The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-10

enabled to return to their company
and regiment at HarrisonviIle, and
Hogan was enabled to return the
horse to its rroper owner and secure
his own equipage.
As before stated, two comrades re-
ported TO regimental headquarters,
and OF course, the regiment started
in hot pursuit, and overlook the
Jnhnnies while at their supper the
same evening, They made a dash at
them, and in the scirmmage Lient.
Newly fell off his horse as though
shot, and the rebs, in their fright did
not take time to see whether he
was or not, and when his regiment
rode upon the ground he rose up and
announced himeelfas Lieut.. Newly
and when the next dash on them
was made John X. Irwin rode his
horse aslce into a fence corner and
was lsft, aud in few minutes rejoin-
ed his company. Now l will account
for the remainder and more unlucky
Of the five that were taken prison
ers.
Here Quantrell res0rted to his old
tactics, that when attacked by supe-
ri0r or anything like even numbers
to scatter his forces to the four winds
making it impossible TO tell their
whereabouts. So there yet remained
in their hands f. l.. Friend. Henry
Williams and James Harkness, and
strenuous efforts were made for their
recovery but Quantrell could not be
found, and the pursuit had to be
abandoned, and the first learned of
their fate was some three weeks after
when f. Il. Friend was driven in a
buggy to camp by a little boy. Oh,
comrades, that meeting / never shall
forget and, comrades, the story told
by him was the most horrible | ever
heard. He said the trio were taken
on south from place of capture to near
the Usage River, and were shot from
off their horses, he being the third
and last one shot. They begged to
he allowed to diSmOunt to he shot.
but were refused. Hardness. Will
liams and Friend fell from their hor-
ses, Friend received shot that cut
out both his eyes, and as he lay upon
the ground, one of the rets said "the
d-n - - amt dead yet" al
the same time throwing down his re-
vOlver and firing a second shot that
went through his mouth. This shot
produced uncOnsciousnoss, and they
were then left for dead, hut after q
time he returned to consciousness
and lay perfectly still until satisfied
that the rebs were gone. He ther
arose and called to the other boys,
but got no answer, and supposed the
shots they received were fatal. He
then, sightless and weak from loss o1
blood, felt round till he found road
followed the road and finally found a
fence. He then followed the fence hy
feeling till he heard dog bark he
then went in the direction of the
barking, and hy that means reached
| house, where lie was taken in and
taken care of, and when able sent tC
camp. He is yet resident of this
county and drawing a S72 pension
The mortally-wounded man, Perry
Allen, received but one shot, through
the mouth, but he died in IA few
days.
Joseph Hunt, received two shots
the first in the forehead, just below
the edge of the hair, which glanced
upward. doing but little harm; the
second shot took one bone out of the
arm, from the wrist to the elbow. He
was living and drawing a pension at
Des MOines, Iowa, but a short time
ago,
In reading the history of the James
and Youngers, one would suppose
that they were brave, but / Y it is
not true. When they could outnum.
ber ten to one, they would fight and
not otherwise. l.. SULLIVAN
Quartermaster-Sargeant, Co. G, 18th
Mo. Cav.
The Mr.. f. L. Friend spoken ofiu
the above narrative, is the eldest son
of Mr.. Joseph Friend, AN old and
well.khown citizen of Garrett coun.
ty, Nd, now in his eighty-seyenth
year. +. L. Friend still lives and il
doing well, though blind ED. RE
PUBLICAN.
A Captains Fortunate Discovery.