago J wanted tho address of a relative of (ion. Joseph 11. Johnston and called at his office to get H, He vwy cheerfully gave it, and seeing the G.A U, button on my coat, said, "1 see you have been a soldier," and asked what service J aw. linen telling him I was with Phil Kearny iu the earlier days of the war, he became much interested, and asked two te eit down. Jlle told me that many ycats age he knew Kearny intimately. After quite a long ooaversetioit, 1 said : "General, I beard Kearny make a remark about two men fa the Fall of Jfadl which I tuswe forgot. You were one of the men he mentioned, and the ether was en our hide. I watched his career aud yours, as far hs I oeuld, from newspaper aeeouuts, and have made up my mind that Kearny know what he was talk- ing about." "Ah! what was that?" "I laid a new Army Register hefera him In SM, end as he looked down tho list of llriga-dier- s, be oame te one and said: ' HuuYpb, put me uuder him. lie will net fight unless ltu is obliged te.' lie was saying that mora te him-se- lf than me. I don't believe he thought I heard him. On another oocasien I hoard him Hay, Joe Johnston is thu best military man iu America.' " I ooutd see 0m. JehmttoH fait graUfiod, a lie turned wftih a smOe, saying us he did so: "I urn glad yeu rimoivod your impressions of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: "WASHINGTON, P. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1S91.' 1110 as a military man from so friendly a critic as Gon. Koarny." Gen. Johnston appeared to bo in n reminis- cent mood and rotated scvoral anecdotes of " Phil," only 0110 of which I now recall with sufficient distinctness to relate. "Atone time," bo said, "when Phil audi wore both Lieutenants on staff duty here iu Washington, bo Mid to 1110 one day, 'Joe, I want you to carry a clinllongo for mo to Col. Harney. 'What for, Phil?' ' I nm told that Harney never upoaks of tho 1st Dragoons ox-ce- pt as tho lying 1st. and as I am the only ofli-cer- of the 1st iu Washington, it is my duty to call him out.' 'Phil, where did you get your iiuformatiou?' 'From Lieut. -- .' 'Did he put it in writing?' Ko.' 'Well, you get it in writing and I will carry your challenge."' Tho Genoial's eyes fairly twinkled as ho said, "do yon know that was tho end of it?" Judso.n Iv.niojit, Washington, I). C. FLAG OF CO. C, 70th N. Y. Comrnilc-- Mho Ought to Know Sn there was No .Such Flu?. Kditok Natioxai.Timiiu.vii: I sou Comrade John D. Adams, Well fleet. Nob., wants to know about the 70th N. Y. Iwttlc-flag- . 1 don't know anything about Co. C's flag, and novor knew they had one. Hut tho flag presented to the 70th N. Y. at New Nork City is mine by voto of tho officers of tlioiegiinent, and is iu a frniuo and hangs iu my jmrlor. and 1 prizo it moro than any other article iu the room. Comrade Itansom Gaylord.Co. F, 70th N. Y., who lest an arm at Gettysburg, says bo don't loinemlicr any company flag that was carried through many buttles; but that Co. F ha 1 one put 011 a polo iu camp, which soon whipped out. I received my com mission as Lion ten ant-Colon- el Doc 1. 18(12, and was promoted to Colon ol of 7-lt- N. Y. (."th Kscelsior), and com- manded that logiiuetit at the Imttlo of Gettys- burg. Would liko to hoar from somo of tho bays from Pawpaw, Mich. Thomas Holt, Urovct Ilrigadier-Gouora- l, Waterbury, Conn. 31on About Co. Cs Flag. F.MTOK National Tnntrjcn: In looking over Tub National Tuiiiuni: for Sept. .. tho paragraph " What about tho flag?" attracted my attention, and. as you n quost. will say for the information of Comrade John D. Adams, of Well fleet. Neb., that the statement going the rounds that Mr. John F. Chavilcor, of Valley Precinct, Neb., is tho possessor of tho old battle-fla- g of Co. C, 70th N. Y., is an error. Co. C had a guidon but no flag. Kvcry regiment had n color company, and to it alono was intrusted tho flags of tho legimunt. When tho time of the 70th N. Y. expirod, iu front of Petersburg. I was iu command of the color company (F . attd tho ltattlc-fln- g was brought on to New York by me. where wo wero mustered out. and it is new iu possession of Gen. Thomas Holt, who commanded thu 70th ou so many lmttlefields of the Army of tho Potomac, and who reside in Waterbury, Conn. I cannot understand bow so pNipablo a in statement could go the rounds of the pre without the oiiginator coming to grief at n voty eariy date; but aR my regiment was from New York, and piobably very few, if any, of my old comrades drifted out Wcfrt, tho story might still bo traveling, wero it not for your paper, which reachci the comrades in all sections, aud thus camo to me with this fairy lale. John N. Coyxk, Lieutenant-Colone- l, U. S. Vols., .Secretary KxccUiur Hrigailu Associa- tion, 3 Hampton Court, Jer.oy City, N. J. THE WILDERNESS. What Trosps Or.oneil the Fight In the llrusli. Kiiitok National Tiiihunk: There has been considerable controversy in your paper as to the troops first engaged at the battle of the WilderiKst. I have beii reading Hie sketch of Comrado CeUedge, Co. C, 1 IGth N. Y. While I do not wish he has written, I havo always thought, and shall always think, that tho Firt IJrigade, First Division, Fifth Corps, of which I was a mem- ber, was tho first infantry to become engaged in that battle. W matched all night tho night of May 1, crossing the ilapidnu at fjernianun Ford at daylight. We did uot halt for breakfast, but pushed to the front. It was not later than 10 o'clock a. m. of May Tt when wo struck the rebels, and charged tlieni as soon as our lino was formed, driving them back to their main lines. They in turn drove us by a counter- charge. Previous to this time wo hail not lteaiii any firing at all, aud If thore had been any skirmishing iu our vicinity wc would have been likely to hear it. My brigade was known afterward as Ilart-lett'- H Itrtgade, and consisted of tho 2.1 Me., Itsth Mass., JSd Mass., 25th N. Y., and iionsibly ono ether regiment. Comrade Col led go says it was ltia imprcftsion it was tho First ISrigu.de, Second Division, Fifth Corps. If ho changes tho iiutti-Im- r of Uo division to the First. I think ho will be as near right as any of our amateur his- torians. Wilting as I do from memory, 27 years after tho battle. I am not able to give exact locations, nerdeeciibe tho situation as I would like to do; but wc had left tho Plank road behind us, and charged into the woods 011 tho cast side nf a turn juke road i tinning MHitli or nearly so. The fciixth Corps was on our right, extending to the Itaptdan. Whtu tho lilies of tho Sixth Corps were broken on the afternoon of the fth, the right of our corps was subjected to a severe cross-fir- e, but hold their ground. The Fifth Corps was withdrawn from Ilia linos on Saturday oveuiug. the Sth, I think, passing around the rear and left flank of tho army and marched all night for Spoltsylvaiiia Courthouse, striking tlio rebels at Laurel Hill at U o'clock Sunday morning. Wo wore pre- ceded by cavalry, but Aero the first infantry, I think, to strike them there. The woods were so dense in tho Wilderness that it was nearly impossible for one to know anything of the situation or movements of any troojst outside of his own brigade, unless an otfleer of high rank. I would like to hear from other members of my brigade who wore in this campaign, that we inaycetnpaie notes and refresh our memories. We arexutUng along in yearn, bu t thoro arc some of usleU yet, although widely scattered. Any- one of the old brigade who may see this is cor- dially invited to write mo at this address. H. M. Joxns, IBth Mass., Scott City, Kan. LAST CALL MEN. A I'oiint.jhanla ComraJo nho Is .Not Anlianitd te be Cnllotl a 'fit .Man. KfMTQK National Tribunk: The article in your last issue under tho head of "Last call, big bounty men " I have road with great more especially, I supjiose, for the reason that I served in one of the regiments which you quote; beta thoarlirla iu question would seem to give Lite impiottioii tbat wo wore a ono-yeai- 's icgiineiit, I dosiio to conoct that error. The members of this regiment to which I al- lude (the 166th Pa.) wero all tlucoycar' mcu and had already been in the service from periods ranging from lS-- down to within a month of the formation of the regiment at Camp Hamilton iu the Spring ofl8CI. It was raised from Ute 3d Pa. Alt., then garrisoning Port Monroe, by a special order from the War Department, obtained by Gen. Itullor, aud wo enjoyed Ute Huiqucdisliiicliou of being the only Pennsylvania regiment raised on robel soil, while a laige per cent, was comjtoted of men who had already smved nearly two years in the mother regiment. Another Inrgo per cent, wero those who had served iu other organizations, aud had either been discharged for wounds received or by expiration of term of service, but hud enlisted prior to tlte offering of the big bounty; therefore, a very small percentage of them re- ceived a big Iteunty, and those woro not all new men unused to war by any manner of means. Nine out of ovory 10, it is safe to say, had seen service, and severe service, too; and while we were a new organization as infantry it was a veteran rogiinout in ovory senso of tho word. It was moro than could bo said of any other regiment in tho field. Ilnttorios of ar- tillery could havo boon manned by officers aud men Jrom its ranks and served with the same precision as the Itcstof them. Kvery battlefield of the liaetern armies was lopresciiiod, so it is not strange that wbon that groat compaign ojiened that was to task human oiiduraiicoto its utmost that wc woro always placed in tho advance. 1 think I speak thosontimcut of the HHtvirorg when 1 say wo arc not ashamed of our record oven If wo are clawed with tho ' 1 ma call big bounty men." W. H. Walteiis. lth Pa., West Grovo, Pa. Weak, Nrrtous ilea. SmmJ at once for fult UlreetliHts vnv.n or tftOMMOM mm Homi! TretMiet, will 'imm vety cure all ..... .. .?, 1 iiMMiiiu), i., me ouiy cure knawn Iw vii UttW Mi curtain woUhkI, no electric 11011M110.0, no ttouiunli druueina. Addrwj At-k- iu I'UAtuucr Ui., Atuluii. illcaii-au- . A SUTLER'S CLERK. - e Experience of a Ncu Hatapsliirc Hor In Dutch (.'411. Editor National Triiiune: While othors are relating how they heenmo soldiors and thoir experiences in tho army. I will toll howl became a filler's clerk and of my experiences in Dutch Gup with tha 1th U. S. C. T. On Aug. 22. ldfU, I received a tolcgram from my biotber, dated at lJaltimore, directing mo to come 011 at once, as ho had u situation for mo at $75 a mouth aud rations. I arrived in Hiiltinioro tho next day, and found that I was to act as clerk to a Lieut. Fverett, of tho.'ltlth U. S. C. T. A pass vas furniehwl me'from Haiti-mor- e to Fortress Monroe. An amusing incident occurred on tho trip up the Jaincs. Upon the Iwnt woro .1 number of soldiers returning from hospitals and vari- ous places, aud on tho deck was a collection of boxes, barrels, etc I occupied a position upon tho upper deck overlooking nil this. A soldier was sitting upon 0110 of tho barrels, and ho seoiuod to bo very restless; so much so that I noticed him. Ho worked around upon tho barrel until tho head was well loosened. Thou his comrades wero notified, and they gathered about him, when suddenly off ho came, and over wont tho barrel with tho head out. and out camo the contents, which were tho d "ginger cakes" that I afterward sold thoti-aiiidso- f. Those cakes disappeared like a hat full of corn beforo a flock of hungry hens, and in less timo than 1 am tolling it thoro was an empty lmrrcl, a clean deck, and not a man there, Tho guard promptly put in an ap- pearance, but I never knew the finale. Tho City Point & Petersburg llailroad was then iu running order from City Point to Pit-kin- s, some throo or four miles from Peters- burg. It war from this station that the army railroad projier alterward started. Upon a flat car, iu tho wood, n short way from thostation, was an immense 13-inc- h mortar, which they said would deliver its sholls into Petersburg. I inspected it with wondering eyes, but it was not my fori lino to bo there when it was fired. It was about two miles from Pitkin, out to tho very front, to tho locality where tho brigade commissary had been that I was looking for. A few days beforo my arrival they had moved, and of course no one knew where. Tho 10th N. II. was iu tho trenches there, and I greeted with pleasure numerous friends in their ranks, who woro surprised toseo lue there iu citizen'.- - clothes. I spent tho day with them at tho very front, where pickct-firiugan- d shelling was going ou at intervals all dav. I think it was about four days after thnt I found Lieut. Everett. I started from Pitkins in the morning, went down to Point of iCoeka and crossed tho Appomattox upon the pontoon bridge, and then followed tho line of breast- - woiks to tho James; thenro down the bank of tho river and across to Deep ISottom. It was now about .i p. ui.. and I was nearly used up with my long walk iu the hot sun. I went out ovor the breastworks, between tho Appomattox and James, to a spring of good water. I have no doubt many old soldiers who were camped in that vicinity remember that spring, which was in tho woods, upon tho side of n ravine, and only a few rod3 irom tho works. At Deep ISottom I found tho brigade I was looking for and also Lieut. Everett. Ho informed mu that he had been sick, could got no clerk, had given up my coming, and had resigned the commis-sar- 3 Another had been appointed and lie had a clerk. I left him with my heart in my boots and wended my way back across the James, not knowing where to go. When about half way across the long. level stretch of plain, at tho fouth of the bridge, It began to rain. A wagon-trai- n was in camp near by, and bad a small tent that I got under for shelter. Aftora fow mi utiles rest I hardly foil able to move, and I told the teamsters my troubles. Thev gave mo some supper and the use of a blanket and tho tent for the night. They slept iu their wagous. hi the morning I had breakfast with them. I remember it consisted of fried pork and fried haidtack that had boon Foakcd iu water, and coffee without milk. I couldn't oat much of it, but I thanked them for their kindness and wcut away. I havo never seen them since. A mile or Icsa from llioir camp I camo to a Sutlor's tent, and I stopped to get something to cat more congenial to my tasto than fried jiork aud hardtack. I bought ome cakos and cheese of a colored follow, who scorned to bo looking after tilings, when a w bite man, who was lying down in the tent, got up, asked me some ques- tions, invited me in, cut a watermelon, aud it endod by my going to work for him across tho river at Dutch Gap Canal, whore his reeiiucnt (the Ith U. S. C. T.) was camped, and where he had a shop in charge of a clerk named Frank Jacoln. from Alt. Vernon, O. Ho was known as "Mister Frank," and I was there but a week or two when I was universally known as " .Mister Charley." We occupied a bombproof in tho river bank, near the ond of tho fort. Tho fort was parallel with tho canal, not far from it, and went front tho river bank on tho upper river end nearly to tho other bank. It was manned, I think, by a Connecticut artil- lery company. There was a 10?) pound Parrott gun mounted jn the fort, aud some few brass pieces of light artillery. Ou tho other side of the cannl thoro were somo mortar butteries manned by white troop?. A largo jiortion of thu 21 U. S. C. T. was also there at that time, and as we bad theonlySiitlor'sshonin the vicinity wc did quite a little business, although it had been sometime since the Paymaster had beon around, and money was getting scarce. As I remember, our prices there were about thosamoasiu other localities. All our goods woro brought to tho rivor bank iu a wagon, ferried acrosi in a rowboat, and then brought up the steep bank to tho bomb-proo- f by human muscle. We wero under tiro almost continu- ally. Tho Johnnies had some (Jiiich mortars that thoy kept going every few minute, day and night, but 1 never saw or heard of many getting wounded; iu fact, only two during tho six weeks 1 was there. Nearly every morning there would he a ces- sation of firing for an hour or more, and I would improve tho opportunity to go out, seo how tho canal was getting along, and tako tho air. One morning 1 stood looking down iu the canal, somo 50 feet deep, at tho mon aud teams working there, when I heard the mortar, then tho shell with its " whish," "whi-h.