Falmouth Outlook Friday 04 May 1923 Vol. 16 No. 48 Pg. 1 Col. 5 J. T. GEORGE APPOINTED PENSION COMMISSIONER Gov. E. P. Morrow has appointed J. T. George, of Mayfield, as Confederate Pension Commissioner to succeed Capt. W. J. Stone, who died recently. Mr. George is an ex-Confederate soldier, and is one of Gen. Forrest's men. Falmouth Outlook Friday 11 May 1923 Vol. 16 No. 48 Pg. 7 Col. 3 AN OLD LETTER Recently in looking over some papers and books, Capt. Joseph R. Moore, who was a member of the 24th Indiana Volunteers during the Civil War, found the following letter in an old and unused book. We are not saying what kind of book (unused) is was. Probably some of our readers can guess. The letter was written by Fred Butler, a member of that regiment to Henry Comingore, at that time editor of the American Eagle, in Paoli, Ind. Fred Butler had worked in that office prior to the war as a printer. It will be noticed that among others, the letter states that he was wounded in the thigh in the battle. He died later from the effects of the wound. Capt. Moore is unable to state how he came in possession of the letter, long ago forgotten. but is was probable that it came into his possession about the time it was written, and never reached the party for which it was intended. The letter is as follows: Big Black River Rear of Vicksburg 12 miles May 20, 1863 Friend Comingore; I have about ten minutes to drop you a few lines. We were in a hard fought battle on the 16th inst. at Champion Hill. Capt. Wellman, killed; W.G. Davis, killed; E. F. Butler wounded in thigh; I. N. Breeden, in head (badly); Cor. Wm. L. Hammond, in both legs (badly); E. J. Witsman, in right thigh (badly); M. Charles, in right knee (very badly), leg not yet amputated, maybe he will save his leg; W. Glicks, left arm off, also shot in left breast and right hand (badly); H. C. Witsman, left forefinger off; Jacob Miller, in right shoulder (slight); Vance Campbell, in left shoulder (slight); William Easter, in head (slight); J. J. Kenley in hand (slight); A. Goodpastur, in hand (slight); George W. Rawlings, D.L. Okes, W. S. Crow, H. L. Waldrip and J. S. Heath taken prisoners.Heath and Crow were wounded before taken. I will be able for duty in four weeks. I will write as soon as we get to Vicksburgh, which will be in two or three days. Our wounded are doing fine. Two or three I have not mentioned, as they only got slight wounds. Hain's Bluffs were taken this morning. Our division lost 1,350 in killed, wounded and missing. We have here in sight of our camp 7,400 Rebel prisoners. Our men are thumping Vickburgh now. Tell the friends of all the above named persons how their poor boys are wounded. E. F. Butler A. Goodpastur, who is mentioned in the above letter, had been visiting his niece, Mrs. M.L. Miller, in this city the past week. He has many relatives and friends in this section of the State. He is now 88 years old, but gets around like a man of fifty. He is in the horse and mule business at New Orleans, Louisiana, and makes a visit each year to his relatives in this section. Falmouth Outlook Friday 11 May 1923 Vol. 16 No. 48 Pg. 7 Col. 6 MT. GILEAD NEWS ITEMS J. F. Browning and daughter entertained Sunday, W. H. Dennis and wife, Mrs. Jane Martin and J. T. Harper, wife and son, L.T. ============================== Items of interest to: Doug Harper Biloxi, MS