The National tribune., 1899-02-09
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.

Harvey Payne, Co. A, 10th Tenn. Cav.
Hot Springs, S. D., writes: In recent in
stallment of Nurse and Spy is an anecdot,
of the death of William Rowland, who. aftel
being forced in the rebel army, deserted, anG
| on being rccaptured was shot by the rebels.
81 was an eyewitness to the murder O
| William Rowland, standing not more thar
three rods from the head of the grave during
| his execution ] heard what he had to say
and one thing that many thousand peopt
| learned from William Rowland hat day wa:
that, his trust being in God. he was not afraid
| to die. He told the rebels that they could
| take this life from him, but that God would
give him life they could not take
3. S. Philbrick. Co. B, 9th Mich, Ho
| quiam, Wash. writes: " note n controversy
over the composition Of the Second Brigade,
First Division, Ninth Corps. The comrades
are wrong in saying the I'd and Goth Mich.
were in that brigade at muster-out at close
of the war. The 2d. 9Th, 18th, Goth and
9th Mich comprise d the First Brigade, First
Division. at the close of the war; Gen. o. 4.
Wilcox commanding It was known as the
Michigan Brigade, and was mostly armed
with the Spencer seven-shot rifles. Look
at the records. comrades; be sure you are
right, then go ahead The brigadcs of this
and the other divisions were frequently re-
organized. whica, probably is the cause Of the
comrades confnsiOn.n
John Trunk. Cleveland, Tenn, writes
"This town bears memories of war time for
the veteran. 1t was a very important point;
a junction Of two railroads for the benefit OF
the armies that operated here from 1861 to
1865. AT this place was the famous copper
mill operated by the Confederate Govern
ment, but Gems. Bird and Wilder, with their
commands, came to town and made short work
Of it, setting it Oh fire and destroying it. So
after that the rebels got no more copper there
to make percussion caps. The two large
forts that were built on the hill are still in
good condition, and are visited nearly every
day.
Oliver Davis, Co. X, Tooth o. S. C. l., St.
John. Kan, writes: "Will some of the COM
rades tell about the fight at Nashville, Dec.
Is and 16, 1864? l was in that engagement
from beginning to end, but my memory is
very short. My regiment was commanded
by Maj. C0llinsford, of the Tooth U. S. G. L."
F. w. Stein, Co. G, 44ih Ind, Los Angeles,
CAL, writes: II see that Comrade w. l..
Kester, OF Co. II, roth H., claims that his
regiment captured the two pieces Of artillery
called Lady Buckner' and Lady Breckin-
A"SS3 ou "AiSSsoaA hNiSc HAVE lcSu Ocu.
w. b. Hazen's Memoirs Of Military Service,
in which he claims that his brigade was the
first OH the Ridge, and that the Sd battalion,
composed of tue lst Ohio and the Odd KY,
were the troops that were first on the Ridge.
(see page 1867 There we're no Illinois troops
in Hazen's Brigade, and the only Indiana
regiment in the brigade at that time was the
9th. The Secretary of the 44th Ind organi-
cation is Frank w. Willis, Waterloo, Ind
J. V. Pownall, Co. +, g20th Ind, Fulton,
Ind, writes: AT the battle of Chicka-
manga, my regiment, the 29th Ind, formed
III line-of-battle on the morning of Sept. 10.
in the rear of the 18th u. s., relieving that
regiment. When they moved out they left
one OF their line officers lying badly wound
ed. He begged MS to carry him to the rear,
and out Of range of the rebel bullets
Lieut. Mcdonald detailed the writer and
three other comrades to carry him to the
rear. We went too far to the right, when
the rebels charged and drove our line back.
We saw our men giving way. One of the
bearers dropped his end Of the pup-tent and
ran, and the wounded man fell. We were.
of course, compelled to leave him to the
mercy of the rebels Does any comrade
know who he was and what ever became OF
him?D