The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-08
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Cadar Creek.

Cedar Creek.
"A. J. Merrifeld. Co. A, 122d N. T., Ly-
sander. N. Y, writes: with reference tn
the remarks of Comrade White. Co. f, 144th
N. Y, with regard to Cedar Creek, would
say that no man Of Gettys Division claims
to have done ali the fighting OH Oct. 10, a.
at Cedar Creek. What We do say IS that we
were the first division to make determined
stand. We are proudly conscious Of stand
ing off the whole rebel force under Early, re-
peiling charge after charge, and holding onr
position until the Eighth and Nineteenth
Corps could be reformed and gotten into
position. Thus we fought for perhaps two
hours, and then deliberately fell back to
prolongation of the new line. l claim that
Getty's Division saved the day at Cedar
Creek. Some other division might have
performed the duty as well, but none could
have made more brilliant record neither
one to be more proud of, which paved the
way for Sheridan's ride to be immortalized In
prose and poetry. We do not claim all the
honor, neither all the fighting, for Getty 8
Division or the Sixth Corps. We feel proud
of the whole army under Phil Sheridan In
that Valley campaign, and justly proud OF
the cavalry, who won bright lanrels that day,
and sighting remarks in regard to that day
and Getty s Division make sore spots"
w. II. White, Harold, s. D., says: I" In
Picket Shots OF Sept 10 Comrade Webster,
of COwan's Battery, PUSHES to the support oil
! Comrade Porter in his statement when he
says that Gen. Getty and his little division
alone faced the enemy from first 10 last.
II claim the above statement 10 be false
| Comrade Webster and Comrade Porter to
the contrary Notwithstanding. l have
never taken any exceptions to the quail.
ties of any part of the Sixth Corps; what
| do take exception to is that one word alone.
| a claim there were other troops that
| faced the enemy from first to last as well as
Gen. Getty and his little division, and that
the Nineteenth Corps had men killed before
any part of Gen. Gettys little division saw
a rebel to shoot at"
| Who Will Produce the Sword?
| J. w. Parsons, 14lh Conn, New Britain
| Conn. writes: II desire 10 discover the
| whereabouts Of an ancient French sworc
having three sides like a bayonet. This
| sword was taken rom trunk III house IL
Prince George County during the war by
some of our boys, as the hOuse-residence o
Mrs. Julian Ruffin-was inside our lines FOL
some time. The sword WAS the property o
DR.. Dupuy, and was an heirloom In TIT
family. Mrs. Dupuy, whose grand parents
are natives OF Connecticut, now resides "a
Davidson, N. c. and the lady has asked oul
asss ance to recover this sword. There may
be slight deicacy in the matter OF return
ing it by the party who has it, some Penn
sy lvania boy it was thought, but If th'
party will write me, his letter shall be KEEP
in strict confidence. The sword can be sen
to me if preferred, and will receipt Tor /
and then send to rightful owner from here
giving no intimation where 1T came from
Do the square thing, and let the lady hav.
it again, us no one can value it as she does.
Scattering.
E. G.. Backmon, Donohue, Mcdonald Co.
Mo-, has issued the Grand Army March
and List, the Bugles Cal" two new songs
They were sung at the Baxter Reunion thu
Summer before thousands of comrades
They are published with both music ant
words. Comrades, you can have the tw'
songs for 10 cents, sent in postage stamps,
| either one for six cents.
John Mckinney, Nile, Tex, soldier 0
the late war, would like to hear OF sol
diers widow who would like to keep hous
| for him.