The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-06-18
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades AIons the Whole
Line.
The 10Th Ohio,

chester, o., claims that his regiment
was not mustered in at Camp Den
nison. Eight companies of the regi-
ment We're recruited and organized at
Camp Hamer, West Union, in October,
1861, and then marched to Ripley, o.,
where two companies of the old SD
Ohio, We're taken in to complete the
regiment. Early in March they were
sent to Paducah, and did not get their
guns until they were put on two trans
ports to go up the river to Pittsburg
Landing. The officers were J. r. Cock
Grill, Colonel: d. C. Lowden, Lieutenant
Colonel, and ]. w. McFarren, Major
The regiment was discharged at Lit
tie Rock, Ark, Aug. IA, 1865, and
mustered out at Camp Dennison Sept.
20.
Words of Praise.
Editor National Tribune: I cannot
find words strong enough to praise your
valuable services in support of the old
veterans and their widows in getting
their pension thru, for they surely need
it; the most of them are getting old and
feeble, too. May the God of Heaven
bless you in all of your labors, is my
prayer.-Isaac b. Jones, Co. \, 18th ILL.,,
SouthN est City, Mo.
Battle of Gettysburg.
Editor National Tribune: 1 am glad
to inform You that l received the fam
Gus picture of AndersonVille Prison. l
am more than pleased with it. ] also
received the STORY of the Battle of
Gettysburg" to-day by mail, and il is
simply fine. 1t reminds ME of almost
As years ago. Thank you for them. 1t
does us old vets good 10 remind us of
the great conflict which was raging A
years ago IN our immediate homps.-
a. T. Fisher, Nova, o.
At the Mine Battle.
Henry Lawrence, Soldiers Home,
Cal. wants a dispute settled. Comrade
A contends that the I'd Pa Provisional
H. A. was formed in the lead at the
battle of the mine, Petersburg, July
80, 1864, and that Col. B. G. Barney
yards. Comrade B contends that the
18th N Y H A. took the lead and
that meme of the First Division, Ninth
Corps, got beyond the crater. Com
rade A supports his position by cita-
ton from the reports of the officers,
but Comrade B claims that these are
incorrect. Who knows?
On Both Sides.
John W. Roop, Carnegie, Pa, says
that there were six brothers of them
in the army, five belonging to the
LIST Nd, and one, Luther Roop, a Ser
geant in the Loudoun Rangers. All
served four years, or during the war.
Of the six, only two, himself and Jacob
F. Reop, survive. His wife, whose
name was Kreps, had three brothers in
the Confederate army, two of whom
were killed at Gettysburg.
The 4sth Ill.
Richard Drabing, 4Sth III. Mt. Pulas-
Ii, ILL.,, is beginning to have some doubts
his regiment was in the cir
Gus at all, tho he draws a pension and
his discharge says that he belonged to
that regiment. He has not seen a word
in The National Tribune from any of
his comrades since one from the Mobile
bottom captured a coon and sent it as
a present TO President Garfield. Is
the comrade dead and Comrade Drab-
ing the only member living?
The Wreck of the SuItana.
D. Eldredge, Sc Bromfield St, Bos-
ton, Mass, has been informed that the
wreck of the steamer Sultana burned
in the Mississippi River, near Memphis,
in April, 1866, has formed an island;
Do any of the readers of The National
Tribune know about it?
Widows Pensions.
STdWIOTu, liz, Is
in favor of pensions to wild
ows, and he thinks that woman who
will take care of one of the men who
helped make this country what it is
should be an object of the Nations
gratitude. Every veteran deserves a
good home, and a good home is impos-
sjble without good woman.
The Spence and McIntire Families.
Thomas T. Spence, Petrolia, Pa,
gives the following sketch of the SER
vices of himself, his brothers and half
brothers of the Spence and McIntire
families:
John o. Spence enlisted in the 1e5th
Pa. and died of fever.
Henry Spence was a member of the
18th Pa. Reserves, and wounded at Au-
tietam.
A T. Spence enlisted in 1864 at the
age of 16 in the Tooth Pa.
James Spence enlisted in 1864 at the
age of 40 in the 206th Pa.
Stephen S. McIntire enlisted in the
18Th Pa; was wounded at Chancel
louisville and disabled so that he had
TO be transferred to the Invalid Corps.
John S. McIntire served in the 14th
Pa. Cav.
William H. McIntire was also in the
14th Pa. Cav, and wounded at Cold
Harbor.
Thomas T. Spence enlisted July /,
1852. and served until June 2, 1865.
He thinks this is a pretty good record
for one family.
Soldiers Widows.
Mrs. ]. T.. Harrington, Nashville,
Mich. writes an Illustration of what
soldiers widows had TO endure during
the war when their husbands went to
the front Her. husband enlisted in
July, 1862, leaving her with one child
go months old. Two months later her
second was born while he was in the
battle of South Mountain, and a few
days afterward he was in the battle of
An;ietam. She had no news from him
for three weeks. She was intensely
anxious, since he was in the 18th Mich,
which the news said was badly cut up.
in her town there were four soldiers
wives. one went insane before the
close of the war and died insane; one
went insane shortly afterwards, and
one went into quick consumption, dying
the Spring after the wa She atone
survived, and had terrible time taking
care of her little ones with no one to
help and nothing TO live On but what
her husband sent home of his pay.
Flour was then s12 per barrel, butter so
cents pound and sugar six pounds for
n dollar. She had TO make Il mounds
of sugar last a year, and had to pay so
cents Il yard for muslin and IS TO so
cents for common prints.
From Philippine Soldier.
William 6. Farley, Baxter KY. is an
honorably discharged Philippine soldier
and wants TO express the great love
and respect that his comrades have for
the veterans of the civil war also their
high regard for Secretary Taft, who
made friends with everyone in the