The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-01-02

HARTFORD COUNTY MANS STORY.
am native of Hartford county, State of
Maryland, and was born August 20, 1915
In August 1889, / enlisted in Company /,
Capt. Benjamin l.. Bell Second United States
Dragons, and served five years in the Flori-
da war waged against the Seminole and Creek
Indians, n part of the time under the COM
mand of Gen. Taylor, and was discharged in
August, 1854, at Fort Wastita, Indian Terri
tory. | am painter by trade, and followed
that business in Fallston, in my native coun-
ty, until October 20, 1855, when / emigrated
to Kansas with my family, and settled in An
derson County, on the Potawatomie Creek,
about one mile west of Greeley. joined the
Potawatomie rifle company at its reorgan-
ization i'm May, 1856, at which time John
Brown, .Jr was elected Captain. On the
21st of the same month information was re-
ceived that the Georgians were marching on
Lawrence, threatening its destruction. The
company was Immediately called together,
and about o'clock p NJ, we started on q
forced march to aid in its defence. About
two miles south of Middle Creek we We're
joined by the Osawatomie company, under
Capt. Dayton, and proceeded to Mount Yer
non, where we waited about two hours, UNI
Ill the moon rose. We then marched all
night, camping the next morning, the ed
we arrived ut this point news had been re-
ceiyed that Lawrence had been destroyed,
and question was raised whether we should
return or go on. During the forenoon, how
ever, we proceeded up Ottawa creek to with
in about five miles of Palmyra, and went in
to camp near the residence of Capt. Shore
Here we remained undecided over night
About noon the next day, the 23d, old John
Brown came to me and said he had Just re-
ceived information that trouble was expected
on the Potawatomie, and wanted to know if
| would take my team and take him and his
boys back, so that they could keep watch of
what was going on. told him would do
So The party, consisting of old John Brown
Frederick Brown, Owen Brown, Watson
Brown, Oliver Brown, Henry Thompson
John Browns son-n-law), and Mr. Winner,
were soon ready for the trip, and we started
as near as can remember about o'clock
P. NJ. All of the party, except Mr.. Winer
who rode pony, rode with me in my wagon
When within two or three miles of the Pota-
watome Greek, we turned off the main road
to the right, drove down into the edge of the
timber between two deep ravines, and camp
cd about one mile above Dutch Henry's
crossing.
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taken supper, John Brown told me for the first
t;n,a ,,hat bn nronosed tn do He soid bo
wanted mo to nilot the comnonv nm to the
forks of the creek, some five or six miles
above, into the neighborhood where lived,
and show them where all the pro-slavery
men resided; that he proposed to sweep the
creek as he came down of all the pro-slavery
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