The National tribune., 1906-05-10
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
His Regiment Was Badly Cut Tn.

Comrade William Adams. Denver
Colo, says he would like to read Il short
history of the 46th Pa. he having been
a member of Co. of that regiment
He was reared in Pittsburg. and i'm Sep
TENDER, 1861. enlisted for three years.
The name of his first Captain was w.
j.. Foulk. Il read an account in The
National Tribune of the fighting under
Gen. Banks" adds Comrade Adams. lat
Cedar Mountain. at which the 10th Pa.
was badly cut up, the date being Aug.
9. We lost all our commissioned Off
GERS. Our Captain was wounded. the
First Lieutenant taken prisoner. the
Second Lieutenant wounded, First Ser
geant killed, Second Sergeant wounded
and the Third and Fourth Sergeants
taken prisoners. The Fifth Sergeant
and or four Corporals were the only
non-commiSSioned officers left. / was
one OF the Corporals that got away.
About one-half Of our company were
killed, wounded or captured. We were
In the First Brigade. First Division,
Twelfth Corps. until after the battle of
Gettysburg, when we were sent West
under Gen. Hooker. While we were in
the Army of the Potomac il seemed to
be nip and tuck all the time but we
had walkover when we got with Sher-
man. My time expired when we took
Atlanta. L was wounded at the battle
of Resaca, Ga. May Is. 1864. in the
right leg and right wrist. / made APP
p|ication for a pension some time ago.
but unless / can get further proof
may not get 1T. Some of my old COM
pany may see this and write. / would
like to hear from them"
Long Service In Extreme south.
Comrade L. p. Cary, of FAN field,
Iowa, writes that he accepts the state
ment of Comrade Henry r. Fenton as
correct that he has been the longest in
office in the G.. A. X. post 102. of New
York;. But" says Comrade Cary, Il
believe l will come in for second place.
| was elected Q. ID. in 1888, and have
been elected % straight times in George
Strong Post, 10, of Fairfield. Iowa.
served four years and six months in
the 56th Ohio, and claim that our regi-
ment served longer in the extreme
South than any other. My first three
years were spent in the field. and after
We veteraniZed we peri ,rmed detached
duty in New Orleans until April 26,
1856. l had some peculiar experiences
while on duty at the Police Prison
and at the Ladies' Prison, and finally
at Gen. Sherman's headquarters. / may
write something about this service later
All honor to The National Tribune. 1t
makes US old vets like one family"
HIT by "a Bullets.
II am reading The National Tribune
with very much interest" writes Com
rade w. w. Porter. Co. /, 9Th Mimi,
from Kempton, ILL.,. but ! do not see
much about the old 5th MINI. ! was in
the battle of Nashville, Dec. Is and 16.
1864, and in the last charge had "a
bullet-holes shot in my clothing. One
Of them struck me on the breast, going
through my blanket roll tied in front of
me, my overcoat, blouse. pair OF socks.
pair Of kip-skin mittens, two shirts
and just broke the skin on my left
breast, knocking me about six feet and
taking all the breath out of me. / have
the bullet yet, and it reminds me of
that charge every time / look at it,
The 9TH Mimi. at the time numbered
$50 men, and we lost 107 In two min-
utes. Do not ask me if smelled gum
powder that day."
Wants Words Of Wartime Song.
Comrade s. Martin, 9Th and 37th KY,
writes from Sulphur Springs Ark, that
he would like some old soldier to give
him the complete words of a wartime
song he used to hear sung by the SOL
diers of the 9TH Ind. Cav. while they
were in camp at Glasgow, KY. in 1863.
AS near as Comrade Martin can remem-
Der, the song begins:
'"Three cheers for Father Abraham;
Though he has landed us with taxes
And involved us I'm debt"
FOundered on Hatteras.
Comrade Wade SannO writes from
the Soldiers Home, Los Angeles, Cal:
I'm reply to b. F. Powelson, was not
the steamer Governor. that foundered
off Hatteras (not Chesapeake Bay, one
Of the vessels of the Burnside eXpedi-
tion?"
Scattering.
Mr.. James Mandele, of NOtre Dame
Post, $50, would be gratified to hear
from any Of his old comrades, detailed
from Battery A, 1st Indp't Pa. HI. A.,
detailed to run the dead-bOat The Dead
Rebel. between Fort Delaware and the
New Jersey shore, from August. 1862,
to June, 1865; also, from those of Co.
A. 9Th u. S. Cav, serving on the from
tier of Texas from 1865 to 1870.
COmrade A. ID. Field, Bull Run. w.
Va, writes: II was born Feb 81 1S48;
enlisted Aug. II, 1868; discharged May