The National tribune., 1908-07-30
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whole
Line.
Bowmnn's Brigade.

Bowman's Brigade.
j. P. Shoemaker, Muncy. p. be-
longed to the saith Pa, and while he
thinks the history of the battle of
Charlottesville is the best ever writ
ten. he has his kick coming on an in
justice. His regiment with the 10th
Pa. and 18th n. H. constituted the
Second Brigade. Third Division, Third
Corps. under command of Col. Samuel
NJ. Bowman. McElroy in his his
tory does not name the Saith Pa.
nor does its position appear on the
map, tho the 10th Pa. is shown. The
Saturday night, May 2. They had
rushed back from the Furnace to sup
port a battery near SCOTS Run, and
remained there all night. Serg't Baker
came to him and said in whisper
that he wanted him to go on picket.
While waiting for the squad to as
semble a Johnny came out of the
woods and asked what regiment it
was. When he learned it was the saith
Pa. he turned quickly and disappeared
in the woods. The man was certainly
hunting his regiment, and 1t shows how
close the two lines were together. Some
of the comrades talk about 1t being
moonlight If So there was very
| black cloud over that part of the
field. Possibly it was smoke from the
cannon. Sunday morning. May 8, the
regiment moved toward the left and in
the half circle were captured about 8
o'clock. Things were so mixed up
that Capt. Farley said to the boys to
pick up their guns and take the john
MES prisoners, which they did. He
made lunge for a big Johnny,
snatched his gun out of his hand and
made him dig up his cartridges out of
his pocket. Another Johnny fell at
his feet with a bullet thru his head
which was possibly intended for Com
rade Shoemaker. Pretty soon the
Johnnies made another charge and
captured the Yanks again, getting
them over the works this time. As
they went down the little hill toward
SCOTS Run they. met three more lines
of Johnnies coming in onssa charge.
1t seemed as if there would not be a
single Yank left to answer roll call.
AS the ranks opened to let the pris-
oners trhu a Johnny pointed out Gen.
Robert z. Lee on his horse with a
field glass watching the fighting. The
cavalry conducted the prisoners to the
rear and Comrade Shoemaker wants
to testify to the kindness of one of the
,Johnnies, who not only let him hold
to his stirrup, but carried his KNAPP
sack for him.
Recovered the Gun.
Judge A P. Thompson, South Bend,
Mo-, has on exhibition in the show
. widows of the Peoples Store, the gun
which he carried when he went out in
August, 1861. It is an old Harper's
Ferry musket, upon which he had cut
his name and regiment. 1t was issued
to him at Camp Dick Robinson, KY.
and used by him at Wildcat, Mill
Springs and Stone River. After the
latter battle the regiment was given
Springfield rifles and the old guns
turned in. They were sent to the ar
senal at Pittsburg and then sold to
anyone who would buy them. The
gun came into the possession of Com
rade Pratt. of the 61st Pa, and his
daughter seeing the name on the stock
advertised in The National Tribune for
Judge Thompson and at last found
him.
The Battle of DranesviIIe.
Henry Baker. Sewickley, Pa, denies
that Gen. Meade took much part in
the battle of Dranesville. His brigade
was not engaged. The fight was fought
alone by the Third Brigade. composed
of the 9Th, 9Th, 10th and 18th Pa. Re-
serves, commanded by Gen. E. o. C.
Ord. Gen. Mccall commanded the di-
vision while Gems. John F. Reynolds
and George G. Meade commanded the
First and Second Brigades. These
were not on the battlefield at all, but
within supporting distance.
Prohibition in Maine.
Gustavus Pease, Bath, Me-, says with
relation to our editorial on Prohibition
in Maine, that the only dissatisfaction
with Prohibition is from the boozers.
If the Republican Party had been true
to its professed principles and elected
men who would have done their duty
in the enforcement of the law the evil
would have been stamped out. The
National Government is ccnniving at
this by allowing the shipment of liquor
into the State from the outside, so that