The National tribune., 1904-07-07
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
WHO LOST $35?

l tF1ed ana ulu all tnat l was able 10 de
all that the Higher Power permitted mt
to do. Our regiment was i'm the Shenan-
doah Valley, at Halltown, near Harper's
Ferry. | was taken sick there, with
measles. followed by pneumonia. and when
the regiment started TO Winchester / was
sent to the hospital at Clarysville, Md.
| was discharged June l., 1865. James
Day. a soldier from Indiana. gave me-
some good advice at Wheeling-told me
how to avoid lisk Of losing my money. |
did not take his advice; consequently, the
next night, on the train between Wheeling
and Cincinnati, while l was asleep, l had
seven new ten-dolar bills slipped out of
my pocket: If the fellow who took it will
let me know what penitentiary he now
lives in | will send him the 81 that he
did not find, which / had in another
pocket l would like to hear from army
friends"
WHERE IS THE HOOsIER?
John Rogers, 18th Pa. Cav, writes from
Kingfsher, Okla: If this meets the eye
OF any Danville (Va.y prisoners of Prison
No. 4, who were there just a few days
before the prisoners were sent to Ander-
sonville, he will recOllect break that was
made through the door in the high fence
that surrounded the well. and il he knows
of the wherea bouts Of little lWiiana sol
dier by the name Of Steel, who was a fu-
gitive with John +. Payne. now of Thayer,
Kans.. and myself. We did not wait TO
count how many followed, but were told,
after recapture, there were nine. a big
Sergeant by the name OF Bush. who was
from a Wisconsin regiment. secured an
ak when at the cook house after Soup, and
concealed it under his blouse. He used
the AK on the door; one or two blows were
sufficient. l have never heard Of one who
was with me there, except Payne, since
the war;"
WANT YOUR HYMN BOOK?
H. s. Efnor writes from Newton,
Iowa: II am one Of the boys who was
there. l served in Go. X. 2Sth Iowa, from
the Sea with Sherman from Atlanta. /
have in my possession Christian Hymn
Book that / got at Oakland Mills, in the
Spring of 1863, when Sherman made his
first move i'm the rear of Nicksburg. 1t
has the name +. Nj. Ellis and Miss Eliza
beth Ellis in it. l would like to return it
il the owner can be found"
SEEKS OLD COMRADES.
Comrade Geo. w. Huss, Co. l, 1st Ia.
l.. A.. and Co. ID, Sd u. s. l., writes from
No. g, Walker avenue, Troy, n. Y:
some one in Ohio claimed to be
the youngest among the boys who
served in the Union armies in the civil
war. He stated that he was born in 1S47.
and that he was not drummer boy. but
always at his post as private. | am
claiming to be n couple Of years his Junior.
| was born in February, 1S49: enlisted in
the 1st Pa. l.. A. in March, 1864; served
in Cameron's Battery U, 1st Pa. L. A..
until the close Of the war. Would be glad
to hear from any and all Of the boys of the
battery. In November 1866, l enlisted
for general service, and was assigned to
the old Dragons, Gen. Winfield Scott's
Inf
term Of enlistment, three years, with Go.
ID. on the frontiers of Kansas. Any Of the
comrades OF Lieut.. a. Kiser's company
CD, 3D. u. s. Inf, who may see this,
please write to me, for l am looking for
some information concerning our life
among the Indians. l am a member Of
Gen. John Sedgwick Post, 81, York, Pa"
BROTHERS IN AN INDIANA COMPANY.
COmrade John l.. Rhea, Co. b, J9th
Ind, writes from Cloverdale, Ind: Il wish
to correct Comrade T.. b. Keece, as
think his memory is at fault as to quad
ruplets, trios and pairs Of brothers in Co.
r, 59th Ind. First. there were four of the
Crouch brothers-Isaiah, John, James,
Hiram; three of the Shines brothers-Mlart
Joseph, James; three of the Alexander
brothers-Enoch, Thomas. Hugh. There
were 15 pairs of brothers: Lee, Thomas
and Jesse: Bivens. John and George;
Bryant, Richard and Burt; Bienal, John
and Simon; Demott, Abraham and Peter
Fulk. William and John; Masters. Julius
and Rush; Reece, Iige and Shadrie; Ryan
George and John; Trent, James and
David; Watson, Levi and George: Wal
ters. Maryfield and McDonald: Modral,
Andrew and George; Chenoweth, Stephen
Jeff and Grafton.
"Comrade Keece's memory is at fault
in giving the rank, as he well nigh had
IL all nl.,
| recall these brothers and their com
ratles of Co. b, 59th Ind, / wonder if
any company can show a better record
There were three Sergeants of these
brothers who were killed in battle; and
| dare not write of the heroic acts Of 9TH
ers Of the company, as | would not be be-
lieved. We had excellent officers. especially
Rodgers, Harden and Lee. The latter
Jesse NJ. Lee-is now Brigader-G eneral
in the u. s. Army.
Il remember COmrade f. r. Reece and
his brother Shad. and have always had
warm place for them in my heart
WASN'T AN IDLE REGIMENT.
Comrade NJ. B. Brown. Co. G, 18th Ky,
writes from Crofton, Ky: II enlisted,
Oct. Is, 1861, in Co. B. 25th Ky, when
a mere boy, being but II years of age.
enlisted at Henderson, KY; was at the
battles of Fort Doneson and Shiloh
lhere our regiment was merged with the
18th KY, and our company became Co. G.
fhe 18th was attached to Nelson's Divi-
sion, Ammen's Brigade. l think the regi-
ment entitled to the honor of being the
first inside of the works at Cornth The
18th saw about as much service that was
service as did any regiment in the army
We took part in the battles of Fort Don
elson. Shiloh, COrinth. Chckamauga, Mis-
sion Ridge, Resaca, Cassville, Altoona.
Atlanta, Lovejoy Station. Franklin and
very many other important engagements
battles and skirmishes. We were mus
tered out at Louisville. Jan. %. 1865
What has become of all the 18th Ky?
Why don't some one write history Of the
regiment and its services? l would like to
know how many it enlisted and how many
it lost, and how many were left''
CoMRADE KIRK TO CoMRADE MAULL.
Comrade b. f. Maull writes from
Bridgeton, N. j.: II saw an article in
Picket Shots June 8. from Comrade J.
B. Girk, Lima, Ohio-Captain, 1O1st Ohio
and l am glad to see that the dear old
boy is yet alive. l enclose a copy of n
letter from him. referring to an article
wrote to The National Tribune long time
ago, entitled A Musicians Story This
letter was interesting to me, and will, no
doubt, be so to others. If you have space
please publish it,"