The National tribune., 1899-08-03
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
THE woUNDING OF FORREST.

THE WOUND1NG OF FORREST.
Frank Fisk, Captain, Co. II. 4th ILL., Cav,
Lincoln. ILL.,. says: Nv. f. Doyle. Adjutant,
18th Ind. in the issue of June %. speaking
of the movements of Wilder'S Brigade,
states that then he went TO Tunnel Hill,
where he had skirmish with Forrest
in which that doughty Confederate Cen
erai was wounded by a shot. The only
other time he was wounded was again by
one of Wilder's Brigade at Ebenezer Church,
Ala, April 1, 1865 The Adjutant is not
correct Gen. Forrest was wounded on
April s, 1862. at Pea Ridge. just back Of the
Shiloh battlefield. by Capt Rock wood, of
Co. r of the 4th Ill. Cav. Forrest made n
charge and he and lockwood rode towards
each other, firing their pistols as they ap-
preached each other. There were some
ONO troops with a part of the 4th Ill. Cav,
and Forrest drove them back temporarily.
In the charge Forrest was wounded in the
hip, and lockwood was wounded under his
arm. His horse was killed, and in falling
fell on lockwood and held him down.
lockwood lay over as though he was dead
and Forrest passed over him. Forrest
went to Memphis to recruit, and told the
people there that he killed the Yankee Cap
tain who shot him. lockwood was dis
abled for some time by the wound.
"The facts of the wounding of Forrest
We're learned at the house where Forrest
had his wound dressed the same day of the
after when the 4th was in Memphis"
HIS FIRST BATTLE.
W. X. Hampton, Co. D, 5th U. s. Cav,
September, 1864, there were 100 recruits
who joined the regiment, then lying at
Berryville, Va, watching for Early to come
down the Valley. Early was camped along
the Opequon, and Sheridan planned an
attack. On the morning of the 10Th our bugle
sounded, and we had orders to march at
once. ltwas about p. m, and we marched
until daylight. Then we were drawn off
the pike into a field on hill overlooking
the railroad bridge across the Opequon.
We were diSmounted and the officers with
glasses surveyed the country, for the
Johnnies had a picket post on the opposite
side Of the river. We were soon mounted
again and divided off into squadrons, the
one that l was in, commanded by Lieut..
Murphy, charging down to the bridge with
drawn sabers. We halted long enough to
draw vOlley from the rebs, then charged
up the hill, and the Johnnies fell back to
their main line behind rail piles. Several
saddles were emptied. The Lieutenant
was shot in the leg. The gallant old Sixth
roughly, driving them back all day until
about 5 o'clock, when the Johnnies had
gotten behind breastworks on the out
skirts of Winchester. The cavalry was
brought up to make a final charge. It was
hot time, but we captured battery just
in front of us with the aid of the others OF
the brigade"
A Sd KY. VETERAN WRITES.
Comrade Jas. T. Skees, Harcourt. KY,
talon, 9th KY. Cav, taking French fur
loughs" and signing petitions. There was
Brevet Lieutenant placed in Co. G, who
was a stranger, and the boys did not like
him, and so they concluded they would get
rid of him. One day there was a petition
circulated in camp headed by the First
Sergeant's name, asking the Lieutenant to
resign. Soon every name in Co. G was
stuck to that famous article, and it handed
to the one it was intended for, who quickly
delivered il to Headquarters. Immedi-
ately orders came for Co. G to be disarmed
and brought to Lieut.-Col. Boyd's tent.
After the company was disarmed it was
marched out and on either side was row
of soldiers with carbines and sabers, who
escorted us to the tent. Col. Boyd then
read the petition and the names, and said
allwhowere forced tosignthe paper ,or did so
unwillingly, to step two PAGES in front, and
two-thirds of them stepped forward. They
were sent to their quarters. Then the
Captain Of the Guard put fence rail on the
shoulder of each one Of the rest, and
marched us to an old field, drilled US and
marched us in circle. The Captain put
two rails on Orderly Hardin's shoulders, as
he was the leader of the gang.
ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN.
E. E. Chapman, U. S. Ram Avenger,
Quincy, Ore, writes: On the 18th of April,
1865, we arrived at Cairo, ILL.,, and saw the
city draped in mourning and learned that
President Lincoln had been assassinated.
make it his business to hunt up Llncoln'S 8
grave and desecrate it. He had no sooner
made the remark than he was attacked by
as many of the crew as could reach him,
and very roughly treated until rescued by
some of the officers. Then he was put in
the brig in double irons and a guard placed
over him. The next morning the bird of
Southern hue had flown to more con-
genial cline. This shows we had traitors
in our midst, hating the cause they pre-
tended to fight for" Comrade Chapman
would like to hear from any of his ship
mates on the Avenger, Sabine, Ossipee or
NarraganSett.
A FALLEN FLAG.
J.W. Homer, Corp'l, Co. c, Goth Ohio,
Louisville, Kan, wonders what his old
comrades that were colOr-guardS would
have done if they had been in his place at
the battle of Jonesboro, Ga. The 69th
Ohio, in the assault, came to a dense thicket
extending the full length of the regiment.
It was compelled to halt, but the Color
Sergeant and private of Co. G pushed on
through the brush to an opening, which
exposed them to the enemy's fire. Both
fell, and the flag lay on the ground unpro-
tected. "Now," Comrade Homer asks,
'was / n coward for not following them? or
did / do my duty by halting with the regi-
ment? After reinforcementS came we
fanked the enemy and got possession of our
flag. On investigation we found that our
brave Color-Sergeant had received II
bullet wounds. This happened between
the famous angle and the railroad"
A MEMENTO OF McPHERSON'S DEATH.
Edward Hiatt, WeStport, Mo-, belonged
to the lost brigade on the Wilson Raid, and
reached Macon, Ga, after 42 days in the
saddle and through mud, worn out. After
a short rest they started on foot with the
ambulance corps of mixed eX-rebS and
Union soldiers and women, for Chatta-
nooga. .'On arriving at Atlanta, after dis
cussing Mcpherson on the way, l went
with some of the boys to the spot where he
fell. 1 pulled a twig of hickory from a
Orderly set him up against this stump.
The twig afterwards made fout penholders. :"
UNDER ONE FLAG.
VIM. Hutchinson, Co. B, 10th N. Y,
Fargo, GeneSee Co., N. Y, says: Il wish to
congratulate DR.. Cannon, of the 9th Ala,
on his recent interesting story of life in the
increasing feeling of unity between the
North and the South. May love OF the
emblem of liberty cement the breach that
was made between them. Ex-Confeder-
ates, may we meet you in loyalty, may we
greet you in charity, and stand shoulder
to shoulder in the defense of the flag that
floats DER the land Of the free and the home