The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-09-03
A Five Thousand Mile March
By General Kearney's
Army.
Interesting Notes From the
Diary of Private Sheri-
dan of Col. Doniphan's
Regiment.

Friday Sept. 1S.-One of the men
belonging tn Company E came in
from town Santa Fe) drunk at II
o'clock last night and began to abuse
Lieut.. Col. Ruff and shouting 'corpor.
al Ruff until he came opposite Capt.
Stephenson's tent when he turned on
the captain and began to abuse him.
The captain ordered him to keep ST.
lent and go to his tent when the sol.
dier drew a knife and made a pass at
him. The captain drew his pistol
and shot the soldier dead in bis
tracks. The ball entered about the
center of his breast. He threw up
bis hands. exclaiming 81 am shot and
can't help myself and fell ON the
ground. He gave one or two gasps
and expired. The soldier was a
tough character and hadIrepeiatedly
boosted of killing three men before he
entered the service. He had repeat
eddy threatened to kill his captain
(Stephens) as revenge for some well
merited punishment and knowing his
character the captain was careful not
to let him get the drop. The boys
are all glad he is out of the way as he
was bully and nobody liked him.
The candidate for the vacant lieu
tenant colonel position, viz: Maj. Gil
pin, Capt. Reid and Capt. Jack
son, appeared before the regi.
ment aud delivered adj
dresses. The election was superin-
tended by Major Clark, of the light
artillery, and resulted in a plurality
for Maj. Gilpin, but Capt. Reds
supporters went to jackson and de-
cided the election in his favor. We
hired lot of jackasses in place of our
horses at 80 cents each, or about one
fifth of their value, and our wagons
are now pulled by oxen, our horses
having played out. We gathered up
all our broken down horses, and de.
failing force to herd them, pushed
ON to Albuquerque, according to or
ders. We went into camp about sum
down, having travelled eighteen miles.
Saturday and Sunday: September
10 and 20.--We remained in camp
both days and were joined by a de-
tachment from Santa Fe. They re-
ported that word had been received
at Santa Fe that hostilities between
the United States and Mexico had
ceased, but nothing authentic could
be learned. They also report that
Capt. Allen is dead. Lieutenant
Boust brought In a Spaniard from
Santa Fe who he said had stolen his
saddle and coat.
Monday, Sept. 22.-Traveled IL
miles to-day. The Pueblos and
Spaniards complain bitterly of the
Navsjoes who they say, steal mules
and murder the inha bitants every
chance. They will behave better after
We get through with them. These
Navajoes don't respect the authority
of the United States, never having
had contest with us, they will change
their minds after we have Lad a
whack at them.
Wednesday Sept %. We travelled
5 miles and went into camp 8 miles of
Albuquerque. The day was fair and
a fine breeze tonight made us feel
good. There was nothing to indicate
a storm but it come and it was fear
full. The lightning began to flash in
zigzag shape through the
heavy mountains of clouds in the
north and northwest. Somehow l
was reminded of the storm in old Mis-
souri,. The wind came suddenly and
overturned dozens of tents, followed
by driving rain about midnight. 1t
stampeded our jackasses and tore us
all up. The wind howled and the
rain poured down for hours and we
were put to our wits end to keep our
powder dry. 1t was a terrible night,
but the sun rose as brightly next
and enabled us to dry our
clothes and tents and get ready to 60
to town.