, 1881-10-21
STOOD BY HIS GUN.
4 Chicago trtitlcryfnnI Who Died
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LILLE Itufk Ed2etie tCpRfttlerutt),
Eighteen years ngn ono Of tho mnst nr,l-
,llAltG Incidents Of the lntc War, called late
bcca,isc let 1t be hoped, nI Ut its iss,tes are
siead, occurred ut FoArcle Dam, few miles
bclow this city. Gen. Price and his army
were Occupying this city. Gen. Steclu WIS
advancing. THO Whole Country WIS IN n ter-
rIbc s.Nte Of excitement. X bnttle was
expected. Every utle llnl confidence tn tho
bravery ind military skill Ut ten. Price.
Ills achievements were llernllca, Ills praises
sung.
t,ne night. before tho ,lawnIng Of tho 10Th
Of Septe.nhcr, lStEl Confederate ul1leer, un
duty will his men ut M outpst, l'nying r.
relved direct information 1r0m Il tlHI, WIN
Ind been In the cnemy's cttG'p, 'ay down hy
il fire. nn, DIt leaf t1rl, frn!E iii t'ltt account
beginning: "'lIle lnll opens Tomorrow"
n,al glyIng n statement ns to tho iltllil-
her Of men in tho cneiny's; ranks, sI!ow-
Ing tint Ills fnrco wps Inferior to Prices
nr,ny. Tho oillcer wrotc respectfully f"r.
nun % to I.fttia i:ock. with lnstr,ct!ons |" de-.
liycr THO communication t4Gel1. lrsce,,
lie General cnaId not ha found; lle syass
lElnyfnS cartls nj Il rriynte resiteilcr, uiMl
only bucal,e awhre tint the tinte for ncton
Ind co,nv when the b9u,n!nE Of cn!!non,, Just
q dayigf aroMSea ''!, IiG soE1ers a 'wn
enpee S rXst o reret ny 1ss ss wets iS
Fonrolle DUN. It WIS t'ctcrntne.l tlat II linal
rcslAn,,ce should bp l,lu.le. t;Gll. SeWtu.l,
WIN had beeli sent back to form tlte ,'!ri. Ms
tliey arrIyed, w,s @ executing thnt or order, witn
fur killing t;u1,. Walker, and WHO hal Just
| bus1 released. rashcd up alni exclaf,aed:
,ri.S,s %Ws y, n'st ,,, 'nse light hero 10 cover
"Epyer Prirc's retrcat"' replied Newton,
| in Hl1rtlrjsc,
"Yes, for Ills army Is IN full rotreat.''
,Notlling but tight wns LIFT. rllo enemy
.lere!!i /" take lis Missouri briEa!ls, cr"ss the
| crcek, anil feel Of tue enemy. Ia crossctl.
md mt only felt If thu ellcIny, but, ful!uw-
| ing tho prointtllEgs Of a'! ilnnulsive nature,
IL cavnlry. Tic cavalry, fTo'n ti,o sttdisi'-
Hess OF tho nttack. WIS thrown Into cunf,l-
HiUll md rntrtntel, leaving tAu guns uiIssl!-
pUrtel,, Tl,o Calitaln nf tic battery, Il young
| ilinM fr0u: ChicuEN, stN0 by one Ut tl.u GUNS,
VIII, il revolver II rleil Ia'r!l. !'rlng RAPIDLY:
lIu wlas completely surrounded, but refused
to surrender. The Confnderates, in a.Iuira-
tnn Of Ills bravery, stopped llrfnH ausd clseulgL
M,ul III 0ften rrf.isel. lie continued to iire,,
aiMt hut wounded sover'! mon.
"'r!is thing i gItt!n' tiresomc, cap'M,'"'
yelled lnnk Missol!rlAll, "a'r II yoil don't
9 lo1aye ',,iy yp,,fSt1f M M a"'t your sksl"rk'"
tire, exC!nlmcal:
uoyer 81! srre,lSr s1 1 ts bntery S a It's y Ill Mo ths
demons III I,ett II! keep my wurtl," md llu
luseled his pistol nj tho AIlssouritn. liut tho
!ank man was ton quick fur ll'll', atMf, throw.
lng up hls pistol. ho fired. ,Cnpt,. llGctl fell
ncross Ills gun. shot tllr0ngl, tho heart.
"Iirnye nsa,,, )" snlll thu boys, as they lai.l
Him ol, tho ,grountl preparatory, to renewing
lle gun. "Htavo Man; II Is pity wo liatf to
Kill lljm," :,
Thy gum. with Its .leatli-'lnrk, Of llfo's
blond, WuS drawn lwAy by tlle C0!lfcuetntcs,
aud usctl III tluxoM different bAttles. but l
ol,s nvor washed o:f tho hlo',1. Once, when
an officer asked nHU IT tllf !slcll why liu dbl
| nut wnsh his gun, tho suIsur rnlntod tho cir
cltnstnnce Ut ltneu's deuth. Let tho blood
reiauis; It Ii mark Of respect to tho llcln-
| cry at a brRVu f!.a.'."
| Just t)efore tic rLpse TT the War, Can't.
llretl, tho nnnle AppEietl to .ho gun, was Ills
mounted BY 4 call,!htl t'all. After Tho hnttlo
ti.e hultlIcrs teuleriy lnr!etl thu llenyy Iron.
Tho rnlNs ut hcAyGl nor tllD hands Ut llull
llatt not washed 0!t tho bontl.