The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-10-03
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
inflammation Asked and Given.

TnfSrmatTon Asked and Given.
"E. N. NJ" IL South Main street, st. Louis,
Mo-, is preparing history of Battery M, 1st
Ill. H. A.. which pays particular attention to
indivd.al records, and being DESTROYS of doing
justice to all, he wishes to find the present
addresses of certain members of the bat
terry, If alive, or if dead, to learn as fully
as possible how and where they passed the
time from when they left the battery to
tho close OF the war; The war records at
Washington credit the battery with % de-
serters, wien quite a number of those charged
are known to have been honorably mustered
out, while others were regularly transferred to
different commands The addresses wanted
are those of Henry Babcock. Jos. Baker Horace
Brown, VIM. III. Brown, VIM. Carroll VIM. P.
Gregg August Hack Max Horning Andrew
L. Irwin, Nathan johnson, Hiram o. Johnson,
Charles Miller, Jacob Premier, John Quimby,
VIM Ryan, David L. Spencer, James Somers,
Cyrus +. Smith, Henry J. Thompson Edmund
N. White, Robert NJ. Williams, Collin Williams,
VIM Walker. He would like to hear from all
comrades who were at any time detailed from
other commands to serve in Battery NJ LIST Ill.
Laborn Prince, Co. K, 10th Ohio, is living
near Chisem, Lawrence Co.. Tenn. His adj
dress has been requested by number of COM
rades.
s. NJ. Chase, Co. E, 14th N. Y. Cav, AL s.
Tenth street, East Saginaw, Mich, would like
to know the name Of the u. s. cavalry officer
who captured Is or 20 of his comrades detailed
to guard the supply train from North Anna to
Petersburg. He says the men stopped about
noon near farmhouse to get some fodder for
the mules when the cavalry arrived and
marched them back two miles, and after being
called all manner of names by the officer in
charge for doing what they had been ordered
to do, were punished by being made to drill
two hours, and then were let go to find their
nh n N IN tyou NJ
o'clock the next day, when the writer found
his knapsack and gun had DISAPPEARED from the
wagon where he had left them.
Comments and Corrections.
G. p. Brown, Co. B, Cd Colo. Cav, Bonito,
N. Mex, says that in looking over the Picket
Shots " he has seen several accounts of that
cold New Years night He remembers it very
well, rs it fell TO his lot to be on guard two
hours at Benton Barracks, st. Louis, where he
came very near freezing to death. He wants
to hear from any of his comrades of Co. Il,
especially those with him in New Mexico. In
1862, while driving the rebels from that Terri
tory at the battle of Valverde, his youngest
brother was the first man to DO wounded. Any
soldier remembering this circumstance will
please write to Comrade Brown.
James +. Burton, 27l0 S. State street, Chi
cago, says that the article in tho issue of Aug.
%, entitled Mobile Bay" contains the name
of a vessel that recalls to his mind the engage
ment which took place May 10, 1862 in the
James River. The following United States yes
sells were in tho engagement: Galena Port Roy
al. Aroostook and the Monitor that fought the
Merrimac. He says that after % years no is
proud to know that the Port Royal is still
aaoat. She did good work under Drewry's
Bluff, May Is, 1862, and he calls on A. Z. Mer-
rsll. WaterVille Mimi, to write an account of
that fight. He thinks il would DO good idea
for the crews of the vessels named to have
Reunion at Boston during the next National
Encampment
wood, Pa, says that the 20 men who were
drowned, as described by Stotz Co. Z. 45th
N. Y, belonged TO the 74th Pa, and not the
73d, as stated.
James A. Fisher, First Lieutenant, Co. @,
40th Ohio, McCalley, Idaho. says that Comrade
b. +. Edwards, in reply to Lewis Blundin's
article on Rcsaca. mentions tho 5ist Ohio when
it should have been the 40th Ohio. If any
regiment did good. square fighting that day it
was the old 10th. Its color bearer was killed
on tina rebel works and fell outside with the
flag. but no rebel touched It. for the boys
with dubbed guns, rushed forward and res
cued IT. The Sergeant was shot through the
heart. but before his breath left his body he
knew the flag was safe. This regiment was
afterwards merged in the 5ist Ohio, which the
writer thinks Is the reason Comrade Edwards
made the mistake
Lewis Lewis. Co. d, 9th IT, s. Cav, Carbon
ado. Wash. says the statement of Comrade
Kelly about Gen. Sheridan riding :" Old Badly +"
il not correct, as he always rode his black horse,
and did so at Cedar Creek. Comrade Lewis was
one of the Generals Orderies, and knows what
he Is talking about.
Henry G. Denny, Co. Fl, 18th Ind. Comanchc
Tex writes that Comrade r. s. Parr, Co. l,
18th Ind Franklin, Ind, is correct in saying
that Gen. Ben McCulloch was killed by vol
ley fired by the 18th Ind. The writer was there
on the spot aud fired q shot at tho General
himself. lie came within about 80 steps of the
regiment, which was lying down. The Colonel
Henry ID. Washburn) invited him to como in,
when tho latter fell fiat on his horse and start
cd back the way he had come, the regiment
firing Mt him as he went.
Henry NJ. SIagle, First Sergeant Co. B. 9Th
Tenn. Cav. Jonesboro, Tenn, says that Com
rade ID. Il. Cotton, Co. G, 1st Ky. Cav. London
KY, in his account of the capture of Gen. Nor
gan takes tho honor of that exploit from Col.
w. ID. Way, 9th Mich Cav, to whom it belongs
and gives the same to Gen. j. Nj. Shackelf
W. N Tucker. Monona. Iowa, in regard
| to the battle OF Cedar Creek, wishes to say
few words on behalf of the Sixth Corps, or his
regiment, the 9th N. Y. ii. A., which belonged
| To the Second Brigade, Third Division. lie
says that his regiment was situated about half
mile west of the pike. Whea the firing com.
menced in the morning it was quite dark and
| foggy; tho men were ordered short distance
| to tho right, where the rebel bullets were very
| thick. The writer's partner and he shot 40
| rounds, and were on the next 40 before they
backed rod. BY this time the Johnnies had
nearly tanked our right aud the regiment was
| losing heavily. They began to retire, firing all
tho time lie denies that they turned and ran,
as has been stated. lie says that if the Sixth
| Corps was in the rear that day, the rear was
pretty close TO Early's army.
Newton Caps, Co. ID, Sd Mo-, Pleasant Hill,
| H., contradicts Comrade Blundin's statement
that Osterhaus's Division, of the Fifteenth
Corps, was repulsed in confusion and reinforced
| by two brigades from his tBlundin'sl division
at Resaca. The writer states that the First
| Brigade Of Osterhanss Division did not make
any charge except on the rebel skirmishers
whom they drove into their breastwOrks.
Thomas Finch Co. i, 18TH n. Y, Conklin
N. Y, claims that William Gay, Goth Ohio, is
wrong in his account of Lookout Mountain.
The writer says he is correct so far as his for
nation of the line is concerned, but when no
states that there was nothing done until within
| musket-range of the fort, he is wofully "of"
| Comrade Finch asserts that the enemy was
encountered soon after starting and driven
| from their camp when they were In the
| act of getting breakfast. This was nearly a