The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-03-06
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along The
Line.
Comments and Cnrrncilnna.


little incident not down in history, bnt says it
is true that portion at least of the army WAS
to be surrendered aud that n council of war
met ut SIOcums headquarters and so decided.
The evident purpose of the article is to- defame
Mcclellan. SoCum stood high as n military
commander, possessed of genius and a we'll
balanced mind, and If he ever thought of such
a thing as surrender, it was not the result Of
cowardice or treason. If Mcclellan had been a
coward and traitor, then was his chance TO give
up his army to Lee, but instead he took it to
Harrisons Landing, saving it thereby, and sent
to Burnside for reinforcements.
VIM, +, SbultZ Go. d. Tooth Ohio, Defiance
O., severely criticzes Comrade Shollcnberger
for the remarks against Gems. Schofold and
Cox. lie says that the comrade gives too much
honor to the Fourth Corps ut the expense of
other splendid organizations that participated
Mt Nashville
w. Il. Carter, Sergeant, Co G. ist Tenn. Cav,
Knoxville Tenn, comes to the relief OF Com
rado Whitaker, Go. M, Cd N. ]. Cav, and says
without fear of contradiction, that the lst
Tenn. Cav. was in Shebyvillc ut least half u
dozen times during the war, and particularly
on juno ~ and in October, 1863.
C. Davis, Co. i, seth Ohio, La Junta, Colo,
would like to say n word about the battery at
Port Gibson. As member of Stacks Brigade,
of H0veys Division he can say that they act
ually measured the ground under the seyerest
showers of grape to that same battery, through
the densest cancbrake and up the hill near
Magnolia Church until they took the guns
Quite number of comrades were wounded
aud some killed just at this point The writer
remembers that Il Wisconsin regiment came up
on the left of his. after they had slenced and
taken possession Of the battery; also, that his
regiment took 100 prisoners Of the batterymen
and its supporters and flag belonging 10 tho
I'D Ala, which lie believes is now in safe keep
ing in the Ohio Statehousc
Thomas J. johnson, Battery +, Sd n. Y. T..
A. Lee Park, Neb., noticed an article in the is
sue of Feb. - from james NJ. Rogers, Co. IT,
10Th Conn, and says he can sympathiZe with
tho comradc, for he served through the cam
pagn in North Carolina, under Foster and
Burnside, at the time they went from New
Berne TO GoldsborO and Whitehall He re-
members all the little skirmishes they had on
that march, and asks Comrade Rogers if he has
any recolcctions about a section Of artillery
being sent out on tho night of Dee -, 1862 to
protect the bridge Mt Whitehall. The writer
was in the detachment and in the action that
followed on the day after lost his right arm,
and had his left all blown to splintors.
]. N. Stanford, BellsburR, Tenn, thinks Com
rade Shcllenbergers article very interesting
In it ho speaks OF the apathy OF the rebels, and
the skill with which Gen. Stanley handled his
small force and prevented Cheatham from
reaching the pike. Stanford says that with all
his skill Stanley could not have kept Chcatham
from the pike had not the latter disobeyed or
ders. Hood sent an Aid to Chcatham with
verbal orders 10 seize the pike and hold il.
Cheatham positively refused to move his men
without written orders from Hood, and while
the Aid was looking for that officer and return
ing with the written order golden opportu-
nifty was lost and the Union army saved. Cheat
ham was not even reprimanded for fragrant
disobedence of orders, for it was n common
belief in the rebel army at that time that Hood
wasdrinking heavily. Itsecms to the writer that
this explanation does away with the mystery
of the rebel failure 10 hold the pike at Spring
HUI. This information was obtained from an
cxoilcer in the rebel army, who belonged to
Cheatham's command, and who was wounded
and taken prisoner mt Franklin.
Alonzo Faust, Color Sergeant iilth Pa,
Tamarac Pa, regarding tho first flag on Look
out on tho morning of Nov. 90, 1855, wishes TO
state that tho colors seen by Comrade Blundin
going up the ladders before daylight were those
of the 11lth Pa. carried by him. the color
bearer When no reached the top of lookout
there was no flag there of the Sth Ky. or other
regiment of the Fourth Corps.
George \. Davis, Co 4, 10th Ohio, Box 155.
Albany. Mo, says that he considers tho author
Of the "Cannoneer's Story the ablest writer
in that line that he has ever met with in the
columns of this paper. lie, like many othor
comrades, has been astonshed at the accuracy
with which he relates incidents OF which the
writer aud most comrades had only faint
recollection. He would like TO ask tho Can
noneer whose battery was with the Third
Division, Sixth Corps at Cedar Creek. He re-
members distinctly of helping to rescue one of
their pieces after they had abandoned IT, For
this he was recommended for medal of honor,
which he never received. He was always
under tho impression that il was Ricketts, old
battery. lrhe battery referred to was probably
Lambs LIST X. !, l.. A. Ricketts, old battery
BATTERY !, LIST L. 81 never was in thr Sixth
Corps. IL was horse battery. and at this
time was with the Cavalry Corps Ii is pos
sble that it may have been on the front of the
Third Division ut Cedar Creek. -EpIToEl
Isaac CENTS, Sergeant Co. ID, 10th Ind,
Dcvals' Bluff, Ark, wishes TO say to Comrade
Shellenberger that he too belonged to the grand
old Fourth Corps, and fully agrees with his ac-
count of the battle OF Nashville. His regiment
belonged to Gen. Il. Wagners command and he
thought then, and still thi\,s, that the order
that Gen. Wagner received ifOm his superior,
for the Second Division to hold the line at all
hazards, was a hard one 10 obey.
George Nj. Dyer taddress not given thinks
that Comrade Sheenberger. in the issue of
Jan. 30 was trying TO write the history of the
l03d Ohio, as we'll rs that of his own division
The fact is some men and officers did run, but
tho 1854 Ohio faced TO the front and stood its
ground.
Personal.
Walter Samues, Co. h, Sd Ky. Cav. Waller,
Ky, is the only veteran OF his name, company
or regiment whom no knows of in the country.
Ho was with Sherman in his march to the sea
was in all the principal engagements of the
cavalry, and says that he heard the change
rattle aud saw the elephant at least "a few times.
The result Of that march has left him a dis
abIed and broken-'own man.
J. A. Smith, Co. II, 10th u. s., Box 1872 Clear
Lake. Iowa, wishes TO correspond with "a sol
diers widow or daughter with view To matri-
mony. He draws pension of 81 month. and
is wdower with three boys.
Joseph III. White, 10th and ID n. H., New
Britain, Conn, enlisted in 1863, at tho age of
10 years, AS a drummer, and served until the
end of the war.
John c. Dumont. Sd T. l. H. A., East Provi-
donce, K. J., says that Caleb Curtis, of To6sham
Me, who was mentioned in u recent issue rs
one of the Revolutionary survivors, was his
grandfather. The writer would like To hear
from any of tho 4th and 10th n. Y. IL. A. in
1865.
George G. Foose, Box 300, Warsaw, N. w. en-
listed in tho lith n. Y. IL. A.. June II. 1862
lacking four months and IL days of being l3
years old. He re-enlisted in Co A. ODD n Y. |
Cav. Nov. Ii, 1868, and was discharged Juno Il, |
1868
Frederick Miller Co. +, i2th ILL.,, Algona, |
Iowa, enllsAed in 1862, at the age of II years, |
and was one of Sherman's bummers from Pu- |
laski, Tenn, to Washington, where he particle