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Rem. McCullOugh.

Major McCulloch was born in Rutherford
county. Tennessee, in 1914. His father, Alex
ander McCulloch, was Aid-de-camp to General
Coffee, and fought under General Jackson at
the battles of Tallageda, Tallahassee and Horse
hoe. during the Greek war. His father emlgra
ted to Georgia while Ben. was very young, anc
Ben. was kept at school in Tennessee until ne
was fourteen years old After this Ben. was
kept hunting until he was near twenty. At fhat
time the bears We're so bad in Tennessee that
the settlers could not raise their hogs Hunting
bears in the cane required much caution, and il
mans gun snapped, lie lost his breakfast
Young McCnloch frequently killed as many as
eighty bears during a season, and never less than
twenty in the course of winter. This lie
rave a taste for wild adventure, and when ht
became of age he determined to 60 on an expe-
,liton to the Rocky Mountains, and he left his
lome, for ST. Louis, to join company OF trap
pers. He arrived too late, however, and like
wise failed in joining a company of Santa re
traders
He returned home, and soon after called on
Colonel David Crockett, who was making up an
expedition to go Texas, to take part in the rev.
olution. The whole Southwest, at that time,
was alive with feelings ofsympathy for the Tex
ans, and men were daily flocking to their stand
ard Nacogdoches was appointed the place OF
rendezvous, from which the expedition was to
start, and Christmas of the year 1885 was nam
ed for the day of meeting, when, as Old Davy'
expressed it. they were to make the Christmas
dinner off the hump of a buffalo. McCuocb
lgan arrived too late, and finding the party
gone, he proceeded on by himself to the river
Brazos. where he was taken sick, and he did not
recover until after the fall of the Alamo. Nc
Culloch's disappointment was very great at not
being able to join the gallant band OF patriots,
hut it afterwards proved very fortunate for him
tor Cul Travis, after having sustained siege
# l9 days, with only lS0 Texans, against Santa
Annals army, fell with his brave little band, af-
ter having killed 900 of the enemy!
Major McCulloch on joining the Texan army
under Gen. Sam Houston, was assigned TO the
artillery, and made captain of gun. He serv-
ed gaantly at the battle of San Jacinto, where
Santa Anna was taken prisoner, and his army
Of 1900 men killed or taken prisoners. Nc
Ouoch afterwards settled in Gonzales County,
Texas, and was employed OH the frontier sur
veying and locating lands. He frequently led
the wild border scouts against the Indians and
Mexicans, which service he entered before the
celebrated Jack Hays. He also distinguished
himself at the battle of Plumb Creek in fight
with the Indians, who Mt the time burned and
sacked the town of Linnville. He Joined the
expedition against Mer, but not agreeing with
the plans of the leaders, he returned home before
the fight. and escaped the cruel hardships and
imprisonment of that command, which had sur
rendered to the pertidious Ampudia.
When the war broke out with Mexico, he raj.
lied band of Texan warriors on the banks of
the Gaudaloupe, and set out for the seat of war
on the Rio Grande. The company arrived four
days after the battles of Palo Alto and the Re-
SAGA. His company was accepted by General
Taylor and he was afterwards employed in the
daring scouting expedition toward Monterey, in
which battle as well as that of Buena Vista, he
won impershable reDown. He afterwards join
ed General Scotts army and continued with it
10 the conquest of the City of Mexico For his
gallant services, General Pierce created him
Marshal of Texas which office he now holds
NJ, .jor McCulloch is a thin, spare man. of
great muscle and activity, and is now about 43
yenrs of age. He has pleasant face, and is
mild and courteous in his manners, with an air
nf ditiidence. He is rery cool, and of determin-
ed bravery, is yet bachelor, and is the very
man for Governor of Utah, which it is hoped he
will become.-New York Times,