The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-03
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Aleng the
Line.
A Band OF Patriots.

"A
E. B. Post, Port Huron, Mich, says:
read of the loyalty Of the Cule family, OF
Poweshiek County, Iowa, and it reminds
me that the Post family, of Twinsburg, Sum-
NIT Co., O., had q creditable record. This
family consisted of Giles H., the father;
Anna NJ, the mother, and three sons, L. s.,
s. j., and II. G. Post. The first to enlist was
myself, 10 years cid, in September. 1861, In
the 41st Ohio. / was soon transferred to the
Dist Ohio honorahly discharged, and again
enlisted in the 4th Mich, in 1864. Then the
father enlisted, Sept. 6, 1862, in the 24th
Conn.,, and in 1864 s. J. Post enlisted, Feb
30, and II. C. Post, March 8, III Battery A,
1st Ohio L. A. Thus every member OF the
family, excepting the mother, served IN the
army, leaving the mother at home alone.
And that mother must have suffered as much
as the husband and boys"
Homes for Veterans.
J. B. Cook, Colonel, 4th III. Cav, Chetopa,
Kan, says: ALLOW me to call attention to
this section OF sunny Kansas Chetopa is
situated on the west bank of the Neosha,
adjoining the O>age Indian lands, securing,
also, all the trade from part of these settlers.
Our climate is unsurpassed in the Union
Snort, mild Winters OF two months, but 1T
tie ice forms, and not snow enough to track
rabbit; an abundance CT soft water and
fruit; no saloons; mostly American people
from the East; cool nights for sleep in Sum
mer; plenty of fine fish; cheap homes OF
from one to 90 acres, improved; fine farms,
improved, at from $40 to $50 per acre. Nice
little homes with fruit-bearlng trees OF most
all kinds, especially peaches. can be had In
the city at from $3.50 to 5000, or rented for
So per month, or bought out of pension
pay ment until paid for"
A Long March.
s. S. Dunn, Co. G., 9th Ohio, Lennox, s.
OAK, writes: "The longest march our regi-
ment ever made was from Louisville, KY, to
Pennvile. Our Camp was on the island at
the falls, on the Ohio River. We broke
camp in the morning, marched up in the city,
and hal ed on one of the popular streets to
await orders. Some time during the alter
noon we took up our march out beyond the
corporation and went in camp for the night.
The following morning we moved again, first
to Bardstown. 40 miles from Louisville, KY,
to battle-ground of Perryville. We always
claimed 35 miles, allowing we marched five
miles the first day from our camp, or five
miles from Louisville. We then marched ~
miles. / cannot state what time we halted
in the night but Will say that we did not go
more than mile before we went in line OF
battle the next day"
Information Wanted.
John Ruth, Clawson, o., wishes the adj
dresses Of the following comrades Of Co. q,
56th Pa: Charles Clark, AL Cook, James
n. Davinport, Thomas Edwards, Edward
Philips, John Brown, Thomas Clark, James
Lewis.
George Burger, 62d H., Swan, Mo-, wants
to hear by letter from some of the Orderlies
carbohydrates at Pine Bluff, Ark, in 1862.
Scattering.
Edward Hoffman, Acworth, Ga, has sill
yer badge, found at Amherst Court House,
Va, marked I'D Corps Hooker's Old Di-
vision, Army of the Potomac"