, 1873-04-22
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Maa cGH!oc!1t VINO lind tholr forcoo nt nnu about
SpEsnglold. Davis waH 1nado
BRfHAplEl,-uEHERAL,
an4 hssigned to Iono'H oom1nand. IA ho' a1f
yaced, rrfcc and TfcCullool foil back, mid Aunl
~ lied to -hrlsatnas IIo waa now given command
uf l5,U0o mon but, aims tho fortunes OF warl
fopo can,o f,oxt. Amidst thoHo changcs Davis
Waa toioved, aud ordered to Join 1liB company at
washington ns Captaln. 1Iallocs, howovar,
aa1 tue good sonso to ftoop him md restore him
Wo noxt find Davis with Pops OH tho Dlac1-
watof campaign, where, being Bont out, lio, hftor
sharp action, captured tho onomy'g ontiro forco
Or cavalry, takng go mon, with nll thoir tents,
horson, nlulos, a1iil rs wagons lloturning hasti-
~ to lndiana
sn1, for bridal tour, wont with his young vito
to Ills camp at Otterylllo.
n,n,n, md undertook tic. n1nrol, from nolla TO
springfield. Tho march to Lebanon wns OK
trcmeiy hazardous; but crossing tho 0Rago
through magaos Of leo, In ton dayB from tho tnlo
OF starting Davfa iofned 1lfs column to- Curtis,
and bocamo part Of tho Army Of tho South
syogt.
At Croaa Timbors, Ark, Davis WAS assigned.
to tho command Of tho cavalry about 1000 IN
,nn,mber; md, falling, upon tho enomy's rem
OF March, Davis, with 10, 900 mon,
ATTACKED III uuLLOun,
WHO was III strong position, with Il, 900 soldiers
nt M pea Ridge. Tho notion laased one hour, when
McOulloch md Mcintosh wero killed In this &C.
tton, and Gen. Herbert taken prisoner. On lilo
following day, Davis, with Ills division, asHaultol
Etkhorn Helghts, CARRIED thcm, and toot five
Canon.
Davis waB with Ourtis on bis march from Pom
Ridge to Sulphur Rock, whore llo roceivct or
3ta dop9 from Hailoek to 60 to Onrfnth Marching
24o @ miloa serosa tho country, at tho ratio OF q
ut onco embarked for Pittsburgh Landing: Ho
was ut tho evacuation Of Corinth, and engAgod
In The pursuit. .of .Deauregard. Nosaerang noxt
July, he mndo reconnaissance to lsip1oy, Nlnn.
llo had advanced to within few InileB Of Holly
Springs, when le WIS ordered back to his camp
at Jacinto, whero ho fell sick, and wua compelled
to tako short leave for clio benefit Of hiB
hnnltl.. -
Hearing that Bragg was advancing into Ron
tucly, closely followed by Buell., Davis, though
Rtill siok astencd 10 Louisville, and ofored Its
services to Gen. Wright. commanding tho do
fenaes OF the city. Con. William Nelson, Of Kon-
lucky, waa tho senior officer, and it WAS while ut
Louisville that Davis killed Nelaon. ~ hayc
never acen tho oxaot fncta Of ) ~
THE GAIT HOUSE TRAGEDY = =.
published .in b. Il; tho Mest vii at the rs evon OF
Nelson was in command. He stood in tho
Office Of tho Gait Houao ono evening when Davis
ontorod. Davis waB in command Of tho: diaor-'
ganized md irregular companies for tho dcfonso
condition, ind availability OF tho troops untlor
him, Gen. Nolson tnrned to Davis and inquired
HHoW n1any men hayo you, Gen. Dayisf"
'"About 30 many, !" replied Davis, stating an
noar as he could tho number. . :
-"Do you know, sir, how many mon you have ?"
cried Nelson, growing worry nngry.
