Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-29

! light was never east of the Mississippi
| river. He served il Missouri and Arhan-
saS and against the Indians. Col. Martins
regiment, the Eighth Kansas, was engaged
in some Of The greatest aad most sangtlin-
airy battles in the south, and its com
mlauder YVES with It in al Of them.
The amount Of fighting done by this
regiment was notable This because Il
served where hard fighting, and great
deal of it, had to be done In the single
battle Of Chickamauga, where it mastered
| for the great contest, only 406 enlisted men
and officers combined il lost a men Killed
on the field and 179 wounded-total killed
and wounded, 22G; over ore half. In the
battle cf Chickamauga Col Martins rcgi-
ment sustained greater loss than Moon
lights regiment did during the entire war.
In the matter Of commentator Of superior
officers for bravery, good military iudg-
ment and efficient service the official
records OF the war place Martin in a posi-
tion that praise Of Moonlight cannot weaken
or dctract FROM The Eleventh Cavalry
was one Of the best disciplined, bravcst and
probably the most thoroughly Kansas reri-
ment enlisted in the state. and
its officers, from Colonel Moonlight
honorcd their state and the cause for which
they fought but because the Democrats
have varied their programme this year bY
nominating Union soldier instead OF n
Copperhead for governor. there is no need
Of assuming that he is the only old soldier
Of any deserving Of reputation in kansas.
The Democratic press are making Il great
ado over she nomination Of Moonlight
because he was a soldier. and seeking in
noisy way to magnify his services and take
away from the fair fame of John 4. Martin.
the patriot, and modest soldier. Who Is
Kansas model governor Il is on account
Of the display of this spirit, more than the
extract quoted at the beginning. that these
comments are made In addition 10 what
we have said to illustrate the important
and creditabc services Of Col Martin
regiment We copy the following eloquent
paragraph In reference 10 the Eighth II
fantry from the Military History q Kan
sas regiments:
Few regiments in the army embraced in
their operations 50 vast and varied a scope
Of country as the Eighth Kansas: none
were actors IN a drama more exciting and
romantic than that which crowded its whole
career with thrilling interest The gieim
of lis bayonets was seen from For Laramie. I
Nebraska, To the North Carolina line; the !
crack Of It's rifles started The echoes il the /
valley Of the Platte and along he hillside % /
The Tennessee and The Chaitahocche. and /
the tramp Of It's soldiers resounded III the !
duty highways Of twelve different states Il /
studied geography as The surveyors do. iv i
personal inspection OF country Il icarnefi (
military engineering bg practical expert
enee in bridging rivers. construct
ing roads over mountain ranges +
and through impossible swamps. and arecf.
Inc earthworks under the cueInys FIRE: Il
marched barefoot over frozen roads In wiz
Ter and 5areheaded beneath Z burning SUI
in summer Il shot antelope and buffalo
on The plains. and alligaiors In the swamFs
IF Texas. L hunted gtIeTillas il Missouri.
coEnbattgzi L0agstreet's Yirgiaia veterans ii
Ghichamauga, sto-Gaed tie blazing heights
81 Mission Ridge fought continuous bat
he from henes9w mountain 10 Atlanta and
broke through Eoods lines 81 the battle
which aanihilaie1 the rei1T army q the
@cst- At Nashville J. did tuty IN whiic
gloves, Al Knoxville il was slsir less. shoe
fss. Aat.ess aaa IL rag II knew how
% garrison post az charge liae ~ esl-
Tenc,iDsenfs- Ai r.. Le@TenwoElh il vitzs
sifh The oldet aafl 6e~t fraiBe,l soldier, =
be EeesFslar s.gl1y IL tic perfection ~ II
licipiiae and d1ill, and IN Georgia I; lived
"A The e3enErT Esiga Slsersaans bslr.lrzegs.
Z cCnyDye; trains over mountains afatl
.c-2>s rsTe-s through country swaTEniag
With FOES. i bsIiif railroads and tiestroyezi
hem: i slept withozst tents u the saoVs ~
yinter. and The Fa;ns If spring zine, i
ore hunger witliog.: ns-rTHu-iaz, i faced
sssilencz. without blanchsag aval i LraTeTi
,llIIets without fear