The National tribune., 1901-01-10
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
HANOVER COURT HOUSE.


Years VS.. Two Hours by w. J. Adams,
Co. c, nth " Y, Mason, Mich. l take
exception To quite Il number of his state
ments regarding the battle OF Hanover
Court House.
About the latter part of May, 1862,
we left camp, near GaineS'S Mills, and
proceeded south toward Hanover Court
House. We heard cannon firing in that
direction We started off at a double
quick. and went about six miles without
stopping. | must say that l was entirely
out of breath when we got there, so tired
could hardly stand on my feet.
Our brigade was composed of the cd
Pa. 18th \. V, 18th Mich. and the 9th
Mass, all Irish boys, and as good soldiers
as ever lived so far as courage Is con-
cerned. and in the use of the bayonet I'M
rivaled; in the use of the rifle we had bet
ter men, but that was not our Irish boys
fault.
Now the crow l have to pick with
Comrade Adams is as TO who captured
the 800 rebels in the timber. He says
the 44th \. Y. ] say, and i think there
are enough men living to prove II, that
it was the 9th Mass. | don't know why
we had no skirmishers out unless our go
ing dOube-Quick prevented it. We passed
on the Eoad running south; to the left was
Il stone fence about two feet high, with
rails staked on the top of it. Now, back
of this stone fence lay Il regiment of rcb-
els. and their cOlOrs low, for once. as we
could observe nothing Of them until the
rear of our brigade came up-thc 9Th
Mass. Then the rebels rose and fired a
vollcy into the 9th Mass. But the Irish
boys fired into the woods. 1t sounded
like Smelling corn, only a little louder; af-
ter which they, the 9th Mass. jumped the
fence and charged through that piece of
timber, and when they came back they
had $40 rebel prisoners.
Now, mind you, it is not the fifth \.
! V. but the 9th Mass, who are entitled
to the honor of the capture Of those pris-
oners. | know we belonged to MOrclPs
Division and the Fifth Corps. | shall he
surprised if the 9th boys don't come 10
the front now, since the ball is opened.
| The 9th Mass. had the finest set of base
| ball players | ever saw"
SCATTERING.
DR.. ]. L. Morrow, Delphi, Ind. wishes
the song entitled "Old Shanty.' The G.
\. r. intend to produce it in costume ut
festival if a copy can be secured. Com
rade Morrow believes that the poem was
| printed in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE some
years ago. ...
A. G. McMurphy, I'd Ind. Cav, would
| like TO hear from members of the regi
ment through THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
He was with the command from start to
| finish, remembers the fight at GuntOwn
and other battles Of the 9TH Ind. Cav, but
has seen nothing in print from its mem
| bers.
! L. W. Renean, Floyd, Tex, wants to
hear through THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
from some of the boys of Co. Il, 9th Ky.
Cav, who volunteered Dec. 10, 1864, to
burn the Altamaha River bridge, south of
| Savannah.
Comrade p. Bennett, Battery +, LIST w.
| Va. l.. A, Fadis, w. Va, would like to
hear from loyal West Virginians through
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Comrade T. II. Evans, 1910 S St, n.
w, Washington, ID. c., would like TO
hear from comrades of cd Pa. and 1O5th
Pa.
Aaron ]. Bell, Co. H, 4th N. Y, Ruth
erfordton, n. c., writes: ~ cannot do
without The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, so send
1t along for another year. love it be-
| cause it is fighting for the rights of the
men who saved the Nation"
+. d. Brown, of the 141st n. Y, Wood
hull, y. Y, says all his comrades are not
dead, as some So answered at the roll
call at their Reunion, at Painted Post,
Sept. II, 1900, and he wants to hear in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE from some of
them. He says he is sure they did their
share in putting down the rebellion.
w. W. King, Lewistown, Mo-, says
that we now have a safe Republican
House and Senate, with a comrade in the
White House, so that we should all pull
together for a service pension. He writes:
I'VE have heretofore pulled like balky
team, and the disscnsion in our own ranks
has encouraged our enemies No bill can
give satisfaction to all, so | propose that
the faithful friend of the soldier, The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, prepare bill, and
that we lay aside everything else and
work with one mind for that"
S. A. Justice, 125th Ohio, Strykcr, O.,
wants to hear from some of the comrades
of the Sd Ky.
f. II. Best, Commander Post 90 G. A.
r., JohnstOwn, Pa, says he has u badge,
lost in the G. A. Il. meeting at that place
on Oct. Z. Badge marked go. g, 10th
Pa. Vol. Cav" Owner can have same
upon application.
VI. Blodget, Sinnamahoning, Pa, says
he has several hundred copies of a poem
printed at Raleigh, n. c., just after the
war relating to an incident in his com
pany. Any of his old comrades of the
203d Pa. can have copies by sending him
a two-cent stamp.
Mrs Laura Sherman Remage, Jen-
nings, La, has the discharge Of Randolph
III. Walters, Co. +, 9TH Iowa. He or his
family can have same upon application.
John Il. Potter, White Oaks, y. NJ,
wants some comrade to send him the song
fHlllltu JOHN l1dGEelsOH. II II Il 'SOutn-
ern song. Beginning John HARRISON,
John HARRISON, you are a curious crea-
ture; you have given to this cruel war a
new and curious feature"
Lewis Hart, Camden, n. J., wants to
hear through The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
from some Of the officers Of the colored
| troops, especially the 41st and Julius A.
Stewart, Adjutant of the 10Th, while in
Texas. He says he thinks they all did
their share in helping Grant get Lee out
Of the bitches at Petersburg.
Nelson Purcell, Co. e, 9th Ind, Cum
back, Ind, tells about his regiment, which
ne says went in in 1861, and had for its
| Colonel, Silas Colgrove, and for Lieuten-
ant-COlonel, A. ]. Harrison. The regiment
participated in many hard-fought battles
and marched many hundreds Of miles.
Many good men lost their lives for the
Union. There are cnly a few of Co. Il
left, and he would appreciate an occa-
sional letter from them.
G. S. Little, 1856 Greenwich St, New
York, writes that he recently found in
stateroom of the steamer Manitou, on
Lake Michigan, a medal marked "A.
hleinhaus, Co. X, 1880 Regt. o. V. l.,
Sd Brig, I'd Div" ON one side, and on
the reverse, Mustered out at Salisbury,
n. c., July II, 1863" The owner can
have the same upon application.
Robert l.. Carpenter, Co. III, 4Jth Mo-,
! Sandstone, No., says he enlisted Aug 10,
| 1864, at the age Of II. He says he didn't
do great deal of fighting, but did n heap
of marching and hard guard and picket
duty. He hopes some of his regiment will
tell Of its dOings through these columns.