The National tribune., 1898-07-21
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Lime.
Tho Captains Joke.

Josiah Sheldon, Lennox, S. D., writes: 81
| was member of Co. G, 18th Iowa Cav, organ.
lied at Mt. Pleasant Iowa. in 1851. / won
der if the boys refhemFer an affair at Mem
phis in the Summer of 1864, while the COM
pany was on duty in the city as mounted
provost guards. The mpnotony Of camp life
was occasionally relieved, by something out Of
the ordinary passtimes of camp life.
THE particularimatter l refer to was On O
night when show of SOME kind was on the
boards The boys'i had agreed TO 60 on the
sly and not let theCaptain know it; so, after
taps, they got away so. easily they thought
Capt. Warren Beckwith was outwitted
About midnight he came around to the tent
of the writer, who, by the way, was cock in
Mess 8, and finding ailDf the rest gone, gave
them surprise in the morning after roll-cail
by ordering them to the corral, where the
bailed hay and grain-sacks were stored, and
had them make bull-pen OF the hay and
sacks Of grain. There he turned them in
and kept them for two days. OF course, they
had to perform their camp duties, such as
grooming, feeding and watering their horses,
and were relieved to go to their meals The
cooks had to attend to their duties, and 50
escaped the prison. Each cook had his car
bine, with instructions from the Captain to
shoot at any head that showed above the
works. OF course, no heads were seem"
Good Words.
Charles H. s. Reinert, Quakertown, Pa,
writes: "Headley's Great Rebellion re-
eeived a few days ago and are very acceptable.
They are worth more than twice the subscrip-
tion price of the paper. If the public only
knew what benefit such paper is to the
home, / am sure they would save the quarters
and halves that are spent for trash, as l call
it, and subscribe for THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE. Long may it live and proclaim
Liberty and Peace. / only wish that I were
an able-bodied man, and could shoulder a
gun and help Remember the Maine /
think no man can show his love of country
and home better than by enlisting. Ny
father, Henry Reinert, was one Of the boys of
81. have brother in the 9th Pa, and if
the Government would accept my services I
would to-day leave my trade to protect and
defend my country and fag''
- Scattering.
r. F. Enlow, Co. L. Sd Tenn. Cav, Maud,
Ala, writes: I weuh like to read letters
from some of the Cahaba Prison BOYS.
Why dont't some of the Sd Tenn Cav, 102d
OHIO, or 18th Mich. write? l was in the
-prlfoOil WLeH Tue water iTOiu the flfcr covered
The floor two and half feet deep. This
lasted several days, and we had to wade
around | think this occurred in the month
Of February, 1866"
George Webber, Co.. c, 9th U. S., KeIat,
KY, writes: Il see that Comrade p. Nc
! Donald, Co. ii. 18th U. s., wanted to cor
rect my mistakes about the Fort Kearny
massacre. / still say it was after dark when
the bodies came into the fort He says that
Iahout $3.50 O'Clock he went out after the
bodies and returned at 4:30 O'Clock. He could
not make the trip in 80 short a time.
He says that there was not an Indian to be
seen while he was 1oadtng the bodies. lie
wants to know About the Aug. 2 fight.
We'll, it was between The fort and the Pinery.
Lieut. Jennes and Private Doyle, Of Co. c.
were killed Comrade Oscar Hamilton, also
Iof Co. II, writes that tkey went out with
four wagons after the dead, and put 40 in
a wagon. There were 81 killed. He saws
that he got back with ske dead at 3 O'Clock.
He also says somethinSahout burning grass
and 1000 Indians, and The further states that
next morning 100 men ,yent out and brought
back the remaining. boSstes. If four wagons
were taken the presioat, day, and 40 bodies
iplac&d in two Of them, why the necessity o.
This second trip?n SD
Lewis Dowd, ClihtopI Falls, Mimi, say.
the boys of the 1st MINI. ought to writ,
some war experiences Tor The NATIONAL
ITRIBUNE