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tcries Eminently Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures

in the Great National Struggle

fcESTIVCCTION OF THE HATTEHAS

Engagement Between the V S S Ilat- -

tcnis and C S S Alabama Jan 11

r8G3The follcm ins is the official report of

XieuL Commander H C Blake com-

manding¬

the TJ S S Hattcras as takenfrom the official Naval Records Vol 2

Series 1

U S Consulate Kingston Jamaica- Jan 21 18C3

Sir It is mv gainful duty to informthe Department of the destruction ofthe U S S Hatteras recently undermy command by the Confederatesteamer Alabama on the night of theaitluinst oft the coast of Texas Thecircumstances of the sad disaster areas follows Upon the afternoon of the11th Inst at 330 oclock while atanchor in company with the fleet un-

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Commodore Bell off GalvestonTex I was ordered by a signal fromthe U S S flagship Brooklyn to chasea sail to the southward and eastwardI got under way immediately andsteamed with all speed in the directionindicated After some time the strangesail could be seen from the Hatterasand was ascertained to be a steamerwhich fact I communicated to the flag ¬

ship by signal I continued the chaseand rapidly gained upon the suspiciousvessel IKnowing the slow speed of theHatteras I at once suspected that de-ception

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was being practiced and Iienceprdered the ship to be cleared for ac-tion

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with everything in Teadiness fora determined attack and a vigorous de-fense

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When within about four milesof the vessel I observed that she hadceased to steam and --was lying broadBide on awaiting us It was nearly 7oclock and quite dark but notwith-standing

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the obscurity of the night Ifelt assured from the --general characterOf the vessel and her jnanuvering that

f It should encounter the rebel steamer1 Alabama Beingable to work but four

fcuns on one side of the Hatteras two4 Ehort 32 pounders one 30 pounder

rifled Parrott gun and one 20 pounderTifle gun J concluded to close with her5n order that my guns might be effec-tive

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if -- necessary I came within easyfipeaking range about 75 yards andupon asking What steamer is thatreceived the answer Her BritannicMajestys ship Vixen I replied I wouldsend a boat aboard and immediatelygave the order In the meantime bothvessels were changing their positionsthe stranger endeavoring to gain a de-sirable

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position foria raking fire Al-

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simultaneously with the pipingaway of the boatthe strange craft againreplied We are the Confederatesteamer Alabama which was accompaniedby a broadside 1 at the same momentreturned the fire Being well aware ofthe many vulnerable points --of the Hat-teras

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I hoped by closing with the Ala-bama

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to be able to board her and thus--i rid the seas of this piratical craft

The Ship on FireI steamed directly for the Alabama

but she was enabled by her great speedand the foulness of the bottom of theHatteras and consequently her dimin-ished

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speed- to thwart my attemntWhen I had gaineda distance of but 30

--yards from her at this range musketand pistol shots were exchanged thefiring continuing with great vigor onboth sides At length a shell enteredamidship in the hold setting fire to Jtand at the same instant as I can hardlydivide the lime a shell passed thru thesick hay exploding in an adjoiningcompartment also producing lire an-other

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entered the cylinder filling theengine room and deck with steam anddepriving me of all power to manuvertne vessel or to work the pumps uponwhich trie reduction of the fire depended With thp vessel on fire in places andrteyond human power a hapless wreckupon the water with her --walking-beam

shot away and her engine rendereduseless I still maintained an activefire with a double hope of disablingthe Alabama and of attracting the at-tention

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of the fleet off Galveston whichwas onr 28 miles distant It was soonreported to me that shells had enteredthe Hatteras at the water line tearingoff entire sheets of iron and that thenvater was rushing in utterly defyingany attempt to remedy the evil andthat she was rapidly sinking

Learning this melancholy truth andobserving that the Alabama was on myport bow entirely beyond range of myRuns doubtless preparing for a rakinglire of the decks I felt that I had noright to sacrifice uselessly and withoutany desirable result the lives of all under my command

To prevent the blowing up of theHatteras from the fire which was mak ¬ing much progress I ordered the mag-azine

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to be flooded and a lee gun to befired The Alabama then asked if astUtance was desired to which an af-firmative

¬answer was given The Hat-

teras¬

was now rapidly going down andin order to save the lives of my otliccrs and men I caust d tho armamentof the ship on the port side to betlirown overboard Had I not done so1 am confident that the vessel wouldhave gone down with many hearts andvaluable lives

