The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-08-13

men WIN woald not have been 49,.
p me ofheers aho knew Ihem. a l.,d
'oslafn hope. On The contrary. posses,
- lhe most positive testimony 10 ero,,
ms' some Of The brasest 81 men waul
MOI De engaged 10 an affair Of he In
ahaer any eireumsisnces.
1oni"rmably 10 my plans. 80 stated i
nc eammenesnens Of my letter. 10 81,
yoo facts rather Than arguments, I presen
YOU with another "reminiscences Of my =,
" military life. l inroduee /. no, onI,
% sustain my position. but from ,hs ,e
speei entertain Tor The memory ar . al
lahs brother officer. long since called 1,
receive. IN another World, his rev ard "a
having prrfrued .lhe praise Of God !,
The praise nf men." In the summe, !
The year 1898. Lieut. Drake Of The inT.n,
y q the % sub.legion. receiscd a marx
ed insult IRON another officer. Msniles,
ING no disposition 10 call him 20 an q.
count, same of those who wished him
vel. amongst whom 7 vas one. spoke
20 him on The suhjeei. expressing Oh,
isars THAI his reputation az an Office,
would greatly suffer. II he permitted sueI,
an insult TO pass unnoliced. The an.
swer that be gave me was. thar he cared
moi whai opinian the officers mich, form
81 him: he was determined 10 pursue his
own course. That course was 81 novel
IN The army, that il lost him, a. I suppos.
ed u would. the respect Of nearly an the
oineers. The ensuing summer. however,
gave Mr. Drake an opportunity Of vindi.
eating most lriumphan,ly. his conduct
and principles. lie had been stationed
IN small fortress which had been erect.
cd by General Wsyne during the winter.
upon the spot in which they had the pre-.
sions day deposited q quantity Of proyi-
sions. which had been rendered remarka-
bic BY The defeat Of General 81. clair's
army, three years before. The garrison
consisted Of . single rife company, and
thirty infantry, and Of the latter. Drske
was the immediate commander. In The
beginning Of July, 1894, detachment
OF the army, consisting Of several hun.
dred men, under The command of Major
Mahnn, being enesmprd near the fort,
which they bad escorted from the canton
ment Of the army al 6reenvIlle. were a..
lacked, early in The morning. by upwards
Of three thousand Indians. The ,roops
made gallant resistance; but being lurn
ed on baIh TANKS, and IN danger III being
surrounded, they reusaled 10 tie open
ground around The fort. @1
From this. too, they we're socn dis
lodged BY the oVerpowering force OF the
enemy; IN the retreat, many wounded
men were in danger Of being lef,. uh.sl,
being observed from the fort. the com
mandant. Capt. Gibson. directed his own
lieutenant TO take the iufasuy (Drake's
particular command and . portion Of The
riiemen. and sally out 10 their relief.
To this Drake objected. and claimed the
right to command his own men, and as
senior 10 the other Lieutenant his right
also 10 the whole command. 30, very
well sir" said the captain. IL such is
your wish take it," at is my wish.
sir. to do my duty. and | will endesvor
10 do il. now and at all times" was the
modest reply Of Drake. lie accordingly
sailed out skillfuIy inierposed his de.
iachmcnt between The reresting troops
and the enemy; opened upon them hot
fire; arrested their advance, and gave an
opportunity to the wounded to effect their
escape. and 10 the broken and Teiresting
companies Of our troops. 10 reform and
again face the enemy. Throughout the
whole affair, brakes activity. sk,ll and
extraordinary self possession, was most
conspicuous. The enemy. Of course,
observed il as well as ms friends.
The numerous shots directed a. him,
however, like The arrows Of Teucer, aim.
ed al the heart Of Hector. were turned q.
side by ProvideniIal interference until
ne had accomplished all that he had been
sent 10 perform. lie then received ball
through his body and fell; a faithful COT
poral came 10 his assistance. and with his
aid he reached The fort; and those two
we're the last Of the refreshing party that
enltTtdtnsu W. DIdhc tuduC " q poiuh W.
honor tia, il should be so. Mr.. Drake
was rendered unfit for duty for long
time by his wound. lie had not indeed re-
covered from i, in the summer Of 1906,
when he was nv guest, when in CON.
msnd at Fon Washington (Ciucinna'i)
on his way. on furlough, to visi, his ma
tive state. Connecticut. His friends, how
ever. enj"yed his presence but short
time; having, as understood. taken the
yellow fever in passing through Phlladel-
phis. lie died in a few days after he
reached his home. ...e
Ihave YET another "reminiscences. The
relation Of which may serve the cause
you have so much a. heart. .e.-ra. 81
An officer Of the army had so often and
so unnecessarily wounded the feelings Of
another Of the same corpse. the dunes Of
which made their associations indispen-
sable, that he considered himself bound
TO demand satisfaction, in the usual way.
They met. and The injured man fell re
celying mortal wound. as it was anlici'