The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-12-30
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
CoIors First at Roanoke Island.


George p. Hawkes., Lieutenant- Colonel,
2fst Mass. Templeton. Mass, writes 1
read in issue of Noy 20 a short article en-
titled He Carried the Flag, by Comrade f.
G. Plautz, of Hay Springs, Neb. He is cor
rect in saying that he did not take Roanoke
Island alone, but he is not correct in saying
that he planted the first flag on the works
The 2lst Mass, as he says, was there. 1t
was with the 5lst Il. Y. on the right flank of
the rebel works Gen. Reno ordered the
charge The 2lst Mass. and 51st \. Y. i'm
mediately rushed forward. The first flag
raised on the enemys work ks was the State
flag of Massachusetts, borne by Color COrp1
Ethan Blodgett, 21st Mass. The Sergeant
with the National colors fell into a pit dur
ing the charge, and before he could be ex-
tricated the United States flag of the 51st
n. Y. fioated on the parapet beside the State
flag of Massachusetts. Corp1 Blodgett was a
member of Co. A, which | had the honor to
command at that time. He is now living at
Fitzwilliam, n. H.. Will Comrade Plantz
give the regiment to which he belonged?
The Second Brigade wascomposed of the 21st
Mass, 51st n. Y, 51st Pa. and 9th n. j."
Captured Lots of Johnnies.
Samuel J. Moore, Co. F, 7th Ill. Cav, New
Brighton, Pa, writes 1.-THE 7th III. Cav.
was organized at Camp Butler, near Spring
field, and was mustered into service Oct. 13
1861. The regiment was with Gen. Pope at
Island No. 10 and New Madrid. April II it
went up the Tennessee River to Corinth.
Maj Arlington was killed May 8, 1862. We
took the advance in the pursuit of the rebels.
July 81 we marched to Tuscumbia, Ala, and
guarded M. & c. Railroad to Decatur, Ala.
On Sept. l we covered the retreat of the forces
to Iuka, where we had an engagement with
the whole rebel cavalry force. Nov. 26 we
routed 800 rebels under Col Richardson.
Dec 9, 3, q, and 5 we pursued the rebel Gen.
Price.
SAT Water Valley and Springdale we en-
gagged the rebel cavalry with success. At
Coffeeville our cavalry was repulsed with
loss small. Dec Is to 21 we made a raid
from our camp on the Yocknapatalfa to
Oklahoma, Miss, destroyed railroads and Gov
ernment property, returning to Oxford Dec.
80 The distance marched in December was
800 miles Jan. II, 1868, We marched to La
grange, Tenn.
I'm April the regiment went through Mis-
sissippi, destroying q large amount of con-
traband property We arrived at Baton
Rouge, La. May 2, having marched 800
miles and captured over l, 900 prisoners, with
loss of Lieut. Col. Blackburn and II others
killed, wounded and missing. The regiment
co-operated with Gen. Banks in taking Port
Hudson, La, and returned by river to Mem
phis. Tenn July 26, 1868, we had marched
over 5000 miles, and captured about 5000
prisoners since entering the service"
Les Enfants Perdu.
Will L. Welch, Co. A, 23d Mass, Boston,
Mass, writes: In your issue of Dec. 16 r.
B. r., Lieutenant, 4Sth N. Y, says: The
organization known as Les Enfants Perdu
was enlisted in New York City during the
latter part of 1861 and for some reason was
never given a number. They were part OF
Burnside's expedition to Hatteras IN 1861,
and came to Hilton Head, S. c., in 1868.
"Tbis comrade is slightly in error. The
Zouaves that came with Burnside in 1862 to
North Carolina were the D'Epineul Zouaves
(53d N. w. They were in vessel that
took them on at Annapolis, and landed them
again at Annapolis "a days afterward. The
vessel was the bark John Trucks. She was
too deep to get over the bar at Hatteras, and
was ordered back. Their Lieutenant-Co
landed and was killed at Roanoke Island.
saw some of Les Entants Perdu at Hilton
Head in 1868, when there with Fosters
troops"
E. Crockett, Co. H. 65th N. Y. Second
Brigade, First Division, Sixth Corps, writes
"a veteran recently wrote that there was no
fog at Cedar Creek On our part of the line
the fog was so heavy that the rebels advanced
quite close before we could see them. We
drove them back from our front, but when
they attacked our flank we retreated."
C. r. Warfeld, Co. II, 121st Ohio Har-
mans, Md, writes: In your issue of Dec.
2, l see that the Rooster Dick OF Co. + is
claimed to be the fighting chicken of the
regiment. Co. E might have had rooster,
but if 1 understand anything about this
chicken business, Co. III had the fighting
rooster. His name was ''Billie Sherman"
Where he came from and what became of
him do not know. One thing l do know,
that on the morning of the grand review
Ansfeld Green made coop of cracker box,
and / wrote his name on the side with coal
from our camp fire. If Co. Els rooster was
in the review did not know it"
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