Indianapolis Journal

Volume 1, Number 248, July 9, 1872

THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND.

HOW SENATOR WILSON AIDED THE BOYS IN BLUE
—LETTER FROM ONE OF THEM.

Bellaire, Belmont Co., O.
June 19, 1872.

To the Editor of the Pittsburg Commercial:
     It being probable that a good many of my old comrades in arms do not, like myself, individually know how Senator Henry Wilson, the Republican candidate for Vice President, worked for the private soldiers, I want to tell you what he did in my case. I was a private soldier, and, in 1867, after my discharge, I wrote him a letter about a certain bounty to which myself and another private in the same company were entitled, but which the paymaster, on one pretext or another, had refused to pay. Senator Wilson did not do as many men would have done, and say, “O pshaw! its only a private soldier's letter without endorsement from a superior officer,” but he went to work as soon as possible, and notwithstanding the tedious nature of the business—he having to look back for a period of three years did not rest until everything was cleared up satisfactorily, and we got our money. I hope my old comrades will appreciate what he has done for them and is still doing for their benefit and comfort.
Fred Eberle
           Formerly of Co. I, First United States Artillery.

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The Soldier's Friend, Indianapolis Journal, Marion County Indiana, Volume 1, Number 248, July 9, 1872.