The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-23
MARMADUKES CAPTURE.
What the Young Captor Says
The Boy HERDS Letter to
His Father.

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For the correct information of your
self, Clifford Thompson and your
readers generally, you will please in
sert in the Democrat a letter to me,
the boys father, describing the cap
ture of the rebel, Gen. Marmaduke.
By the following you will see that
this honor does not belong to Kan
sas or Missouri state militia boy, but
to an Iowa boy. Yours.
III. DUNLAvY-
Fort Scott, Kas.. General Los .. .af,
October 90, 1864 Dear Father: 1t
is with pleasure that | once more try
to address you a few lines. received
letter from you at Sedalia, on the
Pacific railroad. and now, by way of
answering it, | will tell you something
of our pursuit of Price and the fight
ing We have done.
was in the fight at Independence
on the 22d and at Big Blue on the
23rd. AT independence We captured
two pieces of artillery, and at Kansas
City there were three pieces captured
by Gen. Blunt. On the Oath We
marched fifty-ive miles and came up
within two miles of Prices rear, where
we camped for the night. The next
morning as soon as it was light our
batteries opened fire upon the enemy,
and soon after charge was made in
which one cannon and 80 wagons were
captured. Gen. PleasantOn's COM
mand-to which the Sd Iowa cavalry
belonged was then ordered to the
front. Our regiment (the Sd
cavalry occupied a position on big
prairie about two miles from where
the wagons were captured. The
rebels made a stand, when Gen.
Pleasanton ordered US cleft 'front.'
in line and charge. which was magni-
6cently done. The General never
halted, but charged their lines and
drove them before him, and the only
sound that could be heard save the
thunder of the cannon and the roar
of the small arms was the clarion
voice of the gallant General shouting
amid the din. "Come on, my brave
boysw The first shell that reached
the Sd exploded right in front of me,
throwing the pieces all around me
and filling my eyes with dust and
dirt. One piece struck me on the
right wrist, and another struck my
horse on the knee, cutting it badly.
As soon as / got the dirt out of my
eyes, and the sick spell, which the
shock occasioned, passed off, | put
spurs to catch up with the command,
but could not find Company d, but
fell in with Company G., and, think
ing l could fight as well there as any
place. l staid with it. | had fired
five shots. when, to my right, / saw
some rebels, dressed in thu Federal
uniform, and mistaking them for
Union soldiers, started toward them.
They were at this time running.
When / got within short distance of
them. Gen. Marmaduke saw me
shooting at the "Butternuts,' and he
mistook me for a rebel las he.
had so many dressed in our uniformly,
and started toward me, cursing me
for shooting at him. / saw he was
mistaken, and that / had all the al
vantage of him, so / let him come
up within about thirty steps of me,
when / levied my carbine at his
breast and ordered him to surrender.
He was riding rapidly, and before he
could rein up, was close by my side.
He had no arms, except a revolver;
this he turned in bis hand, and pre-
senting the breech to me, said: Il
surrender myself a prisoner of war;"
at the same time telling me he was
Gen. Marmaduke, and requesting me
to take him to Gen. Pleasanton. /
did not know where Pleasnnton was,
and therefore took my prisoner to
Gen. Curtis. The general thanked
me and told me to keep the revolver
until further orders; but the officers
say that l will get to keep it. The
officers have nearly all extended to me
their congratulations, and say they
are satisged with me as a soldier.
One of Gen. Pleasanton's staff off,
GERS called on me this morning and
took my name, company and regi-
ment. l remain your afectionate
son, JAMES DUNLAvY.
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