The National tribune., 1897-08-05
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.


was discharged in June, 1865. have taken
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for several years,
and 1T is the best OF all. Ny brother Martin
was captured at Chickamauga and taken to
Libby. John Mitchell and Jacob Lieklrt.
of Co. F, 10Th ILL.,, were with my brother
Martin wrote home to father for a box of
provisions. They were TO be sent to Gen.
Merideth at Fort Monroe. The box was de-
layed long time, and before it got there
Martin had been sent 10 Danville and was
dead. Lckart and Mitchell were in q
pretty bad way by the time the box reached
Libby, and when Martins name was called
Mitchell answered TO the name, got the box,
and, he told us afterward it saved his and
Llckarts life"
Medals of Honor.
Milton G.. Guest, Co. B, 36th Wis. Rock
Elm, Wis, writes: In your issue Of July
y, read an article from George B. Gerard,
Go. L, 18th Wis, in which be advocates the
giving of medals to those who served four
years or over. He thinks those who went
out IN 1868 should not be so rewarded, be-
cause they did not see much hard fighting.
| Well, now, under what terrible deusOn
a good many thousands of us old soldiers
have been laboring. We have impressions
| that some of the men who entered the
service in 1863 and 1864 did actually see
some hard fighting in such battles as the
Wilderness, Gettysburg Charlottesville,
Vicksburg, Chickamauga, Lookout Mount
ain. and lots of other battles fought in 1863
and 1864. To be told at this late day that
in 1868 and '64 men did not see any very
hard fighting is indeed revelation.
Was in Andersonville Prison.
Paul Grogger. Co. F, Cd F. Tenn. M't'd
Inf, Leeds, Mo-, writes: / wish to correct
the author OF Andersonville Charley
Huckaby, who is mentioned as being con-
nected with the suffers shop inside the
stockade, did not belong to the Sth Tenn.
lie was a member of my regiment, the I'd
f. Tenn. M'td Inf, and is now living al
Deepwater, Mo.
i was in Andersonyille and remember
the hanging of the Raiders. / knew Curtis,
who caused the stampede by running from
the big gate to the creek. He was Sergeant
of the Floor at Salisbury, and member of a
gang of deserters from our army. / did
not know the fellows had been sent to
AndersonviIie until the day that several Of
them were hung
Logan Was I'm Command.
Frank s. Wells, Co. r. 45th ILL.,, Brunins.
Neb, writes: /" 7 would like to say some
thing to swell the volume of praise that is
being given the memory of Gsn- John A.
Logan. My regiment belonged 10 his dyis-
ion until he was promoted. Well do I
remember his many acts Of bravery, partic-
ularly that at the battle of Champion Hills.
Our regiment took the lead, and as we ad-
vanced in line-0f battle Logan was at the
head. He rode q white horse, and his COM
maud was, Come on, boysH We eheered
and rushed up the steep bill and through
the timber, driving the enemy before us.
Besides, Logan was the soldiers friend in
Congress, and had he lived the veterans
would not now have been begging fos pit
tance TO keep them from the poorhOuse."
Hiram p. Howe, Ontario, Iowa, writes:
Some time ago I saw 4 sketch in The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE of the coolest person
in the face of immediate danger, stating
some facts which tally to gnats heel
with an affray in which I was one of the
participants. The sketch also asked that
any comrade who was present would please
write The incident occurred about Juno
u, 1863, in the Union hospital few miles
below Miliken's Bend, On the Louisiana side
of the Mississippi. Ward N, Fourth Dsvis-
ion, Van Buren, Hospital, was a row Of
tents extending east and west near line
of houses known as Mills Row" One Of
the actors was high rebel officer in dis
guise"
Ohio Cavalry Rosters Incomplete.
Horace Hopkins, Gallon, o., writes 'Ths
roster of the Ohio troops is supposed to be
complete, but in the case of the cavalry it is
not. The 18th Ohio Cav. was in six or eight
engagements of which there is no record,
although the battles were quite important.
We do not want more than our share of the
glory, but we do want credit for wha. We
did.
"The 18th Ohio Cav. was at Cold Harbor,
White House Landing Charles City Cours
House, Weldon Railroad, Hateher's RuD, Sail
or's Creek, and Farmvilie, but no credit is
given in the Ohio roster. The morning Of April
6, 1865, we received orders TO bring IN all
serviceable horses and mules, and succeeded
in capturing Gen. Lees Headquarters train.
The rebels captured Capt. J. III. Stahl, Co. M,
Co. A; William Cotton, and
several others.
"The majority of the regiment were vet
erans, and had seen hard service in other
commands before the 18th Ohio Cav. was
organized. We did not get our horses until
Dec. 1, 1864, and were In all the previous
engagements as infantry. If any comrads
can give better history of the regiment, ID
is requested that he write the Adjutant.
General of Ohio, Columbus"
Wants Important Changes.
HID. Weller, 101st Pa, Orhisonia, Pa,
writes: Il think the act of June y, 1890,
should be so amended rs to give 10 aged and
infirm veterans pension of S16 to $40 per
month. There are thousands of old soldiers,
many of whom were in the army three or four
wears, and received serious and permanent
injuries, who are unable to prove that these
injuries were received iu the service, and
can only get pension OF S12
per month under the act of June q, 1890.
This is very small sum for the support Of
q veteran and his wife.
"The law is also very unjust IN that ii
gives only 50 per month to widows Many
were married before the war. and were left at
home to care for their children while their
husbands were in the army"
Scattering.
Rev. T. J. Hart, New Point, Ind, would
like the following songs: "Remember, sinful
youth, you must die" and Remember, the
time draws near" These songs Rev. Hart
desires for an aged lady, who is fast nearing
the grave.
A. J. Stahler, Steelton, Pa, has the dis
charge papers of James Foster, Co c, 9th
n Cav who died at Middleton n V