The National tribune., 1906-04-12
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
Who Killed Gen. zoIIicorrer.

While the 10th Ky. was not the
whole cheese at Mill Spring" writes
Comrade w. ]. Curby, First Sergeant
Co. /, 10th KY, from Pineyville, KY,
| we were there and captured a good
| many prisoners, mules and beef cattle
together with commissary stores and
lots of whisky and sugar. 1t is said
Gen. Crittenden got drunk and sent
Gen. Zollicoffer out with a large force
to meet us beyond the rebel works. This
was intended to hold our army in check
until he could get sober enough to
cross the river and skip. Well do 1 re-
member that besides the 10th KY. the
other regiments in the fight were the
10th Ind, 9Th and 14th Ohio, 4th KY.
and, / believe, the I'd MINI.
Il was captured near Huntsville, Ala,
and was robbed of my diary and every
thing else but my experience. AS TO
the battle of Mill Springs, KY, there
has always been problem in my mind
as to how Gen. 'Zollie' managed to get
| I'm front of his command and in the
rear of our line of battle to the spot
where Gen. Fry was. That he rode
up to Fry with the remark, DO not
fire upon those men tpointing to the
rebel force); they are our men, seems
to me to be fishy.
II was not very far from where the
rebel General fell from his horse, and
| l, with others, went to the dead body
and saw the fatal wound. He had on
| an overcoat of BLUSH cast, and the
soldiers were cutting little pieces OF
his clothing off as relics. l cut off the
| only three stars that remained on his
coat, and one of them is still in pos
session of a member of my family.
have always believed that one of the
boys who were in the fight shot and
killed Gen. Zoliicoffer. However, Gen.
Fry got the credit, and 1 will not at
tempt to rob him of It,"
Must Have Been "Cofree-Coolers,,
Referring to a recent Picket Shot by
Comrade Henry Gusher, Co. B. 33d
Mass, who said he would like to have
one more shot at "that Gettysburg
singing" Comrade Leonard Fernsler,
Co. A, 93d Pa, writes from the National
| Soldiers Home, Va, that he does not
think there was much singing in Get
tysburg on July /, I2 5or 8, 1862 "It
would not have been very healthy for
school girls or anybody else" says
COmrade Fernsler, ITO do any singing
above ground on those days. The COM
rade wishes to know II it was not the
Fifth Corps that came up at midnight
of July 2, and adds that's the Sixth Corps
did not reach Gettysburg until the
afternoon of the third day of the bat
tie. July 3, when Pickett was making
his charge. cd
Now, the comrade is away off. II
any corps came in on the afternoon of
the Sd it must have been what we called
the 'coffee-coolers' who had camped out
., or Rock Creek to keep put of reach Of
Comrade Fernsler adds that Sykes's
Regulars. who were part of the Fifth
Corps, passed to the rear through our
lines to the right of little Round Top
on the evening OF July 2. and after they
had passed and the rebels were within
20 yards of us. We charged on them
and took some prisoners. We followed
them about 500 yards, and then the
Pennsylvania Reserves came and took
the picket line. and the Third Brigade
of the Third Division of the Sixth Corps
fell back about $50 yards in line of
battle, and were there the night of the
I'd, all day of the Sd, and on the morn
ing of the 4th part of my regiment
was detailed for picket duty back of
Devils Den, and I was one of the num-
ber. I think Comrade Gusher is mixed
up or has been with the 'coffee-cool-
ers'"
Anxious About Pension Bill.
Comrade George v. Hoefier, Co. T.,
Goth n. X. writing from Geneva n. X.