The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-19

was born in Saline county, Missouri, March
! l4ih, 1888 His father, hon. Mere nth VI.
! armsduke, was a nctiTe OF Virginia.
| After a year or two spent in the Sante re
trade, he settled near Arrow Rock, Saline
county, and engaged In merchandising.
He also bought a large tract OF land near
that place and paid some attention 10 farm
ing.
In 1898 he made another trip 10 Mexico,
and few years later retired from mercan-
| tile pursuits, and devoted himself to farm
| ing. In January, 1896, he married Miss
Lavina, the daughter OF DIR. John Sapping-
ton, native of Maryland, who emigrated
to Missouri in 1917, first 10 sating in How
ard county, where he practiced medicine
till 1922, when he removed 10 Saline county,
continuing the practice. OF his profession and
| likewise engaged in farming. where he died
in 1856, sged 81 years, having long been
prominent in his profession and admired
and loved by all who knew him.
The elder Marmaduke showed his Saxon
origin not only in his adventurous dispose
ton, enterprise, energy and courage, but in
his administrative ability; manly virtues
and contempt for idle and Terminate men.
He was active in politics, being a states
rights democrat, but not an office-s=eker.
He was elected lieutenant governor OF Mis-
souri, in 1910, and became chief executive
upon the death of Governor Reynold, and
discharged the duties of his high Office
with Justice AMI ability. He took no act
i've part in the exciting times OF The war,
and died honored, respected and beloved,
in Marc, 1864, aged 20 years.
Young Marmaduke worked upon his
fathers farm, attended the country school
in his neighborhocd, and at the age OF sew
enteen entered Yale College. At the end
of the second year he withdrew and enter
ed Harvard. In 1853, he was appointed
by the Hon. Jno. ). Phelps, a cadet at
West Point, and entered that &C idemy in
June, of that year. He graduated in 1857,
and was assigned as lieutenant 10 the Sew
enth Infantry, a portion OF the command
under General Albert Sidney johnson,
marching against the Normons. He serv-
ed in Utah two years, and was thea order
ed to New Mexico. His frontier service
gave him much military discipline anG
valuable experience in the practical duties
of an officer.
Upon the election of President Lincoln
in 1860, he returned TO Missouri upon
leave of absence. When the ensuing con-
flict was seen to be inevitable, he resigned
his commission, and, upon IFS acceptance,
cast his fortune with the confederate cause.
He raised a company OF Missouri state
guards-of which he was electe' captain
and rendered its services 10 Governor Jack
son for state defense. He was soon after
elected colonel OF a regiment composed Of
his own and other companies
After the capture of Camp Jackson
and the disastrous fight at Boonville, Mo-,
made against his earnest protest, Marina
duke rendered his resignation 10 Governor
Jackson, and repairing to & edmond, Va,
offered his services 10 Jefferson Davis, the
president of the confederacy. They were
accepted, and he was commissioned first
lieutenant, with orders 10 repcr ri for duty
10 Gen. w. j. Hardee, then moving Hp
White river with a force of Arkansas
troops. He was assigned 10 duty on Gen
Hardee's staff, and Jew weeks later was
promoted to lieutenant eplonel and placed
in command of an infantry battalion. In
1861 he was promoted 10 colonel, and
given command of the Sd confederate in
fantrv regiment, which soon became noted
for its thorough discipline, drill and eff
cheney, and held the position of leading
regiment at the memorable batIle of Shi-
loh. Tenn, April 9, 1862, ii being assigned
the charge of the guiding colors of the
corps and leading the charge. So we'll was
its duty performed that Col. Marmaduke
was given a commission of brigadier-gener-
al for gallant and meritorious conduct, and
transferred to the trans Mississ 'ppi de-
partment comm anded by Gen. Holmes
where he was assigned to The command Of
Gen. Rains brigade, which he CALAMITY
led in the battle of Prairie Grove.
was assigned 10 the duty Of driving
Gen. Blunt from his position Oh the Ar.
kansas river, which he successfully accom-
plished, forcing him to retreat from Van
Buren, to Springfield, Mo.
The following spring of 1853, with
force of 4 900 men and eight pieces of ar
tillery he advanced into Missouri, relieved
Gen. Carter from his perilous position be-
fore Cape Girardeau, and successfully
withdrew his command from the combined
the latter with their united army of 10000
strong pursuing as far as St. Francis river.
General Marmsduke swan his horses and
took his men and, ammunition and artil-
lery over the swollen torrent on hastily
and rudely constructed raft
bridges, which he Immediately destroyed,
and proceeded with the main body of his
troops to Jscksonport, from which point
he raided around Helena until General
Holmes disastrous attack upon that place,
in which Prices division carried the
works and entered the town, losing over
l 600 in killed and captured, proving a
failure, be fell back TO Little Rock with
all his force except Marmaduks's cavalry
which was ordered to resume Its |
former position, with headquarters at
Jacksonport A few weeks thereafter upon |
General SteePs advance from Helena to- |
wards Little Rock, Marmaduke was order. |
ed to Brownsville with his division, and |
there reported to General L. M. Walker,
who was resisting Steels advance. Mar.
msduke was ordered 10 cover the retrest, |
and fought Steel stubbornly until reaching
Bayou Metre, an ugly stream, almost i'm.
passable except by bridges. Here he de. /