The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-08-02
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
Adds a SEQUEL.

Cauley's, published in The NatiOna
Tribune. entitled 1.-The Private Soldier
as a Forager." 1t seems the peculiar
"pirooter" referred to in the story was
we'll known by Comrade Wallace. His
name was Samuel Trick, Co. X, 18th
Ind, and when on his way to Indiana
to secure evidence for his pension ne
became stranded in jacksonville. and the
comrades of Phil Kearny Post secured a
job Of painting for him on a new school
building. The scaffolding gave way, and
ne fell from the top of the building upon
flight Of stone steps. being instantly
killed. His widow autographed she could
not afford the funeral expenses, so the
Post again came to the rescue and bur-
led him with military honors. His grave
In beautiful Green Lawn Cemetery, Is
| always remembered with tender care by
| the comrades of Phil Kearny Post
(, Should his widow or family see this, ii
: may afford them some comfort.
] Death Of Gen. Mansneld.
j. B. Stab, 18th Pa. Cav, Hastings.
Pa, gives US his story of the mortal
wounding of Gen. Mansfield which he
got from a comrade. who, strangely
enough, owed his life to the Generals
death. This comrade, Samuel Edmin-
ston, Pennsylvania soldier. was lying
behind a boulder firing at the rebs as
fast as he could when Gen, Mansfield
site COmrade EdmfnStOn was struck by
bullet. Comrade Edminston saw that
the General was hit, dropped his gun.
aud ran out and caught him just as he
was falling from his horse. The bullets
were flying thick as hail at this point.
and Comrade Edminston was wishing
himself back behind his rock when 4
shell struck the rock, smashing it and
doubling his gun all up, which he had
WI ha n
erals assistance. So If Gen. Mansfield
had not been hit just when and where
he was undoubtedly Comrade Edmin-
stOn would have been killed when the
shell struck the boulder. The General
was riding alone at the time of his NOR
tai wounding.
Not Their Fault.
Our editorial on the ex-prisoners of
war, published In the issue of June Z, is
highly commended by c.. n. Dickinson,
Co. G, 21st Mich, Grand Haven, Mich.
who feels keenly the injustice done
those comrades who through the mis-
fortune Of imprisonment lost their OPP
portunity for promotion. He was away
from his regiment about 10 months dur
Ing important movements and actions
OF the army, thereby losing good oppor-
tunities for service and his chance for
promotion. The sufferings Of the men
wounded in battle, and he thinks 1t
most unfair that they should have been
kept from promotion because they were
unlucky enough to be captured.
Need q Boost Badly.
Joseph N Forbes, Co. H, 1st N Y.
Dragons, CrOmantOn, Fla, expressing
approval for our position on the ex-
prisoners of war question, thinks the
pooh, feebl- pld fellows do need bit Of
a bbost now. Few of them have
beea work for years, can't beg.
and dOl elish the thought of short
rations s-xn as they got in prison. Even
those who receive a pension of $12 a
month can hardly keep soul and body
together on that sum. Comrade Forbes
IL looking for Lieut.. Mcintosh to correct
q late statement in The National Trib-
une, Of Capt. Brittain's capturing the
cannon I'm the Shenandoah Valley. He
was not in the affair. but thinks Nc
1ntosh was.
Are They the Firsts
NJ l. Adams. Co. c, 26th Ind. Corval-
Ifs, Ore. writes that he and Comrade
Bulls were lately invited to attend a
meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Comrade Bulls took his tambourine
and Comrade Adams his violin and they
made sweet music for the ladies.
motion was made to adopt them into
the Corps, which was voted on and car
ried. They were the only males present,
and had jolly good time. Comrade
Adams wonders If they are the first men
adopted by Relief Corps. II there arc
any other comrades as lucky, let them
speak up.
The Boys Who Saved the White House.
z. F. Cowles, Co. d, 7th Iowa, Cam
bridge, Neb., referring to the money
appropriated by Congress- for repairs
on the White House, says that while he
thinks that entirely proper, he does
think 1t is more important to do justice
to the kids who preserved that historic
building 10 the greatest Nation on earth.
Let Congress divide the money with the
House, and give them service pension
sufficient to keep the wolf from the
door In their declining years Of life.
War Relic,
John H. Mcpherson, Caddo, Tex.
sends us word that r. NJ childs, Jones
boro. Tex, r. F. 4. No. /. has In his
possession silver badge that was hand.
ed his father by dying Northern sol.
der on the battlefield Of Seven Pines
1t Is In the shape Of Maltese cross
On one Of the points are the letters "F
b." across the center IN. c. Valid. Co
K" and in the lower point "23d Ill
municate with the dead mans relatives
Our Southern Comrade
Some Of our Southern comrade
think that The National Tribune doe
not pay quite enough attention TO tn,
G. A. r. Posts in their localities, an,
our good comrade, Abner Hynes, Co. 3
SID La, Lake Providence. La. who be
longs to Lake Providence Post, "a
sends US word that the comrades ar
still alive down there, are on the move
and expect to be buried In blue.
Only Time He Ever Saw Him.
James F. Camp, I.aporte City. Iowa
was at Pleasant Valley when Presiden
Lincoln reviewed the army. II was tn
only time he ever saw him. He wa
present at South Mountain when tn
35th Mass. received their first fire. The
were a spick span new regiment, an
were drawn up before a rail fence. tn
enemy were concealed behind a ston
wall only few rods in front Of them.
A Request.
Can any comrade give Mrs. Mar
Conner. Prosperity. Mo-, information re
garding George Ladano or any OF HI
family? He belonged to Co. L, Sth M,
Cav. A great favor will be rendered