Dodge City times., 1888-03-29
GENERAL MAC ivES.
4 Soldier OF Fortune - hO Fought In M10l
Lands and NanY Vars.

| 4 Soldier OF Fortune ~ no Fought In Gaa0
| Lands and Many Wars.
Mr. MacIyers father vas Ronald
Mac1ver. Of Ross shire, Scotland, and
his mothers maiden name was Anna
Douglass. She was of Virginia family.
| General MacIver was born at sea and
his early boyhood days were spent near
Lynchburg. Va. He w.e educated in
Edinb bu" III.
At siytee1 he was ci-t.-.si ii tho
battle Of Thai-i aHd during tae con-
fiict he WA SpH"a:ea from his rrgi-
ment. He htt. 20 :irii. his way through
a crowd Of sowar-. and in ding so he
had to ran his sword thr, u ,h he bodies
OF two of the enemy. He was badly
wounded in the hand-to-hand contest
General Graham complimented him up
on his valOr
In 1860 General MacIver was fighting
under Garibaldi. and entered Naples
with the Liberator He was with the
British legion at the bombardment of
Capua. His first duel was fought at
Salerno, Italy; his opponent was q
young man who was noted swords
man and duelist, General Wheat, who
was killed while fighting. The duel
was with swords, and, much to the as
tonishment of eye-witnesses, young
MacIver ran his sword through his op.
pOnent's body.
zen hostilities between the North
andcouth were begun. General Mac
Iver was in Washington. His sympa-
thies were with the South. and while
trying to get through the lines he was
arrested and thrown into prison at
Alexandria. He escaped. however,
and joined the Confederate army. He
was at first detached to do special duty
und er General Tremble. At the battle
of Port Royal, MacIver, who held the
rank of Lieutenant. was slightly
wounded. He afterward fought in a
number of battles under Stonewall
Jackson. At the battle of Manassas
MacIver was wounded and taken pris.
oner In short time he was ex.
changed. He next battled on the Mis-.
sissippi and Red rivers. His record
and adventures in the Southern army
would fill a good-sized book.
After the war h e Joined the Mexican
royalist army. Before leaving Vicks-
burg he killed Major Tornlin, of Yer.
mont, in duel MacIver Joined Cen
eral Mejia's forces, and while fight.
ing under the Maximilian flag, was
wounded in the battle of Monterey.
When Maxi milian's forces surrendered
and Maximilian had been executed,
MacIver sailed for Brazil. He took part
in the war between the allied armies OF
Brazil and the Argentine Republic
against Paraguay. He fought two duels
in South America, but neither proved
fatal to the principals.
His last duel was fought in April,
1885. near Paris. when he killed q
nobleman. Leaving South America.
he received commi ssion in the Cretau |
provisional government. He next
joined the Greek service and served
under Corroneus; then he went brig.
and-hunting on the frontier of Thes. |
sally, after which he returned to this |
country.
In the Cuban expedition he was ap-
pointed to the command of a corps Of |
officers. and when peace was restored
he enlisted in the Egyptian army. He
was appointed Colonel of cavalry by
Ismail Pasha. General MacIver has
fought under General Chanzy in the
Ere nch army and was wounded at the
battle of Orleans. In the German war
he folio wed the fortunes of Don Carlos.
Many stories are told of his warlike ex.
ploits in Greece. General MacIver has
been repeatedly decorated for valor on
the battlefield Y. World.