The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-08-22
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along tn. Whole
Line.
CARRICK's FORD.

cARRICK's FORD.
DR.. f. III. Huron. Co. A, 18th Ind.
three months service), Danville Ind, re-
plying to Comrade Frederick w Fout, Is
sue of July -, says: No man who was
in the battle of Carrick's Ford would say
that any rebel officer aud Orderly, both
mounted, appeared on the north side OF
the train across the river and ordered
You Yankees, surrender, or | will open
fire on you.' The fire was red hot from
the time the Yankees came in sight until
the train was captured, and two field
guns with il.
No man who saw Gen. Garnett and
his Orderly while yet bleeding where they
had just fallen would accuse the 18th
Ohio of the killing. They were killed
after Garnetts army had retreated from
Carriok's Ford. and had crossed the next
ford of Cheat River, perhaps a nile from
the battlefield. and no Yankees in sight
except the 18th Ind. / don't care who
killed Garnett, and never did. There
We're others shooting besides Burlingame,
who was Sergeant, and outranked the
privatcs who may have fired with him."
CUMBERLAND GAP.
Noah J.. Payne, Corporal, Co A, 18th
KY, Noah, NY, writes: IF some one
will write the campaign history of the
18th Ky, and the editor of The National
Tribune will publish it, / will furnish
photograph of Cumberland Gap, showing
the headquarters of Gen. Morgan, all our
camps, Notifications and magazines at
that place after we took it, during the
Summer of 1862. l lost my diary, and
will have to write from memory. Com
radcs, when you write do not forget tho
circumstances under which we stole Gen.
Humphrey Marshalrs cannon one night,
and how badly we whipped him and ran
him of ba Pic al
uary, 1862, while under Col. Jas. A. Gar
field, and the many other memorable
events that occurred from the time we left
the Ohio Valley in 1861 till we returned
again to Mason and DixOn's line in 1865.
Comrades of the 39th Ky, 10th and 42d
Ohio and others who were with us, could
write of our travels from eastern Ken
lucky to Atlanta, Ga. Let us hear from
you, boys, and when ready ! will send
the photograph"
THE REVIEW AT BAILEY's CROSSROADS.
S. E. Chandler, Co. E, 9th n. Y,
Minneapolis, Mimi, writes: In The Story
of LOGO 1rishmen,' of July %, Capt.
Mcnamara says that Gen. Mcclellan re-
viewed the Army of the Potomac at Bal
ley s Crossroads in August. 1861. The
review referred to occurred Nov. 20, 1861.
L remember the date, as it was on my
10th birthday. If the Captain will stop
to think, he will call to mind that there
was not much of an army in August, as
none of the men enlisting under the sec
Ond call had taken the field
AN ARMY RELIC
Charles Banks, Co. III, LIST Ohio. Station
b, Route 2, Topeka, Kan, has Il Tesla
ment which his son bought at an auction
of second-ha books. He learned from
the inscription on the iy-leaf that it had
been presented to Edward Kendall. Co.
l., 18th Iowa, by the Chaplain of his
regiment, "A. HOllam," or "A Holland"
at Crystal Springs, near Washington, d.
c., May 81, 1865.
A RELIC OF THE WILDERNESS,
Comrade Herman Kopp, of the Seth
lGaribaldi) Regiment, residing at No. 401
East SIth ST., New York City, found a
sword at the battle of the Wilderness on
May II, 1864, marked LIT w. r. N, Co.
Is, 5Oth Va" Comrade Kopp will return
sword to the owner, or his relatives. il
they can be located.
SCATTERING.
Isaiah Conner, Havana, Kan, would
ike to hear through The National Trib-
une from comrades of Co. III, 11Sth Ind,
and Co. e, 18th East Tenn Cav.
S. E. Wilson, Assistant Postmaster,
Gainsboro, Tenn, writes that friend of
his has a watch, on the case of which is
engraved Presented to e. S. Hager. SStb
Reg. p. ", by John B. Newcomer and
Frank A. Ley, Feb. 22nd, 1861, as q
token of friendship and esteem" He
would like to correspond with any of these
comrades.
Norman W. Griswold, who served an
First Lieutenant and Quartermaster in
the 10th U. S. c. T.. is now living in
Hawaii. Comrade Griswold's address il
Room 16, Campbell Block, Honolulu, T..
Fl. He wishes TO hear from officers OF
colored troops through The National Tri-
bune.
Mrs. R. ]. Smith Dunn, 1903 Forest
ave-, Parsons, Kan, has the discharge of
Charles A. Smith, of Capt. Thos. Carney's
company Il, LIST MINI. I'll. Al. This SOL
der was enrolled Feb. 10, 1865, and was
discharged Sept. %, 1865, at Nashville,
his occupation at time of enrolment was
that of farmer. This discharge paper was
found among the effects of Mrs. Dunn's
deceased brother, Charles T. Smith, and
was given to her by his son, Charles a.
Smith, of Bartlett, Kan. The soldier, how.
ever, is in no way related to this branch
of the Smith family.
W. ]. Hopper, Co. A, sd Ohio, River
dale, o., writes: Il am proud of our paper,
The National Tribune, and when it comes
in on Tuesday evening l am just
as happy as in the COS when the Pay
master called on my company" Comrade
Hopper says he will attend the Cleveland
Fl. III. Palmer, Co. ii, 9th Ohio, Belle
vue, Mich, suggests that comrades at
tending the Cleveland Encampment each
wear on the front of his hat ribbon bear
lott
means of identification. He believes that
a comrade thus identified as to his COM
mand would meet many veterans of ths
same organization.
Samuel G. Burwell, Co. 1, 122d Ohio,
Judsonia, Ark, warns veterans to stay
away from Arkansas. He states the land
IS too thin to make good crops, and the
State is not 4 good fruit country.