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INTERESTING LETTERFROM A VETEHAN.Reviewing a Recent Article in the Heraid.GSome Minor Corrections Made and 1ha Article Generally Complimented.TTIiJ:J;J:J.J;EJLS:S.theothlt;obtssubiCnotpurfirstcertthanat:uWashington, D. C. July 21, '9*.The article entitled “Bartholomew County’s First Company in the Civil War.” in a late issue of the Herald was read with intense interest by one of the members of that company, and it is pleasure to be able to testify to the general accuracy of the statements therein contained. Thirty-seven years have passed and it would be strange if all the facts and incidents of that wonderful period could be accurately recalled by any one and it is to suggest some corrections that this article iB written.As to the nine young men who first enlisted, the statement made is doubtless correct but that “it was several days before any others volunteered,” ie a mistake. The writer was at school at j yjjgMilford, Ind., and learned at noon onMonday. April 35th, through the Cincinnati Gazette, that the call for troops had been made and that a company would be raised at Columbus, Ind., at once. A horse was procured and the twenty-five miles was made against about dark, and when my name was added to the roll of the company forming there were about 70 names already there and the 100 limit was passed either that night or the next morning. When we went into camp the following Monday it was with 140 men, although the maximum was only 77, rank and file.Another mistake is in regard to thepresentation of the flag, which cere-mony took place on Saturday. April20th after the election of officers theprepresentation speech being make by ^ “Billy” Herod.It'sale of t call boo pru is v prii tra: phc anc she car nessheonCertainly none of the survivors can forget that Monday morning, April 22nd,^ 6ttlt;when we marched to the depot to ^embark for Indianapolis, and we would ^have certainly gone on freight cars had ^ t not been for the fact that passengercars were available—the riding infreight cars coming much later in ourmilitary history.We were not examined in front of the State Hpuse that day, but in a room in Camp Morton on the following day, and all of Co. B did not have sound teeth, at least three being rejected on account of having false teeth. An incident recalls this with particular force. Two or three had been rejected on this account and as the writer had false teeth he was very nervous in regard to the examination. But by a judicious placing of fine cut tobacco on*]Bio:de]am1-3noitivonivo1foilarthe gums the surgeon failed to detect1 °*that the teeth were false, and as soon as | ^ it was learned that he had passed one of those who had been rejected asked: “Who made your teeth?” and upon be-ing informed that it had been Hr. Canine, he started for Columbus to get the Dr. to make him some “war teetb,” as he called them. *^€After the expiration of our term ofservice very many of the company reenlisted in other commands, some of them attaining high rank, and all having excellent iecords. An examination of the records in the pension office shows that 20 members of the company have been granted pensions, 7 others have applied but pensions not yet granted and six widows ot members ofRiS\Wthe company have also been pensioned 0,In the roll published the names of Corporals James Kemp and Marion D. 9* Hubbard and of Musicians Asbury l Fulton and Wm, Rose were omitted. ® The following list of survivors may not be entirely correct but seems to befrom the records of pension office: Geo. M. Trotter, Breckenridge, Mo. Oscar Bond, Columbus, Ind.. F. M. Stevens, Columbus, Ind.Pp8:FCEB
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Columbus Daily Herald
Columbus, Indiana, US
Sat, Jul 23, 1898
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