The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-17
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
would Eat Them Hiinseif.

tated came strolling toward a transport. In
the remaining hand he was holding three
chickens which he had caught A steward
of one of the boats stepped up to him and
asked whether he would sell the birds The
soldier looked at the chickens for minute,
and then replied: Well no. / had so much
trouble catching the things that / believe I
will eat them myself And off he went,
still carrying the chickens"
Gen. Prentiss at Helena.
John Mclaughlin, Sergeant, Co. b, 35th
Mo, Diagonal, Iowa, writes . l agree with
Comrade Wax, Co f, 29th Iowa, when he
says that no individual regiment saved the
town and the supplies at Helena Ark. All did
| their part. 1t was my understanding at the
| time that Price Holmes, and MarmadHke
| had over Sc, 900 men. Ny memorandum
| says that Gen. Prentiss had 2 700 men re-
| ported for duty on the morning of July 3.
| believe that Gen. Prentiss saved the town by
having every soldier quietly awakened and
placed in the bTeastworl<s at 3 o'clock in the
morning without sound of drum or bugle.
| We thought it nonsense, but when the rebels
drove in the pickets we were thoroughly mad
and ready to fight. 1t was the rebels who
were surprised, not Gen. Pr miss Imet the
General at a soldiers Reunion ut Powell,
Mo-, last September. He marched to the
grounds at the head of the column, refusing
a carriage provided by the committee, saying;
prefer TO march with the boys"
Storming of Marye's Highis.
William II. Wade, Lieutenant. 9TH Mass,
and Adutant Maintien Post, 133 PlainvilIe,
Mass. wishes some comrade to send him the
poem written after the storning of Marye's
Hights. May 3, 1863 The poem begins with
the words: 1.-The Sabbath morn dawned
bright and clear upon the Sd of May"
Comes of a Fighting Family
Jasper y. Kelly, Battery ID, 1st ILL., L. A.,
and Co. A, 115th ILL.,, Edinburg H.. writes
that he saw service in both the Mexican
and civil wars His grandfather served three
years during the War OF 1912, and his great
grandfather was Revolutionary soldier
Comrade Kellys oldest brother enlisted in
July, 1861, and remained in the service until
February, 1866. Another brother served 10
years in the United States Army, while still
another has a record of % years in the Army.
Comrade Kelly enlisted Aug &, 1862, and
served until July 2S, 1865. He was in seven
important battles and three sieges.
An Illinois Veteran Speaks.
d. A. Farnain, Co. E, 10th Ill, Zenobia,
H., says: Il read Jacob Fink's account of
the storming party of May %, 1868. He is
right as far as he went but he did not 60 far
enough The 10th Ill. was in the First Bri-
gade, Second Division, Fifteenth Corps. I
had brother in the storming party, and the
Captain of Co. was in the charge The
18th U. S. was in my brigade. but / do not
know whether they were part of the Storm
ing party or not. We were to follow Gen.
Ransom's Brigade, but we charged over them.
Gen. Ransom was trying to rally his men,
but the fire was too hot. We stayed there
until night, then fell back behind hill,
into II
until after the surrender of Vicksburg. We
then went to Jacksonville, Miss. 1 wish
someone would write correct history of the
22d of May, 1863, and give the regiments in
First Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth
Corps"
Why Don't They Write?
Chas o. Lauterer, Cleveland, o., writes,
81 am reader of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
and would not be without it. Would gladly
travel every day III search of subscribers, but
have rheumatism so bad that | am able to be
on my feet only few hours each day. Yet
my pension was reduced 81, which means
terrible hardship for myself and family. I
have an invalid wife to care for, so you can
imagine what the loss of 81 a month means
to NE.
81 have been reading with great interest,"
what the boys have to say about their regi-
word from my old regiments, the I'D Ohio,
or the 9th Ind. Cav, commanded by Col.
Jackson, which L am sure saw as much hard
fighting rs any other. The regiment was re-
cruited at Indianapolis, and surely some Of
the boys are alive to-day who remember
Charlie the Regimental Orderly, and later
Brigade Orderly. He belonged to Co. NJ,
commanded by Capt. Frazer, very often called
the Flying Dutchman.
j. T. Graham, Co. ID, 18th Ind, PiersOn,
ILL.,, writes that he has heard nothing from
comrades of his regiment. He says: Why
does not someone who is able to do the TegI-
ment justice write history of our part in
putting down the rebellion something about
the siege of Suffolk, Va, the battle of De-
serted Farm, our sojourn with WirZ, our
march up the Shenandoah Valley with Gen.
Shields to Port Republic? L only wish that
could tell our story as | saw it from No 2,
front rank of Co. d, 18th Ind; as Corporal,
Color-Guard and COlOr-Sergeant; as boarder
at Andersonville, or rather from PembertOn
Building, Richmond, May 10, 1864; Ander-
sonville, Savannah, Millen, Blaekshear, and
to Andersonville again until April %, 1865.
Although not known as one of lndlanas tight
ing regiments, l feel sure the 18th Ind. boys
are not ashamed of the part taken by the gall
liant old regiment"
w.
Smith Post, Eseanaba Mich, wants TO know
why members of the old 7th U. s. do not
write. COmrade Walters was First Sergeant
of Co. III, 7th U. S., and served from 1851 TO
1869.
Scattering.
Chas II. Rauert, Captain, Co. F, Tooth n.
Y, Buffalo, n. Y, writes: Il noticed with
great satisfaction the graphic description
Veteran gave of the captureof the blockade
runner Emma by the steamship Arago L
was on the Arago, wounded, and witnessed
the whole affair. On the crossing from Folly
to Morris Island my company was the first
landed Oh Morris Island Gen. Strong was
on the beach, and gave it as his opinion that
Fort Wagner should be taken at once. This
was correct idea because it was not pre-
pared, and would have been taken by sur
prise. The long siege would have been
avoided"
N B. Shifiler, Co. C, 205th Pa, Ramey,
Pa, asks if some comrade can give him the
song of the 205th Pa. He thinks it was writ"
ten by a comrade named Rice.
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