The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-09-10
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information liked and Gl,an.

Information asked and Given.
James 7. Conn. Wellsvillc, o., enlisted in Co.
X, 2d Ohio. April II, 1861, and was mustered
out July 81, 1861; enlisted in Go. l. 66th Ohio,
Oct. Il, 1861. as private. and was mustered out
as Captain July l., 1868. Capt. Conn is now
confined in the Newburg Asylum for the In
sane. No capse is known for his insanity, ex
cept rs a result Of a hurt received at some time
on the head. there being a large scar there.
Any Of his old comrades knowing him 10 have
received an injury of this description will con-
fer great favor TO his wife, Mrs. James p.
Conn, We.lsyille o.
n. f. Miller. Captain, Co III, Goth Ind, Ober-
lin, Kan, in October 1861, during midnight
charge on the Confederate pickct-line in front
OF Fort He'll, near Petersburg. was bayouetcd
through the upper part Of tho right arm by
member of the 2d n. T.. If said party is still
living he would like TO correspond with him.
Mrs. William Barker, Friend, Neb., says
that in our issue Of June 4 is a letter writ
ten by John Irwin Colonel Of the 10th Pa,
in which he states that Capt. Nicely, Of the
149th. captured from n rebel officer a sword and
belt that belonged TO Col. Roberts OF the liJth
Pa, killed ut Gettysburg; and he further states
that this sword was sent TO Col. RObertss fam
lily ut Beaver PA. The writer does not think his
family received the sword. but on July 2, one
year after Col. Roberts was killed, stranger
came 10 his door and handed in scabbard that
then turned away without saying word. The
writer knows this TO DO correct, for her mother
is a sister of Col. Roberts, and was visiting his
family at that time She would like TO know
the particulars Of Col. Roberts, death.
ID. Ii. Long, 353 Myrtle street, Walla Waila,
Wash, wishes to obtain the address again Of
the comrade in California who wants TO help
comrades to locate in his part Of the country
and teach them how to make raisins.
Comments and Corrections.
N. J. Marble, Friendship. Wis. says that in
his communication concerning the capture Of
Fort MahoEe published in our issue Of Aug.
ii, he made mistake in placing the sth Mich.
in the second line. IL should have been the
lO9ih N. Y. and they planted the first flag on
the captured fort.
Good for Burning Foot-sOIes.
j. w. Mahan. Browning. Ky, says for the
benefit Of Comrade J. Russell or anyone else
who may be suffering with burning l0ot-sOles,
that a fresh leaf Of strong tobacco, daapened,
aud applied to the sole OF the foot night and
morning, is the best thing that he knows.
G.. w. Clark, Woodstock. d., tells COmraae
Russell TO take white-oak ashes aud put them
in pail Of warm water and bathe his feet
twice or three times q day. The solution must
not be too strong.
Harrlson's OLD Brigade.
David Hanna Co. G. 129th ILL.,, Canyon City,
Colo, says that in our issue Of April % TheO-
dore Northup inquired what was the brigade
Of Slocum's army no led around TO the rebel
right at AyerysbOro? He thinks that the bri-
gade must have been the First Of the Third
Division, Twentieth Corps, consisting Of the
l0jth Ill, 10Th Ohio. 1O2l and 129th ILL.,, then
commanded by Col. Henry Case.
Gainess Mil.
Peter b. Craft. Au Sable City, Mich. wants to
blouu IA bug in 70 ly.i
rade Bradley, G5th ~ Y, writes that Comrade
Shaw, 9jth Pa, is correct in saying that all the
troops engaged were POrtcr's Division and
Newton's Brigade. The writer says Porter
commanded the Fifth Corps at that time, and
had been fighting for two days the whole Of
Lees army, with the exception of Gen. Ma
gruder. Furthermore, the First Division, Sixth
Corps. under SlOcum, were called to POrteF's
support at noon June q.
Where Il Hel
Mahala Sybert, Clarified, Pa, wishes to lad
a man named c. G. Butler. who visited her place
some years ago claiming to be an agent for
Revolutionary soldiers heirs, and who per-
suaded her 10 put her claim in for her share Of
the land, or the value Of it, which belonged TO
her father Peter Taylor. He obtained power
Of attorney, but she is not able to find the man
and wishes someone 10 tell her where he is or
if anything is coming 10 her under said claim.
Put Ills Colors There First.
Henry N. Day, Color-Sergeant, 39th H.. 3OO1
RaFpahaunock street, st. Louis, claims to have
planted the first flag on Fort Gregg On the
morning of the 2d Of April his brigade reached
the last line Of rebel works. The brigade was
composed OF the l09th Pa, 39th H., G2d and
9th Ohio, and a part Of the S5th Pa When
they approached the works the Both ILL., was
Immediately in front Of the center Of the fort
where the brigade halted for reformation.
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but as there were many distractions the line
was badly broken. However the writer sue
cceded IN pushing forward with his guards but
upon reaching: the bank Of the ditch he found
himself alone. lie had hardly halted when a
vOliey met him which shattered his light arm
and wounded him in two other places. He lay
until the line came up. lie felt someone tug
ging at his cOlOrs and saw an officer, whose
regiment he did not know. and who succeeded
in getting them away from him. But the
writer arose and staggered after him into the
ditch, up tine works and finally, with the as
sistance Of this officer. reached the top and
planted the flag. The rebels made continual
efforts TO dislOdge him, but during the three
quarters of an hour which followed before the
capture he was between a terrific fire from both
sides. clinging TO his eOlOrs. At length, unable
to hold them longer, he turned them over to
a resimental officer; then tainted away, and
was carried off the field. He we'll remembers
that the 10th Conn, on the extreme left reached
the ditch about the same time he did, but Just
as they reached the bank down went their
eoloTs. The 9th Ohio was very close behind,
but did not reach tho works before he did.
When the Battle Opened.
G. W. Felter, Co. G.. 10Th Iowa, Ravenwood
Mo-. says, regarding the commencement Of the
battle of Atlanta. that COmrade w. w. Della
ven is mistaken in the way that he places the
troops. Smiths Division was the extreme left
of the Seventeenth Corps, the Iowa Brigade
the left OF that division, the 10Th Iowa the
left of the brigade. and the extreme left of
the Seventeenth Corps. Veteran" Of Salem,
Mass, is mistaken as to the time when the
first attack was made, aud Capt. Buck is late
in saying that 10 was after IL o'clock. The
writer was on the skimish-liuc and could hear
the rebels moving ali night long in front Of
them. ID was before o'clock i'm the morning
when the rebels appeared in 'front.' and the
skirmish-line received them with yOley That
was the first lirinc in the battle and he claims
the honor for his company for opening the
fight. They fell back aud FOR awhile there was
10 firing. Then Maj. Smith. of the 10TH came
down the line with orders to advance, saying
there was nothing in front but a few cavalry
They jumped over the works only TO meet a
volley that sent them back again. The fight
ing became close aud desperate until, through
a mistaken idea, the officers Of the regiment
thought that tho rebels were about To surren-
der and ordered the men to cease firing Tho
order had hardly passed before the writer with
most OF the regiment, was taken prisoners Of