- " I stepped back a fuw foet, thu shell striking noar tho edge of the canal, knocking oil' fcomo dirt, and oxploding iu the canal. I went to tho edge and looked down, expecting to soe one-hal- f of tho mcu laid out and tho rest getting out; but nothing of the kind. Everything was going 011 just thu same as beforo. I taw no ouu hurt, aud everyono was at work as though nothing had hapiHsucd. Uefore another one came over I was iu tho iMimb-proof- , dealiug out moldy to- bacco at $I.W) per pound. Sept. 23, lf,(li, the regiment wassonton tho move that rciillcd fa the Imttlo of Chapin's Farm and theeaptureof Fort Harrison. Cooper, the Sutler, took Jacolw, his team and tout, and wont with tho regiment, leaving mo at Dutch Gap alono. At noon the next day an officer came to mo and said: "Your regiment is not here, and you havo no business here. You aro to bu out of here in 21 hours, or take tho con- sequences." As luck would havo it, Coopor carno over that afternoon, prcKtrod to movo away, and so tho sad consequences weru averted. Our regi-mo- nt was camped iu the woods a mile or mora to tho loft of Fort HarriMiu, and urlinps as much to tho right of Fort ISrady. About this timo tho Paymaster arrived, and gave the troojw about six months' jmy. It was now that I began to learn what tho Sutler business was. It seemed to mo that thoy bought tho most of their rations of tho Sutlor. Ilu-riiios- s was booming, and another clerk was hired. His uamu was Hardenlierg, and ho was from Philadelphia. A bakor was engaged, and a bako-to- nt run. where dried-appl- o pies, biscuit, cake, etc., wero turned out iu quantities; but tho quality was poor enough. I think tho oven would hold about GO at it timo. and at times thoro would bo a crowd around tho tent wait- ing for pies, eight or 10 deep, all clamoring for 0110 when tho baker brought them in. Evory evening tho team, four muIo$, came from IJer-mud- a Iluiidrul with a load, which would bo disposed of before tho next afternoon. This driving, booming business lastod about fivo week, when it began to fall of, and about Nov. 8 I got through with Cooper and com-motic- with II. D. Kuhn. Sutlor of tho ."th U. S. 0. T. C. II. Osgood, Manchostor, N. U. Jlnlnc Ink. Jcirlih JfaMH0r,1 "Send me up a cocktail," said tho guost at a Maine hotel. " Can't do it, sir; but I'll got you some ink," said thu boy. " I don't want any ink." "Say, I guess you never tried our ink, did you?" " Short Breath, palpitation, pain In cbet, wculc or fiilnt niHjlU, tmiotbcrlut; cured by Dr. Miles' New Heurt Cure. Hold nt ilnigjclsLi. Frte trcutiao by mull. Miua Med. Co., Euciiaut, luu. PICKET SHOTS From Alert Comrades All Along the Line. In format Ion Atknl ami 0hen. Noah L. Gebhart, Co. D, loth Iowa. Bnrling-to- u, Iowa, would lika tho mime nud uddre-- t of tho young German who belonged to the 10th Ohio battery, and who was en .tn rati the day Sherman left Columbia. S. C, together with two soldiers of the loth Iowa, tho writer being we oMIie two. They were captured about three miles from Columbia, ou a ro:id leading tn the left of the Seventeenth Corps as they left the city. Ho would also liko the name aud ad- dress of any of tho Confederates who captured the men mentioned above. They belonged to tho 10th Ga. (Cobb's Legion), of Gen. Uutler's Prigade. Hampton's Cavalry Division. The writer remembers that ono of these Conftril-erato- s was Perg't Elliott, ami another Corp'l Leatherwood. Thoro wero nine of these Con-crates.a- nd all wcrcdrcsed iu Fodoral uniforms, and were thoreforo allowed to ride npon the three captured men, who mado no effort to get away. I). Sterling Mitzel, Justice of the Peace, Wintcrstown, P.t., says $T00 back pension money and a pension cortificato is awaiting John Olivor Kcesey, whose whereabouts are at present unknown to tho writer. When last hoard front ho was in Adams County. Pa., but is now supposed to bo In Washington, I). C. Julius Jiiergens, Co. K,2d Mo.. Hub City. Mo., would like to know the whoreabouts of Willis, or Wille, lluglor of the loth Mo. If alive, he would like to hear from him. This ISngter and the writer saved a comrade from drowning in tho Tennessee Kiver at Pridgeport, Ala. He would also liko to know who tho comrado was who was saved. Shortly after this occurrence tho writer was takoti prisoner at the buttle of Chickamauga. Georgo A. Paxson, Sorgoant, Wilson Camp, 21H, Sons of Veterans, Marceilus, Mich., says that ho has a package of letters that woro loft in hiscaro by (J. G. Woodmaiisoe, of Co. G. 1st N. Y. Art., recently deceased. Tho letters woro written to one Nelson Taylor, late a mem- ber of Co. K. 102d 111., while ho was in tho service. Some of these lottors are front brothers and sisters, while others aro from lady friendd. 110 writer is Informed that tho said NeUon Taylor diud iu the army, and ho intrusted tho letters to tho keeping of Woodmanaee. The friends or relatives of Taylor can have these letters by addressing tho writer as above. Mrs. A. Mary Kershaw. 17 Dan forth street. Full Uiver, Ma., would liko to know what battery was stationed at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortitgas, FJa., iu May or June, ami the names of tho officers commanding tho battery. Mrs. Kershaw would aho like the name ami address of any of the officer and men of the 82d U. S. C. T who wero station oil at Dry Tortugas at tho time given above. the OMest b'on or a Wteran. Fcott Nocks, Co. ir, 7th Ind. Cav., Pierceville, Iud., having seen the controversy regarding tho ohlest son of a veteran, says that his father is 70 years of age, while his father's brother Penjattiin, of Clay Center, Kan., is 7b years old. They aro Iwtli sons of a veteran, and also fathers of veterans. Their father, ami the writer's grandfather, Ebenezcr Nocks, enlisted in Co. K, ooth Iud., which was known as the Irish I'egimeut, as a teamster and served through a good portion of tho war. He had throo grandsons, who served nine years iu all. Ono was killed at Kesaca, Ga.; the other two are still living, the writer being one, who en- listed at 15 years of age. A UniHe In Waiting. I". S. O. Hiitiuiciitt, Lawrence, Kan., says that ho can give a good and permanent heme tn somexddier's orphan boy; a lad of 1 1 or lo years preferred. A good boy can have a good home on a farm, with excel lent school advan- tages, for years to eoiuo. Wants a 1'jrtner. A comrade, who is a pensioner, would like a partner in a fruit and truek farm, as ho has moro land than ho can work alone. It is a sure cash paying business, near a largo town in Kansas. A good homo in tho writer's fam- ily w offered to a steady comrade. Address I O. Pox 2do, Iola, Kan. b'ronli. Louts Heinomann, Corporal, Co. C, 9th Wis., Chicago, HI., says that tho present City Admin- istration is discharging a groat many omployes, most of whom are old soldiers. The writer was ono of the unfortunates discharged, al- though he served four yeurs and five mouths during tho war of tho rebellion. Many men wero retained who never saw service. The First Mmtereil. Jamo P.lattonbergor, Co. K, loth III., 117 North Marengo avenue, Pasadena, Chi., having seen tho question asked in our paper as to what infantry regiment was mustoreil into the volunteer service first for three yean, iu which is also stated that tho 1st Ma-s-. claims this honor, its muster-i- n being given as May 2o, 1SG1, says that the 15th III. was mustered into tho service May 21, 186'1, by Capt. John Pope, of the I'ogular Army, now MaJ.-Ge- u. Pope. Apply for a Dun II cute. W. II. Morgan, Co. I), 5Uth III., Streator, III., says that on his way to tho seashore for his health, itt passing through New York City, he was drugged and robbed of his pension papers, railroad ticket, watch, aud money. Ho was told that these articles wero taken from him for safe keeping, but when ho wrote to tho parties asking for their return ho received only an in- sulting reply. Ho wishes to warn other com- rades tosteor clear of this place, if they wiah to be safe. Ho would liko to know how to havo his certificate replaced. Apply for aduplicato to tho Commissioner of Pensions, stating under 011th tho circum- stances of tho loss of original. Eorron Na- tional Tkiiiunk. Li-- rt Out tint 70th Ind. Georgo C. Allen. Co. G, 129th III.. Purl, Iowa, says that Comrado David 1 Ian na. of Canyon City, Colo., is correct as to the brigade which let! tho advance around to tho rebels' light at Avorys- - lmro, .. C, but ho iolt out the 70th J ml., Presi- dent Harrison's old regiment, which was a part of the First Prigade, Third Division, Twentieth Corps, ut that time. Scattrrln?. Leon Sortore, Duke Center, Pa., writes that tho communication of W. Goodrich, Co. IS, 5th N. Y. Cav., describing tho death aud burial of tho writer's brother, Sorg't S. W. Sortoro, at Mil ford Station, Va., is perfectly accurate, judging from tho published history ot that company, and ho thanks Comrade Goodrich for tho letter. Ho wishes that the members of the 5th N. Y. Cav. could seo the oil painting in his possession of the burial of his brother, pain tod from a wood-cu- t iu the company history. Soou after tho war men wero sent at his father's oxieiiso. and thu Serguaut's body removed to some National Cemetery, which one he does not know, but ho is now trying to find out. He would liko to hoar from the comrades of Cha-?- . W. Sortoro, 1st N. Y. Dragoons, who was wounded at tho buttln of tho Wilderness, nud afterwards died in hospital. A Fraud. Geo. W. Lodge, St.mton, Ala., having noticed the uamu of Henry Fisher published iu the col- umns of our paper asa fraud, says that he is well aciiuaiutud with Fisher, as ho has lived in Alabama siuco tho war. He claims to havo been a member of tho 10 Ith Pa., ami ho got a certificate of discbargu through a pension agent iu Washington by tho immeof Pickmoro. Fisher applied for a pension for a rupture. Ho received a blank which was to be signed by two comrades, and not knowing whore to find thu comrades ho got two unknown white men to sign tho papers. Fishor afterwards sworo that two negro 3 signed tho papers, aud he tried to placu tho blame upon his comrades, aud then skippod for parts unknown. Ho was glad to hear from him, and ho wishes whenever any comrado hears of his whereabouts that thoy in- form him at once, which may possibly save inno- cent people from suffering for his attempted fraud. Fhdior loft Stanton about tho loth of May, and his family loft the same place be- tween two days about tho 20th of August. AliHiit (eu. FuriiMTOrtli. E. E. Adams, Co. C, 2d Vt., New Orleans, La., says there is much better evidence, than hear- say testimony of an ex-reb- ut soldior to tho cou-trar- y, to establish the fact that Gen. Farua-wort- h did not kill hiinsolf. Tho 1st Vt. Cav. was in lani3vorth'H Prigade, and Dr.Edson, of that rogiuiont, who assisted in recovering his body July 5, from tho spot where ho fell, say3: " When found tho body was stripped to flanuol drawers ami shirt and stockings. Thoro woro five bullet wounds upon tho body four in tho chest aud abdomen and 0110 high up in the thigh; he had uo wound or Injury of any soit Agents Wanted, Comrades Preferred, to give exhibitions "with A Powerful Magic Lantern or Stereopfciieoin or with a Museum Exhibition Case. Any comrade can exhibit with these outfits because the scenes eoot of views photographed by the U. S. Government Photographers timkm the great Civil War, therefore the exhibition of these views a basie that alt comrades, will understand. We furnish a lecture or printed de- scription of each view. We do not fiirnish firee outfits. A nttk capital kf required to start with. For further information, call at our office ami see the outfits, or semi us your address for catalogttc, with prices and temm,. The War Photograph & Execution Company, McBttoe The Kalto&al Trt&asx in the head er face, ami he etrtaitily did wet blew his own brains ont, er did Mtveeedo it fer him. The talk at the time was the when or- dered to surrender by k party of the enemy, who covered him with loaded muskets, hm reply was that he woe Id never surrender, ami fired his revolver, receiving itt re tor it a volley that mjide suicide unnecessary, if net intpoMt-bio.