Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-06-11


what opinion the officers might form ci him; he was
determined 10 pursue his own course. That course
was 50 novel NJ The army that lost Tor him. IA had
supposed II would, the respect of nearly all the OH
Gers. The ensuing summer gave Mr.. Drake an OPP
pottunlly OF ,ndicanr. most triumphantly, his
duet aud principles. lie had been stationed In u
small iortcsswhch had been erected Ivy Gen. Wayne.
during the winter, upon the spot which hid been
dered remarkable, BY the defeat of St. Chd,'s amy,
three years before The garrison consisted OF sin
gle tile company, and thirty infantry, aud OF the
latter Drake was the Immediate commander. In the
beginning OF July, 1894. a detachment OF the ,rmy
consisting Of several hundred men, under the com
maQd OF MAJ Me Mahon. being cncampcd near the
tort III which they had the previous day deposited
quantity OF provisions which they had escorted from
The ehnionment of the army NJ Crccnyillc were nj
lacked, eatly III tho morning. BY upwards of three
thousand Indians The troops made gallant rests
lance; but being turned on both TANKS, aud IN dan
ger of being surrounded they rctrca,cd to the open
ground around tho fort.
From tins, too, they were soon d,slodgcd by tho
empowering force Of the emery; IN the retreat
many wounded mon were ia DANGER Of being left
which, being observed from the Fort, Capt Gibson
directed hla own Lieutenant To take the inf,ntry
tpfake's particular connnand) and portion Of the
tiilemen aud sally OUT tn then relief 70 tins Drake
objected aud claimed the right 10 command his own
men, and, as senior TO the other lieutenant his cht
also 10 the Whole command go, very well, AZ"
sad tie captain, " II such is your wish, take " " II
Is my wish SIR, To do my duty, and | viii cndcavoi
To do II. now and at all times" was the modest reply
oil Drake lie accordingly sailed out; shllmlly IN
lefposed his detachment between the retrcanr
troops aud the enemy, opened upon them , hot fire
arrested thef advance, and gave an opportunity to
tue "ouhled TO chrcilhct escape, aud to the bro
heh ahd fehealihR companies OF our troops, 10 re
iotm and again 10 face the enemy. Th,oug hou, the
Whole allan, Drahe's activity skill and rxirao,dna-
~ SET -oossession, wcrcmus conspicuous. The
envy OF course observed IL rs we'll As his friends
The numerous shots directed NJ him, however. like
'he artows"i lcneet aimed NJ the heart OF Hector.
VIE tnfned aside by pInrdcninl interference until he
bad llshcd al thai lie bad been sent to perform
He then received ball through his body aud fell
faithful corpora came to his assistance. and with
his aid he reached the rrt aud those two were the
last oi the reiIcat,ng patty thai tatcicd Il, Drake
making II point OF honor that IT s1u' he so. Mi
Drake wits rendered unfit for duty, Tor lung mo by
hs wound Tie had not indeed, recovered li.m u
N the summer Of 1896, when he was my guest when
IN command at Font Washington (Ciuciunati) on his
way, on Through, TO vis his native State, Connect.
cut lis friends, however, enjoyed his presence
but short time. Having, az understood, taken the
yellow fever in passing through Phadephia, he
died IN alew days after he reached his home.
hive yet another "reminiscences, the relation Of |
which may serve the cause you have much At
heat.
An officer OF the army had o,tcn aud so unno.
ressaIy wounded the feelings OF another of the same
corps, Tie dpues of which made Their association
lennnd s,,,sG,,,io, :, ,L, nsnI ,n,' Tha,, 49,, |
and tho ,n;u,,d man c,u ,,c.;,,,. .'',,..,I y.i
IL II WINS n,t,c,po,ed me woulJ fam ,be .n,,.,a |
ii III Of ms au,npopIs IN the usc nj in, ,yo,,o, nhih
hcy used. Reno nos ,s.cJ or, h,,h n,,,,. at =,
cnis and an ,m,a5le chor,ctc, he Ind he .x,on,,.
If all the officers Wuh o,hcrs v,s,cd lin nm,
he had been removed to his quarters Ilc ,.prcs
'cd desire 10 the officer with whom he had I
Ought and was present AZ the iu,,ry,,w wish |
could describe az II merits thus interesting seen, -
lho clrcunist, ncrs attcnd,nr it were 90 drc,ly m,
pressed upon my mind that thew can never h, of
acel, as onp as NV me,no,y holds ira se,,
In the tent we've same L,ll dave, ,nc,ro H..
iiends of III, dyinp man Tor no | nav, s,,d h b,d
rom hls a,riab q I,Ii,lca many and y,,,u on.a ~
abltinc unrqu,vocnI evidences Of ,b,i, so,ron ton
pcnous above the rest and nc,, tho head nr The ,nd
,oucl, wa ,h,, ,,.,rl, t r 49,, ,, ~
he Gorps ia which Iolh of rho ducl,s,s Lln.J
the be ,n ideal OF chIvalrous v,lo, and ihe Cbeyne,
lie Bayafd OF the army endeayo,iuc ia siidr "a hos,
ne could the feeling which ,,i,,,oJ h,o Lsa,n A,
little distance in finn v,,w of tho victim, -, L, -
,ions sat the ,pscns,.le -. bp, | INNS, ,es,,a,,
the nd,on,iou winch sill fecI Ilo u,s 49,, I,o,h
=, olfirtr--wc shared ,occlbcr IN. nc,Is nj Inn
,ult war--apd in battle I kuow ,I,,, H.. d h,o d.,
y-and whatever mipb, have bce, Lis c,,,l,c, 10
,lhers never had pc,son,llv any ,o,sn,, ., ,l;
# HIM Bul there he SAT ann,y.,,l, -, I,a, f
ectrd by the mischief fac had dane h, hnr,,n i,
,ntimely grave n man who had ,cvcr i,;,,,oJ L,,
yhose arm u,,gh, II, ,ccJcd -, ,Lo ,,', -. 49,,
,atle with the hitherto trumphaui enemies of hi.
.ount,y and wboec ,,,,lIr,, ,,,inL, =, - r,
The severe bodily pam which The OWN. oo,n,, hoJ
or some ,,n,c suIIe, 4 h,J ,o,so, a H., T.,
md ease had succecdnI v,i,;.h I, ,,a ,..aa.,,...i
,a,bngcr nr ,nn,o,chinc La,,h ,,I u.Li,l G,a