The National tribune., 1895-11-28
The Terrible Grand Rounds.

| InOmaS r. Stevens, Co. b, I'D ILL.,, Nap
panee Ind, says: "The sketch of Gen.
Sweeny recently published reminds me of a
circumstance near Bear Creek, Ala, in 1868
when Gen. Dodge was out on the Town
Creek expedition with the left wing of the
Sixteenth Corps. One night Co. K, 122d
H., was ordered on picket-guard. Capt
Swayde Cotter was in command of the COM
pany, and after placing videts, he laid aside
his accouterments, took off his blouse and
boots, spread his poncho in front of the big
log fire the boys of the reserve had built, and
lay down to rest. The order rang out
Turn out the guard - and Gen. Sweeny
who was making the grand rounds, dashed
up to the post, in company with the Officer
of the Day
Capt. Cotter was taken by surprise. He
sprang to his feet, grabbed his swordbelt
buckled it on, hauled out the blade, called
his men who were on the reserve into line in
front of the fire, and faced Sweepy. AS he
stood hatless, coatless, barefoot, and with
his pipe in his mouth, at the head of his
squad of men, who were all in similar disorder,
the Captain, with the gravity of an owl and
| the awkwardness for which he was famous
in the regiment, cried: Present-Arms!
The next moment he sang out Hello Cen
eral; glad to see you. - dark tonight,
! and you'll have q - of q time finding all
the picket-posts.'
The perfect honesty and the warm cordi-
ality of the Captain did not save him from
one of the worst cussings poor volunteer
officer ever got. Sweeny was good soldier
and an able officer of splendid patriotism,
but he was man of violent temper"
| A Service Pension.
| Fl. M. Hutchinson, Co. C, 10th KY, says
the last roll-call will soon be finished, and
the old boys should fall in line and advance
on the new Congress with demand for their
| just dues in the shape of the passage of a
service-pension bill. 1t should provide for
at least $l2 month to all who had an hon
orable service.
| Southern Unionist.
Jacob J. White, Co A, 1st Ca Crane Eater,
Ca, says that when the war broke out he took
affirm stand against the so-called Confederacy,
| publicly and in private. The first thing he
knew he was in-the conscript camps. He
slipped out, but they caught him again Feb.
| IL, 1863 Later he barely escaped court
martial for making Unionist speech in re-
ply to Methodist minister who had spoken
in favor of the rebel cause. He and sew
eral others deserted once, and were hunted
with dogs The writer managed to reach
| Sherman when near Allatoona, and there
after did some active scouting and recruiting
work for the Union army.
Went Through tho Mill.
James w. Huff, Co. f, S5th Pa, Fort Nc
Pherson, Ca, says he enlisted in 1861, at
| Washington. Pa, joining the S5th Pa. at
| Uniontown. The organization went through
its baptism of fire at Williamsburg. Luck
was not good at Seven Pines, and the regi-
ment fell back in good order toward Malvern
Hill. In the Fall of 1862 the writer got
transfer TO Battery l., 4th u. S. Art, serv-
ing until Feb. 3, 1867. He wants to hear by
letter from any of his old comrades.
Fort BlakeIy.
Thomas F. Stevens, First Sergeant, Co. B,
1920 H., Nappanee, Ind, says the first to
mount rebel works in the charge on Fort
Blakely, in Garrard's Division, were two
men of Gen. j. f. Rinaker's Brigade, David
Pinkerton, Co. b, 122d ILL.,, and Captain in
the 10th Iii.
"These men mounted the works at the
same time side by side, getting foothold in
the embrasure through which rebel can
non was fired. The three rebel gunners re-
fused to surrender, and were shot down
while trying to charge their piece. One was
shot by soldier who mounted the works
Immediately after Pinkerton and the Cap
tain"
Information Wanted.
Marcellus Ware, Coalgate, Ind. Ter,
wants the addresses of the following COM
rades who served in Co. /, Odd y. S. Inf,
during 1876 and 1877: John OBrieD, Pri-
Yates Matthews, Stoker. Squires, Terny,
Macoma, Emery, Post, and Bowers.
Francis Doyle, Soldiers Home, Va, writes
that he wishes to find comrade by the
name of Peter Kennedy, who served with
him in the 162d and Hath N. Y, and was
taken prisoner at Pleasant Hill April 9, 1864.
They were mustered out Aug. IL, 1865, in
New York City. Says Doyle: / gave him,
for safe keeping, my discharge and other
papers that would be of great service to me.
We served IL months as prisoners of war at
Camp Ford, Tex, being released about May
Is, 1865"
Homes for Settlers.
P. II. Hairless, Co. b, 7th w. Va Cav,
Lewiston, H., says he has just returned
from Bruel, S. d., and wishes to indorse the
recent letter of Comrade j. III. Bridgman,
OF Chamberlain, same State, as to the desira-
bility of that section as a settling place.
The atmosphere is bracing and very healthy,
the land is of the rolling sort, and the soil
very productive
General Scoot."
Dr. w. III. Gray, Corporal, Co. d, 9th N.
Y, Michigan City, Ind, says all the MEM
bers of his regiment will remember him, as
he was called General Scoot." He did
duty for 1S months as private soldier. At
the second battle of Fredericksburg he was
specially detailed to take charge of small
body of men and hold ravine opposite the |
enemy's battery on the river bottom to the |
left of their forts. The position was dam
gerous one, but the line was held, and seven |
of the rebel artilerymen were captured |
without firing gun. For this little work |
the writer was promoted Corporal.
Complaints.
Joseph c. Underwood, Union City Ind: |
was in 81 battles, and in the last one after |
lying five hours on the field, desperately |
wounded and bleeding, was picked up and |
taken off to prison. where l was kept, |
poisoned and starved, for months. / get |
only Sc a month pension, which is not |
enough to support myself, let alone my wife
and children. / applied for an increase to
$12, but was rejected. Congress ought to
pass a law raising all Sc pensions to sig.
Scattering.
Lucius Jones, Fredonia, n. Y, has 720
back numbers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
all in good condition. He will dispose of
them to the highest bidder.
Earl IT Brice IIjOn N Y wants bv mail |