The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-23
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information Asked and Given.

Information Asked and Given.
J. B. Hazlett. Co. 9, 10Th Iowa, Sioux Falls,
s. Oak, will furnish any information regard
ing the great Sioux reservation that may be
desired by the comrades COmrade Hazlett is
a member Of tho Post at Howard, S. OAK, and
several of the comrades propose to form a col
Ony and settle upon this reservation. Comrades
writing will please iuclose stamps.
Geo. 7. Chlcs and NJ. G.. Picken, two GAR
men of Grand Junction, Colo, wish to notify
comrades against NJ. Colwell, nm old soldier,
who was at one time q partner in the grain
business with them. Colwell skipped ont"
with some $4,000 of their money, besides beat
ing his sOn-n-law, David Grecnstreet, a vet
eran, out Of 5000, and COmrade VIM. Loback
out of 500 These comrades would like to
locate CowolI, whose home was in Iowa, and
they desire comrades to look out for him. HIS
family left Colorado for Hays City, Kan, but
will wind up in Iowa.
W. w. Rec, Co. II, % Battalion 10Th U. s.,
Columbus, Neb says that he was wounded at
tho battle Of North Anna River May % 1861,
and would like to know what battery it was
that supported his division on that day. The
battery shcled the enemy over the heads of his
command from the North side of the river. He
would like to hear from any members of his old
company.
A, S. Burger, Co. K, Cd Ia Cav, Genet, Neb.,
in answer to tho inquiry OF G. a. Brasher,
CrOitOn, KY, as to what battery it was that
fired so rapidly at Franklin, Nov. 90, 1864, says
that il was Battery l. Ist III. l.. A. which made
the enemy recoil by its rapid firing. The force
it was firing upon was that of the old war horse,
the rebel Gen. Forrest. He had reason TO know
Battery j, as it had silenced everything he had
pointed it toward since the battery had been
organized. There cannot be too much said re-
garding the practice of this battery at La
Grange, Tenn, rs salt barrels were hit by the
gunncrs three times out of five, at a range of
nearly one mile. On Dec. 10 following, at
Nashville, one gun of this battery, at a 500
yards range, at the first shot knocked a log of
the top of a sx-gun redoubt the second shot
tumbled another. while the third struck a
caisson, causing the explosion of all the other
caissons in the redoubt. At this fight the
writer's brigade dismounted charged the forts
rs soon rs the caissOns were exploded, and took
the works in less than five minutes, with a
rebel battery and 200 prisoners.
Comments and Corrections.
gu. Havenner, Co. /, 4th Iowa, Cambria, Iowa,
says he noticed in the issue of JAN 2 that a
comrade claims his regiment captured two
pieces Of artillery at Lookout Mountain, and
hauled them down the mOuntain-sido by moon
light. The writer thinks this claim absurd
aud asks the comrade to look up the record
again. as he always thought Hooker fought in
the clouds on that day. Furthermore, it was
so dark during the night that nothing but the
flashes of guns could be seen, and he was there
with his regiment.
A. J. Blcnchard 11Sth n. Y, Ticonderogn,
N. Y, says in reply to J. X. Barber, that when
Gen. Lee expressed himself as being afraid OF
only one mau-Gen. McClellan-he thinks Lee
must have made great mistake, "a he believes
that Mcclellan was Lees best friend in the
seven days fight before Richmond, rs il is well
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the gunboats at that time. The writer thinks
that Lee was good deal more afraid of a man
who made a good advance than of one who
made good retreat even If his headquarters
were I" in the saddle" instead Of on a gunboat
in the James River. If Mcclellan had been at
the bridge across the Chickahominy swamp he
could have kept Jackson out of his rear, and
would not have been compelled 10 retreat.
X. II. Mckay, Co. l. 10th Pa. Res Evansburg,
Pa, was in the Fifth Corps, and thinks that
the Story of Caunoneer" tho best he ever
read. and he hopes tho soldiers friend may live
and prosper for tAe benefit of the boys in blue.
J.. ID. Lloyd, Co. X. 55th Ohio, Johnstowu.
Pa, having seen an allusiOu in the "Story of a
Cannoneor" regarding the Eleventh Corps
disaster nj Charlottesville. wishes To say that
in behalf of the rank and file of that corps all
blame should be- placed where ii properly
belongs, on Gen. o. o. Howard. He was in
formed by officers and scouts that the rebels
were making a flank movement, but declared
they were more scared than Ranked. One Ol
the scouts was member Of the writer's regi
mont. The writer was with Gen. Howard az
Charlottesville and Mission Ridge, and knows
what no is talking about.
james H. Seacord. Co. l.. 9th y. Y. II. A., has
noticed in the "reminiscences of the Cannon
eer' that, in speaking OF the 9th of May q;
Spottsylvania, his refers TO tho 9th and 10Th ~
\. III. A. rs having enlisted or been drafted "a
serve In Notifications, etc. He then tells how
this soft bread brigade tilcd down the Germania
road aud the question is asked If they had been
80 days out of the Notifications. The writer
would like To say that tho 9th Heavy, of the
Soft Bread Brigade, never did anything but in,
fantry duty, and he points with pride 20 the
record of his regiment, which never shrked
duty either in fighting or eating soft bread
whenever the ono was on hand or the other TO
be obtained. lie fears the "CannOneer" was
INDUCING in little of Uncle Sans coffee he-
hind che friendly shelter OF pine good deal
Of the time while the Heavies were engaged in
lighting the enemy.
Corp1 w. Ii. Rugg. 18th Mass, Petalnma
Cal, who was prisoner for % months
nine months and 10 days of which were
spent in Andersonville, says, regarding
Tho Providence Spring Mt that place, that
il was about 100 feet north from tho creek
aud about 10 feet from the stockade. There
was no spring at that time. About the first OF
August there was II terrific thunder storm; the
rain came in torrents washing away part OF
the stockade. Some days later the spring start
ed, and continued TO flow rs long rs the writer
was there. He does not think there was any
supernatural cause for the starting of the
spring.
Ii. W. Trumble, Co. Il. 10th n. Y. Estcvillc,
Mimi, wishes TO correct Comrado Breckenridge
when ho says that the battle OF Champions
Pass occurred Sept. g. 1862. That battle was
fought on the 18th of the month. and the writer
saw Gen. Bartlett on the field during the en-
gagemeut, MS ho passed within a few feet OF
him. He also wishes to say that he knows there
was Providence Spring at Andorsonville, rs
he was confined in the stockade when it was
first discovered
s. +. Tubbs Co. X, 34th Iowa, Superior, Wis
says that he finds from his diary that S. A.
Ranlett Adjntant, Seth Mass, is correct as to