The National tribune., 1889-04-18
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along The
Line.
Information Askel and Given.

John Acttcr. 20. d. ON WIS, gary Dah-' Ali-
Ewering C0mrade Armstrong, Co. {, l39th Ia,
in regard TO the man who was hung near Peoles-
vile Nd Saws that he WAS not a spy, but be-
lonrcd 10 an Ohio regiment. which the writer
does not remember Chaplain Of the same
regiment asked the man, in the writers pres
encc, whether he had any word 70 send TO ms
people and he replied =" Tell my father tnat IL
be had sent me the money wouldn't be where
] am now" The writer was on duty at the
Sixth Corps headquarters when this hanging
occurred
Miss Fannie I. Jones, Bellaire, O., is the
daughter Of William f. Jones, and wants to
know what regiment and company her father
belonged to. He was under Gen. Scammon
during tie Winter Of 1862, '63, and was scout
aud guide from Charleston. w. Va, to Salt
Pond Mountain, in the same State.
Allen Weaver. Battery ID, lst East Tenn Ia.
A., Minsted, Ark, would ike 10 know II al
the boys Of his battery are dead. lie has walt
ed a long time to see something from them IN
the paper, and would like TO correspond with
any Of them.
j. G. Heaps, Captain. 9th H., Annawan, H..
wishes the address of c. d. Beegle. a Lieuten-
ant in the 72i or sd iii.
J. c. Thompson. Lieutenant Co. D. Seth H.,
and Lieutenant. Co. III, 18th v. X. C., Glasco,
Kan, thinks some comrade can tell hln who
got his sword and belt, through mistake oil
course, as there was another one lett without
atA bAiNG WITCH tue writer GLU ~ iitS 4+SA-
the old darby baggagemaster at the National
Hotel, Louisville, Ky, October. 1863. The belt
was one be wore at Perryville, and the sword
was new. The shoulder-strap to the belt was
nearly cut IN two BY musket ball, which pene-
trated his breast near the right lung.
James =. Cierihan. Beulah, Kan, wants the
addresses Of Comrades Nath. SilkWood, j, }.
Brady, George Garrison aud Robert L. Yaney,
all of Co. c. 9th III. Cav.
Joseph McJ1regor, Manorville, Pa, says that
sny comrade knowing the present address OF
Daniel McGregOr will greatly oblige the writer
by communicating with him.
James Flood, Ponce de Leon, Mo-, wants to
know the whereabouts of his brothers, Michael,
Daniel, John, Thomas and Martin, and his SIS
tiers. Catharine and Ellen.
Cornelius Peterson, l36 East Ninth street, st.
Paul. MINI, would like to know the where
abouts of his father, Mills Peterson. de en-
listed at Carver, Mimi, in 1861, in Go. 4, Attn
Nina. and was discharged for disability. lie
left his home in St. Paul IN 1877, and was after
that an inmate Of the Soldiers Home at Mil
Eaukee but was discharged In 1873. lie has
not been heard from since.
Mrs. Henry Richardson Box 495, Perry, N. Y,
requests information of her husband, who was
a Lieutenant in Co. VI, 18th III. Cav. He left
home on business Dec. II last and has not been
heard from since Dec. IL. His health has been
gradually failing fer three years past, chiefly
on account Of an injury received in the service,
and the failure Of his crops and other matters
depressed him very much. Ii is feared that he
has brcOme insane. He is 50 years old, about
six feet in hight. with gray eyes, Gne, thin
gray hair. light complexion, aud full beard OF
a sandy-broWn, mixed with gray. He wore
the badge Of Senior Past Commander of the
GAR
Chas. O. Welsh. Co. NJ, ID Mass. Cav, Salem,
Mass answers the communication of Edward
Armstrong, Co. c. both Pa. regarding the
man hung at Poolesville. Nd. The writer says
he was there at the time, and saw the man
swung Of. By reference TO the entry in his
diary of July is, 1864, he finds that this man.
whose name he was unable 10 learn, had jumped
several bounties. deserted from his regiment,
ltbe 9th n. y. come back to the Union lines
as spy, been recognized been sentenced, and
was hung
All. Waring, Co. D, l43d Pa. West Decatur,
Pa,Wishes 10 know whether Capt. NJ. L. Bailey,
Of his company, is still alive, and if so, wishes
particularly TO hear from him.
Geo. z. Hanson. Co. *, 95th H., Caledonia.
H. wishes 10 know from some cOmrade what
regiment one John EdgertOn belonged TO. The
only Information which can be gathered of
ham SO far is that he enlisted at the age of II
III New 10rk city during the latter part Of the
war. He was taken prisoner and exchanged
and had gHnshOt wound in the cheek. Com
rade Edgerton and his wife died suddenly re-
Gently, aud have left three beautiful little
girls, and the writer thinks that il details Of
the fathers service could be ascertained the
children might be benefited.
Miss Sarah T. Williams, daughter of Levi
Williams. Co. F, 9Th Mich, would like to re-
celye information from some c0mrade or Others
who have knowledge OF the receipt of the in
jury, and the nature Of ii, which caused the
discharge Of her father at the National Hos
pital, Baltimore. Nd. The injury is supposed
10 have been received during the Peninsular
caElPag n COmTade Williams had a claim
pending for pension al the time Of his death.
and his daughter would like to complete the
case, If possible Address US Columbia Ave,
Baltimore, Nd.
d. I. Reitzel, Sergeant, Co. E, 21st Ind, Wa
terTilie, ND would like to hear from some oil
his old comrades.
The widow Of Thomas Meehan Co. E. 57th
Mass requests the address of any Of the officers
or members ofsaiG company who was in Mower
General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, previou:
or up 70 the 25th day of June, 1865. the date
OF discharge Of said Meehan from the service
and from the hospital. Comrades who possess
the information required viii confer lasting
favor on the widow Of an old brother veteran
by addressing Joseph AcGiIl, 2S6 East Main
ST., Waterbury, Conn.
Joseph A. LeSage, Sergeant, Co. @, 1st w. Va
Cav, Millers, o., desires the names and post
Office addresses Of comrades who were at Nash
vile, Tenn, in August 1864, who remember
q 4s44c hAfnell. OF The lSt Ohio IL. a. being
hurt while his battery was firing for the pur
pose Of bringing to the surface the bodies O
some colored soldiers who were drowned wbii,
bathing in the river.
IL any comrade knows the whereabouts O
Robert G. Stanford. who left his home in Yves
Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. II last and will com
munieate with MS father, Robert Stanford. o
Go. i, 63d Pa, No. $500 Mt. Vernon St. Yves
Philadelphia, Pa, they viii confer great ia
vor. The missing boy is between Is and Il
years Of age is quite tall, has light complex
ion and black eyes.
T. A. Cooper. lib Adams St.. Chicago. III.
says " VIII someone who knows anything II
regard TO tie following named persons. or i
any party named is living and reads this
please answer me by letter. ] wish to CORE
spOnd direct with each party named, if living
and If not living desire to know names anI
addresses Of relatives Of each First. Is Mai
Mcpherson, who commanded the post at Ring
gold ga, during the latter part Of the war
now living; If so where, and what is his frs
name; and where and who is :" Jack the Scout
known in north Georgia by Union men q
" Yankee Bill" and who and where 4 tn
scout then known as Eddings? II either is liy
Ing, do they remember Andrew Cooper an
Charles Patton, vine gave them information
Andrew Cooper would like to hear Of his oil
friends.
Lost and Found.