The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-04-16
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Why Don't They Mrliel


'Onliost soldier paper. Apropos Of the Sixth
Corps at Petersburg, April .. 1850 he remem-
hers that the SD broke camp on the lst and
went to the left As far rs Fort Fisher. through
our breastworks. and of towards the rebel lines.
The charge was n grand one, but he fell and
was not able TO share the glory OF his comrades
Of the Sixth Corps.
Charles Hulin. Batteries F and K, 81 IT, s.
Art, Kalkaska, Mich. is little disappointed
at not seeing more about his regiment. IL had
good record, and IS quoted in FOx's Regi-
mental Losses" as having lost nine killed, IL
wounded, aud one missing at Gettysburg in
reply to Capt Harris advice 70 him TO consult
Col. Bachelors map. he says that NJ the Gettys-
burg field he bought, some time ago, Capt.
Minich's map and found that that correspondent
with his ideas of the three days engagement.
Comments and Corrections.
John f. Stephenson GraymOnt Ill., thinks
the recent communication about DIR. Joel Allen
from the comrades OF Pontiac, ILL.,, an injustice
10 that comradc. He knows his record and his
kindness Of heart. He has greatly assisted
the eOmrade towards securing pension aud
refused recompcnse. He thinks the fault lay
with the other members Of the Examining
Board at Pontiac; not with DR.. Allen.
;. 5. Mcbride, Co. /, 57th H., EspanOla, n.
D., writes: Allow me to ask Of High Private
more about the il0th L. 5. G.. T., which he mem
tions rs having been placed in the Third Brigade
OF the Fourth Division Of the Fifteenth Corps,
after Atlanta fell. | was a member Of the Third
Brigade, aud do not have any recollection Of
this regiment a part of is, but / have a dis
tiuct remembrance Of the 7th H., 39th Iowa,
5Oth H., and 18th H."
w. A. Sweet, IT,, Go. /, 81 Mich. Cav, Carson
City, Mich, noticed that in the issue of March
~, COmrade Van UOutin, 18th III. Cav, in speak
ing Of the Smith raid. at was the 81 Mich
Cav. that belonged 10 the Third Brigade as the
81 Mich. Cav. undoubtedly caused the panic"
lnasmuch as the Cd Mich. was at that date as
homo in Michigan on veteran fuFiough, having
left La Grange. Tenn, for that purpose about
Jan. 25, this only goes to show how easily even
veteran soldier eau be mistaken. They were
bTigaded at different times with the 2d Iowa,
9Th Kan, ard 9TH III. Cal, and others which no
docs not now recall, bat not at the time Of the
smith raid. lie was with tho regiment from
Sept. 2, 1861, until March -, 1866.
T. I. Lee, Monticello, H., says it was the
Both Ind, instead Of tho 2Gth. that fred the
volleys ut the COnfederates on Sunday evening
as they We're falling back at Shiloh. The error
was typographical one in the comrades ar
ticle on Shiloh, in recent issue.
W. ~ Bowen, Co. G, 25sh Iowa, Montezuma,
Iowa, indorses the descriptions OF the situa-
tiOn in the letter Of Capt. o. II. Ross to his
uncle, Jesse L. Grant. Tne rebel Gen. Bowen
spoken OF was the writer's cousin, aud one Of
his officers was his brother lie and his brother
were both wounded, it seems, at Champion
Hills. aud COmrade Bowen found his brother
OF the field and lay there with him all night.
But his brother died before morning, while he
still lives OF the best he can.
Robert HigginbOttom, Co. 7. 9Th Ky. Cav
Albany. Ky, says: Il wish to tell Comrade
Joseph Griffith, 4th Tenn. Cav. the regiments
that took part in the battle at Osoloua, Miss.
There were, on that raid. the ID, 81, and 4th
Tenn. Cav. Sd III. Cav, 4th L. 5. Cav, 9TH Ky.
