The National tribune., 1899-07-06
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
A REcONNOISSA


Line.
A RECONNAISSANCE.
j; n. Hazard. Co. ID, 18th Ohio, Deer
held, ", in answer TO the request of COM
rade Brsdt for an account of a reconnois-
sa6ce by the Third Brigade. Van Cleve's
Division, Sept. 13, 1863, saws: "srhe brigade
was composed of the 10Th Ohio, 10th KY, and
S6ti Ind, and was commanded by Brig
Gen. Samuel Beatty. On Sept. Ii we lay
at Gordon's Mills. We We're ordered to
drive back and, if possible, ascertain the
strength of our enemy, who was greatly
annoying our pckets. We We're supported
on one flank by Minty's cavalry and on the
other by Wilder's mounted infantry. We
drove the enemy before us for some dis
tance until we came to the top of a hill at the
edge of the woods. Below us was the
enemy, our position Offering us no pro-
lection whatever. Two pieces of Drury's
81 Wis. battery took n position about 40 feet
IN the rear OF Co. h of our regiment, and COM
menced firing. About p. m. one of the
enemys solid shot struck in its descent a
comrade, James Foster, crushing both
legs. 1t struck the ground, and, rising,
caught Samuel Moore in the side, crushing
his ribs and breaking his back. These
two comrades died about sunset The
rebels were so well hidden by the timber
that our gunnerS could not get the range.
Capt. Drury, with his usual bravery, or
reckiessness, rode down beyond the Skin
mlSherS in order to locate the enemy'S
guns, and was shot across the abdomen.
He dismounted and walked back, leading
his horse. He was rather corpulent, and
remarked that it was no credit to the person
who shot him, as any one could have hit
MN IN the same place."
KILLED AT APPoMATTOX.
Matthew Park, Co. E, I'd Ohio Cav,
Dunbridge, o., claims that a Sergeant
OF Co. b, I'd Ohio Cav, was the last man
killed in battle in the Army of the Potomac.
Comrade Park says: Our cavalry was sent
out early on the morning of the 9th on a
skirmish. About o'clock Gen. Sheridan
and his staff rode in front of us, and we
received word that Gen. Lee had offered to
surrender to Gen. Grant. We dismounted,
tied our horses, and were having 'iollifica-
ton when detachment of rebel cavalry
swooped down upon us. We were soon
in our saddles and charging them. We
drove them back almost onto their artillery
and a solid wall of infantry. The Ser
geant of Co. B rushed ahead right onto the
riddled with bullets. just then a flag of
truce appeared upon the scene and put an
end to the strife"
j. C. McCleery, Co n, SD Pa, Bradford,
Pa. says that among the killed at Appo-
mattox was young man by the name of
Law, who belonged to the 14Sth Pa. He
was not a cavalryman, but a mounted
Orderly. 1t was said by some that he was
killed by the last shot fired. He had a
brother who was a musician in the same
regiment. Comrade McCleery thinks he
can find comrade who knew relatives Of
these two brothers.
PRAISE FOR WISCONSIN BATTERY.
J. W. Roberts, Corporal, Co. D, 10th
Ohio, Millersburg, ILL.,, in reply to the re-
quest of Comrade Bradt for an account of a
reconnaissance by the Third Brigade, Van
Cleve's Division, Crittenden's Corps, on
Sept. 13, 1853, says: Our brigade was sent
enemys pcstOn Ne to dreSe hs Cone
federate outposts and skirmishers until
they refused to go any farther. The Sd
Wis. battery, Capt. Bradley, was with us,
and OF great assistance. We went out
about five miles in front of the battery,
which was firing over us, while the rebels
responded, wounding two of our men, Jas.
Foster and Samuel Moore, so severely that
they died within a few hours. That night
we fell back to Lee and Gordon's Mill, and
buried our brave comrades on the bank OF
was recognized as being among the best we
had. One week later it was among those
who suffered so severely in the great strug-
gle for Chattanooga. May its heroic deeds
be long remembered by the American Re.
public"
TWO CAPTURED BATTERIES.
Henry NJ. Mcfarland, Corporal, Co. G.,
the regiments claiming to have captured the
battery at Jonesboro, Ca, Sept. 1, 1854, are
correct. According to his diary the battery
was taken by the 18th ILL.,, Second Brigade,
Second Division, Fourteenth Corps. He
says: I'VE were formed in cornfield about
3 O'Clock p. m, about 300 yards from a
rebel battery, and we're ordered to charge
We captured four guns.
/ wish to say that there were
two four-grn batteries taken at Jones'
%ha + l. ~f 1<.v, <al-
by the 18th Ill. being the one on the right.
The 18th N. Y. Zouaves, First Brigade.
were on our left. Thirteen men were killed
and % were wounded"
THE HORN BRIGADE"
John H. Campbell, Co. G., s9th ILL.,, Pine
Grove, states that j. W. Miller, Co. C, 49th
was member of Willich's Brigade, as the
49th Pa. was not in the First Brigade.
HE is wrong again" says Comrade Camp
bell, when he says that the 32d Ind. was in
with the 10th Ohio in support, the
the S9th Ill. The 32d Ind. and the S9th III.
formed the right of the old Brigade while
the 18th and the 10th Ohio formed the left.
We were reorganiZed at Chattanooga, and
by the addition of four regi-
ments, the 25th and 35th ILL.,, Sth Kan, and
18th Wis. The original four regiments re-
tanned their old formation, and were drilled
by the bugle. Our regiment was known
and recognized, both in the Union and
rebel armies, as the Horn Brigade"
TIMBER JIM'S'' IDENTITY.
VIM. Burge, Lisbon, Iowa, member Of
Co. K, 11th Iowa, says he lately read an
article relative to the identification of
Comrade Timber Jim They enlisted
from the same neighborhood, Timber Jim
in the 18th Iowa. They were
together in Andersonville prison. He
says: HE was known by no other name
than Timber Jim while at Andersonville.
He was a prisoner about % months. He
bore the appellation of Timber Jim before
he entered the army, and he was none
other than Vincent Stephens, of st. Ed
ward, Neb."
THE REBEL ARMY. ---z
John McAnally, Captain, 155th N. Y,
claims the statement that there were only
500, 900 men in the Confederate army is
wrong. He states that while going from
Baltimore to Fort Monroe, about April
1863, he discussed the war question with
Col. Wilkerson, Sth Miss, one of a number
If captured Confederate officers who were
going to Fort Monroe to be exchanged.
Sol. Wilkerson claimed the Confederate
army had 4O0, 900 men, and that they were
MIRO To win The cOmrade saws. with