The National tribune., 1908-07-02
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
>" Line.
The First Shot Into Charleston.

The First Shot Into Charleston.
William Stiles, Newark, N. J., wants
It settled who had charge of the can
non that fired the first shot into the
city of Charleston. which it is said. struck
a church. He was an engineer in the
harbor up until the second attack on
Fort Sumter, at which time he lost-an
arm, but he remembers the Swamp
Angel Battery that was built on Morris
Island by Col. Edward w. TerrelPs men.
Some of the comrades in his Post claim
that the Sd r. /. Art did the firing,
while some claim that it was men from
the LIST U. S. Art 1t has been claimed
that the entire location of the Swamp
Angel Battery has been washed away,
but he does not think that it is possible.
Salisbury Prison.
Stephen Bridge, 57th n. Y, New
York City, n. Y, believes that the NOR
tally and suffering in Salisbury were
much greater than in Andersonville.
Salisbury prison was entered Oct. z.
1864. by 10000 Union soldiers and it
closed Feb. %, 1865. In all about H.
600 prisoners entered the stockade in
that time, of whom about 1000 walked
out Feb. %, and 1000 We're carried out
in the cemetery and "a known. This
would show a much higher mortality
than in Andersonville. Comrade
Bridge was kept in prison for five
months after his term of enlistment eX-
pired and there were about 1000 of his
companions in like condition. They
made up a plot to escape, but it failed
disastrously.
Registers Some Kicks.
some decided feelings that he wants to
publicly express. He wants Congress
men to wake up to the justice of 81
day pension for all veterans and similar
liberal pensions to widows. These are
more entitled to this consideration than
the Congressman are to $500 out of
the Treasury.
A Victim of Wirz.
An Associated Press dispatch says
that Andrew Z. Murphy, of Columbus,
o. died June 16 from severe injuries
which had started by kick from the
inhuman WirZ when he was sick and
prisoner. Comrade Murphy was never
well afterward,. and the last months of
his life were spent in bed and in in
tense agony.
His Flag Flown High.
Comrade William Denny, Co. B, I'd
Berdan SharpshOoters, lives at Anoka,
Mimi, and sets example for patriots.
May 81 he assembled his comrades of
the G. A. R., and with their enthusiast
tic approval, assistance and participa-
ton erected a flag pole Al feet high,
well painted, trimmed with bright met
al, surmounted by n gilded ball, on his
premises, and then ran to its peak the
Stars and Stripes-Old Glory-the love-
Hest and the oldest National emblem in
the civilized world. Comrade Denny
then sumptuously entertained his
guests. The refreshments lacked Meth
er abundance nor variety. All which
facts are written by Comrade G. S. Wal
dorf
Fort Pulaski.
Cyrus C. Case, Sth Me-, Walden,
North Park, Colo, complains that there
is no mention of the capture of Fort
Pulaski in when and Where We
Met" Tine capture of the fort was a
great engineering achievement, and
came after heavy bonbardment, pre-
pared for by long weeks of battery
building on Tybee Island and in the
swamps. This cost many lives, tho
there was no blood shed. Our rified
cannon quickly preached the easterly
or southeaGterly angle. The fort
surrendered April 10, 1862
End OF Hood.
Comrade William Andrews writes
from Rockford. Ill: Have read A.
J. Furnas's (of Columbus Junction.
Iowa,) account of what he terms
Racing with Hood which is very
good article, and very nearly correct,
except the date, as it all occurred
in November, instead of December,
as Comrade Furnas will recall on
second thought. He got back to Nash
Tillea11ec. /, and the battle of Nashville
was fought Dec. % and 16; and Hood
never troubled us again"
A Blind Subscriber.
Mrs. o. NJ. Duncan. Middleburg, N
Y, says that her husband is IS years
old and blind, but he is the most eager
of all The National Tribune's subscrib-
ers, and impatient until she reads the
paper thru for him from the beginning
to the end.
Krics's Medal.
Comrade E. c. Condit, Co. C, 18th
Iowa. Eureka. Colo. has a small silver
medal. shieldshaped. which he found in
Denver some years ago and would be
glad to transfer to the owner or his
family. 1t is inscribed: John Kries,
Co. X, LIST Tenn. Vol. Inf, War of
1861"
The Andrews Raiders.
Comrade G. B. Tebbs. Commander.
John Campbell Post. Harrison, o..
wants to- know the names and post
office addresses of the survivors of the
engine thieves led by Andrews.
The Army of the Cumberland.
Smith Brewer. of Honey Grove,
wants it kept in mind that the Army
of the Cumberland did as good fighting
as any force in the field. Around
Chattanooga the fighting was hand TO
hand. and the dead lay thick on the
ground on both sides He would like
to hear something from the 9Th Ky.
Cav. and is for Taft, first, last, and all
the time.
Tafs's Speech.
Walter Rounds, johnson City, Tenn,
wants to put on record his exceptions
to Secretary Tafts remarks at Grants
tomb, about the great Generals early
life.
Black Horse Cavalry.
Ira S. Reynolds. Windham. n. Y,
wants to know IL there was a company
or regiment from the State of New
York known as the Black Horse Cav
airy; and if so where was ii raised and
what was its number?
HOSPITALS I'm Baltimore.
George A. Crawford, Hampton, ILL.,.
wants TO know If anyone can give him
the names of the hospitals in Balti-
more other than that of the Jarvis
General Hospital at the period just
after the battle of Gettysburg.