The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-02
PICKET SHOTS.
rom Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.

Wants to Hear From Comrades.
Abner r. Gill, Co. /. 4th KY, writes
from Rarden. O.: Aug. Is found me
in Co. /, 4th KY, commanded by Capt.
w. b. Riggs. We formed a portion OF
the Second Brigade, Second Division,
Fourteenth Corps, under Pap Thorn
as. We experienced our initial fight al
Mill Spring, KY. Following this CAME
the race for Louisville and the intercept
ton of Bragg's advance on the Ohio.
At Louisville we went aboard boats and
proceeded up the Cumberland to Nash
vile.
Then followed the battles Of Stone
| River, Shiloh, Corinth and the retreat
into Kentucky. After the fight at Per-
ryville, we proceeded to Crab Orchard,
| Cumberland Gap and Chattanooga. Be-
ing defeated at Chickamauga, We
shared the hardships of the siege OF
| Chattanooga, and vanquished our be-
siegers at Lookout Mountain and Mis-
Sionary Ridge
"Our next move was by way of Kene-
saw, Resaca and Dalton to Atlanta. Our
regiment was detached from Thomas's
| command, mounted, and made part
of McCooks Cavalry, which, in connec-
| ton with Stonemans command, made
the unsuccessful raid south of Atlanta
into Mississippi.
AT Jonesboro, Miss. 1 was captured
| with number of my comrades, and
we were sent to Andersonville, where
l remained four months, being then
exchanged. Having spent a short fur
Tough at home, 1 rejoined my command
In April, 1865, having served four years
altogether, when mustered out in Au-
| gust, 1865.
my object in sending this small con-
tribution to The National Tribune is to
attract the attention, IL possible, Of
some of my comrades. Should this come
to the notice of any members of the
4th KY, 10th KY, 10th Ind. or 14th
Ohio, | would be much pleased to cor
respond with them. Especially would
like to hear from my old Captain, w.
B. Riggs"
Made Gen. Wheeler @Hump."
Comrade David Fortney Co. G, 10th
Ohio Cav, writes from Winston, y. c.:
Il noticed in The National Tribune an
account of the capture Of % rebels by
Corpl Smith and 10 men of Co. CT, 1eth
ONO cav, While on picket down in
North Carolina. That circumstance
calls to my mind the capture of Lieu.
tenant and seven rebels near Dallas
Ga, by myself and six comrades, also
Of Co. G, 10th Ohio Cav. We slipped
away from the column in the afternoon
| to do little foraging on our own hook.
We We're on road to the right of the
we passed a cabin an old c3lored mai
came to the door and beckoned to US.
He told us that some rebels were Sleep
| ing in the brush near by. We investi-
gated, and found them sound asleep:
took their guns; aroused them-and
how they were scared. The method
we adopted for their awakening was
what frightened them, for after taking
their muskets we concealed ourselves
in a clump Of bushes. Then we all
oil n6 ut fho TO- -
they sprang up like scared rabbits. We
broke their guns and marched them
prisoners to the column.
The men in our squad were David
Endsley, S. B. Hutchinson, Lewis Hem
ming, Luther Reynolds. Thomas Moore
and David Fortney / wish that any
comrade who can will send me a postal
card with the address of S. b. Hutchin-
son and Lewis Henning, of Co. G.. They
doubtless both remember the time they
dirt on his gray horse when they fired
three of four shots apiece at him by
| order of Gen. Fitzpatrick"
A Youthful Soldier.
Lyston d. Howe, private, Co. I, 18th
ILL.,, SOC North Sterling street, Streator,
ILL.,, writes: II enlisted June 5, 1861, in
Co. I, 18th ILL.,; re-enlisted, Feb. IL,
1862, in Co. B, 55th ILL.,, and was dis
| charged at Goldsboro, NJ c., March 81.
! | claim to be the youngest enlisted SOL
der during the war of the rebellion,
i'm view of the fact that I was born
Aug. 81, 1850, which made me but IL
years of age the August after 1 enlist.
ed. / served continuously without fur
Tough to the expiration of my term OF
service, March q, 1865. The War De-
partment records will bear out my
statements"
Scattering.
John Garrison, Knoxville, Iowa, Co.
G., 33d Iowa, would like to hear from
the comrade of an Illinois regiment who
took care of him in the little frame
house at the foot of the road that went
up to the fort at Columbus, Ky. He
regrets that he has forgotten the name
of the comrade, but he we'll remembers
the act of Christian kindness
George w. Colgrove, Co. b, Hath NJ
Y, Port Allegany, Pa, writes that he
takes pleasure in calling the attention
Of the comrades to anything in The
National Tribune that will be to their
interest. Comrade Colgrove was in SER
vice three years. For three weeks he
was under fire at Fort Sumter He re-
members first hearing the Red, White
and Blue" sung by the daughters Of 8
clergyman.
ID. w. c. Towne, Fairfax. s. D.. wou's
like TO hear from some of the Sd Mich.
Battery boys, if any are alive.
James Baird, Williamstown, Pa.
would like 10 hear from any of his COM
rades of Co Fl, 18th Ill.