Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-13

many writers. He orders Wayne 10 march
bv both an open and close order, so az TO
scatter, vet keep his men within easy rally
inc distance OF each other, that surprise
NAV not scatter them, etc.
About eleven year, ago had talk with
Gen. Crook in San Francisco, iu which |
asked him 10 explsin his system of operating
sgainst the Apache Indians in Arizlns,
whom he had Just defeated. He told me
that he either took Apaches, or kindred In
dians whom he had wen over, snd had them
TO trail the band he meant to fight, and that
he and his soldieTy followed days march
or more behind, travelling chiefly by night,
30 az to escape the desert heat, spd sleeping
under the sage bru=h, or whatever shsde
could be afforded by leaf or hill. His crafty
spies located the Indians and brought him
word, and he generally fell upon them by
surprise. He adopted this policy both in
Oregon and in Arizona, and gave peace to
those settlements for long period of years.
The Apsches, however, like a snske, have
many lives, because they are divided into
many bands. A portion Of them we're orig
inally magDifcently mounted and armed,
and rsided into the middle Of Mexico from
the mountains OF Arizona. They were dis
posed to he friendly to the American, but
in the course Of time their predatory system
iucensed the settlers and brought on coils
ions. So severe were the Apache toriures of
their prisoners that bands OF their kindred
were massscred while in military camps by
the setilers. After Crock broke up the old
bands Of The Apsches there were still rowing
guerrilla el-nenls, which appeared to be re-
Infofced from the interior Of Mexico. But
these India ans made no peace with the Mex
leans, their more ancient enemies, and con-
sequently the two governments, looking to-
ward the tranquility Of the railroad travel
now extending through these very regions,
resolved 10 cooperate.
Crook wss the genius of the expeditions.
He 80 one Of those naen who Is nev-r behind
hand for hard, desperate service, having
real genius for war, and probably respecta-.
Bile ambition to procure promotion even dur
ing these times of peace. BY his operations
against the Apaehes in 1871 he was advanced
from heutenant-colonei or colouel 10
enlargement, skipping a good many
ofhceTs who thought that promotion ought
not to depend on enterprise. Ready 10 win
another star or two, 60 up in the list OF
leading colonies genial brsgadiers, Crook
has taken gladly upon himself the hazard
Gus opportunity of a distincdvely foreign
war, though waged under the consent Of the
invaded government. No wonder that zeal
ousy has sprung up on the Mexican eide OF
the line among those drones who pubIish
coantry newspapers and fnd il more easy to
arouse Mexican iealOuy than TO suppress
Indian ouirages.
George Crook entered West Point in I84S,
go ne ie, judge, about fifty-one years old.
He was put out in CALIFORNIA; as soon az he
graduated, and served at once against the
Indians, whom he has now known for thirty
years. He was wounded with an arrow
twenty years ago. The rebellion called
him away from eight years of Indian en-
counters 10 the contest OF civilized forces,
and he began in West Virginia, wac wounded
there, was promoted for gallant services at
Antietsm, then rived 10 the Western armies
al the head Of division OF cavalry, was at
Chicbamadga, DrOks Up the guerriias, wen,
on several raids, served under Sherman, and
was taken pisouer by BIS subsequent brother
In ia7 ut.'er IlhoaPItisiy CiSlss.,.,f atsti.
but very soon released He was in all Sher-
idau's great hatties, commanded all the cav
airy # the Array OF the Potomac for while,
| and was 10 The big pursuit to Appomattox.
| At the close of the war re was lieutenant
colonel, and from that ime 10 this has been
the esq o Indisn-6gh;,rs.
| When l saw hun last he was a long. lesp
mau, lJos-ly put together, with a rather shy,
-trauge fac, a. il he bid partly turned into
| All Iudian. He is an OHIO boy. Anything
wild seems tame to Crook. He wants no
f'ienis and can be very little with his family.
| Daring he war he became much interested
in Mary Daley, young lady OF good family
| living in Western Maryland, but from Vir-
| ginis people living about Moorfeld. Her
| people sympathized with the South and she
had brother a member of McNeiI's semi.
guerrilla band. This young scrapegrace,
| finding that Gen. Crook and Gen Kelly
stopped at his fathers hotel in Cumberland
the former paying attention to his sister
slipped into that hotel and captured the two
| generals in the midst of their troops, forced
| them out Of their lines al the point of the
| pistol and took them 10 Richmond. Crook
was soon released, probably through the in
tercession of his csptor. He afterward 10 ar
ried Miss Daily, and she has been with him
IN good many strange places in the West.
| His young captor siterward became suffer
at MS csmp, not wholly TO Crooks liking, for
| he wss very sensitive about connecting his
reputation with commercial schemes.