The National tribune., 1910-03-31
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
CorPcCts a Mistake.

man who fought at Parker'S Station in
/ the battle of the Wilderness. He says
that Charles Wilson, Co. c, 18th Mass,
vas not the first man killed: that the
! first man killed was the Captain of his
company, Capt. Luke McGuinn, who
| was killed at the battle of the Wilder
| ness on May ,, between 10 and IL
| o'clock. He is positive of this. as they
were skirmishing from daylight until 10
or IL o'clock. and then the Captain
called Comrade Rickey up to see if he
could find the Fifth Corps coming up,
and when he found them and returned
the Captain was dead.
Capt. Boyce and 20 men and two
scouts belonging to the 5th n. Y. went
over Germania Ford, over the Rapidan
to Fredericksburg Junction to burn
trains. and could not get there. 1 would
| like to hear from some of them if liv-
| ing"
The 11Sth Pa.
F. A. Ludlam, Holden, Mo-, who be-
| longed to the 11Sth Pa. compliments
The National Tribune on it's account of
his regiment crossing the river at Shep-
herdstown. 1t was written just well
as an eyewitness could have done it.
COmrade Ludlam was one of those who
helped to carry their Colonel back over
the river They found him on the ford.
and three of them lifted him up and
took him across We made a mistake
in saying it was a Lieutenant 1t was
on the contrary, Col. Provost. and a
braver man never drew n sword. He
received two bullets which were never
extracted. 1t was terrible scene after
the repulse of the regiment.
The 57th Ny.
Claus Michels, Passaic, 4. J., does not
understand why the 57th \. Y. does not
receive in 10
campaign. It was sent to support the
Irish Brigade, and with it some 300 men
of the 1OSth N. Y. They charged the
enemy and held the road. Col. Albert
b. Chapman, who was Officer of the
Day, was killed and Lieut.. Frederick
was wounded. Lieut.. Frederick is now
a minister in Chicago. After the fight
they were ordered to Gen. Meade's
headquarters, and he took off his hat
and thanked them for what they had
done They were then sent back to
Fredericksburg.
The Old COnfederates.
S. r. Nelson. Sergeant. Co. A, Merrill
Horse, West Plains, Mo, says that in
the South there are still a few blow
hards who will talk wild in regard to
the Lost Cause" but n great majority
of the old Confederates have but little
to say of their former service, and are
Stpu GIllLtHS ana IiOSl thCtllenC ntlSH-
bors, even If they do not go wild over
Old Glory. The comrades there are
unit for John McElroy for Commander
in-Chief. Comrade Nelson would be
glad to hear from any member of the
old Merrill Horse.
n Regular Attendant.
George r. Curtis, Hollidaysburg, Pa,
goes Comrade Chapman some three
years better as a regular attendant up
on his Post. He served in the 125th
Pa, and was mustered into Post 80
April II. 1896. The Post meets twice a
month in Winter and once in hot wealth
er, and he has not been absent one
night. He is now serving his 11th year
as Commander. He is also proud of
the fact that altho he is SO years and
six months old he has been to Sunday
school 935 Sundays, or Il years without
"a miss.
The Fight at VarneIrs Station.
w. A. Spangler Woodstock, Iowa, re-
plies to Comrade Fenhaus that the bat
terry we supported at Messy Creek was
the 18th Ind, and the fight occurred
Dec. 20, 1863. Does Comrade Fenhaus
remember the fight at VarnelPs Station
the day Col. La Grange was captured?
He was exchanged in time TO, lead us on
the Wilson raid. Comrade Spangler was
present at the capture of JEFF Davis, and
received $293 as his part of the reward.
He is in favor of The National Tribune
bill and John McElroy for Commander
in-Chief.
A Loyal Tennesseean.
Walter II. Crow, Juno, Tenn, enjoys
reading the letters in The National
Tribune from the comrades, which is
his chief pleasure nowadays. He was
born in McNary County. Tenn. and en-
listed in the 9Th Tenn. Cav, serving
until the end of the war He was
wounded in the left leg while carrying
dispatches, and is now 10 years old and
in reasonably good health except for his
leg. He is heartily in favor of John
McElrOy for Chief.
Wounded at Yellow Tavern.
o. II. Carus, Utica, Mich, belonged
to Col. Ayers regiment of Michigan
cavalry. and was shot thru both hips in
the fight at Yellow Tavern, when j. E.
b. Stuart was killed. He returned
home, took course of six years in the
Michigan State Normal College. his
term being so long on account of his
disability, and then entered teaching, in
which he has been engaged ever since.
He received pension of $24 a month.
Capt. Browns Speech.
]. c. Martin, Craig, Neb.. resents the
speech made by w. c. Brown at the
Iowa banquet in favor of the Lee statue
in the Capitol. Comrade Martin knows
that he is very much alive, and will
say that he cannot see why the statue
of Benedict Arnold has not as much
right in the Capitol as that of r. E.
Lee.
Regiment at Newport News.
J. NJ. Doubleday, goth Ind, Caldwell,
Kan, wants someone 10 give him the
number of regiments stationed at New
port News at the time of the fight be
tween the Monitor and Merr!mac, the
depth of water drawn by each vessel
and the number of f-men in each crew.
Arkansas Soldiers.
w. ]. Goodwin, 174O Yicker avenue,
Kansas City, Kan, wants to hear from
any of the comrades who were in the
Divisions of Gems. Steele, Carr and Os-
terhaus whep Gen. Curtis left Bates
vile for Helena.
That Confederate Applicant.
Jacob S. Sheets, Dayton, o., thinks
that the Confederate who applied to the
Government for a pension took the cake
and then some. He admires the cheek
of the man that can ask for a pension
from the Government he fought to de-
stroy.
Scattering.
James Johnson, 70S Halsey street,
Brooklyn, N Y, says that he passed
the Goth milestone of his life Feb. %,