The National tribune., 1910-07-07
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
Paid in Her Own Coin.

as he was going to camp one evening ne
spied a house about half q mile away.
He gave his gun to bunkmate, took
three canteens and hiked out for the
house. When he got there ne found a
WELL with rope and buckets intact, on
the old windlass. Just as he commenced
lowering it a comrade came up with
canteens. Just then the lady of the
house came out and stood close to the
well She kept one hand hid under her
apron. and when the bucket reached
the top of the curb she reached over
and cut the rope and down to the bot
tom went the bucket. When she G0t
back in the house she laughed and said:
Now, get water, you - Yank." Com
rade Stevens took his hatchet and
chopped the rope on the windlass all in
bits, and just then there came around
the house yellow hound with n strap
around his neck. He grabbed him by
the strap and sent him down to the
bottom of the we'll If the other COM
rade sees this, please write to Comrade
Stevens.
The Secession of Virginia.
L. X. Gould, Bridgeport, Conn. calls
attention to a statement in when and
Where We Met Each Other to the ef
feet that Virginia seeded April II,
1861. Comrade Gould says:
Virginia Cf she seeded at alD Sc
day of May, 1861 (May %, 1860, and
the vote of the Richmond Convention
of the 18th day of April, 1861, was as
follows as to joining the Confederacy:
This ordinance to take effect when rati-
fed by the people at a vote to be taken
on the fourth Tuesday of May next
The records of this same convention
show that on the 25th day of April Vir-
ginia passed another ordinance, which
was stated ito have no effect If the or
dinance of April II is rejected by the
people at the coming election This
last ordinance was the basis for the
convention going into formal alliance
with the Confederate States looking to
a speedy union with the Confederate
States, and placed the whole. military
force of the Commonwealth under the
direction of the Confederate States up
on the same basis and footing as If
this Commonwealth was now a member
of the Confederacy.' Jefferson Davis
("Rise and Fall of the Confederate
Government states that the Virginia
Ordinance of Secession was subject to
the ratification of the people at an elec-
tion to be held on the fourth Thursday
of May but as my memoranda, taken
from the official records at Richmond,
says fourth Tuesday of May. 1 will let
it stand until it is determined which of
US is in error"
The 1st Wis.
J. Bland Shannon, 610 Riverside
Drive, New York City, is now 73 years
old, and finds his greatest pleasure in
reading The National Tribune, which
takes him back to the stirring days of
He feels it in his bones that
John McElroy will be the next Com
mander-in-Chief. just as he feels
change in the weather. He deserves 1t
and ought to have 1t. Comrade Shan
non served in Co. d. 1st Wis. His Cap
tain was ]. A. Starr and his Colonel
was j. G. Starkweather. Both were
promoted. and both are gone the way
of the flesh. He saw hard service in
the field for the first 18 months, and
was afterward at the headquarters of
Gems. Negley and Reynolds. Later he
was in the u. S. Military Railroad De-
partment under Gen. D. G. McCal1um,
the poet and patriot, who reported di-
rect to the Secretary of War. The 1st
Wis was recruited in Milwaukee, and
the three months and three years SER
vice. There was scarcely a Corporars
guard to be mustered out at the close
of the war. He is in hopes that some of
his old comrades will remember and
write to him.
A Drummer Boys War Experience.
Francis J. Hage. Co. B, 9th N. J..
Asheville, n. c., says that he was only
a drummer boy. but that he served four
years In the 9th n. J., and faced the
music of shot and shell with the rest of
them. In the field his services were
required ID attend 10 the
He was also detailed 70 the
prison at Goldsboro, N. c., after it fell
into our hands, and found hard work
to do there both night and day. He
was honorably dischared at Greensb pro,
N. c.. in 1865. About year ago he
was allowed n service penrion OF s12
per month. Seven months ago he be-
came totally disabled, and this is in
sufficient pay. He hopes the rates pro-
posed in The National Tribune DILL will
be granted, and thereby bring sunshine
to the aged, worthy and needy veterans.
.-. A Patriotic Family.
In sending the notice of the death Of
his half-brother. Stephen S. McIntire,
who served in the same company and
regiment with him, Comrade Thos. T.
Spence, 139th Pa, Petrolia, Pa, says
that Comrade McIntire died May % at
the age of ~ years. He enlisted in the
139th Pa. in July, 1862, and served
faithfully until May 3, 1868. when he
was severely wounded and disabled for
any further field duty. After partially
recovering from his wounds he was
transferred to the Invalid Corps, where
he served out his time. He was the
last one to answer the final roll call of
six half-brothers of Comrade Spence,
who volunteered in defense of their
country. He had also one brother, who
enlisted at the age of 16 and served in
the Tooth Pa, so that there were eight
of the family in all who went to do or
die for the preservation of the Union.
Oldest Veteran.
Comrade P ]. Crossmon, First Lieu
tenant, Co. E, 18th Conn.,, Norwalk,
Conn, thinks that he can go Comrade
Broadhurst little better. Comrade
Broadhurst stated in The National Trib-
une that he celebrated his SD birth
day by attending his Post meeting. Now
Comrade Crossmon says that he is past
81 years, and has missed but one meet
ing of his Post in three years. He states
that they have a comrade in the Post,
A. Bennett, who is past his oath BIRTH
day and is still quite smart. Comrade
Crossmon celebrated his 25th wedding
anniversary on March 25.
Soldier Forebears.
T. G.. Kicker Halma, Mimi, says that
he is II years old, and served three
years and nine months in the Tenth
Corps. He is glad of the way that we
go for Gems Butler and Gilmore. He
was wounded at Chapin's Farm, where
his Captain, commanding the regiment,
was killed. Comrade Rickers father
was a soldier, his grandfather served
seven years in the Revolution, while
mis- greatuncle, Robert Kicker, was with
Paul Jones, and lived until he was 104
years old.
With Gen. Scott.