The National tribune., 1908-09-24
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Alohi the Whole
Line.
An Engineer Veteran.

Charles Sinnet, Cherryvale, Kan. say:
that his record as published In The Ma
tional Tribune contains several errors
In April, 1863, he was detailed from the
18th Ohio to act as Quartermaster OF
the 4th battalion, Pioneer Brigade. He
was not Quartermaster of his regiment
as stated. He was ordered to report to
his brother, Capt. John A. Sinnet, Pro-
| vost-Marshal at Newark, O., to recruit
men for the regiment, and secured 30
! men. of whom he got Sc to Chatta-
| noUsa, while nine deserted. He enlist
| ed more men than any officer Gen.
Thomas sent out on the recruiting SER
vice. 1t was a mistake to say that on
| his return to his regiment he entered
| his company. He was ordered to report
| to Capt William Lawrence for duty as
First Lieutenant of Co. F, u. S. V. E.,
and from there sent on recruiting SER
vice On his return from this duty in
November, 1864, he was mustered INTO
the engineer regiment and assigned to
duty under Capt. Lawrence. When the
latter resigned he was put in command
of Co. f, which he commanded until
Sept 26. 1865, when the regiment was
mustered out.
The Odious wirz.
F. A. Sinclair, 9Th N. Y. II. A,
Skaneateles, n. Y, cannot understand
how anybody can want to perpetuate
the odious name of Wirz. In the Fail
of 1864 he was in the hospital at An
napolis when the Andersonville prison.
ers were brought in, and went aboard
a ship, and there saw the most horrible
sights he ever witnessed. Nearly all
of the prisoners were starved to the
skin and bone, few could speak above
a whisper, their hair was matted, their
bodies were covered with sores, and
out of the 5000 landed only about 500
could walk without assistance. With
all ths care they received they died from
10 to 40 daily. While standing on TIE
deck among the poor. dying patriors he
saw one with his eyes fixed Oh sornc-
thing in the rigging. He went to h,lrl,
and found that he was looking strafght :
at large star-spangled banner feat
ing from the masthead. He leaned
over and spoke to him, when ti1e "'"r
prisoner replied in feeble voic Ny
God, Captain, That looks good ae-
I haven't seen it for Is months, and
the tears ran from his poor, bleared
eyes.
At ChfcknmauEn.
John W. Scott takes exceptions to a
statement in The National Tribune that
Baird's Division suffered the greatest
loss at Chickamauga. He claims that
Brannan'S 0lQ. Inc OIIlcldl IeCOruS
show that the Third Division, Four
teenth Corps (Brannan's). lost IS Off
GERS and 307 men killed, with "a Off
GERS and 1,55S men wounded, and 10
officers and 204 men missing, making
total loss of 2,191. Baird's Division,
the First of the Fourteenth Corps, lost
II officers and 164 men killed, Sc Off
GERS, 73S men wounded and 6S officers
and 1,134 men missing, making total
loss of 2177.-Editor National Tribune.
His .4th Anniversary.
F. A. Sinclair, 9th n. Y. H. A, says
that he recently celebrated his 74th
anniversary He had never been laid
up a week in his life, except after being
wounded in 1864. He wants to know
if Fort Stanton, near Washington, Is
still standing. In reply, would say
that the remains of the embankment of
Fort Stanton are still very prominent
on the hill south of Anacostia, wherel
the road crossing that river rises to the
highlands.
Compliment TO Capt. JOKES.
S. S. Hammett, Long Beach, Cal, asks
in regard to compliment paid to Capt.
Jones by Gen. Wallace. and refers toI
the following letter received by him:
with reference to Capt. Jones's last
enlistment, he was Captain of the inde-
pendent company, 9th Pa. Veteran
was stationed at Baltimore
as Captain commanding Provost Guard
until the close of the war, under Gen.
Lew Wallace. The independent COM