Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15
THE BULLS.
RecolIections and "reminiscences of
a Historic Name.

retaining In the United states army the
Buell. nameP That name it is well
known has long been seen upon the roll
of officers in the United States service
whenever an emergency has existed.
Major General Don Carlos Buell. partic-
ipated in the war with Mexico, and vas
well known then, as in The war of the
rebellion, as q brave and gallant officer.
Lieutenant julius @. Buell., 3 gallant
fellow, and one who would have made
his mark had the opportunity occurred.
was stricken down by death soon after
his muster in, as one OF the First Color
ado regiments.
General George P. Buell. will be re-
membered by all old timers in kansas,
and more than one of the border
ruff1ans" of early days in Leaven-
worth has felt the weight of his blows
That blow was first given by word OF
mouth, but when more convincing
arguments were necessary, his hand,
ever ready in defense of the right, was
quick to convince more telling blows,
that none but 6ono-fde residents of
Kansas should participate in her elec-
tiOns. Many old timers will remenl-
Der his words on the last day that
Missouri ever attempted to do the vot-
ing for Leavenworth county Buell.
stepped to the front with our little
band, which he had hastily collected
together to protect our rights, and
gave notice that every real citizen of
kansas should no. be deferred from
voting, but that those MissOurians,
who had come over to participate i'll
the election, would be given ten min
utes in which to leave the city; after
that time, all such found upon the
streets. would be dealt with as we
might deem proper. Five minutes
Iater,one hundred dollars was offered
for sight of u Aissourian but none
could be found, and Missouri never
afterwards interfered with elections
in Leavenworth.
The next day Buell. was one of the
party in the trip to Delaware where
our little company succeeded III bOr-
rowing arms from the enemy, enough
to enable US. with Buell's assistance, to
make the descent upon Kickapoo and
capture the old Kickapoo cannon
Dave Atchison & Co., I only refer to
these times so that kansas will more
readily call to mind the gallant Geo.
P. Buell..
COloradoans will recollect Buell. as
one of the surveying firm of Buell. &
Boyd, who made SO many surveys of
mines in early days. Buell. was min
ing in Cal. guIch, where Leadville
now stands, at the breaking out of the
rebellion, and at once offered his ser
vices to his country. For meritoriOus
service, he was advanced until at the
close of the war he was holding the
title of brigadier general.
General Buell. was then ordered to
be retained in service in the regular
army, and was stationed out upon the
the plains and III the Rocky Noun
tains to protect the territories from
Indian depredations. The cold winds
of Dakota and Montana had begun to
tell upon him when he was transferr-
ed to the Nayajoe and Apache Indian
country, to quelI the troubles there,
but the iron constitution which ma
ture had given him was not proof
against the forced marches and expos
ure incident to such campaign, and
his life was the forfeit, that life which
he was so ready TO give where duty
called upon him to do 50.
Kansas and Colorado owe much to
General BueIl's memory. One thing
they may perhaps do toward paying
that debt. Gen. Buell. left q son, Don
Carlos Buell., noble, fine looking youth
of splendid contour, calculated to make
q fine looking officer in the United
States army and if we are to judge from
his ancestry, brave and gallant one.
1t was General Buen's desire that this
son should be educated for the army.
Cannot Kansas and Colorado, through
their Senators and Representatives, as
sisted by the organizations of the Grand
Armyof the Republic, petition for the
appointment as cadet at large to West
point Of this son, and thus carry out the
wish of the boys brave parent, and at
the same time do honor to the United
States army by placing in it one who
promises as favorably as does Don Car
los Buell..
Yours Truly,
SCoTT J. AETHoRY.