The National tribune., 1901-05-23
PICKET SHOTS
Prom Alert Comrades Along the Whofs
Line.

Prom Alert Comrades Along the Whofs
Line.
THE 14TH IowA,
w @. Ayers, 7th Iowa Cav, Green
City, No.. writes: "a recent issue of Ths
National Tribune contained a brief articls
from &. e. Fitch, Of the old 14th Iowa,
on the battle of Shiloh He saws Cos,
4, y and Q. Of the 14th. were sent to
Fort Randall before the regiment went
South, and did not join the regiment untSi
early In 1853 / would most respectfully
refer him to the reports of the Adjutant-
General. State OF Iowa, wherein hs viii
ind that said companies were consolidated
with the 7th Iowa Cav. in April, 1883.
thereby forming the Sd Battalion, 7th
new company became |, &, L and NJ, in
which regiment they remained until mus
ter-out in May. 1866. John Pattes. Cap.
tain OF Co. A, 18th Iowa, was promoted
Major, which position he held until the
transfer OF the battalion to the 7th Cav,
when he became Lieutenant Colonel Of the
1th. and subsequently Brigadier- General
Of Volunteers. The comrade is perfectly
right in saying Cos. A. B and G OF the
old 18th were sent to Fort Randall, whers
they were ordered early in 1891, but wrong
In thinking they ever returned to the 18th
Iowa"
NEMENTo OF ARMY SERVICE.
f. W. Dace. Co. D, 115th ILL.,. Rush.
vile. ILL.,, writes: I'm issue of March 21
John A. McGregor says he has the pen
that he used while in the army and has
used ever since. | have gold pen that
was presented to me by cOmrade whom
l taught to write while in the army He
sent home to one John Putnam, a lew
eler, of Heardstown, ILL.,, for a gold pen.
When it came the comrade could not use
1t very well, as it was TOO timber, SO he
gave it to me for teaching him. The pen
is as good as ever, but / never use it
as 1t is kept as memento."
AL-oF-HoSoH-MAS.
Maj. S. Fl. Almon. 31st H.. Butte.
Mont, writes: In reading T C. MUIR
phys Sealing Ladders at Vicksburg,
Miss, May %, 1863, in the issue Of
March 81, 1901, see that the noble young
man then, now the old boy, of 1861 to
1860, is too modest to say for his bravery
on that day he was reported to the War
Department in 1892, by his late Captain,
Harry Aimon, for his bravery in making
the crossing of the dead-line on that day,
and received a medal of honor. Murphy
belonged to the 31st ILL.,, and not 3rss
Ind"
A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.
A comrade living at Gentry, Ark,
writes: Gentry is beautifully situated on
he K @. & S. r. R., in the western part
If Benton County. 1t has an altitude of
$50. We have short Winters, mild
,lirnate, pure, soft, sparkling water from
springs and wells. The land west and
iouth of Gentry consists of beautiful roll
ms prairies. On the east is rolling timber
and. Land ranges in price from So to
800 per acre, according to improvements
md amount of fruitbearing. This is the
heart of the fruit-belt, where all kinds OF
'ruit abound. and where the Ozark
Orchard Company has started the largest
orchard in the world. bordering on the cor
)Oration of Gentry.
Gentry is a young town, only about
i've years old, and is gradually growing,
With population of 400 people, who are
Ilways anxious to extend the hand of fei-
owship to all newcomers. There is not
saloon in Benton County. In addition
o our public schools we have the Hendrix
jOllege, which affords good opportunity
or those desiring classical education"
AN OHIO CAvALRYMAN's SWORD.
If the relatives of a soldier named
strickland first name unknownl, an Ohio
Ferry, on Elk River, in Limestone Coun.
y. Ala. during the SOS, will write to
II. B. Wheatley, or 81. D. Cullen, at
Rowland, Ala, they can fin6 his resting
lace and obtain his sword, which was
covered after being about II years in
he river.
SCATTERING.
Earl f. Geer, Marion, N z, writes
hat his father, John Geer, served in Co.
9Stb n. Y. His regiment was organ
sed at Lyons, n. Y, and was mustered
1to the United States service Jan. %,
S62. He served three years, and was
romoted to Corporal. He was offered a
ergeantcy, but refused. He was in the
ollowing engagements: Seige Of York
OWN, April IL to May 4, '62; Williams
grg, May 9, '62; Bottoms Bridge; May Nay
even Pines, May 81, '62; Fair Oaks,
une 1, 80; White Oak Swamp. June 80,
y; Malvern Hill, July 2, '62; Siege OF
'harleston, date forgotten; Fort Darling,
fay II, "a: Drewry's Bluff, May 16. "a;
odd Harbor, June L, 2 and 3, "a; Pc
arsburg and vicinity, June 10 to Sept.
I, "a; Fort Harrison, Sept: %. "a,
hopin's Farm, Sept. %, "a; Fair Oaks,
let. 2S, "a.
Comrade III. S. Rider, Waynesboro, Pa,
as in his possession a sword on which
inscribed: Presented to Col. Robert
[. WHIST by First Lieut.: W. G. Wick.
st Pa. Art, Aug. 10, 1852" The sword
Edward Richardson, Route 1, Peoria,
L., would like Capt. Martin, Co. G, 7th
10. Cav, or Orderly Belle, of the same
,giment, to write their experiences for
he National Tribune.
Comrade o. P. Pierce, Co. A, 18th
i'd. Shoals, Ind, is proud of the record
ade by his regiment. He writes: Tell
lie comrades that we never had to run
ON the Johnnies."
VIM. D. Johnston, Scotch Plains, n. J.,
rites that in the article, "An Adopted
on" issue of April II, the command
entioned was the 9Th N. Y. III. A.
John NJ. MILAN. Adjutant, Gooch Post,
;, Rymer, w. Va, writes: Il wish to
arm whether any Johnny Reb hes my
which was captured, with my
lnpsack, near Winchester, Va, July "a,
,64 1t was dated Feb. IL, 1854, and
ven on account of reinlistment in Bat
ry f, 1st ". Va. L. A.
Darius Vasbinder, Co. d, 105th Pa,
now living at Grove Springs. Mo. He
rived four years in the splendid old
keystone" regiment.
That Brazil Raid.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I would
ie to say a few words in reference to