The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-11-20
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
THE GRAND REVIEW.

Apropos to the claim made by Comrade
II. ID. Wellman in The National Tribune
of Oct 3, that the 4th MINI. led Gen.
Sherman's army in the Grand Review, May
"a, 1865, Comrade Ira Keplinger, Co. l.
18th Ind, Claypool, Ind, writes: Il beg
to differ from COmrade Wellman. l claim
that the 18th Ind. led Sherman's army
that day. The regiment was commanded
by Col. Reuben Williams, and at the time
was part of the First Brigade, First
Division, Fifteenth Corps. The regiment
was the first Of Sherman's army to cross
the Potomac on the Long Bridge. We
crossed on the afternoon of the I'D, and
camped near the Capitol. On the morn
ing of the 24th, we formed in line and
moved out ON Pennsylvania Avenue. We
halted probably 30 minutes, and then be-
gan our march down the Avenue, past the
White House, and out into camp. l am
satisfied there were no troops in front of
us. We We're Immediately followed by
the remainder of the division. Col. Will
liams told me only few days ago that
when he was leading the regiment he
saw Gen. Sherman go upon the reviewing
stand, and also noticed that he refused to
take Secretary StantOn's hand when Of
fered to him. Col. Williams states en-
phatically that the 18th Ind. led the re-
view. He stated in his farewell address
that we had the honor of leading Gen.
Shermans army in the greatest review
ever held ON the American continent.
The Chaplain says, in the history of the
regiment, that we had the privilege and
honor of leading the column on the oath.
The fact that Col. Tourtellotte was offer
ed a commission in the Regular Army,
and accepted such commission, does not
prove that his regiment led the review, as
Col Williams was offered like position,
but declined, and still headed the review
with his regiment
WOUNDED AT GETTYSBURG.
Henry r. Cliff, of Middletown, VT,
writes that he was member of Co. q.
111th n. Y. The officers of his COM
pany were Capt. Husk, First Lieut.. Brin-
kerhoff and Second Lieut. Hueston. Com
rade Cliff was wounded ut Gettysburg,
July 3, and was taken to the hospital at
Newark, N. j., and later was transferred
to the Veteran Reserve Corps and was
assigned to guard duty at Clifburn Bar
racks for time and was company clerk
for Capt. Tuthill. Comrade Cliff is anX-
ious to know to what corps his regiment
belonged at Gettysburg. His remembrance
is that the commander was Brig. Gen. AL
eXander Hayes.
YOUNGEST SOLDIER.
James Thompson, 719 w. 10th ST.,
Cheyenne, WyO., makes claim as TO
youngest soldier" He was born in De-
cember, 1919; enlisted in Co. X, 4th N. Y.
H. A. in February, in 1864; joined his
regiment at Culpeper in April, and went
into the battle of the Wilderness. He was
in all the engagements of his regiment I'M
til Five Forks, where he was severely
wounded, and for gallantry he received the
Congressional Medal of Honor. His
brother, two years older, also received
medal.
SCATTERING.
Joseph Francis DOrgan, 661S State
street, Chicago, ILL.,, wants some survivor
of the 18th n. Y. to write history of
that regiment for publication in The Ma
tional Tribune. The regiment had a good
record, and Mr.. DOrgan would like the
history to contain list of the battles,
skirmishes and losses. Mr.. Dorgan's
father, Peter Dorgan, served in Co. b.
w. Cusic, Co. L, 171th Pa, JohnstOwn,
Pa, requests that some comrade write