The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-02-04
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.

Information asked and Given
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has a letter for
Miss Harriet Z. Dame mailed from Cannon,
Del.
Comrades of the 59th III. are requested to
write 10 William McAdams. Kansas, H., for
roster of that regiment.
Albert Nuttiug. Toquin, Mich, wants some
one to send him the old song entitled ~ Thou
sand Years"
Joseph Weleh, Thayer. No. wants to know
when Comrade Patrick O'Ferrall died. He
fails to give the comrades company, and his re-
quest is rather indefinite, but it Is hoped that
someone may give him the information.
Place for settlers.
William r. Bennett Farmersburg. Sullivan
Co. Ind. says that his County has a diversity
OF SOIL from medium to the best. which pro-
duces an abundance Of the vegetables, fruits
and cereals common to the latitude. The land
is comparatively level, not wet interspersed
with prairie and good timber. and on it Is
great supply OF good coal. The price Of land
ranges from 50 TO 800 per acre. The comrade
has lived there for eight years, and has no wish
20 change his location.
Lost and Found.
II. Doughty, Co. +, Sd Wis. Durand, Wis,
has part Of lOcket, found in the streets OF his
town with this Inscription: I" Presented by
Polo Post No. 81, GAR" He has had it for
| a number Of years.
r. l.. Smith, Captain, 2lst H., Rec Nights,
s d., has package belonging to Morris James,
10th Ohio.
/ E. d. Lloyd. Co. X, 55th Ohio, Elton, Pa,
/ lost Twentieth Corps badge with his name,
/ company, aud regiment and other inscriptions
/ engraved on It. in 1868 somewhere in Indiana.
He would be very glad to get it again.
John Oster, Co. q, Ist ID. g. Cav, Valley. Neb.,
! says: II have the sword which captured from
/ H. oh pruHa raid a
second Petersburg fight. aud was one Of the
men who were with the force that was going 70
liberate the Libby prisoners / captured this
| sword ut his house about two or three miles
from Richmond in the Fall Of 1864. Twill send
the sword to the Worlds Fair, and he or any Of
/ his friends eau see il as a relic and have
chance % identify il. The blade Of the sword
| is 81 inches long, and the hilt IS ivory, with
gilt eagle head and wreath Of gilt howeTs Tor
the protection Of the hand"
They are Lonely.
John Dunn, jr. Wheeling. Ind, aged 81
/ years an old soldier and proprietor of the
Elizabethtown Mills, of Delaware County, Ind,
! wants To correspond with some good woman
with view TO matrimOny. He prefers either
maiden or a widow between the ages Of p
and 81 years
John Schuell. a veteran who owns $50 acres
OF land, would like TO correspond with some
good woman, with view to matrimOny. Adj
dress Reston, Douglass County, Ore.
A Mistaken Critieizsr.
Capt. n T. Miller. Co. II, 2Oth Ind. says in
The NATIoSAL TRIBUNE OF Jan. 81, ls93, that
The Cannoneer says that the Goth Ind. was
forced back from the line" This Is in refer
eDce TO the battle at the Plank and Brock Road
crossing. May 6. in the Wilderness We re-
ferred this to Mr. Buell. and his reply is that
he did not make the statement referred to. He
] fhaff " N
some statement made by Maj. VIM. HOughton
or Capt. MyerhOf Of the nth Ind, ia the wide
range Of discussion OF that event which has
found place in our columns Mr.. Buell. says
that he does not pretend 20 know nything
personally about that affair. When IL occurred
ho was with his gun, in the south edge OF the
I Lacey Clearing, nearly two miles from the
Plank and Brock crossing and was not en-
gagged at all. His impressions Of the affair we're
all derived from discussions OF 10 which he used
To hear at Gen. Griflin's headquarters. Griffin
and Carroll we're brothers-in-law. classmates at
West Point and devoted friends; so it was
probable that the action Of Carr0lPs Brigade
there did not lose any of its Importance in the
discussions at Griffn's headquarters. But
Comrade Miller should address his criticisms 70
Mai HOughtOn or Capt. MeyerkOf, Of the llth
Ind, not to THE Cannoneer."
Good CoantrI for Old Soldiers.
I Henry Metz, Drum-Major 18th Iowa. Win
lock, Wash, says lie has resided in the far West
for the past 10 years, and is much pleased with
{ the new State Of Washington He snds the
climate mild and equable and it is difficult
to draw the line between the seasons. The
Winters in this western portion Of the State
Ars usually wet, but there are often long periods
Of perfect weather in February and March
Flowers frequently bloom in the open air in
January, and green fields may be seen all Win
ter. Once or possibly twice during the Winter
4 few inches of snow may fall, but it disappears
rapidly. At intervals Of several years there
will occur Winter with about 10 days oil
freezing weather, with a considerable fall Of
I snow. The Summers are delightfully."- cool
, The eastern portion Of the State has different
, climate. The Summer season has much less
, rainfall than in the western part OF the State
aud the Winters are colder, though there is nc
!, excessively cold weather Stock thrive on the
natural grasses without other food the entire
! year. except during En unusually snowy season
, / Much interest is taken in Grand Army matters
! il being hard to find a man who is not a mem
Der OF the Order Comrade Metz is the Com
! mander of the G. AR Post at WinlOck, which
is a good one. The Post flies an $50 silk flag
I ! The prospect Of Il war with Chile has had ten
/, dency 10 loosen the joints Of the old veterans
I and from their talk the war fever has not ye
been quenched in their blood. They would
! make short work Of Chile, according to Comradt
/ Metz.
Confederate Money.
Q AIonzo Jackson Christiansburg Va, says HI
D will send samples of genuine Confederate money
< 10 any Of the comrades who will send pOstagi
z ~ pay for the same.
4 siiII Capturing that Battery.
+ T. ]. Lacy, Corporal, Co. II. 10Th Ill, Ruth
: H., thinks Comrade Faul is very much mis-
: taken when he says that there were no vOiun
! tcer regiments in the Regular Brigade at TN,
: time of the capture OF the battery after th'
fight at Missionary Ridge. Kings Brigade wa
composed of the 18th, 10th, 18th and 10Th Regu
lars 18th Ohio, 1lth Mich, and 10Th Ill. Thi
brigade was thus composed at the reorganiza
ton of the army after the battle of Chieka
d manga. The volunteer regiments were takeI
u from Stanley's Brigade, of Negley's Division
& and remained in Kings Brigade until Febru
a airy or March, 1864, when Gen. TurChin re
n quested to have the 10th ILL., (his old regiment
10 assigned to his command, and the writer be
leves that the other two volunteer regiment
J, left Kings Brigade at the same time. Tn
a. writer claims that there were five guns cap
tured instead Of four, and that they were cap
n tured by the entire brigade But the prineipa
y work was done by the three volunteer regi
10 ments, and the fifth gun was taken by the lot
Ill. without aid from anybody. The enem
rs had dumped the gun into "a creek being clOsel