The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-04-11
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information Askea and eIren.

Derhyshire. England. in the year 1850 or 81.
He went into the service Of the United States
rs q cook OF waiter for some army officer. lis
friends think be went from the oil regions OF
Pennsylvania. He had but one arm. ANY in
formation concerning thompson, dead or
alive VIII be thankfully received.
Cyrus VERIFY, SteeltOD, Pa, would be glad 10
hear from any soldier who knew William III.
Calender, aud can tell what company and regi-
meut lie was a member Of during the war. lie
was discharged at Raleigh, n. C., and was in
United States cavalry regiment He enlisted
IN 1863, and the impression is that he was
member Of the same regiment that Gen. Lee
was Lieutenant Colonel of before the war. The
said VIM III. Calender was killed on the rail
road in ISIS and his discharge and papers have
been lost.
5. p. Carlton, Co. E, ID Ohio Cav, Girard, O.,
wants 10 know the name and whereabouts Of
the soldier, il living, belonging to the 23d Ohio
whom he found in the woods near Berryville,
Va, wounded in the shoulder some three or
four days after said regiment had fight there
on the Sd Of September, 1864. The writer took
the soldier to camp bad the ball cut out and
sent him to Winchester to hospital.
w. III. Jeffrey, Aewburyport, Mass, desires
the addresses Of the following: w. E. Woodruff
Colonel, ID Ky; G. w. Nef Lieutenant Colo
mel, % KY; @. w. Dodge, Chaplain, 1lth n. Y;
Alfred Powell, Surgeon, Sd n. Y; Charles De
Williams. Colonel, 18th Ohio; w b. Fletcher
Assistant Surgeon, 9th Ind; Alfred Ely, New
York; A. NJ. Wood, Colonel, I4th N. Y; John
T. Mines, Chaplain, ID Ne; I. d. Glover, Lieu
tenant 4th Me-; w. Dickinson, First Lieuten-
ant. Sd Z. S; John McGregor, Surgeon, Sd
Conn; William Booth Second Lieutenant, I'd
Wis; NJ Corcoran, Colonel, 69th n. Y; John
Bagley. First Lieutenant. 69th n. Y; Col. Ad-
Ter FlOyd's Brigade; G. s Simmonds, Captain,
Co. b. 18th Mass. Henry B. Todd, Captain, Co.
b. Lincoln Cavalry; r. Williams, Captain Co.
n "a 4 Z -
Ohio; w. ID. Sloanmaker, Orderly Sergeant,
LIST Cal; A. J. McCleary, Co. c, LIST Cal; Capt.
Isaac W. Hart, Of the Wabash.
C. n. Edwards, Reads Landing. Mimi, says:
g very much desire the addresses of the fol-
lowing soldiers who were members of the Sd
Wis. Cav: Herman Wilbur, Albert Renee,
Adam Schuman, Henry Sumner, Jacob Backer,
Jacob MoleT. all formerly Of Milwaukee, Wis;
John Pittenger, Col. William Bernard, Isaac
Woodard, formerly of Boscobel, Wis; Robert
Kelly, Baraboo, Wis; DR.. Warner Fort Scott,
Kan.
Joseph Smith, 18th, 10, 2sth and 14tb u S,
Box 344, Wayne. Mich, says that Fred Wal
drow. one Of the Kearsarge men, lives near
Inkster Mich, and Tom Buckley, another, re-
sides at Racine, Wis. The writer thinks these
are the only survivors Of that famous war ship.
He would like TO know what became OF Lit
lie Dago," who was also one OF the crew.
T. nj. Huffman, Marques, WA, desires the
addresses Of John Woods John Haggarty, Levi
Dunn, E. J. Hitchcock, or any other member
of Co. Il, Sd q. ;. Art, OF the war with Mexico;
also, Dr.. L. ]. Osborn, Hospital Steward French,
or anyone else who knew Robert Reese while
with the company, or while in hospital at Los
angeles, Cal
c. T. Maconber, West Chesterfield, Mass, has
the original mess roll Of the q. 6. gunb0at
Morse, Peter Hays commanding. which he
would like to use for the benefit Of any of the
crew OF that vessel.
