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

The Capture Of Gen. Rhett.
Rhett is furnished by Comrade E.
Sweetland. Co. B. 154th N. Y, Little
Valley, N. Y. He said: During Sher-
mans March to the sea, and when near
Averasboro. the rebs struck the grand
old Fourteenth Corps and for the first
time that corps turned their backs to
the enemy and were being driven from
the field by the Johnnies. when the
First and Third Divisions of the
Twentieth Corps came on the ground
and drove them back. just as it is told
In the story Of ST and Shorty.
Rhett and part Of his brigade were
captured. After the fight was over 1
saw the prisoners in a bull-pen built
OF rails. I found Gen. Rhett in the
pen with the other captives. He was
seated on small block Of wood, sur
rounded by an angry crowd of rebel
prisoners who were calling him vile
names. They said to the guards:
You just walk off little way and we'll
fix him. We will kill him.
THE guards told the prisoners they
must not harm Gen. Rhett. as they
could not allow them to hurt a pris-
oner. asked one OF the Johnnies
piled that his brother had been an or
derby on Gen. Rhett's staff, and one
day while on hilltop surveying
Sherman's great army advancing, his
brother remarked to a comrade that he
did not think 1t was any use to fight
the remark, drew his pistol and shot
the brother. killing him instantly. The
other prisoners said the story was true,
and that Rhett was cruel to his men.
While his men were threatening Gen.
Rhett he said not word and acted as
IL he did not hear them. He was tall
and as straight as an Indian, and made
a fine-looking soldier
Gazed at His Friends Photo.
Comrade Charles Chandler, Sergeant.
Co. A, 9Th Iowa, Orange, Cal, writes
that IN looking over a recent issue Of
The National Tribune he read an article
headed "97th Ind"
"Anything from one Of those grand
old regiments" he adds, "of the Second
Brigade, First Division of the Fifteenth
Corps, takes my attention before any
thing else. The article was signed by
A. j. Suites, Co Fl, 103d H., and If he
sees this / hope he will write to me-
After reading / reached over to nv
bureau and took a look at my old army
album and gaZed upon the picture he
had given me just before the old bri-
5oue "dS uISDdHueu at LOUISVILLE, Ky,
more than Al years ago. He looked
very wise and had his hat set we'll back
on his head. He was no doubt think
ing that in a few days he would be
back in his Illinois home telling his
best girl some of his war experiences
II we'll recollect he made fine
looking orderly. George TeeIe, one of
my company, was also orderly at bril-
Gade headquarters for some time pre-
ViOus to our muster-out. The gay and
gallant Capt. Parsons. of the 46th Ohio
Is now Quartermaster at the National
Soldiers Home at Santa Monica, on the
coast, % miles west of Orange. There
are seven of the 9Th Iowa near
here, two Of the 10th Ill. and one Of
the 26th here in Orange. do not
think there are many left Of the old
Second Brigade, as it was composed of
old regiments and saw hard service
from Donelson and Shiloh to the end
of the war. But those of us who are
left should keep in touch with each
other"
The 18th Ohio.
Comrade Matthew Campbell Cor
poral, Co H, 118th Ohio, writes from
Wisterman, O., that he has never read
in The National Tribune any of the do
ings Of his regiment. He says the 18th
was mustered in at Cincinnati, Sept.
13, 1862, and spent the Winter of so
and '63 in building stockades and
guarding the Kentucky Central Rail-
road and doing scout duty until May,
1864. The regiment joined Sherman
in his Atlanta campaign. In February,
1865. in the charge at Fort Anderson,
the 18th Ohio was the first to plant the
Union colors on the fort.
Our travels" adds Comrade Cam
bell, were as follows: BY water 1850
miles; by rail, 2,445 miles; by march,
1850 miles; total, 7,455 miles. The
regiment met in Reunion at Columbus
Grove, Ohio, for the 34th time, Oct.
IL and IL, 1905.
after engaging in the battles about
Nashville the regiment was transferred
to Washington, d. c., and from there
to North Carolina, where on Feb. 16,
1865, we were the first to plant the
Union colOrs on Fort Anderson. We
were in the charge at Wilmington.
N. c., and drove the rebs out of that
place. We were then sent to Raleigh
and to Salisbury. N. c., and were dis
charged there June 20, 1865, and sent
to Cleveland, O., finally leaving army
life there July 9, 1865"
Composition of the Second Brigade.
Comrade J. J. Clark, Co. c, 10th N.
Y, writes from Little Falls, Mimi, that
in the issue of The National Tribune of
Jan. 10, Comrade John Shaw gives the
formation of the Second Brigade of
FIRST DIVISION or the sixth Corps, as
follows: 18th and 9th N. Y, 95th Pa.
and the 121st N. Y. He omits the gal
liant 9Th Me. and the Goth Pa. The
brigade as composed when we went to
Camp Franklin was as follows: 10th
and 9th N. Y, 5th Me. and 96th Pa
The 95th Pa. (Goslin Zouaves) was
brigaded with us in Fall of 1861. The
121st N. Y. came later. I think he will
accept my correction, as we could not
spare the two regiments from '61 to '65,
and must give them credit for being
with us.
An error was made in saying that
Gen. H. w. Slocum only commanded a
brigade on the Peninsula. He sue
ceeded to the command of the First Di-
vision upon the formation of the Sixth
Corps and promotion of Gen. w. B.
Franklin to it's command.
One OF Sheridan's Rough-Riders.
John w. Manning. Co. E, Rfnggold
Pa. Cav, and Co. F. 22d Pa. Cav,
Salineville, Ohio, writes to say that he
was one of Sheridan's Rough Riders,
enlisting in 1862 at the age of 16, and
serving three years. He was a pris-
oner at Libby, Pemberton, and Belle
Isle, being SO disabled upon his release
that he was obliged to lie in a hospital
for several months. Though advised to
accept discharge on account Of dis
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