The National tribune., 1908-09-03
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades AIon. the Whole
Line.
shoulder to Shoulder.

| expect no veteran, son of veteran O.
veterans son-in-law to support him
My wife is as loyal as any mem o
Congress; obeys all the laws as n,
fully; does her whole duty to her IN
try as fully. Her father fought in tn,
Mexican War for the United States
and her grandfather served the countr!
as a soldier in the War of 1872. Hel
husband sacrificed much for the Unior
and fought for it. Yet, as the law now
is, the Government would let her starvt
and rot in poverty if / should leave hel
a widow, and she could not find worl
| for wages. She is now 55 years old
The Mountain Meadow Massacre.
S. r. Buell., Alton, Kan, says that hi
was much interested in statements ir
The National Tribune in regard to the
victims of the Mountain Meadow massa-
ere. He belonged to Co. X, 1st U. S
Dragons, commanded by Capt. and
Brevet Maj. J. H. Carlton. He served
five years in that company from 1857 to
1862, and was with the Major on the
trip when they buried the remains Of
the murdered emigrants and helped
erect large round monument of cob
blestones. This work took several da! $,
and when it was finished Maj. Carlton
had a large cross made and set up on
the monument. On it was the inscrip-
ton, Vengeance is mine, and VIII
repay" Comrade Buell. would like to
hear from any survivors of that EXPOSE
ton or anyone who served with him
from 1857 to 1865.
Pleased with Wrighfs Appointment.
At the last meeting of Camp Ma
gruder, U. G. ", at Galveston, Tex,
strong action was taken against any
new words to Dixie and resolutions
were adopted expressing the gratifica-
ton of all Confederate veterans that
one of their number should have been
selected to preside over the War De-
partment. The resolutions stated that
this showed that the civil war was a.
memory of the past and a glorious past
it was. with its patriotism, deeds of
valor, sacrifice and death. 1t was a
recognition of the Southern people and
of the fact that good feeling-now
North or South, but one indivisible Ma
ton.
Birthday of Comrade Orr.
Comrade Charles A. Orr. for many
years the popular United States PEN
sion Agent at Buffalo. celebrated the
60th anniversary of his birth, June 28,
and received many hattering attentions
from his friends. One of these was a
huge box of roses from the old family
home at Holland, n. Y, where Comrade
Orr was born June 2S, 1848. Comrade
e. A Stevens, of st. Louis, who was
Orr's' bunkmate in Co. G, 18th N. Y,
set with diamonds and engraved with
his monogram. The gift was accompa-
MED by a charming little poem.
The Flag of the 18th n. C.
Fred Lamb, Commander of Emsley
Post, Cornwall-on-the-Hu N. Y,
was in the city last week on his way
to visit his sister at Fort Pierre, S. D.,
and he always wanted it distinctly un-
derstood that in McElroy's History of
the Peninsula there had been a mis-
take in giving the 47th n. Y. credit for
capturing the flag of the 14th n. c.
The 36th N. Y. is entitled to that cred
it, and Corp'l Francis O'Farrell, of Co.
B, was the actual captor of the flag.
Comrade Lamb served thru the war,
and was taken prisoner at Deep Bottom
in August, 1864. He is a carpenter by
trade.
Destruction of the Queen of the West.
H. L. johnson, Washington, D. c..
writes: THE shell that blew up the
Queen of the West was fired from l.
gun on the Federal gunboat Arizona.
The gun was sighted by Lieut.-Com-
pIoded the magazine on the Confederate
vessel, sending her to the bottom in a
short time. Her officers and crew were
taken prisoners and sent back t, Bra
shear City. Some We're scalded by es-
gaping steam, some were wounded by
die explosion and many leaped into the
water and We're picked up. The wreck
was removed a few years since by the
Government as a menace to navigation.
The 5th Iowa Cav.
c. P Hanel, Unionville, Mo-, says
that the 5th Iowa Cav, to which he be-
longed, went with Wilson on the last
raid and helped guard the Confederate
treasure to Nashville, under the COM
mand of Morris Young. The 5th Iowa
Cav. cut It's way thru the Confederates
at Columbia, Tenn, and were in the
lead, with four companies followed by
four companies of Regulars and some
of the 7th Pa. Cav, part of the Sd Ind.
Cav. and some of the Sth Iowa.
whnt Post Can Beat This.
Editor National Tribune: Corning
Post. No. 259, Department of Kansas,
G. A. r., presented to the city of Corn
ing, a flag tower SO feet high, with
steel tube at top. running up i'm ali to
highth of n feet, with vane, ball and
a good all-wool bunting flag, 10x20 feet.
All presented to the city on July 4.
1908. A beautiful present to our little
city, and all the good loyal citizens of
Corning and vicinity appreciate the
gift-E. s. Vernon, Corning. Kan.
The 18th Ill. Cav.
Alicen w. Poe. Miami, Okla, says
that If Comrade W. N. Clark belonged
to Co. B, 18th Ill. Cav, he would like
to clasp hands with him. as he would
with any member Of his old company.
Let him come to the Great Baxter
Springs Reunion Aug. 81.
scheBck's Three-MOnthers.
The 22d annual meeting of the 1st
and I'd Ohio Regimental Association in
commemoration of the 47th anniversary
of the first battle of Bull Run will be
held at Mansfield. Ohio, July 81. 1908.
Give Secretary notice If you can at
tend. Capt. j. S. Hedges. President,
1877 Park Ave. West, Mansfield, Ohio;
Isaac Kindle Secretary. 242S East High
ST., Springfield, Ohio.
Scattering.
Comrade Sanford McGinnis, S. Taylor
ST., Kenton, o., lost valued cane dur
ing the State Encampment at Lima, O.
He stood the cane against a counter in
a restaurant while he ate, and 1t was
taken thence. He cut it from it's native
root on Lookout Mountain during the
war, and values ii as a keepsake. 1t
bears several corps badges, carved upon
it, and the ferrule is a seamstress' thim-
BILE. He hopes to recover 1t; would pay
the carriage, ask no questions and say
THANK you" If 1t were returned to him.