The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-09-18
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information Asked and Given.

Information Asked and Given.
Thomas M. Mcdonald, Co. G., S0th Ill.,, Ellis
Grove, ILL.,, writes that John Hines, who led in
that town n short time ago, stated that he be-
| longed to a Pennsylvania regiment The
writer would like to have some cOmrade fur
nish the company and regiment to place upon
his tombstone, so that he can be recognized
| upon Decoration Day.
g. ii. Porter, No. 81 State street. Boston,
| would like the name of " G. A. s." Oyster Bay,
| N. Y. He wishes to correspond with him, as
he was member of the writer's regiment the
| Both Mass which was on the extreme right of
| Baxter's Second Brigade front line), Craw-
ford's Division, of the Fifth Corps, in which
| the writer served three years, and of which he
| is now the Regimental Secretary.
William II. Dyke, Co. b, Both Ohio, Omega,
| o., wants to know if tho Lieutenant is living
who captured the piece of artillery at Fishers
| Hill at the time we broke the rebel line and
| were moving toward the National pike. The
gun was captured while retrcating up the pike.
| L. j. Saxmary, Co X SD Pa, Latrobe, Pa,
! asks If f.. H. Jackson, once a Philadelphia claim
agent, is living; and if So wants his address.
| I. Purcell, Weston, Ore, says there is n sol
| der hurled at Weston whose name was Daniel
| J.. HeltZol, and whose discharges show that he
belonged to the 14th Mo-. seth H., aud 48th
Ind He was born in Wayne Co., o. The
comrado would like to hear from HeltzePs rel
| atives.
]. T. Northrup, Secretary, e9th N. Y, and w
! L. Eddy, San Jose, Cal, can assist any MEM
| bcTs of the 89th N. Y, especially Of Co G, in
! establishing pension claims. they having copies
| of muster-rols from March, 1863, to Novem-
Der, 1864. Anybody applying to either of these
| addresses may obtain information which the
rolls contain relative to their friends, by which
| they may complete claims.
In February, 1865, while at Camp Fry, Chi
cago, Co. G, 156th H., presented Lieut. Z. NJ.
! "a l. halF I'ttn
scabbard was metal, and engraved with his
name and regiment. In September, 1865 the
| sword sash and belt weEe lost or stolen from a
| passenger coach on the Illinois Central some
| where near Centraia The Leutenant-after
wards Captain Of Co. ks dead, but his people
are anxious to recover the sword. Please ad-
! dress Morris Stewart, Geneva, Ill.
Crows.
Henry Sheldon, Elmer Mich, enlisted Mt the
| age Of IS and served four years. He belonged
| to Co. +, 10Th Mich, was with Sherman on his
J great march, and in all the battles of his regi-
| mcnt When he might have been learning a
| trade wherowith to make a future living he
was fighting for his country, and the Govern
ment gives him SO n month to live on. Yet
| there are men who served as long and fought
| as hard rs he did, and the Government does not
help them at all. He favors "A service pension.
d. ii. Jennings, 3035 Curtis street, Denver,
Colo, says that in April, 1861, no enlisted in
| Co. ID, 9th n. Y. (Duryea Xouaves), and from
| tho date OF his enlistment TO the Second Bull
| Run never lost day. However at that place
| he was hit by fragment OF q shell in the left
leg, from which wound he has never recovered.
Our liberal Government allows him 81 month,
and in spite of tho recommendations of the
| Local Board of Examiners for rcrating he is
| refused an increase. lie can perform little
manual service. and must pick up an honest
| living the best that he can.
g.. +. Lee, lrvona, Pa, complains that the
influence of the politicians of his section was
| too strong against his appointment TO the post
| Office, and the position was given to man who,
with his wife, owns some $4,000 worth OF prop
erty.
Comments and Corrections.
b. F. Nichols, 36l0 Market street, Denver,
! Colo. thinks the writer of "Tracy Tremmel
| should have stated what company worked the
eight and ten.inch mortars Mt Fort Macon. The
/ writer was member OF Co. !, Sd n. Y. Art.
| The first gun was fred at daylight, and 1t was
| p. IN. when tho rebs showed the white flag.
| The battery of Parrott riaed guns worked
| by company of Regulars. The only man in
| Co. / killed was named Dart, from Aurora,
| n. Y. who was hit by q eannon-ball.
| Z. c. Dillon, Co. c, 2sth Iowa, says that
Stacks Brigade, of Hovey's Division, was COM
posed of the 2ith and 2Sth Iowa, 47th Ind. aud
Seth Ohio.
John o. Humphrey, Co. II. 9th Vt. Morris
| Vile, VI, says that the man who had his head
taken of at Chapins Farm, and whose brains
spattered in the face of Col. Ripley. of the 9th
VT, was one Booker, of Co. II, 9th VT, instead
| of a member of Battery I, I'd Pa. III. A, as
stated by Comrade Alexander.
+. w. Pitcher, Co. X, 39th ILL.,, Leroy, Colo,
quotes from Grants Memoirs" page $50, Sec
ond volume, whore the statement is made that
at / o'clock in the day Fort Gregg was assault
| cd by Fosters Division, of the Twenty fourth
Corps, supported by two brigades from Ord's
command. From q private letter written by
| Capt. Homer 4. Plimpton, 3Oth ILL.,, he quotes
| "Our brigade soon in position. At the
command forward, away We went for the fort,
the 39th Ill. reaching the ditch first, and being
tho first To plant her eolors upon the fort" The
39th H., Mt review of the Twenty fourth
| Corps held in Richmond received from the
hands of Gen. Gbbon a bronze eagle.
jules Lamcroux, Montgomery, La, suggests
that it would be better If the comrades would
refrain from imputing unworthy motives to or
| accusing each other OF cowardice or using Of
fensive epithots. Even toward ex-rebels he
thinks it better principled to avoid insulting
adjectives.
Frank p. Work, Co. I, 9th Mass, North
| Brookfcld Mass, although a soldier, was
| greatly Interested in the exploits OF our navy,
aud does not see why the Jack tars do not
| write oltener. He remembers the establish
| ment of n department called " The Forecastie "
for the blue, jackets, but they did not seem to
answer to the call of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
for contributions.
Stephen Trip, Captain, Co. K, 18th Pa. Cav,
| Ottawa, Kan, referring to our statement in
washington Gossip" OF July 81, that, on
account of trouble between Gen. Sheridan
and Gen. kautz. the latter was relieved aud
his command turned over TO Gen. Crook, and
that from that time forward there was bitter
feeling between Gen. kautz and Gen. Sheridan,
says that Gen. kautz obtained leave of abb
sence direct from Gen. Grant, thereby incur
ring the dispeasure of Gen. Ord. Gen. Nc
| Kenze, not Gen. Crook, succeeded Kautz
Except few days in July, 1864, kautz was
not under command of Sheridan during the
war. The writer hardly thinks that there was
The closing paragraphs of Kautz's article in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, May 10, 1855 ON
tho fall of Richmond, read very much like the
eulogy of a dear friend.
Alex. Virgins, Co. A. 18th Wis, Footville,
Wis, says that Comrade Dennis is the only
man of the 18th Wis. who has ever claimed
that the regiment fought the second battle oil
Fort DonelsOn. The honor belongs to the SD
H., n part of Floods battery, and two com
| panies of tho 9th Iowa Cav. Tho 18th Wis
came upon the scene after the enemy was re-
treating aud only exchanged few shots with
the rebel rear-guard and helped to bury the
dead. At the annual Reunion of the 18th Wis
Comrade Dennis's letter was discussed, aud de.
nounccd by all who had read or heard of it,
publication, from tho Colonel down to the