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A Correction. and Scrap of War
History.
SAN MARCOS. Tex,
Fob II 1884
10 the Editor OF The Statesman:

SAN MARCOS. Tex,
Feb. IL, 1884.
To the Editor OF The Statesman:
In your LIST weekly YOU refer to
Gov. Crittenden OF Missouri as a
Federal Bligadier, and Gen. Marina
duke as a Confederate bligadier. You
are correct Us to the latter, but wrong
as to tie former. Let me correct you.
Crlttenden, for over two years, was a
Heutenant-colonei of a regiment of
MISSOURI militia, commanded 10y John
II. HhlilpS, brother of DR.. VIM. Z.
Phiilps OF your city. | don't think
IhlllpS was ever promoted, and hence
Crlltenden could not have ranked
higher than ieutenant-colonel. He
Was regarded as a brave and gallant
otllctr, and his men, as all soldiers
are When we'll Differed. were also
brave. | fought that command fire.
quentIy during the war, and have
good reasons for saying they were
brave. Let me give you an incident.
On the 10th of August 1862, l met the
major OF that regiment Emory Eos
ter, now of ST. Louis in battle at
Lone Jack, Jackson co.. Mo. Col. j.
V. Cockerell, of Sherman, Tex how
ever, was in command of all the Con-
ttderates. numbering about 1000 or
HOO men. Major Foster had 100,
and two pieces of artillery-Confeder-
ates had none. 1 was formed in
centre with my regiment and bore the
heat and burden of the battle. L
went into the fight with ten captains,
four of whom were killed and three
wounded. In men my loss was also
great Two of my wounded captains
are row citizens of Texas, and L think
them an honor to this or any other
country-I refer to Gen. l.. NJ,
Lewis of Waxahatchie Col. PeelPr
l believe, EN- tell you something OF
him. Lewis was shot plump in the
forehead with a spent ball, but with
sufficient force to stick in his skull
He picked it out with his fingers, and
showed me both ball and wound. !
told him if the wound was painful ht
had better retire. NO." he replied
mot for that" Very soon he was
SHOT in the hand. The two was
enough for him, and he left the field
Col. John NJ. Stemmons, Of Dallas, /:
the other to whom | refer. He was
dangerously wounded, and left to die
as we feared, or tall in the hands Of
the enemy, which was almost as bad
But, for the good of his country an(
the comfort of his friends. thank God
he recovered. Lewis, Cockerell an(
Capt. Watson, who was killed, were
all Methodist preachers, and were IN!
meSsmateS. They were all brave anC
good men. They would preach anC
pray as OCCASION required, aud fight t.
the death in defence of the fireside
and liberties. With half million
such preachers reconstruction Woult
have been on the other foot. FoSte
had possession of the village, whicl
took its name from lone "blackJacl
tree that stood out on the high prai
RE, and formed his men in the stree
and in the rear of his horses, and wa
. protected both by horses and houses
The two lines were not more thai
forty or fifty yards apart, and we wer
protected somewhat by an ordinar.
rail fence. The battle opened abou
daylight and ended about noon. Tn
federals were defeated. In fact
: they were literally cut to pieces
Foster was wounded and fell int
our hands; also his dead and wounded
The street seemed literally coveret
with his dead and dying men, an
formed in rear of his horses, as stateI
above, they were mostly killed. TIL
captured property consisted of severa
hundred cavalry rigs, several hundre'
guns and pistols and two of the fines
brass guns Of the war, with two cal
sons and one hundred pounds of am
munition, Ill Of which was brough
South. And thus, it will be seen, tina
what was known us the Philips
Crittenden regiment, were willing t.
die for what they thought was right
After the war, both Philips and Crit
tenden took what was called a con
servative course in politics, alonl
class. Crittenden united with Gen
Cockerell Confederate in the practic
of law at Warrensburg, Mo. Philip
formed like partnership with Col
: Vest (Confederate) at Sedalia, Nc
Tho<rombinat1ons united the wa
Democrats and Confederates ant
placed both Cockerell and Vest il
the United States senate, and put boil
Philips and Grittenden in congress
but not at the same time, both o
J whom made creditable representa-
tives. The same combination re
elected Cvckerell to the United State
senate and made Crittenden governor
But in the assassination of jess
! James and in the backing and uphold
! ing of the public plunderers of 81
Louis he has politically damned him
self with all good men in Missouri
and will no doubt, in the end, take VI
his abode in the regions of thu
damned, with all those who know NO
God and obey not the gospel.
Very Respectfully,
S. u. JACKMAN.