The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-10-01
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
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southern part O. South Dakota. iu which I.uk- /
ton County g. included. They have not lost q [
crop since the gras-bopTers LEFT them iU I-tj, /
and the average production OF crops hes been
good. This year corn viii 20 from 50 90 -
bushels an acre. IL depending largely upon the
farmer who Is raising it. Wheat is piamp and
viii grade not less than No. ., and viii yield
from - 10 20 bushels an acre Other crops
are 10 proportion % this. Fruit is abundant, aud
land can be- bought for from So TO So an acre.
They ~ Fought.
John 6. DOlIiuger. Scrgcaut-Naiar. 1st Ohio
Cav, CoviuCtOu, o., says that there were three
boys in his lamil = and all Of them served their
country faithfully. The writer enlisted in the
ilth Ohio April 10, 1851, for three months
rc-eulisted in the 1st Ohio Cav. in October,
lSGl, aud on Jan. 4, lSGl, rc-cnlisted in the
same regiment rs veteran. lie was discharged
May 26, 1855, for disabilities resulting frOA
wounds received IN action at LOvcioy, Ga, Aug
20 l-Gi Geo. 5. enlisted April 10, l-Gl, iu the
llth Ohio, and in August re-enlsieS in Co. 4,
9th Ohio. lie was wounded al stone River,
but marched with Sherman To the SEA, and was
discharged i'm June 1860 William S. enlisted
IN the g3d Pa. in 1851 and was discharged fros
service for disabilities resulting from wounds.
He afierward enlisted in the 2o-th Pa, and
served to the close Of the war The father OF
this patriotic family also rendered his services,
but was rejected on account Of his advanced
ago.
Copradc DoIfon Criticized.
Christ Ehrisman, Co. +, 9Th Ey 81. Loni3,
Mo, thinks that COmradC D0ltoH, in claiming
the honor Of saving the Army Of tho CumLcr-
land from total humiliation with two small
brigaffs stationed at Su0dgrass Ridge, has
drawn on his imagination or else he was 50
excited at the time OF tie blttIe that he did
not know that there were any other parties
engaged. Owing to tho thick y-wOoded char
| acter OF tho battlefield, il was difficult 10 SEQ
distance in any direction, and the break
ing OF ore part 0G tho line could not be seen
few yards, and therefore had no moral eject on
any other part Of the line Here a brigade
went to pieces, while the neighJoriEg brigade
simply swung around struck The victOr's Hank,
rnntCd them IN turn; and so the fighting and
killing went on. While the writer admits that
there were n large number Of lCgltiVes running
to the rear, he claims that there was no body Of
troops as command tina. left tho field, as Com
Tadg Bolton claims.
Location OF the 1ilh Mich
Robert Thomas, Co. b, 1Ith Mich, EIc!-
Grove Iowa, thinks that Comrade II. T. Sw.ck,
OF The 18th T. 5. Is q little Oh, for the llth
Mich. was iu the Regular Brigade from Greys-
vile, Ga. % and 10 front Of Atlanta. Col.
~;1ughtou was commanding the brigade when
lie lost his leg on July I. 1864.
An !n,ait to Washington.
g. 4. Jones, Georgetown. Tex says that on
the monument lately dedicated 20 the memory
Of the rebel Cen. Patrick C.eburuc at Helena,
Ark, the names o! Washington and Franklin
appear with That Of Cieluue. The writer all
mits that the rebel Generals friends have
right to build a monument % his memory but
they have mo- right 90 associate the memory u
Washington with one who was willing and j ia
sacrifice his life that one Of the best Govern
mCut'5 LCuOr might be destroyed.
Another FIRST Flag.
Patrick Douney, Sergeant, Co. T, Goth Pa,
Philadelphia, Pa, correcJ5 CJmr4Ie John VIII
son, Captain, 60. &, sth Ky, who claimed that
his regiments flag was thc FIRST planted on
Lookout Mountain, and says that iJ was the
Gag u the 2Jrh Pa that was first planted on
the point Oh That Mountain.
sheridan Gets Too Mach Credit.
&. p Zehrinp. Co. II, a5.h Ohio Dayton, o.,
thinks that Capt. J. II, Jones, in bis recent ac-
count Of Lookout Mountain, gives altogether
too much credit % Sheridan 10 the detrimcu,
Of Thomas.
The FLAG StIid There.
J. 2. Noble. Co. F, 20lh Iowa, Tuiontown,
Kan, does not claim that his regiment carried
the flg % the top Of Lookout Mountain, but
De does claim that It's fac went nearer toe top,
aud st1.d there. on tba night Of Nov. 81 l-G5,
than any other regiments in Joe HOokers
army.
Liberal Offer.
RolIin T. Jones, Wick. o., wants to know if
there are any Soldiers Homes in the country
that are not supplied with The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE; and If SO, he will be glad % supply
several copies, he takes great Comior. in
reading il, and wants 70 have others enjoy it
also
Who Composed the squads
J. D.. Hcudcrsh0tt, Go. ], Cpl Ohio, Wriehts-
town Niuu. would ike 10 know the names OF
the comrades vino composed the squad that
went out Iu December or January, 1850 or 1861
from the mouth Of Big Cacapou Greek where
they were stationed, 20 ascertain how large q
force the enemy bad, who were then in camp
at Boomury or bloomington Furnace, about
20 miles distant.
An Excellent Description.
Samuel Miles, Sergeant, Troop f. 1st La. Cav
Co. ID, 18th T.. =; Sergeant Go. G., 4fth o. S. /
aud Go. Is, 18th q. s., oak Grove, Mich, has
seen many reports OF the Red River campaign
Of the Spring Of l,ji but has never seen any
better description than that given by Brig
Con. W. j. Iaudram, in our issue of March 20 |
The cOmrate says that their army WAS COM
posed OF Jolly boys, who liked fun, but when
ever there was any work at hand they were
always 1t the front with their musSets ready.
The Ballet Game to Stay.
Daniel Iro, Go. f. lIth Pa, Puylllup Wash, |
served with his regiment from Sept. . 1851 /
until sept. Il, 1862, when, at the battle OF
Auticjam no received u bullet in his head, [
which evidently went in 20 stay, as i, is there
yet. lie says that the picture is ever before /
his Mind o.. how, at the second battle OF Bull /
Run, on Aug. 80. 1862, when the boys were
being moved down by rebel bullets, their
brave Colonel Dick COULTER stood and chCered |
them on with tears streaming over his cheeks |
calling on them to stand for Gods sake for |
their cOuutry5 sake, and their mothers sake
and they stood until many brave boy BIT the |
dust.
Where Is the OunerI
p. NJ. DHgcss, ChapmausyiIle, W. Va, says |
that in the latter part Of August or early pare |
Of September 1861, squad OF Confederate |
soldiers took about 80 Union pr Oner5 at Win |
chester. When they arrived 10 ksmstoUu, |
one of the Union soldiers exchanged q small |
sack with Il Confederate Tor tobacco. The sack /
was made Of linen cloth perhaps larger than /
q hOt-bdg, with eycict5 around tuC top through |
which a string was run, for the purpose Of /
closing il. The writer has forgotten the mama /
OF the Union soldier or the command 10 which /
he belonged. He still kas the sack and though |
he prizes it very highly he is anxious to .
return it 10 the soldier who gave it 10 him.
Information abaa; Buried soldiers.
Levi Chandler, West Fork, Ark says that /
there is still buried, about two miles north of |
the town of CliutOnvIlle, Mo-, a soldier who 4
was apparently an officer, judging from his /
uniform. his buttons having an eagle engraved
on them. Information regarding this man can 1
Il 4. - fr4 L. Il