The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-08-23
PICKET ) SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
A Caisson That Exploded.

| Y, writes: - In the issue OF Aug. =, Ohm >.
Van Arsdel, rs E. Water street, South Bend,
Ind, wants to know what State the battery
was from that exploded its timber in the
streets of Louisville, KY, in the Summer of
1868 1t was Battery /, lat n. Y. l.. A.,
| Eleventh Corps, Army of Potomac, on it's
way together with the Twelfth Corps) to
join Rosecrans at Chattanooga. The explo-
sion occurred on the 4th of October, and
killed Corp1 Fix, who was sitting on the
trail of the gun. Nobody else of the battery
was hurt. If there were any killed outside
of the battery, / was not aware of it.
| The cause of the explosion was unknown,
and always will be, but it is supposed that a
| friction primer got damned in between the
shells, and from the joltiDg over the rough
pavement went off. 1t is great wonder
that more damage was not done by the ex-
| plosion of so rounds of she'll"
John Yahne Co. F, 18th ILL.,, says that on
the night of July 3, 1863 after the Union
troops had marched into Vcksburg, some of
! the boys were "having fun " shooting canes
| loaded with wet and dry powder. Some of
! the powder flew into a caisson near by and
| for few moments everything was in a stir,
but soon got quiet, no explosion taking
place.
Mrs s. E. Twecoat, care Cerealine Mills,
indianapolis, Ind, desires information re-
garding her husband, Michael Twecoat, late
of Co. L, 10th Ind. Cav. He has been miss
ing since Feb ~ last Left his home
saying he was going down town, but never
returned. Information as to his where
abouts or his death will be gratefully re-
ceived by his wife.
w. W. Williamson, Bradford, o., has the
discharge of Daniel d. Lonabarger, Co. A,
9Th Ohio Cav, who enlisted March 5, 1864,
to serve three years, and was discharged
June 80, 1865, at Grafton, W. Va.
p. A. Gaulin, Co. g, 51st Pa, Clearfield,
Pa, asks: Can you put me in communica-
ton with some one who can give me infOr-
nation or procure for me good picture OF
painting of the charge at the Stone Bridge
on the left Of our command at Antietam,
Sept. II, 1S62-the famous charge that gave
the title of Hero of Antietam to Gen. J.
f. Hartranft."
That Hardtack.
NJ IT, Corbin, seth Mass, Webster Mass,
informs Comrade Albert Merrill that he has
genuine bareback that he drew with his
rations in Fort Davis, near Fort He'll, in
front of Petersburg, Va, on the 18th of De-
cember 1864, and it is in just as good
state of preservation now as when taken out
Of the oven.
Josiah c. Huston, 213 Union street, Johns
town, Pa, writes =" have kept piece
through all these years. and if Merrill will
drop me a postal stating where he will stop
in Pittsburg at the National Encampment,
l will show him the hardtack."
Part OF the "Saved" Money.
"Skylightn writes: In the issue of July
10, in the editorial communication rs to re-
jectrd applicants for pensions who have died
in Lynn, there is a little error, which i'm
pairs the force Of the statement. There
were seven who died with their pensions
utterly rejected, and three more with pen
sions pending when they died, making 10
out Of q who ought to have been pensiOned,
but were placed by the hand Of death on the
list of cases disposed of during the year.
IF the facts all over the country as to
such cases could be collected, the cruel boast
as to so many millions saved would be
boomerang that would hit the management
of the Interior Department hard, and show
where the money belonged"
"Again in Vicksburg"
D. II. Drummond, Vicksburg, Miss, writes:
"An article headed Again in Vicksbnrg'
appeared in the issue of June 7, 1894, written
by Z. II. NJ, Co. ID, 159th Ohio. The officers
and members Of Vicksburg Post, Z, feel that
said article does them great in Justice. There
fore ask you to allow us 10 make corrections.
The cOmrade says he has gained valuable
information from certain members, whose
names he mentioned of Post 7, etc. The
fact is, said parties are not members of the
Post, nor could they be if they would. One
of them is woman, and lived in Alabama
during the war, and the writer is positive
that she was never member of the famous
41st III. She also says that she has not seen
l.. ii. NJ, and did not give any information
whatever to him.
"Also, the number of members of our Post
was greatly exaggerated, and those named as
prominent members of Post 7 were expelled
from the Order two years ago, and will re-
main outside if Post 7 can have any say
about it. l.. III. M. must have fallen in the
hands of enemies of the GAR. while in the
city, as none of our comrades appear to
have seen him while here.
1--WE would advise that all comrades COM
ing 10 Vicksburg, for pleasure or otherwise,
will visit Post headquarters and make them
selves known to the officers of the Post, so
that they may gain correct information
as to GAR matters, and not be imposed
upon"
Comrade Boring. How about This?
p d. Thomas, Co. II, 18Th M. S. c. Inf,
Racine, Wis, writes: q beg little space
to reply to Comrade B. f. Boring. He says
in Fighting for Vicksburg': There should
have been an exodus of both the old reb and
the negro, and England, who aided and
abetted them, should have founded colony
for them
"Now | think this very unj Just statement,
specially to the negro. The writer, who is
an ex-slave, was i'll the rebel army number
of times during their stay at Island No. 10.
/ know what their feelings were toward the
Yanks. / think just as Comrade Boring
does; they were let off little too easy after
they had been licked back into the Union.
" But am not aware that the negro was a
rebel, for he never rebelled, not even against
his old master, during the first years of the
war. Then, why should he be colonized
with the old reb? would like to ask Com
rade Boring if he was ever captured and
escaped from a rebel prison? If so, when
making his way back to the Union lines
through the swamp, if he saw a negro, did
he think he had seen a rebel or a friend ?
Oh, mol comrade we were your friends,
though you may not be willing to admit it."
Ivy Farm.
John Paulus, Neillsville, Wis, writes: " In
recent issue is an article from T. M. Way
in regard to the battle of Ivy Farm, Miss,
and the support of certain battery. think