The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-03-19
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
AFTER FIRST BULL RUN.

AFTER FIRST BULL RUN.
]. G.. Sonderman.. Co. A. LIST MIMI.
Pembina, \. Oak. writes: Under Wash
ington News in The National Tribune of
Feb. > l see it stated that Rev. VIM. Me
Ninley. relative of the late President
VIM. Mckinley. is searching for the grave
of his brother George. who was mortality
wounded at first Bull Run. July 81, 1861.
Geo. McKinley's name appears on the
rolls of Co. +, 1st Mimi. He was %
years DID, enlisted May >, 1861; MORALLY
wounded at Bull Run. So far as l know,
all the wounded who could not help them
selves We're taken to Sudley Church, near
Sudley Ford. l was wounded in the right
hand, and while going TO the rear met one
of my company, +. 4. Brown. who had
been shot through the foot. We reached
the hospital near Sudley Church and
found both Surgeons hard at work. There
were so many wounded that l decided to
follow my regiment. and left Brown mt
the church. | found my regiment the
other side of Bull Run. on the nights. The
wounded at Sudley Church. also our two
Surgeons. were taken prisoners. Likely
Geo. Mckinley was among these. The
regiment lost ~ killed, JOS wounded, 80
missing Some of the missing returned
later as paroled prisoners. but number
were never heard of afterwarl. among
these being Geo. Mckinley and Brown. l
suggest that the Rev. VIM. Mckinney cor
respond with some of the wounded ut Sud
ley Church. and if he will write to me |
will furnish him the names of Il few whom
| know"
BROTHERS IN A TENNESSEE COMPANY.
Apropos of the claim made by John NJ.
Cline, of Martinsburc o.. in The National
Tribune of Feb. II, that his company had
the largest number of brothers. COmrade
]. w. Hendrick. Co. A, 18th Tenn. Cav,
writes: MY company can beat the Ohio
company by half. The company was
raised in Carter County, Tenn, in 1865.
We met in a secluded spot and elected
our officers. and then made our way to
the Union lines as best we could. The
company had 23 sets of brothers, as fol
lows: /. n. Carger. C.. G. Carger. \. G.
Garden. J. A. Garden. w. III. Dagger,
J. A. Digger, +. Digger, w. Gorley,
ID. Gorley, VIM. Hampton, Il. Hampton,
f. D. Harden. Ely Harden. VIM. Jinkins,
II. .Jinkins, w. Mckinney, J. I. Mckinney.
ID. S. Nave, A. Nave. n. Nave, l. n.
Nave. r. L. Nave, J. Oliver, d. Oliver.
II. c. Pearce, A. Pearce, ii. Shines; j.
Shines, r. ii. Peaters, T. Peaters, VIM.
West. II. West, L. Louis. d. Louis. S.
Louis, G. Louis, II. A. Miller, II. Miller,
]. S. MatherIy, VIM. Matherly, Ii. Nor
ley, ID. Morley. NJ. Morell, G. c. Morell,
X. Morell. +. Moody. NJ. Moody,
!. Il. Williams. w. w. Williams. c. C..
Williams, A. f. Williams. VIM. Woody,
I. Woody. Besides the above there were
three fathers, each having one son in the
company"
DEATH OF COL. II. S. PUTNAM.
Lewis Butler, Major. 9th Ohio, Peters
burg. Va, writes: I'm The National Trib-
une of Feb. ~ Comrade Little. of Manches-
ter. \. H.. speaks of the disposition of the
body of III. S. Putnam. / know nothing
of his burial place. but | can give the last
words he ever uttered. i had been in the
south bastiOn. the only part we occupied;
passed around the traverse and up on the
parapet of the sea front, when l met Col.
Putnam. He asked me the situation. |
briefly told him of the part we held. and
his reply was: Major, we had better
get out Of this With these words on his
lips he was shot dead and fell with his
head to the north on top of the DaraDet
of the sea front. l Immediately called
Lieut.. Cate, of his staff, and directed him
to get the COlOnel's body off if possible.
He stopped to examine him and was shot
dead and fell directly across the body of
Putnam, forming a cross, sight / never
shall forget At this. finding myself the
only field officer in the fort. l directed
Capt. Cowan, of the 4Sth n. Y, to get
all the men that were crowded in the
bastion to leave the best they could. In
few minutes he came back to me and
reported that all the men had left that
could or would go. We then relieved the
few men that were holding the entrance to
the bastion and together left the fort. l
believe l was the only field officer in that
memorable charge that was not killed or
wounded. yet with five bnllet-holes
through by clothing, the flesh was marked
in one place only"
IN FRONT OF ATLANTA,
A. A. Jones. Sth Tenn. Toledo. Iowa.
writes: "In the issue of Dec. is, 1902, z.
III. Colcord, Captain. Co. X. 18TH ILL.,, in
correcting that part of Gen. Green Il.
Raum's account of the battle of Aug. 6.
SG4, in front of Atlanta, Ga, claims that
the 10Th Ill. was in the First Brigade of
Gen. Cox's Division. and that they took
part in the assault on the enemy's works.
think the Captain mistaken; the 18TH
belonged to the Third Brigade ofCOX's DI-
vision. The Captains statement of the
composition of the brigade is correct. le.;v-
ing out the 10Th Ky. and inserting the
10Th ILL., When he says the Sth Tenn.
lay in reserve. he has made another great
mistake, as the Sth Tennis percentage OF
loss was greater than any other regiment
of the brigade. / think the Captain need
not go amiss on the history of the fight of
the 9th of August. if he will lock up the
records. This he should do. as his article
does great injustice to the entire First
Brigade. 1t is true, however, that the
Second and Third Brigades of our division
were held in support, and neither was en-
gagged
THE CAPTURE OF SELMA.
George Petboy, Co G., 123d ILL.,. Robin
son, ILL.,. writes: Capt. James III. Wing,
9Th Iowa Cav, has called my attention
to n mistake in my article in The National
Tribune of Feb II. ! had the date of the
capture of Selma as April -. 1t should
have been April .. We passed through
Montgomery, once the Capital of the Con-
federacy. on April 13. and having the
two places in mind l got the dates con-
fused. To Comrade Wing l would say
that remember Ebenezer Church the day
before the Selma fight. and also the hard
march from there to Selma. l also remem
Der getting the drowned Johnnies out of
the creek. above the city, where they had
attempted to cross.
Capt Wing has cautiously said that
they (the 9th Iowa CayD always took off
their hats to Wilder's Brigade. Every
member of Wilder's Brigade remembers
with pleasure the loyal and ready support
given them on this occasion, by the cav
airy"
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