The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-08-16

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I have from Capt. Burt, tho ,particalars
@ 9 the death. The Brigade lefsaa POM
footsces miles below tho Tengessee State
tho fof Dsrchef,i Oh the 5tb.h On The road,
Gen. Mc0uuk, who was uuweff, took vhS
advance of the brigade. Suddenly courier
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had been fred upon by busbwhsUh9s.w Int
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septC Captain farharsa compsn9 fcfSSA on
double Quick 10 tie rescue, loadine,as they
ran: They met sifaggfefs fr,m McCook's
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rebel cavaiSys reiterated. TIE Federal in,
Ffsutr3 wess 700 sso~ 10 pursuit, wien Capt.
Burt, of the 18th fnf~nry, Lieutenant Harl
Erissu CSptlinH EpchshIlter, )Stan9sL Ind
Capt. Thanson, Of the 9th Ohio, dashed
forward in pursuit of the refreshing rahel
cavalry. Gen. McCook was 6hepayisg on
the piazza, q, petty's farm, four miles from
New Market, and half mile from she Ten
farm house fof inforSssiob IL Mo {; Ok
formation, fearing II his body was found
their buildings ,andaproPerty would be de-
stroyed. McCook hearing the inquiries,
told them to open tie house to his fricnds.
Doctor. Gordon, of the IS Ohio, and Doctor
Bowie, Of the 9th Ohio, came up; examined
the wound,, prouonneing ito fatal. % The
wound was in the bowels, single ball en-
tesipg the left tide and coming ous between
the Och and 10Th fibs., When the physic-
isns arrived General McCook was vomiting
blood. He was cool and calm TO the tast;
but suffered greatly, giving Capt. Burt and
others an account OF the assdssination. 4
IS While on the road Gen. Met look MET .
man in ravine, and asked him if be knew
good place to encamp. The man told
him there was plenty of water on the hill
beyond, and seemed anxiods 10 h6rry him
on. Arriving OF the top Of the hiii; q shot
was fred without effect. AS s0ou az Gen, |
McCook heard the shot, he told John This
.colored servant) to turn back the wagon,
that the bushw hackers were upon them.-
They started back in full speed, General |
McCook leaning on his knees, aud assisting |
the driver. Inthe fight number Of shots /
were fred. Eleven holes were found in |
the wagon, McCook receiving o single ball. /
Before the fatal shot was fired, o rebel cav
alrymsn ordered che wagon to halt, lsveline |
q pistol across the horn of bis saddle
Gen. McCook told the driver to stop, which |
be was in the act Of doing, when the cav
alryman ordered halt the second time,
accompanying the order with discharge Of
the pistol, the ball piercing the Generals
side. Capt. Brooke, OF McCook's STAFF,
implored the cavalryman not to shoot, as.
surfing him the wagon was occupied BY a
sick man. Another bushwhacker rode up
with = cooked pistol, but McCook told him
that II was no ~sse 70 shoote; that he was |
fatally Wounded already. ! 1hsfE
Captain Brooke then conveyed McCook
TO Petty's house. The negro John escaped
TO coro6eid, as the bnshwackers threat. !
ened to kill the Yankee negro. 49,
The resfdeas proposed to hide General
McCook's body away IN the negro quarters,
fearing, as they said, if the Yankee should
die o. their hands, their premises woaid be
burned; but he was permitted to die in the
farm house. -
Recovering from bis paroxysm, General
McCook said 20 Captain Bart: candy, the /
problem OF life will soon be solved for me-"
In reply to father Betty, il he bad any mes.
sage for bis brother Alexander he said,
"Tell him and the rest that ! have,trjed to
live as q man, and die attempting to do my
duty"
ToUaps. Bort he replied, ssMy good by,
may your life be longer and to = better pur.
pose than mine.' Father Betty, the brig
adawag on masrer, WAS With him ID HE last
moments. Clasping his hand in the death
struggle, he said to him, am done. With
kfe yes, this ends it all. You and part
now, but the loss Of ten thousand such lives
a. yours and m,ne would be nothing It their
sacrifice would save such Government as
ours.'s
Before his death, Gen. Mccook sent FOR |
Col. Vandever, who drew up his viii. In |
his will he directed that two favorite horses |
should be given co his brothers Aiedk aad |
Daniel, and the remainder of his property |
to his mother. -, .r ,g.-s
It is knowdto Cdptarn Burt, and others
Of McCook's staff, that the General was de- |
liberately assassinated. The sutler of the |
9th Ohio heard the bushwackers arrange
the plan for the assassination, but he had
no opportunity to communicate information
to McOook or staff.
There is great feeling of indignation and
sorrow in this city. The dags on the Gus
tom House and public buildings are at half
mOst. aA s.gH .sr
whERE TO PUT THEM,