The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-22
Sherldan's Shenandoah campaign, and
In 1854 received brevcts OF Brigadier
General, and was Commander Of the
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In 1854 received brevcts OF Brigadie,
General, and was Commander OF the
Department Of West Virginia. ~
lie was mustered out OF tho volunteer
service January Is, 1906, and was subse.
quently commissioned Lieutenant Colo.
mel OF the Twenty.third Infantry, since
which timo Ills services have been init.
mately associated with Indian cam.
paigns. He conducted them 30 success.
fully that he gained the sobriQuet OF
the great Indian fighter" In 1872,
when assigned 10 tho Arizona district TO
quell Indian disturbances, he sent an
uittmatum to the chiefs to return 10
their reservations or "bs wiped from tho
face Of the earth."
In 1882, he forced the Mormon squat.
ters, miners and atock.raisers TO vacate
tho Indian lands and encouraged the
Apaches In industrial pursuits. In the
Spring OF 1883, the Chiracuhuhas on.
trenched themselves in the Businesses OF
tho mountains OF tho Mexican boundary
and began series OF raids. General
Crook struck tho trail and instead OF
following, took 1t backward, penetrated
into and took possession Of their strong.
holds, and as fast as the warriors return.
ed from their plundering excursions,
made them prisoners. lie marched
over 200 miles, nude 400 prisoners aud
captured all the horses and plunder.
During the two years following he had
sole charge OF the Indians and during
that time no depreciation occurred. He
set them all at work on their farms, abol.
ished the system Of trade and paying in
store orders by contractors; paid cash
direct to Indians for all his supplies aud
stimulated them to increase txerlion.
The tribe became self.supporting within
three years. He was appointed Major
General April @, 1883, and soon after
was placed in command OF the division
Of tho Missouri, with headquarters at
Chicago.
A ROMANTIC STORY.
Early in tho war Crook was stopping
at tho Queen City Hotel, Cumberland,
Md. He was there assisting General
Kelly in organizing regiments and de-
tending tho State OF West Virginia from
invasion. General Kelly was ut the
same hotel. @
The proprietor Of the aousc was John
Daley. lie was known the country
over as tho proprietor Of Glades Hotel,
at Oakland, Nd, famous country re.
sort. .I4|.l
Mr.. Daley had two daughters, the
eldest OF whom, Miss Mary, was
charming and pretty girl. She had
Southern sympa.hiee, for her mother
was menlbor OF wealthy and notable
old Virginia family, who lived Mt Moor.
Geld. During Crooks stay at the hotel
he was much attracted by the young
lady, but she was spirited girl and re.
fused 10 be gracious to the Yankee otli-
Ger, although at heart che liked him.
The eldest Of Boniface Dailey's child
ren was son, James, who was a typical
Virginia youth Of ante.bellum times.
CROOKS CAPTURE AND MARRIAGE.
He took otI'ense at the persistent and |
open attentions Of Crook to his sister,
and finally planned and carried out one
Of the most daring exploits OF the war. |
lie organized hand OF about Gfty young
and daring spirits like himself and saw
that they were we'll mounted and armed.
At that time there were six or seven
thousand Federal troops encampcd in
md around Cumberland under the COM
mand Of General Kelly, SO young Dali
ley had to make his plans in great &c.
rrecy. When everything was ready
aboutra dozen of Dailey's band crept
into the hotel after midnight, siezed
General Kelly and Crook, gagged them
and in few minutes they were all On
their way to Richmond.
Afterward they were exchanged and
Crook went into active service and was
badly wounded. He was sent to Oak
land with other wounded officers and,
enough, was quarterod at the
Glades Hotel. Miss Mary then showed
her true feelings and nursed her
brothers. late captive through what at |
one time was thought to be fatal illness.
When lie recovered he proposed, but
was refused, her political sentiment still
being in the ascendent. Twice afterthat
tho copquerer Of Cochez and Geronimo
attacked the fair fortress aud at last it