The National tribune., 1902-06-12
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
FATHERS AND SONS.


Comrade John d. Muir Co. X, Dist
Ohio, and Lieutenant. Co. T.. 144th Ohio
Scotch Ridge, Ohio. claims for Co Il, 21st
Ohio, an organization which participated
in % hardfought battles. among which
were Stone River. Chickamauga. Mission
airy Ridge. Chattahoochee River and
kenesaw Mountain, the honor of having
the largest number of fathers, sons and
brothers ever enlisted in any one company
during the war. They are as follows:
Capt. s. :. Garfield and son, George. Both
returned home. Henry Pember and son.
Homer. Both returned home. John and
James Pember, nepbews of Henry. John
returned home and James died in Cincin-
natl, Ohio. Hiram Powers and his son,
James. The father returned home and
the son died in Andersonville Prison Isaac
hathaway and son, Samuel The father
was killed ut Kenesaw Mountain and the
son returned home. George. n brother of
Isaac Hathaway, returned home There
were three families of FORESTS in Co. X.
They We're: John S. Forrest and sons.
James A. and William. Father and son.
James A. returned home, and son William
suffered the tOrtures of Andersonville
William and Robert Forrest returned
home. James, Alexander and Thomas For
rest. Alexander was the only one of them
that returned home James was killed at
kenesaw Mountain and Thomas in ex-
plosion of the Sultana on the Mississippi
River. John, Joseph and Britton Russell
All returned home. George and William
Shanks. Both were left on Chickamauga's
field. Elisha and Ransom Harris. Both
returned home. Thomas and Francis Mos
ley. Thomas died at Nashville, Tenn, and
FRANCES at MurfreesborO. George. John
and Charles Myers. George was killed Mt
Stone River: John at Kenesaw Mountain.
Elisha and Isaac Fair. Elisha was killed
at MurfreesbOro and Isaac returned home
David, Ebenezer, Elbridge and Martin
WhItmOre. All four returned home. Dan
iel and George Zimmerman. George died
at Nashville and Daniel returned home.
Lieut.. John X. and Sidney Patterson. Both
returned home.
BROTHERS IN co. A, 18TH ILL.
Comrade John Curtis, Co. A, 18th ILL.,,
Brooklyn, ILL.,, writes that he has read the
iIst OF brothers mentioned as belonging
to Co. A, 18th ILL.,. appearing in The Nas
tional Tribune of May IL. 1t was stated
that there We're IL pairs of brothers in
the company, while COmrade Curtis says
that there were at least 20. Some fami-
hes mad three and one family had five
brothers III the company. Comrade Curtis
gives the following list: G. w. and A. l..
HIte, N. T. and w. S. Woods. Amos and
L. ID.
r. NJ. and G. w. Rigby, Nels. John and
Henry Vandiver, John and Ben Davis,
James and Dyer Blate, Samuel and Mar
tbs F'ugate, Robert and William Davis, II.
Z. and Ike BOdenhamer, VIM and Jim
burton, Jesse, John. w. H., Joseph and
James Curtis. Web, Ike and James Howe,
g.. w: and James Brundage. NJ. P. and
John Mullen. Geo. and Sam Ewing. Geo.
and VIM. Hillyer, Sol and VIM. Toland.
Henry Wiles and two brothers were killed
ut Chickamauga. Sol Toland, VIM. Davis,
Ben Davis. James Blate, Martin Fugate
and Samuel Fugate were killed on the At
ianta campaign. Henry Vandiver ard
Richard Scott were killed at Jonesboro.
John Davis and Dyer BIate died Mt
Franklin, Tenn. The Curtis boys were all
wounded; two slightly, three severely.
Nels Vandiver and VIM. Hillyer were both
wounded in rush on Kenesaw. The 18th |
was in Gen. Changers Corps in battle of |
After that in Second Bri- I
gade, Second Division, Fourteenth Corps.
They were with Sherman at Missionary
Ridge, and also with him from Chatta-
nooga to the Grand Review.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Anon G. Cline, Co. d, 18th Kan. Es- |
rom. Mo-, writes: at was in the Fall of
lS64; we had just arrived at Lexington.
Mo. Miner Hoskison, Bill Mccall and
myself made request of our Captain |
hat we be permitted to go to the river.
distance of about two miles, and watch |
he steamboats, pass. Permission was re-
used, and we decided to go without the |
captains consent, Notwithstanding his |
warning that Prices men might gObble us
Up. We had to ascend q long, steep hill on
'ur way to the river. The hours flew by,
md we took no note of time We were
suddenly startled by the clatter of hoofs,
md citizen rode up, reporting that Price
vas in camp. We started for camp on n
lead run. When we reached the top of
he hill we We're out of breath. Hoskison
vas about 10 feet ahead of me; Bill had
allen behind. and had been captured by
he rebels. We found our men in line
bout half a mile outside of camp. My
'rother, J. Il. Cline, had saddled my horse
md was holding him. 1 mounted and fell
nto line just as the Confederates attack
d. We learned afterwards that Bill es-
aped.'
CROSSING LYNCH's CREEK.
John w. Blume, Co. C, Goth Ind. asks
the members of the First Brigade.
'ourth Division, Fifteenth Corps. remem-
er the crossing of Lynch's Creek. S. C.
lie says: Il have forgotten the date, but
was some time in February. 1865; the
d Iowa had the advance; my regiment
ollowed the I'd. When we reached
.ynch's Creek it was out of its banks,
nd we had to wade through the water
D get to the bridge. The water was about
nee-deep on the west side. but on the
asst side, for about a quarter of a mile.
he road was through a dense jungle of
riers, grapevines and underbrush. and
ne depth of the water varied from one
D four and half feet. And coldi Holy
loses, that was the coolest water ever
AIDED through. Most of our boys had
lken off their clothes and had them tied 7
bundles. which they carried on their s
eads. When the I'd Iowa boys had near j