- " The writer thinks that it is about time that this stupid he about this gallant soidter should ceaee to he believed er he repeated. A Wonl Absut the Utm Wlb. J. W. Ahlen. Co. B. SOth Intl., Firfc Brigade, Thiol Division, Sixteenth Corps. Nobleevilio. Ind.. thinks the anther of " Confederate Kama " should took ever the map of Louisiana, and the war records, and he will be able to correct his article. He says that the ram Webb, after the capture of New Orleans, retreated up the Ked Kiver to Shrevepert, and when Banks's expedi- tion started up that river, he retreated beyond Alexandria. The writer knew that Banks's army went a long way above Alexandria, but Dick Taylor presented sttch serious objections that they decided to stop short ef Shrevepert Again, Comrade .Simmons says that after the return of IJnttkVs expedition the Webb made her appearance in the Mississippi on the night of Feb. 2:;, and assisted in the capture ef the Indianola above Natchez. The writer did not seo the Webb, nor had any desire to; hut Ibtnks's expedition np the Red River waa dnr-in- g the months of March, April and May. IMM, over one year after the eaptttre ef the Indian-ol- a as Comrade Simmons gives it. Ttcueretl Tlieai Entirely. J. Smith says that in his artiele en "Loyal Mountaineers." Col. Theodore F. Lang eom-plete- ly ignores Capt. S. S. Rigby's (Wilder's) Independent Iinttery, Intl. L. A. This battery wintered en Cheat .Mountain summit in ltil, and was with (Jen. Milroy at Buffalo Mountain, Dec. 13, I58I. The cannoneers went with him, but took no gnus along, as they were expeeted to work the rebel guns when the fort was cap tured. The battery remained with Gen. Mil- roy until tho V.tlley was rearhed atStrashurg, when it was assigned to the reserve artillery, which constated ef five batteries. At Croes-Ke- ys the battery took Himan's place in the edge of the timber; the Hints were foiling too fast for the Iitiekeye?. They remained iu that position until the close of the action at dark. If Col. Lang is writing from memory, there is seme excuse ; hut if he is writing from Rotes, tho writer dees net think, tbat he kept his cases very elesely on the little squad that eom-pose- d Wilder's Independent Battery. AROUND ATLANTA. Heir the 2d Cavalry IHtMah C'anie no Frein the ltur. Editor Natioxat. Trnvrxx: Tn yr issue of April 2 Capt. M. M. Walden, Sth Iowa Cav., in his article eu the McCeek raid around At Junta, makes nse of this language: " Hood relieved Johnston about Jnly 18, 1P&U ami about this time Gerrard, with his foree of cavalry, came up from the rear and took posi- tion on Sherman's left to relieve Steneman." This is simply another exhibition ef how little one part of a large array knows of what another part k doing en any specified and if Comrade Walden wishes his readers to infer that at any time on the Atlanta campaign the Second Cavalry Division was in the rear (doing guard duty, fer instance), he is simply away olf, and doesn't know what ho is talking about. For the information ef Comrade Walden and for the entertainment of coetrades who served in other parts of the army, and. who, like my- self, no doubt, would like te know what their comrades en other parts ef the line were doing on certain oceas.ens, I will state exaetly, and in a few words, jiHt howGerrard's Division "eame up from the rear" npon the occasion referred to. Be it known, then, that the Seeond Cavalry Division en the Atlanta campaign who eom-jhw- h1 of three brigades and the Beard of Trade ISuttery. The First Brigade was com mantled by R. II. G. Minty. tho Seeond hy Eli Long, and the Third by A. O. Miller. The era two wero all cavalry and the third all mou a ted infantry, armetl with Spencer rifles, ami known as tho ''Lightning Brigade." On the morning of April 30, IFftl, we left Columbia, Tenn., for the front, ptts&ing through Farmington, Shelbyville, Tiiilahoma. Deeherd, and Cowan, over tae Cumberland Mountain;?, to Stevenson, Bridgeport, and across the Ten nessee River. At Sbellmeiint we took across the Sand Mountains to Trenton, thence over old Lookout at Johnson's Crook, over tho Chickamauga, and across the Pigeon Mountains at Dug Gap to Lafayette, Ga.. where we arrived May D. llcr we joined tho right wing of Sherman's army, commanded by Gen. MePher-sot- t, and from that time en until his death we wero attached to his army and got our orders from him. We crossed Taylor's Ridge at Ship's (iap, and on the 10th ef May were at Snake Creek Gap. (See Sherman's hook, Vol. II, page 2d.) On the 15th of May, the day of the battle at Resacn, ottr divnion fought at the Little Ar-murc- River, in front of Rome, and 25 miles from Kesaea. Ou the night of the lftth we crossed the Oosteitaulu at Lay's Ferry, three miles below Kesaea, and en the Idth fought at Wood Lawn, or Blackford's Farm, right in front of the Fifteenth Corps, and were entirely surrounded, hut were relic veil hy a division of the Fiiteenth Corps coming up on our left rear. The balance ef the army was then at Atlairs-vill- e. on the railroad, north of us. On the 19th we chased the rebels through Kingston and across the Etowa at Big Spring Bridge, and se- cured the bridge. On the 'M we were in the advance of MePhorson's Sauk movement to Vanwertand masked that movement, skirmish- ing all day. On the 2Uh we cressed tho Atla-toou- ii Mountains iu front of the Fifteenth Corps, on tho Dallas road, striking the Johnnies at Pitmpkinvuie Creek and tiriving them four miles into the town of Dallas. Ou the 25th we were driven back to Pumpkinvine Creek; the Fifteenth Corps coming np, drove the enemy bai-- to Dallas. Ou thu 2tth we had a hard fight on tho Dallas and Powder Spring rontls. On the 27th our (Lightning) brigade joined the right ef the Fifteenth Corps. The Johnnies drove the in- fantry from the works juat to our left, and but for our Spencers might have driven us also. These were two of tho hardest fighting days of the war. On tho night of the 29th MePhersen began to movo by the left Hank, and we preceded him. From the time we left Kingston until the 1st of June our horses had no grain, and by this time nearly one-thir- d of them hail died or been killed, aud we were ordered hack to the Etown to rest. The men had lost on an average 25 pounds in weight. During the seven days that we wero resting, MePhorson's army had been shifted from the right at Dallas to the left at Aekwerth, and we joined the left ou the Sth of June. On the ikh of June our division fought the battle of Big Shanty, driving the enemy through the town and to within two miles of Kenesaw. It took Sherman's army Ave whole days to tight its way to KeHesnw, and it was hard fighting, too. On the 11th wo fought on L the Marietta road, northeast of Big Shanty. On thu l.rth our division joined the left of the Fifteenth Corp. From this time, and until after tho evacuation of Kenesaw, our brigade was constantly close enough to the rebels to hoar them talking. On June 19th we fought the battle of Noonday Creek. On the 21st we fought oast of Noonday Creek, losing heavily. This was five miles north of Marietta. On the 2b'th we were attacked by tho Johnnies, but drove them off. On the 27th the groat battlo of Kenesaw was fought, and wo advanced with tho infantry. Tho Lightning Brigude got far enough to tho northeast of Kenesaw to see nearly the whole of the eastern face of the ridge, aud held tho ground gained, which was an awful day's work. On tho night of July 2 our brigade relieved all thu infantry skirmishers on tho north and vest of Kenesaw, aud the infantry moved off to the south. That night the Johnnies evacu- ated Konesaw, and on the 3d our division fol- lowed them through Marietta, seven miles, aud fought them at Eottcuwoud Creek, losing NO. 21 IIIMCX PA, MxWttm,t BWEfir several men. On July I we foeh lem a the seme phtce, antl bar a nefey eelshmrtew if nee a etentNtttfe one. On the !Kh the Lightning Brigade feil the Chamhoetrhie mt Rmwett just a rfeyHnihe, driving away Martin' rebel btitfMfe, mm! heni-ie- g tho eroaring until relieved hy Xewftm's Dtvwett, ef the Fourth Cerpsv we being tlte first troops te frees tha river. On Jnly J we fought the rebels nt t'ro-lCe- y, 13 mile nerth ef Atlanta, ami ott thu 18' h street tbeChwrres ten Railroad half-wh- y between Derate? ami Siena Mountain, ami tore it up fer seventl miles. On the 19th w fought as Stone Xfewfts-a- n Station, destreyiux vt amount ef seere. Thin brings us to the point that iemmdb Walden says we eame Se tho front, hut we have net got to the Stone man mid yet. by a jugful. On the 2Hh nt July wo were in front ef the left wing ef MePhersen 'a army, south ef Dees-tn- r, and six miles ens ef Atlanta. On the 2te we started en a raid te Covington, e the Charleston Railroad, 45 miles ens of Atmwfet, ami traveled nittil after midnight, desireying' the road fer 52 mntes. This wee the hottest work, perhaps, that wus ever dene hy the seme number of men. By noon, July 2--1, we were heck to our old plsee in line smith e Pstntu. Ott this trip we destroyed 3,000 boles of est, 14,600 pounds of bnetm, 8,000 bushel of seew, twe ieeemotives, end three train of see am? captured ISO prisoners and 2,000 home ami mules. On July 27 we were still pieketlnev mi writer's eeeteany wae on the road near Deex;. When the n was about an hour high, 6en. Steneman, at the hem! of a division o'tavaJry, pnesed through eur line, tnktug the rood fer Covington. In about two hours eur division. was relieved ami moved out after him. Wo traveled steadily southeast until 1! p. m, making 23 miles, and roming to South River at Flat Roek, or South River SheaJa. Thia cross- ing Stoneman ordered us to hohl for 2d seen?. At night our pickets were attacked, attdJa day-li&- ht eu the 2Sth ws found that the Jehaates had placed a en mp-guar- d clear around m. By sun-u- p all our pickets and videto oh the north- west had been driven in. Soon afterward. Long's Brigade received similar attention en the eoet, and before 9 a. m. the rebel fceUeta from both north ami south were cutting the leaves from over our heads. At 10 a. . a nag ef truee came in demanding our immediate sur- render. Gen. Garrard sent hack word tha it they wanted ns to come and get a. Just all this time a prisoner was brought in, who stated that they had seven brigades in poet lien, ami it heaan to look ae though our ehaneea of hold- ing the crossing until noon were slim, seefcr going to Andersonviile pretty good. A JJt a. m. their skirmishers were within 200 yard ef us, hut we had oar lines ail ready for a eharge. and at a signal front our battery the LlghtwiuK brigade leaped ever our modest barricade en the Atlanta read and noiselessly struck their skirmish-lin-e before they knew we were com-in- g, and along with their skirmishers went into their main line like a cyclone, scattering them like ehntf before the wind. In lets than 20 minutes they were making good time toward. Atlanta, accelerated hy shells from our battery. About noon our other two brigades rede quietly away from the erosting, without further mo- lestation. On July 30 we wero hock to Cress Keys, and ou Aug; 1 eur division relieved the whole of the Twenty-thir- d Corps, awl took their places iu the trenches and nite-pita- y audi for just two weeks were under the eottscau Jtro of the siege-gun- s ami sharpshooter day and Bight, and we found this about the easiest; soldiering we ever. did. I could give you many ether items ef Interest during the balance ef eur 100 days under to, but think this is sufficient to let yeas leadera know how the Seeond Cavalry Pi vision earn o up from the rear. B. F. Xvob, Historian, Montmoreney, led. CRAVEN-HOUS- E GTJSS. Comrade Chaffee Insists Mutt His Chtist CoHoernisff Their Capture is Cerrt. Ejarreit National 'Estmvxn: la re prying to an artiele in your paper from the pern e Surg. Beash. relative to the eapture ef thegnne at Craven House, at tho battle ef lookout Mountain, I am reminded ef the eld saying that two men cannot see the same thing in the same way, even though both are eye-witness- es. But I think that I am entitled to my sharefi credibility, beeause I was there as a soldier in the skirmish-lin- e, and in the fow days thafe followed this event I woe crippled for life, ami1 the whole eircumstanues were indelibly im- pressed upon my memory, because 1 foit the heat of the conflict and bore the sunering, and was not a Surgeon in the rear ranks beaeatih a white flag. Indeed, it seems strange that tile medfeal gentleman should have so minute a knowledge ef the whole occurrence, since, if he attended to his other duties, he muse have seen very busy with all the wounded at Craven Bbnee, aud if he studied the scenes of the battlefield iu preference to the wounds of his comrades, then his reliability as an historian is as peer as that of Surgeon. I respectfully state that tho brave settles who went into the cellar was W. Upton, aad I refer the medical gentleman to the history ef the 60th X. Y., hy Chaplain Eddy, for Aiethec information. In ease, however, that he may be as ignorant of tha glorious achievement ef the HOt h N. Y. as he is of the Craven er Carlin House episode, I will say that I am wilting to make my sworn statement to the foet that: three of ns went into the yard of the aforesaid house, but that there was no peach orchard, there only a tree or two. Fu rther, that thero was not a dead soldier in sight, nor a live ono either, of the Coufederat side, for they had piled up interesting space between us, audi were on a dead run around the nose of the mount- ain. I recollect that Myron Ward, of Co. I, went on beyond the Craven House, and con- tinued flring at the enemy. 2 was eom pelted to return to my company, being out ef ammu- nition. Our main line had halted before gettisfrte the Craven Mouse, and of eouise we wife tha ennaoii standing where we captured them, audi it is therefore not improbable that the receipt ef Comrade Oreu is correct. Soon after my re- turn to the company a dense fog eame down. And here I again refer you to the aseve-meu-tione- d history, page 30ti. If . W. Jlaek, e Co. D, is living, be would, J think, have r right to elaim the honor of capturing one ef those ' cannon, hut I am not mre. Early next morning Gen. Geary had! tho White Star floating from the clilft above n, audi I well remember that the cheering awoke me. It seems impossible to me that I should err. in this matter, and as for as tlte Craven House 1b eoncerned consider it n small affair, compara- tively speaking. The dead lying in the yards may have been killed hy the sharpshooters in the clins above, hut there were only a few, HJ any, as the mist settled ever the place audi pro- tected us. However, the faet that there were dead comrades in the yard nfterward does not prove that a fight took place over the cannon. The ditto re neu is that I was there when the cannon were first captured, and the Doctor set there when the dead were there, whieh may trnve seen next uay. 1 tio not with to have any controversy over this matter, hut merely to remove from aryself the charge of bragga- docio and general incorrectness Imputed to mo by the Doctor. I would also state that my, letter to Capt. Jeeee H. Jones, to whieh. the latter refers in his able artielo of May 7, la entirely correct. I hope he will take this in good foeliag, ami! bear in mind that the opportunities ef observ- ance in the skirmish-lin- e are better than in tha rear hospital. Jamks E. Chamu, 306 Elysian fields street, New Orleans, La. HMSfflS SHADEROLLERS SEI'F-ACTIN- G ' isis Beware of Imitations. NOTICE! AUTOGRAPH LABEL air Lfr AKDotrr ? THEGENUINE Jyv HARTSHORN

