The National tribune., 1889-04-04
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades Ill Along the
Line.
information asked and Given.

any or all soldiers who We're stationed in Fort
Ethen Allen, near Washington, at any time
during the war.
Miss e. Jeno Highfll, Belvidere, H., asks
that anyone knowing. the fate of Philo High
fill, Co. K, 18th Ind, will send notice to her.
If living, she wishes his present address; if
dead to know where and how he died. When
last heard from he was at West Point, Miss. or
Green Bush, KY.
Comrade G. W. Remission, Co. F, 18th Me-,
Franklin, Me-, would like to hear from the
comrades who, with himself, volunteered to
ford or swim the Chickahominy River at Bot
toms Bridge on the Peninsula, or Che thinks
in April, 1862 to put out the fire which the
Johnnies had set to the bridge in their hasty
retreat. Six volunteered from each company,
who thought they were going on q foraging
expedition, as the eemmissary was getting very
low, and were quite surprised when they were
brought to face rebel artillery on the other end
of the bridge.
o. J. Foss, Co. H, Cd Wis. Cav, Granite Falls,
Mimi, wishes to hear from all comrades who
were aboard the steamer Baltic from Vicks.
burg Miss, to Memphis, Tenn, some time in
1864. The boat struck q snag in the river in
the nighttime and tore away part of its hull,
causing it to partly sink, about Is or 20 miles
below Memphis The writer wishes to know
the date of this accident if possible also cor
rect name of steamer, if not as given above
George w. Bousman, Stafford, Kan, says:
g For the benefit of the many hundreds of ex-
soldiers and others who are compelled to use
the knee bearing or socket peg-leg, / want to
tell them of q very simple continuance / have
used on my peg for some time past with perfect
ease and comfort 1t consists of spiral steel
spring one and one-half inch in diameter by
six inches in length the end of the peg let
into the hollow of the spring four inches, the
spring projecting two inches below the end of
the peg, into which is inserted piece of solid
rubber, allowing it to project one-half an inch
to prevent slipping. Any hardware dealer will
procure the springs for about 80 or so cents. l
would not be deprived OF the use of this spring
for $40 per month. 1t does away with that
very disagreeabe Earring and iolting of the
body, and the tread is perfectly noiseless."
Charles G. Edison, NJ. D., Sterling, H., says:
" In reply to Comrade Eppenauer's inquiry in
the issue of March Ia as TO a remedy for dead
bone, wish to say there is no such remedy.
Bone once dead will always remain dead aud
not only that, but until the dead bone is COM
pletely removed the decay will continue to
spread to adjacent tissues. There is but one
way for the comrade to find relief that
will be permanent, and that is for him to
place himself in the hands of some compe-
tent Surgeon and let him open the wound
thoroughly, and not only remove all spicula of
bone, but with the proper instruments chsel
and scrape away all dead bone and decayed
tissues. If this be thoroughly done and then
treated antiSeptically, | would not hesitate to
guarantee permanent cure. Money paid out
for any other treatment is thrown away, and we
old cripples don't have much of the needful'
TO use that way"
John w. Tingle, Co. G, 93d Ohio, Richmond,
Ind would like to hear from the two ladies
who gave chicken-pie to some Union soldiers
that were prisoners, on the railroad between
Knoxville and Bristol, Tenn, early one morn
ing Iii the month of January, 1863 while the
train was stopping at a water station. One of
the ladies gave her name as Lyle, and stated
she had husband in the Union army-he
thinks the 1st East Tenn. Cav.
F. NJ. Huff, Co. B, 10th Ind, Hartford City,
Ind, says: viii some comrade give sketch
and the name of the soldier who was sentenced
to be shot for going TO sleep on post? Was his
reprieve brought about by his sister, who stole
her way to Washington to see the President,
as narrated by Mrs r. d. C. Robbins in Barnes's
National Fifth Reader?"
A eomrade asks that the following persons
will please send their addresses to Box 4, Dodd
City, Ark: Lieut.. Hugbs, Charles H. Denton,
Hiram Heath, Lieut.. George r. White George
Rider, David &. Wooster, DR.. Kugler, Serg't
Taylor, Henry g. Price, Mrs. Reading, Mrs.
Scynthia Eblin, Mrs. Peters, Mrs. Hilligoss,
Mrs. Painter; all of which were on duty at
Camps Mcclellan and Kearny, Davenport, Iowa,
during the war.
VIM. Jones, Belefonte Pa, Quartermaster of
Gregg Post, No. 50, Department of Pennsyl-
Vania, wants information of the whereabouts of
John Thompson, who came from Derbyshre,
England in the year 1860 or 81. He went
into the service of the United States as cook or
waiter for some army officer. His friends think
he went from the Oil regions of Pennsylvania.
He had but one arm. Any information con-
corning Mr. Thompson, dead or alive, will be
thankfully received.
James IL. Wamshire Mddletown, Pa, is very
anxious to know by letter the date of the
burning of the Government stables at Lexing-
ton, KY, during the war
Mrs. Alice Brennan, PIT East Second street,
Erie, Pa, desires information in regard to
Peter Brennan, who enlisted in Trenton, n j.,
in 1861, in the LIST N. J. Cav, and who was in
hospital on Davis's Island, and afterward trans
ferred TO the Center-street Hospital Newark.
lie was wounded III 1864 and the writer (his
widow would like to hear from any of the
Surgeons or others who knew him at the hos
pital or any time after he was wounded
Louis Loewy, 9th n. Y. independent battery,
1861 Grove street, San Francisco, Cal, would
like to hear from any of the comrades of his
battery who remember the circumstances of
his losing his hearing while in action at Chan
cellorsyiile.
Personal.
b. +. Dozier, Lowry City, Mo-, enlisted at
the age OF 10 as q musician served nearly
year IN the 18th Ohio, and was with Sherman
during the march to the sea- His cousin, VIM.
ii. Dozier, only II years of age, received
wound July p at Atlanta and died from its
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