After considerable delay caused bvn report that a steamer was seen com-ing

¬from Galveston the Alabama sentus assistance and I have the pleasure

to-- inform the Department that everyliving being was conveyed safclj fromthe Hatteras to the AlabamaThe Hattcras Sank Rapidly

Ten minutes after leaving the Hatteras she went down bow first with herpennant at the masthead with all hermusKets anu stores or every characterthe enemy not being able owing to herrapid sinking to obtain a single weap ¬

on The battery upon the Alabamabrought into action against the Hat ¬

teras numbered seven guns consistingof four long 32 poundcrs one 100poundor rifle gun one C8 pounder and3 2 1 -- pounder rifle gun

The great superiority of the Alabamawith her powerful battery and her ma ¬chinery etc under the water line mustbe at once recognized by the Depart-ment

¬who are familiar with the con

Mruction of the Hatteras and her totalunfitness for a content with a regularlyliuilt vegg l of war

The ditaucc between the Hatterasand the Alabama during the actionvaried from 25 to 100 yards NearlyCO shots were fired from the Hatterasand I presume a greater number fromthe Alabama I desire to refer theffllcient and active manner In whichActing 3Iastr Henry O Porter execu ¬

tive officer performed his duty Theconduct of Assistant Surg Edward SJlathews both during action and after-wards

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m attention to the wounded de ¬

mands my unqualified commendationI would bring to the favorable no-tice

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of the Department Acting MastersJIate F J McGrath temporarily onduty as a gunner Owing to the dark-ness¬

of the nisht and the peculiar con ¬

struction of the Hatteras I am ableonly to refer to the conduct of thoseofficers who came under my special at-tention

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but from the character of thecontest and the amount or damagedone to the Alabama I have personallyno reason to believe that any officer

failed in his duty To the men of theHatteras I cannot give too much praiseTheir enthusiasm and bravery was ofthe highest order

I inclose the report of Assistant SurgEdward S Mathews by which you willobserve that five men were woundedand two killed The missing it is hopedhave reached the fleet at Galveston Ishall communicate to the Departmentin a separate report the movements ormyself and my command from thetime of our transfer to the Alabamauntil the departure of the earliest mailfrom this place to the United States

X am very respectfully your obedi ¬

ent servant II C Blake LieutenantCommander U S NavyHon Gideon Welles Secretary of the

ISavy Washington D CF G Rundlett West Gulf Squadron

Lowell Mass

GEX EARLYS FAMILY

Something of the Private Side of theRebel CavaUcr

Editor National Tribune During thelast few years much has been said of thewily Confederate chieftain Gen JubalA Early in The National Tribune andother papers thruout the North especial- - but I cannot recall that his domestic or family connections have everbeen commented upon Jn view of thisfact it might be of interest to some ofThe National Tribune readers to Knowsomething of that side of one of themost dashing cavaliers of the Confederacy Gen Earlys family consisting ofa wife and four children --resided athis Jiome at Rock Spring Cottage justoutside the city limits of Rocky MountFranklin County Va His oldest sonJoseph is a farmer married and re-

sides¬

in KentuckyThe next jn age Florence Anna

Early in 1876--whe- n she was 17 mar-ried

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Capt Will H S Banks who serv-ed

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as Captain CoJC 12th Mich trans-ferred

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at his request to cavalry and atthe close of the war discharged asCaptain Co C 9th Mich To thisunionone child a girl wasborn EttaEarly who is a school teacher by pro-fession

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and when the writer last heardfroimher was residing iwith her motherat Waltewan W Va Capt Banks andhis fair Con federate --wife were divorcedabout 25 years ago jand have beenapart ever since but always have agood word for each other when speak ¬

ing of that little difference in politicsthat was the controlling factor that ledup to their legal separation

The third is Jubel A a carpenterresiding near the home of his birthRocky Mount Va Jubel A Early Jris the father of a cadet or Command-er

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Early who is now in the UnitedStates naval service JHe is ja gentleman of high standing in the communityin wiilch he lives

The Early children to a remarkabledegree retain the looks and character-istics

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of their father and are proud oftheir illustrious blood but of late yearsare of strong Union sentiment Theyoungest of the Early children Robertfollowed railroading for some yearsbackhand when last heard from wasjnWest Virginia

Capt Banks who isa man of stren-uous

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habits resides mt 304 Parson StKalamazoo Mich It was he that ledthe charge up the steep hilLat Saline- -vllle Ohio against the 8th Ky rebelCav and forced the surrender tof GenJohn A Morgan -- and his disorganizedarmy of recruits Will H S BanksCaptain Co C 9th Mich Cav GrandJunction Mich

