Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-03-06
/ihe rNntaIlIon 70 camp Cooper.

foF the DALLAS Herald.
The Expedition 20 Camp Cooper.
Ca leaving Dallas, Wednesday, 9Th Feb
Nc had unly sixteen meRi ID was lraly a
iologn hope 10 commence march OF 21u
miiess 20 capture 3 garrison Of 2!l men
(iegularsl situated ia the wilderness NE
were literally without "serip or puge not
even a baggage Wagon, each man was "a
arm, elniR and provision himself and cur
~ az 90 horssLIek. \ must think Divine
Providence gave as his special support in
that trying L1ur, My hlsj day ; march
Was ~ m,les twenty men were r.poristl
as ready ca Join the expedition ia iaucas-
teri We wrote ihea ta meet as in Wealth
eriold ~ miles oH-aul sl true a. the
cause sere these tWo little squads og Pa
tTiOis that without any further eOmmuuiri-
tion both met tLsrs within 80 minutes ut
each other In peliing rain, ,fhis liule
incident was encouraging, We then
marched inr lielknaR NArrs We met Cap.
4, benton, With about - men FROM Fort
Worth, pll excellent men ol inc gii,, Al
WealherIoWl caP Hammer and lhteoihers
joinei us,-'his was unr last hope for vol
mireTs on our rauie-hut Capt, Hammer
went r.lnd by ralo Pinto brought up
taplns, AlerOgGn aud Slaughter with
about 30 more msn-sJ lieisnaP we veely-
Ell Mr., FarroI these was ogg last Yulun-
teels, From here In Camp Cooper 10
miles is wilderness, not single human
being living on Ihs road, We now called
aloud on the State lrools, ilhe Col, noble
fellow, bal, strongly opposed 10 our move, a
gool tg,ou man aud nnbly dill three OF
his Captains with an their mon, answer
onr cali, in this "hour of need, long may
they live, and their shadow never grow
lees, Capt, Rogers, mine host of WaEa-
hatChie, marched 80 miles the first day,
after striking tents and packing upi We
Len addressed u mole ~ Cap,ns, Harrison
nd Subleil 0n Elm Greek, two gentlemen
had never spoke To, or seen in my life,
nd their noble Lieuts. Granbery aud Rossl
\ 10 minutes aiier receiving IL, they had
ackel mp aud was under way, Gnl march
I'd with their baggage - miles In half q
..ay-it was worthy of Ncpolecn'1 OIL
Guard this gave ~ 22S men, all tod; We
however, "a disposed them as To appear
much greater ir number aud after inycsi-
ng the place pretty closely to the evening
u the sccond or morning at the lhih day,
tie officers of the Post indicated II dispose
lion To come to amlcablc terms, We then
elected Commission from each company TO
treat, then made another oiloIt with my
excellent friend Col. Dalrymple, command
Ing the State troops. Being In commisS-
ion aud n most excellent man, | thought
him the most proper person To demand tile
surrender. Cup TO this time lac was OPP
posed to the mOvc.) We requested few
hours TO deliberate; meanwhile the COM
missionors placed him on the list and he
gave his asscnl-and friyl that time on he
discharged the imporin@ duties dcvolying
upon him in firm, gcntomanly and dig
mined manncr-and | believe to the full
satisfaction of all parties. We made Tor
mai demand, and the post surrendered,
with all national property 10 the State OF
Texas; they went ont with all the honors
ddc 10 such gallant and brave men, and
were to deliver all thcy'carried with them
10 the State authorities ut san Antonio,1-
not doubling hut that post would be in the
hands of the State before they would get
there. On the morning Of the DIST. they
marched out in II long, solemn, slow pro-
ccssion,-wc going up the opposite side oj
Clear Fork 10 avoid meeting them, ont oI
respect to their feelings. However, it may
be proper to state, that Col, Dnnrymplc and
his officers with that generosity that III.
ways characteristics such men, sill contin'
ued your humble servant in command o
that noble body of men until dismissed
inside Camp Cooper, for which again ten
der them my gratitude and thanks.
We took formal possession. about |
o'clock \. NJ. gave three cheers for the
Lone Star, anddispcrscd. Col. Dalrymple
of the State Troops made the Fort his head
quarters, placing our brave old friend Capt
Rogers and his company permanently there
quite n rise for Rangers | assure you--
with abundance of food for both man and
horse. The property surrendered supposed
to be worth about $l5O,OO0, and the Fort
suatchcd from the hands Of tho Black Re
publicans jus, IN timr--nrl nil orr noble
fellows returned to their homes after H.
tiguing rah OF 100 niles sound mud
wei in good health and spirits. No better
men was b. .he Campaign diam Capt c.
Miller, Lice Taylor and fheir men from
your Count and rmno--tlcy were Away
ready and Wiling for any and all duty inn
posed upon thcH,--may Jacsb.s blessing
rest upon them g my praye,
lous. r. WARD,
P. S. ] perhaps oggot to mention that
Col Johns ~ his Lady were in Camp
Cooper, he .g.yl as ncdlater--was not
with orr troop had no command.
The report in Tie Mckinney Messenger
is false, no attempt was ever made to de-
tain in any way whatever the Over Land
Mail-had the attempt been made of course
it would have been STOPPED very easy; not
horse or man of them ever was touched,
Notwithstanding we had every reason to
believe they sent word to Camp Cooper We
were coming and pat them to strcnlhenng
their position, and had it cost the life of a
single man in our ranks it would certainly
have sealed their fate, they would most
assuredly neocr hare mdde another trip, IN
less our Southern Confcderacy had sdidso.