The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-10-14
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
Southern Loya1ists.


J. F. Goltry, Russell, Iowa, writes: SIN
Picket Shots ]. B. Duble bfings to mind the
actions of the people of southern Tennessee
and northern Alabama in June 1862, when
the 37th Ind. was On the raid TO Chattanooga
under Gen. NsgIey. The women and chill
dren gathered along our route, welcoming us
as friends the little boys clutched our
clothing, and would trot along by our sides,
10th to let us depart"
James Rosa, Bays Station, o., writes: Z" I
have read j. B. Duble's note in regard to
Southern loyalists. 1 am one of them N.Y.
SELF 1 came near being caught in barrel
in Maryland after deserted from the rebs
in 1863. ! was so full of Unionism, / could
not stay longer. Think of man six feet
tall packed down in cider barrel 43 hours,
waiting for the Yanks to come up I got
through in time to serve 21 months in Co F,
sd Pa. Now, the Pension Department
don't know was in the army. So much
for our loyalty to the Union cause"
Good Union Dog.
D. P. Donnell, ID Iowa, Newburyport,
Mass, writes TO correct a mistake in the
issue Of Sept. 80. Comrade r. L. Highly
served i'll Co. G, I'd Iowa, and not the I'd
Ohio. After the war he went to Caledonia,
O.. where he still lives. Speaking of the
regimental dog, Comrade Donnell says:
remember Tuttle' very well. We named
him after our Colonel, J. M. Tuttle. The
dog was very intelligent; he knew every
man in the old I'd Iowa. He came to the
boys while on picket one dark night down
in Mississippi. He was wounded slightly
with piece of shell in one of the battles,
think at Corinth. He would jump at the
balls as they fell around him. He was a
good Union dog, and had evidently left the
rebels to join the Union soldiers.
Stood by the Guns
G. K Carson, Co. /, 22d H., Sparta, ILL.,,
writes: " In your issue of Sept. 80, Stephen
Tripp, Ottawa, Kan, says man who belonged
to the I'D ILL.,, but was transferred to
Missouri battery, said that the boys of
Houghtaling's Ill. battery abandoned their
guns at Stone River without making any
resistance. Comrade Tripp wants to know
about it. Now, l say it is n slur on as brave
n battery as any in the service. 1t was
attached to Col. Roberts's Brigade of Sheri-
dams Division, and we supported it. l can
testify that they stood by their guns like
heroes until one-half of their horses had
been killed. When our line had to fall back
the infantry was called to help get back the
guns, but they got wedged among the rocks
and cedar trees and had to be left"
Batterymen Didn't Get Medals.
James Maher, Battery B, 4th U. S. Art,
Devall Bluff, Ark, says writer III recent
issue seems TO think that eastern men are
most invariably the recipients for honor
medals The medals have generally falle 10
infantry regiments. / have been a reader of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for years, and /
failed to see where an Eastern battery man
has received medal of honor from 1861 to
'65. / have seen some of the best British
batteries wheeled into battle under whip
and spur at Balaclava, Inkerman, and Sc
bastapol, and served all through the late
war. There are batteries of the Eastern
artillery l know of that / think were the
best in the ebelion-Stewart's, Mink's, and
Paddy Hart's-that never received medals.
The Western comrades can name three West
ern batteries that have never received
medal of honor.
Who Was the Big Chief?
A. r. Drown, Co. M, I'd q. s. Cav, NAL
den, Mass, says: At the time Col. G. A.
Forsyth was corralled by the Indians at Ar
ickaree Fork of the Republican two COM
panies of my regiment were in Gen. Brad
ley's command, and reached the Republican
Sept. % 1868, and went to the relief of Col.
Forsyth. wish to know it any comrade of
my company can inform me of the name of
.he big Chief whose body and scalp we saw
IN the island. If my memory serves me
,right there was string of several round |
pieces of silver confning the hair. have |
llways thought that the body and scalp be- |
onged to Roman Nose. ] remember hearing |
,he scout tell how he rode up to the Indians, |
md how the Indians tried to recover the |
body. Maj. Bailey, in his story of the fight,
,iYes the account of Roman Noses death, |
md also says the Indians had quietly taken
possession of the body in the night. If this