Capture of JohnHYIlkcs BoothEditor National Tribune I enlisted

Dec 3 1861 in Co E 93d N TT at 18years of age In this regiment I tookpart In McCIelians Peninsular Cam-paign

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and was also in the battle ofAntletam Soon after I was given anhonorable discharge because of feeblehealth and returned home As soonas I was able I re enlisted July 211863atPlattsburg N Y as a memberof Co H 16 th N Y Ca v

My chief objection to Lieut Bakersaccount of the capture of Booth Is thatBaker gives too little credit to his subordinate officers We were at CampVienna Va 15 mlleTfrom Washingtonwhen the news reached us concerningthe assassination of President LincolnI was one of the 29 volunteers to huntdown Booth and Herold Emory Parrady also now In Portland was one ofthe picked men and he will corroboratemy statements

Lieut E P Doherty was the manwho jerked Herold out of the barn andnot Baker himself as his account readsDoherty immediately placed me asguard over Herold which I held forabout two hours I talked with Heroldwhen guarding him and he told mehow they had made their escape thusfar He claimed that he would haveleft Booth long since had it not beenfor the fear of death at the hands ofthe assassin

On the way back to Washington withBooths body Baker ind Conger werethe first to ferry the RappahannockHaving the body with them they immediately struck out to leave the remain-der

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of the command which was on theother side of the river It has alwaysbeen thought by many of us that Bakerand Conger were trying to get awaywith the body and thus get the bulkof the reward But luckily Lieut Do-herty

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overtook them and held them tillthe remainder of us had crossed theriver and caught up with Baker and hisparty John W Wellington ICth N YCav Portland Ore

At Champions HillEditor National Tribune I belonged

to Co D 22d Ky During the Vlcksburir campaign we marched to HardTimes and then to the rear of GrandGulf The battle of Port Gibson

and we made a hasty exit fromtbere

Grants skill mystified Pemberton Hewas trying to cross Black River butcould not determine Grants strengthGrand Gulf was known as Grants baseof supplies

After the Raymond tight and the cap-ture

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of Jackson Grant turned his facetoward Vicksburg still keeping Pem ¬

berton In the dark as to his Intentionsliven Halleck at Washington couldntunderstand what Grant was about andordered him to Tall back and succorBanks at Port Hudson Haliecks dis ¬

patch was too late Sherman was cross-ing

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Black River and McClernand wasmarching in that direction

Pemberton had crossed Black Riverand wanted to try his generalship Hedid not have to wait long for HovcvsDivision backed by Carrs Divisionshowed him what they were made ofI never saw men fight so bravely Ourdivision was held in reserve Late inthe evening the enemy gave away Ishall not forget the roar of musketryArtillery could not be used at such closequarters

On the evening of May 10 the daybefore the engagement at ChampionsHill we were close to Pcmbertons com ¬

mand but during the night Pembertonfell back Our Lieutenant asked forvolunteers to picket s Wufl In our ex ¬

treme front I was one of rnose to goWhen we reached there wo found theJohnnies in possession They opened

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THE JOBBAC CO6834fi80f orJIdg Chicago Illinois

fire and we feU flat and hugged theground uhtil we could find an oppor-tunity

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to get back to our line If RalphBall who wa3 one of us Is in the landof the living I would like to hear fromhim A J Jacobs Co D 22d KySmoky Valley Ky

Vice President Hamlins Reception

Editor National Tribune We hadsuffered defeat at Fredericksburg andat Chancellorsvllle and were making30 mile marches to intercept Gen Leoand dissuade him from visiting Wash-ington

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to pay his compliments to thePresident We had stopped in a grovenear Frederick City Md As the sunwas taking a last peep over the moun-tains

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we were preparing a sumptuoussupper consisting of three courses towit coffee hardtack and sowbelly Aportly gentleman dressed in broadclothand wearing a silk hat approachedfrom the direction iof headquarters

As he neared the company a boycalled out Hello mister where didyou get the beehive referring to hishat Asinlle lit up the gentlemansface

Another asked Do you belong to theturkey drivers or the feather bed bri ¬

gadeThe gentleman attempted a good-natur-

retort but that only added to themerriment of the boys and all kinds ofoutlandish questions were hurled athim He started down the line appar-ently

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anxious to get away but the nextregiment took it up and I really feltsorry for him -

