The National tribune., 1892-09-15
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Homes for Settlers.


Samuel H. Thomas. Co. II, 9th Ohio Kim
ball, s. d., writes: Southern South Dakota is
one of the very best locations for any one seek
ing place for home, but during the last SIX
months land has gone up wonderfully. Inc
land is selling for $1,000 to $1,000 quarter
section. Spectators are coming money iii
land. | would like to see many more ex-
soldiers come in and get farms and homes
here while they are yet com paratively cheap
for better land the sun never shone on for
crops of all kinds, and there is certainly no
better country for stock"
Scattering.
James Morrison, Cheselhurst, n. j., wants
the poem Gen. Logan at Peach Tree Creek"
Thomas j. Denny, Lebanon, ILL.,, writes:
" A soldier of the late war with a record Of
over three years service, who is professional
gardener, is desirous of corresponding with
some lady between 20 and 40 years of age, with
view TO matrimony."
Fred McDonough, Co. c, Sd u s. Cav, sher-
idan Wyo.. wonders why he does not hear from
his old comrades.
Is the General Living?
T. s. Padrick, Co. 3, Gath n. G., Barco Fla,
writes: Late in 1863 or the early part of
1864, one night, while my regiment doing
vdet duty near Little Washington, n. c., and
in sight Of it, i, as Sergeant, was sent to guard
the road that leads from Greenville to Wash
ington, at mill house. While there a Union
soldier was taken trying to pass the guard.
kept that soldier two or three, perhaps four.
days with me at his own request, rather than
send him away to headquarters. l treated him
as l thought all prisoners of war should be
treated. | learned from him that he had
jumped off the train while going from Ander-
sonville to Richmond, and that he was from
Cincinnati. After the war was over, in June,
1865, / returned home to Onslow County, N. C.,
and [ learned from some of my comrades who
were home when Sherman's army passed
through that General in the array had been
very kind to them, as he said, to pay for my
kindness to him. | gave him my address and
took his, but lost it. and hope il he sees this he
will correspond with me-"
Wants to Return the Flag.
Sheriff H. S. Sisk, of Parker County. Tex,
was Lieutenant in the 5th Tex Cav, Z. S. A.
He says that during the Red River campaign,
on the 18th of May, 1864, two days before the
last fight at Yellow Bayou, he, with his COM
pany, captured Lieut-Col. Striker. 18th Iowa
Cav, and several of that regiment at sugar.
house, on picket; also silk flag Lieut.. Sisk
has the flag now, and would like to know If any
of the boys who carried it are alive.
From a Bushwhacker's Grave.
George w. Droddy, Co. B, 9th Va, Lanes
Bottom, w. Va. says: 81 have cane which |
cut from tire grave of Derry Conley, notorious
Confederate scout and bushwhacker, who oper-
ated in Calhoun Roane, and Webster Counties,
w. Va, and was great terror to all Union
loving people within his range, many of whom
he killed. He was killed late in the war in
Webster County by detachment of the 7th
Ohio. | will present the cane to the comrade
who killed him, or to the regiment"
A Good Place to Settle.
A comrade whose address is P. o. Box 2S5,
In1a having noticed r2Ppnflv jteng aH-
vising comrades to settle in the South, would
advise them instead 10 come to southern Kan
sas, two Counties north Of Oklahoma and the
Cherokee Outlet. The climate is mild, very
little snow or ice; long Summers, only two
months of Winter. Tire land ia rich, climate
healthy, with good water. with no taxes to pay
for rebel pensions. full description of this
section of Sunny Kansas will be cheerfuly
given by incl0sing stamp. Two crops of corn
and vegetables can be raised year. Loyalty
prevails in Kansas
To Visit Harper's Ferry.
B. Goodheart, Loudoun Rangers, Knoxville,
Tenn, writes GAS the columns Of your valua-
BILE paper have so generously been thrown open
to that always s-interesting subject, Was Gen.
Miles a traitor in surrenderlng nearly 1000
troops at Harper's Ferry in September, 1922
the discussion has been very fall and inter-
esting from all along the line that l trust the
National Encampment will have general ex-
cursion to that point during the week Of meet
ing in Washington, and that all the old boys
that are on this side of the final camping
ground will avail themselves of the opportunity
to visit the place where they were so shame
fully humiliated, and the stigma was not
moved until the white winged dove futtered a
peaceful benedictiOn among tie fragrance of
the apple blossoms at Appomattox."
r. c. Knaggs, Manager OF the Chicago Bureau
of Information and Entertainment Company
POI Lake street, Chicago ILL.,, desires the address
of Capt. Horatio q. Lombard, ,Adjutant of the 4th
Mich. Cav. Capt. Lombard was prisoner of
war for nearly "a months.
Word to Their Credit.
William r. Jobe Greencastle, Pa, writes
"In your issue of Aug %, notice whatappears
to be an error in the history of the old Third
Division, Fifth Corps. The historian has failed
to mention, in enumeratng Division Com
manders, two of the most illustrious the army,
East or West, produced. / have reference to
Gems J. F. Reynolds and Geo. G. Meade. Gen.
j. +. Reynolds relieved Gen. Seymore at Har-
rison's Landing, Immediately on his exchange
as prisoner of war, and commanded the di-
vision in the second Bull Run campaign; Gen.
Geo. c. Meade. in the Maryland campaign and
at Fredericksburg. The historian may have
considered the division as not a part of the
Fifth Corps in these several engagements; but
we were always known as the Third Division
Fifth Corps aud being temporarily detached
did not make us at any time an independent
command; nor did the taking of orders from
other than the Fifth Corps commander any
more than the taking of orders from the COM
mander Of the army himself"
A Blue-JacLets Correction.
Charles Winters, Quartermaster q. S. steamer
Monticello, White Lake, N. Y, writes: 'In
your issue of Sept. l, c. d. Brigham credits
Admiral Goldsborough with commanding the
North Atlantic squadron from the beginning
to the close of the war. l was there from
June, 1861, and always believed that Commo-
dore Stringham commanded us the Summer of
1861, and after him Admiral Lee. Only too
we'll do remember that Admiral Goldsboroush
commanded at Charleston, $. c., in the Fall of
1861. The Monticello, OIL rowing commission
South, captured schooner near the coast of
Georgetown, S. c., running down the coast
toward Charleston, bound for Baltimore, Md.
That was the time we came under Adniiral
Goldsboroughs command, who could not see
his way clear, by the schooncr's papers, and
therefore set her free about dusk, with . north
east wind and drizzling rain in her favor to
sail into Charleston with all the fleets mail
except the Mouticelo's. Our crew was warned
by our Captain not to respond to the Admral'5
signals to send the mail on board the flagship,
so we lost our prize; but the rebs did not read
our ove-letters."
Getting Old, bet is Still Kicking.
Josephus Rich. Co. ID, 10Th Mo. Cav, Dillon,
Mont savs. "Of course I could do without