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Page 1: FIGHIWS THEM PICKET SHOTS Agents - Library of Congress...aud called titem moles uwtcad of soldiers. And yet, inside of two Mouths from tbat Unto, 1 i ard btta take Uafit. Wilson to

FIGHIWS THEM

IwlmrWdrans fcvoito Say JMoul

HtliGfir (OH Cai!itiRi!ff us.

QEN. IPifflSL lOEAIWY.HfHllwMOHdMi Of 'till' OhI-HIIII- 1 1 wo of Tno

TntTOK Va.t?OKi. Tribcj.k: While ft 5s

tine thai the Mc of badge, fa the Army of!in Potomac wns originated by Gen. Kearny,it it- -' not equally into that tho rod diamond or,

n- - it has Imumi nailed, tho "KearnyP.itch," we the Aral 1mte ever worn by mom-1- ..

i of that rty. liwly i the of lWlJ. :iiiiy had k ImhU utsdc of fine yellow ejotbin lite form of h Maltese wow. trim mod m-ou- ti

t in edge with a W orl. These lie gave temen of liie 'brigade who wore wounded. Hisliisl command censhtiea' of the 1st, 24 itud 3

J., wtid latet on the 4h K. J. was Nddod tit A Uenuam soldier of Ce. 1, 2d K. il., madeth in, Hud (lie writer of titbs saw Kearny pre-- v

nt one of lteut to a soldier who imd loel hiii bv a gun-eh- nl received while ott a seouliug

i.(iitioi. and with it either fcW ot 4d0 inpHd, fur the purpose of prewiring Mil artificial

JOi lie wtilor was net echo from lite regiment

for special dt$ about 4Jmj a?tlt of AtiatHK, J Mil,itt Kearny' IteMdqti tutors, HHd from that timoUlltll Wittier HeM(lfld R IWMH in lite house ItOn1 lvaruy as ItendttHertora. llefore much do-t.- u

ho had Uoutt at'ltitg a a scout for the Gen- -

i il. and upon one itorasiott the Itcttorni wtid :' l.i-at- . (Winter telle me that 1tu had hoardfiom citiseiis that iho eeresh Imd a ittH4;edIt'u-r- between us attd Ute village of Annan-d.t- l

. I don't Ulteve it. Alow long will ittake you 4o find out tlte truUt of the nuttier? "Li it. Custer (afterword Gen. Cueler) whs Act-ji-i

Ahhittit AdjiitaittXtetieral for Kearny at(lu time, and e tutwattdiug a eop of tlte 3dV S ( ar attached to Jweamy'ti iiri(ade. AtCiin time the roltoU had att outpost a aitort di-t.tii-

beyond what was known a I'adyot'Kwucoii-ataud- . Oh the otpoMte aido of the road.i fin-i- i wa the Little Jtivor ikc, was a idnfleli..tiK'tl UattigerAuld, where one of Uiu Jee's

, H. F.) lives iow. From I'adgi-t'i- s a roadi . t . nurtti until it led int the Columbia -- dko,w .lt-l- i led lute Ute iAuAe Stiver nike at Aniian-tl.i- l.

In answer to the General's query, il told hi inHint by ttto nest iiiomiHg I oould tot ItimIviiuw. About 3 it.m. ! oroWod the road ruH- -

iiiiiK bctweu the Urt.le Jtiver and CoIuimMh 1

pijv mid cautiously made my way through thetds until tits village of A nuattdale wm itt

ph. i ii sight. A eoMvewieui piue thiekot wearli uffurded a safe rotroMt. Jvttcotiaing mytiolfIII r'lii. with eneil tutd laMM' I oh bad ani'it f the village as it ttftttuarod from my i- -t

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in tli Columbia tike, near a church, withinrM yards of my MkiMt. eat two vtdi-ta- . OneoS tneiu hadliw hat brim hanging over his eyes,cm account of break, and Itotit wore ostrichjVutiies. They were probably not as vtUaitioacrH tiny looked. Ott my left, m little farther, way , wus ttie Little Sit ver mke. A eteam aa w-i- n

!!. with its smokestack ffrforated with liul-lit-liol-

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stood ou the near side, while oh thoti! at i side, Uftou a sidu-hil- l, was another videton a gray horse, which lie iireseuily dismountedfrt'ti, as heavy storm eoutmettaod. Jileci.'tvied into biuith hut, which was probablytin more of a protection during the storm ( whteiiiHhttd lor liottra) au wus tay pine thickoU.koii after dark 1 made s. thorough etcamina-tici- i

of tattli sides of itlte road from Anttajidaiedi wn toward our litiesasfarasl'adget's wagoa-fuik- I.

On eouiiug to out- - own lines abitut utid-M- bt

h Lieutenant of Co. F, 2d X. J., attd JtiK-- t in tike road. Hie name is forgotten, butHit way his sword leaped from itscabbard isnot The next moruiug ttpott showing Kearny(In mafi I had made, and telling him the eolorot (lie horses the videto were mounted on, sndh! lowing one house, which was octcn in aba-H- i,

In kod "How wore you armed." Utou W-in-g

Mown penknife, end toid that I had carriedn t lung but that, lie turned to a fluid desk andtook up a silvor-ttMHiute- d (Jolt's reivolver, andf.r'Miiting it to tue, said : ' SCeeft this attd prae-- t

' with it until you And how it shoots." After-- ,.ird, iu eompany with Jos. E. 3aekson, a Lieu- -

tinut on ICearuy's ta4', and who nocsnte hli: iudK-r-ticuera- l before Urn close of the war,I pii.cttoed 4a mm wpple orehard it rear ofK'drny's headquarters until 1 'became Quiteproficient.

At one time during that Fall we Itad a re--

tit v - picket pest at bouse we rolled Umi Tor- -

i tt Manatoa. Iu iNWsiug tty this pt one dayoik of the soldiers invited me te diomount andl.iiv- - some com, of which they liad a quantityalrvady oooked. Accepting the iavitatiou, Ijoined them. After oatiujc as much as 1 oarod)oi. 1 besmu looking ovor tot of papor. witvi Inch the yard wesotiown, and diseovored adocument ttdin like this us near as I

tuber;yonr liKavsar wowm, Inly , Istl.

Itooftoed of iout. J'erriu, A. (t M Ulnrn(i.$iau Keaiunr,

1' mi Uautonatit, Oom'd's; Co., lot Unwtmm.W hen 1 returned is ttea4ruartofc I laid it

iiT"-- i insdesk. After reading it be said te me,1 AhtTC ott omth did you gt thkl" Afterli. ui nig aiy aecouut le asked if I knew any oft nt f family, and said lie Itad dunned at the houae--. turn before, and wanted te know if I knew ifttti 5 o! the family wore iu the neighborhood,i iittiitioned Mrs. Ciardner, who lived near

i oud ' kit! is. and also a man by the uamu of'1 1 itt, who lived inside our lines, on Holmesftuti. below Uororoft's Mill, Mid lie renewed hisscqu.iititanee.

ri ly in tlte FmII of J0t, for a snort lim. itv. .is a purt of my duty to visit our pickets, whov . i.t out by entire companies and staid a weekui u t imc, to inquire of tlte mou if they Itad outi...t day reoeivod every thln in Uie shape ofTat they were entitled to. " Don't ask theoiin t-- i h. iutt t the wen privately and find out,"

re Kearny's orders. At first there WoreniiiiKrous complaints, which speedily became;, vr-- r and fewer until one day two of tho regi-j- .

nt, tlte men said. Itad everything; in theot hci the ttwu 1 asked said they had had every-ti.- n

.g but their uomumcs, and that was notworth mentioning, and if 1 wore you I shouldi.l) i ( t 1 1 1 tig tt tin tJeocraJ about it. I reporteds.i.ily what tho wan sid. "ffumpb! not

woi tli reporting, it. You ride over to Lieut.witlt niyeooiplitaeuu and say I want to

m iii tn." Corp'l Cannon, allnrward Uolooei ofti.- - 4 in It K. V., whawas clerk in Kearny'soili , uftcrwt.rd asid lie never heard man gutMich seorttif. "How is this. Lieutenant,!n tin gnoo roaos and fuenty of traumrtatUon,w it i. not over sic miios hauling, my nen oan't:! wliut tlicy are entitled tor litis moat notiii!'lt-- agaiu.w

W iM-- n Kearny fir oasae to us Ute tltroer iiik nt were not camped mar each ether;tut M (k)l. Taylor ) was near trend's Mills;iht :M M. McLean; at lloaeb's Mill, and the1 it 41. Morrison somewhere dse. Me latuednit oidcr Unit the 1st and 9d should proceed to( at )laee wltorc tin-- 'Ad was. After we bad our

c pucltod a uwutbor of us eu-ollo- over towh;r Koaroy's headquarter tents were pitched,iH.f.mg to jtet a sight of itita. He was not vial-- M

:nid after waititig quite a time we hadm ! t.tl to go iwek, when we hoard the music ofu 1. 1. it baud down the Little litver pike to-vm- 1

