The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-01-15
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
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Information Asked and Given.

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crow or hen-hawk on one of his shirt sleeves.
q. II. Newey, 2Ist y. Y. Box 457, Oklahoma
City, Ind. Ter, has received so many letters [
concerning the desirabilty Of the neighbOr-
hood OF Oklahoma City as an abiding place that |
be cannot answer them all. Land is cheap |
there and good farm can be procured for from |
SO to $4,000. He likes the country, and |
thinks that il is good place for old soldiers to
settle in.
l.. T. Harris, Dandridge, Tenn, answering |
Daniel Ravens, Co. A, S5th H. who wanted TO |
hear from Capt. Harris. Of an East Tennessee |
regiment, who was confined in the Columbia |
Jail 81 months, says he was the man. though lie |
was not confined in Columbia 81 months. bat |
seven months in Knoxville aud 10 in Column |
bia. He was in close confinement and would |
not have been surprised at any time if he had
been taken out and shot.
Comments and Corrections.
+. p. Drake. Co. II. 4th U. s. Cav, Memphis
Ind, thinks the article written by Comrads
McTeer regarding Smiths raid into Mississippi
a good one, but he makes some mistake re-
gardiug the 72l Ind. and ith U. S. Cav. The
writer agrees with him regarding the intense
cold and the terrible suffering endured on that |
J trip. When the command arrived at COrinth
they quaTtered in vacant houses for some days |
and the writer does not remember the Wigge- |
| tails found IN the wells spoken Of by the COM
rade, and would suppose that the temperature |
would be rather low 10 be healthy for them |
The march was unaccountably slow and il was |
| little wonder that the junction was not formed |
with Sherman. Bushwhackers fred on the |
rear and advance guard, and several were killed |
In this way. little incident occurred at the |
joy farm. As the main command moved out !
on the road the writer's regiment was detailed
as rear guard 20 keep the rebels in check They |
were posted behind low fence and were soon |
busily engaged in skirmishng TIE writer /
had noticed a rebel firing from behind a small |
stump in bis front, and he spoke to Corporal |
/ OCOnnell. who was by his siIe and said "Iet |
Us shoot that fellow" to which he replied "An |
right and they both raised their earbines |
The writer's gun was fred perhaps two seconds |
before the COrpOral's, and the went down
aud no more smoke curled from behind that
stump.
G. T. Smith, Co. H. 42d H., and Co. K, 4th
U. ). Cav, Waverly, Kan, does not wish 20 take
any hoaOr from COmrade G. c. Bennett and the
9th H., bat that eomTade is not right as to
who spiked the guns at Island No 10. Col /
Roberts, Of the 42d ILL.,, planned and COM
manded the expedition. Nearly all Of Co. A |
volunteered, but the Colonel counted ont 90
men from the right of the company and taking
them and Capt. Swain OF that company went
aboard tug out to the gunboats lying in the
rIyer above the battery. Then the party
went IN four small boats, manned by marines
and spiked the guns.
4. G. Bartholomew, Co. q, 4ith H.. Lebanon,
Neb has read the communication concerning
tho shortage Of crops in his section and in
dOrses it. The restitution is very great, par
ticularly in Red Willow County. Cowchips
cOrncobs and poor coal are used for fuel, az wood
IS very scarce. Many families will need relief
this Winter.
Let the Comrades Respond.
Andrew l.. Cassidy, Church Grove Tenn,
wishes some comrade to send him the Address
of Abraham Lincoln 20 the soldiers at Gettys-
bU Lola no Of
delivered at the same place.
ii. r. Elliott, WoOdville, Mass, wishes some
one TO tell him where he can get the book I
Hardtack and Coffee"
Mrs. l.. Barnes, az FoOte street, New Haven, !
Conn, wishes someone to send the song Els |
worth's Avengers"
Lost and Found.
Rev. F. N. Hayes, Onarga, H., sends THE |
NATIONAL TRIBUNE the commission as Colonel |
Of ]. W. Beardsley, signed by Richard Yates, |
Governor Of Illinois; o. ~ Hatch, Secretary
Of State, and Edward p. Niles, Adjutant- Gen |
eral.
c. W. Johnson. Moore's Hill, Ind, has two
relics Of the war. One is an American quarter,
on one side Of which is '' Lawrence Mass, June
"a 1861; Serg't J. w. Hanson, Co. f, Scott's |
Greys, l4th Reg't Mass. Vols, II. A." The |
other Is a laurel pipe and on it is cut " p. X, |
Go. g, SID Ind" If anyone knows of these he |
will be glad TO aid the owners to recover them |
Edward Ovenden, Cornelius, Ore, wishes to |
find his discharge from the 65th N. Y.
:. g. Chandler, Co. +, oath N. Y, ana Co. A, |
9th y. \. Cav, rs East Fifteenth street, Min
neapOls, Mimi, has Testament belonging 10 |
Charles b. Watson CO. X, Goth ". Y.
n. X. Packard, Mainesburg Pa, says he has
the discharge of John l.. Cochran, Co. Z, 93d |
n. T., and that George Jones, Co. G., 2lst ". Y. |
Cav, wishes the finder of his lost discharge to
return it 10 the writer.
X Neyvton 20 x 3atb I'll Marian Nc Z.
1882, had trunk sent by express and lost. |
He found out afterwards that il was sold at |
Mexico Mo. The trunk contained the discharge I
Of John III. Freeman, Co. g. Goth Iowa with |
other papers belonging to him. lie would be |
glad to recover it.
Their Opinions.
Charles Ellis, indianapolis, Ind, thinks I
Congress ought to appropriate money for |
monument for Grant at Arlington, nOtwith- |
standing the fact that his remains are in New |
York and are likely to stay there. And this |
monument ought not 10 be inferior to that of /
Gen. Washington; for while Washington was /
the Father of this glorious Republic, Gen. Grant /
preserved IL.
j. A. Harhood, Joliet, ILL.,, saws God Bless /
Senator Ingalls," That noble man is the I'M |
doubted friend Of the soldier and his widow /
and orphans. It is the sincere desire Of thou |
sands that he may be yet many years in the |
Senate aud that his life may be long and pros
porous
q. o. Gregory Sergeant 18th ~ Y. Battery. |
CenteTville, Mich, writes that from a little |
communication Of his which appeared in our /
paper recently, he received letters from many /
of his old acquaintance whom he never ex- |
pected to hear from again. He thinks THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the paper for the old |
soldiers, and they had better stick to it.
Darius Vasbinder, Co. ID, I05th Pa, Seven |
Pines, Va, thinks the prisoners Of war should |
be- recognized by Congress this session. He |
entered the army at the age Of Is and served !
Uncle sam four years, four months of that time |
i'll rebel prison. He was wounded twice. He !
thinks If some Of our Congressman who are |
opposed TO the Prisoners. Of War bill could have
been inside the stOekade at Salisbury they |
would vote to relieve the men who are now |
suffering for their devotion TO the Government. |
Black Hawk War Survivor.
w. s. Moulton, Marion, Kan, sends US the |
name of John Bagby, a highly-respected citi- |
zen of Marion. He is rs years old and served |
in Capt Balls Company from SangamOn |
County. H.. during the Black Hawk war. He |
was personally acquainted with Abraham Lin |
coin. and knew Of his service at that time.
Mr.. Bagby was thrown from horse a few years |
ago aud had his leg broken and has been badly |
crippled since and is now quite feeble On ac- |
count OF recent losses Mr. Bagby has felt the |
necessity of making application for pension, |
which it is hoped will soon DO allowed MIN.
Col. MulligaE's Death.
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