The National tribune., 1898-01-13
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
At ,TonasborO'.


The 18th n. Y, 10th and 14th Mich, and
10th and 60th III. composed the First Bri-
gade, Second Division, Fourteenth Corps.
The 10th III. on the right the Goth Ill. in
the center, and the 18th \. Y. on the left,
formed the front line of our brigade as we
charged the battery, which we captured with
its infantry support. My company was on
the right of my regiment and directly in
front of the battery. We reached it first,
and when Gen. Wiseman asked our Colonel
which company captured it, we were given
the credit. We were ordered to take the
captured gun to the rear, which we did,
Death of Gen. Polk.
j. J. Pepper, Co A, 10Th Iowa, Brayton,
Neb., writes: I" think Lieut. r. Cruikshank,
Co. II, 123d n Y, is mistaken regarding the
battery that killed Gen. Polk June 10, 1864.
The Fifteenth Corps lay on the right of the
Seventeenth Corps. Landgraeber's battery
was between the two corps. Crocker's Iowa
Brigade, of which my regiment was part, was
on the right of the Seventeenth Corps, with
my company nearest the battery. Two pa
Founders were used all day. We learned
from prisoners captured June II that Gen.
Polk had been killed. They said Land
graeber's battery fired the she'll"
Addison Tanquary, Corporal, Co. E, 86th
H., Sparland, ILL.,, writes: . | wish to cor
rect A. A. Jones, of Toledo, Iowa, and James
Z. Kelsey, of Lima, H., regarding the sol
diers lost off Cape Hatteras. They were nom
veterans of the 56th H., whose terms had
expired when they reached Goldsboro, and
who were returning home. The steamer
General Lyon burned off Cape Hatteras and
offio Of ba SGth
perished. Among others was Capt. J. G.
Tanquary, who was a relative of mine"
Comrade Small the Man.
George F. Small, Chester, n. H., writes ::
" / enlisted Aug. 29, 1862, to serve three
years, and was discharged June 5, 1865. l
was wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg,
Dec Is, 1862. l see by recent Issue that
someone wanted to know who fred certain
musket-shot that caused great commOtion
among the rebels at Petersburg. / am the
man. / put in two charges of powder, two
bullets, and ramrod / thought from the
soreness of my shoulder afterwards that got
the worst of the shot had been on picket
duty three days and three nights, and was
tired, hungry and cross"
Gnllantry of a Vermont Corporal
Wm. H. Wallace, Co A, 10th VT, West
Barnet Vt, writes: q / was pleased to see a
letter from George Lackie, Co. A, 10th VT, in
the issue Of Dee 2. / remember the writer
well. He says he shot rebel officer off his
horse in our camp just before we went into
line at Cedar Creek. / was within three rods
of Capt. Dewey1s tent when he came out and
ordered the men into line. No rebel officer
was there until we had been driven back.
Then the rebs took all the clothes from our
dead. Capt. l.. d. Thompson, of Co. d.
was killed, and lay near my tent, stripped
of all clothing. | remember Gen. Sheridan
riding up the pike He said to us: Form
around that stand of coiors.'' Form a line as
soon as possible, regardless of your own COM
mand. We will stay in our old camp to-
night. boys
when Billy Mahoney, Color-Sergeant of
the regiment, was killed, Corp'l Parker, of
Co. A, grabbed the colors, and as they fell
the staff was cut by bullet. He stopped
and took shoestring from his shoe and tied
up the broken staff. Then he ran ahead
again, and during the hottest fire of the
enemy the old flag still waved The flag is
now at Montpelier, vt. The same shOestring
is on the staff to-day. just as Corp1 Parker
tied it that eventful day at Cedar Creek"
Fought for the Union >ei
Mrs C. c. Little, Brandon, Fla, writes:
g / saw call in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
some weeks ago for the survivors of the 11th
Mo. and the relatives to write. / wish
they would tell their part in the great con-
fict ,s-c
Il also want to ask other daughters of
veterans if they gave as many of their kin
to the Union as l did. My grandfather Judge
Emerson sent five sons and six sons-in-l law.
My grandfather Rentfro had only one son old
enough to enlist, and he and four sons-in-law
saw service My father and six uncles were
in Co. B, and one great-uncle in Co. nj, 18th
Mo. Cav. One uncle served in the 25th Mo.
and later in the 18th Mo. He was taken
prisoner at Lexington, but later escaped.
Another uncle served in the 9th Mo. Cav,
and three uncles and one great uncle served
in Capt John Grigsby's company, 4eth Mo-
Then had great-uncle i'll the 18th Mo.
He was wounded and captured at Black
River Bridge, Miss Besides, / had four or
five great uncles in Illinois regiments l
had one brother-in-law in the 11th Kan.
Cav, one in the 1st Wis. Cav, two in the
SD Pa, while my husband served on the
U. S. S. Pawpaw."
Scattering.
Laura c. Morse, Canton, Pa, writes: 1
was very glad to see in q recent issue that
steps are being taken to arouse interest in
a proposed monument at Washington to be
erected to the memory of the enlisted men
of the Union army. Such a monument has
long been the desire of my heart, and l shall
give my widows mite to the fund. My
prayers will be that sufficient sum may be
raised to erect the finest monument the world
has ever seen."
The discharge of Henry Dutchen, CO. X,
Goth Ohio, is in the possession of Mrs. Emma
K. Rudolph, 1908 Cypress street, Station d,
Cincinnati, o.
Flag of the Cumberland.
H. P Sherwin, Co. III, 18th Vt, Bristol,
VT, writes: "Comrade f. b. Palmer, of this
town, has in his possession what is claimed
to be the flag that waved over the Cumber-
land when she was sunk by the Merrimac.
1t came into his possession in this way Capt
Alfred L. Rowell, who died here about a
year ago, claimed that it was given him by
a friend of his-an engineer on one Of the
U. S. vessels then lying near Fortress Mon
roe. Capt. ROwell, at the time of the fight,
was in command of the transport Nantasket.
By request of Capt. Rowell, the writer had
some correspondence with Mr.. Herbert, when
Secretary of the Navy. The matter was re-
ferred to Capt. Selfridge. He wrote me that
he carried the flag ashore and left it at Gen.
Mansfeld's Headquarters, and never knew
what became of it. Some comrade either of
the army or navy may be able TO throw some
light on the matter"