The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-12-28
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
The Roswell Gap Affair.

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Gap scrape, as Co. G was placed on picket
duty about 200 yards up in the gap on that
memorable Sunday night, and the writer
was on duty when the battery OF guns that
| Comrade Jos. Swan, of the SD Ohio, speaks
| of wrapping blankets around the wheels,
| in your issue of Nov. 30, were taken off. /
know they were so sly about it that we did
not hear them leaving until they got about
down the hill, when they were n little care
less, and we heard them going off.
"We remained on picket until daybreak,
when we were called in to go back to Chat
tanooga. After we had got out of the
| month of the gap we met regiment OF
cavalry, when the commander remarked,
Boys, you can go back, and we will take
care of this end ,; and we went back to the
breastw0rk, where we filed right and re-
manned there. So think the I'd Ohio can
claim being The last of the infantry to leave
Chickamauga or Rossville Gap. This was on
Monday morning at daylight"
A National Ticket.
J. F. Lyon, Co. /, 124th ILL.,, Newton, Kan,
says it is too soon for q National ticket yet /;
so he would like to see those friends of the
soldier, T. B. Reed and William Mckinley,
in the Senate to work longer for the boys.
At Atlanta.
Frank P. Delany, Co. F, 18th Wis, Inde-
pendence, Iowa, writes: 81 see by your
issue of Dec. IA, that j. Balsley, 9th Ind,
Corpl King, 7th Pa. Cav, and John Gordon,
9th Conn, are having a jangle as TO who
entered Atlanta first. Shame, boys, to
quarrel about soft snap like that was.
Had it not been for the balance of the army,
except the Twentieth Corps, to which you
belonged, getting in the rear, 1anking the
rebs, and causing them TO evacuate the city,
you would never have had this to spat about.
The troops that tapped the enemy's COM
munication, it seems to me, should come in
for a ANAL part, at least, of the glory. Now,
boys, probably you would like to know
which was the first regiment TO cut the rail-
road in rear, which made it easy for you to
capture Atlanta. 1t was the 18th Wis.,"
At Nashville.
William Dewalt, Sergeant, Co. E, 101st
Ohio, First Brigade, First Division, Fourth
Corps, Ashley, N. D., writes: "Isee by Capt.
Rankins statement in the issue of Nov. 16.
that he places the Fourth Corps infantry on
the right at the battle of Nashville. Jacob
Keller, 33d Mo-, says he thinks he is not
mistaken in saying that the Sixteenth
Corps, under A. j. Smith, was the first in
fantry engaged, and was On the right next to
the cavalry.
you are correct, Jacob, as 10 the position
of the corps. The Sixteenth Corps, and, L
think, McArthurs Division, joined their LETT,
to The right of the First Brigade, First Di-
vision, Fourth Corps, near the Granny White
turnpike, not far from the fort On the hill,
which The First Brigade, First Division,
Fourth Corps, charged and took. But before
doing this We had previously driven in the
rebel pickets, and were waiting develop
ments by A. J. Smith and cavalry. Between
5 and o'clock word came that the rebel
lett was broken. Said Gen. X mi ball to Gen.
Kirby: Take that hill, Kirby And for
ward we went, not only taking the hill, but
with it great many prisoners, with a loss
Of ii killed and wounded in the 101st Ohio.
The information get not from memory, but
from letters which / wrote home to my
father"
Marye's Nights.
George III. Uhler, 95th Pa, Lebanon. Pa,
writes "Comrade Fuller's (77th N. W
article of Dec. IA certainly contains news
for me, one of the survivors of the old
Third Brigade, Third Division, Sixth Corps,
as 10 Portions occupied by the troops at
Fredericksburg May 3, 1868. have always
supposed, and still think, that the Third
the storming OF Marye's flights, and visit
paid to the historic field in May, 1891, con-
firmed my impression.
II know positively that our regiment, be-
fore the charge, occupied position in the
lower end of the city, and hat the left of the
regiment adjoining us ON the left was resting
on the railroad bank. battery Of artillery
was several hundred feet to our right. and
between us were few buildings. When
the order for advance was given the left was
thrown forward, with the right of our regi-
ment as a pivot, until we faced direct to-
wards the point where the National Gene
terry is now located, and after crossing the
plain we went directly up the face of the
blnf, reaching the top very small distance
to the left OF the white house overlooking the
bluff and plains.
At Salem Church we were considerably
to the right of the main road, in q dense
clump of woods where all of our losses for
the day occurred; and they were severe
neglected to state that we occupied the
second line, and / do not know what troops
were in the front line and made the
charge; we were the supporting line"
Brothers In Companies.
j. K. WessOn, Co. III, 9th Tenn. Cav,
Adamsville, Tenn, writes: "My company
beats the record with brothers. There were
20 sets, named, respectively, Ansley, Battle,
Berry, Boyd, Davis, GALLON, Jones, Nichols.
Pool, Ray, Saxon, Stricklin, Tackett,
Thrasher, Tidwell, Webb, Weaver, Wesson,
Smith, and Smith,"
Chapains Should Write.
G. Stullker, 9Th Wis, Bison, Kan: al wish
some of the Chaplains of the late war would
relate some of their experiences in the field,
OF the march, or in hospital as spiritual adj
visers. There were great many Chaplains,
and no doubt some OF them saw and heard
things that are interesting to read. Some
of us are getting old and rather tired of
military capers, and would like corner for
religion and sentiment l have read the
paper several years, but have never seen
anything in that line from Chaplain"
Homes for Old Soldiers.
COmrade L. A. Bennett. Huntington, w.
Va, says that locality offers great advan-
tages for persons wishing mild climate
Here are good lands at very low prices, near
a city of $4,000 people, having good schools,
fine fruit and vegetable lands, openings for
stores, chicken ranches, etc. l will answer
inquiries inclosing stamps, until too many
come to me.
Wants Them to BE There.
Robert McRae, 18th Pa. Cav, st. Adams
w. Va, writes: Il should like all members
of my regiment to march in the parade at
PittSDurp next Centpmher HAITI aliop