The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-02-04
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
A CORRECTION.

A CORRECTION.
Peter NJ. Simon, Corporal. Co. X, 21s,
Wis, Green Bay, Wis. writes: In The
National Tribune, Aug. -, under the head
ing Mustered Out appeared the follow
ing: AT Marinett. Wis.,. Aug. ID. George
Thomas Burns. 18th Wis. Comrade Burns
was City Treasurer of Escanaba, Mich
"Conlrade Burns was member of Co
Is, 21st Wis, not of the 18th Wis. as
stated. He was Commissary- Sergeant OF
the 2lst Wis. his term of service extend
ing from August. 1862, when he enlisted
1T Manitowoc, or Two Rivers, Wis, to
June II. 1865. when he was mustered oul
at Milwaukee,"
WANTS TO HEAR FROM THE GIRLS.
G.. Il. Latin, Co. A, 9th VT. Asotin
Wash, writes: Il have scanned the col
umns of The National Tribune for years
i'll the vain hope of seeing an item from
some member of my regiment. / often
wonder how many of the boys who made
that memorable march of :,5 miles TO Get
tysburg are living. They have not forgot
ten. | am sure, the girls who were in line
along the street, singing My Maryland,
while our artillery was roaring an accom-
paniment some two miles distant. l wish
every one of those girls now living-and
| hope all are living-would send me her
address, and her photograph as she ap-
peared when we were marching through
the town l hope some of the boys will
write something even if they tell how
slipped out of the battle"
THE LAST DAYS.
Charles Holmes. Walton, n. Y, writes
"Comrade VIM. X. Townsend, Richfield
une, Aug. 20, that he was enrolled June,
1865. The figure 5 is doubtless a typo.
graz hical error.
'In the closing days of the war / was
in hospital at Charleston, S. G.. From
there | was sent to Beaufort, and thence
to Hilton Head, Philadelphia, New York
City, and finally to Albany, n Y, where
soldier who exclaimed: Hello! old boy, are
you bound for home? l answered in the
affirmative. In Broadway street l saw the
stacked guns of a regiment that needed
them no more. About the first of Angus,
there was Il celebration in Albany. The
people filled a siX-acre lot and two brass
cannon were fired almost necessarily Gen
Grant was present, and made character
lstic speech-brief, but to the point When
President Lincoln was shot, l was in
Beaufort, s. c. What l saw and heard
that day would make interesting reading il
the. incidents were properly written up"
DID NOT KNOW THE ARMY HAD RE-
TREATED.
John Baker, Co. d, Doth No., Dongola
Ark, writes: II volunteered i'm August
1862, and was mustered out at Washing
ton, June. 1860. i marched with Sherman
from Atlanta to the sea. Previously |
was in the Eicksburg campaign, and par
ticipated in the first charge made on tire
works at Vicksburg. l was within 1O
steps of the works when l heard
a soldier on my right exclaim: My.
they are all gone.' Looking around
I saw the army in full retreat
Without further orders | followed. If
any orders had been given to fall back !
did not hear them, nor did the comrade
who maue the exclamation quoted above
l never knew whether that comrade made
his escape or not. / thought he was a
Colonel, but am not sure as to his rank
Being in right smart hurry | failed ia
notice his clothes with an observant eye
My company suffered terribly in that
charge, only IL being able to answer at
the next roll call A Lieutenant was the
only officer able to report for duty MY
brother was wounded and caDtured.
was struck by spent ball. My pension
Is $40 per month"
HE WHO FIGHTS AND Runs AWAY, NAY
LIVE TO FIGHT SOME OTHER DAY.
w. w. BootOn, Co. ID. 18th Ill. Cav.
London Mills, ILL.,. writes: Il have al
ways been under the impression that the
72d Ind. M't'd Inf. became somewhat rat
tied when engaged i'll the fight near Okla
Iona, Miss, on Washington's Birthday,
1864, Gen. Sooy Smith and Charles d. Nc
Lure to the contrary Notwithstanding.
''When his brother was killed in front OF
the ID Iowa Cav, Gen. Forrest, with his
bOdy-guard, furiously charged past the
flank of the lOwans and rushed some of
the skirmishers of the 9TH Ill. Cav out of
the woods In that melee some flank shots
perforated my two leather belts. and | am
still feeling the effects of the concussion
Had / not thought discretion the better
part of valor and precipitately left the field
count of the affair.""
FISHERS HILL AND CEDAR CREEK.
NJ. Gerwig, Go. /, 3d w. Va. Cav
Hope, w. Va, writes: CAS- | remember
we routed the Johnnies at Fishers Hill
Sept. -, 1864, nearly month before they
surprised our army ut Cedar Creek. In
the charge ut Fishers Hill my horse
leaped over the rifle pits as the boys in
gray were hnrriedly filing out to the left
When Gen. Crook horse was shot he
took off his hat and charged the treating
enemy on foot \ diverting incident was
the capture of a red fox by the 10th w
Va.
Gen. Sheridan reached Gen. Wright.
headquarters at Cedar Greek, about noon
Oct. ID. This | know, because / arrived
about that time, and was i'm the rear OF
Little PHIL on that memorable ride from
Winchester. At Wright's headquarters
the General mounted fresh horse and
proceeded to rally the troops and place
them in line of battle. The main fight be
gan about 3 p. m, resulting in the rout OF
Early's army"
MYTHICAL FEAST.
A Springer, Drum Major, 9TH Ind
Franklin, Ind. writes: The 'recollections
of Comrade Hart, of tho Doth Ohio, are
misty. When at the old log barn we
baked bread OH fiat stones, as he says, but