The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-02
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
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4 fAMous ORGANIZATION.

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x FAMOUS ORGANIZATION.
A. NJ. Trunk, 9Th Ohio Battery, Woos-
ter, o., writes: II wish to express my
thanks to Comrade Ray, 4lst ILL.,, win
ner in The National Tribune contest. who
kindly mentioned our regiment as being
part Of his brigade, commanded by Col
Pugh. The regiments composing the bri-
gade were the 2Sth. 41st. and SD ILL.,, the
who read this will recall our trip down
the Mississippi from Memphis to Nicks-
burg in May or June. 1863; the little af-
fair at Greenville. where our boats were
fired into by battery on the Mississippi
side, and some of our brigade wounded.
A gunboat soon made the rebels skedad-
die, and one regiment landed, marched
across the narrow point and reembarked
below Greenvile. That day Greenyille
was destroyed by fire, and when we re-
turned in the evening there was nothing
left but smoking ruins. We landed at
Haines's Bluff, marched around the city
and took our position on the left. where we
remained until the surrender, July 4. On
the 9th we started for Jackson, where
one section of our battery took an active
part in that sharp, short struggle of July
y. Some comrades of the brigade. in
writing up this affair. have not mentioned
that a section of our battery was there.
| Iuey ceTtainly uedTu our gums. we were
along the road near the railroad. Three
of our drivers lost limbs by the discharge
of canister. Ten or IL others were wound
ed. Returning TO Vicksburg our cOnnec-
ton with the brigade was severed. after
nearly year of pleasant association.
The 9Th Ohio Battery was sent to Helena
thence to Little Rock, where we remained
until mustered out"
ENTERING vICKsBURG.
Comrade +. Cooling, Co. X. Goth Iowa.
Nevada, Iowa, writes: KINDLY allow an
old veteran in whose home your paper
is weekly visitor to state few facts
| regarding the occupancy of the city of
Vicksburg. COmrade Wellman says the
4th MINI. did not reach the city until
4 or j p. M, July 4. 1868. Gen. Leggett.
in his report, says: The 45th Ill. crossed
o'clock a. M. July 4, 1863. and marched
directly into the city of Vicksburg. arriv-
ing at the Court House between II and
II a. M ]. b. Shumati, Co. X, 45th
ILL.,, says: That being the case. the 4th
MINI. must have found the 45th III. and
its flag awaiting them AS an eyewitness
l wish to settle the controversy. While
the white flags were floating upon the
rebel breastworks, and Grant and Penn
bertOn We're arranging the surrender. l
climbed over the works and captured a
rebel dirk (which l still have in my pos
session., ard in company with two very
large, powerful Johnnies started for the
wearing the only '!blue coat / saw
'Whistling Dick at the Court House;
paid negro barber 40 cents. Uncle
Sans money, for shave. / then started
to return to my regiment. About a mile
out of the city ! saw off to my left a
body of our men heading for the city. /
took them to be Gen Grant and his escort.
II about II o'rIncl. This
agrees with the report Of Gen. Leggett.
and also with the statement of Comrade
J. 3. Shumati."
A UNIQUE RECORD.
John S. Dallinger, Sergeant-Major, fst
Ohio Cav. Covington, o., writes as fol-
lows: Il had. before its correction by
the War Department some years ago, a
military record which believe can not
be duplicated by any of the old comrades.
l am native of Pennsylvania, but re-
sided in Ohio at the outbreak of the re-
April 10, 1861; discharged from three
months service August 81, 1861; reenlist-
ed in Co. l. 1st Ohio Cav, Oct. II. 1861,
for the period of three years, and reen-
listed in the same company and regiment
as veteran for three years or during the
war, Jan. 4. 1864, at Pulaski, Tenn. a
few days later | received notice from
Capt. Tower, ProvOst-Marshal of the 10TH
District. Pennsylvania. that 1 was legal
ly drafted and to report at Lebanon. Pa,
within 10 days for transportation TO Potts
vile. Pa, or be considered deserter.
AS failed to report. l think l had that
additional honor conferred. 1 was finally
discharged May 26. 1860, by reason of
gunshot wound. A volunteer three times.
from April 10. 1861, TO May 26, 1865: a
drafted man by "brevet' December. 1868;
deserter, same rank. January, 1861
CAMP GROUND OF THE 10TH Pa. CAV.
Robert II. Atkinson, First Lieutenant,
Co. \, 10th Pa. Cav. North WilkesbOro.
n. c.. writes: when attending the Ma
tional Encampment at Washington, l
visited the old camp of the 10th Pa. Cav.
near Bladensburg. Md. 1t was here that
our regiment was stationed during the
latter part of 1862 and early 1863. The
surroundings We're familiar, and | found
the town as sleepy as ever The bully
ing used for Commissary and blacksmith
shop was gone. The house that was head
quarters seemed larger and nearer the
road. The trees where the guards had
their tents have grown to quite a forest
The fiat where we buried the young man
who died of fever has grown up with aid
ers, and there is nothing to mark his
grave. l made inquiry regarding mum
Der of citizens well-knOwn to members OF
our regiment: and the answer was in every
} case Gone.
BROTHERS IN THE co. Z, 9th OHIO.
J. D. Fulton. Co b, 9th Ohio. Cam
bridge, o., sends the following list of
brothers in his company: Lieut. and
George NJ. Barnett, john and VIM. Brack-
Ell. Joseph and jackson BurnZ, Elias J.
and Benz w. Delarue, Robert and Tru-
man Haney. Crawford and Joseph Hope
Salem and William Johnson. Joseph and
James Mehaffey, John and Welcome Mel
son. James and JOHN Patterson, George
and Aaron Stevens. George and Presley
Sigman, William and Andrew Teterick.
This company. recruited in GUERNSEY Co.,
Ohio, on June %, 1864, lost over 80 per
cent. in killed and wounded in front of
Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.
THREE YEARS MAN.
I Chauncey B. Taylor, Co. I, Sd Mich,
and Co. /, 9TH Mich, Neillsville, Wis,
writes: 81 am in accord with the senti-
ments expressed by COmrade w. Il. Web
ster, LIST n. Y. Battery, in reply to Com
rade c. A. Howe, both Ill. l enlisted
May. Is, 1861, in the DIRTY" Sd Mich.
for three years. Reenlisted Dec. %, 1863.
Later the Sd Mich. was consolidated with
the Fighting 5th,'' and we served until
the end of the war. My total service was
four years, two months and five days
and l believe the war records will bear
me out in my claim that this regiment saw
as much hard service as any in the Union
army" ,-
A PERsIMMoN BRIGADE BOY.