Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-04-08

friends Of the cause. They were
armed with double barreled shot
guns, a very dangerous weapon III
the hands of such men, and ON many
different occasions kept the yankee,
out OF our camp. This company.
not like the organization of a Fed
eral company at some town with all
the ladies in the land present to chrel
them, a flag presentation and music
by q half dozen bands, was organized
quietly, and moved down L~it,lehy
Greek near where Mr.. r. W. Sinclair
now lives, in q secluded place, and
remained there for some time watch
ing the maneuvers of the Federals,
who were pouring into the state from
all directions. About this time Capt
Murray received about one hundred
Whitney revolvers, army size, and
turned them over to the boys. Now
each young soldier felt equal to a
half regiment of yankees. While III
this Gang the pickets reported Fed,
erals out on the prairie east of us,
and orders to march were quickly
obeyed and the boys had a little chase,
resulting only in tho sight of some
Feds. aud some tired horses. O,
returning to camp plenty of provis-
ions were prepared and sent in by
friends and the hardsh'ips of camp
wereseon forgotten and IN my of the
boys INDUCED in singing songs while
others were praciiciug gymnastics on
a huge grape vine that hung from II
tree. / we'll remember Coock, the
big st. Charles Dutchman, VIII"
climbed the vine and sang Dixie"
His broken English made much fun
for the boys, but these fine times
were brought suddenly to an end hy
an order to prepare to march. A
little after noon we were ordered to
mount, bidding the many friends
good bye who we're present, and sad
to say for the last time, for many of
them never returned, but such is
war. We quietly left camp. About
this time two prisoners were captured
The command took a western course
and in due time arrived at Glasgow,
captured a steamboat and crossed
the Missouri river, joined Gen.
Prices army and took part in the
siege of Lexington where we cap
tured Col. MuIlrgan. Ambrose Dud-
ley of our company was killed in this
battle. The two prisoners referred
to above kept camp for the boys
during the siege and cooked for them
and were sorry when the time came
for them to part. As we will mol
refer again 10 this company we
will follow them 4 little on their re-
treat south. You may imagine that
an army of undlsciplined boys will
have plenty of fun as well as tough
marches and short rations. Que
dark night rs the rain was p .uring
down in torrents aud as the command
was wrapped in their blankets dream
ing OF yankees and home and best
girls they were suddenly aroused by
the stampeding of horses, which had
been tied 10 a rail fence, when they
broke away, each horse running with
the rail he was tied to. As they
passed the tent where our friend L.
II. was sleeping he heard the racket,
and knowing that his horse was i'll
the habit of breaking loose, he
jumped up AMI yelled IA at the top
of his Voice, whoa, Nuge! Whom,
Nugei', About this time one OF tln
dragging rails run IN under his tent
and Knocked him down and the boy s
took up the who's, Nuge' and 1t was
passed all through the camp and Was
taken up in the other camps and did
not stop until "Whoa, Nuge" was
sounded from every tent in the
army.
We will now leave the boys as a
company, but will speak of some OF
them at another time.
Yours truly,
No DATE.
fu4hswar To enouiryi ieu. Rowan