The National tribune., 1893-06-08
PICKET SHOTS.
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From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Saved from Disgrace.


Saved from Disgrace.
Horace Baker, sth Wis, Weatherford, Tex,
would like to know where all the boys are
who marched with him as prisoners of war
from Iuka, Miss, Sept Is, 1862, So miles, to
Tupelo Miss. thence by railway to Jackson,
laid over in Confederate guard house; thence
by rail to Vicksburg, where, after a brief dur
ance vile, they were paroled and conveyed by
boat up the river to ST. Louis Comrade Baker
would also like to know how many of the
old comrades now living remember the
cheese incident at Germantown, Tenn,
during the Winter of 1862 '63. 1t is well
known that in those times when the peace
full avocations of camp life were liable to be
changed at any moment to turmoil and con-
fusion, that the boys were very liable to be
standing around the suffers tent discussing
the probabilities of coming events. This
was the case on the occasion to which Com
rade Bakers inquiry has reference. Comrade
Hatch was so absorbed listener to the con-
versation going on around him, that he did
not notice that he was leaning on fine
cheese lying upon the end of the suffers
counter. Hatch, like the great philosopher
Johnson, was slightly addicted to absent
mindedness, and anyone who knows any
| thing knows that cheese-rind sticks to coarse
| wooden cloth. And as Comrade Hatch was
unusually absorbed in the subject of discus
sion, which anyone could see from his alb
stracted manner quite naturally he did not
notice the cheese sticking to his cOat-sleeve,
and sit WAS cavalry overcoat he had on, with
very large cape, no one else appeared to
notice it and call his attention to 1t, until
he got to his tent and began to take off his
coat. His knees began to tremble, and
he dropped upon the edge of his bunk,
utterly overcome with grief and remorse at
the terrible predicament his absent-minded-
ness had got him into. His comrades, sympa-
thizing in his Distress tried to soOthe him
with sympathetic counsel, advising him that
accidents were liable to happen in the
best regulated families" and as it could not
now be helped, it was not worth while to
kick up row with the suter on account Of
little cheese; that he had no business
leaving such "sticky things" lying around,
of course but rather than have any trouble,
they would advise him not to say anything
about it. They were willing to help bear
the load that was weighing down his con-
science by each taking slice all round, and
the camp would not then be burned in
volcanic shower of salt and birthstone, and
the grand old war eagle would not have to
hang his head in everlasting shame and dis
grace.
Goods Country"
John Knox, Kingfsher, Okla, goes into
detail about the Cherokee Strip. He has
lived in Oklahoma long time, and has been
all over the Indian Territory. He says that.
as to the production of cereals fine crops of
wheat oats, and barley can be raised every
season, and three crops of corn in five can
be Produced the failure is, he says not so
much on account of the hot wind, but the
lack of rain in July and August. Cotton
does well, and all kinds of fruits flourish,
especially the peach. The climate cannot
be excelled. There is very little frost or
snow for nine months in the year, the
ground being open nearly all Winter. The
climate is said to be almost specific for
asthma. cyclone occasionally strikes the |
country, but it is easy enough to prepare for
such an event by making caves in the ground |
into which to retire. The second half of the |
Strip, the land in which sells for a dollar an
acre, is the least valuable though some fine
land may be found in it here and there |
Mostly, however, the land consists of sand !
hills, partly covered with open glades, black
jack and post-oak, and the canyons are full !
OF red cedar.
Twelfth Corps at Gettysburg.
Judge S. Klnefelter, Co. II, 18th Pa, st. |
Louis, Mo-, writes regarding the article of |
G. d. Berthold, in the issue of May II: |
" The comrade is little wrong. The 2Sth |
Pa, First Brigade, Second Division, Twelfth |
Corps, dOuble-quicked the best part of the |
road from Littlestown to the rear of Gene
terry Hill, south of the Baltimore pike, arrv-
ing shortly after dinner-time. There was
cannonading at the time in the direction of
Gettysburg We were held in reserve This
was July l. 1t must have been the 28th Pa.
the Cannoneer refers to. Shortly after we
arrived a guard came over the south side
OF Cemetery Hill with quite lot of rebel pris-
oners. The 2Sth Pa. did not fire shot until
the evening of July 2, when Ewells Corps
made the charge in Culps woods. Then we
were moved around to the right to protect
our right flank, and finally formed line of
battle from Rock Creek up the side of
VOLTS Hill, facing toward Gettysburg"
Compliments to The National Tribune.
b. H. Spencer, Heilman, Ind, says: L
can do without THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
no longer, although take five other papers.
1t is the Only true friend of the soldier"
George w. Parrot, Co. F, 18th KY, Sa-
Iona, KY, writes: A" have been a constant
reader of the soldiers best friend ever since
when it was in its neutrality-suspicious. and
monthly visitor. / shall take it as long rs
live. If there ever was time for the
boys in blue to stand together, it is now.
Rally round THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Doys!"
Mistake.
Mrs. Albert A. Clapp, O'Neals, Cal, no.
iced the statement in recent issue by the
National Corresponding Secretary of the /
Ladies of the G. R., that when the G. AR.
Posts passed out of existence, their auxilia-
les would also disband. Mrs. Clapp calls
he attention of the National Corresponding
Secretary to the Red Book of the WR.C,
page 30, Chapter H., where she will find
hat she has made mistake.
Young Soldiers.
1t seems that il is believed by O good
many comrades that The NATIONAL TRIB- ]
JNE is offering prize tn the youngest SOL {
iier. This is not SO. Records of comrades
who enlisted very young are published from
line to time in this column, without COM
nent and simply as matter of interest.
The record is not supposed to include any
nut those who carried mpskets throughout
enlistment.
The statement about Harvey Tice being
BORN in 1864 and enlisting i'll 1861 was, of
course typographical error.