The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-01-25

GOVERNOR MAHNAHuKE'S DUEL.
Killing a FeIlow.onicer While Che Enem,
Were Advancing o Their rOops,

(From the st. Louis Republican
General j. Nj. Frost has been nc.
qualnted with the deceased ever since
the opening Of II Q Reb, lion, aud gave q
republican reporter an account of tho
due between the deceased governor and
Bcigadior General Walker, Of Tennessee,
last night. at the time the duel was
fought, General Erost was in command
OF q division under General Price before
Little Rock, and, as General Price was
III Memphis at that time, General Frost
wa practically Ill command Of all the
Confederate forces at Little Rock. Gen
eral Frost relates the story orthe duel in
this manner:
both Of the men were excellent gen
tlcmen and there was no necessity for q
duel. Everybody knows that Governor
M~armaduke belongs to an excellent fam
lily. Both bore the title OF brigadier
general, and Marsh Walker was con
nccted with tho best families of Tennes-
see. Ic was rotated TO the Knox and
Folk families of that Stute, and his own
family was Of high standing. There was
some jealousy existing between the two
men on account of rank. Walker wGs
Marmaduke's superior i'll rank, but in
some manner or other jealousy arose be-
tween them and General Marmaduke
made some reference to General Walker
IN conversation. 1t was not long until
Marmadukc's remarks were carried to
Walkers ears by busy-bodies. Walker
demanded that Marmaduke make a re-
traction, which the latter refused to do.
Walker then sent n challenge to General
Mnrmadukc to fight Ii duel, anihe could
not do otherwise than accept the chal-
lcngc. The duel was fought while Steele
was leaking advances on Prices COM
mand, and II pickctS were actually en-
gagged with tue enemy at the time.
llstols were the weapons resortcd TO-,
and only n shot was fred by
each. General MarmaduRe's bullet
pierced Walker through the kidneys, and
he died after lingering for several days
III great agony. General Marmaduke
escaped unhurt. The unhappy occur-
renee was a source of much regret to him
even up to the present time. He never
spoke of the duel, but / know that lie
has always lamcnted that it ever took
place. L have never read any of the cor
rcspondcnco which passed between the
two generals on the subject, but | have
always thought, and the army generally
believed, that the ducl was the result Of
'""' Hi"ii'SSiANAit OK iIS ltiU u llic SEC
onds OF both men. They passed through
my camp rs they went ont to fight the
duel, and lad | known what they were
going to do | would have placed both of
them under arrest, and thus the duel
might have been avertcd. 1t was no
time for an occurrence of that kind, my
how. The enemy was advancing on our
works, and we needed all Of our men for
! tiQhtinp DurDOgpS
81 think he was ut one time engaged
to be married, shortly after tho war
closed, to a young lady of Memphis, but
am not positive as to that. He was
very attentive to the lady and they had
a quarrel, and if an engagement evcr ex-
listed it n broken oil as u result OF the
quarrel. Afterwards tho lady married
some gentleman in the South. The
Governor VAS n worshippcr Of little
children and always seemed happy in
their presence"