The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-12-27
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information Asked and GlEeu.

Information ASKED ana U4feus
H D. Hull, CO. *, 11th Kan. Cav, Dorrance,
Kan. wants the address of a. J. Campbell, Co.
K 45th H., who was captured with Gen. Prem
tiss at Shiloh, broke his parole and Joined the
1920 III.
]. c. Fuller, Co. D, oath n. + Cav Mansfield,
Pa, says that Immediately after Lees sur
render, Gregg's cavalry stopped at Burksville
Junction, Va, where he saw two railroad ties set
onIend in the ground, with another tie on top for
a beam, from which depended three or four
ropes, which hung about halfway to the ground.
There were three or four newly-made graves
between the two uprights. He wishes some
comrade who saw those graves and who knows
anything about them, would write an account
of them to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Peter Raub, Co. B. 173d n. Y, 119 Second
avenue. Lansingburg, n. y, would like to
know if his regiment has ever held a Reunion !;
and if so, when and where He would like to
know who wrote the history of the Tyler (Tex.)
Prison as he wants to get the book. he would
be pleased to hear from any OF his comrades, es-
pecally Jack Lynch, Adam Wandel and Peter
Schmidt.
Francis l. Knapp, Co. D, 9th w. Cabot, vt,
would like to get words and music of the song,
THE Dependent Pension BILL sung by Com
rade Thomas Woodley at Campfire of Post No.
274, Sterling, III. He would also like to get
the words and music of the song, We Drunk
from the Same Canteen.' He would like any
comrade to tell him where he can buy book
which gives the old army songs.
F. NJ. Stern, Co. K, Goth Wis, Faribault
Mimi, was wounded in the left leg at Champion
Hills, Miss, May 16, 1863. His regiment fired
the first shot il that action. He wants the Gd-
dresses of August Swan, Charles RadlaH, Joel
L. Rice and George ii. Thomas, all Of Co. x,
Goth Wis.
Jacob Shultz Co. L, 18th Ohio Cav. had his
feet frozen while on duty with his company.
Any comrade having any knowledge of the cir
cumStauces will confer favor by writing to
John Ii. Lieuing, Caiusa Cal.
Mrs. Adeine R. Taylor, Olympia, Wash. T.,
would like to hear from any of the 38th Iowa
who knew her brothers Ethan A. and Julius
c. Scott, who enlisted at Dubuque, Iowa, in Co.
D, 38th Iowa. in August, 1862. Any informa-
tion will be gratefully received.
Delos Sherwood, Co. E, LIST La. Cav, Beaver
Dam, N. Y, would be pleased to hear from any
of the comrades of his old company and regi-
ment.
Our Constituents.
r. P. Stowe, Perry, H., renews his subscrip-
ton to that prince of soldier papers, The Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE He feels that the credit of
driving the men from power who refused to do
anything for the comrades is due the soldiers
and their friends and great credit is due THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE as the mouthpiece of that
element; and now that these very men IN pure
| spite and in low, dirty spirit of revenge for
| their defeat are cOnsplring to break up the
GAR, he feels that the mission of our paper
is far from ended, nor will it be until this at
tempt shall rebound upon these same demagogs
aud grind them to powder.
William J. Gatfney, Co. c, 123d Pa. No 221
| 35th street, New York city, is proud of the
interest taken by THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
in the welfare of the old soldiers, and thinks our
paper should be in the hands OF every veteran
in the country.
1O0@
kegon, Mich, has been living at Boyce Station,
Tenn, and says that the old soldiers down in
Tennessee think like he does, that there is no
paper so friendly to the old veterans as THE
| NATIONAL TRIBUNE published in the United
States.
w. E.Wheeler, Co. G, Berdan's 1st o. S. Sharp
shooters, Golden, Colo, takes great pleasure
in reading The NATIONAL tribune, and
| could not do withoutit He would like to meet
all the old boys of his company at the next
Reunion at Milwaukee, Wis
]. A. Roe, Sergeant. Co. f, Sd VIVA, Prunty-
| town, thinks The NATIONAL TRIBUNE the
best soldiers paper in the country, and should
| be in the hands of every veteran. He is greatly
| greved to $50 many of the old boys who have
waited and pleaded for justice at the hands OF
our lawmakers dropping out of the ranks with
out having received their dues. If any man
dies who held high rank during the war, there
| is q scramble among congressman to see who
shall have the honor of introducing bill TO
pension his widow, and its passage is a matter
of few hours. The private soldiers widow has
to wait the red-tape circumlocution of the
! Pension Office, when she may be starving. This
he thinks an outrage, one not being more de-
serving than the other, regardless of rank.
w. t. Parker, NJ. D., Newport, r. l., says that
somehow, when we made notice of the Associa-
tion of Acting Acknowledgements of the U. S.
| Army his address was given as Providence,
| r. l., when it should have been Newport r. /.
He is glad that the veterans have such an in
| teresting paper as THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
for their advocate, and he feels assured that
| the old soldiers will give us hearty support.
The notice in our columns concerning the Soci-
ETY. of Veterans of the Regular Army was in
strumental in starting good command in New
port-Gen. w. t. Sherman Command, No. /,
! Division of Rhode Island. 1t is an excellent
society, and is meeting with great favor
Give Them Their Due.
| CLANCY G. Ackley, Sabinsville Pa, thinks
| the cutie ok good at present for bounties to be
equaized and the arrears bill passed. and that
! veterans generally will get their rights. Only