The National tribune., 1900-03-01
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
WANT TO HEAR FROM THEM


Abraham Forsythc, Co. X. 144th Ohio
Garden, o., would like 10 hear something
from acknowledgment stationed at Hurricane
Bridge. W. Va, in May and juno, 1864
while his regiment was there, who rode Il
yellow or dun horse on the day the bush
whackcrs attacked the ambulance and
supply-wagon on Coal Hill rs they were
going 10 Coalmouth. He rescued the
writer, who was disabled, from the wreck
OF the ambulance and carried him behind Il
house for safety.
W. H. Halbcrt, 18th H., Garner, Ark,
sees nothing from his old regiment, and
Union eX-soldicrs, and condemns the present
method Of treating them by the Pension
Office.
G. +. Born, Gnadenhutten, O., says that
he would like to hear from the Confederate
soldiers on pickct-duty at the railroad cross
June IA, 1863, when Lee was on his way to
Gettysburg. He would like TO tell these
| four cx-J ohnnies how they favored 4 squad
Of Union soldiers that night.
| Daniel Chestnut, 1149 Michigan avenue,
| Columbus, o., would like to know what has
become of Ward Williams, who was with
him in Andcrsonville; he WAS 4 member Of
a Kentucky regiment.
| o. w. Harris, Co +, Sth Iowa Cav,
! LoWrey, Cal, wants to see something from
! the men of his regiment.
w. l.. Sapp, Tumwatcr, Wash, is anxi-
| GUS to see some experiences as told by the
Sd W. Va. They all ought to be readers of
this paper, he says. He is very desirous of
meeting them at the next National Eucamp-
ment, and wants To arrange for a Reunion.
c. III. Adams, Co. ID, 1st Cal. Cav. Mar
bleton, Quebec, Canada, wants To know
what has become Of all the California cav
alrymcn. Some of them he knows could
tell a good story. And where, he asks, is
the fellow who wrote the song they used to
sing, beginning, when the torch of war
was Lighted and our country in a fame?
j. NJ. Gregg, Thurston, Ala, wants TO
read something from the boys Of Co. b.,
18th Ohio, who were captured at Three
Mile Run, near Jacksonville, Fla, OH Jan.
26, 1865, and incarceratcd in Anderson
vile. He likes the attitude of THE Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE on the pension qucS-
ton.
A. w. Larabee. Hoytville Mich, tells
OF stormy trip by soldiers in December,
1862, on The Daniel Webster, bound for
finally at Harlem, n. Y. He thinks "A
good story might be related of that trip.
| He does not say from what point the vessel
started, nor does he give the troops on board.
SCATTERING.
W. H. Shoenberger, Mcleod, Mont,
L
statement that while before Richmond a
| certain Sergeant fought in all the engage
mcnts under Gen. Reynolds, commander
| of the Pennsylvania Reserves. Reynolds,
| he says, did not command the Pennsyl-
vania Reserves until all the fighting there
was done. Gen. George A. Mccall was
! commander until taken prisoner, after the
, battle of New Market Crossroads was
fought; then Gen. Seymour commanded a
| while until Mccall was exchanged. Rey-
nolds did take command afterwards, and
led the Reserves through the battle of
Groveton.
j. w. Fellows, 4th Va, says he captured
Bill Tanner, the bushwhackcr of West
| numerous Union soldiers on the west fork
of the Little Kanawha River. He went
into Tanners camp with 10 others of
| Co +, 4th Va, and got him.
ID. Il. Jacob. Co. ], 65th Ill.,, Dodgeville.
Wis, was much interested i'm reading L. +.
| Beckcr's story about the 104th Ohio at
Franklin, etc. Gen. Adams was mortallv
wounded, he says, not Immediately killed
about 10 o'clock at night about 200 yards
in front Of the Union works. The writer
| was with him and got his belt and revolver
The General did not die until next morning.
w. NJ. Morgan, Sergeant, Battery +, and
Orderly-Sergeant, Battery A, 7th w. Va.
l.. A, Wheeling, w. Va, is convinced that
| the men who do the most howling against
pensions to veterans and their widows and
| orphans are those who did the least in the
defense of their country, or nothing at all
| He says the men of '61-'65 only desire that
the laws made by Congress shall be faith
fully construed. The boys should speak
| at the polls against any men who are not
willing to exert themselves 10 have this
done.