The National tribune., 1909-05-20
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along tht
Whole Line.
Scattering.

Comrade John Cook writes from New
Market, n. H.: 81 saw an article by
Comrade A. J. Langmade inquiring for
a comrade that was in Salisbury Prison.
L was there little over six months. I
was the last man to come out of my
squad. My squad was First Brigade,
Second Division, Serg't Gernsey, of New
York. I was baker in the lower bake
house. / had little dog while 1 was
there and I lost him one night, and
all found in the morning was little
piece of his tail; but about five years
ago 1 found the man who ate him. His
name was George Bixby. I should like
to hear from Comrade A. ]. Langmade
or any other prisoner"
Comrade John G. Wallace, Co. e,
27th Ind, writes from Montgomery,
Ind: II have been reading your paper
many years, aid hope to do so for
years to come. ! hope you will publish
your history of the campaigns and the
life of Lincoln in book form, as I should
dearly love to have copy Of each. l
should like to have the address of Geo.
Metcalf. I'd Mass. (Co. B, think); also
of William Wallace, Sd Wis. He wrote
an account of Banks's retreat in VOL 3,
National Tribune Repository. Eoarade
VIM. II. Hall. Co. F. I'd Mass, is cor
rect in his statement that the I'd Mass,
Sd Wis and 27th Ind. were in New
York City during the draft riots in
1863. Our regiment was camped in
Battery Park, foot of Broadway. was
with them there"
Comrade L. Strong, Co. A, 26th Iowa,
Monmouth. Iowa, responds 10 the in
quiry: What regiment Of the First
Division, Fifteenth Corps, under Gen.
Steel, at Arkansas Post, charged with
ont bayonetS?" 1T was the 26th Iowa,
our first fight. Cos. A and B had bayo-
nets. The rebels called us the moo
| leys,' because our guns had no horns
on 'em. The regiment there lost SO
| killed and 100 wounded"
Comrade E. N. Henderson, Co. /, N.
Y. Fl. A., Bemidji, Mimi, is disgusted
with the proposed New York State PEN
| sion law, but refrainS from remonstrat-
| ing, because he is aware that remon-
strances from men who do not vote in
the State are merly subjects for the
politicians to joke about. He thinks
that If it is desired to be economical
and at the same time just the men who
| waited for bounty and served only 80
days in the rear all thru their ser
vice" could be left off the rolls now
until the men who enlisted from pa
| triotic, not commercial motives, who
enlisted early and served-actually
served-long, should be enrolled, no
matter where they live.
Comrade w. Fl. Lonergan, Historian
and Correspondent of Lew Benedict
| Post, 5, Albany, N. Y. relates story
| told by a eomrade at the installation Of
the officers of that Post. Three men,
| an Englishman, an Irishman and a
lScotchman, chatting together, the
| Scot said: If l were not a Scotchman
I'd rather be an Englishman than of
| any other race, The Britfsher re-
sponded: I'd choose to be a Scotch
man If could not be an Englishman.
Now, Patrick, if you could not be an
| Irishman, what would you be?' Said
the Irishman: I'D be ashamed of me-
| SELF The veteran of 1S61-65 who is
not a member of the c. A. r. ought to
be ashamed Of himself"
Comrade Hugh Young, Co. B, 18th
1 Mass, writes from Togus, Me-, that he
would like to find the proper person to
whom to deliver paper that has come
| into his possession. 1t is list Of en-
gagements in which Serg't William Fos-
| ter. Horse Battery D, U. S. Art, partici-
pated, certified by the Lieutenant-Col-
onel in command of the regiment.
Who served with Fritz C. Hammer?
He enlisted early in the war and served
in the cavalry, but his widow does not
know what regiment, nor what State
the regiment was from. His papers
were destroyed by fire. He was Ger
man. about five feet six. If you re-
member him in the service, write to
his widow, Mrs. Fritz c. Hammer,
Rolla, Mo. =.
A letter from A. ]. Langmade is at
this office. If he will send his post Office
address, the letter will be forwarded tc
George W. McGillen. Elizabeth. Ind,
| desires to return to any relative entitled
to it the discharge of Albert Duncan,
deceased, who served in Co. c, 153d
n. Y.
Comrade ]. P. Abbott. Route 4, Box
so, Frankfort, N. Y. writes that he
| cannot find William Hall by mail at
address ACKNOWLEDGMENT N. Y
and wants to hear from him. He has a
complete roll of Capt. James Steeps
company of Sturgis's Rifles. and would
be glad to hear from any of them, hav-
ing served with that company himself.
Comrade James M. White, Co. c, 22d
I'M, FIemington. Mo-, writes: 1.-THE only
comrade of the regiment 1 have seen
since we We're mustered out of service
when our work was done was the Col
enel. 1 wish some of the boys would
write to me-"