The National tribune., 1894-04-19
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Concerning the "Dienomores.n

| Concerning the "Dienomores.n
A comrade writes lid answer to en- inquiry
about the "Dienomeres" that the Rev. DR..
Palmer, New York Methodist Conference, is
a survivor. The company was composed OF
theological Students 1t was nearly ami
Inflated at the storming of Fort Wagner.
Col Perry commanded the regiment. He
was D. D., and the regiment was known
as Perry's Saints"
William J. Carleton, Elizabeth, N. j.,
writes: 4" An inquiry lately appeared in THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE about the DienomOres.
/ can answer it. There was no such a COM
pany. 1t was the nickname of Co. ID, 18th
| n. Y. Among the men were several earnest
| Christians and the Captain was Methodist
clergyman, as were the Colonel and two
! Christian soldiers was We are going home
to die no more, and this led to the company
being called the d .enomores.
"Not all were killed, nor have all died
since the war ended. About One-half are
now living. The casualties in this company
were hardly exceeded by any in the entire
Union army. Of the original 81 officers and
enlisted men 90 were killed or died of
wounds and six died in hospitals of disease
and in rebel prisons, making 26 or 80 per
cent of the whole number; Is were dis
charged for disability and seven were sent
to the Invalid Corps, making in all 55 per
cent of casualties, without including the
wounded, and several discharged from hos
pitfalls at the end of their term of enlistment.
Fifteen served in the company three years
and Is four years; % re-enlisted. Nearly
all were born in New Jersey, and their
average age was % years-a typical COM
pany of young men who volunteered at the
outbreak of the war from purely patriotic
motives"
Cedar Mountain.
Thomas W. Baird, Co. K, 5th Conn.,, Ma
tiOnal Home, Marion, Ind, writes: "Com-
rade J. w. Holcomb, in your issue of March
30, is after Thomas W. Borden with sharp
stick, in regard to an article published or
sent by him for the issue of Oct. 26, relating
how Yankee of the 5th Conn. lasd out II
rebels at the battle of Cedar Mountain.
"Our brigade at that time was composed
of the flower of the army-the old 28th N.
Y, 46th Pa, and 5th Conn. The 10Th Me.
joined the old brigade later on under Pap
Williams Our marches through Maryland
and Virginia tell their own story.
:" If this comrade did see Yankee of
the 5th Conn. kill II rebels at Cedar Mount
ain, Aug. 8, 1852, for one believe it. ana
a good deal like the old fellow when asked
his opinion about the whale swallowing Jo-
nah, who replied, Well, if the Bible had
said Jonah had swallowed the whale would
have believed it, Now, why can't the old
boys tell fish story if they see fit? How
ever, the most radical fish -monger can't do
justice to the exploits Of the old First Bri-
gade, First Division, Twelfth and Twentieth
Corps" ID
What Some Ohio Boys Did.
w. K. Copeland, Butler, Ind, writes: I
wish to correct N a. Pinney in some
of his statements in regard to the 104th
Ohio, especially that the regiment was
in support of the 9th Ohio battery at the
battle of Franklin, Tenn. The 104th lay to
the left of the Tooth Ohio, the 9th Ohio bat
terry was placed ON the left of the pike, the
Tooth Ohio between the guns of the 9th
Ohio battery, and the 10th KY. lay in rear
of the battery and 104th Ohio. The Tooth
Ohio. 104th Ohio and 18th KY. were the
First Brigade, Third Division, Twenty-third
Corps, commanded by Gen. James W. Riley.
NOW, as to Old Town Creek, the comrade
is very much mistaken, for if he has any
recollection of the charge and capture of
those four guns he will have to give that
credit to the Tooth Ohio, for we were in the
advance and captured the guns, and also
about 240 prisoners. The Tooth was there
or thereabouts, and got our share of credit
of putting down the rebellion, if we did not
capture all the Confederate battle-fags"
Did Not Name These.
veteran writes: Col. David G. Fields
list of surviving Federal division command
ers, as given in your last issue, is not 80 full
as it can be made. Several who are entitled
to be on the list are not there. One, espe-
cially, Gen. Gregg, should not be forgotten"
g. S. Mckee, North Auburn, O., writes
Col. Field claims to give the name of every
man living who commanded division dur
ing the war. Why did he not name w. P.
Carlin, who commanded a division on the
Atlanta campaign in the Fourteenth Corps?
w. p Carln was there and don't you for
get it, and he was just as well as brave
man."
W. H. Surles, I'd Ohio, East Liverpool, o.,
says Col Field has omitted the names of
Gen. Absalom Baird, commanding First Di-
vision, Fourteenth Corps, at the battle of
Chickamauga, and Gen. r. w. Johnson, COM
manding same division on the Atlanta cam
paign. Gen. Baird, / think, is now living in
Washington, ID. c., and Gen. johnson in the
West"
why Don't They Write7
o. S. Rawley, Berwyn, n. Y, does not see
anything from the 61st n. Y. boys.
Henry Y. Mabrey, First Lieutenant, Co.
II, 31st Mo-, wants to hear from BurgOn f.
Tyler, of his company, and would be glad to
see something written by Capt. E. o. Hill, j.
S. McMurty, or any other officer of his regi-
ment.
A Confession.
Thomas Moore, Co. A, 18th w. Va, Ply
mouth, w. Va, says that reading Comrade
Domains squib, Who Stole 1t 2" makes him
feel guilty. He tells that near Liberty, in
June, 1864, on retreating from before Lynch
burg first night out Gen. Hayess Brigade
was stopped and shaped so as TO check the
rebs, who were uncomfortably close.
after becoming weary waiting, and no
rebs reporting, 1 decided to have smoke,
and noticing fire some 90 yards behind the
line, and having no matches, | advanced on
said fire and within few yards stopped TO
rec0nnoter. / saw tie owner baking slap
jacks on half canteen and pilng them
on the other half as he baked them. 1t
being very dark he did not see me, and when
connection took place in line, he ran to his
place in the 10Th or 23d Ohio, and to mine
in the 18th VIVA. After waiting some time,
and all being quiet, / ventured to light my
pipe, and making haste TO the fire picked
up the dish and returned in haste to my
place, forgetting to light the pipe, when |
found had the 'gresser.' Then l took a
sudden desire to return it, but before l could
reach tho (; re the ord comrade was in adj