The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-12-20
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line,
WHO KNOWS THIS FAMILY?

WHO KNOWS THIS FAMILY?
T.. L. Smith, Postmaster, Lewis, Kan,
writes: Il wish to solicit your valuable
service in finding legal heirs to small es-
tate left by an old comrade, Samuel
Blakesley, who enlisted as Corporal, Co. g,
sd H., at Geneva, ILL.,, Sept. %, 1861, and
was discharged at Camp Benton, St.
stoned for many years at 50 per month,
certificate No. 990,555. He has children
living and had been heard TO mention the
home of 4 daughter in Minnesota. He
also had sons. He was originally from
New York State, and talked about Herki-
mer County. He was about ~ years of
age. He died at the Soldiers Home in
Dodge City, Feb. "a, 1899.
GOING TO TIE WAR.
B. Gum, Co. A, Goth Ind, Petersburg,
\. D., regrets that he sees nothing from
his comrades. They were in it, three
years, lacking about 10 days. He recalls
incidents of Co. AS leaving of the home
County and the GOd-speeds they got from
the loyal women of their families, the first
long march, the camping in Sibley tents,
and the free mixing of army rations with
the good things sent from the as yet not
far away homes. Experiences of recruits
in camp, the drilling, the cOmical adjust
ment of the new uniforms, and getting
ready to be soldiers, the comrade tells
about in an interesting manner, as well as
the election of the officers and the final
moves just before they started sure enough
for the front. They marched through the
city of Evansville with colors flying and
drums beating and cheers from the spec
tators and at last they were off.
BATTLE OF FRANKLIN.
James \. Herrick Correctionyille, Iowa,
nit &C
a sketch of the Battle of Franklin. L was
there and speak from experience. L be-
longed to Co. +, Seth Ill. l corrobOrate
the statement made by the cOmrade of the
44th Ill. As he states, the blood was
shoe-mouth deep in the trenches, and the
dead lay in threes and fours. 1t was
Opdycke's Brigade that made that bloody
counter-charge, the First Brigade of the
Second Division, Fourth Corps. L saw
four dead in one pile. i saw prisoner,
who told me his company lost 2S men out
of 30, and L believe it, for we stood 13
men deep on the firing line, the rear ranks
loading for the front ranks to fire. The
battle ragged from 4 o'clock p. m. until 10,
and when darkness came the head log was |
one solid blaze of fire from end to end. |
The line was a semi-circle of about one I
and Il quarter miles, with the Harpeth |
River in the rear. If any of Co. q. Seth |
ILL.,, see this they will please write"
THE GOTH PA. AT ANrIETAM.
NJ. V. B. Davis, Secretary, Doth Pa,
care Col. A. ]. Sellers, Samaritan Hospi- |
tai, Philadelphia, Pa, writes: "Antietam |
was the bloodiest one-day battle of the |
civil war, and the Goth Pa. Association, |
Col. A. ]. Sellers, at its recent Reunion, |
appointed a committee to mark the spot |
where the regiment fought. The commit |
tee was composed of George w. Devinny, |
J. FL. White and Charles Breyer. This |
has completed its labors and |
sent to Gen. q. r. Carmen, Sharpsburg, |
Nd, of the Battlefield Association, three |
lacguered muskets, which are to form a
stack, suspended from the apex of which |
will be camp kettle, on which is painted
IN the front a Union and Confederate sol
der, with their heads together, lighting
from each Others pipes, with the words
above in scroll, Let US have peace and