The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-20
THRILLING WAR INCIDENT.

fConederate Surgeons Letter to Chicago
Trlbune)
On the 18th day of June, 1853, Wit
messed duel between a Captain Jones,
commanding a federal scout, and Captain
Fry, commanding rebel scout, in Greene
county, East Tennessee. These two men
had been fighting each other for SIX
months, with the OF tunes OF battle IN
favor Of one and then the other. Their
commands were camped on either side OF
Lick creek, a large and sluggish stream,
too deep to ford md too shallow for "a
ferry boat but there bridge spanned
the stream for the convenience OF the
travelling public. Each OF them guarded
this bridge, that communication
should go neither north nor south as
the railroad track had been broken up
months before. After fighting each 9TH
or FOR several months, and contestlng the
no;nt as to which should hold the bridge,
thew agreed to hgh, a duel, the conqueror
to hold the bridge undisputed for the
time being. Jones gave the challenge
and Fry accepted. The terms
were that they should fight
with navy pistols at twenty yards
apart, deliberately walking toward each
other aad firing until the last chamber oil
their pistols was discharged, unless one
or the other fell before all the other dis
cbarces were made. They chose their
Seconds. and agreed upon a rebel surgeon
FMS he was the only one IN either COM
mandy TO attend them III case oil sanger.
Jones was certainly a fine looking fellow,
with light hair and blue eyes, hive 'eet
ten inches in height, looking every inch
the military chieitain. lie was man
that soldiers would admire and ladies re-
gard with admiration. never saw a
man more cool. determined and heroic
unier such circumstances. have read
of the deeds of chivalry and knisht.er
,antrv IN the middle ages. and OF brave
men embalmed in poesy; but when SAW
this man Jones come TO the dueiists
scratch, fighting, not for real or supposed
wrongs TO himself, but as he honestly
thought. for his country and the glory OF
the flag. | could not help admiring the
man. Notwithstanding he fought tor the
freedom of the negro, which was oppoS ID
70 Fry was man full SIX feet high
slender. with long. wavy. curling hair. le'
black ewes. wearing SLOUGH hat ane
GRAY suit, and looking rather the demon
Than the man. There was nothing lie
rocious about him; but he had tina
self.sufticient nonchalance ina
said. Il will kill you" Without douo
he was brave, cool and collected, and al
though suffering from terrible hesl
wound in his left arm. received weei
before, he manifested TO symptoms
distress, but seemed ready for the fight
The ground was stepped off by the sec
onds. pistols loaded and exchange
and the principals brought face to taos
| Shall never forget that meeting Jone'
in his military. boyi>h mood, as the
shook hands. remarked that
A soldier braves dsath for ianeifu wreaii
When in glory's romantic career.
FRY caught up the rest of the sen'en'
and answered by saying:
We. he bends DER the Ice when in hattie IA
And l.ihes every wound with tear.
They turned around and walked oas
10 the point designated. Jones secor
said. Zone two three--tire T. The
had the word Fire. and he slow
turned at the word ''One' and instant