The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-02-20
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Comments and Corrections.

Landing, 90 miles south Of Helena. Tho force
at this place consisted of tho 3.d H., It'll Wis.
and 1st Mo. battery. He should also have told
how he took detailed troops, put them aboard
transports, and went over into Mississippi, os-
tensibly to procure supply OF beef, coming
back with cotton instead OF meat.
Ii. C. Whitaker, Go. NJ, 2d n. Y. Cav, New
Market, Tenn, thinks that 1t is a pretty how
dc do when man who fought in the Army
of the Potomac is called upon 10 defend q state
ment by man who served in the Army of the
Cumberland. But that defense is made neces-
sary by Comrade Stcinebaci Go. A, 18th U. s.
Cav. who takes exception to u war incident as
related to the writer by Mai. Russell Thorn
burg, 1st Tenn. Cav, which appeared in the
issue of JAN 2. Steinebacl puts wrong inter
probation on the facts contained in Whitaker's
article. When Mai. Thorubnrg related the
story of the drunken rebel who WAS shot off the
gun on tho bridge over Duck River, near Shell
byville, he said he really did not know il it
occurred in June or October, aud Whitaker
wrote the latter month without consulting the
records This Steinebach took exception to,
and stated positively that there wero no rebels
in or around Shelbyville in October 1863 and
that 10 action took place during that month.
If no will consult Csts Army Of the Cumber-
land" page 23l, he will find that Mitchell's
Cavalry, which included the 1st Tenn, drove
Wheeler out of Shelbyyile Oct. g. 1863 and
after Crook drove him from Pennington he
tWheeer) crossed the Tennessee with only
small remnant OF his command. the rest having
been killed or captured. Again. COmrade
Steinebach Isl error when he states that the LIST
Tenn. was not with Minty in the fight 1t Shell
byville, June %, 1868. when the gun referred
to was run up Oh the railing and abandoned on
the bridge. On page l64 Ci5t says: While
Mlnty was pushing them Oh the front Mitchell
came up, turned their right. cutting oil their
direct line of retreat, and both forces united in
lt., Oh
completely defeated. Wheeler lost all his
artillery and 500 prisoners"
Frank Reeves, Co. /. 2d n. IT,, Columbus, o.,
says that our recent statement in regard to the
2d y. III. was incorrect. in so much as New
Hampshire raised two regiments instead of one
for the first three months service. The I'd
Regiment did not go out to the field but the
major part of its members re.enlisted for three
years. IL was organized and drilled by Thomas
Pierce, OF Manchester, very competent officer.
lie did not enter the three years service, how
ever and Col. Marston took his place.
Samuel =. Finley, Morning Sun, Iowa. was
glad to see in recent issue an account OF the
Mountain Meadow massacre aud would like TO
have someone tell about "A certain other massa-
ere that occurred sometime after that affair;
he thinks between that time and 1861.
ii. ". Parker, Blissficd Mich, approves en-
Enthusiastically the way THE NATIoSN. TETB.
USE put the knife into Gen. q. o. Howard and
the self.styled General. II. e. King. The last
campaign was fought upon the issue OF fulfill
ing the promises made to the soldiers in 1851
'65 and this Congress will be held TO account
by the boys in blue if it does not follow out
what it guaranteed to do
X. J. Gillaspy. Sth Ind, White City, Ind, is
very much pleased with cur defense of Senator
Ingalls,
james Niebles. 4th Mimi, Fergus Falls.
Mimi, congratulates Us upon the happy and
IL. al, 4 urrffz
which placed tho speaker before the country in
the light in which he ought 10 appear.
John q. Faris Sergeant, Go. II, seth ILL.,,
Mount Ayr Kan, wants To know how long the
White Star men are going to be planting flags
on the point of old Lookout. The writer says
that he and FIVE other men-three from the seth
Ill aud two from tho 52d Ohio--were tho first
Union troops ut the top of the mountain, aud
he held up the dag Of the seth ILL.,, but did not
plant it. lie thinks that if any other Union
Gag was on Lookout il was up there before the
rebels left
Chaplain J. IT, Lozicr. 37th Ind, is strongly
opposed To the proposition to place Don Carlos
Buell. on the retired list aud gives an instance
OF how Inc let Beauregard slip through las TN
gers. Chaplain Lozier was with the force
which captured Huntsville in the Spring of
1862. He secured possession OF some cipher
dispatches from Beauregard TO Johnston and
the rebel War Department, in which the for
mer implored assistance, aud declared that #
Buell. should advance he wonld be compelled
10 either surrender or suffer disaster. Gen.
Mitchell and his nephew succeeded in reading
tho cipher and sent the dispatch to Buell., and,
although Mitchell had cut the only railroad
from which Beauregard could receive REIN
forcements, Buell. allowed Beauregard 10 with
draw from Cornth without molestation. Buell.
displaced Mitchell because he was too earnest,
and tried 10 punish Turchin for the same fault.
a1l inns Of
which he had charge.
Robert Kincaid. Helena State not givenl,
says that the comrade who, in recent issue,
said that Osterhaus's men were at the battle OF
Lookout Mountain Is correct. They were there,
and did their full duty
N. Il. Noycs. Co. +. Goth Ohio, Onslow, Iowa,
is very much pleased with the course taken by
this paper in regard TO pension legislation. He
also says that he read many editorials on JEFF
Davis at the time of that old rebels death, but
not one compared with that which appeared in
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
T., S. Pease. East Saginaw, Mich, has the
muster-out roll of David w. Marshall, Lieuten-
ant Colonel, 5ist Ohio. Ho has been ing
with interest the "Cannonecr's Story" as no
himself was an artlleryman, belonging to Go.
III, ith N. Y. III. A., one of tho three companies
attached 30 the Artillery Brigade of the Fifth
Corps at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North
Anna, etc. lie believes that the CannOneer
was there Just the same, ana tor a Gunner had
long range. Suppose he does get oil point
or two in his discourse. as some of the boys
may DO inclined TO think, let some of them try
To do better. For the writer's part, he would
like to take him by tho hand aud say: "0ld
boy, go on. Dish 10 up to us in long range
Doses as il is more stirring and truthful than
articles from the pens of writer's in sympathy
with officers and their jeaousies."
Information Asked aud Given.
j. Brotherton. Battery b, LIST n. Y. l.. A.,
North Serbia, n. Y, in answer TO Comrade
Rice's inquiry ms to what batteries sheled the
rebels over the heads of his regiment at North
Anna, from the north bank near the pontOon
bridge, says it was Batteries Il and L. lst n. y.
j.. A.
s. A. Stevens, III Essex street, Salem, Mass,
wants To know where the First Brigade First
Division, Fifth Corps. crossed from Falmouth
to Fredericksburg at the battle of that name
and by what way it entered after getting 10 the
city. Most of the comrades with whom he has
discussed the matter think il was on the Mid
die Bridge. He would also like TO know whore
the First Brigade, First Division, Fifth Corps.
was camped i'll Falmouth, aud whose farm or
land IL was.
Give Them Their Dues.
VIM. Il. Dart Co. G. 9TH Ohio, MoKeesport,
Pa, cannot understand why it takes so much
red tape for veteran to get his dues. When
his regiment entered the service every man was