The National tribune., 1904-06-09
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
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cIine.
MORE BABIES OF VETERANS.

National Tribune that veteran of the
war against the grent rebellion, Eli e.
Merriam, has two sons of the same par
entage, respectively eight and two years
old; claimed to bd the youngest children oi
a veteran>in the country.
My grandfather. Joseph A. Engle, oi
Claremont, H., has two children of the
same parentage, Joseph Eugene, -four
years old Sept 8, and Mary Josephine
one year old Aug. -, 1903.
He enlisted i'll 1861 in the 25th Ind.
was wounded at Peach. Tree Greek, ant
years old Dec. II, 1903. The children arr
bright. hearty children.
From one of the aunts.-Cerro Gordo
Ill.,, =. o. Box 32S.
FROM THE LONESOME PICKET.
James A. Lowe. Co. ID, 9Th Kans. Cav.
writes from Lamont, Ark: Since you des
ignated me The Lonesome Picket l have
not been 50 lonesome. / am receiving let
ters from the old comrades to such an ex
tent that to respond to all OF them Is neN'
to impossible. Write on, Old comrades
for l love to read letters from the boys
that wore the blue in the sixties.
Il noticed the statement of Comrade
VIM. Lee, of Kansas, who was Knocked
down by cannon ball that did not touch
him. / suppose such occurrences were
quite uncommon: but l had somewhat
/
ment of the battle at Pine Bluff. Oct. %,
1863. our company was ordered to rein
force the pickets on the Sulphur Spring
road. A portion of the company was
ordered to dismount as skirmishers and as
| happened to get farther out than others
| was the last one getting back to our
horses when the bugle sounded recall. In
running across wide. open road in get
ting to my horse, and in pain view of a
| rebel battery. q cannon ball passed close
to the back Of my head, and Epitched for
ward, and the next thing l knew brave
comrade had, carried me to my horse and
helped me on to my saddle. then mounting
his horse we soon reached our company.
1t has always been mystery to me how
he got me up and to my horse without
getting killed himself"
| TWICE A SOLE SURVIVOR
Comrade w. S. Trip writes from Rob
| ert Lee, Tex: Il am sole survivor Of two
regiments, and yet, if the q. A. Il. Bill
becomeS Il law, | will not get a pension
! for six years to come l say that l am
| sole survivor Of two regiments, because
l served in two and l know that all the
others are dead. because | never see q
word in The National Tribune about either
regiment or any one who eyep belonged
to either; yet they both did deal Of cam
paigning-fought hard, marched hard and
suffered much. AT the age Of IA ! en-
listed in the Spring Of 1862 in :f:5h n. Y.
and in the Fall of 1868 reenlisted in 9Th
n. Y. III. A. ! saw about all the hard
ships that l could have seen had been "a
or 81 or ~ when | ehisted-all that any
who served in the Army of the Potomac
saw. Now l want to 20 on record as op-
posed to the age limit for service pen
sion. approve fully'The National Trib-
une bill. A service pension should be for
all who served otherwise the title is a
/ mis- <hn IN,
entitled the man of q or the youth of &C
to pension, it also entitled the lad Of Is
and the boy of IA to a pension"
DID YOU KNOW THIS LOST Roy?
Comrade Geo W. Wilson, Co. A. 18th
Ohio, Luray, No., makes an appeal that
will touch every heart He writes: Twill
you publish this appeal to all old conf
rades? Martelena. Maddox is widow Of
John Maddox, 61st Mo-, who died Sept
II, 1866. Her son. Lafayette r. Maddox
when II years old. enlisted at Hannibal
and was sent. TO st. Louis for assignment.
Since then she has had no authentic in
formation from hinl-only rilmors that he
was killed in the Nashville campaign
against Hood. He was tall and slender
Il years old; large blue eyes; slow
talker: rather sedate. Tie anxious. aged
mother. having waited 80 years. still hopes
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her lost boy and where her darling boy
laid down his life for his country. if he
was killed. His company and regiment
are unknown to her"
DON'T NEED PENSIONS.
C. X. Bailer Go. A. 18th u. S., Della
ware. O.. says: II have all of the letters
| wrote home while in the service during
the civil war except one or two. They
were received at Delaware, O.. ! have
them all copied in book, PACED and in
dexed. ! can tell at a glance where to
average OF one letter every nine days OF
service. They show when and where
was paid and how much. My pay for
three years amounted. all told. to $49O.S7
with 500 bounty. extra. So you can see
| that every three-years man got n fortune
from Uncle Sam for fighting three years
for him, and We don't need pensions.
AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
Thos. ]. Fox. writes from Chickasha
Ind. Ter: II would like to get book
about the 9th Ky Cav. l enlisted in Co
May %, 'Gi, and was sent to hospital nj
Chattanooga, then to Nashville, to Louis
vile, to Madison, Ind, to Indianapolis
and finally to Chicago, to hospital al
State and 18th streets, where I was dis.
charged. The Government has lost me
| euiiTeiy, 10 IOl KNOW now or why.
enlisted in Lafayette, Ind: was credited
to Carroll County, and got $50 bounty
from the Treasurer of the County; report
ed to Gen. Darlington at indianapolis. got
a 30-days' furlough; went to my home in
Detroit; reported back; was sent to my
company at Paris, Ky. l have CORE
spOnded with the Adjutant-G General and
the County Clerk-but all in vain Now
if yon can give me any light on this sub
ipct please do So"
FATHER, SON AND GRANDSON SOLDIERS
| Comrade w. A. Warden writes from
Niangua. Mo-: "My grandfather fought in
the Revolution: he was from Georgia: my
father fought at New Orleans under Jack
son: fought under Scott in Mexico, in
the 9th Tenn. Co. G. till peace was de-
clared. | served three years. till the end
of the war for the Union, in the Union
army, in the 23d Mp / fought against
Dick Taylor. Kirby Smith, N. B. Forrest
Pegleg Hood and .Ather rebels. at Nash
vile. Spanish Fort, Pleasant Hill, Yellow
Bayou, Bayou Roberts and a great many
other places. II anr now getting $12 q
month. not half enesgh to keep me. am
so years old. issl
THE YOUNG st,IDtER TO THE OLD.
T. ]. Laird. a. Kaugh Rider, writes
greeting from Groom Greek. Ariz. He
says: II have been reading The National