The National tribune., 1909-09-30
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
Sheridan at Cedar Creek.

| Sheridan at Cedar Creek.
w. s. Wheeler. 10th w. Va. volga
w. Va, says that his recollection agree:
with that of Comrade A. C. Wallan as
| to the time of the arrival of Sheridan
at Cedar Creek Comrade Wheeler wa!
one of the 20 guards for Gen. Crook!
ammunition wagon on that morning
and he met Gen. Sheridan about ont
mile north of Newton about 10 a. m
This was five miles north of Middle
town. Gen. Sheridan inquired for Gen
Crook as he passed. Gen. Sheridan die
not start from Winchester that morn
ing. but came from place many mile:
north, where he was attending party
given in his honor by some Union Ia
dies COmrade Wheeler sends letter
from Lieut.-Gen. Sheridan, to the effec
that Cen Crook in 1864 commanded &
part of what had been the Eighth
Corps, but which was known as the
Army of West Virginia. Dec. "a it was
transferred to the Army of the James
and subsequently became part of the
Twenty-fourth Corps, Gen. Gibbon COM
manding.
Discrimination in the Age Limit.
J. Simpson, oath N Y, Waterloo, N
Y, says that many young men enlisted
In 1861. re-enlisted and served thru the
whole war, and yet only get S12 month
on account of age, while many old men
enlisted the last four months of the
war and never saw a battle, but are
drawing $40 month. He wants bill
framed to rectify this inequality.
That Old Bible.
DR. W. n. Anderson, Highlands, N.
c., writes relative to that old red, plush
covered Bible. He believes that the one
who has the best right to it is Mrs. S. s..
Jennings. a granddaughter of Sidney P.
Dula, of Lenoir, n. C. If the comrade
who has the Bible will send it to DR..
Anderson he will see that Mrs. Jennings
gets it. She is very anxious to have the
book, and keeps writing to him about it.
Any of the 18th N. Y.
Arthur Brink, r. F. d. 7, Wolcott,
N. Y, would like IL there is any COM
rade Of the 18th N. Y. who has settled
at ST. Cloud to write to him as to the
place and it's probabilities.
Scattering.
Comrade John d. Leonard, Co. E,
18Th Pa, writes from Mount Pleasant,
Pa: 1.-The 138th Pa. has always thought
that A. p Hill was killed by ]. w.
Mock. Of our regiment. Mock is dead.
but Comrade ID. M. Wolford, now of
MILES, NOulllyy Ed, leilS
the story in this way: Mock and VOL
ford were with the regiment, and after
the charge that broke the rebel lines at
Petersburg they found themselves sep
arated from the regiment, and in seek
ing their comrades they were ap-
preached by two mounted rebel officers
unexpectedly, who. reaching for their
revolvers, being also surprised by the
encounter. demanded the surrender of
hn fyUn Mnnlr nd al Nd
had their guns loaded and did not par
ley, but instantly and simultaneously
leveled their rifles and fired. The man
Mock fired at was Hill, who fell from
his saddle dead. The other man es-
capped unhit, and rode away as rapidly
as his horse could carry him.
Comrade G. B. Bennett. Youngstown.
o.. protests against the subterfuge bill
of Oklahoma to pension rebels who
fought against the Union. He suggests
that the States have the same right and
IS much excuse to pension the Mexi-
cans who followed Santa Ana and made
up the other Mexican armies against
the United States armies in the '40s;
that 1t would be as wise and no more
inconsistent to pension the Hessians
who fought Washington or the British
who invaded us in the War of 1912,
were they yet living; that no country
pose the army of its enemy. Upon the
hypocriical and disloyal Legislature that
would enact such pretense as the sub
terfuge bill, he cries shame, without
hope that such creatures can be made
10 feel shame.
Comrade Oscar Beebe. Arkansas.
Wis, thinks pensions would be about
right if classified thus: All Union SOL
t'ers. $50 month, except ex-prisoners,
1t 81 day; all widows of soldiers, $40
L month, date of marriage not eonsid-
,red.
Comrade John W. Lake. 4th Pa. Cav,
Parsons, w. Va, thanks Comrade A.
:. Wilkins. Of that regiment. for his
recent article in reference to it He
'ays: Il began to feel as tho all these
,ears 1 had been dreaming about the
lear old 4th p. v. c., and that it was
)nly dream. Comrade. you might
nave said much more. Don't you re-
the stacks of hay or straw just
n our front after crossing the bridge?
And on the hill the cornfield on the left
If the road? good many of the boys
iismounted and ran a piece of artillery
,ver plowed ground to a good posi-
ion. The rebels had picked off the
iorses. Oh, l was a boy then. full of
patriotism and fire and fight When l
think of the noble, grand old Col.
rhilds, who was killed near there. 1
EEL the tears rise into my eyes Well.
I'll say nothing about the services and
achievements of the regiment but I'm
proud of its history. I'm glad that l
vas of it. Glad and proud that ] was
l 4th Pa. Cav. man. 1 enlisted in it
Aug. 13, 1861, and veteranized Jan. 4,
1864"
. Comrade John Johnson writes from
Center, Mo-: 1.-The law discriminating
against second wives ought to be re-
pealed. 1t is unjust. But few old
soldiers are shallow enough to marry
Toung girls. L cannot recall any second
wife Of veteran who was under 40 or