The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-01-28
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along tho Whole
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From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
]. ''oLD MEN NOT EMPLOYED
Allen J. Walters, Co. e, 68th Ohio.
Fairfield, Mich, thinks it unfair to deny
a capable man employment because he Is
getting old. He says: 1T is getting to
be very common thing, when a comrade,
pinehed y poverty. an old soldier rus who 10
,subduing rebellion and saving the Union.
is around looking for employment in any
line in which he is efficient, that he may
earn enough to feed and clOthe himself and
his wife, for him to be told: We do not
employ any new man who is over 10
or 40, or 35, as the case may be-. True,
the laws often stipulate that the veterans
shall have preference in employment; but
these laws do not apply to private EN-
ployen. Can anyone say why they should
not apply to corporations? Nor do they
have very great effect upon those to whom
they are assumed to apply. The candi-
dates and the conventions and platforms
and politicians do not say anything about
not accepting votes OF men over ID years
of age. These laws have been nothing
more, in effect, than flattering farce.
IF the old veterans of to-day had re-
NAMED ut home in 1875 aud applied
Themselves to work on their farms or to
business in their offices, they would not
have worked as hard or suffered as much
as they did, and most of them would be
i'm no need to-day of begging for chance
to work for the pittance that is requisite
to support them and their wives.
1.-THE man of 45 and upward may be
just as competent and as reliable as the
younger man, and give, as much or more
Tor the pay received.
LAST REGIMENT MUSTERED OUT.
c. L. Hilton, r. @. NJ, B'v't Captain,
117th u. s. G.. r.. Salina. Kan, writes:
I'm answer to Joseph Parker, Derby,
Iowa, the last volunteer regiment of the
was the 117th U. S. G. T. | was muster
ed out at that time, Aug Is, 1861
s-.~ HANGED THE REBEL spy.
Comrade Corp'l ]. s. Covanoyan, Co.
X. LIST Ohio L. A., Griffith, O., writes:
"Comrade r.. M. Williams. Urbana, o.,
in your columns asks when Richardson, the
rebel spy, was hanged? He was hanged
at Frederick City, Md, by orders of Gen.
Buford, July 5, after the battle of Get
tySbnr. He was hanged on a locust tree,
outside of the city limits, in front of our
battery TX, LIST Ohio l.. Al. The Generals
orders were just to let him hang for three
days. When Gen. Buford ordered the spy
hanged some of his staff advised that the
man be sent to Washington for court-mar-
tial; but Gen. Buford said: No; if /
send that fellow there they will send him
back promoted! We moved away on the
9th, and the body was still hanging. The
boys had cut off all his buttons and much
of his clothes, and cut the tree nearly
down, for souvenirs"
Answering the same inquiry, Comrade
j. III. Parker, Sd Pa. III. A, Akron. O.,
writes: Richardson was hanged July 5,
after Gettysburg, southwest of Frederick,
Nd, by Kilpatrick's Cav, on walnut
tree. / saw him hanging there
Capt. j. G. nj. Hamilton, Co. G. 10th
Pa. Beaver Falls, Pa, answers: Rich
andSon, the spy, was hanged on the limb
Of an oak tree, just outside of Frederick
City, on July 6, 1863. His body was still
hanging to the tree when on 7th the army
passed. The tree stood in field to the
left Of the road 200 yards, in full view"
FOR A MONUMENT FOR GEN. GIBSON.
s. II. Gray, President, Indianapolis,
Ind, and A. NJ. Dildine, Secretary, Lima,
Ohio, announce that the 49th Ohio hopes
to be able to dedicate its monument to
Gen. Gibson, its first commander, in june
1904. It will be necessary, however, they
state in a circular letter, that comrades
contribute literally and promptly. The
association has adopted the share system.
Each contributor of 81 receives certif-
cate Rearing fine engraved portrait OF
Gen. Gibson. To those contributing SO
is also given q copy Of the Gibson book.
The appeal is very earnest one.
CONGRESSMAN Is o. X.
John w. Jams, Co. r, 21st Mo-; Co.
Il, 39th Mo-; Battery G, 4th Mo. Art. !;
-Ozawakie, Kan, writes to Picket Shots:
II wish that you would publish the his
tory of the 21st Mo. think that / was
the youngest soldier in the regiment.
was only ID. The 21st was the first regi-
ment in the fight at Shiloh in the Hornets
Nest / am for The National Tribune
service pension bill-$12 month for the
boy who was paid only about S. month
in gold--also for his widow Twelve dol
lars will not do me any good, as am
drawing 81 month now, but it will do
me good to see the old boys get a part OF
what the Government owes them! Our
Congressman is o. *. for the boys of 81
to 65-Hon. Chas. Curtis. of this First
District of Kansas"
In due course OF time, The National
Tribune will publish the history of the
2lst. Mo, desired by the comrade.-EDl
WHY THEY MISSED SHILOH.
Colnrade Watson Graham, of Remsen.
Iowa, who served with the Cos. G and M,
mentioned. says: 1.-THE reason that Cos.
A, b and @, of the 18th Iowa. were not
at Shiloh is that they were sent to Fort
Randall. OAK, to relieve the Regulars
there. The 14th was filled up with other
companies recruited for that purpose and
the three companies-A, B, C-were
transferred to the 41st Iowa, and after
about 10 months they were again trans
ferred and became Cos. X. l., M, Tth
Iowa Cav. They did garrison duty at
Fort Randall from December, 81, to Oc-
tober, SO; then at Fort Sully till June. "a,
and accompanied Gen. Sully on the ex-
petition up the Missouri River"
''THE REGULAR BRIGADE"
Comrade Leroy Grout. First Ser
.geant. First Battalion, 10Th u. S..
Emmetsburg, Iowa, writes: 81 notice
i'm the National Tribune of Nov.
20 statement that the LIST Wis. was
in the Second Brigade. First Division,
Fourteenth Corps, at Chickamauga. Eyi.
IDENTIFY mistake. The Second Brigade,
First Division, Fourteenth Corps-known
as the Regular Brigade-was composed of
the 18th. 10th, 18th and 10th u. s. Inf.
and Battery III, 9th u. s. Art. 1t was
commanded by Brighten. John H. King.
During the campaign to Atlanta the 18th
Mich. and Goth Ohio were brigaded with
us; but the LIST Wis. was not with us at
any time according IN my rppo1lnpfion and