The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-10-25
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.


c. c. Davis, Cos L and VI 9th and nth Tenn.
Cav, Thula, Tenn, writes: see that the pres
ent Congress has passed bill allowing man by
the name of Dickerson or Dickinson at Knox
VILE Tenn, S95,0 900 or $4,000 for cotton taken
by Gen. Burnside in the siege of Knoxville,
Tenn, in November, 1863 for defenses. Now,
what [ want to know is, do any of the com
rades who were i'll that siege remember e see
ing bale of cotton used for breastwori1S2
was in the siege of Knoxville, and was all over
the place, and / don't remember Of seeing or
hearing of bale of cotton being used for these
defenses, Speak up, comrades, in the old Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE and tell whether you ever
saw any cotton used there. / hope Col. Matson
and King Grover the First will be laid In the
shade in November
ID. Kidd, Co. l. l21th N. Y, Newburg, NY,
having seen the article by G. p Nash, Brattle~
boro VT, regarding the insanity Of one Robert
Bufium, supposed to be one of the party who
captured The locomotive, says that Robert
Buifum came to Newburg about 20 years ago,
purchased pistol and shot The father Of the
young man alluded to by Comrade Nash
through the head Comrade Kidd was on the
Coroner's jury, and is giving the facts as they
occurred. Bufum gave himself mp was put IN
jail and tried TO kill himself by butting out his
brains against the walls of his cell. tie was sent
to the Lunatic Asylum, and finally committed
suicide His trouble and insanity were I'M
doubtedly brought on by his treatment in rebel
prisons
A. H. Clark, Orange, Cal, would like to hear
from any comrade who was q member of the
company first known as the Kane Co. III.
Cav, who were mustered out as Co. II, 10th
Ill. Cav, at Little Rock, Ark in August, 1864.
Should any member of the company see this,
and can give him the addresses of Frank Clark,
John Beebe, Charles Buckner, Cain Hill OF j.
C. Carey, they will confer great favor.
J. w. Simpson, Rosemont Kan, says he has
long been reader OF The NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE, and, although not a soldier, is the son of
a man who yielded up his life in deieuse of his
country in Andersonville Prison. His father
was a member of Co. K, SD Pa, and was capt
ured in the Wilderness. He was too young
to remember him, and knows but little regard
ing his service. He would be much pleased If
some member of the SD Pa. would write some
thing about that regiment, or tell him some
thing regarding his fathers service.
J. H. Hobson, Co. a, 50th Ind, Winterset,
Iowa says in answer to Serg't Sherley, Co. ID,
| 9th Wis, who asked where Gen. Steele was at
the battle of Jenkins Ferry, April 80, 1864 that
he saw the General Oh the north side of the
river about II o'clock, surrounded by his staff,
/ with their horses heads turned toward the bat
| tleiield. He (Hobson) was wounded about 10
| o'clock near the double log house west of the
! road running to tho river, aud was taken to the
! hospital across the river and thought as he
| crossed on the pontoon and saw the General,
/ that he was on the safe side OF the stream be
would like to know what has become of the
| 50th Ind, and hopes some of them will report
| Immediately.
j. g. Bridaham, Co. -, 18th Pa. Cav, Roches
| ter Mills, Pa, says the comrade who answered
his inquiry as to the fate Of Lieut.. Henry Baker
| Co. d, 18th Pa Cav, says be was killed By
baud of outlaws commanded by member
| of his own company, but gives no particulars O
/ ha off Ia rxyaT1 lilo tn w
full account of the matter through the col
umns of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, the bes
friend of the soldier ever published.
J. II. Jackman, Cos. NJ and B, 18th Ind Cav.
| Peru, Neb., says that at the fight at Guntown
Miss June g. 1864, Capt. Joel II. Elliott anC
| Lieut. Sloane were wounded. He got then
into an ambulance and started for Memphis,
hundred miles away. Lieut.. Sloane gave hin
his horse, pistol, watch and saber TO take care
of. On the road he was compelled to leave Capt
/ Elliott, who also gave him his watch, saber anC
4 pistols to take to Memphis for him. The reb
captured Capt. Elliott, but JacSman arrived
safely at Memphis with Lieut. Sloane and al
the goods. Capt. Elliott was killed at the same
time that Gen. Custer was by the Indians, ant
he would like to hear from Lieut.. Sloane, ant
hopes if he sees this he viii write TO him.
Capt Robert Myers. 80th Ohio, Cleveland
o., says that two daughters of Thomas Morgan
who served in the 18th Ohio Cav, would b.
pleased to hear from auy comrade who ma!
know anything regarding him. He came HON
and lived with his family for few years, wen
West, and has never since been heard from
His wife died about six years ago, and tn
grandmother raised the two girls. If Morgan
is dead his children are entitled to pension
and as the grandmother is in very poor circum
stances any comrade who can furnish any in
formation of their father will confer grea
favor upon these girls.
Personal.
serg't Henry Myers, the gallant Color-SsI
geant of the seth Ind, who planted the first fla
nnn,, the rllrnnarfs of Fort De Rusaev dnrin