A. w. Mills, Hartford, KY, would like to
correspond with some comrade who knew Noel
Burgess. Goth Ind. aud 10th Ind. Cav
Mrs III. c. Sh0ultz Valley Springs, Oak,
would like information Of some soldiers who
were discharged at Fort Smelling, Mimi, July
20, 1862 and who went down TO Winona July
q and spent the night there Her husband,
Frederick Shoultz Sd MINI. L. A., was among
the number. and while at Winona was taken
down with measles.
Logan Mcdaniel. Vienna. Mo-, would like to
inquire Of Tennessee comrades if any of them
ever knew man named William Mcdaniel,
who married a lady named Nancy Wolf, and
moved Vest about 1915. The writer thinks
the parties were married near Cleveland, Tenn.
W f. Robbins, l96 North Third ST., Zanes-
vile, O., desires very much to learn the where
ab0uts Of w. f. Robbins, his father, who, lac
thinks. is somewhere in the State of New York
He believes he enlisted in Waterbury, Conn,
aud served under Gen. Mcclellan. He wa:
wounded in the leg. but re-enlistcd after the
wound healed. The writer has not seen him
since the close of the war.
ClarinGa n Wood, Emmetsburg, Iowa, would
like 70 know the whereabouts Of James Stone
who, she thinks, belonged either TO the Attn OF
S6th Ill, company unknown. He enlisted al
Sparland, H., and his Captains name wai
Atwood.
Z. r. Reed, Madison. Wis, SAYS that on Jan
1s.h rr, ot, n
Simpson, Sergeant-Maj0r, cd n Y while
they were both lying in LovelPs General Hos
pital at Portsmouth Grove, ]. He woulC
like to inform Simpson that the watch is still
IN his possession and keeping excellent time
and would like to hear from its former owner
J. N. Forman, Co. c, 9Th Pa. Reserves, Homes
dale. Pa, says that the sketch of Comrade Har
rison Clark the newly-elected Commander O
the Department Of New York, in which hi
being carried out Of the flames at the battle o
the Wilderness is mentioned, recalls to hi
mind the fact that he carried a Sergeant o
some New York regiment Ont Of the fire at tina
place. The c0mrade whom he helped off tht
field had his leg broken and badly shattered
IL Gomrade Clark was the wounded man, thu
writer would like very much to hear from
him.
Elizabeth Gilbert, care James NJ. Hundley
Summitville, Ind, would like TO know tn
whereabouts Of Mary Gilbert, widow Of JOIN
Ii. Gilbert, 23d Ind. battery.
J. 4. Swearct, Co. c. 65th Pa, Brownsville
Pa, IN reply to Comrade Jewett says he think
the negro sharpshooter whom he inquired
about was killed while jumping up on tn
parapet Of Fort Wagner a short while before
was taken The writer asks Comrade Jewet
il he remembers the shell that came over from
Fort johnson one day and killed and wounds
about a dozen men Of their regiment.
T. j. Lagrange, Co. B, Miss. Marine Brigade
Flagship AOtOcrat, Grinnell, Iowa, wishes &
know If all the old boys of the Marine Brigad
are dead Having never heard from any
them, and seeing nothing in the great soldier:
paper, TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE he is afra
they are all mustered cut Should any OF hi
old comrades see this he would be pleased be
yOnd measure TO hear from them.
It. s.. Cunningham, Bruceton Mills. w. Va
says that his brother, James l.. Cunningham
was a member Of Go. B, LIST Ohio Cav; capture
in 1863 and died horrible death in som
Southern prison. IL any comrade can tell til
writer about his brothers capture and prise
life be will greatly oblige him.
David Fox, Quincy, H., wishes to say
Comrade NOlz, Co. III, 94th Ohio, that the write
was taken prisoner at Chickamauga, and cor
fined in Pefnberton, Dauville and Anderson
vile; the two first for three months each, an
the last for year.
John D. AIbertson, Co. @, 14th Conn, NJ,
chanicsville, y. z, desires information of til
whereabouts Of A. Lippincott, John Dowd, {
any other member Of his company, in order
assist him in securing pension.