The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-10
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information asked and Given.

Information Asked and Given.
Comrade n. II. Hamlin, WalpOle Mass,
needs the aitidayits Of Capt. Joseph Godfrey or
crow Of schooner Sallie J. Aiken, OF Whining
ton, Del. in order to secure his claim against
the Government. Capt. Godfrey was Master of
the vessel or her homeward trip from Psnsa-
cola, Fla. To Philadelphia, in the first two
months of 1865. Can anyone help COmTade
Hnmlin?
r. s. LittlefeId, Bandon, Ore. wants to know
OF the Superintendent OF the Cemetery at
Anderson willie, Ca. or OF anyone else, whether
the grave OF Moses f. Smith, Co. +, list Mass.
II. A., who died in AndersOnville prison, IL
marked by headstOne. or is it unknown
Nelson Williams, 9th ILL.,, Rosedale, Ill,
asks: "Will some Of the comrades tell me
where l can obtain magnetic mineral rod,
for the discovery Of ali kinds OF minerals, hid
den treasures" etc.
II. II. Morgan. Battery NJ. 1st VT Art. IS
Fulton street, New York City. asks: Has
any subscriber the papers for 1880, 1859, or any
other year. which they will sell to me2 Have
never had the paper 10 read earlier than 1891,
except now and then a copy. ] would like 10
read the accounts by the old boys who were
along with mo on SO many hard marches"
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE has letter for
EnOdi Russell from Peeg Macomber, 30 Canal
street, Providence. r. /. If the letter be not
called for in two weeks it will be returned to
Comrade Macomber.
G. II. Spaulding, q Lincoln avenue, C0rt-
land, y. Y, would like TO hear from any Of the
Stewards, WardmasteTs, or comrades who were
present aud witnessed the death, or knew OF 1t,
OF Lewis Gimme at the Parkersburg, w. Va,
hospital on or about Aug ., 1866.
n. ID. Preston, Captain, 10th n. Y. Cav,
would like the address OF any relative OF
Lieut.. Philip ID. Mason, lst U. 5. Art, who died
July Is, 1854, OF wounds received at Treyililan
Station, Va. June IL, l-6L Lieut.. Mason was
the ambulance companion Of Capt. Preston for
about nine days following the battle, the latter
having been wounded the same day that Lieut..
Mason was. Capt. Preston's address is l4l5
Brandywine street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Turchiu's Brigade.
r. W. CalIaud, Symmetrical, o., thinks that
q. l.. Camp, 92d OHIO, is mistaken about the
10Th III. belonging to Gen. John Il. Turchin's
Brigade. They never belonged 10 the Brigade
after Turchin took command at Big Springs,
Tenn. The writer was an Orderly at Brigade
Headquarters when Turchin came, and was an
Orderly for TuTchin as long as he was with the
Brigade, and TO time Of discharge at Washing
ton, ID. e. These regiments belonged 10 the
Brigade while he was with US: 1ltn Ohio, 18th
Ohio, 3lst Ohio, 36th Ohio. s9th Ohio, 92d
| Ohio. 18th Ky, 23d No., SD Ind. But these
were not all in the Brigade at the same time
Now, comrades the way % settle this is to write
to Gen. Turchin. Radon. I'D. lie will settle it.
John i. Booth, Station G, Cincinnati o.,
\ writes: Permit me TO give the formation Of
| Turchin's Brigade before and after ChcSa-
manga. As j have always understood it, the
/ 10Th lll. was not part Of Turchin'5 Brigade.
| At University Mountain Turchin's Brigade
| Third Brigade, Fourth Division, Fourteenth
/ Corps-were constituted as follows: 18th Ky,
| 18th Ohio Both Ohio. s9th Ohio 92d Ohio. and
\ 2lst Ind. battery. While at University the S9th
/ was sent 10 Tracy City aud did not participate
| with US under Turchin in the battle Of ChiCka-
/ manga. Gen. Cist, in his Army OF the Cum
| berland," Appendix b. page 2Os, gives the fol-
/ lowing OrEauiZ atiOn Of troops in the Department
Of the Cumberland. commanded by Maj.-Ge
\ George III. Thomas, Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct.
] 20 1853: Fourteenth Corps. Third Division,
\ First Brigade, Brighten. John b. Turchn,
/ 52d Ind. llth. 17tb 3lst. Both, S9th, CPD Ohio.
I According 10 Cist the 18th was not in the bril-
\ gade at this time. / have had occasionally the
/ honor Of being host 10 our old commander. He
/ enjoys talking or hearing about his boys. They
! have a warm place in his heart. His acquaint-
/ ance with the events Of those campaigns is re-
| markabe, embracing the most minute de ais,
/ not forgetting many Of the pranks Of the men,
! which be pleasantly recalls lie is much less
in ayoirdupois now than then"
A WelI-COnducied Home.
| H. B. Booth. 9th Iowa. Mona, Iowa. writes
"While in Minneapolis during the late En-
/ campment / made a visit to the Soldiers Home,
/ located near Miunehaha Falls and Fort Smelling.
/ The location Is one of great beauty, being on
/ an elevation Of 100 feet between Minnehaha
\ Creek aud Mississippi River. The day | was
/ there there were POI soldiers in the Home, and
/ j was told by the COmmandant that they had
| room for 100 more. There are six large build
| iugs. all built at cost of several thousand dol
| lars 10 the State. Minnesota has done a grand
/ thing for her dependent soldiers. And i notice
hut offif at
/ the Eucampmeut 20 admit wives Of soldiers
\ that were dependent, and also to make the
/ Home National one. The Adjutant told me
Il there were about 40 in the hospital building
| aud 10 required a nurse constantly TO care for
\ some Of them. The mortality is about one per
/ month. Now Minnesota boys, and all others,
! when you 20 to the Twin Cities take the electric
cars for Minuehaha Falls at Minneapolis; this
/ will carry you TO the Home"
Equality to All.
| Theodore F. Lang, Lieutenant Colonel, Sd
| w. Va, Baltimore, Nd. says that J. Smith takes
| him to task for ignoring Rigby's Indiana
/ battery in his article, Loyal NOuntaineers."
| lie thinks that COmrado smith must have read
| his account Of the battle Of Cross Keys, where
| he placed Rigby's battery in Gen. SchencI'5
! Brigade just az he mentions all the other bat
teries in their respective brigades, and he gives
/ 10 Ri.by's the same need Of praise "a he does
/ to all the other batteries. There were two
! West Virginia batteries in that battle, but they
received no more commentator from the
/ writer than did all the others. He bad no
notes, but wrote Loyal Mountaineers" en-
/ tirely from memory, and aimed 70 be i'm artial
| in all things and with all commands. He
wishes Comrade Smith to read his article again
aud he thinks peace will be with him.
Wanderer for Many Years.
L. Beuedick. Co. B. 1s9th " Y, Niles NY,
| says that Lyman Baker and his son, Edwin
enlisted in the s5th N. Y. They lived in the
| little valley called Ube Dam. The S5th were
taken prisoners at Plymouth, n. e. The father
afteTward reached home, but the son was never
heard from. The mother procured dependent
pension for the loss Of her dead son. Lyman
also applied, and was pensiOHed. The son
| EDWIN escaped from AndersOnvlle; re-en-
| listed in the 3lst NY, and served out his time.
| Instead OF coming home wandered away, as he
states, aud spent number Of years travelling
| with BarnGm's and Forepaughs CiTeuses, and at
last took whaling voyage of four years. What
| brought this man home finally was that he
| applied for pension, and found that bis mother
| WAS already drawing pension upon his death.
| He came home recently and went to his faith