Just then our Captain Charles Reeceapproached from headquarters andsaid Boys you shouldbe ashamed ofyourselves That was Vice PresidentHamlin you were guying I do not wantsuch a thing to happen again J MDoubleday Co D 20th Ind CaldwellKan

Sedgwicks Brigade TheaterEditor National Tribune Noticing In

The National Tribune of Nov 25 Com-rade

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Swifts comment on the rusticchurch which he thinks Comrade Floydof the 40th N Y refers to In his arti-cle

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I wish to set the matter right Inthe Winter of C1 C2 while encampedon the old Fairfax road back of Alex-andria

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Va Sedgwicks Brigade com-posed

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of the 3d and 4th Me and 38thand 40th N Y built a large theaterwhich would accommodate about 1000It was fitted up with a fine stage and

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lighted by gas made from grwiso refusefrom the brigade

We all worked oil5 it and had anumber of line plays in it I have aprinted bill now franuxl and Hanging inmy office of the second nights performance which I prize very JUgliiy Thefollowing is the program cA playHunting a Turtle T Minsfrcl scene

Ballad by Miss Julia Hudson Fancydance by Miss LoilarHudsonl GideonsBand by the whole i company Fancydance by MUs Lolla iHudsono Dashingwhite Sergeant iliss Julia Hudson Mcnnwnl reel F Wvat nnd H TalbotConcluding with the Sojis of jMalta Mu 1

sic furnished by the Me BandThe officers of the Association were

President Col J H Ward 3Sth N YV P Col E J It ley 4Qth N YTreasurer Capt Sullivan 40th N YSecretary Lieut Geo Andrews 3d Mc

No doubt all members of SedgwicksBrigade will remember about this JEdwin Nye Co E 3d Me Auburn Me

Not So KindEditor National Tribune I read the

article in a recent issue of The NationalTribune Gen Martins Kindness Itreminded me of an experience the boysof our brigade had one evening after ahard days march down In old VirginiaWe had just halted and were aboutready to stack arms when the Generalin command noticed some of the boyswitli top rails on their shoulders thatthey had appropriateu tor ruei o cooktheir evening meal with For thiscrime the whole brigade was march ¬

ed up and down over a rough stonypiece of ground for more than an houruntil all of us were exhausted It hasbeen 47 years ago this Fall since thatthing happened and I declare to goodness it makes me tnad yet when I thinkof It I have long ago forgiven theJohnnies who made me travel a num-ber

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of times on the double quick whenI was pretty well fagged out but Idont think my heart will ever softenenough to forgive that General JRobinson Balsey Co II 14 2d PaConnellsville Pa

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A Sad JohnJ3ditor National Tribune John W

Gibbs John W Corson and John WLewis were three boys of the village ofTottenville Staten island All werecomrades In war and In the aamo regi-ment

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145th N Y and company KThey all went thru the war from timeof enlistment Aug 6 18G2 to the closeJohn W Gibbs came home without ascratch hut was crushed between twoboats aiul died in a short time JohnW Corson was slightly wounded Hecame home In December 1909 hewas struck by a train and died in ashort time He was a member of Lenheart Post All three Johns were atGettysburg at the dedication of theNew York State Monument and nowthere is only one John left and a sadonp As soldiers we were in 27 battlesand for a medal I received a canistershot in my cartridge box which wentthru the U S plato and stopped insideI have It yet and value It very muchJohn W Lewis 70 South Grove streetWoajdbridge N J

Capture of the Confederate TreasuryEditor National Tribune I see some-

thing¬

about the capture of the Confed-erate

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Treasury and as I was one of theboys that did it I will give my versionThe money belonged to the State Bankof Tennessee at Nashville I saw thebank officials that were taken with Itand a lot of the bank property such asthe records and we supposed that theofficials were prisoners with1 JeffersonDavis The capture was made nearIsaca by Col Pritchard The sin TownCav belonged to the same brigade Myurouier uusscu u stujwell was buglerof Co D 4th Mich Cav nnri Wdressed in rebel gray They took theinside circle when we closed in on Tavlss camp Daviss crowd all thoughtthat wo were rebels John A Stillweliam imva Lav xeim wash

Cnrroirs BrigadeEditor National Tribune I have beenreading your history of the Wilderness

with Intense Interest I note that yougive Col Thomas A Smyth as com-mander

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of the Third Brigade SecondDivision Second Corps during the Wil-derness

¬light This was true afterSpotsylvania but not before rjnn

Sprigg Carroll commanded this brigadeuuui ne was wounded Slay 14 AH yousay of Col Smyth was true Heone of the most gallant and mcrltoriousJomcers in the second Corps Gen Car-roll

