The National tribune., 1894-05-24
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Would Pitch Them Over His Head.

Serg't John r. King, Co. d, 4th CAL, Sugar
Grove, ILL.,, writes I" do not see anything
from comrades of the California volunteers
from 81 to '65. The following incident will
doubtless bring to mind flood of memo
ries, should any member of Co. ID, 4th Cal,
chance to see it. Our company did duty at
three posts-Fort Yamhiil, Fort Haskins,
and the Silets Blockhouse, Ore, for above
four years. We protected and defended
these parts in the highest style of military
art, gaining and holding the respect of every
web-foot far and near.
capt. L. S. Scott was drilling the COM
pany one afternoon at Fort Yamhill, and in
putting it through the manual of arms we
came to the position of guard against in
fantry "-the right foot thrown 20 inches to
the rear and the body resting equally on
both legs etc. Private Grimsly, who could
see something to laugh at or about, even a
tombstone, broke loose. Capt. Scott was
mad, mad clear through, and turned on
Grimsly in very savage manner, demand
ing to know what was the occasion of his
unseemly mirth.
GO 1t was this way, Captain. thought as
we stood there with pieces depressed and
bayonets fixed, if the rebels should charge
on us, when l got my bayonet full l would
pitch them over my head and set it again.
The whole company exploded, and so
did the Captain. Turning to Serg't Case, he
said Dismiss the company, Sergeant We
escaped good hours drill, anyhow"
Information.
VIM. Simmons, 1892 Wharton street,
Philadelphia, Pa, says that in the "Ques-
ton Squad of May request was made for
information by John p. Sylvester, who gave
his address as Cape Cod, Mass. Comrade
Simmons has the inform alton for the COM
rade, but as there is no such postoffice as
Cape Cod he cannot send it to him. He
thinks comrades ought to be very careful
about giving their addresses.
j. j. Reagin, BOomfie d, Iowa, wants to
know the whereabouts of his boy, Paul Rea-
gin. He is Is years old, large of his age !;
has an open, frank countenance; large blue
eyes, heavy head of light hair, and wore
gray clothes, with blue cap. He is we'll
disposed boy. He had slight knowledge of
harness-making He took a boot black out
fit with him, and started south on Wabash
Railroad March 81, 1894.
The Old Songs.
Rev. J. A. Long, Evans Colo, wants the
song "On the Shores Of Tennessee"
R. c. Nash, Russiaville, Ind, wants the
poem "The Weeds of the Army"
Mrs A. A. Edison, Lyndon, H., wants some
one to send her Balch's Flag Salute; also,
songs, etc, for Memorial Day.
Homes for Settlers.
Clarence Wilson, San jose Cal, writes:
81 came here from Pennsylvania eight
months ago, by the advice of physician, to
escape the rigid Winters Of the East. am
more than pleased with this glorious climate,
and any old soldier who would like to pro-
long his life will find this climate the place
to live in. The Winters are very mild; no
snow or high winds. This (Santa Clara)
County is the richest in soil of any in the
State, and will raise anything from an onion
to an orange. 1t is the home of the prune
and apricot
lit is suggested that comrades who are
DESTROYS of giving such information spare
themselves the labor of so much letter writ
ing, and for few cents have printed large
number of copies of the information they
wish to furnish. EDITOR NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE.
Comrade FL. F. Swick, Tullahoma, Tenn,
would like to hear from some comrade who
wants to locate in Tennessee. He has fine
tract of land.
Duryea's Zouayes.
H. E. Stoutenburg, Co. G, 101st w; Co.
n, III ~. anu SOos II SLu II, NUN ".
Delhi, N Y, writes: "C0mrade Alfred Da-
venport, in his article of May 10, forgets that
there were other regiments whose loss exceed
ed that given as sustained by the 5th n. Y.
Now, know that the 5th N. Y. was gal
liant regiment, which always did its whole
duty, and would be the last to detract any
thing from this noble regiment. But when
he asserts that their loss at Manassas was
the greatest of any regiment of infantry or
cavalry in any one engagement during the
war, l must say that time has dimmed his
recollection. / would respectfully refer the
Sergeant to Col. FOx's history of the war.
He gives 60 Union regiments that lost in
single battles of the civil war over so per
cent, without others where the statistics
are incomplete. Col Fox gives the loss of
the 1st Mimi. at Gettysburg at 90 per cent.
of the number engaged; the 141st Pa. at
75.7, same battle; while the 101st n. Y. at
Manassas, the same battle as the 9TH n. "
lost 1873 per cent, and the 25th Mass, at
Cold Harbor, lost 20 per cent. The 9Th NY.
at Manassas, as per the Sergeant's report, is
but COS per cent. The loss of the 101st oc-
Cured principally in the cornfield, and with
in a very short space of time"
The Hatchie Fight.
C. W. Kefer, Co. B, 14th Ill, Los Gatos,
CAL. writes: q would like to take one
picket shot at Comrade Geo. j. Mosher, SD
Ill, who gave an account of the Hatchie
light in the issue of April &c, by saying that
he takes the whole bakery in his description
of that little engagement. Who saw any
cavalry at the Hatchie? Our advance-guard
was skirmish-line, and the enemy had
none, for the one regiment that had crossed
the river marched quietly into orr skirmish-
line. These exaggerations of small engage
ments destroy our belief in the truth of the
war articles and make the writer's ridiculous
in the eyes of their comrades, if they only
knew it. Comrade MOsher says 100 of the
SD Ind. were killed and wounded. He
names three of his company wounded. Are
not the killed worth naming?
How it Happened.