The National tribune., 1902-09-18
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
THE 111TH I'LL.

| THE 111TH ILL.,
Comrade Chris. Mulvany, Co. X, 111th
| ILL.,, FairmOunt. ILL.,. writes to correct 4
/ statement by Comrade c. +. Roberts. Co.
r.. 3Oth Ind, in The National Tribune of
Aug. 2S. COmrade Mulvany states that
there was no Colonel of the 111th Ill. by
the name of Moore. He further states
that the 111th Ill. was in the First Bri-
gade, and that this regiment was the first
to cross the creek and come under fire
of the rebel guns at Resaca. and when
Johnston retrcated was among the first
to start IN pursuit.
FOR vICE-PREsIDEST
Comrade r. s Sampson. Co. II, 9Th
Tenn. Cav, Knoxville. Tenn. is well
pleased with the speech of Hon. Henry
X. Gibson, and thinks that the comrades
should unite their efforts to give him the
Republican nomination for Nice-President
in 1904. He has done more for the vet
Grams than any other man in Congress
from the South.
| SCATTERING.
Comrade William Judd, of Mulhan.
Okla, expresses his intention of being
present at the National Encampment
Comrade Judd served in Co. X. i1th Ind.
enlisting in 1861 and remaining with the
regiment until 1860. Although drawing
private's pay, he served by detail as Reg
| mental Chaplain, and later as Assistant
Surgeon. He is now over % years of age.
Comrade f. b. Knapp. of San Jacinto,
Cal, is among the younger survivors of
| the war Of the rebellion. He enlisted July
4, 1868, in the 4th Ohio Indpt Battalion
of Cavalry at the age of 16 years and 10
| months, and served with that organization
seven months; re-enlisted in the both
| Ohio and served 100 days, and was dis
charged from this latter organization be-
fore he had reached the age of 49,
COmrade Samuel Peters, Co. I, 18th
Tenn. Cav, Fort Smith, Ark, enters a
protest against the erection of Confed-
crate monument in the National Cemetery
ut Fort Smith, Ark. He explains the cir
cumstance thus: When the COnfederates
had possession of Fort Smith, a number
of their dead We're buried there; later
two small monuments were erected by
their friends; some years ago these monu-
ments were blown down by a cyclone;
the Daughters of the Confederacy have
since raised money to erect a handsome
monument. COmrade Peters believes that
the Confederate dead should be removed
from this National Cemetery, and the
Daughters of the Confederacy be permit
ted to erect such monument as they may
| choose elsewhere than on Government
ground.
Miss Lulu X. Gingrich, 1881 North 4tb
St. Harrisburg. Pa, would like some one
to send her copy of some poem describ-
ing the battle of Antietam.
Lieut.. Hugh cKibben. Co. G. 146th
Ohio, is now living at 1924 E. 18th ave-
nue., Winfield, Kan. He would like to SEQ
something in The National Tribune from
members of his old command.
Comrade Joseph Trax, Co. B. I'd W.
Va, of New Castle, Pa. will be in Wash
ihgtOn during the National Encampment,
and have with him the famous Custer
relic cannon. The cannon will be hauled
during the parade by the Third Cavalry
Division, Army of West Virginia.
VIM. H. COnnery. Corporal, Troop F,
81 L. S. Cav, writes that he has been
taking The National Tribune for many
years, but has seen very little from the
cavalry commands that operated around
Little Rock, Ark, from June. 1864, to the
close of the war. Comrade Connery's rec
objection is that the cavalry belonged to
Gen. Carr's Cavalry Corps, and that the
regiments composing the Corps were the
1st, Cd, Sd. 10th. 11th Mo-, 1st and 4th
Iowa. LIST and 4th Ark, 18th and 18th
ILL.,. 1st Ind. and Sd U. S. Cav. Comrade'
COnnery would like to hear from members
of these commands with Il view to arrang-
ing a reunion in Washington during the
National Encampment.