The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-30
PICKET, SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Dir
Line.
How Morgan Might Have Been stopped.

Y. ".
ing Morgan's raid. He crossed the Cumber-
land River at Burksville, KY, and met the
Union troops first at Marrowbone Store, 10
miles from huntsville. In this encounter, as
in all that followed, except that at Lebanon,
Morgan got worsted; in fact, fighting was
not in Morgans program.
"He crossed Green River at place called
Green River Ferry, or ford. At this place
he met the 25th Mich, and after vainly try
ing to drive them, went around them.
ave next hear of him in Lebanon. The
Goth XIV were the only Union troops at
Lebanon at this time. The town stands on
ground somewhat broken. The railroad
depot is or was on very low ground, a kind
of hollow or swail. The house was of brick.
"The Goth KY. had loop-holed the wall
around. Inside, sacks of corn and oats, bar
rels, ETC., could be piled against the wall, SO
that it would have been fairly good protec-
ton, even against artillery, especially the
kind Morgan had. Moreover, the ground
around the depot was of such character
that in order to use artillery it was necessary
to approach very near the depot. The Goth
Ky. were armed with long-range rifles; En-
fields, / believe.
"Now, with such fort and such arms no
artillerist could have stood their fire 10
with $50 men at Green River. Why should
the Goth KY. have surrendered at Lebanon?
81 was in Lebanon few weeks after the
surrender, and it was boldly charged that
the Colonel of the Goth KY. was persuaded
to surrender to save the town from burning,
as Morgan threatened to reduce it to ashes
in case the Goth KY. did not surrender. l
have never seen this charge denied.
From Lebanon Morgan went to Eliza
BEETHOVEN, KY, and then to Brandenburg,
KY, the Countyseat of Mead County, on the
Ohio River. At this place he ferried his
command across the river on two small
steamboats,. On the Indiana side our troops
had two small cannon. Why these guns
were not trained on the boats, which could
have been disabled in few minutes, have
never been able to imagine.
Morgan planted his artillery on the bluff
in or near the town Of Brandenburg. Had
those guns been used with precision that
day, Morgan would have been cooped up In
Brandenburg and his command dispersed or
captured, and all the destruction of life and
property which occurred afterward would
have been avoided. Who is to blame?"
Did Enough Fighting.
A. S. Bodine, Lieutenant, Co. G, 127th N.
Y, Bridgeport, Conn.,, writes: "In your
sketch of the 127th n. Y, in Their Records,
you do not do US justice The regiment
during its service OF two years and 10 months
was engaged in a goodly number of skir-
mishes and several battles We were at the
siege of Suffolk, Va, April, 1868 in boat
expedition from Morris Island, S. c., against
Fort Johnson and other works on James
Island, s. c., when weiwere under heavy
fire from all the rebel works in Charleston
Harbor July, 1864; the battle of Honey
Hill, S. c., which opened at daylight and
lasted until after dark Nov. 80, 1864; then,
on Dec 8, 1864, the engagement at Devean's
Neck.
1--WE Joined Gen. Sherman's army and
went up the coast, and after severe Skin
mishing entered Charleston, S. c., the last of
February, 1865, and were the provost-guard
of the city until mustered out, June 80
1865. Our losses were 80 killed, and one
officer and 81 men died of disease"
Properly Cared For.
John B. De Merritt, Quartermaster, Goth
Wis, writes: "The interesting and correct
articles of Comrade Boring no doubt enter
tain all who participated in the events which
he describes. He and others may be glad to
know that the Goth Wis, with others of
Hovey's Division, remained part of the next
day upon the battlefield of Champion Hill,
and were detailed to bury the dead and to
gather the arms. Let him rest assured
that his brave associates were properly
inferred. Probably some comrade lives who
can remember the hero with the frying-pan,
or the gallant officer with bleeding bare feet
sleeping upon freedoms altar"
Went Through the Blockade.
w. J. Farrell, Adiutant, 7th Mo-, Water
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his article of Aug. 8, says that he remem-
bered that an Irish regiment from st. Louis,
called the 7th Mo-, went through the Vicks-
burg blockade on small stern-wheel steam
boat along with the gunboats, and thus i'm
mOrtalized themselves, especially In their
own estimation. Comrade Boring must
surely be trying to immortalize himself as a
critic or q historian in his old age.
"On or about April %, 1863, Gen. Grant
thought fit to make second attempt to run
the blockade, and he called on the different
regiments then at Milliken's Bend to man
the boats. The officers and crew thereof re-
fusing, the It'll Mo, then part of the Second
Brigade, Third Division Uogan's), Seven
teenth Corps, prompt to her obligations, re-
sponded with her quoto four officers and 13
men. The transports selected this time to
run the blockade were the Tigress, Anglo
Saxon, Cheeseman, Empire City, Horizona,
and Moderator, six in all, Capt. Harrison,
Co. G, aud Lieut. Thomas Whalen, Co. b. in
charge of the Cheeseman, Harrison at the
wheel, and Lieut.. Z. ID. Toomer in charge of
the engine room. / cannot locate Lieut.. w.
L. Follwell's position or name of boat.
"When the 7th Mo- broke camp at Mill
kens Bend for Bruinsburg, April 26, 1868,
its morning report showed 573 rank and file
for duty, and instead of being privileged
with a small boat to take us below Vicks-
burg, we marched over land so miles through
slush and mud; arriving at Bruinsburg,
crossed over and camped at Hard Times.
From that time until the investment of
Vicksburg, Tuesday, May 10, 1868, we had
plenty of dry marching and some lighting"
A Voice from Florida.
w. B. Smith, Co. K, 14tb ILL.,, Lawtey,
Fla, writes: / desire to thank you for the
views expressed in favor of abOlishing base
ball playing on the Sabbath, and, instead,
opening the libraries and museums.
"The latter, if the museums are of the
right character, will educate and elevate,
while the former will demOralize and de-
base. 91i1t
al, for one old follower of my country's
flag, Notwithstanding our talented Comrade
Bob's views to the contrary, am firm be-
lever in the Bible, wherein we are COM
manded to keep the Sabbath day holy. And
the game of baseball, which | very much
enjoy watching played on week days, when