The National tribune., 1894-05-10
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Pulaski to Nashville.

| Pulaski to Nashville.
L. %. Colburn, Co. F, 51st ILL.,, Loami, Ill.
replying to Conrade G. V. Pond, I'D ILL.,.
says, among other criticisms: "Gen. l.. p,
| Bradley commanded the Third Brigade until
night at Spring Hill, where he was wounded
south of the village, Just before sunset
pond says the division double-quicked
into Spring Hill. l can assure him there
was no double-quicking done by the Third
Brigade coming to Spring Hill. We arrived
and went into first position at $50 p. m.
Pond says that to the northeast and east
of the village the Second and Third Brigades
met a division of Hoods army, and it was
a continual skirmish or battle with them
until night. The Third Brigade was not at
any time on the 29th north or east of the
village of Spring Hill, but all the time south
and southeast.
"He says the Second and Third Brigades
were called in between and 8 o'clock p. m,
and left town. The Third Brigade did not
leave the works south of the town until 9
| o'clock a. m. of the 30th, and did not go out
in any hurry either. We saw two or three
burned wagons about sunrise We were at
no time during the forenoon out of hearing
of the little skirmishing the First Brigade was
doing The regular order of march for that
day Both, would place the Third Brigade
in the middle of the division"
| Forgot to Mention.
Benjamin Beha Sergeant, Co. E, Sd Mo-,
Boonville, Mo-, writes: In a recent issue /
noticed an article of D. Cooper, Sd Mo-,
about the artillery fight on the right wins
of First Division, Fifteenth Corps, near
Vicksburg, Miss. He was right about that
Captain of artillery, making charge, but
| ha hot fhaC pfoir hot n 20
way, and never stopped to pick it up. Also,
that soon after one of these cannon killed a
man of Co. d. 18th Mo-, on account of some
careless officer discharging the piece without
forwarding the carriage, so the cannon, with
| carriage, umped back and killed Peter Wurst,
Co. ID, 18th Mo-"
Old Town Creek.
j. W. D., Co. K, 32d Iowa, Ashton, Iowa,
writes: Il. Fister says Comrade Miles is
off as to the time of the attack on Old
| Town Greek after the Tupelo fight. His
recollection is that it was made about noon.
| Off again, Comrade Fiser. l claim it was
between sunset and dark at least it was
dark when we had the Johnnies driven from
the field, and it did not take but a few min
utes to whip them"
Two Men.
S. p Brockway, Co. F, 18th Mich, Staun-
ton, Va, tells about two soldiers in his regi-
ment who were misunderstood until too late.
One of Co. F's men was found sound asleep
on picket few nights prior to the battle of
Gains's Mill. The Officer of the Day put
him under arrest, and he probably would
have been tried and shot by order of court
martial because of this very serious offense ;
but before the court convened the Gains's
Mill affair was on, during the progress Of
which the soldier reported to his Captain for
duty, saying that his guards had abandoned
him. He picked up gun and cartridge-box,
joined his company, and in a few minutes
thereafter was lying dead on the blood-dyed
field
Another man." says the comrade, "came
to the Surgeon, representing that he had
actually lost his voice. The Surgeon de-
cided he could do duty as one of the regi-
mental teamsters, and in that line he worked
until the army broke up camp before Wash
ington in 1862, when the Captain was sur
prised one morning by said teamsterre reporting
himself lin his old original tone of voice. for
duty. His comrades generally believed that
he had never really lost his voice, and was
only working for discharge because of his
fear of bullets. But he, too, laid down his
life at Gains's Mill, and there was no one
who carried himself more gallantly on this
occasion"
Davis in Custody.
B. R. Grimstead, Co. E, Sd Iowa Cav,
CONTRIB, Iowa, says the article of Feb.
8, by Joseph w. Grant, Lieutenant, Co. A,
4th Me-, is in some respects incorrect. The
writer says that after hostilities had ceased
Wilson's Cavalry Corps was eDcamped in the
vicinity of Macon, Ga. One evening about
dark there was about 100 of the Sd Iowa Cav.
detailed to report, dismounted with three
days ratiOns 1--WE were marched to the
depot, and put on fiat cars and started north.
Next morning we arrived at Atlanta; there
changed cars and started for Augusta, which
we reached some time the next day. We
marched down through the city, which
seemed deserted, and went into camp, as
near rs / can recollect, about half mile
north of the depot.
81 do not remember how long we had been
there when one day we were marched to the
depot and ordered to clear the depot of all
rebel soldiers who were waiting for trans
portation home, and there must have been
thousands of them. / was stationed on the
platform near the track, and the train came
in and stopped. jeff Davis and his family
got off the car within Is feet of where / was
standing, and was placed in carriage in
Wdi1'HR anu uiifcH away uHucI tuo csCoIG
of Gen. Upton and detachment of the 10Th
Mo. Cav. Now this all happened sometime
in the afternoon, in broad daylight, nor did
l see any infantry soldiers in or around the
depot. There was no confusion whatever, so
far as could see."
Homes for Settlers.
B. FL. Gaulding, Kearny, Neb., says that
Buffalo County, in which he resides, is one
of the wealthest Counties in the State, is
well watered with four good streams. Corn,
oats, rye, barley, and Winter wheat are
raised Nearly every farm has a good or
chard and produces well. Railroads criss-
cross the County in nearly every direction.
1t has ID towns and trading railroad sta
tions, and over 100 copies of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE are taken within its borders.
Grand Army Post No. 1, Department of Ne
braska is located at Kearny, and there are
six other Posts in the County, besides the
W.R. G. and Sons and Daughters of Veterans
Societies. Kearny is quite metropolitan
city, with its Is churches, eight large school
buildings, its fine fve-story Opera House,
and other city and State buildings.