Aiucaitdria. Iwnowiug that tlte 1st regi-i- n

ut was to come from that way we waited,Soon (bey turned into a term rnrnd leading 041tow.ird tun ieitersl's iteadquarterf, and lie1 .nut- - out of bis tent oud stood at a beud in titeroad When aoout loot from Kearny threeintti Hirnfigled from tin; ranks, and wttlt clubbednni kelfc approached a Kaeu tree tbat stoodwiii.in a low foot of him and began knocking;Mmie liard, not tolly grown peacitos oil. tt wash KUidv to wateb htm, and ee tite dtfforeutexpreviMos bat swept over bin face; at firstii.crtdulky, as tiiough 4te could not believe

. Ut he aaw, titon tbat was succeeded by iu.and at last by rage, lie eotumeuettd

iibi uy seriptund language fa a vigorous manner, jko inurn Motiutt tt was fully at interesting see

.. ,y , ua loaMires ot toe oon u was!hti;ieMiug as Ins own bad boon. When theylinll roaliaof that 4t was talking to them,and cuilta th. 01 ttot names, titer stood in at.r.pi m; as if it could not lie possible lie meant jiu ut ; wueo at last they became oonvitieod beWah teally talking te thorn, titer iiaatMMd Ain .i;te their individuality with that of Utelr i"iMmaoK, ena slunk nack into the ranks with

(4i i ved expression on their laces that plainly1 kfiimMud tttt fact tbat they oouaidcrod tbota-feoiv--

vry much nggrieved aud Kearu a veryuni. HStmabletuan. After getting out ofbissiybtkk mnividuals be turned bis attention te thoiciiuoitt collectively, from Colonel down to pri-v.ti- -,

aud called titem moles uwtcad of soldiers.And yet, inside of two Mouths from tbat Unto,1 i ard btta take Uaf it. Wilson to task for the

.fettae thin. SotttM U him: "Wilaw, lh.eno tt mm Mt seidtors te intake a living 'JHitJtavo 4Pi llwbi ltte saway ifeent jMaorWUsn, nnd

plonty of thorn have hold liottor positions thanyon ovor Aid. You must not tnlk to thorn asyou de.M That night femid no bettorhated mail in the army Mian Phil. Kearny, butit did not last Jong. Tho unlisted mou foundKearny was their friend; their rations im-proved, their duties becamo ploaeunter undern regular system, and when lio issued It is lastorder as their brigade commander at ShipPoint, where he took tno command of Hamil-ton's Division, thorn wore but few dry eyes inthe brigade. All knew bo lutd boon ollcrodmure important commands, but would not takotitem lHKsaNse be ooald not take bis brigadewitb bun. ITe was siitoiroiy mourned, whileall felt proud of the reason lie gave for leavingthorn. JIo was ottered command of trooiiudur lira. That expressed all. Ho establishedh bHgade lwkery and a slaughter-hous- e diningthe irall of 'fil, and when the army left theircamps iu the hpriug of '(52 each company inthe brigade had $100 in cash in the ooiupuuyfund. 1 doubt if its parallel could be found inthe Army of the Potomac.

Soon after the trip to Autiaiidale lie showedme the only map extant iu ottr army of thecountry in oar front. It was oho that ItadIkhui made for Gen. McDowell by n mutt namedWai-riitKto- Ciillingham, thou, hk now. a residentou the old Mt. V onion estate. Mr. (iiliiiiUaink and was a "Friend." His limp had tho mainroads, but was in no sense n military map, andthe Ctoucral asked me if 1 thought 1 couldmake it otic, after cxdaiuing that all bouses,small road, streams, the of forests,Mud names of the inhabitant would have toappear. He hud a Co, I man nmnod l'etorGoeitehiis detailed to fill up aud make a mili-tary map from data mostly obtained by mo.I got Jonathan i tollwis to fill in a portion ofthe oouutry east of the Acootnik pike and westof the Potomac Jtivor. A man named Stilesfilled in a Miction on tlte OccotjM.in and aroundwhore thu Widow Violet It veil, but k large partof what Sh now known as buanu's Map ofNortheast Virginia would not have been iuexistence lo-ds- y had it not huun for PhilKearny; and tho first map furuUbod from theWar lupartmout iu IHtfcJ said oh the marginUte information from which this man was com-

piled of that section of the country, fromAlexandria te Fairfax OouitboM south of thuLitUe Itivor Turn hike to tlte Oecoquan, wasfurnished by Gen. Kearny.

At first I attempted to fill in tho map on thenorth side of tlte turtidke us welt as 011 thesouth, but after being arrested and bandcaU'edby drunken olNocrs, I quit trying to go out ofour lint anywhere except iu oar brigade front.MettellMu issued an order fetbiddiug anythingof tlte kind, but in my own case ne attentionwas iaid to it in our brigade,

Kanty was indefatigable in his efforts teprocure mfortnaUou and to knew bow thingswore Being along our lines. Oh my tolling himone day that there was a place in front and tothe led of our brigade picket whete there waslie post for ovor half a mile, he expressed a do-sir- e

to bee the spot ; ordering two horses fromhis own stable, he went with me mid wasshown the place. Proceeding across the fiatjuat alatve win-r- e Holmes's J.'un empties intoHunting Greek, we went up throagh the woodsfeeuth until we came te (leu. (). O. Ho wind'sheadquut tors. The eon versa! ion betweenHoward and Kearny was soon over, aud heasked how far "we oeold go out on the load ;we were then fa front of Gen. Howard's line.1 told him that umIom we met a patrol fromtlte Confederate aide we aid go six or eightm aes, but that the day before a party of 00had conic down le within a mile of where wowore then. " Well come on ; let's go out, anyway."

After going a mite and a half or more, betold itte to call a man who was plowing gentsdistance from the road. I called, and he didnot appear to care to leave his work, and 1 badto call him two or three time before he startedte come to the road, aud when he did start Itscame very slowly. Tell him to come asight faster." repeated the order verbatim,upon which be quickened his steps somewhat.As soon as he came withfa easy distance ofKearny's voice be quickened his jwee materi-ally. He had a very sullen look on his face asbe came to a halt at tlte fence, and scarcely an-swered Kearny's first uestiou; but there wasvery little best (at ion after the second one, putfn Kearny's quick, incisive manner. Aftertalking with him a short time, as it was nearlynight and we had several mites to go, we turnedand went bade.

One day a bog came for tlte Gtmiiiil not longafter we bad taken possession of the FairfaxTheological Seminary for quarters. The Gen-eral said te the boys itt the ofiiee. " Would youlike to see a French emenr?" Of course, allbauds said yes. " Welt, bring t&st liox te tayroom." In a sliort time be canto out iu theuniform of a French statf efiloer of the rankof Major, us be explained. It was u magnifi-cent uniform, aud when be bad it on I couldLhiuk of nothing be looked more like than aa gams cock, a fighter every inch.

Tlte morning Hhat the Confederate tookpossession of Muuson's Hill, Vs., I rode withKearny to the foot of Ute hill fn the road.There were ptoWMy loO meu in Might en topof tks bill, who all quit work. They werethrowing up broastwoiks. An uflieer rodedown into the road, and they sat and looked ateach utltet sonto time, not ovor ISO yards apart.Not a move was made while we staid there.Kearny fiually said : " It would not take fiveminutes to brush them awujr." We rode awaywithout being fired at. Kearny would havemade a apleudid mark, for he was wearing awhite rubber east aud rode a white or grayhorse.

During tlte Fall and Summer of '01 I becameacquainted with a I toy who was a clerk in Mil-Imru- 's

drug store fa Alexandria, Vs., and haveseen hitu often since the war, so that he hasnot forgotten me. Seme two years age he saidte two. "Sergeant, you used tn he with Kearny,did you not, when bo bad hu headquarters outat tho Kcntitittry aud Hisbop Johns's house? H

"Yes." said J."Well, I beard something a few days age

from Maj. llarrett, of Jeesbarg. He was onKtoncwall Jackson's stuff. He told me thatJackson came along a few minutes afu Kearnywas killed, and seeing a crowd inquired thereason of it. On Wing told they bad the bodyof a Federal General who had just been killed,Jackson dismounted, went to where the bodylay, and as soon as be saw him said, My God,men, you have killed the bravest man in thoUuiou army and then pi need his hands

and offered up a silent prayer. What apicture titat would make."

tie spoke tmntuel J. JjuuI, A few weeks ageI wont te Alexandria again te see if I couldverify the story. 1-- told me that Maj. IJar-re- U

had died since be told me the story, buthis brother. C Boyd JlarroU. from South Da-kota, was in Washington, and rokbly hadheard his brother apeak ot it. I saw him thencrt day, aud was told that his lrothr, theMajor, bad repeatedly told the story, and thathis brother was the oflloer who brought Kear-ny's body into our lines. I said te Mr. Kar-ret- t,

"Von have ne doubt ef the truth of thisstory ?

" Kotte at all," he answered."Aud you would have ne oujooliou te your

name being mentioned as the one whs vouchesfor Ute truth of the statement ?"

"tfoee at all. My name is C. Hoyd HarroU.I live at Aberdeen, ri. I). When I first wentthere I wus uta only Confederate soldier inthat district. Your boys," alluding to theG.A.K., "always invite me to their meetings.Hometimes i make a epoock, and we get alongfirst-rat- e. I bought the Aberdeen JltymUteum,and while I did net change Ute name of thepaper, I did its polities. There ate quite anumber of soldiers there now,and we all live in harmony."

Two years ago J wanted tho address of arelative of (ion. Joseph 11. Johnston and calledat his office to get H, He vwy cheerfully gaveit, and seeing the G.A U, button on my coat,said, "1 see you have been a soldier," and askedwhat service J aw. linen telling him I waswith Phil Kearny iu the earlier days of thewar, he became much interested, and asked twote eit down. Jlle told me that many ycats agehe knew Kearny intimately. After quite along ooaversetioit, 1 said :

"General, I beard Kearny make a remarkabout two men fa the Fall of Jfadl which Ituswe forgot. You were one of the men hementioned, and the ether was en our hide. Iwatched his career aud yours, as far hs I oeuld,from newspaper aeeouuts, and have made upmy mind that Kearny know what he was talk-ing about."

"Ah! what was that?""I laid a new Army Register hefera him In

SM, end as he looked down tho list of llriga-dier- s,

be oame te one and said: ' HuuYpb, putme uuder him. lie will net fight unless ltu isobliged te.' lie was saying that mora te him-se- lf

than me. I don't believe he thought Iheard him. On another oocasien I hoard himHay, Joe Johnston is thu best military man iuAmerica.' "

I ooutd see 0m. JehmttoH fait graUfiod, a lieturned wftih a smOe, saying us he did so:

"I urn glad yeu rimoivod your impressions of

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: "WASHINGTON, P. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1S91.'

1110 as a military man from so friendly a criticas Gon. Koarny."

Gen. Johnston appeared to bo in n reminis-cent mood and rotated scvoral anecdotes of" Phil," only 0110 of which I now recall withsufficient distinctness to relate.

"Atone time," bo said, "when Phil audiwore both Lieutenants on staff duty here iuWashington, bo Mid to 1110 one day, 'Joe, Iwant you to carry a clinllongo for mo to Col.Harney. 'What for, Phil?' ' I nm told thatHarney never upoaks of tho 1st Dragoons ox-ce- pt

as tho lying 1st. and as I am the only ofli-cer- of

the 1st iu Washington, it is my duty tocall him out.' 'Phil, where did you get youriiuformatiou?' 'From Lieut. --.' 'Did heput it in writing?' Ko.' 'Well, you get itin writing and I will carry your challenge."'

Tho Genoial's eyes fairly twinkled as hosaid, "do yon know that was tho end of it?"Judso.n Iv.niojit, Washington, I). C.

FLAG OF CO. C, 70th N. Y.Comrnilc-- Mho Ought to Know Sn there was No

.Such Flu?.Kditok Natioxai.Timiiu.vii: I sou Comrade

John D. Adams, Well fleet. Nob., wants to knowabout the 70th N. Y. Iwttlc-flag- . 1 don't knowanything about Co. C's flag, and novor knewthey had one. Hut tho flag presented to the70th N. Y. at New Nork City is mine by votoof tho officers of tlioiegiinent, and is iu a frniuoand hangs iu my jmrlor. and 1 prizo it morothan any other article iu the room.

Comrade Itansom Gaylord.Co. F, 70th N. Y.,who lest an arm at Gettysburg, says bo don'tloinemlicr any company flag that was carriedthrough many buttles; but that Co. F ha 1 oneput 011 a polo iu camp, which soon whippedout.

I received my com mission as Lion ten ant-Colon- el

Doc 1. 18(12, and was promoted toColon ol of 7-lt- N. Y. (."th Kscelsior), and com-manded that logiiuetit at the Imttlo of Gettys-burg. Would liko to hoar from somo of thobays from Pawpaw, Mich. Thomas Holt,Urovct Ilrigadier-Gouora- l, Waterbury, Conn.

