The National tribune., 1903-07-30
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
WENT ALL THE WAY.

WENT ALL THE WAY.
John Ziccler Co. ID. 18th ILL.,. OIsburg,
Kan, writes: Il enlisted in 1861. and
was discharged ut Louisville. Ky. July 10,
1863. | was in the battles of Shiloh and
COrinth, went with Sherman to the sea,
thence following him To Washington,
where | marched in the Grand Review" "
REUNION OF THE STH MAINE.
T. G. Ingalls,. Secretary and Treasurer
Of the Sth Ne. ReGimental Association,
Razorville, Me. writes: Our Annual Re-
union will be held ut Peaks Island. Aug.
II and Is. Representatives of leading
newspapers will be present. and names of
comrades in attendance will be published
ONE OF 100000.
A. ]. Wells. 32d Wis. Milton. Wis,
writes: When, in 1862 there was a call
for 100000 volunteers, | said. That
means me- Leaving my wife and three
children, | was mustered into the serv-
ice at Camp Bragg. and thereafter fo.-
lowed Sherman 5000 miles or more, in
Guiding the march to the sea. serving until
Lee furled his flag at AppOmattox. never
having had a furlough. / am - years
old, and draw IS pension. Neighboring
comrades and myself favor a S12 service
pension"
ON THE sTAKED PLAINS.
James Lane, First Glass Fireman on
Monitor Jason, and Troop j, Sd Z. Cav,
Lawrence, Mass, writing under date of
July 3, recalls that 81 years ago his regi-
ment was on the Staked Plains. No wa
ter was to be found. and the command
pushed forward from o'clock in the
morning of July 3 until 2 o'clock the
morning of July 4. 1t took the command
q days TO go from Fort Smith, Ark, to
Fort Union, New Mexico. Comrade Lane
would like TO correspond with any COM
rade who was with the command at that
time.
A VIGOROUS PROTEST.
Daniel Sims. Knap's Battery, Califor-
mia, Pa. sends a vigorous protest against
permission being granted to Comrade H,
p Patterson, Aurora, Ind. to take away
from the battlefield of Gettysburg the
stone he hid behind during the battle He
wants it to put over his grave. Comrade
Sims thinks that this would be great in
justice to other comrades who hid behind
other stones, more or less successfully,
and would also result in stripping the bat
tlefeld.
WOUNDED AT STONE RIVER.
Ira s. Owens, Co. G, 18th Ohio, Union,
Ohio, writes: Il was much interested
in Incidents of Stone River and Dress
Parade Under Fire When on parade I
was wounded in my left leg. and will
carry the scar to my grave. l am 13 years
old. Referring to my diary. / see that
when the army was reorganiZed at Muir
freesboro. February. 1868. the 74th Ohio
WAS assigned to Miller'S Brigade, Negley's
Division, Fourteenth Corps. commanded
by Thomas. There were some changes in
the regiment. Col. Moody, Maj Bell. and
Capts. Owens (my unc'e). Mcdowell and
Ballard resigned. Lieut.-COl Josiah Civ
en-, of the 18th Ohio. was then promoted
to the Colonelcy of the 74th.''
WANTS To HEAR FROM CAPT. DUNCAN.
VIM. III. Latham. Executive Officer.
Steamer Flage, Mystic. Conn, writes:
Gen. Raum mentions the name of Capt.
Duncan. / was Executive Officer of the
steamer Flage, and two days before Fort
McAllister was taken | picked up Cant.
Duncan. gave him dry clothes. a break
fast. and sent him to Port ROYAL on Il
small steamer. | was on the Dandelion
when Sherman, Howard. and Hazea came
on board. the night after the surrender
have not heard from Capt. Duncan since
sent him to Port Royal. 1t wOnld be 4
great pleasure to hear from him, if living.
am so years old. and look back TO the
red-letter day of my life-when l picked
up Capt. Duncan. the first man that got
through the rebel lines"
THE TOOTH y. Y. AT FORT GREGG.
W. A. Duncan. Co. A, Tooth n. T.,
New Westminster. r. c.. writes: Il notice
that the 9th Ohio and 10Th W. Va. claim
that high honor is due them for the cap
ture of Fort Gregg. We'll. the Tooth n.
Y. Third Brigade, First Division, Twen-
ty-fourth Corps. was there, too. In the
charge, April =. 1860, We lost If men
killed and IS wounded. among the killed
being Maj. Dandy and Color-Serg't Good
fellow, the latter being Canadian. as
We're many more in the regiment Our
Colonel, Il brother of Maj. Dandy. was
Brevet BrisadierGeneral at the close OF
the war. when the division was the first
infantry at Appomattox."
MENU AND TREATMENT AT LIBBY.
Joseph Steen. Co. f, Seth Ohio. Ringo's
Mills. Ky. writes: Il was in Libby Pris-
Oh from July 1. 1864. to Feb. 3, 1S65-216
days. My quarters were on the third
floor. For rations we had four bites Of
bread and three of meat at 10 n. m.. and
the same at p. III. When receiving our
allowance We We're required to stand in
line. Because of an occasional mistake in
counting. some comrades were forced to
fast two or three days When we We're
too weak to stand erect. big fellow would
come along the line, giving us kick. On
our floor the death list was about three
every day. They would take the dead by
the hair of the head and drag them down
the stairway-tO God only knows where"
SOME CAMPFIRE REFLECTIONS.
James Chamberlin, Co. l., 1st Mimi,
Gold. Cal, writes: when reading in
The National Tribune the comrades rem-
niscences of camp, march and battle, I
wonder how some of them saw so much
| never missed Il battle in which my resi-
ment was engaged. and saw only what was
in my immediate front. There are stories
and stories. Those some of the boys write
for The National Tribune remind me of
recitals heard in the bivouac long ago.
Some of the stories told around the camp
fire We're true; others were tales adorned
AT our Reunion and Post Campiires we
hear marvellous recitals from comrades
who entered the service in the last year
of the war, never having been in battle.
While the novice INDUCES in historical ro-
nance the veterans smile, smoke their
pipes, and remain silent. The short
termers' tell big stories and draw gener-