Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-05

bOutu, NOV. y, Ibak
Editors hiiieuyi Democrat,
! oes 70 oa.l your atention 10 the following
erroneous statement regarding the capture Of the
rebel Gen. MAmaduke, aud 70 set you right In The
matter.
Theibm was published in your paper this morn
ing. and appears TO be original with youi
/ .MAhnAbuRLs CAProH BoS.--Ihe Tebsl 0ep.
Marmaduke was captured by little boy belong pg
70 one Of the Kansas regiments. He At hrrt re-
fused TO surrender tn an inferior ofncer,n Wa.
him TO Cen Gurtis' headau srters, where he Intro
ducsd himself, much to the surprise Of ali, bl,
sspeeialiy the boy nero. Gen; S9rt, asked me
eOy sow long s. ne h.a 70 'efSs DelGre ~, tsr% o.
month";" TSs S;snsraI ;mmed,ste,y wro,. Mn
iuTiouEh for that time, and Or, ssntsd hin with tbe
horse, revolyers, belt and sabre Of the rebel Gen
uM.
d,SS ar, rahoI. sn1 .s. sna Over W ., ~ nun
were ospt,,red nv !, most dsshibs oh.rse msas by
the troops Of the st and tth brigsdes Of this dv-
sion; The LIST brigade wa, commanded by Colonel
rnhps' Ih % ssvaiiy s M M and the t,h BY Lieut.
Ean... .oIdisy. n. .n y,t.,nn n,.d y. ~ az no
tion. MsrS sduks and CsSsil. ssssr sbsir % e,pture
surrendered form,ily to Gen. Pie,santon, and were
ny hin sent 70 the rear in charge Of staff of1eer
ZEN ~ nether seelns oI eonverps WIN tnem
soldier have Marmssyss,. bo,.e' th.y have M
more right to him than they have 10 msay others
taken BY them from the state. Hsd Kansas 40
9uisittyeness eonaued i,seti TO the appropriation
osisss,nDs anu pn p'ppe one, Ss H., 70 spseia :,
ssims isurels s,S the .t,Sipm.nt Of which Nilsson.
rians fought aud bied, il is time the public knew
the facts relstipg thereto.
Iroops never fought more g.lisnuy' marched
.on,i osvsirx Su,InS ~. Ists npmn.,1r .e.,ns,
Prics, and Il /, matter Of sreat resres 10 them
that Missouri newspapers should pefIistenilS dis
p.lsgs atd d mi,represent .s ,hsir deeds.
Looping .nat you VII puDnsh the foove, IN PAT
made in YOUR psper sasins, tSS bravs M,s,oa,,
soldiers, remain yours ho.,
CLIyroRD THoMPsos.
ht Lieut. lh N y. cav and A. A. A. @.
ST. LouIs, Nov. "a, 1884.
Editors Missouri Dtnoerdti Ny attention has
been called 70 the ABOVE missive, and as II has
.ne sppesrance Oh an oneial paper, ieei that
uutn ana yusuce require IL should De noticed.
:, II is not true, but false, that no Kansas SOL
dlers psrucipated IN the dashing charge which
resulted IN the capture OF Senerais Marina
auke ana Oapel, SIX hundred prisoners and
seven pieces OF artllery: Colonels, crawford,
Clouo, bar, hunt. weed, mckinney, and
members OF the stan OF Gen. Curtis, his body
guard with Two pieces OF light artillery, and
portion OF tns second regiment OF Kansas
troope, did participate In that charge, and did
largely contrloute, together with the gallant
first and fourth brigades, to Its signal success.
IL Is not true, but false, that Gen. Curtis did
not see or converse with Gen. MarmAduke
until the Following day at Fort Scott. Gen.
curtis did not on the following day see either
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elsewhere, but left that place early the follow
Ing morning IN the pursuit OF Price, intent
upon the demolition OF the army OF that chief
tain, and leaving TO the proper subordinates
the custody OF the prisoners.
Again-On the field OF that charge General
Marmaduke was, In my presence, formally de-
livered as prisoner to Gen. Curtis, by Col
Blair, remained between Gen. Curtis and my
self, as prisoner so rendered, for at least half
an hour, and was by Gen. Curtis, In my pres
ence, turned over 10 the provost marshal for
safe keeping.
moment after Marmaduke was delivered
TO Gen. Curtis by Col. Blair, the latter intro
duced to the General the gallant young captor,
who was not of Kansas, but of Iowa, and
whose wound Tin the forearm) was still bleed.
Ing. Gen. Curtis inquired his name, regiment,
and home. He gave them as James Dunlavy,
Sd Iowa. In the course OF the conversation II
transpired that the youthful hero was the son
OF an old friend and acquaintance of Gen. Cur
tbs. The boy soldier, honest as brave, in
formed the General that he had Marmaduke's
pistol, and asked permission TO retain It. Gen.
Curtis replied that he had no authority in the
case, but that so far as his influence extended,
/ Ii would be exerted TO allow him to retain it.
The hing at the Kansas troops, In the above
extract, Is as cowardly as theystatements TO
which have referred are false
Twenty-Five hundred Kansas troops, aided
| ug III TOBlmbuIh ana Two
or three hundred Missouri militia from War
rensburgh, at Lexington met Prices whole
army, and for iye long hours held 1t at bay.
Not until they were almost enveloped by over
whelmipg numbers did they retire, and then
fell back slowly, istubbornly contesting the
ground inch BY Inch for seven miles.
Again, at the Little Blue, the same indomit-
able band, reinforced by the I'd Colorado regi-
ment, which was composed chiefly Of Kansas
men, for four and half hours fought the en-
tire army OF Price, portion Of the time gain
Ing considerable advantage over him.
Again, at Westport, the same troops, rein
forced BY the militia OF Kansas, and with the
aid OF diversion by division Of Gen. Pleas
onton, checked Prices army, and after two
days Of fighting turned 1t southwark.
These various engagements, and the heavy
marches incident to them, had SO exhausted
the physical strength OF the Kansas and Colo
rado troops that at West Point Gen. Curtis de-
cided 10 give Gen. Pleasonton's command the
van for the succeeding day, keeping the force
OF Gen. Blunt within easy supporting distance.
Nobly did the troops OF Missouri, Iowa, In
diana, ILLINOIS and wisconsin, aided by the
Kansas troops and ofiicers 10 whom have re-
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