The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-05-23
From the Missouri Democrat, 18th.
DOEnags ia Missouri.
Tho military Expidetion 10 Eotosi

The Union men of Washington county hav-
ing been threatened with determination, and
some of them having been driven from PotOsi,
the county-seat, complaint was made to Gen.
Lyon, of the St Louis Arsenal, and that brave
and gallant officer determined to give the Union
men in that section of the country protection.
Accordingly an expedition was planned and put
under command Of Capt. Cole, Of Company A,
Fifth Regiment Of U. S. Volunteers. At 10
o'clock, M, Tuesday, May 18th, Capt Cole s
command, consisting of some 100 men, left the
Arsenal on special train for their destination.
They arrived at POtosi at ) o'clock, a. M, on
Wednesday, and Immediately threw a chain of
sentinels around the entire town. Guards were
then stationed around the dwellings, Of the
most prominent secessonists, and shortly after
day light, some $50 men found themselves pris-
0ners, and were marched Otto the Court House.
Here the prisoners were formed into line, and
by The assistance of gentleman VIII had been
driven out of Potos, who well knew all Of the
Inhabitants of the place, the Union men We're
recognized and released, amounting to over
half of those taken prisoners. Some fifty of
the secessionists were also released, on parole
Of honor, after subscribing to the usual oath,
not to take ap arms against the Unitee States, and
nine of The leaders were marched off to the cars.
The guard then made aidescent on a secession
lead mandatory, and captured some four hun
dred pigs OF that very useful article in time of
war, which belonged to a man who had been
furnishing lead to the Southern rebels The
mans name is John Dean, and is now prison
er at the Arsenal. 1t appears he was not salts
fed 20 simply sell the lead to the enemy, IN de-
tiance at the authority of the Government, but
was engaged with his own team III hauling it
to near the Arkansas line, where the traitors
could get possession of it without danger The
guard captured several pistols, rifles, shot guns
and a quantity of secession uniforms, most of
them unfinished and some uniform cloth. AT
ter being furnished with breakfast and DINNER
and very handsomely treated by the Union men
of Potosi, and invited to stay a month III the
place, at their expense, the command started
home On their way back, the train made a
halt at DeSoto, in Jefferson Co.. where there
was to be grand secession Glove FEAST and
flag raising. Here they found company OF
secession cavalry drilling for the occasion,
which took to their heels as soon as they got
sight Of the U. S. troops. In their flight, the
cavalry left some 80 of their horses, which were
captured by the troops and placed under guard
The pole, one hundred feet high, on which the
rebels were going to fly the secession flag, was
graced with the stars and stripes, amid the wild
est enthusiasm of the Union men and govern
ment troops.
The next move was to capture the rebel flag
which was known to be in town, and for tins
agreeable duty Captain Cole detailed q guard
of six men, under command Of Surgeant Walk
er, accompanied by DR.. Franklin, Sergcon OF
the Fifth Regiment. The guard surrounded
the house supposed to contain the flag, and
DR.. Franklin and Sergeant Walker entered
After searching in vain tor some time, the Doc
tor thought he observed the lady of the house
sitting in rather an uneasy position, and asked
her to rise. At first the ladyd hesitate but
4;pI no
bic, she 1859 slowly, and 10! the blood red
stripe OF the rebel ensign appeared below The
ladies hoops. The Doctor, bowling graceful
"beg pardon, madame" stopped, and quietly
catching hold of the gaudy color, Jcarefully de-
livered the lady of a secession flag, thnty feet
long and nine feet wide
The Doctor bore off his prize in triumph to
the camp where the troops greeted him with
wild shouts, and characterized his feat as the
browning glory of the occasion. Here the
troops captured rebel leader, ard after placing
thirty men under Lieut.. Murphy, to guard the
Union flag, and the thirty horses, Capt. Coles
command started on their way.
At Victoria, the train stopped a moment,
when another secessiOnist came up, hurTahing
for JEFF. Davis, and quick as Thought the ardent
rebel was surrounded by half dozen bayonets
and marched into The cars prisoner of war, and
the train moved on. They arrived at the Ar
senal at about half past six clock z. NJ. where
crowd Of soldiers and visitors awaited them.
The spoils were unloaded, and the prisoners
marched to safe and comfortable quarters. Gcn
Lyon received them III the spirit Of true sol
der and the troops gave three cheers for Gen.
Lyon three for Col Blair, and three for the
Stars and Stripes, and then caught the secession
flag and tore it into shreds III a twinklDg. The
names of the prisoners are as follows:
John Dean taken out of the cars at the Arse
ma in the mol ming; w. A. Mathews; Stephen
a. Dunklin; Joseph Dunklin; William j, Sla-
ter G. B. Clark Ed. Willoughby; l.. w. Ca
sey; Patrick Doyle; n. b. Buck, Editor Potosi
Miner; DIR. Wyatt, of Jefferson, and D. Smith,
of Victoria.