The National tribune., 1894-05-17
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
"It Was just This Way

eft Was just This Way
J. Fl. Bradford Co. A, 30tb ILL.,, Belleville,
Kan, writes: "Comrade BORING, April s.,
criticises a statement Ivy Comrade Johnson,
| 10th Mo-, in regard to the fighting along the
| Clinton road, May ID, 1868, and goes on to
say: We biazed that road on the 18th,
| going east from Edwards Station to Jackson
Edwards Depot was just short distance
east of Black River Bridge, and YVES not in
our possession until the morning of May IL.
| Our regiment did not leave camp at Ray
mond on The 18th until afternoon, as we
were reaT-guard for the division, and in
| charge of the train. When about mile
| from town. on the Clinton road we had to
wait for Tuttle's and S eele's Divisions of
the Fifteenth Corps 10 cross in front OF u.s.
| they taking the right hand road from Ray
| mond TO Jackson.
1--WE got started about o'clock, and got
into camp at Clinton at II p. m, as wet and
muddy as we could well get as it had been
raining since 5 p. M.
"COmrade Boring also says: I'VE broke
camp at Hardtmes Landing in Millken
Bend, on the Louisiana side of the river,
opposite Vicksburg on the night of April
3d. etc.
"Now, from this TO the end Of his article
/ only find two lines that contain any state
ment of facts. Our regiment left Mlliken
Bend at noon April 10, moved out six miles
and built corduroy roads and bridges until
the afternoon of the 25th, when we Joined
the division rs it marched by, and camped
that night at Richmond. We arrived oppo-
site Grand Gulf The night of April 30.
ave did not cross the river at Grand Gulf
in the face of Johnston's army, as stated by
Comrdde Boring but embarked about three
miles below, the night of April 80, and
landed at Bruinsburg, several miles down
tie river, just before daylight on May l.
"Comrade Boring thinks we passed over
the Champion Hill battlefield about July
5 on our way to Jackson the second time
We did not leave our camp near Black River
Bridge until July Is. Starting early we
camped on Champion Hill by 10 a. M, and
spent the rest OF the day looking over the field.
l saw the dead that Comrade Boring inquiries
about, that had been buried in gullies, and
the heavy rains had washed the dirt off
Most OF those / saw were in front of the
first position of our regiment on the 10th,
and were dead Confederates They were
most likely the dead of the 30th Ala, as that
was the regiment in front of us in our first
position"
The Flag that Ellsworth Lowered.
Fred McClintock, LIST n. j., Pine Brook,
n. j., wants to know what became of the
flag taken by Ellsworth from the Marshall
House, Alexandria. The writer has piece
OF coarse, red bunting that was given him
as part of the f1ag but has no means of know
ing if it is such.
Information.
Mrs. Harriet l.. Reed, wife of Capt. J.
Sswall Reed, Co. A, I'd Mass Cav, PSI Co.
lumbia street, Dorchester, Mass, wants in
formation as to anyone attached to Gen.
Augurs Headquarters in Washington in
November and December, 1863.
VIM. V. Noe McEwen, Tenn, asks: Can
any of your readers furnish me with copy
of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE issued at some
time between December and February, 1893,
believe, containing an article relating to
the son of Elizabeth Patterson and Jerome
Bonaparte? One part OF the article read:
would rather be the wife of brother of
Napoleon Bonaparte for one hour than of any
other man for life"
The "Dienomores."
p. B. Mcneil, Montrose, Colo, writes:
:" Replying to Comrade Fuller in your issue |
of March 10, there was no company of all |
Methodist ministers sons, but in my regi-
ment the 18th n. Y, Co. d was as gallant |
body of young men as ever touched elbows. |
Many of them were ministers sons; all of |
them had been trained in excellent Ameri- |
can homes Their Captain was Methodist |
preacher, Rev. ID. c. Knowles Most of them |
were good singers. A nightly prayer-meet-
ing was maintained for long time, and
favorite melody was We're going home to
die no more Hence they were soon called
by the rest of the regiment the Dienomores.
Capt. Knowles was succeeded by Capt. Pax
ton.
In the fearful holocaust at Fort Wagner,
after he had gained the parapet,
Capt. Paxton was shot through both knees
Delirious with pain, yet thinking he was at
The head of his company his voice was heard
clear as bugle-cal above the roar of the
carnage and the believing thunder: Follow
ne, Dienomores follow me!' While they
we're not totally annihilated, as he has heard,
yet 25 were killed in action and 90 were
Glorious as that record is three
companies of the regiment exceeded it,"
"a Crow Story"
Thomas O'Hare. 80 Water street, Pitts, Pa,
ays: " In looking over your paper of the
18th ult. find selection entitled "A Crow
story written by S. L. Wilson, Troop /, 9th
J. S. Cav, and as | know the gentleman,
md know all about the crows, will he not
'blige me by sending me by letter his ad-
lress? ?"
T.W. Haulenbeck, 59;h H., Sedalia, Mimi,
writes: / indorse Comrade Wilson's crow
tory; but he has miscalcuated on the num-
,ers There were billions of the birds.
Why, boys, they got so thick in our camp
hat orders were read on dress-parade for all
nen to eat them. We now see the wisdom
# those orders, although at that time we did
kicking, especially so when we
earned that one soldier had been tied up by
he thumbs for lit was caimed) conduct
lnbecOming gentleman and a soldier. He
lad remarked to the Major that those crows '
eminded him of a lot of old women in an
rgument, who when asked why such and
UGH was so, always answers ''caws.'
The boys had fine beds that Winter; they
licked the feathers off the birds and stuffed
heir shirts with them; hence the title APP
'lied to us of featherhed soldiers '
In the Spring when we left our camp 1
nd our crows, and business set in in full s
last we often had occasion to refer to our
amp as the Lost Caws.'"
True Representations.
G. s. Cain, Harpursville,, N. Y, writes:
Send me Forbess War Pictures. Forbes
ined with our mess at Charlottesville, and :
lade sketch of the party as we squatted
round the campfire, he suggesting that :
urg. Townsend kneel at the fire and toast