The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-17
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.

Col. John ID. Allen, verona, MO-, says
" Sometime in September, 1863, q guerrilla
band was threatening Greenfield, County
seat of Dade County, Mo. AS my custom
was, started-with 65 men and one MAJOR
of my regiment, the 18th Mo. Cav.-west.
There were always runners, who wouid Dc
ahead of us to give information 10 tneir
friends that we were coming, that tney
might ambuscade us; or, if we were too
many. that they might get out Of the way.
ave went west to Carthage. in Jasper
County; about 35 miles thence north to
Lamar. in Barton County; thence north
past Montevallo, q little town In Vernon
County. :,
"About two miles north of Montevallo
we came upon bunch of bushwhackers Sc
GREETED behind q stone fence. They seemed
in strong force.
1--WE fred on them and fell back to
large farmhouse and barn. There formed
nv men in line, about Is feet apart in single
file. While we were waiting for them 10
come on looked south and saw company
of men coming toward us. concluded they
were surrounding us. halted them and
called to the commanding officer to meet me
half way, which he did. was happily sur
prised TO find them q company OF the 80
Wis, and ready for the fight.
81 told the officer to form his men on my
right. put my Major in command OF the
left, and the Captain of the Sd was on the
right, and / took the center.
1--WE made considerable show. ordered
them forward, and about that time saw the
rebels coming to meet us. We were all IN
the open prairie. ordered charge. Inc
boys raised the Indian yell, and we scared
their horses so that they ran off with the
bushwhackers. I don't believe they tried
to hold them.
"We followed for about two hours. Dark
ness overlook US, and we went back TO the
house from where we started. In the morn
ing we turned our course for Greenfield, ar
irving there about shutdown on the tnlra
day. Next morning we got back to Head
quarters, the fourth day.
Son this scout we broke up several camps
of the guerrillas and ran the 400 out of the
country without the loss of a man or morse.
/ would be glad to hear from some of Capt.
Carpenters company I'D Wis. Cav that
was with as in that little engagement"
Had the Laugh on Him.
John S. Van Arsdel, 71s East Water street,
South Bend. Ind, writes: /" An ex-JOhnny
tells of the horrors of the field of franklin
He says that after the capture Of Columbia,
Tenn, on Nov 20, the Army OF the Tennes-
see, about 10000 strong, pursued the red
erals with great vigor.'
1--WE marched that night with HOODS
campfres in full view. The Confederate
army were encamped along the pike that we
retreated on, and in some places very near
the road. When we got clear OF HOODS
army we stopped and fed our tired and
faded horses and then resumed the march.
eve got into Franklin about i O'Clock,
and Immediately went 10 fortifying. Inc
ex.Johnny says we had elaborate earthworks.
They were not very elaborate, as in our I'M
mediate front the earth was only about three
feet high. with no head-log. He says ne
fought on the left Of the pike; that would
be our right, the part Of the line to which
our hrigade-the Third Brigade, Second Dr.
vision, Twenty third Corps, Army OF the
Ohio-occupied.
"During our advance to Pulaski before
Hood my bunk-mate and / saw lot OF
chickens going into two-story smokenouse.
After dark we went back, and l got up In
the second story where the chickens were.
It was very dark night and when would
catch one had to lie down and reach down
as far as I could to join my bunk-mate
"After / had caught several and given
them to my comrade I asked: Jim, how
many more do you want?' No answer from
Jim. After catching few more, asked
jim, how many more do you want? Still
no answer.
"When got down the Secesh lady of the
house had scared Jim away and had been
taking the chickens from me IN Jlm's aD-
sence. She had all the chickens in large
box in the kitchen. So l started for camp
without any, but with blood in my eye ior
Jim. When got to camp Jim had told tine
boys, and they had the laugh on me.
81 had my revenge. After Hood nad
pushed rs back from Pulaski across Duck
River at Columbia, our battery had that
same smokehouse in point-blank range OF
our 12-pounder Napoleon guns. AS gunner
of No niece I put several solid shot
through that smokehouse. I think Gen.
Stephen D. Lees Corps fronted rs there"
Cast seven Votes for Mckinley.
40. Lanier, Co. D, 4th U. s., Pastook
N. c., did what he could for Mckinley, and
one of his neighbors cast seven votes-hls
| own and that of his six sOns-for the Little
Major, which he thinks is very good for
rebel State
An Unprotected VIII.
+. n. Blakeslee, Lomax, Neb., says: Or
the battlefield of Chickamauga, just below
and in front of Lee & Gordon's Mills, neal
the point where the battle began, picked
up a sheet of foolscap paper, upon one side
of which was written the song, Who will
| care for mother now and on the other side
was written, with pencil, what was evidently
intended to be the last will of one who, per.
| haps, wounded, dying, remembered tht
| loved ones at home in far away Ohio.
have it now. All the property of the maker
of the will is left to John Erl-er. of Anna
polls. O., and the will is signed by Kate
Shultz,' of the same city.
I. 81 have often wondered who Kate Shuts
was-if she was asoldier-one perhaps, WHIT
had followed the fortunes of husband O.
lover. or perhaps in mans attire had enlisted
and was following the old flag down in Dixie
land, and who, on this opening day OF the grea
battle had felt the premOnitions Of approach
ing evil, had penned this will while lif'
and strength lasted, and who, perhaps. err
the sun of that eventful September day hat
set had passed to unknown but immorta
fame"
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