Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-04-09
GOVERNOR GEORGE LAIRD sHOUp.
Biographical Sketch of Our New Elk.
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Salmon City Rccorderl
George Laird Shoup, who has Just
been nominated by President Harri-
son for Governor of Idaho, was born
in kittanning. Armstrong county,
Penn, June Is, 1886, and removed
with his fathers family to Illinois
June 2, 1852, and settled near Gales
burg upon farm where he remained
engaged in farming and stock.raising
until the fall of 1858 when he started
for Pixies Peak, by which name the
mineral region of Colorado was then
known. He remained there engaged
in mining and merchandising until
the breaking out of the civil war in
1861.
He then entered the service in
Captain Baxter's company of Inde-
pendent Scouts Of Colorado, and was
given commission of Second Lieu
tenant in the fall of 1861. During
the autumn and winter of 1862 this
company was actively engaged in the
Indian country situated upon the
Arkansas and Platte rivers and their
tributaries. In April, 1862, the COM
pany was ordered to Fort Union,
New Mexico. and the subject of this
sketch was put in command of the
artillery at the fort, where he re-
NAMED until regular artillery officers
could be sent from the States.
He was then put in command of
his company and again sent into the
field on scouting duty. While thus
engaged he followed a band Of In.
dams who had plundered four trains
of merchandise, at or near the Omar
ron river, nearly 500 miles into the
Indian country near the boundaries
OF Texas and Indian Territory, where
he surprised a band of Comanches
more than ten times larger than his
own command and recovered a large
portion Of the animals belonging to
the plundered trains. Lieutenant
Shoup's action in this and another
matter is we'll described in the follow
ing General Orders issued by the
District Commander:
HEADQUARTERS DEPT, OF New MExIcol
SANTA FE N NJ, Dec. 15 1862. (
General Orders No. 1851
Ga the 26th of August, 1862, I'd
Lieutenant G.. l.. Shoup, of Company
T., I'd Colorado Volunteers, was de-
tached from Fort Union, New Mex
leo, with 45 men of that company, to
overtake and chastise the Indians for
robbing a train ON the Cimarron
route of over 100 mules and horses,
and to recover the animals. He was
gone on this service Al days, 20 days
of which time his men were on half
rutions. He went into the heart of
the Comanche and Kiowa country
and forced the Indians to give up 81
of the stolen animals, and to promise
not again to depredate upon our
trains. Lieutenant Shoup marched
several hundred miles while on this
duty.
In the month Of November, 1862,
Lieutenant Shoup pursued party of
men on their way to Fort Smith, Ar
kansas, and captured them, $50 miles
out on the plains east of the settle
ments of New Mexico, aud in the
heart of the Comanche country.
The zeal, energy, perseverance and
self denial shown by this young gen.
tleman, and by Sergeant Marvin and
Corporal Allen, of Company G, I'd
Colorado Volunteers, and the other
resolute men OF that company, de-
serve this public notice, and are
worthy the emulation of every officer
and soldier in this Department
BY order of Brigadler General
Carlton: BEN. q. CUTLER,
Captain and A. A. General.
Afterwards and during the fall ard
winter of 1923 Lieutenant Shoup
was stationed with his command on
the Canadian river, about 800 miles
from Fort Union, to watch the move
ments of the Indians and confeder-
ates. In November, 1862, he was
promoted to be 1st Lieutenant OF the
LIST Colorado Cavalry. In January,
1868, he pursued, surprised and cap
tured Captain Green Russell and his
entire command after a chase of over
200 miles. In April, 1868, he was
sent to the Arkansas river to break
M the numerous bands of despera-