The National tribune., 1900-12-27
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
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THE WOOD SQUAD AT FLORENCE.
Hugh J. Creighton, 18th Ohio. 1881 W
9Th St, Anderson, Ind. writes: AT
| Florence, S. c., during the Winter of 1864
| there was n wood squad Each five mel
had to carry one cord of wood from the
swamp for the stockade, for which they
| received one pint of cornmeal, extra, and
anything they could steal or trade for on
the outside; all having to go in the stock.
ade at night. i had command of the
squad, my duty being to call the roll and
see the wood was piled straight. l would
be glad to hear from any of the men. The
| following comrades composed the squad
A. S. Clyne, 63d n. Y: W. ID. Kinser
Sth Iowa Cav; A. Vending. 18th Reg
ulars; j. Murray, J2d ILL.,: S. Waller, 9th
Wis; A. Simpson, 43d Ind: S. Foster
J. White, S5th \. Y; ID. Hugh, 18th Pa
Cav; NJ. Miller. Sth Iowa Cav; A Dow,
ney, 4th Mass. Cav; NJ. Doran, sd Ne.
NJ. Nodine, 10th n. Y; +. Silk. 4tl
Mass. Cav; Z Hall, LIST Mich; F. Nc,
Coly, 9Th U. s.; C. Babcock, organiza,
ton not known; e. $. Wilson, 4th \. Y.
VIM. Rodeck, 41st Ohio; VIM. StuItz, 24tl,
n. Y; j. l.. Clifford, 9Th Ind. Cav; j.
York, Sd Pa. Cav: +. Casey, I'd n. Y;
S. Brown, 101st Pa; J. Sheridan, 4th
Ky. Cav: Il. Kinney. 1O1st Iowa; n.
Funk, 10th Conn; III. +. Kurtz. Doth
Ohio; S. Mutstar, 45th Ohio; A. Jordan,
S5th n. Y; n. Hill, 9th Long Island; n.
Watson, 18th n. Y. Cav; l. Sawville, 4th
Pa. Reserve Corps; H. Lynch 18th Mass;
G. Haner. S5th n. Y; III. Lindsay, 33d
Mass; N Brown, S5th n. y: G. B.. Coo,
35th n. Y: J. p. Willis. 21st ILL.,; II.
Boone, DIST ILL.,: A. Wiley. 18th ILL.,: j. NJ.
Folin, 10Th ILL.,; NJ. Gallagher. Sd Iowa
Cav; A. Reece. Sth Kan: g. Fields, 10th
U. s.; II. Powers, 10th Conn; j. Cum
minis, 18th H.; $. l.. Palmer, Sd Wis.
Art; p. Kelly, 4th n. II.
WITH OPDYCKE's BRIGADE AT FRANKLIN
I. X. Merrifeld, 1920 Locust St, st.
Louis, Mo, writes: Il was a member of
Co. G, SSth H.. in Opdycke's Brigade, at
the battle of Franklin, Tenn. Comrade
Castles statement is correct. | captured
two of the flags he mentions as being cap
tured by the brigade-one the regimental
flag of the LIST Mo. The other hcadquar-
ter flag OF Gen. FetherstOne."
KNEW GEN. RICE.
VIM. C. II. Bowman, Co. d, ID Mo.
Cav. Merrill's Horse), Centerville, Wash,
writes: Il see request from the friends
of Gen. Rice, commanding the First Bril-
gade, Second Division, Sixteenth Corps,
for any soldier knowing anything of his
TIoNAL TRIBUNE. l was with Gen. Rice,
or, rather, on the march with him to Cam
don, Ark. He was wounded in the face
at Little Missouri, and, being advised to
leave the field, refused, saying his
wound was but flesh one. He was
again wounded, this time mortally, at Sa-
line River"
Abram Van Clone, Co. Fl, Tooth N Y,
Dandy, N. Y, writes that he would like
to hear from First Brigade, Second Di-
vision, Ninth Corps, particularly the Tooth
N. Y. boys, through THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE. This regiment took part in all the
campaigns of the Army of the. Potomac,
and has a splendid record. COmrade Van
Clone went out in 1862, and served to the
close of the war. He was wounded three
times.
SCATTERING.
G. w. Bryant, Commander, G. A. r.
Post, Sards, Tenn, writes: "Owen Sulli-
van was an Irishman and Union soldier,
killed in 80 or '63, and buried in Saga
nav Valley, Tenn. ] was asked to have
this printed in The National Tribune by
an ex-Confederate, who was an eye-wit-
ness to the killing. He says Sullivan
probably was from Pennsylvania. Any