The National tribune., 1892-09-29
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Information Asked and Given.

| were with me in the Draft Rendezvous at Fort
| Leavenworih. Kan, from March to May /,
| 1865. / need their help in getting pension,
and know not where nor who to write to.
viii comrades aii in getting names and addresses
of any of above? | served an honorable term
till my regiment was mustered out. and then
enlisted in last call mustered in March 6, and
mustered out at Benton Barracks May II,
1869"
c. w. Owen Co. G.. 1st Mich, Coldwater,
Mich, has Testament which he picked up on
the battlefield of The Wilderness the evening
of the second days battle, which belonged to
Tilson T. Whtcomh, of Co. A. 16th Me-, who
lived at Concord Me. The Testament was
given to Conrade Whi;cOmb by the Christian
Comm ission, and has been in the possession of
ComrAde Owen since the bloody battls Of the
Wilderness. Comrade Whitcomb. If alive, or
any OF his relatives. can have tho relic by ad-
dressing Comradc Owen, who is the owner and
publisher of the Courier. at Coldwater, Mich.
benjamin Hopkins, Co. B, iith Mass, Newton
Upper Falls, Mas, wants the company and
regiment of Edward Cornish. who died sud
denly at Newton Upper Falls in 1867 while
working in a machine shop. Cornish belonged
to some New York regiment. This information
is wanted by Comrade Hopkins, so that the
body of the dead comTade can be removed from
one of the outlying cemeteries to the soldiers
lot in the principal cemetery, if the friends and
relatives Of Cornish are willing for such removal
to be made
Mrs. Ellen Hunt, 4O4 New jersey avenue
northwest, Washington, d. c., would like to
hear from shpmates of VIM. Henry Hunt,
Executive Officer of the dispatch boat Ella, of
the Potomac Fiotilla. He also served on board
the Sophronia ani the mortar boat Dan Smith,
off tho coast Of South Carolina.
Mrs. Eliza j.. Cooper, 1853 South Clark street,
Chicago, H., desires information of her hus-
band, Serg't Wm. Il. Cooper, Co. A, Sd Z. /. d. a.
Losses in the 5th n. H.
G. W. Gilman, Wolf boro, n. H., writes: "1
notice in q recent issue that you omit entirely
the 5th n. II. In your list of the regiments that
lost over 200 in battle. According 10 the same
authority you quote Fox, and also from reports
of the Adjutant- General of New Hampshire.
the 9TH N. II. stands at the head of infantry
regiments in losses in battle, leading with 295
land only one regiment lost more otilcersl; viz,
6lst Pa, 10th and 18th Mass, 3lst Me-, 9TH N.
H., 10 each New Hampshire, like some other
States. was small, and did not send many men
to the front, but they had reputation among
friends at home of getting there. and many of
them are there yet, among them 295 of the 5th
N. II. And in same issue, in the article at
et:ysburg,' where soldiers received absolution
before going under fire, stranger 20 the facts
would infer that the Irish Brigade were tho
only troops of CaldwelPs Division at that battle.
| The fact is, the whole division was there. Col.
Cross was killed in command of the First Bri-
gade; Col. Zook was killed in command of his
brigade, and / think Col. J. r. Brooks was
wounded. The 5th n. II. went into the battle
with TT officers and men, and lost 66, which
shows that the old First Brigade was hanging
around the edge somewhere The truth was,
the First Brigade like some others, did not
have correspondents of the big city dailies
hanging around headquarters"
First Three Years Regiment.
L. j. Mosher, Co. g, 1st Mimi, Senaca, Kan,
says: "As many comrades are filing claims for
planting the first flags and firing the last gun,
and many other claims, will make my claim in
behalf of the 1st Mimi. doubtful. The rolls are
dated the 29th day of April, 1861. Now, all ys
readers The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, bear this in
mind. and govern yourselves accordingly: II
any doubt this assertion, and are not satisfied
with my word please writs to the Adjutant-
General at ST. Paul, hnn., and get it officially"
What Regiment Can Beat This?
Fred c. Low, Secretary, 1ss Maine II. A. As
sociation, writes: At the close OF the war
there were 1865 men living, or supposed to be
living of the 2,202 men enrolled in the famous
1st Ne. II. Art. About four years ago began
q systematic effort to procure the addresses of
these men, and I find 313 have died since the
war, and ! have the address of ,101, leaving
unaccounted for but 154. Our regiment re-
ceived 200 or 300 recruits late in 1864 or early
who enlisted under fictitious names, deserters
from other regiments, etc. The 154 men unac-
counted for are largely among these men.
am curious to know if there is another regi-
mental association In the country that can beat
this in hunting up its absent comrades"
Why was the Flag Hauled Down?
Perry w. Robbins of Republic, Kan, says:
81 have been somewhat amused at reading
Comrade La Bays (of the Keystone State) &C.
n.-I.A IL - T..
in your issue of Dec. 10, 1891. Now, / claim
that Comrade Fleming, of Denver, is right in
the main. I am under the impression that the
fleet did go out to sea, and the Keystone State
would have gone out, only she got aground and
couldn't get out. | would like to have Com
rade La Bay tell US why the Keystone States
flag was pulled down, and what the Captain
was put under arrest for, and what became Of
him. / was fireman on the Keystone State"
In the Valley.
George w. Bousman, Stafford, Kan, says:
"On behalf of the many readers of your valua-
bic paper desire to be allowed to correct Com
rade Alfred Turner Chaplain of John A. Logan
Post No. 81. Department Of West Virginia,
GAR, Sand Hill. w. Va. In your issue of
Aug. 1S the comrade tells u.s. under the head Of
TN the Valley that next came the battle of
Winchester, Aug. II, "a, and all the world
knows what the boys in blue did on that day.
Next came the battle of Fishers Hill. Sept. 19,
1864 The comrade is correct N the main; is
only wrong as to dates. have occasion to re-
member the battle of Winchester, Va, which
occurred en- Monday, Sept. 10, 1854. lost my
right leg there from the effects of q gunshot
wound received in Sherdans final charge about
s o'clock D. NJ, while a member of Troop d, 5th
u. s. Cav, Reserve Brigade, Sixth Corps. Some
historians have called this the battle of Ope-
Cuan from the fact / presume, that the en-
gagement opened on the banks OF the Opequan
Creek quite early on the morning OF the 18th.
The battle of Fishers Hill could not have been
fought on the 18th day of September, 1864,
from the fact that Jubal A. Early's army fell
back from Winchester to Fishers Hill imme-
diately after the battle of the 10Th. The fight
ut the last-named place occurred on Thursday,
Sept. %, 1884"
Rebel Flag Returned.
A dispatch FROM Shelby. N. c., dated Sept.
%. states that the silken banner captured from
tho Cleveland Guards during the war was re-
turned to its original owners on that date by
committee of five, representing the city of Bos
ton. to whom it was given by the 9th Mass, by
whom it was taken at Hanover G. H., Va, May
90, 1862.
The flag was presented to the Cleveland
Guards, the first company that enlisted from
Cleveland County. by the women of Shelby,
and was carried by that organization about
year. when it was captured.
Recently the Boston Board of Aldermen and
Common Council ordered the flag returned to
its original owners and the Mayor appointed
Alderman John II. Sullivan, Thomas F. keenan,,
President of the Common Council; David T.
CIark md Tnty priaa