The National tribune., 1906-04-19
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
They're Weary.

: IL must all Other veterans, 10 near all
. this gush about stars and bars. Joe
: Wheeler Confederate Camp, closing up
. one of our ports to celebrate the birth
day OF a man who was educated at the
, expense OF the Government and turneu
| traitor TO it. 1t shows how much the
, South loves Old Glory. Pretty soon
they will be claiming they had only
7 100000 men in the Spring of 1863.
Comrade Horton saw Richmond pa
per that cheered the Confederates up
with the news that they had 1,4S5.O00
men in the field, and before cowpcas
, would ripen they would have Washing
ion and be recognized by the powers.
He likes TO extend the hand of fellow
ship when it is met halfway. but he
] be blessed if he wants to force it on
people who do not want it.
The burning of Wagon Train mt Cat
| Ietts Station.
Comrade Robert Stevenson, r. T. D.
1, West Danville, Vt, writes: Il want
Information concerning the burning OF
a train in the Spring of 1868 by MosbY.
This occurred near Catlett's Station. I
also wish information regarding Co. d,
1st Vt. Cav, taking brass cannon
The Ist ky.
Alden J. Rigney, r. +. D. ., Lancas-
ter, Ky, writes: Il appreciate the let
ters from comrades published in The
NdlIOHdl l1lbuht Dul lLit lSl ny IhuSt
all be dead. L never see anything in
the paper from any member of that
regiment
Fighting the Willy FiIipinos.
Comrade William d. Baker, Co. \,
4Gth Z. S. Vol. Inf, writes from Peach
Orchard, Ark, that he was in the fight
al Libnannen, Philippine Islands, which
was recently described by a member
of the 45th L. S. Vol. Inf. My COM
a paI ..,,-oc
thrown out in line on the left of the
road that led into the town. Co. B
was to the left of Co. A, and a part of
Co. c filed in the gap between Cos. a
and B. Co. d was held in reserve.
Our Colonel, L. \. Goodwine, sent
runner to town to ask the enemy if he
would surrender without fight, but
the runner came back and said the
enemy would fight. That was Feb. 20,
1900.
II will not go into details about the
number of Filipinos that fell in front
of our guns, as my comrade of the
45th gave that in his letter. I think
there were four companies of the 10th
and four of the 18th Regiments After
two days rest the eight companies un-
der Gen. Bell marched to a town called
NewiveycaSereS, where we expected TO
have a big fight. When we arrived
the remainder of the 45th Regiment
vas there and had posted outposts, so
We met with no trouble. After a few
days Cos. a and B were detailed to go
around one side of d mountain, while
Cos. c and d took the other side. We
got lost, and did not meet c and d
at the place where we were to have
formed a junction. When we did not
show up the next day our Battalion
Major, McNamee, started on a hunt
for us, and when he found US we We're
at little town called Lulud, where we
had a fight the evening before tMarch
1, 1900 We were out of rations and
nearly out of ammunition. We were
glad when the searching party arrived.
l hope some of the 4Gth boys will see
this and write one in return"
Scattering.
Comrade NJ. C. Shank, Co. s, 1S4th
Pa, 309 Hayns St, Johnstown, Pa,
would like to hear from some comrades
of his old regiment.
VIM. L. Russell. Dillon, Mont, writes:
although not an old soldier myself
(being rather young at the beginning
OF the war;, yet my sympathies are all
with the boys of 1861 to 1865. My
only brother served in the Tooth Ill.
from the time it was organized until
1t was mustered out. l have been look
ing for something from the boys of the
1c0th Ill. for some time"
Comrade VIM. J. Essley. Van Vert,
o., would like to hear from some COM
rades of Co. E, Esd Iowa
S. T. Haines. Co. II, 9Th Ohio Cav,
1876 East Spring St, Gainesville, Ga.
writes: "I came here from Bethesda,
o., in 1901, and expect 10 make Geor-
gia my home the remainder of my life,
my object being TO escape the cold
Winters Of the North. The old Confed-
crate soldiers here are among my best
friends. ! am a reader of The Natio-i-
al Tribune, and wish to thank you for
what you are doing for the old soldiers
and their widows. l hope this Will
catch the eye of some of my old conf
rades, so that I may hear from them"
J. r. McCollom, Co. G, 4th H., Ca
rnargo, H., writes: 81 enlisted Sept.
25, 1861, and was discharged April I,
1865. and during this time L expert
enced all the hardships endured by 9TH
ers, having been a prisoner at Ander-
sonvilie, Ga, and Florence, s. c. I
knew Capt. Wirz, and know how he
treated the poor prisoners, and believe
that lis punishment was not sufficient
~ great"
Comrade B. F. Dumphey, Co. H, 18th
Me-. r. F. D. /, FoXcroft, Me, would
like to hear from the comrades OF his
regiment through the columns of the
paper or by letter
Peter F. Hardwick, I'd y. ]. Cav,
Waterbury, Conn. is fatigued by the
accounts of Wheeier's funeral. He re-
members that while he and others were
starving in AndcrsonVille they could
not be tempted 10 follow the rebel flag.
At this late day comes the maudlin sem
timent Of blue and gray and monu-
ments 10 traitors.