The National tribune., 1906-02-15

game and was shot The rest of the
regiment surrendered I was one of
the boys that was there
Who Was the singing Soldier.
Comrade Alfred Moore. Co. L, lst
Me. II. A., Emmett, Cal, would like to
know If that Iowa soldier VINO was TAX
en- prisoner by the Jnhnnies and was
required to sing to the General is still
alive. He would also like to know the
names of the songs he sang. Comrade
Moore says the singing soldier was at
the Reunion at san Francisco in 1903.
The Gsth Ind. Was There.
Comrade Henry Nfrolai. Sergeant,
Co. f, 6Sth Ind. writes from Indian
apolis. concerning the statement of
C"mrade Hiram X. Brooks telling
about Our brigade going up Mission
Ridge, Nov. %. 1863 In naming the
regiments comprising the brigade he
failed Ia mention the 6Sth Ind. The
brigade, COmrade Nicolai adds, was
composed of the 18th and 18th Ohio.
32d and 6Sth Ind. 25th, 35th and s9th
ILL.,. sth Kan. and 18th Wis.-First Bri-
gade. Sixth Division. Fourth Corps.
/ Our regiment was so badly cut up at
Chickamauga," says Comrade Nicolai,
that we had but 205 men left for duty
at Mission Ridge, and of that number
we lost S2-a loss Of 40 per cent. one
Lieutenant was killed. one Lieutenant
Colonel and three Captains wounded,
and - enlisted men killed and wound
ed. our division captured II piece, of
artillery; our brigade went up the Ridge
q little 10 the left of Bragg's headquar-
ters. After the battle our corps march
ed To the relief of Burnside at Knox
vile. on the march we were short of
rations, and lived several days on
I leI hot RnlI
Years Day of 1864 we were at Straw
! berry Plains, Tenn"
Likes the Picket shots.
Comrade Cadle Burrell, Co. G. S1th
ILL.,. writes: I'm reading Picket Shots
see many things that remind me of
things that happened while l was in the
| service. Capt. w. w. Hiatt tells how
we fought, and how we killed alligators
] in the swamps of louisiana. while on our
march up Red River, and while al
| Vicksburg and at Jackson, Miss. and
| then at Carlton, La. We crossed the
Mississippi at Algiers and went into the
| Teche country; wintered at New Iberia
! Our regiment was the best regiment in
the service, think. We were mounted
on wild ponies and put to scouting and
| fighting. 1t seemed to me that we We're
| in 1t all the time. after we Were
mounted-on every scout and in every
battle and skirmish on the route.
| "One night l was put on picket out In
! the prairie with instructions from Col
Mott. of the 18th y. Y. Field Officer of
the Day, 10 fire on any man who APP
preached me from the outside. After
/ / had been on duty about an hour
| heard a mounted man coming at FAST
speed In the mud. When he approach
ed / halted him three times. The third
| time, the man in the saddle, hearing my
gun click. as I pulled the hammer back
got down, advanced cautiously, and
gave me the countersign over the bayo-
net when / discovered 1t was the man
who gave me such strict orders After
this my name was Col. Mott and
know TO this day what It means for one
| to call me Col. Mott
notwithstanding all our hard SER
vices we had some good times. Our
regiment had the best of health while
on the Red River campaign.
| II Well remember the Zouavcs that
We're with us; I watched them drill
| time after time. They were well drilled
| too. / remember seeing them after the
retreat. Our regiment was assigned tC
! guard the wagon train on the retreat
| do think we had the best officers ir
the field. I suppose every soldier be-
lieves that his company and regiment
We're the best. love to read about ser.
| vice of the soldiers. especially those
was with. I became acquainted with {
good many soldiers, but l have forgot,
| ten their names. l saw some grand
reviews of soldiers while ! was in the
army; could not understand them. ex.
cept as soldiers. showing themselves ir
| order that the Generals might make uT
their army to go and do"
| a SnI1gar l,aa,;Iy