The National tribune., 1903-08-13
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along tn. Whole
Line.
roR HIS MOTHERS SAKE.


Stephen T. Moore, Co. d. 18th H.,
Magnet. Ark, writes: When we made
the charge ut Chickasaw Bayou. Dec. 20.
1862, and were repulsed, we left many of
our comrades dead and wounded on the
field. Tom West and myself were two
of those who volunteered to carry water
to the wounded. While we were giving
them water many of them begged piteOus-
ly for US to remove them from the field
but of course We could not do SO. How
ever, when We came 10 n smooth-faced
young fellow, belonging. | think. TO the
o9th Ind. we could not pass him by. He
exclaimed: Boys, take me off. for my
mothers sake" Said l to Tom: i can't
stand that. What do You say:' Tom felt
as | did. The boy had no use of one leg,
cannon ball having nearly tora IT away
ut the knee. We had proceeded with him
only few steps, when the enemy fired
upon us. Being afraid that we might
drop him. which we had no intention of
doing. the boy said: God will not let
them hit YOU boys and he did not That
boys mother had commended him to God,
and Tom and l. though tough, We're Gods
agents in answering that mothers
prayer
GAVE MKINLEY WATER.
G. w Droddy. Co Il. 9th W. Va. Wall
ton, w. Va. writes: John Huff. an ac-
quaintance of mine. lives on the Cedar
Creek battlefield. He carried water TO
the wounded. and claims to have given
Maj. Mckinley drink, lie being then II
years old His father was 4 Union man.
and his house was temporarily converted
into Il hospital. | was wounded, but was
not i'll the hospital. | was well acquaint-
ed with the Boy Lieutenant
WHO HAS TIE SONG? i
c. W. Hanes. Co F, 25th Ind. Nom
rovia, Ind. writes: Il would like to see
the song 'Shermans Campaign Through
the Carolinas,' published in The National
Tribune. 1t was composed by Geo. G.
Lawson. Co. c, 45th H.. and published
at Raleigh. \. c.. the press and type hay
ing been captured. | had two copies, but
have lost them. | remember only the fol-
lowing lines:
" The rebs do say. if Old Nick had Sher-
man in hell. sir,
He'd break Nick's center, flank him ont,
and would soon in heaven dwell,
SIR
THE LONG-TERM REGIMENTS.
I. \. Stanford. 18th L. s.. Shelbyville,
Tenn. says that he always sympathizes
with the under dog in fight. and now
al
in that position. While undoubtedly it
hurt a short-term man just as bad as
long-term man TO get plunked with Il
chunk of lead, yet his chances We're not
nearly so great, for he was not so fire.
quently on the firing-lne. When he was
sick he was probably just as sick as the
United States regulations allowed. and he
had to take just as big 4 ration af qui-
nine, but lie didn't have nearly so much
of this as the long-term comrades. Com
rade Stanford is prepared now for 4
shower of brickbats. ripe eggs and any
other old thing, but begs his comrades to
remember that these are dog days, so
don't throw too hard.
AN INSTANCE OF JUSTICE.
John A. Spencer. 10Th Ohio Cav. Full
lertOwn, O., enlisted in September, 1868,
for three years; was with his regiment
constantly: was shot at Burnside's Point,
June -, 1864, the bullet lodging near his
spine, and was taken prisoner and kept
in prison until near the close of the war.
His wound makes him nearly deaf, and
entirely disables him from performing
manual labor, but he cannot get more than
SO per month. {.
SCATTERING.
s. W. Short, Mosselle. Mo-, has in his
possession the discharge of Perry or
Jerry Brazil, Co. C. 10th Mich. l.. A,
which he will return to the owner or his
heirs.