The National tribune., 1907-08-22
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
Original 1mpcr-onn,or of "uncre Tom.

Comrade Daniel Worcester. of Rox-
bury. VT. was the original impersonator
of Uncle Tom in Uncle Toms Cabin.
He was a farmer boy. but took great
pleasure in amateur performances in
his ighborhOod. and going to Lowell
Mass. to work in a cotton factory he
saw a play and became stage struck
He managed to join .he company. and
worked his way up thru all the lower
grades until he was intrusted with the
part of Uncle Tom in the first drama
tization of the great novel. At that
time the laws of Vermont prohibited all
dramatic entertainments. but the drama
was played along the western side OF
Lake Champlain, and great crowds
came in steamers to see it. He afterward
Joined the Crisp Theatrical Company
which played il the South. and was
caught IN New Orleans by the war. He
had great trouble in making his escape
and was SIX weeks in reaching the
North. The theateT lost all charm tC
him when ne saw the boys going TO tho
'front.' and in 1862 he enlisted in TIE
21th Conn. in which he rose to be a
Second Lieutenant. After the war he
had a very successful career as manager
and actor and made bushel of money
most of which he afterward lost. He
then went on the police force of Bridge
port, Conn. where he served eight and
a half years. He had nine brothers
five of whom served in the army. Two
were killed; one died from injuries
After leaving the police force he bought
a small farm near Montpelier. but later
went TO Roxbury to be near his brother
Hartwell. VINO lives there.
The Battle of WauhatchIe.
Capt A. H. Reecher, 137th N Y,
wants to say to Comrade G. II. Blakesly
in regard to the Goth " Y. at Wau-
hatchie, that the official record shows
that the 60th n. Y. was not in the
Twentieth Corps at Wauhatchie. After
the battle of Gettysburg the Eleventh
and Twelfth Corps were consolidated
ard formed the Twentieth Corps. and
sent to the Western Department under
command of Gen. Joseph Hooker. The
Goth n. Y. belonged to the Third Bri-
gade, Second Division. Twelfth Corps.
Il know n whole lot about that Wau-
hatchie fight. My company and Co. B
of my regiment. composed of less than
so men. fought Hampton's Legion. 1000
strong. on the left flank. whipped them
and drove them from the field. but we
did not have so men at roll call. The
18th n. Y. had 320 men when they
went into the Wauhatchie fight. Our
loss was SO killed, wounded and pris-
Oners.'
Narrow Escape.
d. A. Robertson. I'd Ark, Gunsight.
Tex. in reading n. b. Easton's account
of his close call of being captured, is
reminded that some time in May. 1864,
his regiment. then in the hills of Arkan-
sas, ran short of forage, SO that par
ties had to be sent out to get the Heces-
saries of life. Robertson came across
man by the name of Jackman He
has never liked the name of Jacknan
since, for he was a villainous cut
throat who gave no quarter. During
the fight Demps Weaver. of Co. C. was
shot thru the back of the neck, which
knocked him senseless. One of the
enemy came by and said. THAT fool is
not dead" and shot at him again. This
did not kin him, and both he and Rob-
ertson soon managed to crawl off to
safety. Comrade Robertson would like
to hear from Weaver If alive.
Go Back and SIT Down.
H. NJ. Billings. Captain. Co. E, S6th
Ind, Veedersburg. Ind. thinks Il. Wes-
cot. of Frankfort. Ind. had better go
away back and sit down. John Low,
of Veedersburg, who is in his S7th year,
enlisted in Co. E. S6th Ind. in August,
1862, and was discharged June, 1865