The National tribune., 1891-05-07
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
The Grand junction rxpodIlion.

NJ. J. Riddle Co. T. Sd Iowa. Ute, Iowa, was
on the expedition with Laumau's Brigade. and
says that Comrade Hobart was mistaken in
many things in his article. The enemy was IN
force not many miles from Bolivar, and 10 was
not known where they would aitaCk-at
Corinth, Miss. Jackson, Bolivar, or some other
point in Tennessee. The expedition was made
up Sept. 20 aud u, 1862, aud the writer cannot
say whether the entire Fourth Division was on
that march, but he does know that the First
Brigade. Fourth Division, Sixteenth Corps. o!
which has regiment was part, was on the
expedition. The expedition was sent 90 feel
the enemy. and it felt him and found him "A
little too heavy. CounteTmarchiug on the
double-quck was the order. aud more
fatigued set OF boys never arrived ut Bolivar.
The enemy were marching TO attack COriuth,
and battle occurred there few days after the
scout. On Oct. the Fourth Division (Hurl-
butts was ordered 10 reinforce ROseCraus. 10
was accompanied by the l2th Mich. and 65th
Ohio, Of Ross Division and met the enemy
that evening at the Big Hatchie, where a skir-
mish took place. On the morning Of Oct. >,
the TetTeatiug rebels were fought by HurlbUt.
There was bloody battle and mary hundred
prisoners were captured from the rebels.
n. +. Powell, Sergeant, Co T., 4Ist H., Sulli-
van, ILL.,, says that the brigade was composed Of
the 2s;h, 32d and 4lst III. and "a Iowa, and he
thinks tho SD ILL., was with them, but is not
were getting into close quarters at Iuka; Van
Dorm was marching across the country % form
junction with Price. aud Grant, not having
sufficient forces to send against him. got to-
gethCF a mammoth train and with that little
brigade sent 10 10 Grand Junction % tempt
Van Dorm 10 turn aside and capture ID. The
ruse was q success for Van Dorm got after 10
then and made them travel pretty lively. But
while he was engaged in this pursuit old Rosey
pitched into Price and cleaned him out, and
the writer thinks this brigade was playing a
very important part in the battle Of IUka.
After Van Dorm gave up the chase he joined
Price, and Rosecrans fell back to Corinth, and
Price and Van Dorm thought they could lick
him in his intrenchments, which brought on
the great battle of Corinth. llurlbut's Diyis-
ion made forced marches from Bolivar to the
llatcbr, met the retreatipg rebels and fought
them all day Oct. ,, which ever after
called by the bad bows Of the division " He'll
OH the Hatchie." After the return from Grand
Junction the complimentary order was read TO
the writer's regiment from Gen. Grant telling
Of the battle Of luka, and that Humans Bri-
gade had had hand in it.
What They Want.
@. StuIlken. 9th Wis battery, Bison, Kan,
wants the words and music OF the song Ellis
worth the Noble, Brave and True"
A cOmrade, whose address is Box 5l1, Wal
lngf0Td, Conn, wishes 10 employ the widow or
daughter of an old soldier as hOusek per-
She would be required 20 make herself gem
orally useful, will be kindly treated. and have
a good home, with little work and moderate
pay.
Jas. F. Russell, Lieutenant Co ID, Ist Mich,
Third Brigade, First Division. Fifth Corps.
Hastings, Mich, says, in reply 10 Joseph F.
Carter, 81 Md, who wishes 20 know at what
hour the lst Mich. entered the city Of Peters
burg on the morning Of April 3 1865, that ;bS
lst Mich. was near Amelia Courthouse on that
morning, trying to stop Lee and his army from
getting TO Lynchburg. They helped to stop
him at Appomatt0x Courthouse.
s. s. Mcbride, Go. ], 57th H., EspanOla, " ",
wishes some comrade of the 9Th Ill. Cav. 70
give him information by letter OF the death Of
Samuel Schell. Of Co. L. same regiment, at luka
or Oxford, Miss, and if possible 10 tell where
his remains are buried. When Co. /, was az
Camp Butler the writer's father presented
Schell with a cavalry saber which was taken
in charge after Schel was killed by Capt Geo.
Scott, ofthat company; but the writer was never
able to ascertain what became of il, and would
be glad to hear Of its whereabouts. and like to
get il, as this saber has little history attached
to it antedating the civil war.
The Adventure OF Corporal.
j. d. Brakeman, lst Conn. Cav, Hollowville
y. Y, having seen mention Of the exploits Of
Serg't Hickey at the StOuey Creek Bridge, says
that this was the Wiudup OF the disaster Of the
Wilson raid. The writer crossed the bridge
after it had been torn up; but who commanded
the rear guard he does not know. as he was in
great hurry to get across. The eyewitness
who SAW the guard shot down must also have
seen "a boy Corporal, mounted on a little black
pony, come over the hill back of the bridge on
full run, with 800 rebels at his heels, aud the
bullets flying around him so thick that it
seemed impossible for him 10 escape. He rode
onto the bridge and TO the further end, while
the guard were tearing mp the planks and
throwing them into the creek He had TO leave
his pony, and crossed on the stringers.
On the Brock Road.
G. p. Post. Co. A, 57th Pa, Lowell Ind,
having seen the controversy about TecaptuIng
the works on the Brock road, wishes to say
that his regiment was very important factor
in that charge, and deserves some Of the honor
that attaches TO it, but which has never been
accorded to it in history, or any other writing
that he has seen. The time according 10 the
writer's diary, was precisely p. NJ, May g.
1864, and the place that part of the Brock road
about 200 yards TO the left of the Plank road
Along the Brock road ran a line OF works
built Of logs. poles. or anything to stop a bullet
and in these works was posted the first line Of