The National tribune., 1910-05-19
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
Who Knows Her?

| James r. Miner. Adjutant. Long
Beach Post, 1871, Long Beach, Cal, is
very deSirous of finding some one who
knew Mrs. Emily r. Jewell, now n resi-
dent of Long Beach and formerly an
army nurse. Mrs. Jewell is now 81
years of age. She served as army nurse
at Murfreesboro. Tenn, under DR.. YOU
man, she thinks; then at Nashville, at
Hospital No. 3; then in Washington at
Carver Hospital; then at Dale Hospf-
tai, Mass. Mrs. Jewell lost all Of her
tpapers showing her service at the time
of the fire in Chicago Her memory is
very poor, and she no longer remembers
! faces and dates as she once did. Her
| friends are desirous of securing her
pension, and this can only be done by
finding some one who knew her at the
time of her service. Anyone who can
furnish the desired information should
address Comrade Miner direct.
Eustis's Brigade.
e R. Franklin. 37th Mass, Spring
| field, Mass, does not think we gave his
brigade sufficient credit for its share In
the greatest fight on record in the VIII
derness. They went into the fight the
second day, soon after daylight, with
out an opportunity to get breakfast,
| and drove the enemy for quite dis
tance. Gen. Wadsworth was killed in
front of the 37th Mass. The brigade
held its advanced position until about
1920 a. m., when it was forced to fall
back a little, the 37th Mass losing 129
men killed and wounded. The brigade
was soon relieved by a so-called vet
eran brigade" who stood short time
against the rebel assault, and then Gen.
Edwards's Brigade had to hold the
ground until after dark.
Saved by Bumblebees.
II. G. De Rodes. Co. D, 99th Ohio.
writes:
ION Sunday, just before the awful
slaughter at Chickamauga. the 99th
Ohio lay near Lee and Gordon's Mill.
The rebels had been using the mill and
had fallen back some distance. We
were ordered forward in double column
and halted. Co. F kicked up bumbIe-
bees nest. and the bees resented it. To
get out OF their way Col. Bope swung
the regiment to the right few PAGES.
and just as the regiment halted Six
pound solid shot stuck at the bee nest.
Had It not been for the bees no doubt
a number of the boys would have been
killed or badly hurt"
At the Second Bull Run.
IT. A. Vail, Towanda. Pa. wants to
,now if there have been any arrange
hents made for free TRANSFORMATION fvi
- survivors OF he second Bull Run IT,
attend the unvailing of the monument.
He was in the fight from Friday morn
ing until after dark Saturday night. and
thinks he carried the last shell from the
:aisson that was fired in that battle.
He was also at Chantilly with McGil-
very's Battery on detached duty from
his regiment.
We have not yet heard of any ar
rangements being made for free trans
portation to the unvailing of the monv-
ment but it is entirely likely that there
will be.-Editor National Tribune.
Indian Fighting.
W. r. Dickerson, I'd Neb. Cav. Cur
It's, Neb.. sends an account of the un-
vailing of the monument to mark the
battle of Whitestone Hill. n. D.. and
gays that some people think that the
Nebraska and Iowa troops did not see
the troubles with the Indians from
1S61-65. Everyone knows that Ander-
GonvilIe Prison was bad enough, but
when they lost comrade in battle by
being captured it was sure death b.
BURNING at the stake. They never ex-
pected anything when taken prisoner
hut torture; from the Indians a. long as
life was in the body.
The Battle OF JonesborO.
G.. H. sherman. First Sergeant, 10th
Mich. Soldiers Home Grand Rapids.
that jefferson C. Davis was in command
of the Fourteenth Corps. while the 18th
y. Y. was part of the First Brigade.
Second Division of the Fourteenth
Corps. the balance OF the brigade being
the 10th and 6Oth III. and 10th Mich.
The Fourth Corps was not in it at all.
Tf there was any good work there, let
the men who did the work have the
credit for it.
Mrs. Howard's Pension.
j. E. Bergen. I'd u S. c. T., Omaha,
Neb., thinks that the service rendered
the Government by the distinguished
Gen. Howard should receive more con-
sideration from Congress. 1t makes the
blood boil to think of the parsimony of
those Senators in charge of our affairs
when merit and true worth are to be
considered. He recalls that there was
no hesitation about giving pension to
the "ido@ of a man who shirked all his
duties to his country during the war.
Struck With a Shell.
John w. HoutZ, Goth Ohio, Mann, N.
NJ SAYS that he was standing so near
the man whose face was split with
fra gment Of a shell that he was spat-
tered with the blood According to his
recollection the man belonged to Co. Fl,
66th Chic. and his name was Parker.
He recovered. and lived at Mechanics
burg o.. after the war. He never saw
him after that eventful July 3. 1863.
Destroy Confederate Flags.
Colby Post. 301. Greenville, Ill, of
which w. w l.. LOWS is Commander
and w. A. McLain Adjutant, has passed
n resolution unanimously asking the
Legislature to enact law authorizing
the destruction of the Confederate flags
now in the possession of the States. A
copy of this resolution was sent TO each
Senator and Representative and each
member of the Legislature.
The SD III.
n. W Hitler, Oallville Ia, cOrrects n
statement in regard to DIR. Mary Walk
er. The SD Ill was camped in the
Spring of 1865 at Providence, across
the Red River from Ciarksville, Tenn.
The Coloners name was \. A Smith.
instead of A. o. Smith. He is dead now.
There was a covered bridge between
Providence and Clarksville.
Haversack full OF Books.
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