The National tribune., 1891-03-19
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information Asked and Given.


in Cedar County, Mo-. in 1862. The man said
his mother was widow, and lived in Iowa.
There was another man with him at that time,
whom he said was his brother, but there was
no family resemblance between them. The
man. Reilly Houshern, went on q trip with
some 20 farmers. tried TO capture some guns
from the rebels, and this man having but little
caution about him, exposed himself and was
shot dead. The writer brought the body and
buried il on his farm, where it remained until
the 18th of February last. when the remains
were removed to proper place. Parties wish
ing 10 hear further in this case, can do SO by
addressing the writer.
f. 4. Yaw. West Lake, La, wishes to tell the
old comrades that no has had better health in
CaIcasieu Parish, La, than he has had since he
left that hell hole AndeTsOnville and he can
recommend the climate and soil 10 any COM
rade desiring farm and there is also plenty
Of Government land for homesteads. The
writer would also like to correspond with some
comrades widow or daughter, with view 20
matrimOny. He is getting 800 month
salary.
w. f. Goodhue, 20i Grand avenue Milwau-
kee, states for the information Of the COM
rades who have been addressing him as Secre-
tary OF the 81 Wis. Cav. that he is Secretary Of
the Sd Wis. Association.
Il. VI. Moore, Go. II, 9th U. s. G. T. Sandusky
street, Allegany, Pa, saw q communication
asking if Sherman had refused to review the
colored troops at Raleigh ~ g., and will say
that ne did stand on the StatehOuse steps and
review the colored troops as they passed by.
The writer was more tired marching around and
around than Sherman was standing there on
the steps
G. S Wallace, Co. C. 80 Ky. Cav, Nation,
ILL.,, having read Gen. Minty's account Of Kill
patrick's raid around Atlanta, would like 70
know where the 81 Ky. Cav. were, not seeing
them mentioned. and ne thinking they had q
hand in that raid. He would like 20 hear from
the comrads belonging TO Co. A, 81 Ky. Cav,
as he has f0gott0n his name, whom the writer
picked up as they were coming out OF the charge
The man being wounded, no put him in an
ambulance aud brought him or the field. The
comrade belonged in HopkinsviIle, Ky, and
was called BILLY" aud If he is alive the writer
would be glad TO hear from him.
w. III. Strobe, Co. ID. Goth Ohio, Lancaster, o.,
in answer 10 Comrade Pettis, who wished 20
know who killed Col. Richmond, Chief Of staff
for Gen. Polk, says il was David Kinsey, Go. X,
SD Ohio The writer became acquainted with
Kiusey at Camp DennisOn in the Winter Of
1864, he having been wounded at Missionary
Ridge; and the writer also visited him at his
home in Montgomery County, o., and saw some
OF the articles that he took from the pocket Of
Col. Richmond. For this deed kinsey received
a SeTgeauts warrant, and was afterwards COM
missOned Lieutenant.
Geo. II. Star Captain, Go. d, 10th n. Y, 156
b roadway, Now York, says that about Oct. 10,
1854, while one Of a party Of i've officers who
had escaped from Columbia, 5. e., and were on
their way 10 Knoxville, Tenn, he lost diary
containing a record Of army and prison expert
ences during the years 1863, 90. including ac-
counts Of the battle Of Charlottesville aud Get
tysbGrg; Of his escape from Libby Tunnel, Feb
ruary, 1864, and recapture Of escape from Ma
con, Ga. in July, 1864, and TecaptuTe, and incl
dents Of the escape from Columbia, Oct. 10. 1t
was lost near Station 96, on the Columbia and
Greenvlle Railroad. proper reward will be
paid for its recovery. He would like 20 get the
names and addresses OF the survivors Of the
| 100 officers who escaped from Libby in 1864.
Personal.
A Missouri comrade having seen an item Of
a Maine woman who has drawn a pension as a
widow Of ono husband, and is now applying for
a pension Of another soldier who is dead says
I that Missouri can see Maine and 90 her one
/ better. They have a widow in the County
/ where he lives whose first husband died in the
l service and at the end Of the war she drew a
\ pension for him. At the close of the war she
\ married the Colonel Of her husbands regiment,
who died about II years ago. and she drew a
/ pension for her second husband until about
/ five years ago, when she married another old
soldier who died about two years ago, aud she
i now has claim pending for pension as a widow
Of the third man.
S. w. LOOMS Sergeant Co. @, 9Th VT, and
/ Co. /, 7th u. s., Dickinson, n. d., having seen
claims put forth for patriotic families, says that
| he does not claim quite as much as Others, but
/ he was one Of three brothers who enlisted in Go.
/ c. 9th VT, In September 1861, and each served
l three years. His eldest brother, Lyman f., was
/ promoted Second Lieutenant, and the other
brother. w. T., was promoted First Lieutenant.
/ Another brother Hiram A., enlisted aud served
| in an Illinois regiment. The writer served
| three years IN Co G., 9TH VT, and one year in
| Co. /. 9TH U. S. Vet. Vols, (Hancoek's Veteran
| Corps. He thinks this is a pretty good record
/ for family.
CarrOIPs Brigade at Gettysburg.
Charles C. Callahan. Lieutenant Colonel, 4th
I battalion, Ohio Inf, bingham, Kan, an
/ swering Lieut.. Peck, who wishes to hear
| from members of the regiment that supported
the 18th Conn. during the charge Of the Lousi-
ana Tigers, July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg does
not think there were any troops supporting the
! 18th on that date. When CarrolPs Brigade
made their charge, they passed through the
| artillery on the east side of the ridge, to the
right of the 4th Ohio, extending to the right
| OF the guns and beyond them 10 tho south,
coming on to the line Of the Eleventh Corps,
and forming or the left of the 18th Conn.
| About three companies Of the 4th Ohio over
| Tapped the 18th, which, he supposes, are the
troops that the Lieutenant speaks Of as sup
porting his regiment. The 18th Ohio was soon
moved to the left, and those companies took
their place in the line and no troops were
displaced or relieved by the 18th battalion. as
all had gone "glmmering," except the dead
which were buried that night. They occupied
the same position until the morning Of the 4th,
aud tho writer never learned of relieving any
troops, nor did he see any troops in front or
rear belonging to the Eleventh Corps.
q. w. Day, Co O., 126th n. Y, Dixon, H.,
seeing Lieut.. A. w. Peek's questions, says that
members of the 4th Ohio 9Th Va, or 18th Ind.
might be able TO answer him, or Gen. Howard
could certainly inform him. Gen. Alexander
Hays, Commander Of the Third Division, Sec
Oud Corps, if living might give some very
satisfactory evidence that Carroll, with the
three regiments named, was on the spot, and
that Gen. Howard, in the presence Of n number
Of persons next morning said to Gen. Hay,