Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-13
THE HOSTILE MEETING BETWEEN
NTE

CONFEDERATE GENERALS.
Gsn. WALLER Aartally WounGed-Oryin Of
the Difficulty.
We have already published an announce
ment Of the recent hostile meeting between
Major General Walker and Briga1ier General
Marnaduko. We find tho following addition.
al particulars in regard to this affair in the
Memphis ARGUS"
1t will be remembered by the readers of the
argus" that two or three weeks s!nce We sta.
red that Brigadier General Merser Walker.
brother Of our fellnw.citizen, y. p. Walker
ESQ. had been promoted by the Confederate
Grvernment to n Major General=hip, having
received his commission only Il short time
prior to our reception of our information.
If we are not mistaken, prior to this promo
ton Gen. Murmaduke was Gen. Walkers su-
pcrior by right of seniority, and the elevation
Of General Walker to a majority was regard
cd by him as unjust. lie considered that he
had been ''overslaughcd," aud was by no
means backward in i"dulgins harsh com-
mcnts, of which not only the appointing pow
or at Richmond, but the reel pirnt Of the new
i:onors himself canG in for u liberal share.
Another Major General oecasioned the 10.
! ras-ity Tor changes in command, and Grfer |
Walker became.General Marmaiuke's imme-
diate ranking officer, both divisions heing
,nerg"L into 0ne. As may naturally be in
ferrad, this by no mraas served to restore the
cordial relations which, prior to the event-
ab0Yr narrated, existed between the two uff
GERS. Marmaduke considered this lasta G add.
ing in,ult 10 injury, and, although every ef-
fort was c1erted by the friends q! both parties
t, convince him that, however unjust the
treatment he had received, TO blame attached
20 General Walker. whose high reputation as
IN officer and gentleman, AID faatidious re-
gard for punctilio, were generally recognized
throughour the army. In addition, il %.IeiFtr-
sna Dav!s chose ~ aG"ance him, it was simply
his duty ~ a sober u perf'rm any duty as
signed that pertaired TO his profession. no
matter how his conduct would be regarded by
others.
This argument, however. produced no effect
on tie iratr MisIourian. He only the more
bitterly denounced General Walker. urtit ut
Last his charges assumed q sh"pe rejecting 80
directly upon the latter's character that he
WAS compelled tn take action in the matter
General Marmaduke's language, according to
our Informant, left General Walker no other
alternative than to challenge hin. The
challenge was no oner delivered than a.
c""tpd.
The respective friends of The parties met and
arranged The prelininsries appointing sunday
IN. rninc the 6th inst. ~ the time and BAruu
MrInire ~ The place for the hostile meeting
The principals. accompanied by q frS tri'nds
met ut the time s"l- cited. The acap"lis chosen
we're pistols. eight PAGES beng selected ~ the
distance. The ground was measured, The cons
ba'ants assumed their positions The word WINS
given, and h"rh pistols were discharged. Gen
Walkers ball missed iis aim Iu. SO Marina
'inke's. True ~ thu arrow in i:s courss. it
sped on its bloody mission. Gen. Walker ~!
pierced by a bullet. which entered his ailnm n.
:nH;ering a most s"rinus wound. Two days a-
Ter the duel the wOnnIled man was still alive, bur
his rccov. ry WIS deemed impossible.
For q week or two before the meeting it be-
came evident TO all acquainted wits the sur
roundinss that the aEsir could not be long pre-
v"n'ed. State pride ran high, both among The
Ulcers and ~privateS. and while the MiSsonria"s
warmly re- pnused the cause of Marina luke, ;he
,rknnsians. from whose State Gen Walker en-
tered The army, were as firm in npto!ding their
owl General.