The National tribune., 1897-12-16
ITO be coniinucd)
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
should BE Added to the List.

Should BE Added to the List.
William II. Lawrence Co. NJ, I'd Mass.
Cav. Los GatoS, Cal, writes: " In Col. Fox 5
list Of Union brigade commanders with the
rank of Colonel killed i'll action, as given IN
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY No. ;,
the name of Col. Charles Russell Lowell, I'd
Mass Cav, is omitted. He was killed while
leading a charge on a rebel battery late in
the afternoon at Winchester He had been
wounded while leading n charge earlier in
the day. He was Colonel and Acting Brlga-
dier for over year before he was killed. His
brigade was composed of the I'd Mass, 18th
\. Y, aud 10th n Y. Cav. A brayer man
never lived than Col. Lowell His commits
sion as Brigadier General was on its way to
him when he was killed"
what became of Them?
c. II. Sinsabaugh, 9th n Y. II. A. Cha
tauqua writes: 81 have seen q number of
articles recently concerning Cedar Creek, and
III the issue of Nov. 4 COmrade st. John, Co.
A, Sth Ohio Cav, claims that the 18th Pa
Cav. was IN his brigade. | want to know
where they were engaged on that morning,
and at what time My regiment the 5th
\. y. II. A, was supporting the l4th Pa
Cav. This regiment was on 4 ford IN the
Shenandoah River, and towards morning we
heard one shot ! was on picket post at that
time, and did not hear anything until the adj
vance of the rebels was upon rs.
The Johnnies did not fire, but used their
muskets as clubs. / do not remember hear
ing shot fired on the left wing except that
one at the ford, until the rebels surprised the
Eighth Corps in the tents behind the breast
works. 1t has always been a mystery to me
what became of the 14th Pa. Cav. on that
al harL
support"
The Grierson Raiders.
J. NJ. Vaughan Co. f. 7th Ill. Cav,
Wheaton, H., writes: After a lapse of many
years, | am again reading THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE, and as of yore find it bright and
interesting, especially that part under the
caption of Picket Shots. But in all my read
ing have not found a single line from any
of the 9th Or 9TH Ill. Cav. or a Grierson
Raider. / often wonder how many of the old
Grierson Raiders are living. / have not seen
one since 1866. How vividly comes to mind
the beautiful, balmy morning Of April II,
1868, when Col Grierson, Col Prince, and
Col. Hatch, with the 9th and 7th H. Cav
and I'd Iowa Cav, left the quiet little viii
lage of La Grange, Tenn. On, on, and on,
for 16 long, weary days and nights, over hills
and through swamps, we went, fighting
each day, man and horse 50 weary we could
scarcely move"
Their Average Age.
H. G. Reynolds, Blue Rapids, Kan, has
been studying the Mustered out column,
and finds in 146 instances the age of the conf
rade given. He writes lone comrade was
as years old three, so one, 81 two, % !;
eight, 53 eight, 81 nine, 90 II, 56 five
far1r = f,ra f. l.
five. 81 six, Is eight, Ga six. 65 ; four,
&c six, 81 two, 65; two. 50; two 70 !;
three II two, - two, 73 two, - three
76; four, II ; three, - two 10; four, 50 !;
one, 81 one, 53 one 84 one So one 88 !;
one, 81 one. 81 and one 96 The average
age is about 63 years and seven months
About "a per cent. died before they were 90
years old, and y per cent. of the remainder
before 20 The average age Of surviving vet
Grams is probably now not far from go years. y
Scattering.
Wm Cromie, Co H. 4th L. S. Inf. Lin
coin. Neb., writes Comrade Patrick O'Neal,
Of Washington, ID. C., as follows: . was
very glad TO hear from you through The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE. | served five years
on the Pacific Coast, from 1855 to 1860.
was in the Sheridan fight with the Indians
at the Cascades, Washington. As near as
can recolIect there were only u soldiers
About seven of this number were cavalry
! men. / remember Comrade McManus being
| shot and dying from the effects of the wound
! | also remember Col Wright coming from
! the bockhouse with his command of the 9th
! Inf. to our assistance. We were on the
| Oregon side at the time trying to fight our
way TO the blockhouse."
w. l.. Allison, Waynesburg, Pa, would
! like TO know what Confederate troops took
! part in the raid on Morgantown, w. Va, in
! the Spring Of 1863; their commanders where
they started, route to Morgantown, and route
| of retreat.
Ivan .Jenkyns, Neenah, Mo-, writes Col.
Lyman Bridges. in his article in issue of Nov
4. says the signal for the final charge on
Missionary Ridge on the afternoon of Nov.
%, 1863, was fired by Bridges battery on
Orchard Knob. This is mistake. The
shot was fired from Fort Wood by Battery c.,
Ist Wis. H. A., commanded by Capt John
H. Davis. / was a member of the battery
at that time, and worked one of the guns"
They Wanted to Operate.-Sche.
nectady, n. Y, Nov. 29.-Dr. Peter Fahrney
| fIhicauo Ill Dear Sir tn ,,i va rot, an ;co,