Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-12-16
| The Encounter Between Quantrell and
Blount--A True Account.

The Encounter Between Quantrell and
Blount--A True Account.
A friend, now in Richmond, conversant
With facts, furnishes the Sentinel the fol.
lowing account of the affair between the
gallant Colonel Quantrell and the Yankee
General Blount:
BALLARD HOUSE, Dec. 4, 1868.
During the few days I have been in your
city, have seen several notices in the pa
pers respecting the affair of Colonel Quan-
trell and Gen. Blount, all Of which found
to be incorrect.
As I am in possession of the facts of the
case, received from QuantrelI himself, and
corroborated by many Of his troops at diff.
ferent times and places, all saying the same
thing, it is due to Quantrell himself, to the
community, and especially tothe interest Of
the Southern cause, that they should be
placed before the public. They are briefly
these ..
Quantrell, with his company and others
that had joined him, for mutual aid, 600
in alp started in the latter part of Septem-
Der from the Missouri river, in Kansas, or
west part of Missouri, to 60 to Texas, for
the purpose Of resting and recruiting his
horses and other stock. On his way, about
the LIST of October, he came across Fort
Baxter, very unexpectedly, as he knew moth
ing Of its being there. It is situated d.
rectly on the line. between the Cherokee
nation proper, and what is called the neu-
tral lands of that nation, lying within the
claimed boundary of Kansas. Here he had
little brush, ip which he had two men
killed and FIVE wounded. ..
Finding he could do nothing there he
drew off; but very soon after, within mile
or two of the fort, he saw company of
about one hundred and fifty men coming
directly right on him. He called to his
men to close up and prepare to charge,
which they did, and the Federals prepared
to receive them. When Quantrell's men
were within thirty. yards of them, the Fed
erals fired their pistols at them, but not a
single shot took effect, the whole discharge
passing over their heads. Quantrell then
rushed in, and the Federals turned and fled,
scattering in every direction, our troops
pursuing and killing all they came up with.
1t was in wide open prairie, and they soon
spread over a large space.
The number of Federals killed is sup
posed to be about rs or 100. Quantrell lost
one killed and one wounded. In contest
at the band wagon, he killed 10. He cap
tured Gen. Bloupt's carriage, ambulance
and train of eight or ten wagons, with
supplies of clothing, stores and arms, with
many horses and mules. The wagons, with
many of the stores, he burnt; but brought
the carriage, ambulance and most of the
arms away. He also captured Blount's
trunk, containing many papers, including
his commission;' his sword, knife andrgun,
all very fine and heavily ornamented with
gold; besides other property with Blount's
name on it. 4
Quantrell did not know who he was fight
ing till it was all over, and was then told
that Blount was killed, and supposed it to
be true, but did not himself know the fact.
1t is not true that he sought him or laid a
trap for him. He did not expect Blount;
it was all accidental. 1t is not true that a
yellow boy was all that escaped; many got
away. The above are the true facts of the
case.