The National tribune., 1909-07-22
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
Scattering.

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Ohio. Pine Grove. w. Va, enlisted early
| in the war; was discharged for sickness;
re-enIisted for three years as soon as he
recovered health; enlisted, not for the
paw, for he left a job that was paying
| him $40 a month, and thought only of
duty He risked his life on the battle
| field. not for a soldiers pay. but for his
country. as a patriotic duty of the citi-
zen. to defend the integrity of the Gov
eminent, to preserve the Union. He is
now &c wears old. Ii is folly to assert
that the unwounded man is not to-day
less physically able to maintain him.
self and his wife than he would have
been had he not endured military SER
vice in the sos.
Comrade Charles F. Roberts, Cos. E
Ind, is the sole survivor of the veter-
ans of the Union, Army and Navy,
1S61-1S65, who now resides in Scip. O
Township He thinks the lines are
grown thin enough to justify our Con-
gress in enactiDg pension laws based on
reason. right and patriotism, recognize
ing the fact that men whom fought for
the Government at s11 10 $13 month
in 40 per cent paper We're not in 1t for
pay. plunder or pcE, but for patriotism,
and that such services as theirs in
powers in age. He thinks the Congress
should get busy and make good pro-
tective revenue yielding tariff laws, and
depend less on brcweries and diStil-
lerieS.
W. f. Hall. n. f. ID. No. 2, Box %,
Tyler, Tex. would like to correspond
with members Of the old 18th Tenn.
Cav, as he has a number of old war
songs familiar to the regiment. He
lcontemplates copying these, and send
ing them to each of the 18th Tenn.
Cav. who writes TO him.
F. Fricll, Paso Robes, Cal, says tina,
he enlisted in August, 1851, in Co. D.
lfth Ill, and was wounded May 23,
1863, at the charge on Nicksburg. II
any of his company reads this he would
like 10 hear from them.
Comrade J. A. Eischenberg. Warren
Pa. writes: 81 was pleased TO get the
Flag. | assure you that / appreciate il
grcatly-as well as The National Trib
une. cannot understand how any olt
soldier can get along without this paper
| il being in every sense tbe old soldier,
friend and working for and advocating
everything that is for his interset"
| C0mrade Edwin G. Bangs. Lieutenant
Co. |, 4th l.. =. Cav, Rumford Falls, Me.
quite approves the editorial of Sept. 81
on widows pensions, and is fully in ac
cord with the letter of Comrade s. A. Nc
Neill, Dec. u, on the same subject. HI
can instance several parallel cases in hi.
own community. He thinks that ever.
comrade should at once advise his Repre-
sentative in Congress 10 pass just bill
This Winter. United effort will insure sue
cess.
Comrade Warren S. White. Cos. G an.
A. 9th H.. Mingus. Tex, had goot
Christmas dinner and WAS reminded of one
enjoyed on Christmas, 1864. He with i
comrades were or provost guard duty a
Athens, Ala. and entertained their Cap
tain. Clements, with fine spread, includ
ing poultry. honey, sweet potatoes and n
end Of c;cetcras, substantial and delicate
| The guest inquired, whence this profu
sion of fat and luxurious liviDg?r and, a
each helping Of each course: Where dit
you get this, boys:" Invariably he wa
assured that it had been honestly pur
chased-anj they proved the statemen
true by declaring the cost of each item il
Confederate money. When departing th
Captain remarked, apropos of nothing
| Boys, there is complaint from seyera
quarters that good deal Of foraging
done around here; it We're well TO kee
watch for the foragers." COmrade Whit
hopes 20 hear from his old comrades. III
thinks the law should pension all widow
of Union soidiers--nOt class, but all VIII
are widows Of soldiers. He notes man
Inconsistencies in pension laws: He is tc
tally disabled by bullet in his thigh an
both legs shot: yet gets but $12 mont
while his actual condition is ratabl
at $50.
Comrade John W. Swariz. zoos Pin
avenue, Altoona, Pa, writes: II rea
: The National TribuDe-ihe best paper o
| L pvnr
, the blue. served In 60. l, 1o5th Pa
and also in 9th Pa, and hope to hes
,, from my old comrades in those regiments
,, Will any comrades who knew Conrad
Thos. 81. Coleman. private, Second Le'
tenant. and First Lieutenant, Co. A. al
Captain. Go. G, 9th Mo-. write TO Adj
John Griffith. OF Adj't John Il. Mye
,, was a member of this Post, and died No
, II, 1907.
e Comrade A. D. himbeyer, First Lie
8 tenant, Co. A. Sd N. Y. CreeImore. L.
: y. Y. greatly desires address Of Col.
I q. Floyd, Of that regiment.
. Comrade Joe Gigous. Go. II. LIST NJ
: Cav. Tarkio, No. would be glad to
n ceve Il copy of n poem entitled "The Kn
2 of Blue" of which he remembers:
= 81 had two brothers, once, gay, bold a
= true;
Zone wore the gray, the other wore I
: blue"
/. Comrade w. II. Haskin. Co. X.
Mimi, writes from Wells. Mimi: II {
LISTED July, 1861 {: was in active serv
until Sept 20. 1863. when I waa tax
prisoner M Chickamauga, and taken
.e Hotel LiDbev: from there TO Danville, V;
" thence To Andersonville then TO Charl'
- ton. and from there 10 Florence. \.
= where l was graduated and exchang
=, Feb. 2S. 1865. | would like TO hear frs
-, - any comrade who served a longer te
y, y, with the rebs. NV total Imprisonment W
m IL months and eight days.
tn A. NJ Trunk writes from Woost
in Ohio: "In the Winter of 1868 the
n Ohio Battery was camped at Little Ro
g. Ark, little east of the penitentia
Is. while there We witnessed the executi
IS of David .. Dodd, near the st. job
n. Hospital. / stood on the south side of
" square formed by the infantry. The nan
y. of the men who were hanged on the e
III side Of the penitentiary were Miller a
ed Earnest. There was a brigade of infan
d. camped between our camp and The prise
m one German regiment. ! think it v
!. the 43d III. The others | cannot RENE
he Der. but would like 10 know. After Steel
by army came back from their march sol
he they did not get 10 help Banks cha
ds with the wagon train. but were nea
r: starved, and a section of our battery "
ed some infantry went TO meet them witt
~ supply of provisions. | would like
!eer know what regiments they were. We
lly there just at dusk and We're welcomed.
10 shall never forget the cheering We
er- ceived when we got into their camps.
l.