The National tribune., 1909-06-03
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line %
Made Himself Conspicuous.

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Made Himself Conspicuous.
Comrade Arthur Buckingham, Co. B,
S1st N. Y, Oswego, Nay, r. F. D. No.
5, writes: "Our regiment has a record
for many raids and something over 210
battles. 1t was q strenuous organiza-
ton; saw four years of hard service,
participating in the Peninsular cam
paigns, Fair Oaks, Seven Days, Cold
Harbor-oh. the whole shooting match.
I was on detail as sharpshooter at
the Crater and elsewhere: was taken
out Of my rifle pit, 10 days before my
enlistment expired, crazy with typhoid
fever. I guess l made life an active
anxiety for somebody in that vicinity
about that time. 1 was at Petersburg
and at Fort Magruder and with the
balloon corps when Mcclellan ascend
ed in his airship, and was fired on by
the rebels at their fort"
The Battle Of Inka.
A. d. Hickok wants to make a cor
rection in regard to the battle of Iuka
He should have said that Hamilton's
Division and the Second Brigade Of
Stanley's Division fought the battle Of
Iuka, and that the 5th Iowa and the
11th Mo. got the big end of it. He
wants to make this correction before
the brave men in Hamilton's Division
get after him.
Has Discharge for Friends.
j. r. Martin, Oskaloosa, Kan, has
the discharge of James W. Mcintosh
from Co. H, 39th ILL.,, and would be
pleased to return it to Comrade McIn-
tosh or to his heirs Ii he is dead.
Scattering.
I. L. Cochran, Co. H, 11th Iowa, and
169th Co. Vet. Res. Corps, Troy, N. Y,
writes that he thinks Comrade Samson
refers to Eph Wood, when he inquiries
for the little drummer boy of the 66th
Ill. Comrade Cochran last saw Com
rade Wood at Chicago, some years ago,
of which city the drummer boy was a
resident; but he then wore a bay win
dow big enough for bass drum. The
correspondent wants to hear from 9TH
ers of Crocker's Brigade, and especially
from Adj't Cadle.
Comrade John NJ. Carpenter, 7th Ky.
Cav, Red Rock, Okla, writes: "Say
to Comrade Clark, of Danville, O., that
raise him one. l have seven sons, all
Republicans, and all voted for w. H.
Taft"
Comrade David S. Chaplin, Box 522,
Greenwich, N. Y, writes: II would
like to hear from comrades of the 30th
N. Y. Especially 1 would like to hear
from the officers"
Comrade Samuel Mead, Bolivar, N
Y, writes to ask any comrade who can
give him desired information to corre-
spond with him. He wishes to know
what disposition has been made of the
body of Lieut.. Andrew Jackson Sparks,
211th Pa, who was kilIedhin the last
encounter at Fort Hill, while in com
mand of his company. Was the body
removed; and, if so, where is it now
entombed? Iri ~
Comrade Frank Wixon writes from
Myrtle Creek, Ore, that he served as
Corporal in Co. d, 85th N. ~, and saw
good deal of service, all of which
went to the credit of New York on the
general books of theIwar to save the
10H months of torture in Southern
prison pens. but New York bars him
from participation In, its State pension
benefits, honors and relief. TlStill, he is
willing that the bill pass ,and that his
comrades in the State enjoy it's bene-
fits. just as they urge Its passage, with
him and other worthy comrades left
out. ia. s. d=,s, o..
comrade F. H. McboagaY, Princeton.
Mo, writes: Il want the address of
any member of Co. A, LIST w. Va Cav,
in particular VIM. H. Fear, and would
be glad to have any of my old COM
rades write to me-"
Comrade c. M. Montgomery, of
Nyack, N. Y. sends 4 newspaper clip
ping which says: daniel Perine, 80
years old, active and enjoying his years,
is the Oldest civil war veteran in Rock
land County, and probably the Oldest in
the State" ~.
Comrade ]. C. Barnwell, Co. K, 120th
ILL.,, writes from Creal Springs, ILL.,: IT
can do better than Comrade P. ]. Clark,
with his six sons who voted for Taft.
voted for him: SO did my eight sons and
my three sons-in-law--the whole dozen
of us voted for Taft. Say, IL the West
err regiments didn't do all the fighting,
some of them did some of the running.
1 don't suppose the boys will shoot me
II remark that ] was there and know
the fact. Remember Guntown. boys of
the 9th Mimi. S1st Ill. and 120th Ill. 90
John A. Deis. Mexia, Tex. would like
to deliver to the entitled person the
discharge of James Eaton, formerly of
Co. E, 29th Ill.
n. j.. wants to correspond with COM
rades who served in Co. F. 9th N. j.,
with Benjamin Osborn, who has lost his
discharge and Is now, at the age of 80,
unable to prove his service, not being
able to give address of any of his FORM
er comrades.
Information Wanted.
Information regarding Edward Ora.
vier, who served in Co. G., 9Th U. s.,
under Capt. Munson and was discharged
in California in 1869; reenlisted at San
Francisco, Jan. 13, 1870, in Co. A, 18th
U. s., serving under Capt. Woodruff in
Round Valley, and was discharged
Jan. 13, 1874.-Mrs. A. ]. Janney, Cove
10, Cal.
Some years prior to his death Gen
VIM. II. Powell, BillevilIe, H., wrote me
that he was engaged in writing his war
memoirs. As I heard nothing more
from him, do not know whether the
memoirs were finished or not Can any
comrade tell me?-W. S. McCIanahan,
Macarthur, O., Route L.,
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Nati ru-t !