The National tribune., 1908-03-26
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
The I'd N. Y. II. A.

The I'd N. Y. II. A.
Ezra d. Convin, Sailors and Soldiers
Home, Bath. n. Y, says that he helped
to raise the I'd N. Y. Fl. A, of which
Col. Latson was the first Colonel, an,
Comrade Convin was appointed Adju
tant. Two companies were mustered il
in July, 1861, and went into camp oil
Staten Island. They became dissatis
fled with Col. Latson. and elected in hi:
place Col. Jeremiah Palmer, wht
brought six companies from Oneids
County. Another company was raised
on Staten Island, and the remainder il
New York City. The first battalion
went to Virginia, and was stationed a
Fort Worth, while Adj't Convin re
manned behind to organize the othel
battalions. which he did by Dec. Is
1861. Many members do not know hoy
the regiment was gotten up, as the,
came in '62, '63 and '64. Altogethe
over 5000 men were on the rolls of the
regiment Trouble arose, and Lieut.
Col. Burtnette was dismissed by court
martial, but succeeded in being re.
stored to command, and at once pu
Convin under arrest. Conyin tried II
get even by efforts to have the regimen
mustered out, as 1t had been mustered
in as light artillery and the men dis
liked being kept in forts. Convin wa'
tried by court-martial, but was acquit-
ted, and Lieut.-Col. Burtnette was dis
missed the second time. Col. Palmer
waived his rank, and Col. Gustav Wag.
ner was given the command. Maj. VIM
A. Mckay was mixed up In the trouble
and was consequently dismissed.
Did He Belong to the Regiment.
B. B. Floyd, East Chattanooga. Tenn.
writes in the interest of an honest ole
colored man, Isham Brantly, who lives
near him and whom he has known fol
some years The eo1ored man claims tC
have been captured July 27, 1853, neal
and after being in prison foul
days expressed desire to enlist in the
United States Army, and chose for hi!
organization Go. C, 4th Mich. Cav, int
which he was mustered-,ssH He says tina
his Captains name was Prichard. hi!
Second Lieutenant's Bigford and his Or:
derly- y-SergeaRt,s Ed. Crane. He claims
to have been with the detail that cap
tured Jefferson Davis, and TO be the frs
to recognize Davis in his disguise. HI
says that he was constantly with hi.
company until July, 1866, when he wa:
mustered out with it at Nashville, re-
ceiving between SIS and 500 with his
discharge. He Immediately went tt
where he has since resid.
ed. He hays there were two other col
ored men in the regiment by the name
of Alberts. The Adjutant- General o.
Michigan says that Brantley's name doe:
not appear on the roll of any Michigan
regiment There is something strange
about the matter, and COmrade FloyG
would like to have the members of tht
old regiment straighten the matter ou
if possible. and help the old coloret
comrade get what, is due him.
At the Second .BuII Run
John Hefferman, Ass Washington st.
L. l., wants to know the name
of the regiment that charged Hazlett's
Battery and the 5th N. Y Duryea's
Zouaves) at the second Bull Run. The
of the regiment halted il
near the line of the 5th N. Y. an6
called out. "If you don't put down youl
guns we will shoot" Our Captain, Nc.
Connell. Co. II. said. What does thai
man say?" answered, "He says if we
do not put down our guns they viii
shoot" Mcconnell then ordered the
men to ground arms. The commander
of the Confederate regiment was a
brave man or ne would have shot OI
bayoneted us, about 10 in all. All were
but the writer. I have read
that man that controlleth himself is
greater than a man who taketh city
The commander of the Confederate reg
iment seems to have been that kind OF
a man, and Comrade Hefferman would
like to communicate with him or his
nearest friends. The regiment belonged
to Hoods Division, Longstreet's Corps
PremOnitiOns.
George Fairfield, 9Th Wis. Prairie dr
Chen, Wis, doesn't believe in Fremont
tions. Every man who ever went into
battle felt anxious, and had probably
fears that he mistook for premonitions
1t is the business of soldiers TO throw
this off. Comrade Fairfield was in many
battles of the Army of the Potomac, and
there was a nervous strain before each
of them, but he said, "Get thee behind
me, Satan; if death is mine, let i. come
| am going to fight while live and can
but no longer He was five times
wounded at Fredericksburg, and was IN
mighty tight places when out scouting
between the lines to get information. Al
Serg't Bull and he crepi
nearly half mile on hand and knee to
the enemy's picket lines, and could dis
tinctly hear the enemy moving away
Their pickets saw them, but would not
fire, as it would betray the enemy. Com
rades Bull and Fairfield finally stood
up boldly in broad moonlight in easy
range. and dared them to shoot. Com
rade Bull swung his gun over his head
and said whole lot of nasty things to
the enemy.
Sheridau's Ride.
Capt. I. G. Heaps, 9th ILL.,, is indig-
nant at an expression in speech made
by Father Sherman at recent banquet
of the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago.
Father Sherman stated that on that
memorable day at Cedar Creek Gen.
Sheridan awoke at Winchester at the
sound of a heavy artillery fire, and.
his horse, walked him a little
way in order to get time to think. Com
rade Heaps says that he served under
Sheridan at Stone River, followed him