The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-04-14
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
New to Guard Duty,

VIM Spencer, Co. /, 9Th Johns Mills,
Mo-, writes: "Comrade James T. Crooks,
Co /, 49th Ohio, in a recent issue, says be
remembers a little fellow of the 9Th Kan.
called 'Chipmunk, who fell from the stays
on the ship as he came from Texas in 1865.
remember the incident distinctly.
. i now ask Comrade Crooks if he remem-
bers, while the Sth and 49th were camped at
Green Lake, Tex, how jack rabbit got be-
tween the two lines, and was 50 frightened
by the combined yels of the two regiments
that it squatted down and was captured.
. may as well relate my first guard serv-
ice, in the Winter of 1861 The 6th Kan.
was being organized at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, there being several hundred awaiting
arms and equipments At last it came my
turn to go ON guard. Sam Buckley and my
self were the second relief. We had received
our instructions how to challenge the guard
rounds Somewhere near midnight the Off
GERS were making the rounds. When they
approached Buckley he called out, Halt !
Who comes there The answer came,
Grand rounds Said Buckley: Grand
the dickens! / thought it was the third re-
lief. Go hack; you can't cross my beat ,
OF course, he only remembered part of his
instructions and being relieved was upper
most IN his mindl
About the 129th Ohio
Tom Benadum, Lancaster, o, writes: 1.-THE
129th Ohio was organized at Cleveland, Aug.
10, 1863. to serve six months, and on the
same day started for Camp Nelson, KY. On
Aug. 20, the regiment left Camp Nelson for
Cumberland Gap. 1t assisted in the capture
of more than 1000 rebel prisoners, with
large amount of war material of all kinds
The regiment remained at and about the gap,
engaged in fora@ing, scouting, picket duty,
etc, until December, when it was ordered to
move in the direction OF Clinch River, which
was reached the next day at point where
the Knoxville road crosses that stream
''At this point (Black Fox Ford) sharp
engagement was in progress, in which the
command took an active part. From the I'd
to the last OF December, the regiment had
occasional skirmishes with the enemy 1t
was mustered out from March to 10, 1854
Gen. Graham received special honors for
being the only man that stood his ground at
Black Fox Ford. After this engagement /
Observed three Union soldiers partially
buried by the rebels, who had divested them
OF their clothing and even cut the finger off
OF one to get valuable ring"
At Fort Sumter.
o. A. Bussard, Battery Nj, fst Mo. l.. A..
and Merrill's Horse, Marion, O., writes: In
the issue OF The NATIONAL TRIBUNE of
March %. under The American Conflict
occurs several errors which / beg leave to
correct. The statement that tie first rebel
gun opened at Sullvan's Island is wrong: it
was from Fort Johnson. Mai Anderson
did not reply until 20'minutes past o'clock
instead OF o'clock, as in printed statement
Second, as TO the white flag Mai. Anderson
had placed a white flag alongside of the
National colors and that was the cause of
Wigialls visit toSumter Here are WigfalPs
own words as he returned from Sumter and
landed on Morris Island, where stood with
in hearing distance of him.
. The first man | met was in his shirt
sleeves and all powder hegrmed, said Wig
fall Of him | inquired for the commander.
He replied: He stands before YOU. sir.
Why do you continue to fire upon me, sir?"
. When informed him that he had not
pulled down his colors, he declared he would
never pull them down.
'''Then do you surrender. asked T.?
Yes; what more can / do? was the |
'eply.
AS the batteries had become silent by |
his time, said Wigfall, | simply saluted !
uLt lclt Ulin.
Gen. Beauregard, who was at Fort Pinck- |
ley, was sent word, and terms of tapitulation |
we're then arranged, The next day Sunday |
It II O'Clock the garrison fired a salute to the |
I'D flag, which was still flying at the parapet |
yhere it had been nailed by Sergeant named |
IaIt." /
Scattering.
r. Y. Chapman, Des Moines, Iowa, asks
Why veterans OF the 9th Ohio do not write
# their experiences
John w. Hulse, Sth Ind Cav, Okarchee
}. T.. writes that he never sees anything
rom members of his old regiment The Sth !
nd. Cav was with Sherman on the march to
he sea.
Jonathan Crockett, Tekoa, Wash, writes
hat he was with !" Uncle Billy" Sherman
N the march to the sea- He is proud of his
ecOrd
w. II. Buzzell, Co. b, esth ILL.,, Roseburg,
)re., writes: 4 wish TO enter protest
ganst the way Dana and other persons have
written of the battle OF Chickamauga They
ay that we were swept from the field. The
ebels fell back at the same time as our army
lid. This l know, fer | was left alone be-
ween the lines Ii they had not fallen back
would have been taken prisoner We
harged into the Gap"