The National tribune., 1901-01-31
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
CORINTH AND IUKA.

those eventfui days covering the battles
of Iuka and Corinth, With the preliminary
movements thereto, as we'll as the fact
that Comradc Raum was a fighter of the
old school and among those wounded at
Corinth. In his article above referred TO,
on page |, ne quotes the 9TH Iowa as the
51st, and Capt. Henry NJ. Neil as in com
mand of Battery NJ, LIST Mo. l.. A., where
as Lieut. J. w. McMurray was its com
mander. Capt. A. NJ Powell was ut the
time Chief of Artillery of Hamlton's Di-
vision and later promoted Lieutenant
Colonel of the writer's organization, the
LIST Mo. l.. 4. Lieut.. Henry NJ. Neil was
in command Of the 18th Ohio Battery l..
A., Capt Sands being on leave. A ma
jOrity Of the veterans would rejoice TO
have Comrade William Mckinley appoint
Comradc Raum to the position of Com
missioner of Pensions. He was generally
admitted to have given the greatest sntiS-
faction of any who served the veterans
and the Government from the inception
of the pension laws granting bounty
for honorable service rendered the coun
try and the flag i'll time of danger. In
addition, as Il matter Of fact, the 18th
Ohio Battery casualties at the battle of
luka were the largest of any single battle
in battery in the history of warfare,
numbering 30 out Of about 100 men.
J. G. Ralston, Co. q, Add Ohio. Stcu-
benville, o., writes: Il have read with
interest the battle of Corinth by Gen.
Raum. | think for brief sketch it is
excellent, and am very much obliged to
him for writing the history. | was in
Stanley's Division. We were at Robinett.
Although n private i thought at that time
and think the same today, that had Price
held ROsecrans in front, which he could
have done by only exposing his skirmish-
ers, and have marched Van Dorm around
81,
Union army before the day was half gone
and not lost near as many men as he did
in making t!tc assaults on the right and
on the left at Robinctt. Had they sent
Col. Rodgers with his brigade or division
around with half the determination of
getting into Corinth that they had when
he was carrying that rag and leading lis
men TO his death, things. to my mind
would have been very different. Their
ing the advantage will remain a mystery
to me-
GETTING INTO THE LINES.
J. r. Yoes, Co. ID, 1st Ark. Cav. Ma
pie Grove, Mo-, writes: II believe | was
in the second party that left northwestern
Arkansas for the Union lines. We had
been lying out in the mountains n few
days, and on June 10, 1862, started for
the Union lines Mt Cassvilc. Mo-, travel
ing after night. We rot along well until
we were about ~ miles north of Fayette-
vile. Near the Fitzgerald Mountain the
rebels got after us. capturing three of our
number, there being - of us. Three got
lost from the main party, returning home
among them the writer. The third day
| got in with another party of 10. We
started from Wcstfork, went by the way
of Vanwinkle mill, thence to the Pea
Ridge battle-ground. We had gone but d
few miles from there north when we met
the Union advance guard going south.
One Of their number turned back, and
meeting the main body of troops informed
them we were coming. We stopped for
lunch, and while eating the UniOnists
came in sight All commenced shouting
forgetting we were hungry and feeling We
were safe. We took our time. went on
to Cassvilc, then II miles distant. There
| met my dear old father and others who
had got through safely. On Jhne % /
enlisted in Co. ID, LIST Ark. Cav, served
three years and two months. and was dis
charged Aug. %, 1860. OF those - that
six are left. X. Yoes, Jacob Yocs. Riley
Center. A. y. Center, Alexander Rober
son and Meredith Loftin Tor Lofterl.'
AN EXPERIENCE AT SHILOH.
Wesley A. Howard, Co. q, 72d Ohio.
Elgin, ILL.,. tells of being at Shiloh and of
assisting Licut.-Col Garfield who was
wounded in the first part of the fight
when taken off the field. After taking TO
the wagons some of the guns of the men
who were carrying wounded he rode on
Canlield'S horse TO another part of the
field, and found Garfield lyin,; alone on
q litter. He demonstrated with some men
near, and finally. he believes, they started
off with the Licutenant-Culonel toward
the river. He succeeded i'll turning over TO
the authorities the horse. weapons and
some other trappings of Garfield, which
he had managed To hang Oh to. He tells
Of various experiences on the field. lie
had been separated from his regiment
during the battle. lie finally found him
self on Il boat, and was made To 60 to
Mound City with the sick and wounded.
although he was trying to locate his rcgi-
ment. He went into the hospital and
finally got out. He found afterwards that
he was marked as Il dcscrter, and Col.
Garfield helped him TO get his discharge
FROM ONE NHo WAS AT FRANKLIN.
W. X. Copeland, Waterloo, Ind, Co.
G., Tooth Ohio, writes: IL would like TO
know how Capt. Henry \. Castle is SO
well Informed III regard to those troops
that left the works ut Franklin, Tenn.
on Nov. 80, 1864. | was there on the
line, ana perhaps saw more than Capt.
Castle, and perhaps was in more battles
than he was in, and | do not like to be
ccnsurcd as running and being green
troops. We had enlisted in August. 1862.
and were III the siege of Knoxville and
the Atlanta campaign. Gen. Schofield was
always ut the front with his boys. Yet
we are called green troops. it is stated,
and that if it had not been for Opdycke's
Brigade Schofield would have lost his
whole army. Capt. Castle does not state
where he was. Comrades of the Tooth
Ohio 10Th Ohio, 111th Ohio and 18th
Ky, rise and explain how long you were
in service. | think if Gen. Riley were here
to give his account of his brigade of the |
Twenty-third Corps, Capt. Castle would |
hear something drop that would surprise |
him."
CoMRADE HOPKINS GETS THE MEDAL.
+. G. Storey, Boston. Mass, in a com
munication of recent date, told of his pos
session of a West Virginia medal or badge |
Comrade Storey noted the communications |
Of Comrades Harding, Co. *. 18th w. Va, |
and Hager, Co. X, 4th w. Va, as to the |
meaning and ownership of the same. He |
says: Il have also received two letters re- |
garding the same, one from a young lady |
in Newark, o., saying her father had one |
Of the badges described, and one from |
ii. G. Hopkins, Co. B, Cd W. |
Va. Cav, IrOnton, D. L also received |
letter from the latter, with an affidavit |
from a Probate Judge identifying him as |
the individual described, also a postal |