The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-02
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
rnmments and Corrections.

SnOuiu nave enueu with the WORD qulCKSand,
and at Roanoke Island" should have COM
menced the fourth paragraph, which ought to
have read, AT Roanoke Island was given
command of the gunboat Ranger" etc. In
Comrade Welchs account of the open channel
near New Berne, he makes an error The
Ranger. going at full speed, caught on one Of
the Yankee catchers" under her starboard
boiler and swung around, sweeping away all
distractions and clearing passage The naval
officers were several days employed in remov-
ing from the channel torpedocs and Yankee
catchers."
j. w. Coppagn, Captain, Co. I, 129th ILL.,,
Naples, Ill, objects to Comrade G. M. Rose 10Th
Mich, for saying that the Second Brigade, Sec
ond Division, Twentieth Corps under COM
mand of Col. Coburn 33d Ind, captured tho
battery at Resaca. The writer claims that the
First Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Corps
performed that feat. and defles any comrade to
prove otherwise. ID. F. Randall, Go. ID, 102d
Ill, Knoxville, ILL.,, also claims that the honor
of capturing the battery belonged TO the First
Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Corps.
Louis Fischer, First Lieutenant, Pioneer
Corps, Third Division, Eleventh Corps, Salem,
Mo-, says that in his article in regard to the
first days work Of the Eleventh Corps at Get
tysbnrg in the issue of Dee. IL, he stated that
the Second Division, commanded by Gen. Bar.
low, followed tho Third Division Eleventh
Corps, to the field north of the city, This was
vision. The Second Division, commanded by
Gen. Steinwebr, remained south Of Gettysburg,
on Cemetery Hill.
Thos. Morgan, Go. K, Goth H., Antioch Cal,
insists that the flags Of the 8th KY. and Goth
Ill. were the first to BIO planted on the top of
Lookout Mountain.
s.A. Montgomery, CO. E, 10th Ohio, Murdoch,
o., claims that, notwithstanding all reports to
the contrary. the First Brigade First Division,
Twentieth Corps, captured the battery at
Resaca.
Information Asked aud Given.
David Cupps. Co. f. 4th Pa. Cav, Butler
Pa, would like information of company of
New York cavalry attached to Gen. Sickles's
command at tho time OF Charlottesville; said
company was placed on the hill between Eli
Ford, on the Rapdan and Charlottesville. The
writer was Sergeant of his company and became
separated from his command, when he fell in
with the company of which he is inquiriug.
g. Is. Hutchins, M. d.. 6l7 Bush street. San
Francisco Cal, says that IL has come to his
knowledge that the family Of Col. Bailey who
built the dam across the Red River in 1864, is
needy. He wants to know if this Is true, and
If IL Is, Is sure that the soldiers and sailors who
were on the Red River expedition will not
be content until his family is provided for
Col. Bailey was one of the best of soldiers and
most loyabe of men. He was killed, after the
war WAS formally closed, by bushwhackers, in
Missouri.
John t. Brady, Medicine Lodge, Kan, has a
few small fragments of the bell OF the old brick
church at Hampton. Va, which was burned by
tho rebel General John Magruder. to prevent
Gen. Butler from occupying that village as
Winter quarters for his troops. The writer
would like To have someone send him short
history of the church and its bell.
Personal.
David II. Myers, Co. A. 10Th Pa. Cav,
Knowlcsvillc, Pa was married Jan. 90 1864,
nc the age of2i. his wife being but IL years and
five months lie entered the service Oct. 10,
1861, and served just year. At the time of
his return his eldest son, whom he had never
seen. was ii months old. Since that time he
and his wife have been blessed with four more
sons aud five daughters, making 10 children in
all. Eight of them are living, fonr boys and
four girls.
Charles b. Dearborn. Bourbon, Ind calls for
comrades of John r. Walker, Co. X 129th
Ind, to assist him in obtaining evidence upon
which ia secure a pension. Walker is now in
the Soldiers Homo at Dayton, o., complete
wreck, aud his wife has to exc out miserable
subsistence by manual labor.
T.. IL. Row, Co. g, 9th Ohio. South Bend,
Ind., says that his regiment had two of the
best swimmers in the army In 1862 three
companies of his regiment embarked on steam
boat at Alexandria. Va, to reinforce Gen. Nc
Clellan. The horse belonging TO the Lieuten-
ante Colonel fell overheard before the steamer
reached Fort Monroe, and after swimming for
six hours was finally landed at the fort, 10
miles from where he fell into the water.
The horse lived through the war, went into
every subsequent battle in which the regiment
engaged. and was the only horse that went up
TO Fort Wagner in that fearful night charge. in
which eight regiments participated. The other
great swimmer was Comrado Foster, who swan
two miles off Folly Island to one OF our trans
ports aud back again, for some commissary.
Comrade Foster was afterward a spy for Gen.
Butler; was captured near Petersburg and con-
fined in Andersonvillc but escaped, aud fell in
with Gen. Sherman while on his march to the
sea. The writer would like much To hear from
him.
Annie w. Shut Orange flights, Fla. APP
peals to tho Grand Army and Womans Relief
Corps generally TO contribute toward assisting
an old army nurse and her husband, who is a
crippled soldier without pension They are
entirely destitute, having lost everything by
fire, which swept over the hamlet where they
lived. If there are any ladies who have moth
ing else to give but scraps OF cloth, aud will
send them, with their names, the writer will
volunteer TO make the old nurse quilt. Mrs
Shut is personally acquainted with the atllict-
ed couple, and knows that they are worthy of
assistance. She starts the ball with her mite
of 10 cents; will receive all contributions for
this good purpose and will announce their re-
ceipt from time to time in The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. Money orders or postal notes can
be sent To the Office at Waldo, Fla, there being
no money order Office at Orange lights
An old soldier aud worthy comrade sober,
industrious aud intelligent, desires employ
ment. Ho is willing to do most anything to
make an honest living Address Chas. Mason,
care Box "a. Ithaca, Mich.
A comrade writes US from ConshohOcken, Pa
that in his ironclad borough there is an old
soldier named John Earl, member of the 5Ist
Pa, who lost his arm at Antetam He is un-
able to perform manual labor, but has occas-
iOnally carried the mail from the postoilice at
that place TO the postoiice ut West Conshohocl-
Ell, distance of about mile, aud has always
given satisfaction A short time ago the posi-
ton of carrier was held by an old soldier, aud
he having been appointed to an office in the
Customhouse in Philadelphia, COmrade Earl was
selected by the Postmaster at Conshohocken for
the duties temporarily. According to custom
the Post0ilice Department asked for and re-
coived lids for the carrying of the mail for one
year, and Comrade Earl put in his bid at 1920. A
civilian, who was too young to fight during the
war. and who is perfectly sound, named Henry
G.. Shade, also bid the Same amount. He re-
ceiVed the appointment While the comrades
have nothing against Mr.. Shade personally,
they think that one CT their number should
have received the preference IN the selection
to the Office in question.
William ID. Mccullough Adiutant- General,
Candy Post, No. 3 Brazil Ind, says that at
the last meeting of the Post he was instructed
to advertise one Eli Young, former member
of the Post, as deadbeat and fraud. He has
A a.