The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-04-05
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
Flag Of the Harriet Lane,

Flag Of the Harriet Lane.
Apropos OF the capture OF the Har-
riet Lane. as described in the history
OF the rebellion now running in The
National Tribune. Comrade ]. w.
Bricker writes from SmithvilIe, o.:
THE 114th Ohio got into Galveston,
Tex, In June. 1865. The Buckeye SOL
diers were looking over the town. and
found what they understood to be a
reDel Signal Corps office where there
were many flags on shelves. David L.
Hon, OF Co. III. 120th Ohio. was at that
time In the 114th. his regiment having
peen used up on an expedition up Red
River In May. 1864. In the supposed
rebel signal room Comrade Hoff picked
up large and beautiful United States
flag. which was labeled. 'Colors OF the
Harriet Lane. captured Jan. 1, 1862
as told in the history OF the rebellion
lie said. guess I will take this for
my share and carried 1t away with
him. He displayed the flag on numer-
Gus occasions at his home in Smith
Vile. o.. but where IL is now I do not
know, Comrade Hoff having been for
some years at the National Military
Home"
Saved by q Rebel Major.
Comrade w. E. Day. who is Health
Officer at Prescott. Ariz. writes that
he distinctly remembers his service
with the 117th N. Y, and from the
siege OF Suffolk. Va, to and after the
fight at Fort Fisher. N. c.. the regi-
ment was much in evidence wherever
there was something doing" "And
l may say" he adds. chat somebody
got hurt on one side or the other. viii
you give a little history Of the regf-
ment. IL any is available? I believe Il
was one OF the 300 1 know we had
IS or 80 killed and wounded at
Drewry's Bluff. and still there were a
Few left. It was the regiment which
won the stars for Maj.-Gen. Terry at
Fort Fisher. as he himself said to me
IN letter long after the war was
ended. Col. A. White, who was shot
at Drewry's Bluff. was a man well
along In years. l carried him from the
field after he was wounded. We were
both saved from a trip to Libby Prison
by a rebel Major who was q Freema-
son."
An Unmarked Soldier Grave.
"A soldier named Albert Jordon died
at London. Fulton County, ILL.,, where
ne was employed. In April. 1876"
writes w. p. Bowden from Hermon.
III. He was buried at Hermon. and
II l can learn what company and regi-
ment he was a member Of I can ar
range to have the Government furnish
a marker for his grave He had no
folks here. and am the only one who
knows where his grave u.s. keen II
marked with flag. Maybe some read
er OF The National Tribune can fur
nish me the information. My father
was In the Gath ILL.,, also a brother"
The seth Ohio.
Il would like to read a short history
or the 36th Ohio" writes G. w. Hollen-
Frank Hollenbaugh. was q private in
Co. E OF that regiment from July 80,
1861. He enlisted to serve three years,
or during the war. He re-enlisted
Jan. 4, 1864. and was discharged July
~. 1865, at Wheeling, w. Va. He was
In quite number OF battles and was
wounded at Fayetteville, receiving
rebel bullet in the right leg be-
low the knee. I would also like some
comrade to give a short history Of his
company. My grandfather. Thomas
Mason. takes The National Tribune.
He was in Co. E. 136th Ohio, Home
Guards. He is 81 years of age; and
I would also like to see a history of
his regiment. My father died Nov. %,
1895. The gunshot wound in his leg
was the cause Of his DEATH"
Who Has This Back Number:
Comrade Henry c. Wildly, Of Pinck-
NEVILLE. ILL.,. would like some comrade
Tribune to send him copy Of an issue
In 1883 which contains an account
OF the capture Of a rebel Captain in
by COmrade Wildly. Thu ar
ticle was written by Andrew Harddin-
ger. Corporal. Co. K. 9Th Ill. The COM
rade says the article Will do him much
good. and he is willing to pay for the
paper containing it.
"a Widow OF Co. NJ
What has become OF the comrade.
Of the I'd Colo. ?" writes Mrs. N r.
Packard. Of Mainesburg. Pa. who says
she is "a Co. M widow" She expresses
the hope that all the members of that
Western regiment who may read this
will write to her, especially the men OF
co. M. Il understand" she adds. that
the regiment is to hold q Reunion at
Denver, and I would like to have some
meeting through the columns
Of the soldiers and widows paper and
friend. The National Tribune"
The Man in the Ranks.
Comrade A. c. Harter writes from
Dayton, o.. that he has read with
pleasure THE Opening Of the Missis-
sippL" He says 1t is "a mastery his
tory Of the events which marked the
decline OF the most awful event in our
American history. am inclined to
believe that in the surrender Of Vicks-
burg the Southern Confederacy, so
called, received Its first premonition OF
doom. We who were in the ranks can
only tell Of what happened in our i'm
mediate vicinity, but we cannot vouch
for happenings we did not see. A great
many of the comrades write Of events
that they imagine they saw, and in
the long years that have elapsed since
the war have come to believe the same
to be true. When 1t comes to a history
Of the plans and movements of Gen
eral and his army in SO great a cam
paign as that Of Vicksburg. we who
occupied the minor places in the army
should hesitate before we give our evil
dence as to the advisa bility Of this
movement or that. We who were there
we're almost sure We could not get out
Of the mess alive. but thanks to the
Great Master and to his able servant.
y. s. Grant, We were able to strike a |
to rebellion
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