The National tribune., 1891-01-29
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.



Lizzie J G. Lackie, Llewellyn, Pa, has a song
written by A. o. MeCreery, on Cheat Mount
ain summit, w. Va, Dec. ;, 1851 entitled The
Marches and Battles of the Bloody 9th Ind"
10 is TO the air Of Uncle Sans Farm" and
begins, con Cheat Mountain-top / Sit" The
song was sent to the writer by David Nc
knight, Co. E, 9th Ind, who gave his life for
his country at kenesaw Mountain June TO-
1861, and fills an unknown grave. II any Of
the comrades Of the 9th Ind. wish a copy she
will send it 10 them, or if they will let her
know when they hold their next Reunion, she
will send them the original copy, wishing them
TO keep it among their war relics.
ID. III. Smith, Co. ID, Goth Pa. Cav, ElliOtts-
burg, Pa, writes that during the address at the
dedication Of the monument 10 COOpers bat
terry at Gettysburg in September, 1889, the
orator said the battery had used 80 tons Of iron
and lead. The writer would like TO know to
what period Of their service the orator re-
ferred, in order to settle a dispute.
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE has q letter from
f. G. Lefebvre Second Lieutenant Co. B, 9Th
Md. Sanford, Fla, addressed TO the President
Of the 9Th Md. Veteran Association. If any of
the comrades know Of such an organization, or
if any officer Of that association will send his
address to The NATIONAL TRIBUNE the letter
will be sent him.
George d. Chase, 18th Pa, New York City,
would like some cOmrade TO tel him who gave
the Twentieth Corps the name Of " Rockers
IrOnclads >? During the battle Of Resaca his
regiment was in line in rear Of the 9th Conn.
as their support Among the wounded that
passed through them from the front was
young Sergeant, bareheaded, and with blood
sreaming from wound on his head. A comrade
supported him on each side, and the Sergeant
was as crazy as a drunken man, and kept shout
ing: 1--WE are HOOker's IrOncads! Hurrah
for Hooker's Ironclads! :" This was the first
time the writer had ever heard the name, but
after that battle he saw numbers of the First
Division, Twentieth Corps wagons marked
" Rockers Ironelads."
On the Wilson Raid.
James K. Wallace, First Sergeant, Co. X,
9Sth ILL.,, AltamOnt, H., calls Capt. Doyle 10
order in one or two instances, the first being
when he said the l7th Ind. was in the advance
when the column passed through Shelbyville
after Wheeler III October 1863. The writer's
regiment was in the advance of the brigade,
and when a little distance out from the town
horse tracks were discovered in the lane lead
ing away from the road by Mai Marquis, he di-
rected Lieut.. Wood to take Co. Il down the
lane and see what he could find. They did not
90 more than half o mile until they ran onto
the rebel pickets, and had the honor Of firing
the first shot in what turned cut to be a run
ming fight of several miles, terminating in the
battle of Pennington.
Christ Ehrsman, Co. E. 5th KY, st. Louis,
Mo-, says his regiment was mustered out in
September 1864. and about 20 veterans were
assigned to the 2d Ky. Cav, and were ordered
to Join that regiment. Arriving at Nashville,
it was found that the Second had gone with
Sherman, and they were attached to Gen.
ThOmass staff and mounted While Hoods
army was in retreat and Wilson's cavalry were
in hot pursuit the writer was sent after the
General with a message. About sundOWn, as
he was passing a battery in camp along the
road his horse went for the battery in spite of
all that he could do. and fell in line with the
battery horses, amid the shouts of the men.
He had to dism0unt aud lead him away. He
reached Gen Wilson's headquarters after dark,
who, after reading bis Dispatch turned and
said: BY the Eternai, boys, this is good news
Savannah is taken" Then turning TO the
writer, he asked if he would like supper and
ordered his cook to prepare him a square neal
Augustus w. Blood, Co. G., 4th u. 5. Cav,
Ieominster, Mass, says Capt Doyle is mistaken
i'm his statement that party of the 18th u. S.
Cav, on the Plantersville road, under Lieut..
ROys, were attacked by Forests bOdyguard
aud massacred. The writer was one of that
party, but was not killed or massacred either.
c. H. Boutwell,, Co. A, 9Sth ILL.,, Holden, No.,
saws that Capt. Doyle struggled considerably
from the facts when he said that Lieut.-COl.
Frank White led the charge at Plantersyille.
Col White wanted to lead the charge, but the
brigade commander, Col. Miller said that Capt.
TAYLOR should do it. Col. White then said he
would lead the boys who were there through
short lane and give them good start, which
he did. The writer knows this because Col.
Miller and staff were within few feet of his
company at the time. In another place the