The National tribune., 1888-10-11
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information Asked and Given.

know what has happened TO his dear old friend
Col. Matson, whom they sent to Washington to
do some business for the veterans. He has not
heard from him for so long that he is fearful
that he has been captured.
James NJ. g. Keyton, who served as James
NJ. Grimes, in Co. NJ, 4th Mo. Cav, Drains,
Ore, will gladly give any comrade information
regarding lands and the climate of Oregon.
He thinks it "a good place for old veterans to
come to establish homes. There are but three
old soldiers in his neighborhood, but he hopes
that enough veterans will soon see that it is to
their interest to settle IN Oregon, so that there
will be sufficient number to organize GAR.
Post in his town.
Isaac H. Hunsbarger, Co. c. 1st n. Y. Cav,
Terre Hill, n. Y, asks if some comrade of the
1st N. Y. Cav. will not be kind enough to write
a full description of the skirmish at Hyatts-
town, Nd, which took place in September,
1862 4 Capt Reno, with two companies of
Regular cavalry, came to where the 1st N. Y.
Cav. was doing advance duty, and Capt. Reno
said he would stir up the rebels He was a
perfect success in the stirring up part, and the
1st N. Y. Cav. did the fighting part at least
he does not remember seeing any soldiers but
those of his regiment after the racket was over.
He hopes that Lieut.. Milton c. Catferty, Lieut.
OF humphrey, Ed Myers, Joshua Dreisbach, or
any and all Of Co. boys will write to him.
John Feehen, Co. E, 50th H., Ottumwa
Iowa, desires US to call up the members of his
regiment and ask them if they remember the
three boys of Co. E who enlisted at Quincy,
and who served until the regiment was dis
charged and were called the Irish Brigade"
While these boys did not capture all the flags,
they were always on hand when duty was to
be done, and if any chickens or commissary
whisky was stolen the Irish Brigade of Co.
E always received the blame for the transac-
tion. They were always in the front rank
during fight, however, and did their whole
duty.
Mrs. Christine Biebes, No. TIT Park street.
Des Moines, Iowa, writes My husband, Fred
Biebes, was in Co. B, 54th Pa, and is some
where in Kansas or Nebraska, and want TO
find him. He is q scissors grinder and travels
from place to place. The last 1 heard of him
he was in Parsons, Kan. Anyone knowing
of his whereabouts will greatly oblige by writ
ing to me at above address.
NJ w. Hotchkiss, Co d, 10Th Ohio Howard,
Oak, wants the address of Burr II. Bostwick,
First Sergeant of said company, or any COM
rade who knows of his having received sun
stroke at Camp Chase, o.
w. G. Underwood, Co. K, seth H., Blue Rap
ids, Kan, wants the addresses of Capt j. G..
Hogue, John +. Wicks and E. w. Pratt, same
company and regiment.
]. L. Benson, jamestown, OAK, would like
the address of Capt. Brown, Peter o. Hill and
John Hill, of the gunboat Forest Rose, Missis-
sippi Squadron.
Moses Stewart Co. e, 63d Ind, Maysburg,
Mo-, having failed to see the names of any OF
his old comrades in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
thought he would inquire through our columns
as to what had become of all the old boys
| The regiment was with old Uncle Billy Sher-
man, and they saw the elephant and did as
good service as any other regiment in the serv-
| ice. He would like to hear from any of the
boys, and desires to know if they remember
III 4IoF, - Eo4E nas,f tr
such an extent as TO need killing, or the bee
| hives which it became necessary for them to
| protect themselves against by taking the honey
| therefrom.
Jacob Buck, Sergeant, Co. C, 5th o. s. Cav,
| Champaign, ILL.,, says: In your issue of the
9th of September see that William T. Orr
| First Sergeant Co. e, 9Th U. s. Cav, has an
article under the head of "0ur Constituents y
which is all right and correct, but he does not
give his postofiice address. Now, as l am one
of those fellows who refused to take Gen
Twiggss or Maj. Van Dorn's advice and join
the rebels in the month of March, 1861, while
! yet in Texas, therefore would very much like
to have Serg't w. T. Orr's address"
| J. c. Fuller, Co. ID, oath N. Y. Cav, Mans
| field, Pa, says he was an eyewitness of the
| mine explosion at Petersburg in July, 1864
and if the colored division had not been re-
pulsed he has no idea what would have hap
| pened to him, as the line of which his regiment
| formed part was ready to move to the front
He would like to inquire of any comrade oi
either army whether the rebels used shells o1
compressed cotton, as he saw shell made ol
| that material in front of Petersburg. He
would like to visit Hatchers Run battlefield
where he left his coffee cup on the morning oil
| Feb. z, 1867 when the Johnnies pounced upon
them without warning and he had to fall into
| line, leaving his boiling coffee upon the fire
| Would like to know if the cOmrade of Co. III
| oath N. Y. Cav, is living who fell into the mud
| on that occasion.
| n. w. Yawter, North Madison, Ind, says il
the non commissioned officers of the 54th Ind
| three months) will communicate with him
they will hear something to their advantage.