The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-07-01
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along
the Whole Line.

]. E. Walton, Co. /, 30th Ohio, Koleen,
Ind, writes: In the issue of June II j. t.
Booth says l am wrong about Col August
Moore; that he commanded brigade in the
Kanawha Division, etc What brigade did
Col. Moore command in the Kanswha Di-
vision during the campaign of which l
wrote? My recollection is that the division
contained two brigades, and that Col. E. P.
| Scammon commanded the First and Col.
| George Crook the Second, from the time We
| left West Virginia to the battle of South
Mountain. However, Col. Moore may have
| had command Of the Second Brigade during
! part of the campaign. That fact would not
| be good reason for the comrade to take me
| to task
"Now, as to his defense of Capt. r. B.
| Wilson's narrative. / fail to sec wherein
the Captain needed any defense as against
my article. did not criticize the narrative
| for failure to follow the history of each
regiment but simply asked the comrades
for information, and am pleased to note that
several of the comrades Of the old division
| so understood me.
my main object in writing is to enter
my protest against the habit that too many
comrades have of calling someone wrong or
mistaken simply as an introduction to state
ments they desire to make and which do not
! essentially differ from the article they have
so ruthlessly condemned"
Hunting Bushwhackers by Night.
j. M. Baird, Co. d, 18th Ill. MID Inf,
| Almeria, Neb., writes: THE 4th of July,
| 1868, we were at Lancaster, KY. In the
| afternoon we were informed by Col. Robert
| Byrd that the enemy was again raiding good
old Kentucky and he believed we would will
| lingly give up our little celebration and take
the trail of the raiders. In very few min
| utes we were in the saddle, headed for Leb-
anon, where John Morgan was supposed to
be located. We arrived the next forenoon,
| but Morgan had captured Lebanon and
| pushed on to the Ohio River.
"We were not allowed to follow Morgan,
| but about so of our regiment, under COM
mand of Capt Dunn, were started south to
hunt guerriilas along the Cumberland River.
| One dark night we met party in the thick
woods. We could not tell horse from a
man 10 feet away. A parley ensued, and it
was agreed to withdraw 90 PAGES and each
party send forward five men to learn if the
| others were friends or foes. We not only
| withdrew 90 PAGES, but mile to an opening
| in the woods, where we dismounted. At
daylight we advanced boldly, and soon met
| a citizen. He told US there were only five
| men in the other party. They had all es-
capped"
Relic Of the Rebellion.
John O. Winship, Cleveland, o., writes:
awhile Farragut had his feet in Mobile
| Bay the land forces moved to attack Fort
| Spanish. While returning, small detach-
ment Of infantry, commanded by a mounted
| officer, was attacked at Donnelly's Mills, ON
Cowpen Branch, Baldwin County, Ala. The
| Federas were repulsed, and retreated from
Cowpen Branch. The mounted officer was
| in the middle of the shallow creek when
! shot by Confederate sharpshooter, and fell
into the water.
Immediately after the fight the negroes
| in the vicinity started a search. The body
was found and buried. After the war it
| was removed to the cemetery at Mobile. A
year after negro was driving cows over
the creek, when one stepped on the sword.
| 1t was in the scabbard. It is rusty and
badly bent. N. J. Shupe, of Cleveland, now
has it in his possession, and would like to
learn the officers name and whether he has
relatives living"
A Hurried Retreat.
E. Stewart, Co. Z, 1st Wis Cav, North
Loup, Neb., writes: My regiment was at
| Camp Tory, Mo-, in 1862. 1 had been sick
for some time and was in the hospital tent.
did not think / was able to walk step,
but when the cry There come the rebs'
| was given / started for my horse. took
the first one reached. / rode seven miles,
but by that time was so weak could not
| 90 any farther without a saddle. Two
comrades fell back with me while the rest
| went on. Just as / was thinking of dis
mounting, two bushwhackers rode up to US.
Each had fine saddle. One comrade made
a bushwhacker dismount and give me his
saddle. 1t was a very hot day in July. and
| as had lost my hat, the other bushwhacker
gave me large handkerchief to tie over my
head. We then rode on to Bloomfield"
| Tribute to Gen. johnson.
| Jas. Palmer, I'd and 9Th u. s. Cav, Nor
| gan, Fla, writes: Il noticed in your paper
| the death of Gen. r. w. johnson. He was
| Captain of Co. F, I'd q. S. Cav, before the
war was private in that company. /
| believe he was a true, just man. He once
wrote me a very kind letter that touched
| me to the heart"
| Mrs. M. j. G., Healdsburg, Cal, believes
! that Assistant Secretary Davis will do all in
his power to rectify wrongs done the soldiers
| by the late Administration. She is the wife
of a soldier who served his country faith
fully, and lost his all. His pension was cut
down during the Lochren regime.
s. B. Hurlbut, Alluvia, Fla, wants by
mail the song, Mother, is the Battle Over?"
Urban A. Jaycox KeutOn, O., says he was
| born in July, 1858, and in 1868 entered Co.
| A, 10th Ohio, as a drummer. In Co. G he
served his full term of enlistment.
George Mutton, Co. /, 18th Iowa. Webster,
| Kan, referring to III. B. Booths communica-
| ton as to Pleasant Hill, says: "The brigade
that opened the fight was composed of the
| 14th, 9th, 32d Iowa and Oath Mo-, COM
manded by Col. Gilbert, (Shaw's Division.)
| 1t is not known which regiment suffered the
most in the engagement. The 32d Iowa
| may have done so, but all four suffered
| severely"
John Walchely, South Evanston, ILL.,, says
he was one of the storming party at Port
Hudson, and thinks those who participated
ought to have medals.