The National tribune., 1889-09-26
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Comments and Corrections.

cara TO MS article, winch appeaTeu SOiue JliHo
since, defending the Nineteenth Corps. To
reply TO all by letter would require moro time
and space than he is able to devote to it. In
answering Comrade CommaEere, who publish
cd tho rough draft of Gen. Wrights re-
port of Cedar Creek he only did what he felt
was duty owed to his comrades of the Army
of West Virginia. He says that for many years
they have endured stream of abuse that had
for its head the wild imaginings of the officers
and men of the Sixth Corps. All that he asks
of these is to rest on tho laurels won and lot his
corps alone.
+. Ii. Harding, Co. ID, 10th ILL.,, Washington
ID. c., says that Comrade Stockdale, 9th Ohio
is mistaken when he says that regiment was
the first to enter Fort Gregg in 1863. Comrade
Harding claims that Maj. s. s. Linton and
three comrades of his company were the first
to do this.
Reuben Maxwell Sergeant Co. G, 112th ILL.,,
Liberty, H., in reply to Capt. A. X. Rarey, Go.
II, 45th Ohio, says that he was on the Big Emory
River bank and saw the drowned man taken
out and brought to shore, He has forgotten
his first name, but he was Sergeant of the 10th
ILL.,, not the 1l2th Ohio. The writer helped to
bury him half mile in the rear of the camp
about midnight.
James Campbell, Lieutenant commanding,
Co. ID, 9th Mich. 9I6 Michigan avenue, East
lansing Mich, says he remembers well that
cold New Years about which much has been
written. He says they had just got through
with the siege of Knoxville and had followed
| the rebels 16 miles, but were the most fOrlOrn
| looking set Of victorious soldiers Uncle Sam
ever had. They were half-naked and half
starved, and on tho night of Dec. 81 were lying
ut Blaine's Crossroads East Tenn.
| w. A. Smith, Co. A, Sd Mich, Berlin, Mich,
says that in recent issue, among the discharges
! lost, his service given as Co. III, Sd Mich,
when it should have been Co. A, Sd Mich.
| George T. kniveton, Co. G, Cd PA. Cav,
| Opoiis, Kan, says that in a recent issue there
| were two pictures of Libby Prison, one showing
| that historic building located ut Richmond, and
! the other after 10 was moved to Chicago. The
| writer says that he thinks the building is easily
| recognized. although the surroundings are diff
| ferent 1t does not look like the Libby Prison
as he saw 1t on New Years Day. 1863. as to-
( gether with about 100 other comrades from the
I'd and 18th Pa. Cav. they were escorted to that
| hotel and assigned quarters there as the So
called Confedcracy's guests
| A. @. Iiee Sergeant, Go. E. 10Th Ohio, 1876
| Bell st., Columbus o.. claims that the First
| Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Corps, capt
ured the battery at Resaca.
S. Il. Conner, Foletts Iowa, in reply to
| Comrade ID. ID. McCallum. regarding the cap
| ture of Fort De Russey, as to who was the first
on the rebel works, says that the colors of the
| 9Th and 18th Iowa were simultaneous in APP
| pearing at the top of the works. So near to-
gether were they that the respective bearers
! came very near having a fstcuG over the mat
| ter. His experience in climbing the fortiRca-
| tious was similar to that of Comrade Mccall
| lum. Not being able to scale the embankment
readily, he stuck his bayonet into tho dirt with
| the intention of pulling himself up, but in an
| instant some stalwaTt soldier jumped onto his
shoulders and thence reached the top. Seeing
that lie was in danger Of being used as a step
ladder ho moved 10 point not so steep. and
succeeded in gaining the top Just as the John
atuf !, Hu1 in ghn
shape of flags in token of surrender. He leap
cd over into the fort. and some six or eight
Of the rebels came up TO him and extended
their hands for shake. saying that they had
given us the best they had in their shop so long
as they were able. He thinks that most of
| them were glad To surrender.
G. b. Hutcbus. Surgeon, 10th n. Y, San
| Francisco. Cal. says that in the issue of Sept.
5. w. q. Hursch sings the song of tho McClel-
Ian admirers, telling what wonderful things
that General did from July 10 March in pre-
par'ng tho army Of the Potomac for the field.
The writer says that during the last month of
| this time Lincoln, stanton, the Committee on
the Conduct of the War, Congress, and i'm fact,
the whole loyal North were urging him to act,
| or at least send a few troops to open the Poto-
mac. but he would not bulge Now, the Me-
Clel3an partisans are constantly extolling his
achievements with his army, but never allude
| TO the Western army. During few months OF
the time that Mcclellan was performing these
marveis there was little Brgadior at Cairo,
commanding q few thousand men, who was
! constantly begging permission TO use them.
| At last, III February, he was allowed to move
with some of these undrilled troops up the
| Tennessee River. Although tho men had not
been prepared for the field. nor drilled by that
marvellous commander. Little Mac" they soon
| opened the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers,
| captured $4,000 prisoners ut Donelson, and then
asked permission to go on.
! Information Asked and Given.
| James Henderson, Drummer, Co. f. Goth N.
| Y, 159 Newark Ave, Jersey City, n J., wishes
| 10 say to the comrades who participated in tho
| fights in the Shenandoah Valley that he has
| recently returned from 10 days stay at Mid
dletown, Va. He thinks the people in that sec
| ton are more hospitable than those in the
North. lie wants to go back to erect a stone in
| the National Cemetery at Winchester over tho
| grave of Maj. j. G. Smart, who was killed at
| Cedar Creek. The grave is No. l7I0. lie will
answer all communications from comrades who
have relics from that field, or who desire in
| formation In regard To that part of the country
| X. q. Carter, U. .. A., United Service Club.
Washington, ID. c., wants to know If any of the
survivors of Bufords Division of cavalry who
were at the battle of Gettysburg can inform
him by letter just what its position was on the
night of July i, 1868; ut what hour it left this
position on the morning of July 2, and exactly
| hhot 'o1as vi iouto ~ LUX W EeuCu lanby-
town ON that day.
j. f. Van Camp. Sergeant, Co. f, 20sth Pa.
Plainteld. Pa, desires the addresses of all
members of his regiment for Reunion purposes,
of tho Third Division, Ninth Corps.
f. A. Barnett, Co. G, 10th u. s., Gomrie,
Iowa. wants the address of Frank Dorsey, Co.
A, First Lieutenant 10th u. S.. or any COM
rade of Co. @. same regiment.
A. K. Hatfield, Co. X, 5th Ind. Cav, Coon
Rapids, Iowa, wants TO know what has become
of his old comrades as no only found one of
them at the Milwaukee Encampment He has
come 10 the conclusion that there are only two
of the old 9Th left.
William l.. Jewell, Bowling Green o., wants
to know the whereabouts of Alpheus Minerd
insane, 43 years of age. hight five feet three
and IA half inches, light complexioncd, hazel
eyes and dark hair He belonged to Co. d.
36th Ohio, and hay recently resided near Bow
ling Green, o. He disappeared on Aug. "a
1889; is supposed To have gone TO Minnesota
Stephen ID. Holden, Co. b, 9th N. H. and Co
ID, 9Th Conn, Acworth, N. H., wishes to locate
somewhere in the Southwest this Fall. and
would be pleased to hear from some of the
comrades living in that section of the country
in regard 10 the price of land and the chances
for a man to succeed in making home there.
j. q. Van Camp Silver Lake, Kan, saws
the comrades of Post 207 would like to know
whether Comrade j. III. Dearborn received his
disability in the Southern army or in the North,
ern army, as there is report out that no served
two years under the rebel flag aud about six
months among the Federals
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