The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-02-16
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Personal.

Personal.
Richard Clifford, Ware, Mass, wonders if
there are any survivors of Battery A, 1st Mass.
L. A., commanded by Capt w. ii. Mccartney,
of which he was q member.
Thos Potter, Daville, Tex, wants the names
and addresses of all surviving comrades of Co. l,
Cd Ark.
]. E. Allsup, Co. G. 25th Ind. Jonesboro, H.,
thinks all the members of his company must
have answered the roll-call above, as he never
sees any mention of them in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE.
Charles Figeley, Co. 7, 18th KY. Cav, Free
port, H. has not heard of any of his comrades
since the war; wonders if he is the only sur
vivor.
Amos Mohler, Deedsville, Ind, would like
to see something regarding his regiment, the
18th Iowa, in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. He
saw some hard service and was in numerous
engagements, but has failed as yet to see any
record of the achievements of the regiment
to which he belonged.
Geo Farnar, Wyanet, H., Co. B. 18th Ohio,
wonders why he sees so little from the comrades
of his regiment in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
They were at Bacon Creek Green River, Bowl
ing Green and Nashville; participated in the
second days fight at Shiloh, followed the re-
treating enemy to Corinth, and saw other SER
vice in the Union cause.
E. EmmOns, Co, A, 47th Ind, Compton, Ark,
experienced good deal of hard service in his
regiment. He was on the YazOo expedition;
at the bombardment of Fort Pemberton; par
ticipated at Helena, Ark, and in the siege of
Yicksburg.
John W. Bash Co. D, 9th Ind. Cav, Cleve-
land Ind, would like to hear from some of the
comrades who were detailed on hospital train
No. 2, at Nashville, Tenn, in 1865.
George N. Doty Howard City, Mich, gives
an amusing incident that occurred July A. 1865,
at Pulaski Tenn, when the boys of the Sth
and 18th Mich Cav made raid on the suffers
supplies 1t ended by their tying some of the
tent ropes to the saddles of their horses and
moving off, strewing the suffer and his stock
all over the ground.
Charles L. Marshall, Valley Forge, Kan
| sends the record Of Private George Shirley, Co
| J. 61st Pa. He enlisted at Pittsburg, Pa, in
| February, 1868, and was mustered out near
Washington in July, 1865. He is now 81 years
of age.
George L. O'Bannou, Co. a. 18th KY, Select,
! KY, insists that the 18th KY. was the first
regiment to get on top Of Missionary Ridge, and
there form a line.
Thomas Garrison, 9Th n Y Ind't battery,
Deep Valley, Pa, served in that organization
through the entire Peninsular campaign.
! J. Becker, 9th n. Y, Gary, OAK, would like
to correspond with some comrade in Kansas in
regard to that State He wants to know if the
climate is healthy, and in regard to the tenn
perature in Winter and Summer; whether there
is plenty of timber and good water, and the
condition of the soil.
Lewis Fl. Phelps, Co. l. 1880 n Y. Siggins,
Kan, says that T. J. Elder Co. d, 4th Pa. is
mistaken in saying that the oath n. Y. be-
longed to the First Brigade, First Division,
Twentieth. Corps His regiment was of that
corps, and he knows whereof he speaks.
J. NJ. FetteHs, Co. A, 18th KY, wishes to cor
rect j. j. Lancaster, Co. d. 18th KY, Jupiter
KY, as to who filled up the gap made by the
10ilh Ohio at the battle of Franklin, Tenn. He
says it was not the 18th KY, as claimed by
Fctters, but the 18th Ky.
Samuel Miller 18th Pa. r. c. Butler, Pa, re
counts the hardships Of the hurried march o.
his regiment from Virginia to Gettysburg
They reached that point July 2, and went into
the fight at Little Round Top, relieving the
Regulars who were engaged there.
r. H. Mckay Co. I, 10th 2. K. c., Evansburg
Pa, participated in the battles of Dranesville
Mechanicsville, Gaines's Mill Newmarket
Malvern Hill, Bull Run, South Mountain, An
tietam and Fredericksburg.
r. B. Baragar Co. A. 18th Iowa, Stephens
Mimi, gives an incident illustrativeof the feel
ing Of lofty devotion to duty which animated
the breasts of so many soldiers in the Unior
army. He remembers during the fight a
Shiloh, when one part Of the Union line haC
fallen back, be saw a Color Sergeant standing
with his flag alone amid shower Of rebel lead
} and as he turned to follow his regiment fal
pierced with balls. Comrade Baragar ran t
the assistance Of the unfortunate Sergeant, Whi
was alive when reached, but his only solicitudt
was in regard to his flag. which he begged
should be carried out Of reach Of the COnfeder
ates, and expired as the flag was taken from
! his stiffening fingers. What flag was it?
, O.S. Barrett 4th Mich, Adrain, Mich, has seer
the claim that his regiment was the first to eros
the Chickahominy, but he thinks that severa
regiments passed over three days before tn
4th crossed
w. NJ. Wixon, CO. c. 4th Mimi, Cheney
w. r., would like to see an account of tn
doings Of his regiment in The NATIONAL TRIB
/ UHE.
W. Fl. Craven Co. A, 9TH Mo, Milton, Iowa
would like to read good account Of the doing
of the Princeton scout.
, D. Z. Tyler, Morrice, Mich, was engaged
with his company in driving 1900 head 0
cattle down Cumberland Mountain in January
J 1864, and when almost within sight of th
: Union pickets, Longstreet pounced down upol
them aud carried off all the beef and IA OF tn
9 droyers.
/ Daniel Mack, Aurora, H., read the account O
I. the New Ironsides in THE NATIONAL TRIBUEl
l of Dec. 29with great interest as he was seama
2 on board. He speaks in the highest terms c
Commodore Rowan, her commander II
D was just as full of fight as she was and as goo
I, and brave an officer as ever walked the quarter
t deck" Comrade Mack also mentions Capt
: Turner, who preceded Rowan in command @
+ the vessel. His soubriquet Pap" Turner
] shows in what tender regard he was held b.
J. the men under his command.
Chas. Heaton, Potsdam N Y, visited Rich
mond last year, and in looking through oil
Libby Prison discovered checker-board carve
2 in one of the floors. He has much curiosity /
j, regard to the comrades who endeavOred
t while away the weary hours Of Imprisonment
: by this game and would also like to know tn
: name of the ingenious soldier who carved tn
i board.
S VIM. Henry. Rapids, n. Y realizes the fac
that the comrades are rapidly advancing i
e years, and it behooves them to use every poss
b BILE exertion tourge on the Government the dut
c of paying them their dues, in order that the
d may not leave their helpless ones unprovide
: for.
e c. H. Clark, Co. H, LIST R. T., Newport, r.
IS says word for his little State which-was repre-
sentod at Bull Run by two regiments of infantr
it and battery of light artillery, making fore
" of 1000 men out of 5000 actually engaged thu
d day.
]. Thomas Barlow, CLANCY, Iowa, enlisted
10 Co r. I'd Pa for three months in ADrIl 1856