The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-03-03
GENERAL MAC tvER.
4 Soldier OF Fortune who Fought In Mar
Lands aud Many Wars. ..I.H


Lands and Many Wars. .i1Ilf
Mr.. MacIvcr's father was Ronald
MacIver Of Ross shire. Scotland, and
his mothers maiden name was Anna
Douglass. She was Of Virginia family.
General MacIvcr was born at sea and
his early boyhood days were spent near
Lynchburg. Va. He was educated In
Edinburgh.
At sixteen he was engaged in tho
battle of Thansi, and during the con-
hict he was separated from his regi-
ment. He had to fight his way through
crowd Of sowars, and in doing so ho
had to run his sword through the 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 ut
Salerno, Italy; his opponent was
young man who was a 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-witncsses, young
MacIver ran his sword through his OPP
ponent's body.
When hostilitics between the North
and South were begun, General Mac
Iver was in Washington. His sympa-
thies were with tho 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 Tremblc. At tho battle
of Port Royal, MacIver, who held the
rank of Lieutenant, was slightly
W ounded. 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 cx-
changed. He next battled on the Mis-
sissippi and Red rivers. His record
and adventures in the Southern army
would fill good-sized book.
After the war h e joined the Mexican
royalist army. Before leaving vicks-
burg he killed Major Tonlin, of Ver-
mont, in duel MacIvcr joined Gem
eral Mejia's forces, and while fight
ing under tho Maximilian flag, was
wounded in the battle of Monterey.
When Maxi milian's forces surrendered
and Maximilian had been executed.
MacIvcr 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 a
nobleman. Leaving South America,
he received commission in the Cretan
provisional governments. 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 np-
pointed to the command of II corps Of
officers. and when peace was restored
he enlisted in the Egyptian army. He
was appointed Colonel of cavalry by
Ismail Pasha. Ge neral 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 warlikc en-
ploits in Greece. General MacIver has
been repeatedly decorated for valor on
tho hnttla.Gald N V WnrId