The National tribune., 1897-02-25
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Won q Star for Sheridan.

y. II. Beatty, Coolidge, Kan, writes. Oh
the morning of July l, 1862, 5000 Coined
crate cavalry advanced on Boonviile, MISS,
then held by Col. Philip Sheridan with less
than 900 troopers. The Federal line being
strongly intrenched was able to hold its
ground against this greatly superior force;
but Sheridan, fearful Of being outflanked,
directed young Captain to take portion
of two companies, make rapid detour, and
charge the enemy in the rear, thus making
possible simultaneous and successful at
tack in front.
Sheridan said to him, expect OF your
command the quick and desperate work
usually imposed upon forlOrn hope The
little column halted on bit OF rising
ground, Before them was a brigade OF
cavalry 5000 strong Just for q moment
every cheek was blanched. They only saw
the Stars and Stripes overhead, and knew
that their country's foes were in their front.
They heard the ringing voice of their gal
liant leader ordering the charge, and with a
yell the little troop swept on.
SO sudden and unexpected was the at
| tack, SO desperate the charge, that their
handful of men cut their way through the
heart of whole brigade. Then, in prompt
obedience to the calm command of their Cap
tain, they wheeled, reformed, and charged
again.
"At this opportune moment, while the
Confederates were in confusion, Sheridan's
whole line dashed forward with cheers, and
| the day was won That night 46 of the 92d
men who went out made their eternal biv-
ouac on the field of battle. The Captain
was left for dead, hut this man whose SUBJ
| lime courage and daring leadership gave vic
| tory aud first star to Gen. Phil Sheridan
was Gen. Russell A. Alger, of Detroit"
Cedar Creek.
| w. A. Baldwin, Co. d, 9Th Va, Bon
| Homme, S. D., wants to correct Comrade X.
Hannalord, Co. M, I'd Ohio Cav. He says,
in your issue of Feb. A, that he did not see
any fog that morning If he did not see any
| fog that morning-Oct. 10, 1851 claim be
does not know any thing about the battle. l
took part that day. 1t was so foggy that
we could not see TIVE rods before US, as
my regiment went on the skirmish-llne at
| double-quick and ran into the wagon-train
| and the artillery and the ambulance-train.
| This know to be true. It was long time
after we went on the skirmish-line before
we could see anything in our front. When
the fog lifted the rebs charged and drove US
back"
| Information.
| P. II. Taylor, Co. e, 1st Mimi, Harrison
vile, Mo-, wants to say for the benefit of any
| one who may be interested in the infOrma-
| ton that he witnessed the death in Rich
mond, Va, of the following soldiers while in
prison in July, 1862: Hugh Cassidy, Co. 4,
| 1st MIMI wounds; Horace A. Young, Co.
| Fl, 103d Pa, fever; Samuel Hull, Co. c, 10th
| N Y, wounds; Pat McEntee, Co. II, 18th
| u. s., wounds; Geo. McBroom, Co. A, 18th
Pa. Reserves, wounds Allen G. Noyes, Co.
| G, 10Th Mich, wounds.
/ w. H. Davidson, Co. D, Goth ILL.,, Manson,
Iowa, wants to know the name of the young
man to whom he loaned his cap and coat
while at the upper end of Williams's Cutoff,
in September, 1862 Capt. Frank Bush,
Lieut.. Waugh and Lieut.. Todd assisted me
in boxing up the young man to hide him
from the rebels. He remained there until
we were we'll up the river toward Helena.
l think he was from Maysville, O.
II found him secreted in the cookie burrs
nearly opposite the large raft that lay on
the banks Of the Mississippi. He was hiding
from the rebels, who were after him. There
was squad of rebel soldiers, and Lieuten-
ant came aboard the transport Commercial
and went into every stateroom and upper
and lower decks in search of the young man.
This took place during the general exchange
of prisoners in the month of September,
1862"
Told Of Morgan's Whereabouts.
Charles H. Manning, Co. K, ODD Ohio,
Chattanooga, Tenn, says lie noticed John
| w. Gates article OH Morgan's raid in the
issue of Jan. %. He makes some state
| ments that have aroused my curiosity, and
may be the means of satisfying my mind as
| to who was the lady that gave Gen. Gillem
| 70 ~ IN fho yyho n
John Morgan.
Il was on duty at Third Division, Fourth
Corps cOmmissary, under James r. Carnahan,
and our commissary was opposite where
| Morgan was killed short distance from
there, and ON the main street, was two
story brick known as the Andy Johnson
residence, inhabited by the family McAlls-
ter-mother and two daughters Matte and
| Hannah.
"Our mess at the commissary made
arrangements with the folks to cook for us,
and while there l was told by the mother
and Matte that she (Mattie) was the one
who informed on Morgan. / know that
| they had some acquaintance with Gen. Gill
lem and that Matte visited the family of
| Gillem after the war.
Il have been living in Chattanooga and
suburbs since 1866, and Immediately after
the war lady by the name Of Mrs. Bacon
resided here short time and laid claim to
doing what Miss McAllster claimed"
Pension Agent at Topeka.
E. D. Browning, M. D.. Hospital Steward,
| 18th Mo. Cav, urges Col. John d. Allen,
| Verona Mo-, for Pension Agent at Topeka.
Col. Allen entered the service as a private
| in May, 1861, and came out in 1865 as
Colonel of the 18th Mo. Cav, and in COM
mand of the Fourth Military District of
Missouri. He is man of character and
ability and an earnest G. r. comrade.
Scattering.
J. w. Couard, Reading, Pa, writes: In
your excellent editorial on that gallant old
regiment, the Sd U. S., you mention several
officers of the Sd who also served in the
volunteer army during the rebellion. You
omitted, however, the name of the brave
veteran, Lieut-Col. David A. Griffith, OF
Reading, Pa. Col. Griffith became Second
Lieutenant, Co. B, Md. and d. C. Vols.
mustered Sept. 80, 1847. He engaged in wal
with Mexico, and was wounded by lance
at Jalapa. He was mustered out July Is
184S He was Captain, Co. A, 14th Pa.
mustured April 25, 1861, and assigned to
Fifth Brigade Second Division, Patterson's