31on About Co. Cs Flag.F.MTOK National Tnntrjcn: In looking

over Tub National Tuiiiuni: for Sept. .. thoparagraph " What about tho flag?" attractedmy attention, and. as you n quost. will say forthe information of Comrade John D. Adams, ofWell fleet. Neb., that the statement going therounds that Mr. John F. Chavilcor, of ValleyPrecinct, Neb., is tho possessor of tho old battle-fla- g

of Co. C, 70th N. Y., is an error. Co. C hada guidon but no flag. Kvcry regiment had ncolor company, and to it alono was intrustedtho flags of tho legimunt. When tho time ofthe 70th N. Y. expirod, iu front of Petersburg.I was iu command of the color company (F .attd tho ltattlc-fln- g was brought on to New Yorkby me. where wo wero mustered out. and it isnew iu possession of Gen. Thomas Holt, whocommanded thu 70th ou so many lmttlefields ofthe Army of tho Potomac, and who reside inWaterbury, Conn. I cannot understand bowso pNipablo a in statement could go the roundsof the pre without the oiiginator coming togrief at n voty eariy date; but aR my regimentwas from New York, and piobably very few, ifany, of my old comrades drifted out Wcfrt, thostory might still bo traveling, wero it not foryour paper, which reachci the comrades in allsections, aud thus camo to me with this fairylale. John N. Coyxk, Lieutenant-Colone- l, U.S. Vols., .Secretary KxccUiur Hrigailu Associa-tion, 3 Hampton Court, Jer.oy City, N. J.

THE WILDERNESS.What Trosps Or.oneil the Fight In the llrusli.

Kiiitok National Tiiihunk: There hasbeen considerable controversy in your paperas to the troops first engaged at the battleof the WilderiKst. I have beii reading Hiesketch of Comrado CeUedge, Co. C, 1 IGth N. Y.While I do not wish hehas written, I havo always thought, and shallalways think, that tho Firt IJrigade, FirstDivision, Fifth Corps, of which I was a mem-ber, was tho first infantry to become engagedin that battle.

W matched all night tho night of May 1,

crossing the ilapidnu at fjernianun Ford atdaylight. We did uot halt for breakfast, butpushed to the front. It was not later than 10o'clock a. m. of May Tt when wo struck therebels, and charged tlieni as soon as our linowas formed, driving them back to their mainlines. They in turn drove us by a counter-charge. Previous to this time wo hail notlteaiii any firing at all, aud If thore had beenany skirmishing iu our vicinity wc would havebeen likely to hear it.

My brigade was known afterward as Ilart-lett'- H

Itrtgade, and consisted of tho 2.1 Me., ItsthMass., JSd Mass., 25th N. Y., and iionsibly onoether regiment. Comrade Col led go says it wasltia imprcftsion it was tho First ISrigu.de, SecondDivision, Fifth Corps. If ho changes tho iiutti-Im- r

of Uo division to the First. I think ho willbe as near right as any of our amateur his-torians.

Wilting as I do from memory, 27 years aftertho battle. I am not able to give exact locations,nerdeeciibe tho situation as I would like to do;but wc had left tho Plank road behind us, andcharged into the woods 011 tho cast side nf aturn juke road i tinning MHitli or nearly so. Thefciixth Corps was on our right, extending to theItaptdan. Whtu tho lilies of tho Sixth Corpswere broken on the afternoon of the fth, theright of our corps was subjected to a severecross-fir- e, but hold their ground.

The Fifth Corps was withdrawn from Ilialinos on Saturday oveuiug. the Sth, I think,passing around the rear and left flank of thoarmy and marched all night for SpoltsylvaiiiaCourthouse, striking tlio rebels at Laurel Hillat U o'clock Sunday morning. Wo wore pre-ceded by cavalry, but Aero the first infantry, Ithink, to strike them there.

The woods were so dense in tho Wildernessthat it was nearly impossible for one to knowanything of the situation or movements of anytroojst outside of his own brigade, unless anotfleer of high rank.

I would like to hear from other members ofmy brigade who wore in this campaign, that weinaycetnpaie notes and refresh our memories.We arexutUng along in yearn, bu t thoro arc someof usleU yet, although widely scattered. Any-one of the old brigade who may see this is cor-dially invited to write mo at this address.H. M. Joxns, IBth Mass., Scott City, Kan.

LAST CALL MEN.A I'oiint.jhanla ComraJo nho Is .Not Anlianitd te

be Cnllotl a 'fit .Man.

KfMTQK National Tribunk: The article inyour last issue under tho head of "Last call,big bounty men " I have road with great

more especially, I supjiose, for the reasonthat I served in one of the regiments whichyou quote; beta thoarlirla iu question wouldseem to give Lite impiottioii tbat wo wore a ono-yeai- 's

icgiineiit, I dosiio to conoct that error.The members of this regiment to which I al-lude (the 166th Pa.) wero all tlucoycar' mcuand had already been in the service fromperiods ranging from lS-- down to within amonth of the formation of the regiment atCamp Hamilton iu the Spring ofl8CI. It wasraised from Ute 3d Pa. Alt., then garrisoningPort Monroe, by a special order from the WarDepartment, obtained by Gen. Itullor, aud woenjoyed Ute Huiqucdisliiicliou of being the onlyPennsylvania regiment raised on robel soil,while a laige per cent, was comjtoted of men whohad already smved nearly two years in themother regiment. Another Inrgo per cent, werothose who had served iu other organizations, audhad either been discharged for wounds receivedor by expiration of term of service, but hudenlisted prior to tlte offering of the big bounty;therefore, a very small percentage of them re-ceived a big Iteunty, and those woro not allnew men unused to war by any manner ofmeans. Nine out of ovory 10, it is safe to say,had seen service, and severe service, too; andwhile we were a new organization as infantryit was a veteran rogiinout in ovory senso of thoword. It was moro than could bo said of anyother regiment in tho field. Ilnttorios of ar-tillery could havo boon manned by officers audmen Jrom its ranks and served with the sameprecision as the Itcstof them. Kvery battlefieldof the liaetern armies was lopresciiiod, so it isnot strange that wbon that groat compaignojiened that was to task human oiiduraiicotoits utmost that wc woro always placed in thoadvance. 1 think I speak thosontimcut of theHHtvirorg when 1 say wo arc not ashamed ofour record oven If wo are clawed with tho' 1 ma call big bounty men." W. H. Walteiis.lth Pa., West Grovo, Pa.

Weak, Nrrtous ilea.SmmJ at once for fult UlreetliHts vnv.n or

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A SUTLER'S CLERK.- e

Experience of a Ncu Hatapsliirc Hor In Dutch(.'411.

Editor National Triiiune: While othorsare relating how they heenmo soldiors andthoir experiences in tho army. I will toll howlbecame a filler's clerk and of my experiencesin Dutch Gup with tha 1th U. S. C. T.

On Aug. 22. ldfU, I received a tolcgram frommy biotber, dated at lJaltimore, directing moto come 011 at once, as ho had u situation formo at $75 a mouth aud rations. I arrived inHiiltinioro tho next day, and found that I wasto act as clerk to a Lieut. Fverett, of tho.'ltlthU. S. C. T. A pass vas furniehwl me'from Haiti-mor- e

to Fortress Monroe.An amusing incident occurred on tho trip

up the Jaincs. Upon the Iwnt woro .1 numberof soldiers returning from hospitals and vari-ous places, aud on tho deck was a collection ofboxes, barrels, etc I occupied a position upontho upper deck overlooking nil this. A soldierwas sitting upon 0110 of tho barrels, and hoseoiuod to bo very restless; so much so that Inoticed him. Ho worked around upon thobarrel until tho head was well loosened. Thouhis comrades wero notified, and they gatheredabout him, when suddenly off ho came, andover wont tho barrel with tho head out. andout camo the contents, which were tho d

"ginger cakes" that I afterward sold thoti-aiiidso- f.

Those cakes disappeared like a hatfull of corn beforo a flock of hungry hens, andin less timo than 1 am tolling it thoro was anempty lmrrcl, a clean deck, and not a manthere, Tho guard promptly put in an ap-pearance, but I never knew the finale.

Tho City Point & Petersburg llailroad wasthen iu running order from City Point to Pit-kin- s,

some throo or four miles from Peters-burg. It war from this station that the armyrailroad projier alterward started. Upon a flatcar, iu tho wood, n short way from thostation,was an immense 13-inc- h mortar, which theysaid would deliver its sholls into Petersburg.I inspected it with wondering eyes, but it wasnot my fori lino to bo there when it was fired.It was about two miles from Pitkin, out to thovery front, to tho locality where tho brigadecommissary had been that I was looking for.A few days beforo my arrival they had moved,and of course no one knew where. Tho 10thN. II. was iu tho trenches there, and I greetedwith pleasure numerous friends in their ranks,who woro surprised toseo lue there iu citizen'.- -

clothes. I spent tho day with them at thovery front, where pickct-firiugan- d shelling wasgoing ou at intervals all dav.

I think it was about four days after thnt Ifound Lieut. Everett. I started from Pitkinsin the morning, went down to Point of iCoekaand crossed tho Appomattox upon the pontoonbridge, and then followed tho line of breast- -

woiks to tho James; thenro down the bank oftho river and across to Deep ISottom. It wasnow about .i p. ui.. and I was nearly used upwith my long walk iu the hot sun. I went outovor the breastworks, between tho Appomattoxand James, to a spring of good water. I haveno doubt many old soldiers who were campedin that vicinity remember that spring, whichwas in tho woods, upon tho side of n ravine,and only a few rod3 irom tho works. At DeepISottom I found tho brigade I was looking forand also Lieut. Everett. Ho informed mu thathe had been sick, could got no clerk, had givenup my coming, and had resigned the commis-sar- 3

Another had been appointed and lie hada clerk. I left him with my heart in my bootsand wended my way back across the James,not knowing where to go. When about halfway across the long. level stretch of plain, attho fouth of the bridge, It began to rain. Awagon-trai- n was in camp near by, and bad asmall tent that I got under for shelter. Aftorafow mi utiles rest I hardly foil able to move, andI told the teamsters my troubles. Thev gavemo some supper and the use of a blanket andtho tent for the night. They slept iu theirwagous. hi the morning I had breakfast withthem. I remember it consisted of fried porkand fried haidtack that had boon Foakcd iuwater, and coffee without milk. I couldn'toat much of it, but I thanked them for theirkindness and wcut away. I havo never seenthem since.

A mile or Icsa from llioir camp I camo to aSutlor's tent, and I stopped to get something tocat more congenial to my tasto than fried jiorkaud hardtack. I bought ome cakos and cheeseof a colored follow, who scorned to bo lookingafter tilings, when a w bite man, who was lyingdown in the tent, got up, asked me some ques-tions, invited me in, cut a watermelon, aud itendod by my going to work for him across thoriver at Dutch Gap Canal, whore his reeiiucnt(the Ith U. S. C. T.) was camped, and where hehad a shop in charge of a clerk named FrankJacoln. from Alt. Vernon, O. Ho was knownas "Mister Frank," and I was there but a weekor two when I was universally known as" .Mister Charley." We occupied a bombproofin tho river bank, near the ond of tho fort.Tho fort was parallel with tho canal, not farfrom it, and went front tho river bank on thoupper river end nearly to tho other bank. Itwas manned, I think, by a Connecticut artil-lery company. There was a 10?) pound Parrottgun mounted jn the fort, aud some few brasspieces of light artillery. Ou tho other side ofthe cannl thoro were somo mortar butteriesmanned by white troop?. A largo jiortion ofthu 21 U. S. C. T. was also there at thattime, and as we bad theonlySiitlor'sshonin thevicinity wc did quite a little business, althoughit had been sometime since the Paymaster hadbeon around, and money was getting scarce.

As I remember, our prices there were aboutthosamoasiu other localities. All our goodsworo brought to tho rivor bank iu a wagon,ferried acrosi in a rowboat, and then broughtup the steep bank to tho bomb-proo- f by humanmuscle. We wero under tiro almost continu-ally. Tho Johnnies had some (Jiiich mortarsthat thoy kept going every few minute, dayand night, but 1 never saw or heard of manygetting wounded; iu fact, only two during thosix weeks 1 was there.

Nearly every morning there would he a ces-sation of firing for an hour or more, and Iwould improve tho opportunity to go out, seohow tho canal was getting along, and tako thoair. One morning 1 stood looking down iu thecanal, somo 50 feet deep, at tho mon aud teamsworking there, when I heard the mortar, thentho shell with its " whish," "whi-h.- " Istepped back a fuw foet, thu shell striking noartho edge of the canal, knocking oil' fcomo dirt,and oxploding iu the canal. I went to tho edgeand looked down, expecting to soe one-hal- f oftho mcu laid out and tho rest getting out; butnothing of the kind. Everything was going011 just thu same as beforo. I taw no ouu hurt,aud everyono was at work as though nothinghad hapiHsucd. Uefore another one came over Iwas iu tho iMimb-proof- , dealiug out moldy to-bacco at $I.W) per pound.

Sept. 23, lf,(li, the regiment wassonton thomove that rciillcd fa the Imttlo of Chapin'sFarm and theeaptureof Fort Harrison. Cooper,the Sutler, took Jacolw, his team and tout, andwont with tho regiment, leaving mo at DutchGap alono. At noon the next day an officercame to mo and said: "Your regiment is nothere, and you havo no business here. You aroto bu out of here in 21 hours, or take tho con-sequences."