Cav, I'D Ind. MID Inf, aud some ". J. cavalry
regiment. Col. Cook, think was Of the ID
Tenn. and was wounded in the neck. not far
from the gully the cOmrade spoke Of / rode
with the Colonel until we came to the foot OF a
hill where some officers were getting tue men
in line to receive the Johnnies.'
Personal.
Walter +. Eyersole, National Military Home,
Marion, Ind, was among the first troops that
left Cincinnati, o., having Joined Go. r, Ist
Ky, in January 1861. his first battle was
that OF Skerry Creek, Va lie was one OF a
squad Of - men sent ov c 1.-THE Gau!ey River on
picket duty. and all were left on the field but
himself and one man, badly wounded. whom
be carried on his back a mile and half feFried
him across the river, aud landed him safely in
camp. Later, after more active service, and
being wounded, he enlisted in co. f., 10th Ind
Cav, in October, 1863. At Jacksonville, Ind,
no recruited "a full company OF ex-COnfedeTates,
who had crossed the Ohio River. lie was at
Nashville, Franklin, and Shiloh, aud saw hot
service until the close Of the war.
James A. SweaTer, Co. G, 65th Pa, Browns
vile, Pa. protests strongly against the state
ments Of Volunteer" IN an issue Of some
weeks ago. in regard to McClellan's general
ship. "NOlunteer" said, in speaking Of the
Sevon Days fighting, that there were hardly
three battles worthy of the name The writer
asks the boys OF POrIers Corps what they called
Gainess Mill and the Pennsylvania Reserves,
the Regulars tho Excelsior and Irish Brigades
and host Of others; if Savage Station, White
oak swamp, Glendale, Charles City and NAL
yern Hill were not battles. Comrade Swearer
thinks Volunteer does Mcclellan injustice
ia many statements.
Homes for Settlers.
A. Harris. Greenville, Cal, 10 Thomas F.
Stevens aud other comrades desiring q dry.
warm climate recommends the locality of
GreenviIIe, where there is plenty OF room for
more comrades. Land there is cheap; eleva-
tion, 1000 feet 1t is about 60 miles east of the
Pacific. There is fine water, dry, clear. warm
atmosphere; no violent storms, and few sud-
den changes.
G.. w. Wyle, Rocky Comfort, Mo-. writes that
a good many boys who wore the blue, and some
who wore the gray, live at his place They are
all trying to make comfortable homes. liz Is a
rough country, full of rock and timber; plenty
oil bOFCrhmcnJ I1hu YET gOOd water dnd q
good section for fruit. He wants comrades to
send him some old copies OF this paper and
other papers To read.
Samuel A. Hayes, Co F, 9th Ohio, wishes to
inform the comrades of his regiment of his
whereabouts. He is at Nelson, Skamania Co.,
Wash. This is a good county for old soldiers.
There IS good water fine timber, and the best
fruit; also plenty Of room for energetic men,
Mrs. o. A. Dickinson, Grand Meadow, Mimi,
would like to TemOve To a place where the Win
ters are not 50 long as in her section. She is
anxious TO sell her farm and get q good home
elsewhere.
Information Asked and Given.
John w. Stone, Minorville Ky, answering
an inquiry, says that, a participant in the
capture of John Morgan, he knows that Gen.
ShackclfOrds command did the business.
Mrs Sarah Stryker Bunnell, WOlcOtt. Ind,
saw in a late issue a communication from Adj't-
Gen. Stryker, Of New Jersey, asking cor
resp0ndence from soldiers, soldiers wives, and
soldiers widows, but she has lost his address
Should this meet his eye, she hopes he will
communicate with her.
How They Fed Them.
Al0nzo Jackson, of Stoneman's Raiders,
ChTistiansburg, Va, has lot of the beans or
peas, such as were used to feed prisoners at
Andersonyille, and will be pleased to send q
small lot to any cOmrade furnishing postage
and giving name, company, and regiment.
The writer was in the fourth detachment, and
was in the hospital of the 10Th ward, third
division, He will also send each comrade q
Confederate bill along with the peas to those
who have written for Confederate money. He