¬as I recollect was then Colonel of

the Sth Ohio and was not promoted toBrigadier General until after he waswounded Col Smyth was also promot-ed

¬soon after the Wilderness campaign

as you are aware William Houo htnnMajor 14th Ind Loogootee Ind

The 58th PaEditor National Tribune I think W

A North 58th Pa makes some mistakes There were five companies raisedin Philadelphia one company In Lockhaven and one In Sunbury Col JohnItlchter Jones was killed at BacheltlerKCreek N C and Col Cecil Clay wasuauiy wounueu tne same day that I cotan ounce of lead thru my shoulder Iwas In the company from start to finishand re enlisted at Washington D C-- oinraue isorin is right about MajCharles A Wynn having command alittle wliile but he was carried off thefield on the eveninir of the first iliiv atCold lllrbor Dr Xafavette S Wvnn5Sth Pa Fishers Ferry Pa

Heres SentimentEditor National Tribune This is one

of the finest mornings that I have evereen not even a nine lpnf movlnir not

a cloud in sight and everything so freshurn green alter tne nice showers thntwe had night before last and yesterdaythe orange trees so green and blossomsso fragrant that It makes one think Tsthis Heaven or the next thing to ItHow nice It is here when the moon isiun tne blue sky so full of light starsnnd the moon so bright that we have nouse for Haleys comet hero or Its blaz ¬

ing tall either You never sec suchsplendid mornings as this in Michiganso cool and fresh ir n Perkins st- -

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The lISdTiidsuitor rsatlonal Tribune J can tes

tily that the 43d Ind fought bravelvat the battle of Helena Arjc July 418GJ The last desperate charge of therebels under 11dlmes and Price wasmade on Battery D fh the left of thetown and the 13d IjiJ1 repulsed the at-tack

¬and I saw tM m follow them a

short distance It whsf certainly a greatvictory I am amnsedo reailabout the137th and 138th Wis There were nosuch regiments Wisconsin wits a youngState only 13 years old al she Sent91000 men to the wavr 54 TCgimenLsof infantry four ofcivalrynnd somelight and heavy artiljery Lauren Bar-ker

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2Sth Wis Urookfleld Wis

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Editor National TriMine lwant onlyAmerican stereoscopleVIowsrfor I am afull blooded Atiercanrliyvd in the woolMy father was In the State militia andhis father before him shouldered anold illnt lock In the War of 1812 Ifnothing stands in my way I shall at-I--

the National Encampment at At ¬

lantic City where I hopu r may havetin- - pleasure of grasping the hand ofthe next Commander-in-Chie- f ComradeJohn MrElroy Mandavllle Hoffman12Sth X V Amsterdam X Y

The 25 a Monlli ltlflAlfred M Garner 107th Ohio Can

ton O wants the bill to pass whichwill give 25 a month to all who servedJO days and arc now suffering fromblindness paralysis rheumatism or similar disabilities It Is awful the way theboys are now run from pillar to post Inorder to get a little Increase In pension

picmjHoisFrom Alert Comrades Along the

Whole Line

A Veteran In HonoluluJ D Parsley- - of Coloina Mo sends

a letter received from John W Fran-cis

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of the 23d Mo who Is now in Hon-olulu

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nnd is full of memories of theold war times Comrade Francis wontto Honolulu from St Louis in 1882had charge of a sugar warehouse anda good position but his wife becamedissatisfied as there was no societyHe then went to Los Angeles where helived for 14 years and was electedCounty Ilecorder In 1899 he went backto Honolulu where he has lived eversince and is one of the deputies in theAssessor and Collectors Office He belongs to George W DeLong Post ofHonolulu nnd while the islands arewonderfully beautiful he has an affec-tion

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for the mainland of the UnitedStates and wants to die there TheAmericans are In a woful minority andno laboring man has a show on accountof the competition with the cheapAsiatics A skilled mechanic commandsgood wages there

Veterans In Government EmploymentHenry M Hutchinson Elfork Ky

makes a strong appeal for better treatment of veterans in regard to publicemployment The leaders of the Bepublican party say that we are tooold for employment altho we are nottoo old to vote There are very manyplaces where fidelity and good hardcommon sense are more necessary thanphysical activity and these should belined by men who have had the trainIng of their military service Amongsuch places are many In the Revenuebervice such as additional storckcepera watchmen etc The Presidentshould make an executive order reserveing these places for veterans and exempting them from Civil Service examination

