The National tribune., 1897-08-19
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
Vivid and Interesting.


Fl. G. Wetherel, Co +. 96th \. Y. Canyon
City, Colo, writes: Il think Comrads
AcEiroy's 'Andersonville' the most vivid
and interesting have ever read. He takes
mp every phase of prison life and explains 10
to finish.
:" He says of the capture Of the Plymouth
Pilgrims that they had always done garrison
duty. But the State of Pennsylvania never
sent out better soldiers than the S5th, 10ist,
and 103d. We were bricaded with them
for a long time and they all did good service
on the Peninsula a3d in the North Carolina
raid. The 103d Pa. left one-third their
number on the field at kinstOn. n. C.. Dec.
Ia, 1862, and yet they won. All honor to
Pennsylvania boys"
Caught the Raider Curtis.
Andrew Harper, Henderson, Okla, claims
ne was the man who stopped Curtis, the
Raider, when be broke away from the hang
ing party at Andersonville and ran for the
swamp. Harper says ne was sitting near
the other side cutting up rations for his de-
tachment. He saw Curtis coming and
stopped him rs he came out of the mire.
Then he was taken back. The writer was
captured ut Resaea, and visited other rebel
prisons besides AndersonvilIe.
Under Lincoin's First Call.
K. C. Rankin, Captain, Co. E, 7th Ohio
Cav, writes: Having seen from time to time
parties asking the survivors of Lineoln's frst
call for 10000 troops to give names and ad-
dress, will say / was mustered out First
Lieutenant of Ohio infantry July 9, 1861,
having enlisted April 13, 1861, and the COM
pany was accepted by Gov. Dennison April
Is, 1861. / re-enlisted for the three-years
service July 9, 1861 in the 4th Ohio Cav,
was commissioned First Lieutenant in the
9TH Ohio Cav, Aug. 20, 1862, and mustered
out at Nashville, Tenn, Captain, July 4,
1865.
w. II. H., Yakey. Co. D. 31st Ohio, Stew
ardson, Ill, says he was one of those who
enlisted under the first call for troops he
heartily indorses the recently made PROPOSE
ton to give the first $4,000 who went out a
medal of honor.
Their "Lovs for Virginia."
G. E. Bradley, Spencer, " T., writes:
when we crossed the Rappahannock at
Franklin's Crossing in Dec, 1862, we found
near by fine stone house, built after the
old English manor style, and large grove
on all sides of it except that toward the
river In May, 1868, we had a battery posted
in that grove, and the rebels made it hot for
the artillerymen and the supporting regi-
ment, ana luey OlO not stay. Inc I'D ". Y.
took their place and stayed until after the
last shot was fired. After things became
quiet and the fighting turned from the left
to the right we had chance to look abont.
The old house had been burned ont, but the
walls stood, and on them was written, with
piece of charcoal, This is monument to
North Cardinals troops love for Virginia
Who knows about this?"
Scattering.
FL. f. Christy, Co. c, 11th Pa Reserves,
Escondido, Cal, says that G. AR. men pride
themselves on the fact that they are organ
lied to help each other, but he fears that
sometimes the comrades Of the Order DO not
do all they might in special instances lie
says letters of inquiry from one comrade to
another which could be answered with little
or no trouble are often left unheeded.
Every c0mrade should make an extra
effort to answer every communication in
regard to another comrade, whether or NOS
return postage is inclosed."
F. Z. Hodges, 18th Me-, Copperville, n. H.,
says that when he thinks of the abuse heaped
on the veterans by the soldier-hating press,
and the suffering caused by the unjust
rulings in pension matters bY the late Ad-
nlinistration, he could shoulder his gun and
go out and fight about it. Who of these
howlers would go through what we did, and
then say Sl2 month or less was pension
enough for hIm?"