The National tribune., 1909-01-21
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the Whele
Line.
A Scouting Expedition.

George A. Newton, 129th ILL.,, College
Hill. O., sends us a private letter from
Aaron Clark, of his regiment. as to
successful scout in which they partici-
pated Comrade Clark says that about
| 100 of the regiment were detailed to
| forage. About seven or eight miles
| from the Lines they came @across
| wagonload of white corn and a fine
span of mules tied near. Z At that time
there were only six or seven in the
squad, and, under Comrade Clafk's lead,
| they had turned off from the main road
to follow some fresh wagon tracks 60
ing toward swamp. There were also
several coops of chickens and three or
four trunks near the wagon. All of
these were taken possession OF and the
squad started back for the main body.
Other parties came up. amp 1t was
few miles. They started for this.
BY this time the squad Mad become
about 15o. It was said that there was
a brigade guarding the mili, and
decision was reached to attack the
guards. Coming near the mill, they
found II guarded, but deployed. and
went at them with whoor, scattering
them Immediately. The Johnnies must
have thought that the whole of Sher-
mans army was bearing down upon
them. The Yankees lost one man killed
in the middle of the road across the
sion of and the corn ground. While
scouting around Com-ade Clark noticed
brass neck yoke In the water, just
above the dam, and that some wheels
had been burned close by. He Got
pole, and prodded around in the pond
until he found a small six-poVnder. He
called his comrades and they got the
gun out 1t was beauty and Inscribed.
| 1.-THE Little Lone Star of the West"
This was loaded on the wagon and
taken to Gen. Wards headquarters.
When the General saw all that the
boys had captured he said that he
would not give the old 129th Ill. forag-
ers for all the balance Of his brigade
1t is said that the gun Is with the regi-
mental colors in the State House at
Springfield.
| Scattering.
u Henry Degroat, BAT w. 35th street,
New York City, writes: Il would like
Ito find some comrade who belonged to
my regiment. 1 was detailed April IT,
1855, to attend from the regiment the
funeral of the martyred President,
abraham Lincoln. So far as I know
am the only colored man now living
| who served in that regiment. I was a
Corporal in Co. c, 22d U. s. C. T. 1 am
now 65 years old and work hard every
day, but I cannot write much If
could write well I would give some
interesting facts about the death of
President Lincoln. Our regiment was
in front of Petersburg at that tins.
am Officer of the Day of John Andrews
Post, 234. G. A. R."
Comrade w. J. Pool writes from
Kearney, Wyo.: IT received my book,
stereoscope and views The book is
grand. I like 1t all right I will take
The National Tribune as long as 1 have
4 frr r IA 10
pensioning the rebels. was born and
raised in North Carolina till I was %
lyears old. Now, to think after they
tried to destroy everything that yoI.
and 1 and the old boys We're protecting
with our lives, 1 would see them clear
over the river first"
Comrade R. r. Randall, Co. e, 5oth
: ILL.,, writes from Breoklyn. M: 81 was
wounded on the first day at Shiloh.
, Next morning vas piaced%on board
; the steamboat Cheeseman, by the side
J of an Iowa soldier named Ephriam Nc
Cumber Cor Macomber), would like
, to know il he is still living, and / know
of no better way to fnds out than by
asking thru The National Trit,une."
Comrade John Bogart, 60. III, Isl N.
Y. Cav, La Gloria Cuba. writes: Can
you inform me how makS OF the boys
of my company-known as tie Lincoln
lCaValry-dre yet awe! WhoSthey are
Where they are? How they are What
they are doing?" Not possessing ON
niscience, not being omnipresen.. we
cannot, comrade. We trustf thew viii
severally answer for themselves. and
cheer you with newsy letters such as
we love to get from our old comlades-
but rarely do get.
Comrade Nathan Craft. North
. Georgetown, o.. writes: II observe an
item in The National Tribune about Eli
: Newsom, and wonder If he was in co.
, A, 120th Ind. / was in that company.
wonder If he ard Stearn Morris are
the only survivors--if he is the man ?
wish they would ell write to me, if
there are others"
/. jason J. Shepard, s71 Los Robles
E avenue, Pasadena, CAL wants some
5 one to send him the song:
Its all very well for you fellows to
] talk
whe we're never down at Bull Run"
Comrade John 4. Jones' Co. d, 64th
Ill. Mondovi. Wis, r. d. No. s, thinks