The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-02-14
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information Asl.el ANA Given.

Information Asked and Given.
Samuel Eichler, Co.. A, I02d H., National
Military Home, Leavenworth, Kan, would
| like the name and address of any COM
rade of the Twentieth Corps who remembers
the soldier who had hiseye injured while chop
| ping wood in the valley between Lookout
Mountain and Mission Ridge, while in conYa-
lescent camp, during the Fall of 1864.
! d. L. Cuppett, Belmond Iowa. wants the adj
dress of S. Z. Buzzell, VINO was a private sol
| der of a Maine regiment and at one time
member of GAR. Post in that State. He
| lost his right arm near the shoulder Any in
formation will be gladly received by his
| friends.
| P. s. Evans, Co. - 43d Ohio, East Liver
| pool, o., says his son Charlie left his home on
! the 0th of January last and it is supposed he
has gone West. He was a good boy, with no
! bad habits but with ambition to see the
great West. He is but ID years old; had on q
! brown check suit is four aud a half feet tall,
/ with dark hair and eyes. Should any c0mrade
come across the youth he will confer great
favor upon Mr.. Evans by helping him, should
| he be in need; and if the boy wants to return
home, money will be sent to him.
! j. A. Loop, Smthfeld, Mo-, would like the
name and address of anyone who was confined
on Belle Isle during the months of July and
| August, 1868, who can remember the man at
| hieted with scurvy who climbed the sycamore
! tree and fastened to it the flag of truce when
! Gen. Dix came so near the place in his manu-
vers around Richmond. He would like also
the names and addresses of any of the team
sters who were in Capt. De Notes cemmissary
/ train and assisted him i'll getting away from
| Annapolis about the last of August, 1868. AT
that time Comrade Loop answered to the name
of Eckton.
II. Lyons 642 street N E., Washington, D.
| c., is very anxious to hear from any soldier or
! other person who remembers the accident that
| ot Of ia
Bridge, Va, May 4, 1862 1t will be remem-
bered that there was great crush at that end
of the bridge, and his team, running against
| the side of the bridge. broke through, and all
| together went into the river below. The
writer severely injured his legs and back, and
wants evidence in securing pension.
Calvin Borthwick, Cornwallville, n. Y,
| wants to know in what brigade, division and
corps the 9Th N. Y. Ii. A. was who were the
| brigade, division and corps commanders in
| 1864; also, the commander of the 9Th N. III. II.
A.; and if history OF that regiment has ever
been published.
g. W. Roush, Corporal, Co. F. 11Sth Ohio,
! Middle Point, o., in answer to Comrade +. NJ.
Milliken's inquiry if there was Twenty
| third Corps in Sherman's army during the
Atlanta campaign, says that there was. The
writer was a member of the Second Di-
vision of that Corps, which he says took the
| lead in destroying the railroad at Jonesboro,
| Ga, and after Sherman started to the sea it
was an important factor in the destruction of
! Hoods army
G. F. Roop, Box II, Keysville, Md, would
| like to correspond with any comrade who can
| give him information in regard to j. Y. Bur
niston, who was in Stanton Hospital, Washing
! ton, d. c., during the Winter and Spring of
/ 1868, ga. The writer does not know his COM
pany, but says he belonged to some cavalry
regiment He would also like to receive in
/ in To he do nf tba pur-
nell Legion who in the Spring of 1864, in the
same hospital had all the flesh torn from his
| toes, so that the bones protruded, necesstating
! their amputation, which operation the writer
| performed.
F. NJ. o. Holston, Chicago Dragons, East
! Portland, Ore, would like to know what COM
| pany or detachment of cavalry was with him
1 when he was trying 10 make communications
| between Gen. Rosecrans and Gen. Jacob Don
| aldsou Cox ON the night of Sept. 10, 1861. The
/ battle of CarnifeX Ferry. w. Va, was fought on
/ the same day. The writer was in disguise
and, after the cavalry left him, was fred upon
several times.
Mrs. Ellen Ackley, Gravity, Iowa, would
very much like inforu1ation regarding her
| two brothers, Robert c. and James C. Haffner
/ who belonged to some Missouri regiment. She
! has not heard from either of them since the
! war closed.
G. Gennerick, Box 433, Jacksonville, Ind,
| would like to know the number of the Maine
regiment, or the letters of the companies, that
were stationed at Fort Preble. Portland Me-,
from January to May, 1866, and which muster
ed-in some recruits while there. On about the
! last of April or first of May this regiment, or
number of eompanies,) went to Fort Lafayette
| New York Harbor, and did duty guarding
rebel prisoners.
Jacob g. Vanner, South Fork, Pa, would
! like very much to have the name and address
! Of fI,a Gsrp Of . Do
O. L. Allison, Corporal, Co. A, 18th w. Va
Knobnoster, Mo. says in regard to the capture
of Fort Gregg that the fort was first charged
! by brigade of the First Division, which failed
to capture it, The writer's brigade Second
Brigade, Second Division, Twenty fourth Corps
was then ordered 10 the assault, and in con-
| junction with a brigade of the First Division
took the fort after nearly an hours hard fight
| ing. Maj. Gen. Gibbon, commanding the
Twenty fourth Corps, presented the 18th VIVA
with bronze eagle for gallantry IN that en-
| gagement.
Templeton P. Hurst, Second Lieutenant, Co.
IL, 9TH Pa. Reserves, st. Helen, Mich, says that
/ Gen. Conrad Jackson, commander of the Third
| Brigade, Pa. Reserve Corps, was killed by the
rebels at the battle of Fredericksburg. The
Third Brigade, as we'll as the First and Second
Brigades, Pa. Reserves, were in Franklin's
| Grand Division in the battle, and it is the
writer's impression that Gen. Jackson was
| Killed along the railroad, where our men made
| a stand, and where many others of the Reserves
bit the dust
John Irwin, Perryville o. wants the address
of Richard Roman, who was a candidate for
| Governor of California in 1854, 30 or SO If
dead, he wishes to know who had or has charge
of his effects as Roman ntrusted with
valuable papers in 1854, which are now called
for. He also wishes the address of Col. VIM.
Rogers, who was in command of the California
volunteers at Placerville, Cal. in 1850.
Personal.
w. F. Annis, Co. c. I'd KY. Cav, franklin
ton, KY, was raised i'll Tennessee, served
three years in the I'd Ky. Cav. and participated
in a number of daring raids.
?. j. Zimmerman, Ellis. Neb., served during
the war in Co. II, Goth Wis He was taken
prisoner and kept in Castle Thunder for three
| weeks. Comrade Zimmerman thinks that his
regiment did just as good service as aay other.
|. n. Harding Co. G, Sth Iowa Cav, Pull
man, Wn. T., served in 80 engagements during
the war and did his full share of fighting and
| marching.
Charles D. Cruggs, 1923 West Chestnut street,
| Leadville, Colo enlisted in the 18th III. when
but IA years of age but was too young to stand
the hardships that regiment underwent, and
obtained transfer to the 9th Mo. Cav. Col.
Wright commanded the regiment, but the
writer was with Mai. Bacon Montgomery, and
he thinks that drawer man never went into
| battle. Comrade Cruggs was with the Major in