As luck would havo it, Coopor carno overthat afternoon, prcKtrod to movo away, and sotho sad consequences weru averted. Our regi-mo- nt

was camped iu the woods a mile or morato tho loft of Fort HarriMiu, and urlinps asmuch to tho right of Fort ISrady. About thistimo tho Paymaster arrived, and gave thetroojw about six months' jmy. It was nowthat I began to learn what tho Sutler businesswas. It seemed to mo that thoy bought thomost of their rations of tho Sutlor. Ilu-riiios- s

was booming, and another clerk was hired.His uamu was Hardenlierg, and ho was fromPhiladelphia. A bakor was engaged, and abako-to- nt run. where dried-appl- o pies, biscuit,cake, etc., wero turned out iu quantities; buttho quality was poor enough. I think tho ovenwould hold about GO at it timo. and at timesthoro would bo a crowd around tho tent wait-ing for pies, eight or 10 deep, all clamoring for0110 when tho baker brought them in. Evoryevening tho team, four muIo$, came from IJer-mud- a

Iluiidrul with a load, which would bodisposed of before tho next afternoon.

This driving, booming business lastod aboutfivo week, when it began to fall of, and aboutNov. 8 I got through with Cooper and com-motic-

with II. D. Kuhn. Sutlor of tho ."th U.S. 0. T. C. II. Osgood, Manchostor, N. U.

Jlnlnc Ink.Jcirlih JfaMH0r,1

"Send me up a cocktail," said tho guost at aMaine hotel.

" Can't do it, sir; but I'll got you some ink,"said thu boy.

" I don't want any ink.""Say, I guess you never tried our ink, did

you?""

Short Breath, palpitation, pain In cbet,wculc or fiilnt niHjlU, tmiotbcrlut; cured by Dr.Miles' New Heurt Cure. Hold nt ilnigjclsLi. Frtetrcutiao by mull. Miua Med. Co., Euciiaut, luu.

PICKET SHOTS

From Alert Comrades All Along the

Line.

In format Ion Atknl ami 0hen.Noah L. Gebhart, Co. D, loth Iowa. Bnrling-to- u,

Iowa, would lika tho mime nud uddre-- t oftho young German who belonged to the 10thOhio battery, and who was en .tn rati the daySherman left Columbia. S. C, together with twosoldiers of the loth Iowa, tho writer being weoMIie two. They were captured about threemiles from Columbia, ou a ro:id leading tn theleft of the Seventeenth Corps as they left thecity. Ho would also liko the name aud ad-dress of any of tho Confederates who capturedthe men mentioned above. They belonged totho 10th Ga. (Cobb's Legion), of Gen. Uutler'sPrigade. Hampton's Cavalry Division. Thewriter remembers that ono of these Conftril-erato- s

was Perg't Elliott, ami another Corp'lLeatherwood. Thoro wero nine of these Con-crates.a- nd

all wcrcdrcsed iu Fodoral uniforms,and were thoreforo allowed to ride npon thethree captured men, who mado no effort to getaway.

I). Sterling Mitzel, Justice of the Peace,Wintcrstown, P.t., says $T00 back pensionmoney and a pension cortificato is awaitingJohn Olivor Kcesey, whose whereabouts are atpresent unknown to tho writer. When lasthoard front ho was in Adams County. Pa., but isnow supposed to bo In Washington, I). C.

Julius Jiiergens, Co. K,2d Mo.. Hub City. Mo.,would like to know the whoreabouts of Willis,or Wille, lluglor of the loth Mo. If alive, hewould like to hear from him. This ISngter andthe writer saved a comrade from drowning intho Tennessee Kiver at Pridgeport, Ala. Hewould also liko to know who tho comrado waswho was saved. Shortly after this occurrencetho writer was takoti prisoner at the buttle ofChickamauga.

Georgo A. Paxson, Sorgoant, Wilson Camp,21H, Sons of Veterans, Marceilus, Mich., saysthat ho has a package of letters that woro loftin hiscaro by (J. G. Woodmaiisoe, of Co. G. 1stN. Y. Art., recently deceased. Tho lettersworo written to one Nelson Taylor, late a mem-ber of Co. K. 102d 111., while ho was in thoservice. Some of these lottors are front brothersand sisters, while others aro from lady friendd.

110 writer is Informed that tho said NeUonTaylor diud iu the army, and ho intrusted tholetters to tho keeping of Woodmanaee. Thefriends or relatives of Taylor can have theseletters by addressing tho writer as above.

Mrs. A. Mary Kershaw. 17 Dan forth street.Full Uiver, Ma., would liko to know whatbattery was stationed at Fort Jefferson, DryTortitgas, FJa., iu May or June, ami thenames of tho officers commanding tho battery.Mrs. Kershaw would aho like the name amiaddress of any of the officer and men of the82d U. S. C. T who wero station oil at DryTortugas at tho time given above.

the OMest b'on or a Wteran.Fcott Nocks, Co. ir, 7th Ind. Cav., Pierceville,

Iud., having seen the controversy regardingtho ohlest son of a veteran, says that his fatheris 70 years of age, while his father's brotherPenjattiin, of Clay Center, Kan., is 7b years old.They aro Iwtli sons of a veteran, and alsofathers of veterans. Their father, ami thewriter's grandfather, Ebenezcr Nocks, enlistedin Co. K, ooth Iud., which was known as theIrish I'egimeut, as a teamster and servedthrough a good portion of tho war. He hadthroo grandsons, who served nine years iu all.Ono was killed at Kesaca, Ga.; the other twoare still living, the writer being one, who en-listed at 15 years of age.

A UniHe In Waiting.I". S. O. Hiitiuiciitt, Lawrence, Kan., says

that ho can give a good and permanent heme tnsomexddier's orphan boy; a lad of 1 1 or loyears preferred. A good boy can have a goodhome on a farm, with excel lent school advan-tages, for years to eoiuo.

Wants a 1'jrtner.A comrade, who is a pensioner, would like a

partner in a fruit and truek farm, as ho hasmoro land than ho can work alone. It is asure cash paying business, near a largo townin Kansas. A good homo in tho writer's fam-ily w offered to a steady comrade. Address IO. Pox 2do, Iola, Kan.

b'ronli.Louts Heinomann, Corporal, Co. C, 9th Wis.,

Chicago, HI., says that tho present City Admin-istration is discharging a groat many omployes,most of whom are old soldiers. The writerwas ono of the unfortunates discharged, al-

though he served four yeurs and five mouthsduring tho war of tho rebellion. Many menwero retained who never saw service.

The First Mmtereil.Jamo P.lattonbergor, Co. K, loth III., 117

North Marengo avenue, Pasadena, Chi., havingseen tho question asked in our paper as towhat infantry regiment was mustoreil into thevolunteer service first for three yean, iu whichis also stated that tho 1st Ma-s-. claims thishonor, its muster-i- n being given as May 2o,1SG1, says that the 15th III. was mustered intotho service May 21, 186'1, by Capt. John Pope,of the I'ogular Army, now MaJ.-Ge- u. Pope.

Apply for a Dun II cute.W. II. Morgan, Co. I), 5Uth III., Streator, III.,

says that on his way to tho seashore for hishealth, itt passing through New York City, hewas drugged and robbed of his pension papers,railroad ticket, watch, aud money. Ho wastold that these articles wero taken from him forsafe keeping, but when ho wrote to tho partiesasking for their return ho received only an in-

sulting reply. Ho wishes to warn other com-rades tosteor clear of this place, if they wiahto be safe. Ho would liko to know how tohavo his certificate replaced.

Apply for aduplicato to tho Commissionerof Pensions, stating under 011th tho circum-stances of tho loss of original. Eorron Na-

tional Tkiiiunk.Li-- rt Out tint 70th Ind.

Georgo C. Allen. Co. G, 129th III.. Purl, Iowa,says that Comrado David 1 Ian na. of Canyon City,Colo., is correct as to the brigade which let! thoadvance around to tho rebels' light at Avorys- -lmro, .. C, but ho iolt out the 70th J ml., Presi-dent Harrison's old regiment, which was a partof the First Prigade, Third Division, TwentiethCorps, ut that time.

Scattrrln?.Leon Sortore, Duke Center, Pa., writes that

tho communication of W. Goodrich, Co. IS, 5thN. Y. Cav., describing tho death aud burial oftho writer's brother, Sorg't S. W. Sortoro, atMil ford Station, Va., is perfectly accurate,judging from tho published history ot thatcompany, and ho thanks Comrade Goodrich fortho letter. Ho wishes that the members of the5th N. Y. Cav. could seo the oil painting in hispossession of the burial of his brother, pain todfrom a wood-cu- t iu the company history. Soouafter tho war men wero sent at his father'soxieiiso. and thu Serguaut's body removed tosome National Cemetery, which one he does notknow, but ho is now trying to find out. Hewould liko to hoar from the comrades of Cha-?- .

W. Sortoro, 1st N. Y. Dragoons, who waswounded at tho buttln of tho Wilderness, nudafterwards died in hospital.

A Fraud.Geo. W. Lodge, St.mton, Ala., having noticed

the uamu of Henry Fisher published iu the col-

umns of our paper asa fraud, says that he is wellaciiuaiutud with Fisher, as ho has lived inAlabama siuco tho war. He claims to havobeen a member of tho 10 Ith Pa., ami ho got acertificate of discbargu through a pensionagent iu Washington by tho immeof Pickmoro.Fisher applied for a pension for a rupture. Horeceived a blank which was to be signed bytwo comrades, and not knowing whore to findthu comrades ho got two unknown white mento sign tho papers. Fishor afterwards sworothat two negro 3 signed tho papers, aud he triedto placu tho blame upon his comrades, aud thenskippod for parts unknown. Ho was glad tohear from him, and ho wishes whenever anycomrado hears of his whereabouts that thoy in-

form him at once, which may possibly save inno-cent people from suffering for his attemptedfraud. Fhdior loft Stanton about tho loth ofMay, and his family loft the same place be-

tween two days about tho 20th of August.AliHiit (eu. FuriiMTOrtli.

E. E. Adams, Co. C, 2d Vt., New Orleans, La.,says there is much better evidence, than hear-say testimony of an ex-reb- ut soldior to tho cou-trar- y,

to establish the fact that Gen. Farua-wort- h

did not kill hiinsolf. Tho 1st Vt. Cav.was in lani3vorth'H Prigade, and Dr.Edson, ofthat rogiuiont, who assisted in recovering hisbody July 5, from tho spot where ho fell, say3:" When found tho body was stripped to flanuoldrawers ami shirt and stockings. Thoro worofive bullet wounds upon tho body four in thochest aud abdomen and 0110 high up in thethigh; he had uo wound or Injury of any soit

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in the head er face, ami he etrtaitily did wetblew his own brains ont, er did Mtveeedo it ferhim. The talk at the time was the when or-dered to surrender by k party of the enemy,who covered him with loaded muskets, hmreply was that he woe Id never surrender, amifired his revolver, receiving itt re tor it a volleythat mjide suicide unnecessary, if net intpoMt-bio.- "

The writer thinks that it is about timethat this stupid he about this gallant soidtershould ceaee to he believed er he repeated.

A Wonl Absut the Utm Wlb.J. W. Ahlen. Co. B. SOth Intl., Firfc Brigade,

Thiol Division, Sixteenth Corps. Nobleevilio.Ind.. thinks the anther of " Confederate Kama "should took ever the map of Louisiana, and thewar records, and he will be able to correct hisarticle. He says that the ram Webb, after thecapture of New Orleans, retreated up the KedKiver to Shrevepert, and when Banks's expedi-tion started up that river, he retreated beyondAlexandria. The writer knew that Banks'sarmy went a long way above Alexandria, butDick Taylor presented sttch serious objectionsthat they decided to stop short ef ShrevepertAgain, Comrade .Simmons says that after thereturn of IJnttkVs expedition the Webb madeher appearance in the Mississippi on the nightof Feb. 2:;, and assisted in the capture efthe Indianola above Natchez. The writer didnot seo the Webb, nor had any desire to; hutIbtnks's expedition np the Red River waa dnr-in- g

the months of March, April and May. IMM,over one year after the eaptttre ef the Indian-ol- a

as Comrade Simmons gives it.Ttcueretl Tlieai Entirely.

J. Smith says that in his artiele en "LoyalMountaineers." Col. Theodore F. Lang eom-plete- ly

ignores Capt. S. S. Rigby's (Wilder's)Independent Iinttery, Intl. L. A. This batterywintered en Cheat .Mountain summit in ltil,and was with (Jen. Milroy at Buffalo Mountain,Dec. 13, I58I. The cannoneers went with him,but took no gnus along, as they were expeetedto work the rebel guns when the fort was captured. The battery remained with Gen. Mil-roy until tho V.tlley was rearhed atStrashurg,when it was assigned to the reserve artillery,which constated ef five batteries. At Croes-Ke- ys

the battery took Himan's place in theedge of the timber; the Hints were foiling toofast for the Iitiekeye?. They remained iu thatposition until the close of the action at dark.If Col. Lang is writing from memory, there isseme excuse ; hut if he is writing from Rotes,tho writer dees net think, tbat he kept hiscases very elesely on the little squad that eom-pose- d

Wilder's Independent Battery.

