The National tribune., 1892-10-13
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
The Sixth Corps in the valley.

recollection He claims that the Eighth Corps
was just in time to save the reputation oil the
Sixth Corps which struck the cnemys left and
routed them, after which came the magnificent
charge of the cavalry" The writer says that
the Sixth Corps was on the Berryville pike, or
at least the Third Division was there, rs the
S7th Pa was on the right of said pike, and he
knows that they were not compelled to fall
back until the Second Division of the Nine
tenth Corps broke, which left gap between
the Sixth Corps and the Second Division of the
Nineteenth, Of which the rebels took imme-
date advantage, and gave both corps consider.
able trouble. The writer being wounded at
that time, and therefore. through no fault of
his he stayed where lie could see all the move
ments but he would have liked to have been
able to run like tho Eighth Corps men did at
Cedar Creek. He thinks that COmrade Lock-
hart's account was about correct, as the Sixth
Corps did not have anyone to sustain them,
and lie cannot see how for moment the conf
rade could think that the Eighth Corps was so
terribly good for both fighting and marching,
as there were men from the same State III the
writer's division, the 10th and 122d Ohio who
were good soldiers as ever walked on the foot
stool, and they belonged to the Sixth Corps.
What Happened at Chckamauga.
w. H. Frost, Sergeant, 4th Ind. battery, says
that Comrade Voorhees's article as to the part
taken by Battery A, list Mich. l.. A., at Chicka-
is wrong. The writer belonged to the 4th Ind.
battery, known as Bush's battery, attached to
Stark weathers Brigade, of Bairds Division.
At daylight on the 10Th Of September, 1863,
they stopped at the fork of thrco roads to get
break fast. and while eating Brannon's Division
passed them, formed line Of battle, and ad-
yarced into the timber in an easterly direction,
and began to skirmish with the enemy, which
was the first intmation that they had that
they were in roximity of the Johnnies. In a
short time the writer's battery was ordered to
follow them, and in forming the line Stark
weather's Brigade was placed on the left of the
division. while the battery was on the left of
the brigade, the writer's gun being the extreme
left of the battery. They went but short dis
lance when ordered to march by the right
flank, SO that when the enemy fired upon them
the writer's gun was not under fire, and the
gun was saved by the Lieutenant ordering the
writer not to unlimber. When they got back
and had rallied. this piece was the only one that
had been saved Kinks Brigade. of McCook's
Corps, came up and drove the rebels back. aud
the battery (4th Ind got all their guns back, and
if the writer remembers, Battery A, LIST Mich.
L. a., got four of their guns, and Battery b. 9TH
Regulars, which was in the division. got four
of theirs. The Michigan battery found two OF
their guns in Chattanooga when they got there
and Battery B one of theirs. There were sew
eral men killed and wounded in the writer's
DatJeTy, QUO vi Wuou WAS d rTtHCuiHdu
had been through the Crmean war. who was a
member of the 10th Pa, but was detailed into
the battery. The battery also lost its COM
manding officer, Lieut.. Faneburg, who died in
Libby Prison.
Ricketts, Batteryman supports CarrOlfs
Brigade Claim.
w. II. Thurston, First Lieutenant Of Rick
etts's battery (F, 1st Pa L. A., says ho is becom-
ing interested in the controversy between the
survivors of Ames's Brigade, Of the Eleventh
Corps, and CAROLS Brigade, of the Second
Corps, as both parties seem to be con fdent that
they saved Weidrich's and Ricketts, batteries,
thereby preventing the defeat of the Army of
the Potomac at Gettysburg on the evening OF
July g 1863. The writer has no more interest
in CarrolPs Brigade than he has in Ames's but
will state few facts and ask few questions
regarding this affair. He does not believe that
there is any question of the fact that the enemy
penetrated our lines far enough to capture
Weidrich's battery, and that they also had
possession Of some Of Ricketts's guns, which
were adjoining Weidrich's. The writer was
handling cant ter at the time, and was severely
wounded. The rebels appeared in the battery
and took three of his comrades prisoners, and
carried them off to Libby Prison, while he
capped by lying down in the rsdeubt by the
guns for time, and where a desperate conflict
ensued for their possession. large number of
past it, and it seemed as though the
battle was against US, and the fate of
the army hung, as it were, in balance; but
relief was at hand. and came in the shape
of CAROLS Brigade, which. like a rushing
torrent, swept through the battery, and
the famous Louisiana Tigers, who played
so much havoc that fateful night, went
out into the darkness. followed by their
comrades, to modest them TO more that night.
The question the writer now wishes TO ask is,
How did the enemy get into the battery, if it is
true that Amess Brigade stood like stone
wall and repulsed them; for they admit that
they lay in front of the above batteries! The
writer cannot account for it, unless Comrade
Peck was asleep or absent at the time; other
wise, there must have been an arrangement
with Hayes and bis rebels; but the writer
would not be guilty of casting reflections on
Ames's gallant brigade. But truth is truth,
and the gallant charge made by Carroll's Bri-
gade on the evening of July g 1863, emblazons
hstory's brightest pages and nothing can eface
it.
Capture OF Gunboats at Sabine Pass.
John P. Fredd, Marine ON the U. s. S. San
Jacinto. Fort Jackson, Tallapoosa, and Mag
nolia, Pottstown. Pa who served in both the
East aud West Gulf Squadrons, thinks he can
throw little light on the capture of the gun
boats at Sabine Pass. Oct /, 1862, Sabine Pass
was taken by the U. S. 8. kensington, Capt.
Croker, and the schoOnerS Seaman and Jones.
Jan. 81. 1863, the Morning Light and schooner
were captured by the rebels off Sabine Pass by
an expedition sent from the shore. Sept 9,
1863, the gunboats Clifton and Sachem were
captured by the rebels at Sabine Pass after they
were riddled from the Notifications on the
shore and while they were operating for the
landing of . column Of troops under Gen.
Franklin to be employed in the movement
against Texas and Louisiana, which caused the
movement to be abandoned. The writer sees
nothing to be ashamed of in the loss Of these
gunboats, as they fought bravely, and only sur
rendered when rddled by shot. The capture
of these gunboats probably gave rise to the
cock and bull story rightly ridiculed by Com
rade simmons) of .'gunboat being captured.
| only one shot having been fred into her port
holes" which story it will not do to tell the
Marines. The writer spent two long years in
the waters of the Gulf of Mexico fighting
rebels, chasing blockade runners, and wrestling
with the yellow fever, allgators, and gallinip-
| pers. and living on half rations, and that story
about the gunboats won't go down, as he was
there and would have heard of it if it had
happened. The Navy did not fight that way.
| Who Has q Similar Medal?
| John Acker, Montrose s. d. would like to
| ask any OF the comrades or anyone else who
| are readers of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, if
| they have one of the brass souvenirs of William
| Henry Harrison, the hero Of Tippecanoe,
| he nj ts oh nil