The National tribune., 1901-04-04
PICEET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
H line.
HUMANITY IN WAR.


Tenn, Nov. 30. 1854, when we had such ter
! rible work to hold Hood in check. In the
night the last hof MS left the line Oh
sklrmishers and 'rereated across the river
for Nashville, not even having our wound
cd all removed. AS, we came to the river
there was a wounded soldier lying close
to the road and bridge, begging and pray
ing for someone to help him across. /
heard him quite while before | got to
him, as our progress crossing was some
| what slow. l made up my mind If the sol
der did not get help to cross before L got
| to him i would make an effort to get him
over. We were about all of us tagged
out: in fact, don't believe l ever was so
tired in my life. l was sound, and stout
and rugged then, but it seemed as If
| could just move. But | could not pass the
comrade, for his safety was just across
| the river and it was impossible for him to
| get across without help, as he was shot
| in the hip. He was still begging when
got up to him. / asked him If he could
carry my gun, as l did not want to leave
it, for | expected to have to use it be-
| fore we got to Nashville. The comrade
said yes. l flung the gun-strap over his
shoulders as l helped him up. By that
| time had gotten quite behind, so L told
him if he could stand it ard could hold to
my neck | would carry him. / picked up
1 this comrade and never in all my life did
| find so heavy lump as he was before
| got across. When l let him down he
went wild over what l had done. We
| gave each other our names and regiments,
but | only know that he belonged to an
| Ohio regiment. If he got out all right
and is still alive, and should see this, l
would be pleased to hear from him."
f. 0. Neil, Co. T., SSth Pa, Alitchells
| Mills, Pa, writes: Il helped back a COM
| rade shot in the ankle from Dabney's
Mills battle ground late in the evening of
Feb. &. 1865. / would he glad to know
L q st.
carried him back, met First Division,
Sixth Corps, on way back. ely
SHORT AND SHARP.
Horace Baker. Co. *, Sth Wis, Wealth
erford, Tex, writes: AT the fight at
Fredericktown, Mo-, Oct. u, 1861, the en-
emy were lying in ambush and would have
surprised our fierce had it not been for an
old black negro, who rushed out of the
corntield, and warned Col. Caslin, of the
3Sth ILL.,, in command, who Immediately
ordered us to throw the rail fence, file
left from line into the cornfield. We rush
ed on to the rebels, and routed them in
few minutes. Comrades of the old Sth
Wis, 21st, SD, and 3Sth H., those 400
Hoosier Cavalry, Hawkins Missouri In
dependent Cavalry, and other regiments
that were in that battle, let us find that
old darkey and build him a monument, or
buy him brass watch. Let us hear from
Sco. w hSAS oAS JOo AiO"
scALING-LADpERs USED.
James e. Twipame, Battery NJ, 1st Mo.
l.. A., indianapolis, Ind, writes: Just
word to verify COmrade III. O'NeiPs state
ment. Scaling-ladders were used at the
in front of Fort Hills l belonged to Bat
terry NJ, 1st Mo. L. a, Capt. A. NJ.
Powell. Our battery was stationed to the
left, or south of the jackson road, right
opposite Fort HILL -L2gan's headquarters
tent was on the ridge, with the battery on
the 18th Corps. Here Capt. Powell was
promoted to Colonel and chief of McPher
sons staff, but remained with the battery
during the siege.
This seems to have been an important
point, for Grant, Sherman, Mcpherson
and Logan were with us every day and
every night until We became well acquaint- !
ed with them. In the several assaults on
May %, 1863, there was a detail of four
men, if | remember rightly, sent from the |
battery with hammers and rat-tail files
to spike the guns. They succeeded in |
spiking two of these guns, but had to
retreat. We were on the hill and had a
good view of the charge, and | remember
the scaling-laddersl well. At that point, / |
think, the rebel breast-works wefe about |
10 feet high" SOL
AT FRANKLIN. 30 -
A. A. Jones, Sth Tenn, writes: 81 no |
tice Comrade Copeland's communication |
on Franklin, and can indorse the same, ex-
cept the error as to the 11th Ohio being |
in the comrades brigade. The brigade |
was composed of the Tooth and 10th |
Ohio, and 18th and 10th KY, and the Sth |
Tenn, and belonged to the Twenty third |
Corps. All the above regiments We're old |
troops who had seen service in Kentucky, |
Tennessee and Georgia, and were with |
Sherman from first to last during the !
campaign from Rocky Face to Atlanta, |
and the return to Tennessee. The new |
troops Capt. Ii. A. Castle speaks of were |
on our right, at Franklin, just across the |
Franklin and Columbia Pike, in front of |
Opdyckes brigade, and when our lines |
were assaulted by the enemy, the above |
troops being new gave way, giving the |
rebels the advantage of our flank, causing |
the Tooth and 104th Ohio to fall back; |
but, with the assistance of the rest of the |
brigade, laying III reserve, we retook the |
works and saved the day at Franklin"
A YANK UP TREE.
B. II. Trip, Co. T, 9TH Wis, Marcus,
Ia, writes: Il was once talking with a |
Confederate soldier, and he said that the !
finest shot he saw during the war was |
fired by battery that his regiment was |
supporting at Fredericksburg. After the |
repulse of our troops he saw a Yank |
climb up tree near the brick house used |
as headquarters. 1t was quite long shot, |
but one of the guns began to fire at him, |
and after q few shots knocked him whirl- |
ing When / told him, L was that Yank,' |
he was very much surprised, for he had |
always believed the Yank was shot all |
to pieces.
Il wanted to see my regiment make n |
change, and as | was detached at head |
quarters, could not go down to the left |
where they were. Headquarters were at |
this brick house. The smoke of battle |
hung so thick | could see but a little way, |
but by going up the tree | knew l could |
see down through the smoke; so went up |
as high as L could climb
Soon after reaching the top Of the tree |
a shot or shell came through the tree. | |
looked over toward the rebel lines, but |
the smoke hid everything, and as / could |
not see them l supposed they could not |
see me. Another shot came through the |
top Of the tree, then another and another !
Thinking they were not fired at me, took |
but little notice Of, them, but was watch |
ing my regiment about half-mile away |
to the left. Enz
"All at once something happened. A |
sound like thunder- stunned and deafened |
me. was envelpped in a cloud of smoke, |
my hat was forced down over my eyes,
and it seemed as il swarm Of bees was |
about to settle on my head. This was |
proof enough that. the rebels saw me, and, |
not wishing to have them waste lot of |
good ammunitior,,' j lost no time in get
ting To fhe ground = -