The National tribune., 1899-04-20
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
Bombardment of Charleston.

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| Charles w. Babcock, Yates, Mich, who
during the war belonged to the Sd Iowa, writes
II was taken prisoner at Atlanta. Ga, July 81,
1864, at the time our beloved Gen. Mcpherson
was killed, for whom it is said Gen. Grant
shed tears / was hustled along with some
| 200 others to the s.ockadc prison of Ander-
sOnville, where, after being kept some months.
with some hundreds of others was put on
box cars and hustled toward Savannah,
Ga, being told that we were to he exchanged.
We arrived at Savannah, the guards were
doubled, and we were carried to Charleston,
S. c., and placed in the jail-yard with about
| 200 others, the Jail being full of Union
officers We were kept under the fire OF
Gen. GillmOre's guns, as he bOmbarded
Charleston; but the General knew where he
was throwing his shells, and none Of the
officers or men were killed. that the rebels had
placed in various parts of the city to keep
Gen Gilmore from shelling them. After
some weeks we were marched from the jail
yard, and camped on the racecOurse north OF
the city"
Incidents of a ForaEinE Expedition.
George Sciford, 1st Mo- Eng's, Charter
Oak, Iowa, writes that while his regiment
were encamped at Pocahontas. Tenn, there
were detailed 26 men with 10 teams TO get
forage. 1--WE came to the house of a planter
who had the corn sent for, filled the wagons.
and were returning, when at the crossing OF
Muddy Creek Bridge the rebels came in our
rear. A sharp fight ensued. AS the advance
guard, mounted, returned across the bridge
and went at the Johnnies, the horse of Bill
Clark went so fast that it fell and broke its
neck, and Bill had his ankle mashed. The
rebels ran Solomon Street 90 close he jumped
off his horse and over fence and got away.
The seven other men managed to capture two
prisoners, however, and get back safely, and
the rebs were beaten of"
Who Knows This iOmcer?
Fl. W. Day, Herman, n. Y, writes: I'm
my efforts to obtain historic sketches of the
battles in the Shenandoah Valley, l have
been made acquainted with the following,
which does seem as though great neglect
had been allowed to exist, and that beyond
all reason; Miss X. II. Early, lady OF
Lynchburg, Va, giving me the information.
At Appomattox there fell a Union officer,
supposed to he Major, whose remains were
originally buried in lonely field near that
last battle-ground. Ladies of c. S. A. having
removed all Confederate bodies to n little
rise of ground overlooking the field. also
removed this officers body, and buried it at
the left, being the nineteenth m line. re-
| quest has been made that our Union Organi-
zatious aid them by giving white marble
slab. to be erected at the head of this grave.
Certainly commendable request. But !
desire to inquire the reason why someone
long prior to this has not given this matter
attention. There was sharp cavalry skir-
mish in the morning Mt this point, and the
officer was, doubtless, of the cavalry. What
troop or command lost an officer there, with
all the opportunities Of regaining the body,
but failed to do so?"
]. W. Miller, Co. c, 49Ih Pa, Webber,
Kan, says he was a member of Willich's
Brigade. Hazen's Brigade was to the left OF
Willich's, he says, when the order came tO
take the rebel works. When they got there
they found they would not be able to hold
them, so, on they pushed he says, and when the
company arrived on the Ridge two cannon
had been captured. Some of the 18th Ohio
and few of the S9th Ill. boys were around
the pieces. He says if the boys will think a
minute the 32d Ind was in the advance,
with the 10th Ohio in support, and the 18th
Ohio III advance, with the seth Ill. in sup
port.
| Mcbrlde, CO ii, lDth MICH, uranu maven,
Mich, writes: 'In your issue of Feb. 3. in
Fighting Them Over Mr.. Charles Chandler,
in relating his experience in the mountains OF
Alabama. and while at Gen. Corse's Head
quarters says that his regiment was a men,
ber Of Corse's Brigade, Fourth Division, Fif-
teenth Corps; that William Harrow COM
manded the division. This latter statement
is questioned. Gen. Hugh Ewing was in
command of the Fourth Division, and led it
into the fights at Tunnel Hill and Mission
Ridge. Chandler belonged to fighting regi-
ment, and there was none better in that famous
old corps, but he has forgotten that Harrow
came with his Patomic Horse after that
time"