The National tribune., 1903-12-10
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
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rwENrY.rwo BROTHERS.

TWENTY-FIVE BROTHERS.
Capt. ]. ii. Johnson, Co. Il, 50th Ind.
Co. &, sd Ind, Ohiovilie, Pa, writes
that Co. X, had II sets of brothers in its
organization, as follows:
Boggs. Beavers. Cameon. Calhoun. Colo
san. Davis. Honan. Hatton. Rector, Sage.
and Smith. The Beavers. the Davis and
the Rector brothers were twins. and there
were three Smith brothers. Capt. John
son adds: Now if it hadn't been for all
of these twins and brothers the affair
might have lasted longer. What has be-
come of all of them:'
WANTS SHILOH SONG.
Miss Kate Bullard. Olney. H.. daugh-
ter of a veteran, writes: Il once had n
favorite poem, entitled 'Shiloh's Battle
field Unfortunately l have lost it, and
| have forgotten name of the author.
Would it be possible for me to obtain the
poem through the columns of your pa
per-!
INVENTED A BREECH-LoADER.
Thos J. Barnes, Co. G. 42d ILL.,, Ma
tional Military Home. Kan, sends an old
photograph of company comrade, of
whom he writes: He was inventor of a
breech-loading cannon. / think the first
one. In the Winter of 1862 in camp on
College Hill, Nashville. Whit Judson
whitfield ont model and Col. Roberts,
of our regiment, equipped him with money
and authority to have a working model
made. He had one made of brass. about
10 inches long. | saw it fired many
times. Who of the 42d III. knows what
became of that awkward boy of ours:"
WANTS TO SECURE THE DOOR.
Comrade f. S. Fitch. Captain, Co. D.
9TH \. H., Harrington. Wash, says: Il
would like to know what regiment lost
civil war? There are many shots fired
all along the line; suppose we try
the 9th n. H., of First Brigade, First Di-
vision, Second Corps. We jumped at the
rebels all through-in the battles of Fair
Oaks, Peach Orchard, Charles City Cross
roads. Malvern Hill, Antietam, South
Mountain, Fredericksburg, Chancellors-
vile, Gettysburg-and great many more.
Where are some of the stay-at-homes, who
now think it was fine job to stand up
and be shot at for S13 month, to be now
called paupers and coffee-coolers? l wish
| could put them several miles into n hot
place we read about. and roll Bunker Hill
against the door to keep them in..''
s. D., of Sweetwater. Tenn. in renew
ing his subscription, which had expired
through his inattention, writes: Il have
Il. L
as the years go by and the number of
comrades is rapidly decreasing the sur
vivOrs ought to be more closely bound to-
gether in fraternai love and patriotic SYM
pathy; and We ought to use the means
proffered through your columns to COM
municate with beloved comrades who
stood side by side with us and shared our
hardships during the perilous years of that
long war. / would like to learn the
-l,nra hnrI Itc nf of In -l,s,
served in Co. 1. 45th Ohio. who were with
the regiment in the Spring of '63''
/. n. Stanford. Shelbyville. Tenn.
writes to The National Tribune to say that
correspondents overstate the Confederate
loss in killed at Franklin. some giving it
as from 5000 to 5000. He says:..When
the markers were placed on the graves in
the Confederate Cemetery there, 1 was
present. and aseertained from the records
that 1,J00 COnfederates We're Killed IN
that engagement-and that was enough"
PICTURE OF GEN. THOMAS.
Alonzo d. HoIcomb, 9th Ohio, New
Lexington, O., wants to get one of the
large Autographs of Grand Old Pap
also the address of Lient. John w. Nc
Chesney, Co. G, S4th Ohio.
WITH OLD A. j. SMITH.
W. A. Martin, 24th Mo-, Marshfieid,
No., is on his bed with sciatic rheuma-
tism. and about his only pleasure in life
is reading The National Tribune. espe-
cially the adventures of 81 and Shorty.
The story of the Red River Campaign was
vividly interesting to him. as he was one
of the first four men of his regiment to
mount the walls of Fort De Russy when
II was captured. Gen. J. A. Mower was
with the regiment, which was commanded
by Maj. Fyan. The regiment guarded
prisoners at Alexandria, and then marched
out to meet the triumphant Johnnies COM
ing down from Pleasant Hill on that we'll
9th of April, 1864. Toward
the last of the severe fighting, ending in
the rebels repuse, he was wounded by a
mimic through his right shoulder, and had
to pass over those great rocks or shoals
at Alexandria in the hospital boat. He
remembers all that very well. and was
His wound was not dressed until he
reached New Orleans.
THE NINETY DAYS LIMIT.
+. NJ. Fisk, Driftwood, Okla. thinks
that the 90-days limit will do injustice
to some worthy soldiers. The 18th Ind..
to which he belonged. was sworn into
service at Indianapolis July 26, 1862. for
60 days. and sent Immediately to Ken
lucky, where they were kept over their
time. They took part in one battle. at
UniontOwn. in which part We're captured,
part escaped. three We're killed and
dozen or more wounded. He contracted
diseases from which he has suffered ever
since. and for which he now receives
pension of So per month.
WANTS THEM To WRITE TO HIN.
James Carroll. alias James Ginger,
wants any of the comrades or shpmates
who knew him on the frigate Roanoke
and steamer Mississippi or in the 9Th
X. /. III. A, or in the rebel prison at
s. c., to write TO linn at 1917
Franklin St, Kansas City, Kan.
JUSTICE FOR BURNSIDE.
n l.. Cults, Co. A, 10th Conn, hopes
to see some historian do full justice to
the patriotism and abilities of Gen. Burn
side, with the history of blunders made
by others of such stupendousness that
they made abortive all of his efforts and
negatived all of his plans. He also hopes
to see the intrepidity and ability of Ad-
miral GoldsbOro fully acknowledged in
with an old New York
ferryboat for his flagship, with other craft
Of like build and armament went as close
to the forts on Roanoke Island as depth of
water would let them go, anchored there
within the fire of the forts and taught the
rebels that their boast: One man of the
South is match in war for five mudsills |
IF the North failed of substance in
light. None, with what he had with |
yhich tn do did hettar or mora than