AROUND ATLANTA.Heir the 2d Cavalry IHtMah C'anie no Frein the

ltur.Editor Natioxat. Trnvrxx: Tn yr issue

of April 2 Capt. M. M. Walden, Sth Iowa Cav.,in his article eu the McCeek raid around AtJunta, makes nse of this language:

" Hood relieved Johnston about Jnly 18, 1P&Uami about this time Gerrard, with his foree ofcavalry, came up from the rear and took posi-tion on Sherman's left to relieve Steneman."

This is simply another exhibition ef howlittle one part of a large array knows of whatanother part k doing en any specifiedand if Comrade Walden wishes his readers toinfer that at any time on the Atlanta campaignthe Second Cavalry Division was in the rear(doing guard duty, fer instance), he is simplyaway olf, and doesn't know what ho is talkingabout.

For the information ef Comrade Walden andfor the entertainment of coetrades who servedin other parts of the army, and. who, like my-self, no doubt, would like te know what theircomrades en other parts ef the line were doingon certain oceas.ens, I will state exaetly, and ina few words, jiHt howGerrard's Division "eameup from the rear" npon the occasion referredto. Be it known, then, that the Seeond CavalryDivision en the Atlanta campaign who eom-jhw- h1

of three brigades and the Beard of TradeISuttery. The First Brigade was com mantledby R. II. G. Minty. tho Seeond hy Eli Long,and the Third by A. O. Miller. The era twowero all cavalry and the third all mou a tedinfantry, armetl with Spencer rifles, ami knownas tho ''Lightning Brigade."

On the morning of April 30, IFftl, we leftColumbia, Tenn., for the front, ptts&ing throughFarmington, Shelbyville, Tiiilahoma. Deeherd,and Cowan, over tae Cumberland Mountain;?,to Stevenson, Bridgeport, and across the Tennessee River. At Sbellmeiint we took acrossthe Sand Mountains to Trenton, thence overold Lookout at Johnson's Crook, over thoChickamauga, and across the Pigeon Mountainsat Dug Gap to Lafayette, Ga.. where we arrivedMay D. llcr we joined tho right wing ofSherman's army, commanded by Gen. MePher-sot- t,

and from that time en until his death wewero attached to his army and got our ordersfrom him. We crossed Taylor's Ridge at Ship's(iap, and on the 10th ef May were at SnakeCreek Gap. (See Sherman's hook, Vol. II, page2d.)

On the 15th of May, the day of the battle atResacn, ottr divnion fought at the Little Ar-murc-

River, in front of Rome, and 25 milesfrom Kesaea. Ou the night of the lftth wecrossed the Oosteitaulu at Lay's Ferry, threemiles below Kesaea, and en the Idth foughtat Wood Lawn, or Blackford's Farm, right infront of the Fifteenth Corps, and were entirelysurrounded, hut were relic veil hy a division ofthe Fiiteenth Corps coming up on our left rear.The balance ef the army was then at Atlairs-vill- e.

on the railroad, north of us. On the 19thwe chased the rebels through Kingston andacross the Etowa at Big Spring Bridge, and se-

cured the bridge. On the 'M we were in theadvance of MePhorson's Sauk movement toVanwertand masked that movement, skirmish-ing all day. On the 2Uh we cressed tho Atla-toou- ii

Mountains iu front of the Fifteenth Corps,on tho Dallas road, striking the Johnnies atPitmpkinvuie Creek and tiriving them fourmiles into the town of Dallas. Ou the 25th wewere driven back to Pumpkinvine Creek; theFifteenth Corps coming np, drove the enemybai-- to Dallas.

Ou thu 2tth we had a hard fight on thoDallas and Powder Spring rontls. On the 27thour (Lightning) brigade joined the right ef theFifteenth Corps. The Johnnies drove the in-

fantry from the works juat to our left, andbut for our Spencers might have driven usalso. These were two of tho hardest fightingdays of the war.

On tho night of the 29th MePhersen beganto movo by the left Hank, and we precededhim. From the time we left Kingston untilthe 1st of June our horses had no grain, andby this time nearly one-thir- d of them haildied or been killed, aud we were ordered hackto the Etown to rest. The men had lost on anaverage 25 pounds in weight. During theseven days that we wero resting, MePhorson'sarmy had been shifted from the right at Dallasto the left at Aekwerth, and we joined the leftou the Sth of June.

On the ikh of June our division fought thebattle of Big Shanty, driving the enemythrough the town and to within two miles ofKenesaw. It took Sherman's army Ave wholedays to tight its way to KeHesnw, and it washard fighting, too. On the 11th wo fought on L

the Marietta road, northeast of Big Shanty.On thu l.rth our division joined the left of theFifteenth Corp. From this time, and untilafter tho evacuation of Kenesaw, our brigadewas constantly close enough to the rebels tohoar them talking. On June 19th we foughtthe battle of Noonday Creek. On the 21st wefought oast of Noonday Creek, losing heavily.This was five miles north of Marietta. On the2b'th we were attacked by tho Johnnies, butdrove them off.

On the 27th the groat battlo of Kenesaw wasfought, and wo advanced with tho infantry.Tho Lightning Brigude got far enough to thonortheast of Kenesaw to see nearly the wholeof the eastern face of the ridge, aud held thoground gained, which was an awful day's work.On tho night of July 2 our brigade relievedall thu infantry skirmishers on tho north andvest of Kenesaw, aud the infantry moved offto the south. That night the Johnnies evacu-ated Konesaw, and on the 3d our division fol-lowed them through Marietta, seven miles,aud fought them at Eottcuwoud Creek, losing

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several men. On July I we foeh lem athe seme phtce, antl bar a nefey eelshmrtew ifnee a etentNtttfe one.

On the !Kh the Lightning Brigade feilthe Chamhoetrhie mt Rmwett just a rfeyHnihe,driving away Martin' rebel btitfMfe, mm! heni-ie- g

tho eroaring until relieved hy Xewftm'sDtvwett, ef the Fourth Cerpsv we being tltefirst troops te frees tha river. On Jnly J wefought the rebels nt t'ro-lCe- y, 13 mile nerthef Atlanta, ami ott thu 18' h street tbeChwrresten Railroad half-wh- y between Derate? amiSiena Mountain, ami tore it up fer seventlmiles. On the 19th w fought as Stone Xfewfts-a-n

Station, destreyiux vt amount ef seere.Thin brings us to the point that iemmdbWalden says we eame Se tho front, hut we havenet got to the Stone man mid yet. by a jugful.

On the 2Hh nt July wo were in front ef theleft wing ef MePhersen 'a army, south ef Dees-tn- r,

and six miles ens ef Atlanta. On the 2tewe started en a raid te Covington, e theCharleston Railroad, 45 miles ens of Atmwfet,ami traveled nittil after midnight, desireying'the road fer 52 mntes. This wee the hottestwork, perhaps, that wus ever dene hy the semenumber of men. By noon, July 2--1, we wereheck to our old plsee in line smith e Pstntu.Ott this trip we destroyed 3,000 boles of est,14,600 pounds of bnetm, 8,000 bushel of seew,twe ieeemotives, end three train of see am?captured ISO prisoners and 2,000 home amimules.

On July 27 we were still pieketlnev miwriter's eeeteany wae on the road near Deex;.When the n was about an hour high, 6en.Steneman, at the hem! of a division o'tavaJry,pnesed through eur line, tnktug the rood fer

Covington. In about two hours eur division.was relieved ami moved out after him. Wotraveled steadily southeast until 1! p. m,making 23 miles, and roming to South River atFlat Roek, or South River SheaJa. Thia cross-ing Stoneman ordered us to hohl for 2d seen?.At night our pickets were attacked, attdJa day-li&- ht

eu the 2Sth ws found that the Jehaateshad placed a en mp-guar- d clear around m. Bysun-u- p all our pickets and videto oh the north-west had been driven in. Soon afterward.Long's Brigade received similar attention enthe eoet, and before 9 a. m. the rebel fceUetafrom both north ami south were cutting theleaves from over our heads. At 10 a. . a nag eftruee came in demanding our immediate sur-render. Gen. Garrard sent hack word tha itthey wanted ns to come and get a. Just allthis time a prisoner was brought in, who statedthat they had seven brigades in poet lien, amiit heaan to look ae though our ehaneea of hold-ing the crossing until noon were slim, seefcrgoing to Andersonviile pretty good. A JJt a.m. their skirmishers were within 200 yard efus, hut we had oar lines ail ready for a eharge.and at a signal front our battery the LlghtwiuKbrigade leaped ever our modest barricade enthe Atlanta read and noiselessly struck theirskirmish-lin-e before they knew we were com-in- g,

and along with their skirmishers wentinto their main line like a cyclone, scatteringthem like ehntf before the wind. In lets than20 minutes they were making good time toward.Atlanta, accelerated hy shells from our battery.About noon our other two brigades rede quietlyaway from the erosting, without further mo-lestation. On July 30 we wero hock to CressKeys, and ou Aug; 1 eur division relieved thewhole of the Twenty-thir- d Corps, awl tooktheir places iu the trenches and nite-pita- y audifor just two weeks were under the eottscau Jtroof the siege-gun- s ami sharpshooter day andBight, and we found this about the easiest;soldiering we ever. did.

I could give you many ether items ef Interestduring the balance ef eur 100 days under to,but think this is sufficient to let yeas leaderaknow how the Seeond Cavalry Pivision earn oup from the rear. B. F. Xvob, Historian,Montmoreney, led.

CRAVEN-HOUS- E GTJSS.Comrade Chaffee Insists Mutt His Chtist CoHoernisff

Their Capture is Cerrt.Ejarreit National 'Estmvxn: la reprying

to an artiele in your paper from the pern eSurg. Beash. relative to the eapture ef thegnneat Craven House, at tho battle ef lookoutMountain, I am reminded ef the eld sayingthat two men cannot see the same thing in thesame way, even though both are eye-witness- es.

But I think that I am entitled to my shareficredibility, beeause I was there as a soldier inthe skirmish-lin- e, and in the fow days thafefollowed this event I woe crippled for life, ami1the whole eircumstanues were indelibly im-pressed upon my memory, because 1 foit theheat of the conflict and bore the sunering, andwas not a Surgeon in the rear ranks beaeatih awhite flag.

Indeed, it seems strange that tile medfealgentleman should have so minute a knowledgeef the whole occurrence, since, if he attendedto his other duties, he muse have seen verybusy with all the wounded at Craven Bbnee,aud if he studied the scenes of the battlefieldiu preference to the wounds of his comrades,then his reliability as an historian is as peer asthat of Surgeon.

I respectfully state that tho brave settleswho went into the cellar was W. Upton, aadI refer the medical gentleman to the history efthe 60th X. Y., hy Chaplain Eddy, for Aiethecinformation. In ease, however, that he maybe as ignorant of tha glorious achievement efthe HOt h N. Y. as he is of the Craven er CarlinHouse episode, I will say that I am wilting tomake my sworn statement to the foet that:three of ns went into the yard of the aforesaidhouse, but that there was no peach orchard,there only a tree or two. Fu rther, that therowas not a dead soldier in sight, nor a live onoeither, of the Coufederat side, for they hadpiled up interesting space between us, audi wereon a dead run around the nose of the mount-ain. I recollect that Myron Ward, of Co. I,went on beyond the Craven House, and con-tinued flring at the enemy. 2 was eom peltedto return to my company, being out ef ammu-nition.

Our main line had halted before gettisfrtethe Craven Mouse, and of eouise we wife thaennaoii standing where we captured them, audiit is therefore not improbable that the receiptef Comrade Oreu is correct. Soon after my re-turn to the company a dense fog eame down.And here I again refer you to the aseve-meu-tione- d

history, page 30ti. If . W. Jlaek, eCo. D, is living, be would, J think, have r rightto elaim the honor of capturing one ef those '

cannon, hut I am not mre.Early next morning Gen. Geary had! tho

White Star floating from the clilft above n, audiI well remember that the cheering awoke me.It seems impossible to me that I should err. inthis matter, and as for as tlte Craven House 1beoncerned consider it n small affair, compara-tively speaking. The dead lying in the yardsmay have been killed hy the sharpshooters inthe clins above, hut there were only a few, HJany, as the mist settled ever the place audi pro-tected us. However, the faet that there weredead comrades in the yard nfterward does notprove that a fight took place over the cannon.The ditto reneu is that I was there when thecannon were first captured, and the Doctor setthere when the dead were there, whieh maytrnve seen next uay. 1 tio not with to haveany controversy over this matter, hut merelyto remove from aryself the charge of bragga-docio and general incorrectness Imputed to moby the Doctor. I would also state that my,letter to Capt. Jeeee H. Jones, to whieh. thelatter refers in his able artielo of May 7, laentirely correct.

I hope he will take this in good foeliag, ami!bear in mind that the opportunities ef observ-ance in the skirmish-lin- e are better than intha rear hospital. Jamks E. Chamu, 306Elysian fields street, New Orleans, La.

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