The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-17
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.

IdiIlEh OOEmdH1 ylCfy lex GuilsbcQ IN
Go. A, Sd Wis, and was transferred to Co. +,
9th U. S. Cav, Oct. g. 1862. He re-enlisted rs
a veteran on the 9th of February, 1864, and was
discharged Feb. ., 1867.
Howell G. Frogden, Chicago, H., was capt
ured on the steamer Blue Wing while going
to Yicksburg Dec. y or IS 1862, along with Il or
Is Others who subsequently, escaped from AR
kansas Post. lie would like to know the
names OF the comrades who were captured with
him.
VIM. IT. Hastings, Co. K 4lth Mo. Christ
field, Kan, thinks it about time some mem
Der of his company and regiment was heard
from through THE NATIONAL tribune.
p. W. Chantland, Fort Dodge, Iowa, calls
upon the Hon. G. Nelson, NJ. c.. 9TH Minnesota
District, who was member of the 4th Wis, to
tell the boys through the THE NATIOSAL
TRIBUNE something about his army expert
ence.
J. II. Anderson, Osceola, Neb., would like to
correspond with some of the $50 comrades who
were sent from Libby Prison, Oct. 81, 1861, to
Columbia, s. c., under sentence of death as
hostages for the priyateers who were under
sentence of death in the North.
James Gill; Co. ii, Sd U. s., Moscow Idaho
wishes to know if all his late comrades are
dead, as he has not seen or heard from any of
them for q long time.
Warren NJ Kelley, Martin, n. H., would
like to correspond with the officers and priyates
who were on the skirmish-line on the morning
of April 3, 1865. They were detailed from the
following regiments of the Second Brigade
Third Division, Twenty fourth Corps: 10th
and 18th n. H., 5th Md, 96th and 118th n, Y.
Comrade Kelley desires a Reunion of the sur
YivOrs of this skirmish line at an early date.
H. G. Beardsey, Newal, Iowa, would like to
hear some accounts of the doings Of that grand
old battlescarred regiment, the 21st Iowa. to
which he belonged.
Nathan G. Dye, Co. I, 21st Iowa, Monmouth,
Iowa, has been listening anxiousy to hear
some reports from the old Sprngfelds of his
comrades.
w. +. Bottoms, Co. F, Goth ILL.,, Finis Tex,
wants to know who got his new suit of jeans
in January, 1862, at Camp Anna, Ill.
Give Them Their Due.
Josiah W. Hobart, 282 Clifford street. SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, thinks the Government should
make more liberal pension laws for deaf sol
diers. He belongs to the silent army and feels
| it to be an injustice that they have been so
long kept out of their rights
S. A. Albee, Co. b, 18th Inf, Machias, Me-,
| does not think the bill recently introduced by
| Senator Henderson, giving bounty to the sol
diers of the Regular Army who enlisted on or
! before the 18th of April, 1861 and served until
! May 8, 1865, quite fair He fails to see why
those who enlisted in 1862 should not receive
| as much recognition as those who entered the
| service the previous year.
Fred A. Miller, Co. K, 18th n. j., wonders
| why Members of Congress who have been sol
diers, and some of them prisoners in rebel stock
| AIDES, can be so careless of their soldier con-
! stituents.
Henry F. LYDIA, St. Louis Mo, is not in favor
! of giving large pensions to the widows of de-
/ ceased Generals while so many thousands of
| privates' widows are suffering for the very
necessaries oflife.
J. Je8op, Rockton, Wis, is not in favor of the
Henderson bill. He considers it piece of class
| legislation.
VIM. Nellis, School Hill, Wis, says he is the
! only survivor Of Co. Z, 1st u. S. Inf, who
fought at the battle Of Oke ChObee, Fla. in 1897.
He is 70 years old, in feeble health and no pen
sion.
Simon schertzer, Co. F, 31st Ohio, Mount
Victory, O., would be much better satisfied if
Congress would stop 'tnkerng with the tariff"
and turn its attention to pension legislation.
Martin Oswald, Co. T, 5th Iowa Cav Fenni-
more, Wis, says the comrades must follow the
advice Of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE and stand
together as Of old, and that the time will come
| when the Nation will awake to a realization OF
the debt owing to the soldiers.
Joseph G. Mold, Co. b. 8th Mimi. Faribaulb,
| Mimi, writes in behalf of those soldiers who,
! though never wounded or sick while in the
| service, nevertheless contracted disease from
which they suffer to-day, but can get no relief
| from the Government on account of having no
hospital record.
W. j. Ladd, Terre Haute Ind, is in favor OF
removing the limitation of arrears of pensions
Information Asked and Given.
J. ]. HOllingswOrth, Co. A, 18th Ohio Cav,
st. Marys, o.. wants all the comrades of his
| regiment to send him their names, company
and address. roster of the same will be
printed, copy of which viii be sent to all
| comrades responding.
John L. Kenny, First Lieutenant and Quar-
termaster, I'd Mimi, Bird Island Mimi. would
like the name and address of the last Adiutant
of the 85th Ind. The comrade is informed
that the last Adjutant was Lewis w. Wells
We do not know his address.-Ed. NATIONAL
| TRIBUNE.
Mrs. Belle s. Herr. 1920 Fifteenth ST., Sacra-
mento. Cal, would like the address of J. p
Davis, Captain, Co. B, Both Ill., or anyone who
| knew of the death of Frank Stripler.
Albert s. Kettreli, address not given.) would
like to know through The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
at what date Co.'S l. and NJ Sd Mass Cav, were
mustered into the service and who was the
Adjutant of the regiment.
Henry C.Washburn, VermilliOn, Oak, would
like to know where when and by whom Belle
Boyd was captured.
James NJ. Hundley, Summitville, Ind, would
like to know the names of the Surgeons al
Camp Chase, o., in June, 1865.
]. p Damblen, Galesburg, Ill, is very desir
Gus of learning what regiment it was that while
burg, July %, 1861, went through bridge neal
the latter place, many being injured.
Our Constituents.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE's answering de
votion to the interest of ex-solders and sail
ors" says L. S. Doming, Lieutenant Colonel
1l8th n. Y, Massena, n. Y, "and it's able ad
vocacy of all measures intended to give then
their dues, entitle it to the earnest support o.
every man who wore the blue"
IL. A. Billow, Co. G., 4th U. S. Cav, and Co
II, 5th U. S. Cav, Lamar, Colo, who was in 81
battles and engagements, says Long live TIL
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, the paper that dares stand
up for the rights of the soldiers"
b. N. Lewis, Marie, Mich, is very mucE
pleased to know that there is paper in this
broad land that dares to stand by the rights O.
the old soldiers of 1876, and sincerely hopes
that THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE will advocate
justice to the veterans until every man wht
enlisted in the Union cause is granted a pen
sion.
FL. B. Linton, Co. I, 9th Iowa, Shelby, Neb.
considers THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE the bes
soldiers paper in the United States.
John O. Rathburn, Sergeant, Co. NJ, 18th Pa
Cav, fully realizes the excellent work TIKI
NATIONAL TRIBUNE is doing for old soldier
throughout the land.
Thomas Knoop Co. E, 8th Ohio, Troy o.
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