The National tribune., 1892-05-19
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Lima
Information Asked and Given.


Mary Creason, Dewitt. Mo-, is the widow Of
| Hiram Creason, who was Union soldier In q
| Texas cavalry regiment. She would like to
hear from some of his comrades who could
| give the name of his Captain or Colonel, as his
papers have been lost and she cannot remember
to what regiment he belonged.
Henry J. Taylor, Captain, Co. tVeterans),
| Sd Mo-, National Guards Kansas City, Mo-,
says that Miss Kato Duff, 159 Dauphin street,
| Mobile Ala, was Sister of Charity and q nurse
| in the courthouse at Gettysburg, and after
| wards at Lincoln Hospital at Washington I'M
| til the close of the war, and was known as Sis
| ter Amelia by all the soldiers Any comrade
who remembers her in that capacity will do q
grateful act of charity by making themselves
known to her, to Capt Taylor. Miss Duff
is getting old and has spent all her life in
charitable work, and is now in straitened cir
cumstances
w. r. Nelson Is a young man about % years
old, dark omplexion and hair, small dark
mnstache six feet tail, weighing about $50
pounds. He wore when last seen light striped
jean trousers, black hat, dark coat and vest,
congress shoes, and had rubber coat with him.
He left his home in Clarinda. Iowa. Friday
morning, April 90, for New Market, Iowa, to
receive hogs. Supposed to havo wandered off
while temporarily insane. Any information of
his whereabouts will be great comfort to his
distressed wife and family. Address all COM
TON, Clarinda Iowa.
At Smokers Gap.
T. J. Lester Co. K. 9th Pa, 1873 Law street,
Allentown, Pa, agrees with the sentiments
expressed by Serg't Sexton and J. Newton Ter
rill on the fight at Smokers Gap. The writer
says had the Sixth Corps come to the relief of
the Eighth, who waited over an hour for them
the fight would have proven a victory for the
Federals. The writer would like to hear from
un,r har ty,t aud Or h Do
Ground Top"
Matt F. Kippax Co.'S aud D. 18th q. 8. Inf,
Columbia, Tenn, writes: SIN your issue Of
Jan. %, under the head Of Picket Shots, ap-
pears sub head entitled Round Top Saved by
the 10th Pa written by Comrade Abraham
Brown, Orderly Sergeant, Co. II Of that regi-
ment. He states, among other things, that
the rebels came quickly, with Sykes's
Regulars before them The infer
encs being that the Regulars had given way
and were skedaddling to the rear pell-mell,
after which his regiment single handed and
alone caused the rebs to halt II this is what
he means, | call on comrades of I'd, Sd, 18th,
9th, 7tb 10Th, 11th, 18th, 14th aud 18th Infs.
composing Second Division, Fifth Corps to
answer the comrade. As to his regiment t139th
Pa alone saving Round Top, that is too thin"
Geary's Men Want Credit.
w. c. Wygant, Co. /, 1I1th Pa, Guys Mills,
Pa, writes: "In your issue ofA pril 20, Comrads
Seth B. Merenes, of Co. /, 102d N. Y. seems to
object to giving any of Gen. Geary's men the
credit of being first in Savannah, Ga. Now, I
was on the picket-line the night the rebs evacu-
ated the city, aud was on the skirmish-line into
the city. Our regiment did the provost duty
in both Atlanta and Savannah with the Cd
Mass. and the 33d Mass. If the comrades regi-
ment was the first in the city, why did they
not have the honor to stop in the cityf Gen.
Geary made Us nice speech, IS did also Gen.
Barnum, giving us the credit of being the frat
Union troops in the city, and said that we
should do the guard duty, providing We be.
haved. l should judge we did, for the first
night the regiment mostly got too much tangls-
foot and there was great time the next night
on dress parade If the comrade does not be-
leve this it can be proved by plenty Of the old
boys who were there, and stood guard along the
wharf, where there was RICE crackers and
whisky. | love to read the letters from
the boys in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE. The
e rst look at aftor receiving my paper is those
who have been mustered out; then, second, the
communications from the comrades"
Can Anyone Help Them?
J. s. Breneman. $40 North Twenty 9Th st.
Philadelphia, writes: II often in your
paper cures for some of the ills that we old SOL
diers are subject to. For the last three years I
have suffered the torments of the damned. Have
what is called tinnitus aurem, Or disease of the
ear. deafness, and noise like escaping steam.
At night it almost drives me crazy. l have
consulted doctors to no use, and cannot afford
to be paying them ell the time, as have
family TO support"
A Cincinnati comrade has been suffering ter
ribly with chronic diarrhea for long time, and
has tried several doctors in vain. Does any
comrads know how to relieve his case?
A Good Chance.
A comrade who gives his name at the end Of
his communication writes: "Old soldiers who
understand the blacksmith trade, and are not
permanently located, should write to c. j.
Smith, VALDEZ VALDEZ County Kan Comrade
Smith is reliable and wants to correspond with
a blacksmith"
How They Entered vieksburg.
p J. Knapp, Co. II, 5th Iowa, Kelso, Wash,
in reply to Comrade Charles a. Hobbs, in the
issue of April q, 1892 in which he says that
the 45th Ill. was at the head of the column
when it entered Vicksburg July 4, 1863, wishes
to say that upon that occasion the column was
formed in the following manner: First, what
was said at the time 10 be 2o0 cavalry, with
drawn sabers; next came brass band; Gens.
Mcpherson, Logan and Stanley, with their
stats and then the 9Th Wis, who bore the live
eagle, "Old Abe" When the head of the col
umn reached the courthouse it was halted, and
while the Star-Spangled Banner" was being
sung by many voices the old flag was run up
OH the courthouse. 'As / was with the first
infantry reg iment that entered the city, / saw
this and know it to be fact"
"Big Sandy"
G. Fl. B., Co. G, 129th H., Lomax, Neb.,
writes: Jonathan Helms was q member of
Co. g. He had red hair and a heavy, sandy
mustache, and soon became known as Big
Sandy. 1t just occurs to me how he got the
name Soon after we went into camp at the
brckyard at Louisville KY, in the Fall of
1862, one day large sandy colored hog came
promenading down into our company quarters.
The boys all longed for fresh meat but strict
discipline under Gen. Nelson had taught the
more cautious of the boys not to forage. AS soon,
however, az Jonathan caught sight of the hog
he went for it. Picking up half brick, he let
drive and broke one piggy legs; then he gave
chase and, owes taking it, jumped astride OF it.
The sGuealing of the hog brought the owner,
who was evidently searching for her pet, to our
quarters and who proved to be a red-headed
light Summer clothing. There nothing
superfuous about her except crinoine or hoops.
These were Of such grand proportions that
she seemed larger around than hogshead.
Piggy, evidently recognizing its mistress
voice, made straight dash for her, carrying
Jonathan piggy back. For moment Jona-
than and the pig was hidden beneath the ample
skirts of the irate woman, and then the hoops
collapsed and the woman went down, and in
the tangle that followed. as all had red hair,
it was almost impossible to tell which was
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