The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-12-01
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
90 Youngest Soldiers"

| In Co. u, SlSt ONO. lie was IN tue chase after
Price through Missouri and smelt powder at
| Pittsburg Landing and Corinth. He is a letter
carrier in the St Paul Postoffice.
A. r. Wilson, Hollis, n. H., says that Rev. A.
{. White enlisted as drummer when nine
years old. He lives in Pepperell Mass.
Charles Monroe Roberts, 2545 Brown street
Philadelphia, Pa, was born Feb "a, 1850; ed
ucated at the Pennsylvania Military Academy
| at West Chester. He accompanied the battery
of artillery from that school, which volun-
teered their services to the Governor of Penn
sylvania to aid in repelling the invasion OF the
rebels into the State just prior to the battle OF
Gettysburg; enlisted at Philadelp hia, Aug. ID,
| 1864, as private, in the 9Th Pa. Cav, for one
| year or during the war; and was discharged by
special order JAM ID, 1865. He is member of
| Post 2, Philadelphia. He would be pleased to
receive any information from his old school
chums who were in the army.
Milton Lehman, Hellam, Pa. was born July
| 15 1s4S and enlisted Feb. "a, 1864 and served
until the close of the war. He was in Ricketts's
Battery OF, and Browns Battery OBJ, 1st K. l.;
Battery B, LIST Pa He also saw service for three
| years after the war.
Charles Schlechl was born in Pennsylvania
| March 81, 1S47; enlisted the early part OF 1861.
| but was rejected account of age; continued
with Co. A, LIST Ill. Cav, as Messenger, and was
| put on the rolls later as private; discharged
from the company July ID, 1862; enlisted again
in Pennsylvania regiment and served to the
| end Of the war.
| j. ]. Cradle, Co. E. Nth Iowa, Broken Bow,
Neb., was born April 23, 1919; enlisted May
81, 1864.
F. W. Beach, Brooks Vale, Conn, was born
| June %, 1848; enlisted IS private Dec u,
1863, and served until the war closed.
| Win Waxmutt, Smithfeld, Mimi, was born
June 81, 1913; enlisted Dec. 8, 1861, as pri-
vate, and served until the close Of the war
Frederick Jones. Philmont, n. c., was born
March 2, 1913; enlisted Sept. 20, 1861, and
! served until the close of the war.
| Mark Richardson, Joliet, H. was born
June II, 1850, in Plattevile, Ill.,; enlisted
May 10, 1864, in Co. II, 138th III.
Daniel M. Sharpnack, Petroleum, W. Va,
was born July 30, 1917; enlisted in Co. Ii, 9th
W. Ya Jan. 7, 1862.
A. Knowles, Lockport, N. Y, was born
May l, 1913; enlisted July %, 1865.
Morris III. Freeman, Enterprise, Pa, was
born Sept 4, 1847; enlisted in Co. |, 15Oth Pa,
Nov. /, 1862.
Charles Laroche says his brother Leonard,
now dead, was born May H. 1919; enlisted in
Co. !, 9th N. Y. Fl. A., in June, 1862.
Henry Schoules Prescott, Ariz., was born
March 90, 1885, enlisted March 10, 1864. Me
Kinney is his right name, the other being as
sumed when he ran away from school to enlist.
d. n. Robinson, Escanaba, Mich, was 16
years old when he enlisted OH the 10th Of
August; he was discharged June IA, 1860.
Jacob Verbaum, Argentine, Kan, was born
in Rochester, N. Y, Nov. II, 1847 enlisted in
9th U. S. Cav, May &c. 1864.
James B, Innis Dorroh, s. c., was born Jan.
"a, 1847; etlisted JAM ID, 1864, in Go. Ii, 109th
NY
James J. Dow, Farbault, MINI, was born
Feb. TO- 1845; enlisted Nov. so, 1863, in I'd
Maine Cav.
Information Asked and Given.
