The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-11-26
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.


Tex, would like to know the name and regi- |
ment of the man who captured Champ FerEu- |
son, rs there is a man in his County BY the
name of L. Hathaway who claims that honor. |
II. W. Phelps, 95th Ohio, Westsrville. o., |
wants to know by letter several things: What |
officer was killed while visiting piekets in the
night during the siege Of VlcksbuTg on the |
line Of the Fifteenth Corps about june ID
what Wisconsin and Minnesota regiments had |
Indians with them at Abbeyville, Miss, IN |
August. 1864. after they were driven back
from Oxford, and being attacked by guerrillas
after stacking arms; what Iowa regiment had
on its flag " He'll on the HatChie"; what be- |
came OF the man who shot q comrade on Dau-
phin Island in June. 1865; of any comrade re-
membering William p. Fyke and Bennett Men,
both Of whom died in AndersOnyills Prison IN
1s63-64.
John Shannon, alias Thomas Buckley, Clark's
Hill, Ind, wishes the address of Lee Doyle,
with whom no made acquaintance in Libby
Prison in the Spring OF 1865. Doyle enlisted
from Washington, where his mother lived, and
where he said be had been raised.
Mrs. B. T. Cummings, Worthington, Mimi,
says her husband. who was a soldier Of the LIST
VT Cav, won't to Colorado some two years ago,
and wrote TO her until April last since which
time she has not heard from him. IL any
comrade knows anything about him he will
confer favor b. addressing her.
Waiting for IT,
D. F. Blackburn, KiIleon, Tex, would like
TO hear from any OF the Ist Middle Tenn,
which was also called Governors Guards. he
Is confident that this regiment was changed IN
number 10 the 10th Tenn. In 8 book be once
saw his name was errOne0usly printed ID. +.
Blackman. He was discharged by reason OF
disability by order Of Gen. Rosecrans. The
regiment guarded Gov. johnson, and was 10 re-
ceive extra pay. The writer has some S3 due
him, aud has never received either bounty or
| pension.
An Incident OF Pumpkin Vine Greek.
Christian Ehrisman. Co z, 5th XIV. st. Louis,
Mo-, says that on the 9th Of June, 1864, Woods
Division. Fourth Corps was ordered 10 the left
/ OF the army. The LIST Ohio and 9Th Ky. were in
| the first line, with drums beating and bugles
| blowing. Their progress in the brush WAS
slow; but after marching sometime, they were
faced to the right formed In line OF battle, and
ordered to charge the rebel works in their
| front. They charged over 8 creek and up
| steep hill amid shower Of shot and shell. The
| line became considerably broken, and no COM
mand could be heard. Some men reached the
enemy's line, only to be killed or taken
| prisoners, while others fell before they reached
/ the wOrks. lt evident that nothing could
be accomplished. so every person took shelter
as best be could. rs the second line did not
/ come 20 their assistance. The Captain OF Go.
I III Of tho writer's regiment was lying beside
/ him, when a shot struck the ground between
/ them. scattering dirt all over them. The writer
/ rolled over, while tho Captain jumped 20 his
| feet and started for tho rear. and reported him
/ killed to his Captain. The men we're finally
ordered TO fall back as best they could, which
H was n very trying ordeal. The writer's time
/ bad not come; but he will never forget the I'M
lucky affair at Pumpkin Vine Creek.
At Fort Craig.
VIM. T. Sill. Co. K, 81 U. s Cav, Sipe Springs,
/ Tex, says Comrade a. F. Brown, 2i Colo Cav,
/ in his criticism On COmrade Fitzserald's article
/ on the battle Of Valverde, Is himself a little
out. Brown speaks Of Canby's command as
consisting Of the 9Th u s., part Of the 10Th,
two companies Of the I'd Dragons, and the 9th
| battery, besides few other scattering troops,
some 700 in ell. The writer says Canby's COM
mand was the 9th U. s., part Of the 10Th, two
panies Of Colorado volunteers, Sd u. ). Cav,
two companies of % Dragons NcRas's battery.
aud battery OF two IL pounds hOwltzeTs, besides
two or three regiments Of Mexican volunteers,
| some Of whom were mounted, nearer l,5O0
strong than 100 Comrade Fitzgerald also says
l that the battle lasted from early morning until
| sundOwn, aud ended la our rOut. As matter
Of fact We whipped them ell day, and it was
/ only because the MexicaBs who supported Nc
Rae's battery got ratified the last moment, and
| We we're forced 10 retreat, when the battery was
/ captured. They marched back TO Fort Craig
in the same order In which they marched on
/ the Geld, aud If there was any routing outside
Of the Mexican troops. the writer did not see it.
They were not whipped, for they lay on their
arms all night, and expected to renew the fight
the next morning, but Sibley thought better OF
10. and let them alone. The Sd Cav. never ran
from anybody.
who Took that Battsrri
Augustus Fault Co. F. 1st battalion, 18th Reg
ulars % Potomac street, Dayton, o., saysi
" CoIara r. g. West, Co. b, llth Mich, In his
little article headed Honor to the I1th Mich
ia the issue Of July 2, says Of the capture Of a
fOur-guu battery by the 18th Regulars that the
18th Mich. should have the honor. lie also
states that the Ilth Mich belonged TO the same
brigade as the 18th Regulars. Now, l won't
say who took that battery. the llth Mich. or
the 18th Regulars, but i will say, and prove
il every time, that we had no volunteer
regiment in our brigade after we left Muir
freesboro with Maj Rosecrana Our first
Brigadier was Gen. Rousseau. Then we had
brave little Sill up 70 the Stone River battle,
where DO lost his life. We had then the lst
Ohio, the Louisville Legion tRousseau's own
rsgiIneut) and another volunteer regiment in
our brigade After that when our late Major.
John II King. came back from Nashville, where
he had been laid mp on account Of wounds re-
ceived at Stone River. he was made our Briga-
der General and nobody but the 18th. 18th,
18th and 18th Regulars belonged to Kings
Brigade til we got down to Atlanta, where the
writer was compelled TO go to the old Cum
| DeTlanu Hospital 81 NASHVILLE On ACCOUNT OF
scurvy and loss OF teeth"
Saw Both Animals.
Chas. Jasper. Co. ID, 49th Ind. Stephensport,
KY was on one Of the largest and longest
excursions given during the late war. Gen.
Grant was master Of transportation and musi-
cal director, and they had several monkey
shows before they got to Yicksburg. where they
: saw both the hippOPOtarnus aud the white ele-
plant Of the Coniedesacy. They were also on
Gen. Banks's cotton trip up Red River, and
many other little affairs. which hs would like
some Of the comrades TO write up.
Nothing Could Stop Them.
) Charles l.. MCeller, Co. T. 18th Mo. Cav,
Parks Mills, o.. says that on the morning OF
Dee Is 1864, the regiment in which the writer
D was left the TIRE nches az Nashville aud cut a hole
D through the rebel lines. surrounding them.
After four hears hard fighting they drove
! Hoods army into the works which were the
KEY Of the rebel position. In looking back
, from where they had halted for reinfoTcemenrs,
they saw a body of troops coming up from their
] rear nobody knowing where they came from.
The Adjutant Was sent to stop them and see
= who they were. The men advanced and called
/, for Lieut. Col. Brown, who commanded the
D regiment. When asked who they were they
( replied that they we're the prisoners Of the 18th
Mo. Cav, aud having heard while In the bull