The National tribune., 1896-11-19
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Held Back the Army.

Held Back the Army.
Samuel Huffman, Co. H, 33d Ohio, Lincoln,
Mo-, writes: Did you ever hear how two
Yanks held back Hoods army at Jonesboro
for half an hour? l was one of them, and
Fred Wendell, of my company, was the other.
We were on the skirmish-liue in front OF
Jonesboro. Orders were given to fall back
towards Atlanta. It so happened Wendell
and were at the same picket-post, consist
ing of pile of rails to protect ourselves.
1--WE continued loading and shooting at
the Johnnies just across the narrow field.
Finally we discovered that we could not hear
any of our pickets shooting, but we kept on
banging away. We could see the Johnnies
very busy moving about, and seeming to get
holder in our front.
"Our attention was called. by looking away
off to our right and rear, to the rebels cross
ing the field / remarked to Fred, Look /;
they are crossing. You stay here and fire
away while 1 run back and see what's the
matter
81 could see our line-of-battle at least a
mile and half in the rear. So ran part
of the way back, and called to Fred. We
lost no time, but made q Decline for our
flags, which we could see waving long way
off. We stripped ourselves of everything
that would hinder our race for life.
"The Johnny cavalry spied rs, and
tried to gobble US. When we were about
one-third of our way to our lines the Con-
federate cavalry came in from our right and
left just in our rear, fred and called halt.
But brush and fencing were in our favor.
"The cavalry chased US within few
hundred yards of our lines. Our artillery
opened fire on our pursuers, which stopped
the race"
Homes for Settlers.
s. L. Spann, Goth Ill.,, Ontario, Ore, offers
to answer letters about his section from
comrades inclosing postage. The editor adj
vises Comrade Spann to have large num-
Der of printed slips made, descriptive of the
section before he undertakes to answer the
numerous inquiries he will doubtless receive.
Three-Months Men.
Fl. E. WEIGH, Marion, Wis, writes: u
was one of those enlisting at Fort Wayne,
in Co. E, 9th Ind, for three months, and
was discharged July 80, 1861, at 1ndianapo'
lis, Ind"
A Heroic Act.
Veteran, 1877 Third street northeast, Wash
ington, D. c., writes: want to know what
battery was planted between the lines at the
Bloody Angle, at the battle of Spottsylvania
after Hancock's famous charge, May IL, 1864
at IL o'clock q. n., where Sedgwick's Corps
came up to the support of Hancocks Corps
/ was one who responded to the call fol
volunteers to help work the battery. Is
there anyone living yet of that battery, and
what State was the battery from? If any
person is living here in Washington, d. c..
with whom I could talk about it, it would
be great pleasure"
why Don't They Write?
w. 81. Cathlin, Co. /, 4th N. Y. Art,
Ochetree. Kan, asks: "What has become
of Hancock's fatfooted cavalry; also, the
14Sth Pa, 28th Mass, or 69th N. Y?
have been looking and watching the Re
unions in your paper, but have failed thus
far to see any account of either of the above
named If l mistake not Hancock knew oil
them at Cold Harbor when he said he could
take the First Brigade, First Division, and
charge on Hadley and take it. If there are
any of the old brigade left / should like
very much to hear from them"
Scattering.
James w. Eldridge, No. 2 State street
Hartford, Conn.,, will pay literally for copies
of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE from June tc
December (inclusive), 1885, They are
needed to complete file.
Fred Diener, Springfield, N. j., wants the
words and music for mixed voices of ole
army and campaign songs. Can any com
rade tell, him directly by mail where to gel
them?
l. C. Cooper, Co. c, 9Th Ind. Bloomington
Neb., says: Il have long looked for some
one from the old 9th Ind. to say something
but they all keep silent. How many of you
remember when was shot through the lee
on Missionary Ridge, and fell near those
works; and, as lot of prisoners were
brought by, how rose up on my elbow aud
said, 'Ah. we got you, did we?' and {
Johnny said But they didn't as many O.
we-uns get hurt as you-uns ALL? 1t wa,
tit for tat One who first came to me wher
fell on Mission Ridge was John B. Leasure
If he is alive, let me hear from him."
Mrs. Meranda Nash, Skaneateles Falls, N
Y, wants any comrade who knows the
postofice address of Morris Z. Nash, a sol
der OF the late war, to send same to her.