Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-24
A LOUISIANA.
SKETCH OF rae LIFE OF BEN NoCULLoOH.

SKETCH OF TIE LIFE OF BEN AoCULLoCH.,
Tho folo~ing sketch Of the LIE of Gen. Ben. heOrl.
Ioch the veor In tho battle Of Davis Creek 10 Missouri
will 90 read with interest;
! General McOuloch was born In Rutherford county,
Tennessee, In 1874 His father, Alexander hcCuN 'eb,
WA aid de-camp 70 q Golfer. aud fought uader Gen
Jackson at tho batlls Of Tai 'degs, Tallahassee ard
Horseshoe rng the Greek Bis father emigrated
10 Georgia while Ben was very youpg and Bon was kept
At school 10 Tennessee uniil be IA years ell Alter
this Ben kept hunting until he nearly twent,
QUE At that dine the bears so bad In Tennessee
that the settlers could not raise their hogs Hunting
bears II the CURED much caution, and If mans
gun snapped he lost his breakfast. Young hcCailocb
frequently lied a. many eighty bears during
soa and less than twenty In the course OF win
ter This life gave him q taste for wild adventure,
aud when he become Of sge be determined 10 60 on al
e1pudi ion the ,cky Mountains and left bis home for
st. Louis TO join company o. trappers. He arrives
too late however, and likewise failed IN joining CON-
psuy of Santa L, traders
He returned home, and soon alter called on Colonel
David Crockett VITO making up an expedition to go
10 Texas TO take part in the The whole souts
west at that tire alive With feelings Of sympatnYfor
the Texans, Al men were daily aJckius to their s,au
dard Naeogdoches was appointed the place OF render
yous from wnich the pedition 10 start and Christ
mas of the wear 1885 was named for the day OF meeting
shen as "Uld Dayy" expressed IL. they we're 10 make
heir Christmas dinner of the hump Of euaalo. hcCu-
|, again arrived too lac, and hlding the party gone
proceeded On by himself the river Brazo where he
sas taken sick and he did until after the fall
of the Alamo. McCuloch's disappointment Was verT
great az not being able Join the ga liant band patro
IL II afterwards proved very fortunate for him. for COL
Travis after hsvi sustained siege OF thirteen days
With oulV $50 Texsns against Santa AunAs army, fell
vi b his brave little band after having killed 800 Of
{ ie enemy. 80
NC ,roch, on joining the Texan army under General
Sam Houston was assigned to the artillery and made
,ptain Of gum. he served gaauty al the battle OF
san Jacnto where Santa Anna taken prisoner and
bis army Of 500 men killed or taken p-isoner. hcCui
ioch afterwards settled in Coz zaes county Texas and
was employed the frontier, surveying and locating
lands lie frequently led the wild border scouts against
the Indians and Mexcans which service he entered be-
fore the celebrated ck Hays he also distinguished
himself tho battle Of Plumb Creek in Eight with The
Indaus Who At the Tina burned and sacked the town
OF Linnville lie Joined the expedition against her,
bit no, agreeing with the plans Of the leaders, be re-
turned home before the fight and escaped the cruel bard.
SHIPS and imprisonment Of that command, which had
ureudered TO the perhdious Ampu l..
When the war broke out with Mexico he rallied q band
Of Texan warriors or the banks of the Gusdsoupe, and
set on. for the seat Of the Rio Grands The CON
pIny arrived four days AFTER the bat Re OF fAlo Alto and
the Rassca His company was accepted by Grnera Tsy'
r and be was afterwards employed in the daring scout
g expedition towards Monterey in which battle az well
a. that Of Buena Vista, he ia oerishshe rsnoSn.
He Afterwards Joined General SCOTS army, and eonnu'
cd with Il to the ccnqIss; Of the city OF Mexico For
bis galaat services he honored with national repu
'a,iou and the Office Of U. s. Aarshal Of Texas was
given him by President Pierce
Gen McCuloch was married three or four years
silce and characters &c story Is told OF him when hi'
fret child boy born, tina! be insisted TO the great
horror OF his Young ~ife IL having the youngster
cNristened "BuHAlo Hump in honor OF particular
friend an old Indian chief Of that unique name.
Tie General Is thin, sparo man, OF grsstmuscle and
tyi v, and IS now about 81 years Of age. He has
mt face aud IA mild and courteous 10 bis manners
nth an cir Of diff ience. he is very cool and OF deter
mined bravery.