The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-05-31
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
"The Lost Opportunity"

30, ISD4, DuD were IuOSb lntcTcSIcu III SOm-
rades Hatry's and Shellenburger's. was at
that time on detail service in Chief Surgeon
office, Third Division, Fourth Corps, and ar
rived with Headquarters wagons at Spring
Hill about 2 D. M My diary reports one
division and two brigades as being the only
troops there. / remember well the hard
fighting, and so interesting became the situa-
ton that Gen. Stanley assisted in person in
directing the firing of the batteries on the
little knoll by the village.
Every officer and soldier in and about
Spring Hill, believe, fully realized our dam
ger. About sunset took view of the sit
uation from top of school building in the
village. / could plainly see column of
Hoods army marching toward Franklin,
about two miles away. l knew our main
army was back toward Duck River, and the
situation looked plain case of night or
Blucher.'
might came, and with it one of the grand
sights of that long and cruel war. The camp
fires of both armies could be seen from
Spring Hill, and some parts of the lines were
so close together that some Of our boys look
ing for their regiments mistook rebel camps
for ours and rebels mistook our camps for
theirs. 1t was a sight to never fade from
my memory.
About IL that night / left Spring Hill
with our Headquarters Quartermaster's wag-
ons. About 3 a. m. passed a burning house
on the left of the road, and had gone about
300 yards when rebel cavalry charged on our
wagon-train, and upset and set fire to some
of the wagons, but was soon driven off
again. Our wagons arrived in Franklin at
sunrise the following morning"
On the Second Bull Run Field.
Alfred Davenport Sergeant, Co. G., 5th
N. Y, 218 West Thirty eighth street, New
York City, writes: 81 wish to make few
corrections in my article on the Duryea
Zouaves. In the issue of May 10, second
column, ninth line, Randall should be
'Randoll'; second column, 18th line from
bottom, 100 feet should be TO-; first
column, second page, 44th line from bottom,
18th Tex should be LIST Tex In the
issue of May II, second page, third column,
18th line, lett flank should be right
flank
q have received number of letters from
out of town, from comrades of different
regiments; one from Capt. ID. III. Chase, 18th
u. S. and all thank me and seem pleased
for the article and the defense of the Fifth
Corps, ETC."
Rappahannock Station.
w. HIppS, W. Ctu ~. IL SdF. .
SheIbyville, Mo-, writes: 81 saw in your
issue of April 10 communication from
A. j. Merrifeld, telling about the engage
ment at Rappahannock Station. l got out
my diary and found he was right. On the
7th of November, 1863, our brigade was a
little farther up the river, at Sulphur
Springs. The next day we crossed the river
at a little place called Jefferson; ran against
the rebels and pitched into them-the Sd
Ind. Cav. on skirmish-line, the 9Th III. Cav.
supporting them the 9Th N Y. Cav. sup
porting battery.
we moved on to Culpeper, then went
into our line at Brandy Station.
II hope to hear more from the 122d n. Y,
especially from some of the boys from that
regiment who were, in the Summer of '64,
in Lincoln Hospital, Ward 10, Washington,
ID. G. have lost their names. Let as hear
from the 149th n. Y; some of my old
will be glad to hear from them
by letter"
Inform alton.
Christian fraud. Bennett, Colo, wants adj
dress of John F. Drummer, Second Lieuten-
ant, Co. l., 1st Mo. i. A.
Reuben Brown, Co. G, 18th Kan. Cav,
Maryville, Mo-, wants to hear from some
Of the boys who were out ON a forage when
fired into by squad of bushwhackers near
Cane Hill, Ark, Oct. 90, 1864. One of our
boys was killed and one wounded. After
quite a chase we captured three of them;
Lieut. Gass, of the 10Th Kan. Cav, being
killed.
d. J.. Sessions, Avon Park, Fla, desires to
ask Comrade Sweet, 10th n. Y, if he has yet
published the history of that regiment. He
thinks the comrade lives in Washington,
D. C.
Casting Off an Imputation.
A. NJ Beach and L. w. Lacy, Co. F, 9Th
Wis, Prairie du Chen, Wis, writes:
g In your issue of May 10 M. L. Moore,
in giving facts in the capture of
Holly Springs, is off his base to consid-
cradle extent when he states that the
9th Wis was in Murphy's command there.
Murphy left the regiment on the battlefield
in front of Corinth the day before that place
was evacuated, and never returned to it
again.
"The 9Th Wis. was at Oxford, Miss, when
the disgraceful surrender of Holly Springs
took place We were put on the back track
with other troops to intercept Van Dorm the
of the Holly Springs surrender,
and arrived there shortly after noon.
"In giving facts Mr.. Moore should be
more careful. He might injure the reputa-
ton of regiment that never surrendered
and never retreated except in good order,
and that only once, viz, on the Red River,
and then would halt and drive the enemy
back in order to let Gen. Banks and his
men get out of harms way"
David Bellesfield, Co. E, 9th Wis, Rock
Valley, Iowa, writes: deny the charge of
the 9th Wis. being taken at Holly Springs.
My diary says Saturday, Dec. 20, 1862, we
got on board OF cars at Oxford, Miss, and
got off the cars north of the. Tallehatchie
River and marched to Waterford, and on the
21st marched to Holly Springs. On the Odd
we were On Provost Guard at Holly Springs. |
If / remember Alright there was brigade of
four regiments, somewhere in number 101st |
10 104th ILL.,, taken and parolled at Holly |
Springs.
But here comes the ludricious part of
he surrender at Holly Springs We met |
he 18th Ill. Said they to us: Your Col |
,nel turned traitor We replied: He sold |
string of suckers"
Fort stevens Affair.
+. d. Atherby, Auburn, N. Y, writes:
Comrade Mcdonald, 122d N. Y, in his ac-
count of the Fort Stevens affair mentions |
he AID N. Y. as belonging to the Third |
Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps Did |
Wells old brigade). He probably meant the |
'3d n. Y, which was in the brigade from /
is organization at Camp Griffin, Va, in Fall |
If 1861 until their term of service expired. |
The original regiment, being two-years men,
md the three-years men were consolidated |