Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-08-11

Established December 18th, 1850.

aI TIE SeaLO OF the government
THE JACKSON AND BENTON FEUn
To perform this long journe,
and delicate trust, Tom Benton
who was Captain Moore's Colonel
was chosen. Benton carried on
his mission with fidelity, and hat
Gen. Jackson set right with thl
Secretary of War. Before Ben
ton returned to Nashville, howev
er, Gen. Carroll and Jim Bentor
| got into a difficulty, and Bentol
challenged Carroll. The latte,
asked Gen. Jackson to be bis sec
ond, whicll Gen. Jackson did no
feel at liberty to decline. Th.
duel was fought, but when Col
Benton returned and met Gen
Jackson, he asked him to explair
why he took part against hi,
brother, while he [the Colonel
was performing SO important an6
delicate a trust for him. The an
swer of General Jackson led t.
the celebrated fight just below
the City Hotel between jackson
and the two Bentons, and which
by some mishap with General Car
roll, led to the estrangement be-
tween the two, Jackson and Car.
roll. General Moore, up TO the
death Of Jackson and Benton,
was the intimate friend 7ofsboth,
and for a. long time preserved their
letters to him, each giving his
account Of this most notable per.
sonal difficulty.
A SUNDAY MESSAGE.
After the campaign above men.
toned had ended and the army
had been disbanded Captain Moore
went home under instructions
from his General to hold himself
in readiness. In the fall of 1913
% 'citzen crossed the country from
the Black Warrior to Fayetteville
and brought the news of the Fort
Mimms massacre. This messen-
ger reached Fayetteville Sunday
morning and found Captain Moore
and told him what had been done,
and that the Indians were cross.
ing to the frontier, which was then
Huntsville. General Moore i'm
mediately wrote two notes; one
to General Jackson. which he
started that day by a special mes
senger, stating what news he had
of the Indians, and that be would
Immediately call for volunteers,
meet the Indians and hold them
in check. The other note was
to his friend, Captain John Nor
gan, who was attending a camp
meeting below Fayetteville. Cap
tain Morgan got the note as the
minister rose TO preach, but he
went into the stand and read the
note, and told ali who were able
to bear arms to 60 home at once,
get their guns and meet at Fay
etteville the next morning.
THE DEFENSE OE HUNTSVILLE.
The next morning Captain
Moore started to Huntsville with
$50 men, and in forty-eight hours
from the time he got the news, he
met the advancing Indians at
Ditto's Landing or. the. Tennes
see river, ten miles below Hunts
vile, where he held them in check,
700 strong, until Gen. jackson
came up, after which the Indians
retired. Captain Moore undouEt-
edly, by this bold quick move,
saved Huntsville from the Indians.
THE BATTLE. OF. TALLADEGA.
dtwas understood that the IN
,dians were gathering in large
numbers at Talladega, and Jack
son decided TO move on them
Captain Moore returned to Fay
etteville and organized his old
company and overlook General
Jackson before the battle of Tai
ladega was fought. Indeed, be
came up with General jackson be-
fore General Coffee fought the bat
tie of Tallassuhatchie. When it
was ascertained that Coffee was
about to fight the lattle, The Coosa
river being between the two ar
mics, jackson called for 100
young men TO volunteer to wade
the river and 60 to General Coffee.
Captain Moore stepped out and
walked down the line, and raised
the 100 men. They did wade
the river, although there was ice
in it, the water coming up to their
waists, but failed to reach Coffee
until he had fought the battle.-
All then pushed on and fought
the decisive battle of Talladega.
In this fight Captain Moore was
severely wounded in the ankle
with poisoned arrow, from which
he has never recovered.
PROMOTED. a
Captain Moore was promoted
! and made Colonel for his gallan.