Pairs of Brothers AgainGeorge W Mohler Canal Lewlsville

Ohio says Co I 51st can beatany company in the United States service for pairs of brothers you who donot believe this get the roster Broth-ers

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James John Lewis and JHenryCrooks William and Samuel McCoyRobert and James McFarland Sampsonand Isaac McNeai John and AbrahamAmnions William and Hiram Sapp Nathan and William Buckalew Henryand Gottlieb Hagelbarger Harrison andLewis Bible Samuel and George Mullet Peter and Jacob Miller Lorenzoand Lyman Dial Isaac and John Livingston James and Calvin Stone Jame3and William Sullivan Harrison andJesse Walton John and WilliamBarnes William and G W Mohler UB Kinsey father and L B Kinseyson

Lincoln at City PointWilliam Ogden 39th N J Ness City

Kan says that Alonzo P Lenox of hisregiment Is only partly correct In hisaccount as to what Lincoln was doingon the morning of April 3 18C5 About10 a m and without military escortthe President with Grant and staffhalted at brigade headquarters where hegreeted Gen John I Curtis inside ofthe former Confederate breastworksLincoln wished to examine Forts Mahone and Davis and the rebel forts andlines and went back with the escortwhich consisted of two officers ofGrants staff one orderly and ComradeOgden Comrade Ogden will never for-get

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his looks and the interest he tookespecially at the close lines of picketsHe returned from there and then wenton to Petersburg and Richmond

Celebrated Ills 83d BirthdayMiss Flora Dell Hutchinson 902

North Unlqn street Fostoria Ohiowrites that her grandfather WilliamCalllhan late Captain of Co E 49thOhio has just celebrated his 83d birthday He was born near Ashland OhioMarcli 5 1827 and on March 11 1852married Miss Jemima Buchtel and thecouple still journey together They hadbut two children and have only onegrandchild There has never been adeath in the family Comrade Calllhanhas been a school teacher but of lateyears has been a pension attorney andnotary public He received a postalcard shower cards and letters comingfrom 600 friends 65 towns and 18States He was given a surprise partyon his birthday by the comrades ofNorrls Post

Oldest ComradeL IT Drury Post 467 of Chi

cago believes it has one of the oldestveterans as a member This comradeis Edward Hughes who was presentat the last meeting on Sunday March13 it being the anniversary of his 90thbirthday He enlisted Sept- 27 18G1in Co A 3d W Va Cav and servedwith distinction three years and fourmonths being honorably dischargedHe joined the Post April 15 1885 Forseveral years he has been on the rollsof the Post as a life member If thereIs any older member of a Post L APierce Adjutant 742 East 7Cth streetChicago 111 would like to hear

Ohio Ex Prisoners or WarAt a regulnr meeting of the Ex

Prisoners of War Association of Ohionnd Kentucky Iield at Memorial HallCincinnati a strong memorial wasdrafted to Hon Wm Mohihardt member of the House of Itepresentatlvesasking that the Ohio Legislature use itsinfluence to haw the ex prisoners ofwar bill taken out of the hands of thecommittee and reported to the HouseI N Skillman Mount Healthy O isChairman of the committee and theother members are W W Yoiingsoii EWinters and Courtland Smith

The Obsolete ClassII W Fletcher U S Navy 780 Treat

avenue San Francisco Cal says thatIn all the propositions mnde for gettingrid of the wealth of Rockefeller andthe other multimillionaires there is nothought of the veterans and their wid ¬

ows and orphans To day they belongto the obsolete class which lived in theearly ag of the past and arc unworthyof being mentioned for their acts of18C1 to 18C5

The 52d IIIWilliam Boddy Brunswick Mo says

that In inakihg up Gen KilpatricVsDivision on the Campaign to the Sea weomitted his regiment the 92d 111 MtdInf It was in Obi Atkinss Brigadeand Atkins was the Colonel of the regi-ment

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IIeut Col Matthow Van Busklrk commanded the regiment andSherman had no better regimental commander in liis entire army This issaying a whole lot but it Is true justthe same

Cook AgainRobert Howe of Jersey City N J

thinks that Mr Peary is a seven timesgreaterfraud than Cook He says thatCook gave up his papers to bo examined by outsiders but that Peary hid hisHe says that Peary Is trying to makeit appear that ho has found out secretsthat God has kept from man since Adamwas driven from the Garden of Edenand has no use at all for Mr Peary

An ActUc ComradeAlbert Baker 141S 23d street Sac-

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