The National tribune., 1897-04-29
PICKET, SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along
the Whole Line.

II. N. Lambert, Co. A, 1st Ala. Cav,
Haley's, Ala, writing Of the death Of Gen.
Mcpherson, says: II was acting rs Orderly
that day for Brig. Gen. Fuller, commanding
the Fourth Division. Sixteenth Corps. This
division was ordered to cross the railroad In
| support of the extreme left flank, With two
batteries, 14th Ohio and I'd U. s., tho latter
commanded by Lieut.. Murry. The infantry
stacked arms, and the 14th Ohio battery took
It's position on little mound near by, while
hurry with his battery went up to the main
line. All were in an open field.
I'VE were surprised near the middle Of
the day by firing on the pickets on our left
'front.'. which soon developed desperate
effort by Gen. Hardee to cross the field, which
| he would have done had it not been for the
| noble work OF the battery. After several un-
successful efforts the enemy were driven into
| the woods and we held the ground. Lieut..
hurry was dispatched to our relief.
II was ordered to meet the battery short
distance from the field, and direct it to leave
the main road and take shelter under cover
of the underground. l left the open field
| In few minutes after seeing Mcpherson go
| in the same direction, he being on the main
road and I on a by-path. When within a
| few steps of the road discovered that the
battery had passed aud halted with Gen.
| Mcpherson. Before / had time to speak to
hurry was surprised by volley of shots
| red ut the General and battery. Iretreated
| into the field.
"A staff officer came dashing in, followed
by the Generals horse. / soon learned that
squad of rebels, Ga in number, had done
the deed. They had about the same time
captured q young man by the name of An
drews, of my regiment, also acting as Orderly.
They made pilot of him. He Crashed the
opportunity to direct them into the Yankee
lines and all were captured.
Important papers and field-gass be-
longing to Gen. Mcpherson were taken from
the prisoners His feld-glass strap was cut
by the bullet that killed him. 1t has been
said that the General was killed by man
of the same name. He was killed when the
volley was fred, 80 that no one could tell
who fired the shot,"
| Recalls an Army Incident.
/ Comrade S. A. Mcneil, 31st Ohio, Column
bus, writes (" In your issue of April Is ap-
peared a notice of the death of DR.. L. r.
| Yates, Of Hiawatha, Kan, which brought TO
my mind an incident Of the early days of the
| war.
| "In the Winter of 1861 and '62, Gen.
| Thomas's forces were gathering at Somerset,
| KY, just prior to the battle of Mill Springs
The 31st Ohio was marching from Camp
Dick Robinson south, toward the Cumber-
land River, to join the brigade
| The regiment reached Stanford at night
in a drencbing rain. The wagons with our
camp equpage we're far in the rear. Col.
| Walker asked the citizens to open the
churches that his men might have shelter
| for the night. In one of the churches services
| were being held, but the minister reluc-
! family dismissed the congregation, and part
of the regiment marched inside and camped
Tor the night. The remaining companies
| marched to another church building, which
was closed. 1850
After some delay young man appeared
| with the key. He unlocked the door, and
| for come time he watched us cur0usy as we
| made our preparations for the night. That
young man was Dr.tL r. Yates, afterwards
of the 9th KY. Cav"
Asonuy's Escape.
r. Salisbury. Co. A, LIST N. Y. Dragons,
Center Road S alton, Pa, writes: while
we were near Suffolk, Va, Comrade Leget,
who had been placed on picket duty, became
sleepy and sat down on a pile of rails.
While he slept the grand rounds came and
| stopped little back OF his post. The Ser
geaut went forward. aud taking hold Of his
collar gave him shake, saying Wake up!
The grand rounds are right herep Com
rade Leget replied, ! was not asleep
"The officer in charge Of the grand rounds
called: Sergeant, what's the matter there ,
~ found this young man sleeping
"' No, sir; was not asleep. / thought
saw something out there to the front near
those low trees explained the picket. l
| had sat down to the better look under those
branches and did not notice the Sergeant
until he got to me-
1.-THE officer said to see what was there.
Comrade Leget went toward the trees, and
just then large dog jumped out aud ran off
barking. And that saved the sentry"
Gen. Grant Commanded.
John Bateson, American Fork, Utah,
writes: / wss member Of the first squad
that Gen. Grant commanded during the
rebellion. We were then at the Light Guard
Armory, In Springfield, Ill. have never
seen anything of it in print. From what /
can learn am the only survivor Of that
squad of 10 men,"
Scattering.
VIM. Metcalf, Madison, y. D., sending us
club of subscribers, writes to learn if COM
| rades of Co. d, 3D. Wis. Cav, remember
Leroy Dcllmatter. He may have been
mustered out of Co. l, same regiment. His
| present location Ia desired.
John G. Jones, Yoakum, Tex, has a
hunting case silver watch engraved with
the name Of "De Witt G. Underwood, Go.
G, 15Oth N. T. s. Vols" He would like to
hear from owner or relatives.
J. b. Tapley, Chicago, ILL.,, says he sees
nothing from Battery l., Goth H., and the
| 9Th Ohio. He wants some of them to write.
Xavier Pecquet, Sainte Marie, H., says:
Justice has never been done TO the fight
ing Fourth Division OF the Seventeenth Corps
! (Hurbut's old divison) at Atlanta, July %.
Please stir up some good writer of that OK
cellent fighting division, which formed tho
extreme left of the army, rs Sherman called
| IL, the left in The air. The division was
attacked from the front and rear, and held
| its own until night"
Alfonso J. Helmuth, Go. =, 159th Chic,
Covina Cal, wants the "boys" of his regi-
mept to tell what part they took in the bat
| tie of Monocacy. He wants to hear by let
| ter from members of Co. b.