The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-01
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information Asked and aIveu:

FL. J. Conover, Loami, ILL.,, informs his COM
rades of the 130th Ill. that q roster of the sur
viv0rs of that regiment has been published,
which they can procure by sending 81 cents to
him. He wants the address of Edward w.
Walton, Co. A. If any comrades who were
captured and paroled with William Plopper,
Co. G, 122d Ill, at Trenton, Tenn, Dec. 20,
1862, will send their address to the writer they
will confer great favor upon Comrade Plop-
per. The writer also desires tho address of
Lieut.. J. F. Parker, Co. G, l30th Ill.
William N. Stocker, st. Johns Mich, thinks
that every comrade should advocate through
these columns the payment OF tho arrears of
pension and see to it that the men they send to
Congress are in favor of this measure He
knows that the old soldiers paper yields great
influence, and hopes that we will continue
hammering on this subject. He also desires
tho addresses Of Capt. Mcclure, Serg't Kelley
and Michael Shehan, all of Co. A, lst N. Z.
Eng'rs.
James Hall, Co. G, LIST u. 8. s. s. CBerdan's),
Stevenson, Ala, says that short time ago, while
the work of grading the streets at his place was
going on, the remains of seven Union soldiers
were dug up. They were carefully gathered
together, packed in large box and sent to the
cemetery at Chattanooga for reinterment. Five
of the skulls were large and we'll developed,
while the other two were small, as ii they
might be those of boys from ii to l8 years old.
Anyone desiring further information about
these remains can obtain it by addressing the
writer
Walter L. Price, Co. /, Champaign, ILL.,, de-
sires the addresses of members of tho I'd Ill.
Cav. who have not yet sent their names TO him,
as the roster of the regiment is nearly ready
for the publishers.
William Bensinger one Of the Andrews raid
era, McComb, o., wishes TO state to the COM
rades who are so generously contributing to the
Andrews monument, that tho last Legislature
inf hill rio inn Y,
towards erecting suitable monument TO the
Mitchell raiders, and he advises all who wish
| to contribute to this fund TO correspond with
| Capt. s. b. Porter, Columbus o., one of the
Committeeman appointed by Gov. Foraker to
| look after the matter.
Joshua Croft, Sergeant, Co. NJ 14th Pa. Cav,
| Wa keney, Kan, says he has secured the roll
of his company, but does not think it is correct.
| Therefore he wishes all the members to send
| their addresses, that he may verify and COM
| peto the roster. Comrades knowing of the
| places and dates of death of members will
| please advise the writer.
Mrs. Nettie Eells Short Track. n Y, desires
information of her son, Fred Eells, who was
last seen in Corsicana, Tex. He left his home
Jan. ~, 1888. He Is but II years old, short
and thick-set, iight-compl and blue
eyed.
| Leonard r. Cole, Pastor Methodist Church,
Canton, N. Y, wants information concerning
his father, Archibald L. Cole. Co. ID. I'd Mich,
| who was shot through the head at Petersburg
june IL, 1861; died in Emory Hospital, Wash.
| iugton, ID. c., July /, 1864, and was buried at
| Arlington Nights. He wants the names of tho
officers OF the company, with regimental, bril-
! Rade, division and corps commanders under
whom his father served; also the addresses of
tho members of the company now living.
| Mrs. Isaac NJ. Mathews. 56i West Main street.
| Springfield, o., would like to know to what
| company and regiment her late husband be-
| longed. He enlisted in New York, and was in
the Army of the Potomac.
Haley Wren, Republic City, Kan, wants the
addresses of the officers of Co Il, 55th Pa
! Daniel I. lively, Co. +, Sd Pa. II. A., Pardee,
| Kan., wishes tho name and address Of the Sur
| geon of his regiment.
/ Anna NJ. Smith, 1877 Main street. Brockton,
| Mass. wishes the address Of Andrew Hill. Co.
| G, - Pa, Col. Frank Patterson commanding.
| She knows that the regiment went into service
from West Philadelphia aud was in the battle
of Bull Run, but does not remember the num-
| Der.
James IT, Daniel, sol Poplar avenue, Column
bus o., wants the address of Comrade Wash.
| w. Hyde, Co. K. 9Th Cal. The writer is blind,
and wishes evidence to establish his claim for
| pension.
Richard Roy, Sioux City, Iowa, wants the
address of Ebcuezer Bunton. When last heard
from he was at Warland No.
Fred Becker, s. Oil City, Pa, wants the ad-
dresses of tho officers and men of the 9Th NY;
especially tho members Of Co. b. who served
from April %, 1861, 10 April %. 1853.
| J. II. Morris, 52o Commerce street, Philadel-
| phia, would like the addresses Of the comrades
| who composed Casey's board for the examina-
| ton of applicants for commissions in the U. s.
| G. T., situated In Washington, d. c., in 1864.
| II. f. Reel. Sidney, Iowa, wants the addresses
OF VIM. Dean, j. Il. Cain, Steve Hamilton, K.
| +. Roy, Isaac Scott. K. G. Wood, David Arm
strong, Doran L. Hunt aud Ira J. Hunt all of
Co. A, ith Iowa Cav. The addresses are needed
for the coming Reunion of the company this
| Fall.
Mrs, Bridget Moody, o13 w. Seventh street,
Grand Island, Neb., would like to hear of her
brother, Patrick Dempsey, who enlisted from
| Pittston. Luzerne Co.. Pa. She has not heard
from him since the war, and does not know
his company and regiment
| J. II. Williams, Lesteryille, Ind, would like
addresses of the comrades of Co. Il, 9th Mo-.
Cav. aud Co. @, lith Kan. Cav.
| James w. Brown, Co. Il. 22d Pa. Cav, Jenner
| Crossroads Pa, wants the address of anyone
| who saw his horse fall with him about Aug IL,
| 1864 in tho Shenandoah Valley. He was in
the recruits under Capt. Keys.
Comments aud Corrections.
G. W. Freeburger Shelton, Wash, having
read Gen. Siekles's rebuke to Mayor Oliver,
congratuates the grand old General but thinks
he should have used his crutch us we'll as words