The National tribune., 1907-08-29
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
,Iurrrccs,oro in 1907.

Gilbert E. Hammond. Co. A. 31st
Wis Crestview Tenn. had occasion
70 visit Murfreesboro some time ago.
and with Comrade w. c. Mercer. OF
the S1st md. whom he met there, they
walked over the railroad and the small
creek near by, on the Salem pike. to
the spot where his regiment camped
during the Winter and Spring of 1864.
The spot looked as natural to him as
his own dooryard, tho now covered
with shade trees. He could locate his
own tent. those of the other boys, the
suffers shop, rcgimental headquarters,
etc The railroad has built new
brick depot on the site of the old one.
but later, needing more room, built a
passenger depot one-fourth of a mile
north of the other, using the former
for a freight house. In the town the
old State House still stands in good
preservation and many of the other
buildings The town has grown to
three or four times the number of in
habitants it had then, and is doing
considerable business.
The '30th wis.
c. H. Grant, First Sergeant, Co F,
Goth Wis. Missoula, Mont, says that
his regiment was in Dakota Territory
fighting Indians from the Spring of
1853 to the Fall of 1864. 1t built Fort
Suily and Fort Rice. on the Missouri
River. and in the Fall of 1864 was or
dered to join Sherman at Atlanta.
When the order reached them they
were in the Black Hills. trying to get
Fisk back from the Indians who had
corraied him When they got to Fort
Rice the Atlanta campaign was over
and they had to build fiat boats to go
down the river on. They We're ordered
to Nashville. but were stopped az Bowl
ing Green to guard the railroad stock
against Forrest, who was reported in
that vicinity. They We're then sent
back to Louisville and put on provost
duty, where they remained until dis
charged in the Fall of 1865. They
helped capture Sue Munday, who was
hung in Louisville.
That Grave in Arizona.
]. w. Mouat, White Hills. Ariz., says
there was a mistake made in assigning
John Fox, the Union veteran buried
there. to the Sth n. Y. He belonged
to the Sth n. J., enlisted at East
Bloomfield. n. j.. and Antietam was
his first battle. Some time before he
died he visited a sister living at East
Bloomfield. There is no need of his
friends writing TO Mr. Mouat. because
he has stated all that he knows, and
his only object in speaking of the mat
ter was to have the grave properly
marked. At present the only mark is
a small board with Fox's name, and it
makes Mr.. Mouat sad to think that
ore who had done so much should be
so neglected.
At the Big Blue.
F. NJ. Simpson. 4th Mo. State Cav,
Seattle, Wash, says that Sunday morn
ing, Oct 20, 1864, was bright, sun
shiny day, and that he was with his
brigade about three miles southwest of
Independence Mo. Gen. Pleasanton
commanded the Union forces. and Gen
Sterling Price the Confederate. Gen.
e. B. Brown commanded the brigade
to which Comrade Simpson belonged
Pleasanton ordered Brown to attack the
enemy at daybreak. but the sun was
an hour and a half high when the at
tack really began. In the cavalry every
fourth man holds a horse while the other
three fight on foot He had always
been on the firing line. but when they
counted off that morning he was
householder, which he did not like.
since the horses We're liable to be stam-
peded by the enemy's shells. He lodged
the count. therefore, and another man
was householder, who said to him.