The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-04-12
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
Who Killed Gen. zolIicorers

while the 10th Ky. was not the
whole cheese at Mill Spring" writes
Comrade w. !. CURLY, First Sergeant.
Co. ]. 10th KY, from Pineyville, KY,
we were there and captured a good
many prisoners, mules and beef cattle,
together with commissary stores and
lots of whisky and sugar. 1t is said
Gen. Crittenden got drunk and sent
Gen. Zollicoffer out with a large force
to meet US beyond the rebel works. This
was intended to hold our army in check
until he could get sober enough to
cross the river and skip. Well do l re-
member that besides the 10th KY. the
other regiments in the fight were the
10th Ind, 9Th and 18th Ohio, 4th KY,
and, ! believe, the I'd MINI.
Il was captured near Huntsville, Ala,
and was robbed OF my diary and every
thing else but my experience. AS to
the battle Of Mill Springs, KY, there
has always been a problem in my mind
as to how Gen. 'Zollie' managed to get
In front OF his command and in the
rear or our line of battle to the spot
where Gen. Fry was. That he rode
up to Fry with the remark DO not
fire upon those men (pointing to the
rebel force); they are our men, seems
to me to be fishy.
II was not very far from where the
rebel General fell from his horse, and
|, with others. went to the dead body
and saw the fatal wound. He had on
an overcoat Of BLUSH cast, and the
soldiers were cutting little pieces OF
his clothing off as relics. I cut off the
only three stars that remained on his
coat, and one OF them is still in pos
session OF a member Of my family. I
have always believed that one Of the
boys who were in the fight shot and
killed Gen. Zollicoffer. However, Gen.
FRY got the credit 7 rxyil
tempt to rob him of It,"
Must Have Been "Conee-Coolers.'
Referring to recent Picket Shot by
Comrade Henry Gusher, Co. B, 33d
Mass, who said he would like to have
singing" Comrade Leonard Fernsler,
Co. A, 93d Pa. writes from the National
Soldiers Home, Va. that he does not
think there was much singing in Get
tysburg on July 1, i2i aor 8, 1863. at
would not have been very healthy for
school girls or anybody else," says
Comrade Fernsler. rtosIdo any singing
rade wishes to knowfff 1T was not the
Fifth Corps that caa1sei iup at midnight
OF July 2, and adds thatthe Sixth Corps
did not reach Gettysburg until the
afternoon OF the third naay OF the bat
tie : July " g. when Picket was making
MS charge. "
Now, the comrad4 Is away off. II
any corps came in On TIE afternoon Of
the Sd 1t must have been we called
the 'coffee-coolers' wko had camped out
or. Rock lock-. Creek to KEEP gut OF reach Of
Comrade Fernsler adds that sykes's
Regulars. who wer9 paft OF the Fifth
Corps. passed to the iiIear Through our
lines to the right of little Round Top
on the evening OF July 2. and after they
had passed and the rebels were within
20 yards OF us. we charged on them
and took some prisoners. We followed
them about 500 yards, and then the
Pennsylvania Reserves came and took
the picket line. and the Third Brigade
Of the Third Division OF the Sixth Corps
fell back about $50 yards in line of
battle. and were there the night of the
I'd. all day OF the Sd. and on the MORN
ing Of the 4th a part of my regiment
was detailed for picket duty back OF
Devils Den, and I was one Of the NUM-
Der. think Comrade Gusher is mixed
up or has been with the 'coffee-cool-
ers.'
Anxious About Pension Bill.
Comrade George, v. Hoefier, Co. F.,
Goth ". =. wrikinG from Geneva. ". X.