The National tribune., 1889-02-21
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information Asked and Given.

Albert King, Co. B, 10th Ohio, and Co. G, 9Th
Ohio Cav, Perryville, Mo-, desires information
regarding his brother, Rinaldo l.. King. He
is a printer by trade, and when last heard from
was working for the kellogg Printing Co., Gin
cinnati, o. Any comrade who can give the adj
dress will confer a favor.
William Garrison, Sharon, Kan, wishes the
names and addresses of the Surgeons left in
charge at Springfield, Mo-, of the comrades
wounded at Wilson's Creek. He would also
like to know the names and addresses of some
of the aforementioned wounded comrades.
H. W. Phelps, Lieutenant, 95th Ohio, Wester-
VILE O., would like the name and address of
the lady lately pensoned by act of Congress-
who was matrOn of the Adams General Hospi-
tai in Memphis in 1863. The writer thinks
she lives in northern Ohio or somewhere in
Michigan.
Darwin A. Cole, Ewing, Neb, inquiries what
became of Old Abe" the black bear that the
58th Pa. had with it for nearly three years.
after which he was sent home to Philadelphia.
V. NJ Stevens, Co. F, 5th N. Y. Cav, Oska-
1oosa, Kan wants the addresses of John jeff
ries and John Hays, both of his regiment
E. III. McGurty, Co. T, 10th N. Y, and Co. =,
69th n Y Taopi, Mimi, would like to CORE
spOnd with any of his old comrades.
A. H. Fitch, Anoka, Mimi, was very much
pleased to see the article in recent issue on
the Drummer-Boy of the Rappahannock."
He says that a man named Robert Hendershott
has been travelling through the West posing as
the original Drummer-Boy of the Rappahan-
mock, and receiving many honors The writer,
in common with many others, would very much
like to know the truth-whether it was Hen
dershott or Daniel Williams who crossed with
the boats at Fredericksburg.
John A. Priddy, Co. K, 1st East Tenn, and
Co. X, 55th KY, Bonneville, KY, wants the
veterans of his regiments to know that he is
still living.
VIM Karn CO. G, 18th Ohio, Arcadia, o. in
reply to Comrade Mlliken's inquiry in the
issue of Jan. %, says he has faint recollection
of there being a Twenty third Corps in Sher-
mans army during the Atlanta campaign, and
Gen. Cox commanding the Second Division of
it. The writer does not know anything about
Gen. Manson, but suppOses he was there.
w. Fl. Wright, Leetona, o., wishes to make
inquiry for one Maskill Bisphin, who enlisted
in the early part of the war from Youngstown,
o.; it is not known in what regiment. He is
wanted in the settlement of an estate in which
he is interested The inquiry is made at the
request of his sister.
w. R. Carter, Secretary, LIST Tenn. Cav. Asso-
citation, 149 Gay street. Knoxville, Tenn, wants
the name, rank company and postoffice address
of every survivor of the LIST Tenn. Cav. before
the next Reunion at Morristown.
]. w. johnson, of Casey, H., in behalf of a
much afflicted soldier of Co. B, 104th Ill., greatly
eight or ten comrades of that company.
David Fl. King Secretary, 93d N. Y, Fort
Edward n. Y, says the regimental society is
getting up history of that regiment, in which
it is proposed to account for every member.
They want date of enlistment, discharge, etc.
Please send information as soon as possible to
above address.
LIS Tyler, 142 Federal street, Salem, Mass,
would like information concerning the death
of Col. Alexander Chambers of the 10th Iowa,
Brigadier General Volunteers, and Colonel
18th U. S. Inf.
Fritz Rehwrinkle, PIP Fairchild avenue,
Bridgeport, Conn.,, desires the address of any
comrade who served with him in Co. B, Mid
Rifles, while stationed at Fort Stanton, N. NJ,
prior to the rebellion.
James E. Russell, Occur d'Alene, Idaho. saw
in recent issue an article by w. A. Croffut, in
which he says that during the first battle of
Bull Run, man belonging to his regiment en-
tered Sudley Church to have a ball extracted
from his shoulder. The writer thinks that he
is the man meant. He would like to corre-
spond with C0mrade Crotfut. Also he would
like to hear from anyone who saw him fall
down the hold of steamboat while prisoner
in transit from Richmond TO Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Mrs Mary Cunningham, Bernice, Pa, would
like to hear from any member of Co. G, 18th
Pa. Cav, who knew or remembers her late
husband, Nicholas Cunningham, who was hurt
Dy MS morse IallnR GOWN an eIlDaukmenE
while on the march to Richmond.
Joseph S. Esterly, Co. g, 9th Pa. Cav. (Rush's
Lancers), Reading, Pa, says that Richison, the
spy was captured by the 9th U. S. Cav, on
Sunday evening, July 5, 1868, and hanged.
John III. Davis, Captain, commanding Pho
neer Corps, Fourth Division, Seventeenth Corps,
Fuller's Springs, Mont, wants the names and
addresses of all the members of the Pioneer
Corps, in order to form an organization to meet
of ha National En-
campment.
David Emery, Co. /, Tooth N. Y, Spencer,
N. Y, would like to receive information of a
comrade by the name of Slower, a :" Pennsylva.
MIA Dutchman." He does not remember his
first name or the number OF his regiment. He
says that Slower lisped; also, that he lived near
the Schuylkill River, the writer thinks not far
from Philadelphia.
Joseph Taylor, Montrose Va, wants the ad-
dress of Col. John I'll. Holeman, commanding
the LIST U. 5. c. t. Comrade Taylor is col
ored man, and served in that regiment. His
health is now broken down, as a result of his
army service, and as yet he has been unable TO
secure o pension.
A. G. Bennett, San Jose, Cal, would like to
know if any comrade can furnish him with the
rank, company and regiment of the following
named comrades, who are buried at San Jose:
ii. r. Snowden, A. N. Stratton, julius Walters,
J. II. Garrett, Golden Wright j. N. Hendrick-
son and Chas. Hinman. If this information
can be had, application to the Government will
be made for headstones to mark their graves
I'll. L. Harmon, Co. K, 50th N. Y. Eng,
Clarkson, N. Y, would like information i'll
regard to Thomas Coleman, of Co. +, LIST bat
talon, 18th U. S.. who received three bad
wounds. COmrade Coleman's memory is very
faulty, and he cannot recollect exactly when,
where, or how he was hurt He was severely
wounded, he thinks, at the siege of Yorktown,
by she'll, in the calf of his right leg, which
crippled himfor life. He was also shot through
the mouth, knocking out all of his teeth also,
received a saber cut on his right arm above
the elbow. After serving three years at the
front he was honorably discharged, and re-en-
listed in the U. S. Vet. Res. Corps at Portland,
Me-, on or about Feb. 2, 1865. He left his dis
charge from his three-y years service lying upon
table at the place of muster-in of the Reserve
Corps, and could not find it again. The writer
would be glad to recover the discharge or receive
information in regard to it and Comrade Cole
man.
l. E. Hodges Co. G, 22d H., Raccoon, Ill.,
in answer to a comrades inquiry, says that the
| address of Henry NJ Wilson, 111th H., is
Hood River Ore.
w. d. Corey Argus, Ind, wants the address
of Martin B. Dunn, Co. G, 30th Ohio.
Joseph 5. Hull, Co. A, 9th Ohio Cav, Lusk,
Wy. t., would like to hear from some of his
comrades and especially TO have one of them
sand hin, he partinularc nf tho panpio, Of tba