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


John Terrell, Co. F, 21st Ind, would like to
ask COmrade COltman, of Battery d. LIST Wis.
H. A., if he is certain that his battery had any
engagement at Brashear City, La, during the
war
Daniel w. Kean, CO. I, 111th Pa, Atlantic,
Pa. lays no claim to the honor of being the
youngest soldier, but thinks he can take the
cake as the junior pensioner lie was in three
general engagements and number of Skin
mishes; was wounded at Antietam, lay in hos
pital four months was discharged and put on
the pensiOn-ro at s. per month before he was
20 years of age.
G. d. Scott, Co. A, 9th Ohio, Ogallala, Neb.,
brings in William Mason, Co. /, 9th Conn.,, as
very young soldier. Mason enlisted in August,
1861, and was discharged in the same month in
1865, not having yet reached his 18th year.
During that time he was not on the sick list for
one day, and was never in the guardhouse.
+. G. Jones Captain, Gath n Y, Kansas City,
Mo-, writes that he has in his possession
switch key which he took from a switch-lock
on the Southside Railroad on the 18th day of
April, 1860, the day the road was captured, and
has kept it ever since as a relic. Capt. Peter
Broadway of Delavan Iowa, has the lock, OBJ
tanned by him at the same time, and COmrade
Jones writes that he is willing to play game
of old sledge for the possession of both. He
also says that if any officer of the road wants
the key he can get it by addressing him.
Charles A. G. Lear, Co. A, unassigned U. 5.
c. T., Port Kennedy, Pa, objects very strongly
! to the term of darkies," used by Comrade
| Coppic in his recent sketch about the action of
the colored troops at Fort Blakely, in Mobile
Bay. lie says they were either negro SOL
diers or else colored troops" as they were
officially designated, and gives q sharp dig at
those men who unable to gain promotion in
their own regiments, took commissions in the
colored troops merely to wear shoulder-straps.
Random Shots.
| E. w. Bretz Co. c, 1O1st Ohio Glen Allen,
| B0llnger Co, Mo-, says he has heard that the
| officers of colored troops at Fort Pillow were
nailed upon the sides of the shanies in the post,
! in imitation of crucifxion, and the shanties
then set on fire. He would like to read his
/ tory Of that massacre.
| Stephen Dillenbeck Co. T. 161st NY, Avoca,
N. Y, cares TO say nothing of the exploits OF
| his regiment, except that they did their duty
and obeyed orders. He sends poem, March
! ing Along" Of which he is the author, which
want of space alone prevents rs from reprinting.
b. Il. Wldman, Captain, Co. e, 1st Conn,
| Danbury, Conn, had the honor commanding
the first volunteer regiment accepted by the
State of Connecticut.
George w. Polling, Springfield, o., begs to
differ with Comrade Fisher, of the 18th Iowa.
in regard to the capture of the 9th Miss battery
at Champion Hills, and contends that it was
captured by the 1lJD ina, ana ZJL0 w IS. at the
beginning of the battle.
r. G. McMinn, 9th Wis, Golden City, Mo-,
thinks it unnecessary to say anything IN praise
of the exploits Of his regiment, except that il
belonged to the Iron Brigade.
John A. Jones, Corporal, Co. d, 64th Ill.
Strum, Wis, says that most of the account!
from comrades Of the fight at Salkahatchie arc
incorrect, especially to what troops forced The
crossing OF the swamp and drove the rebels out
of their fort He says that the troops tina
participated were portion of the First Bri
gade, First Division Seventeenth Corps, com
18th Mo-, commanded by Gen John W. Fuller
ion, comprising the 25th Wis, Both n j., 43C
and 63d Ohio. commanded by Gen. Sprague.
Dider Geyrez Co. A, Both Ohio, De Soto
Kan, read with interest the account of the tril
the boats made from Chattanooga to Brown
Ferry, by John w. Brown; but he wonders hoy
the whole of Co. +, 4lst Ohio, could have go
into one boat. He says that if that was th
case, the company must have been very small
or the boat much larger than any other in tina
expedition.
d. ID. Moss, Oak, Kan. thinks it shame o.
the Nation that the men who gave up their al
in the time of National peril should now hav
to wear out their lives in the attempt to &c
evidence which, at this late day, it is in man
cases almost impossible to obtain, in order t
receive what was solemnly promised them.
w b. Taylor, Sergeant, Co. /, sd Ind, dug
ger Ind. was delighted with the contribute
of Gen. NJ. G. Hunter in THE NATIONAL TRII
} UNE. He served in that officers regiment, All
says a Drawer and more patriotic man nevG
lived,