The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-05-26
PICKET SHOTS.
Prom AIsrt Comrades Along the Whole
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FIRST UNION FLAG ON LOOKOUT.
J. NJ. Francis 6Sth Ind, who fails to
give his wherea bouts, the envelope stamp
being illegble, writes: Picket Shots Jan.
II. contains a claim by Comrade Cole 96th
ILL.,. that, the flag of his regiment was
placed on Lockout before that Of the Sth
Ky. While it made but little difference
To the boys who lay in the valley in front
of Missionary Ridge, what regiment first
placed the flag there. the fact that it was
there helped us to face the storm Of shot
and shelf in capturing the Ridge that day.
Ii does make a difference to the few brave
boys of the Sth Ky, whether their brave
act shall count in history to their credit or
to the credit Of another. That flag was
placed there by five boys of the 9Th Ky,
who volunteered to do 1t. For that act
each of them was awarded a 3O-days fur
Tough. At this late date l can only give
the name Of Will J. Witt. After his re-
turn from furlough h" was detailed to the
Post Provost Marshals Office at Chatta-
noosa, where l became his bunkmate. His
home address at that time was Barbours-
vile. Ky. | have written to him two or
three times. but never heard from him
since my discharge. His furlough stated
the reason it was issued, and l presume
that the other Burroughs did the same
Those five volunteers from the 9Th KY.
after climbing mp through the rocks and
over the two short ladders, gained the top.
formed a skirmiSh line, and advanced
several hundred yards along the top of the
mountain. There was not a rebel in sight:
nor did they fire a gun. They were armed
with five-shOoters-a gun that had re-
volving cylinder similar to the revolver.
The abandoned guns, and some scattered
camp cGuipage was all that remained on
the point of Lookout when the Stars and
Stripes was planted there by those five
brave volunteers from the 9Th Ky. So far
as l know they may have answered the
last roll-cali years ago; but that one act
will stand as long as history tells the story
of how Old Glory opened her folds to the
breeze that morning. May she ever wave.
not only there, but all over this great land
of ours. is the wish of one that lay in line
at Orchard Knob and gaZed upon her col
ors that morning"
GOOD, PATRIOTIC STOCK.
comrade Alex. H. Rambo, Co. d, 54th
Pa. who omits his addrcss-fres shot
from ambush or from the dark, SO far as
his present location is concerned-writes:
81 think the oath Pa. did as much at Fort
Gregg as any regiment. 1t should have
the share of credit it earned. | was but
16 years old when | was Captain of COM
pany of Wi1ea wakes. although my father
was a har,lheaded Democrat. l was sent
away to study dentistry. but l enlisted
June 4. 1861. for three years in the Sd Pa.
Reserves. November. 1868. l reenlisted
were sent to High Bridge, where we fought
the whole of Lees army for several hours.
and we were all taken prisoners on April
u, 1860, and Lee surrendered on April 8.
May 10, 1864. was wounded at Cloud
Mountain, and eventually reached the hos
pital at Annapolis. l was there when
Early raidedi Washington suburbs. and
volnnteergd to go to assist in the defense
| was given a1squad from the hospital, and
we set out to- save the Capital and pre-
vent the rebels from carting off the Cap
itOl. m. II
Robert Morris. the financier of the
Revolution was my fathers grandfather;
both of nay own grandfathers fought in
the War OF 1872. l enlisted in the Civil
War June A. 1861, and was discharged
June 4. 1867. GMy son served two years in
the Philippine war. ! have been sick since
Septembcr: the Nj. ID. says that | will
never be- good for anything again in this
world. / favor the $12 service pension.
and think it should be paid in gold. Our
Major, GAmp, of the 54th Pa, was on the
pit. and was killed there"
q FROM SOMEWHERE ON NocREEK.
Comrade VIM. Johnson. Go. r, 4Sth Ill.,,
writes from Nocreek. which is somewhere
in Kentucky: Il am with the few who are
yet on this side of tho river where we oc-
cHsionally have chance to forage and
generally have to skirmish pretty briskly
for anything we get. / am still reading
The National Tribune; got habit of it;
been at it 20 years. couldn't do without
old hor ohn II,
battles they fought. the batteries they took,
the forts they got. and the foot races they
run with the rebs: about the chickens they
pluckcd and the pigs they skinned; but l
don't see any account Of any they ever
paid for! | suppose they were like me. I
never have paid for the hen took from A
South Carolina farmer. He wasn't there
to say what he wanted for her. but if he
had been he wouldn't have got anything.
fer was ont Of change. Any way, | tried
to eat her too soon: didn't cook her long
enough: ought to have her blin' yet She
was old enough to get pension under the
G. A. X. Committee Age Limit Prohbi-
tive Bill. ! want to have the 4Sth ILL.,,
10Th Ohio. 18th Mich. and Goth Ind rouse
mp and tell who killed Gen. Polk at Pine
Mountain. ! didn't: but l know who did.
and I've a mind to tell on the 9Th Ind
Battery. for I was within 80 yards of their
gun that did it when it did it, haven't
seen that 81 and Shorty claim that they
did it. ] want to tell them that they didn't
get all of Maj. Anderson's grub at Fort
McAllister: ! got slice. and five fine
shirts and % plugs Of tobacco and bot
tie of appleiack. | didn't try the latter.
but Maj. Adams said it was good.
Come. now. Go. Il. roll or lay the ball
down and get off the alley. Don't be dead
while You are alive.
1.-The Fifth Corps was the best in the
army. and The National Tribune is the
best paper in the United States. If there
are any old vets hiding about anywhere
who don't fake it, they ought to be hunted
up and put in the guard-house"
COULDN'T STAY OUT
Comrade A. J. Moorman. Co. A, S1st
Ohio, writes from Delphos, o.: "The S1st
Ohio was with Sherman on the Atlanta
Campaign, to the sea, and through the
Carolinas to peace. What Gen. Sherman
could not do in war was not worth try
from anybody else. His men had conf
dence in him. If he gave orders to take
fort it was taken. Sherman's army
knew what harlships We're. l do not know
how many rebels | helped out of this
world, but l am positive that / saved the