The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-10-02
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information Asked and Given.

store or other like work. Ho is IA years of age,
has had experience, and can give the best Of
recommendation. Wages not SO much Of an
object as good homo.
John C. Dunn, Co. d, 10Th Ind, Franklin,
Ind, asks how many of tho old Iron Brigade
are still living who were Mt Ford's Theater on
the night Lincoln was killed. He wants to
know if the Surgeon is living who went on the
stage that night and stood on the writer's
shoulders to get into the box. Tho writer Mt
the time was mail agent for the Army of the
Potomac, being detailed from tho ranks at
Petersburg.
If anyone who was a member OF the Masonic
Lodge held (as it 1t supposedly by members of
the 9th N. Y. III. A., 14th Pa Cav, and others Of
some regiment from Maine near tho Norfolk
Railroad south of Petersburg, Va, between
June IS and Aug. 19, 1864, will communicate
with the Secretary of Laurel Leaf Lodge, 49,
A. +. 81 A. NJ, Laurel, Nd, he will confer a
favor on an old comrade- in-arms.
Thaddeus Wheelock, Vienna, N. Y, wants to
hear from some of his comrades of Co. A, Goth
N. Y. State Militia, in order TO have their owl
dence to assist him in getting pension.
Mrs. Charlotte r. Plank, Gettysburg, Pa,
having heard that someone was asking for in
formation about cot belonging to Maj Rich
ardson, of the rebel army, says she has it,
found it close to her house, on the ground on
which the rebels were encamped. She wishes
she could sell it, as the rebels took from her all
her horses, cattle, wagons and buggies, and
even the wheelbarrow. She saw enough OF the
rebel army while they were around Gettysburg
to last her for the balance of her life.
G. A. Howard, First Lieutenant, Co. /, Sd
Indian Home Guards, Kansas Vols, La Cygne,
Kan, would like the address Of Maj. John
German, Sd Indian Home Guards. When last
heard from he was in Oklahoma Territory.
Personal.
G. P. Crew, National Military Home Kan,
writes to defend A. ]. Smith, the Governor Of
tho Home, against tho attacks of certain Kan
sas papers and citizens. He has succeeded in
establishing perfect discipline; he is kind aud
reasonable with the old soldiers and it is the
unanimous opinion of the Veterans that bet
ter Governor cannot DO found in n Home He
Is thoroughly fitted for tho position, having
been there many years and studied the tastes
and needs of the old veterans.
William Holder, Co. b, slst ILL.,, who was 10
months in Andersonville. wants Representative
Tarsney to explain to the readers Of THE Ma
TIoSAL TRIBUNE on which side of tho walls
no served while in Anders0nylle. He could
not have been inside.
F. NJ. Rumsey, Flagstaff, Ariz, writes that
his father was in the 4th Mich. Cav and he
would like 10 hear from sons Of other veterans
who served in the same regiment The writer
is member of Grant Camp /, Division of Col
orado and holds the Office of First Lieutenant.
Peter NJ Baldwin, 1852 Bodino street, Phila-
dolphia, Pa, served on tho gunbOat Clifton,
and tho first fighting that no saw was tho
capture of New Orleans. He was taken ut
Sabine Pass, Tex, while helping to capture
fort. lie suffered very much in prison, and is
of course greatly in favor of the prisOnersof-
war bill
Joseph II. White, New Britain, Conn, was
born June Is. 1853, and went into the service as
drummer in 1864, remaining until Dec l9,of the
next year. That year Of service has left him
n broken-down man. for he received injuries in
his right kneo, and suffered from rheumatism
aud kidney disease, as well as other troubles.
He applied for pension in 1888 and has not
received 1t yet
Thomas Higgins. Co II, Cd Mass. Fl. A., San
Antonio, Tex, would like to hear from Com
rade Bradley, one of his old comrades who was
n survivor at Andersonville. He was an elocu-
zionist, and while in campat New Berne, n. c.,
in the Summer OF 1865, he made il quite inter
esting for the boys by delivering speeches on
tho bill OF fare. His audience was composed
of the officers and nearly all tho men of the
regiment. There was not particle of hair on
the comrades head, IL having fallen out by
reason of sickness and hunger. He was dis
charged at his own request. and no started
homo with his haversaek full Of gingerbread
and the best wishes of all tho men of the regi-
ment.
Daniel Lynch, Baltic. Conn, Jack tar who
entered the United States Navy on the ship
North Carolina Mt Brooklyn Navy-yard in jan
uary, 1864 and served as coal HEAVIER on gun.
boat Scoto. No. /, until January, 1866, and who
helped capture two blockade runners loaded
with cotton in the Gulf, remembers the estab-
lishment of tho department called The Fore-
castle for the blue jackets in that best of
papers, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and would
like to have the jolly tars write up their ex-
PLOTS and send them on for publication. He
will answer all correspondence from his old
shpmates.
Winchester Frank"
William w. Smith, LawrenceVille Santa Fe
PostOiiice, n. NJ, tells of a drummer boy Frank
Hall, but who was known as Frank Wood, of
an Illinois or Ohio regiment. He got lost from
bis regiment while moving from Shiloh towards
Corinth, and was with the brigade composed of
the 9TH, 50th, 57th ILL.,, and 22d Ohio until it
reached Monterey, where they met Sherman.
and after that he was TO be found first in one
regiment and then in another. Frank was a
natural born soldier, small for his age, and
regular daredevil He had a mania of getting
outside and foraging on his own account, Mt
times, too, when il was dangerous TO send out
foraging party He was known to have left
our army on three or four different occasions,
made his way inside the rebel lines remaining
there from one TO four days and returning safe
and sound. lie was a great faVorlte with Grant,
aud on more than ono occasion rendered him
Nhiuhole service. After inc war FRANK went
West, and under the training of old Sol John
son, noted scout, soon made a record and from
the fact OF his being so expert with the Win
chester rifle he became known as Winchester
Frank" He was great Indian hater and it
Is on record that no attacked single handed q
party OF eight Sioux who had abducted the wife
of settler, killing five and putting the other
three to Hight, as well as rescuing the wife In
time he became attached to Clusters command
AS n scout. Custer had the greatest confidence
in him, and relied much on his experience He
went into the affair of the Little Big Horn with
Custer and fought by his side. OF the two men
who escaped from that massacre he was Que.
He managed to grab tho stirrup attached TO
the saddle off, horse as it ran by him. which so
frightened the animal that he dashed away,
dragging Frank over the ground for three or
four miles. When he stopped, Frank was so
bruised and exhausted that he lay on the
ground for two days aud Il half. The writer
met Winchester Frank" in Denver about
four years later, and he gave completes nara
tive Of tho massacre, displaying at the Same
time the bullet-perforated buckskin suit he
wore in the fight. The writer wishes, if Frank
Is alive that he would write to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE his story of the Custer Massacre.
Comments and Corrections.
Il. Sullivan, 42d N. Y, 4S7 10th street, South
Brooklyn, N. Y, was pleased to see commu-
nication from w. J. Church, Co. ID, 9TH Mich,
regarding what regiment crossed the Rappa-
hammock at fredericksburg Dec. H. 1862. The
writer took part in this crossing, and saws the
point selected for laying the pontoons was about
midway between the town of Falmouth and
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