The National tribune., 1891-04-30
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Inrarmatlnn A.klh and Gl,en.

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L. ;. G. L. Through Ignorance or neglect, IL
was left out OF tic report of the Adjutant-
General Of the State Of Kentucky.
G.. StullkeT, 9th Wis. battery, Bison. Kan.
would like some eomrlde to tell him where hc
can get the souE-words and musc-og Els
worth the noble, brave, and true He wishes
it for Memorial services.
III. Clay Bowman, Go. A. 931 Pa, 1880 Broad
way, Cleveland, O., says that on the afternoon
Of May ;. 1864, he was wounded at the battle
OF the Wilderness, and left his knapsack on the
field. The following day his cousin David IT..
Bowman. who belonged 10 the same company
and regiment, was wounded. and later was
transferred TO a hospital in Philadelphia. While
there, comrade learning his name was Bow
man. asked if his name was Clay, saying that
he had found and opened kuapsack on the
Wilderness battlefield, and taken a number Of
photographs which belonged to Clay Bowman.
If the finder Of those photos should read this
the writer would be pleased TO hear from him.
As to the Fifteenth Corps.
Charles Hussey, First Lieutenant, 9th Iowa.
HOughtOn, Iowa. Acknowledges his mistake
concerning the composition Of the Fifteenth
Corps. Up TO and after tho fall Of Atlanta,
the division TO which the writer's regiment
belonged was the Fourth Division. The di-
vision was consolidated with the three other
divisions Of the corps; the writer's brigade
was placed in the First Division, and a division
Of the Sixteenth Corps was also consolidated
with the Fifteenth Corps The First Division
was commanded by Gen. Wood, and the badge
was red cartridge-box; the Second Division
was commanded by Gen. Hazeu. and its badge
was white; the Third Division was commanded
by Gen. Smith, and its badge was blue: while
the Fourth Division, with yellow badge, was
commanded by Gen. COTse. The Fifteenth was
the largest corps in Shcrm1n's army. and if
there were any colOred troops attached TO that
corps, the writer never saw or heard Of them
during his four years Of service in the army
most Of which was with the Fifteenth Corps.
Objects TO the Language.
A. NJ. Curtis, Co. b, S9th n. Y. and Co. A,
lS5th n. Y, Franklinyille n. Y, served in the
Fifth Corps from November 1861, to June
1860, and read the story Of the "Cannoneer"
with much pleasure interest, and instruction
He also read Real Russia" and thinks the
"CaunOneer" very eg0tistical in his desire to
air his linguistical requirements He forgets
or ignores the fact that not one in every hun
dred Of his readers read. speak. or understand
four or five languages. The writer thinks that
when an author INDUCES in the display Of his
knowledge OF other languages. he should trans
late his remarks. The "Caunoneer" is IN
questiOnably man Of unusual requirements,
but the writer thinks he should bear ia mind
that nearly all the veterans who read his
article were fighting foE their flag when they
should have been in school, and that after the
war they were too old or too pOyerty-stricken
TO spend the time and means to acquire an
education that would enable them to under
stand several different languages.
Comments and Corrections
VIM. Robson, Cos. and b, 2d Ind. Cav,
Caney, Kan, is not in the habit Of exploiting
the part he took IN the war Of the rebellion
but after reading the account of the McCOok
raid by Capt. NJ. VI. Walden, 9Th Iowa Cav, he
was not in a good humor as the Captain failed
to mention the FL Ind. Cav. in the formation
of the First Brigade, aud ignores it altogether
in the said raid The I'd Ind. Cav was the
writer's regiment, and he knows that it was on
that raid, and brigaded with the lst Tenn. and
the I'd Mich. Cav. The writer was doing service
as division scout, but was with the regiment
part Of the time on the raid, and cannot bear 10
have it slighted, as 1t was always 10 be found
at the post Of duty. The writer landed 10
AndersOnville, with a number Of others Of his
regiment, from that same raid.
H. w. Cogswell, I1th y. H.. Henniker, n. IL.
says that Adam Herznger, 18th n. j., makes a
glazing error when he says that his regiment
belonged 10 the Second Brigade Second Di-
vision, Ninth Corps. The regiments composing
this brigade ut the capture of Petersburg and
for months previous, were the 9th, 9Th and IIth
\. H., I'd Md, 18th VT, 3lst Me-, seth Mass,
l75th and S6th n. Y, commanded By Col Har-
brigade commander, being in command Of the
division. the division commander Gen. Potter,
having been severely wounded shortly before.
Col. Hartman tnOw dead) said in his diary
regarding the capture of Petersburg AS no
UniOnist had stepped foot into this secession
city, and no Union sentiment had been therein
breathed for four long years. our ingreSs
seemed, as one old darby expressed it, like
a miracle oh de Lord"
Peter Il. Lour. Co. III. 18th Ill, says that d.
w. Light Go. w. 9Th Ohio Cav, thinks that
COmrade Hobart has forgotten about Hurlbut's
old fighting Fourth Division. as it did not 90
10 Bolivar until August or September 1865
The writer says that il was in 1862 that the
battle Of the Hatchie was fought, and no
knows what he is talking about, as he was
there. Gen. Hurlbut had command Of the
Union forces until Gen. Ord arrived. Ord was
wounded when the infantry charged and went
to the rear leaving Hurlbut again in command,
and he crossed the bridge and whipped the reb-
els. Gen. Laumau commanded the Third Bril-
gade OF llurlbut's Division.
L. &. Pond Co. i, "a Mimi, Springfield
Tenn, asks leave to correct A. w. Connect, Co.
Il. lst Ind, who thinks Comrade Eckles in
error as to what troops composed the Third
Brigade, Third Division, Fourteenth Corps
Ihe2d MINI. was in the Second Brigade Third
Division, Fourteenth Corps. The writer's regi-
ment was brigaded late in 1861 with the 9th
ana OJLh ONO ana the 10TH u. :. IN the Fail
of l-G2 the S1th Ind. took the place Of the 18th
U. s, which went to the Regular Brigade and
the I'd Mimi. was never in the brigade with the
troops that COmrade Connect mentioned al
though the writer thinks it was numbered the
Third Brigade The army was reOrganized in
front Of COrinth, and the brigade 10 which the
I'd Mimi. belonged was called the Thirty-sixth
Brigade, and aiterward became the Second Bril-
gade Third Division, Fourteenth Corps.
+. VI. JetleTs, HinesbCrO, H., says that T. S.
Gordon, Go. ID, 54th ILL.,, was correct in his
account OF the Charleston (Ill.) riot except
that O'Ilara the murderer Of Mai. York, was
not hanged, but now lives in Kansas. The
writer hopes that the boys in blue will bring
eX-ShCriif O'Hara, CT Cole County H., TO Just
ice. Many living witnesses can yet be found
TO testify IN this case.
The Fight al Spring Hill.
G. l.. Riddle, Sergeant, Battery G, LIST Ohio
l.. A., HOS Adams street. Toledo o. wishes 10
correct Samuel Hayes and ID. w. Smith regard
ing the fight at Spring Hill They were march
ing toward Spring Hill from Columbia aad
when within four miles of Spring Hill they
were ordered TO dOuble-quick, as Forrest was
attacking tho train and town. The battery
dashed into the town as Forrest came down the
slDping hill on the other side at a full charge
| The writer's battery tore down the fence around
"A church and gave Forrest few well-aimcd
rounds Of canister which started him back up
the hill aud they then increased his speed with
case-shot and shell until he took TO cover i'm
the timber. Forrest then dismountcd his men
aud advanced toward a cOrnfeld 20 the right Of
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