Albert N. Barber, Clarion, Iowa. replies to
Comrade Butler, who asked what regiment re-
lieved the 125th Ind. at Resaca, that it was the
10th Ind
John Powers, High Bridge, Wis. says that
any comrade who has money enough to put up
a sawmll should try his locality. A hardwood
mill will pay there, and the writer will give all
the information hecan about it.
A. A. Maxim, Superior, Wis, writes: " 1
should like to know by personal letter if there
is any one living who was ON the train that
blew up about five miles out of Nashville, Tenn,
On the road running to Johnsonville Tenn,
Sept. 1, 1865 There were, if / remember
right two coaches and three box-cars, besides
three cars of powder. There were some troops
on the box cars, and all went up. The Engi.
neer and fireman were killed, and all the pas
sengers badly hurt. | had been to Nashville
to draw supplies for my regiment, and was on
my way back to JohnsonvilIe when the acci-
dent occurred and believe was the only one
on the train who did not get hurt"
B. +. Laughlin, Marion Center, Pa, writes
" In Picket Shots of Oct Maj. Clifford says
Daniel, Carr, Co. A, 18th Pa Reserves, gave his
watch for safekeepng to E. Cooley, who lived
near Fredericksburg Va, until after the battle.
Daniel Carr belonged to Co. III, 18th Pa. Re-
serves. Cooley can learn more Of him by ad-
dressing Capt. Lew A. Johnson, Greensburg,
Pa who will be glad to restore the watch to
the proper person."
J. b. Evans, 1924 Riley avenue, st. Louis,
No., says he desires information of James
Powell, Co. M, 102d Pa; about FIVE feet nine
inches; slight build; very dark hair and
eyes; last seen May IA, 1864. Was then in
charge of Division Provost. Second Division,
Sixth Corps. He was out of his mind and es-
capped from the Guard at or near Sp0ttsylvania
Courthouse, since which time nothing has
been known of him. Should any comrade be
able to give any Information in regard to him
it will be very thankfully received. Also, he
found on the battlefield of Gettysburg July 2,
1863, the discharge of Herman Gorkeheimer,
private Co. F, Cd U. S. Art. He would be
pleased to return it to the comrade if living; if
not to whoever has legal right oft. He also lost
in 1868 in Allegheny City, Pa, a silver badge
of the Sixth Corps; the cross being suspended
by two links from a horizontal bar on which
is my name On the is Co. III, I02d
Pa / would be very thankful to anyone
knowing anything of it. if they would write to
me, SO that might get it.
Spanish Fort.
Christian Smith, Fremont, O., writes: In
your issue of Oct. Ii, 1892, page d. there is
claim made as to who were the first troops en-
tering Spanish Fort, Ala. Claim first is that
the 95th III. entered the fort first second, that
the 47th H. entered first, and that Comrade
Bonham, with Cos. A, B, c and ID of the 47th
H., under cover of darkness made intrench-
ments and rifepits; and, all done, yell was
given, "Come on, Sixteenth Corps!" Not one |
word is said whether the Sixteenth Corps
obeyed Still, from the article written, we are
made to believe that Cos. A, 3. G and d Of the |
Nth I'll. captured Spanish Fort, and to them
all the credit is due, etc. Now, our claim in
capturing said fort is this: | enlisted in Co. G, |
Sth Iowa, from 1861 to 1866. On April g. 1865, |
Lieut. Col Bell detailed Cos. A and G as skir- |
mishers, and our position almost at the |
extreme right, in front of said fort. About sun.
down of said day Col. Bell ordered us to adj |
vance and at certain signal to charge with |
the balance of eight companies of the 9Th Iowa |
as our support. While making the charge Co. |
G lost five killed, II wounded, out of 80 men |
engaged. After capturing the fort / captured |
three rebels, and one of said prisoners gave me
his cartridge box, marked c. s., which | still |
have. / believe that the Sth Iowa were the |
first Union troops in Spanish Fort to stay, and |
hold that which they captured, whether any. |
body went in first and was driven out or not"