The National tribune., 1900-04-12
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
DURING THE SEVEN DAYS"

j. A. Shumaker,. Co. A, 10th Pa, Mil
roy, Pc, served for three Years in the Army
OF the Potomac and had splendid record.
He gives some stirring "reminiscences of
engagements in which he participated,
especially during the Seven Days before
/ Richmond. He says that on June 29 the
! army fought nj Savage Station, then
moved through White Oak Swamp. On
| the morning of the Both the rebel artillery
opened in full force. o. A large portion of the
| army had halted for the night as soon as they
crossed the stream. That morning there
was lively hustling to get out Of range.
| Lines Of battle, however, were soon NOV
ing. Artillery We're taking positions,
wagons We're in motion and running into
each others way, officers We're disputing
for the right of way. and there was n tur-
from the right, probably mile. to take
position in line Of battle" The writer's
Captain was sick, the First Lieutenant on
HaucOck's staff. and the Orderly-Snrgcant
with others had been taken prisoner the
day before. In forming line OF battle it
seemed almost impossible to hold together
under the shcllinG they were getting.
Some rebel cavalry charged into them.
Charles McC. Nathan, Il Corporal, took
command Of the company, and the writer
courage the holding Of the line. They
got it in shape, and the position was held
all day. The Colonel of the regiment
was to and fro. commanding his men to
hold on, and lie came to the writer's com
pany, spoke kindly words to him, and
But the Colonel later was wounded and
left the regiment, and the writcr was also
wounded. Other officers came into the
regiment and the company, and he never
got the commission. He wishes he might
get some official recognition Of this service.
Andrews, Co. A, 49th Pa, whom wounded
he took off the field at Spottsylvania. He
also has the discharge OF Matthew r.
Shumakcr. Co. X. 205th Pa.
SCATTERING.
Charles A. Loveless, Graysport, Miss,
writes: IL have in my possession sword,
taken from dead Union Captain during
the war. 1t bears the name Of Capt. r. c.
FIournoy on the hilt | think it was at
would like to correspond with any of the
relatives of this Captain if this should be
read by them. There is no mark of any
he belonged"
Iowa, writes: Il wonder who there is
left OF the boys who were in Ward No. 4,
Jefferson Hospital Jeifersonville, Ind,
at any time between May, '63, and May
"a. Would like to hear from some of
them.
A comrade from Tallapoosa Ga, writes
to us that there is a good opening for a
comrade there to run a small shoe shop and
do repairing business. The place is small,
but the citizens are chiefly Northern people.
Correspondence had better be had with the
Postmaster of that place concerning the
subject.
VIM. S. Cray, U. S. Signal Corps, 18th
A. G. ID. c., wants some of his former com
rades to write some of their experiences to
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w. II. Calder, Co a, 24th Iowa, Nine
being at Cedar Creele,siand being engaged
in cooking his breakfast when the camp was
startled by "A shell flying over it. He tells |
of the confusion that followed from the
rush of the rebels, and his own lively ex-
periences, and of beingwounded in the hip, |
and finally of Sheridan's arrival and the |
glorious victory that followed.
B. Rushton, 18th Iowa, unlonvlile, Mo, |
in reply TO a recent article, says that none
of the Fifteenth CoTiS was engaged at
Champion's Hill on,Aay 16, 1863 The
thirteenth and Seventh Corps fought that
two cannon of Wadt6ils Alabama Battery, |
and the flag Of the 31sf Ala.
w. e. Gilling, 4thoU ;. Art, Camden,
N j., says in a res:ept article the state
1nent was made that, the l4th Iowa stirren-
dered. Up to December, 1861, seven com
panies of the 4th Art garrisoncd Fort
Randall, Oak. In the Fail part of them
left for the East, going down the river on u |
steamboat Three companies of the 18th |
Iowa later went to Randall, SO there were |
but seven companies at Shiloh.
Any comrade knowing the name and
address OF the Secretary OF the 32d n. Y
will confer favor by sending the same 10
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Comrade VIM. Simmons, Historian of
the National Association Of Naval Vet |
Grams, wants name and address of ship |
civil war.
W. II. Ellis, Co. L, 18th Ky. Cav, and |
II. ID. Smith, Co. G, 1st Mass. Cav, are |
located at the gold camp at Turret, Colo.
This camp is only three years old but these |
comrades believe it will rival the famous
Cripple Creek mines.