The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-01-24
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information Asked and Given.

Illlb.
Information Asked and Given.
L. G. Kidder, Co. G, 10th Vt, Brookfeld,
VT, would like the address of any soldier who
was with him when he fell out while on the
march from Williamsport to Warrenton juno
ton. He received a sunstroke at that time,
and a comrade of Co. K, of his own regiment,
remained with him for quite while. He was
treated by the Surgeon of some Ohio regiment,
the number of which he, does not remember
William Metcalf, Co. K, 29th Iowa, Jones'
burg, Kan, would like the address of DR.. Hub
bard, who was Surgeon at Fort Pickering,
near Memphis, and who attended him when
stricken down at that place in the Summer of
1868. He would also like the names and adj
dresses of the comrades who so faithfully assist
ed the Surgeon in working over him for about
seven hours to bring him to consciousness.
William H. Little, Charles City, Iowa, would
like to inquire if any of our readers served in
the Seminole Indian war IN Florida any time
during the years 1887, '38 and 80. If So he
would like very much to hear from them.
William E. Parker, Yuba City, Cal, would
like to have someone send him Col. JaCkson's
report of the battle of Shiloh, dated Dec. "a,
1865 also any information regarding Gen.
Kipatrcks death.
Joseph Mccoy, Co. E, 10th Pa Reserves, Chill
llCOGle, MO-, WOulu llhe 10 KNOW WHO hIiiCu
Gen. Conrad L. Jackson, commander of the
Third Brigade, Pa. Reserves. The writer is of
the opinion that the act was committed by a
member of the 9Th Pa. Reserves.
Malcolm Sellers, Fort Howard, Wis, would
be grateful to any cOmrade who can furnish
him information regarding the whereabouts of
George w. Sanders, First Sergeant, Co. A, LIST
Cal He was honorably discharged, and was
last heard from at Fort Sumner, n. NJ, IN jan
uary, 1866. Anyone who can furnish infor-
nation of this comrade will confer favor upon
his wife, vino has not heard from him since
| the above date
Fenelon, Ferndale Cal, who advertised that
! he wished to correspond with a soldiers widow
with view to marriage has, as a result of his
| correspondence obtained acharming wife, and,
| of course, closes his correspondence with all
! others who answered his advertisement.
e. W. Thompson M. d., 302 East Broadway,
| New York city, wants to know something about
! the Association Of Acting Assistant Surgeons,
and asks why one of the above class of Sur
| geOns should not be eligible to membership IN
the GAR. 1t is claimed that they were not
mustered in; but they were appointed by U.
! S. officer who was acting for the Government
took the oath of allegiance and served their
times out, doing as much, if not more and bet
| ter, work than men who held regular commits
sOns as Surgeons. He thinks these Doctors
should be entitled to all the privileges to which
| soldiers are.
F. NJ. Milliken, Corporal, Co. E, SD Ind.
Box 285, IndianOla, Iowa, would like to have
some comrade inform him if there was a
Twenty third Corps in Sherman's army during
the Atlanta campaign and if so, what brigade
Gen. Manson commanded at Resaca, Ga, May
Ia, 1864 also, what division Gen, Cox com
manded at the same time and place
II. G. McCoit, Co. -, Both KY, Palmyra, Neb.
| saw young man near Marion, Va, during The
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teeth shot away. He also saw, at the same
time, a Captain of a coIored regiment, who wa;
shot through his body and was still on hi
horse, cursing the rebels for all he was worth
If either of these soldiers are living, he YoulC
be glad to hear from them.
r. B. Hart, Spencer, o., wants the address o
any comrade who was present at the explosion
of an ammunition wagon ON the pike south o!
/ Winchester, Va, about two miles, in November
| 1864 when he was blown from his horse int
a pond of water and severely hurt and badly
burnt by the powder.
Willis A. German Post, No. 49, GAR, Du
luth, Mimi, wants the address of Corpl Johl
Dimond, Co. K, 1st n. Y. tLincoln) Cav.
Mrs John Webster, 1927 Cass avenue, st
Louis, Mo, would like some information con
corning her late husband, John Webster. Sin
lost his papers years ago. and does not remem
Der 10 what regiment he belonged, but think
it was from Illinois or Missouri. Her HUSBAND
was a teacher before the war.
Mrs. Adeline L. Elliott, mot Taylor, as re
Gently given in this column, Olympia, Wn. T.
would like to hear from any of the 38th low
who knew her brothers, Ethan A. and Juliu
c. Scott, who enlisted at Dubuque, Iowa, in Co
ID, 36th Iowa, in August, 1862 Any informa
ton will be gratefully received.
Ben Coux, Pine Bluff, Ark, would like t
find the relatives of one William III. Moore
who was q member of the LIST Ohio Cav; h
does not know what company. He was raise
near Cincinnati and died at Pine Bluff
Corrections and Criticisms.
w. J. Whitney, Co A, 57th Pa, Padilla
Wn, T., says John Monroe, of the 9th low
(Gen. Herron's regiment, tells different stor
from that given by Col. Knox in his Los
Army" about the capture of Col. Heron. II
says the Colonel was wounded in the right arm
not leg, and while leaning against tree wa
attacked by three Indians two of whom h
killed with his revolver, which he held in hi
left hand. The other Indian rushed on hiI
with knife, and probably would have kille
him, when q rebel officer taking in the situa
ton, cleft the head of the savage with hi
saber, remarking that the Colonel was to
good man to be killed by a id Indian"
George Slack, Co. G, Goth Ohio, Ashley, O
thinks that Lucius w. Hull, of Jacksonville, o
is mistaken when he claims that he went ou
in the 10th Ohio as q Drummer in 1861. Th
writer says that the 10th Ohio was not organ
lied until August, 1862.
A. IL. Taylor, Co. A, 5th Iowa Cav, Alexar
andria, Mimi, thinks that Comrade Rohr,
Co. A, 10th Iowa, makes a grave mistake whe
he insinuates that Gen. Grant wilIfully mes
lected to go to the assistance of Rosecrans
} Iuka.
The Prisons.
c. Fl. Smith, Co. A, 10th Iowa (Crocker
Iowa Brigade Flint Mich, says that the lot
| Iowa was the first regiment to enter Atlanta
| which it did on the 22d of July, 1864-but
t prisoners. They were not kept there long, br
: sent to Andersonville, where they arrived o
the 23d. They were taken directly to Wirz
headquarters and there drawn up in line ft
his inspection, and also to give the guards
chance to relieve them of their small posse
sions, which was done in most expert mar
ner.
a Jerome Giles Co. c, 10th U. s.. South BEN
!, Ind, remembers very we'll the famous Prov
. dence Spring at Andersonyille. He was a
/. inmate of that terrible city of misery fro
. about the LIST of April until the middle of Sci
r TENDER, 1854, most of the time tenting wit
f four others near the southeast corner by I'll
: side of a cut. Every hard rain filled the CT
! with water, and the tent was not then the mo
| comfortable place to occupy
b. Simms, Lockport Tenn, was captured
/ Spring Hill, Tenn, just before the battle
. Franklin, and, after being robbed of every Gel
}. he had sent to AndersOnYille. When he a
rived there he was given rations that wou