1.-THE mon Of my command, as you know,
'oenoral, aro unorgenizcd new onos nro con-
stanty coming in, autl' It is imposnlble for mo
to toll you exactly how 1nauy have"
ia soldier should know how ,nnny men he
has,, am ashamed Of YOU, sir Youare not fit
to have a command! | will reliovo you, eir!"
cricd NolEon, now it d towering rage: j..
Sonlo other conversation followed, whom Nell
son wab aeon to draw back his land and :,
. sTnlxE DAy1s Aonoss THE PACE ~s
some Eay with glove. ''' -''
' Davis instantly left tho ROOM and Nelson conn-
moncca conversation With soIno gcnlcmen, ae
to go mp stairs. Meanwhile, Davis, sniarting nn-
der tho insult he had received, haa gone into tho
bar and borrowed L. pistol from soino one, and re-
autorad the office just as Nolaoa sras lonYlag It,
Following to the foot Of tho ataira,
nE F1uEn AT NELsuN.
who WAS on tho stops. md with fatal effect, tho
ball entering Nelson's body. Tho wounded Gon-
eral es4ght hold of {, tue M atair.reillng and au;
a5t2a M e. anss s. M ns r. Saa h'p'a Gown and
From tho moment tho ehot was firod, Nolaon
believed luis wound was mortai md the surgeon
soon confirmed ll}s fears.
hnd lived, lilo brave nn1n. AthiB request tho
Hov. Mr. Tobbert, who wag in tho hotel at the
timo, was called to administer to tho dying man.
Having arranged lis worldly affairs, tho Gonor-
briof ti1no allotted to him on earth to preparing
his soul for tho othor world. a little lator and
he WAS DEAD. ),
It is likely that Nolson ban been Dayis' ekolo-
ton and that 10 has many timoa sincerely regret
ted killing him, The proyocation WAS very grcnt,
mn ma n rr1f1h ta
circumstances until ho has beou triod.. We must
remember that tho shooting occurred ut d timo
when thoro was grent excitement throughout tho
country, and when men woro foarfully wrought
up; and We must remember too, that Davis WAS
In fcebte health, and LIS mind rendered sonsi-
tive by bodily suffering.
After tho shooting Of Nelson, Davis gayo him
self up to tho authorltios, who confined him for
tWonty days, and then
RELEASED I'LL,
IN obedience to tho almost universal domand Of
public opinion. He was for a short time assigned
the command Of Coyington and Newport. Ky+;'
and then, his health having improved, he Joined
tho command at Edgoheld, Tenn.
At stone River, he was in tho thickcst Of tho
fight with bis division, and Hallock wrote thus of
him: "Dayis ought to be mado
H1AJon-aENEnAn
In our soryice."
cannot, in tho scope Of this communication,
follow his career any further In tho War; but
enough las boon said to show tho kind Of 1nettle
tho man Ia made OF, end tint his experience has
been varied.
At tho cloao Of tho War, Capt. Davis waa ap-
pointed
COLONEL
OF tho Twenty third United States Infantry, Or
ganized by authority Of tho act Of Congreas of
July %, 1866. Since tho War no has boen on
duty in command Of Alaska and aH Supcrintend-
ont OF tho General Recruiting, soryloo, aud WAS
lately on loayo OF absence st his home In IT.
diana, from which place lo has just beon called
to take command Of tho Department. Of Column
bin, made yacaut by tho unfortunate death Of
Gen. Canby.
In tho event OF tho retirement from soryico
(which now goemg probablo) Of Cons. Howard
and Cooko. It is likely Coils.
JErFERgoN q. DAv1H AND JOHN II. KING
will bo appointed to succood them as Brigadier
Gonorals in tho regular army. AARON AuouT.
Special Correspondence af The Caicago Iftosne.
OMAHA, Mob, April 10, 1873.
ONE OF THE onANDE8r wEpn1Naa
that ever occurred in Omaha camo off yesterday.
The happy pair woro Miss Maggie Wilson,
daughter Of Col. Robert Wilson, and Mai. James
INV 1Tor% Inv t1,1 IA