Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-03
A DOUBLE DUEL


discussing tne rccent CaInOun- WiIlinm9
duel in the metropolitan hotel lobby
recently, writes Washington correspond.
ent OF the Atlanta Constellation, when Col.
Qetos, of Alabama, spoke up and said:
Speaking OF duels, i remember y
remarkable one fought with Mississippi
Colonel A. II. Belo, OF the Galveston NcIs,
was ono Of the principals.
:" II was IN March, 1863, just previous
TO the battle OF the Wilderness. Long
streets troops were bcsieging Suffolk. One
regiment was on duty the Yankees charged,
ade.
"Next day Colonel Connolly, Of that
regiment, rode up TO the headquarters Of
Law bad reported that his regiment
behaved badly the night before. Law said
he had made such report, as II came to him
from Captains Cousins and Terrell, Of his
staff. Connolly pronounced II q lie, and
about u Il Il. TG lie sprsns OF his horso % and made
for their tent. He asked Terrell II no had
made tho report. The captain admitted u,
and Colonel Connolly demanded an
apology, which was refused. Tho colonel
replied he would hold Terrell personally
responsible.
"Turning 10 Cousins he asked the same
question.
+" Cousins was tall, gray-eyed man 18th
long, black curly hair hanging TO his shoul-
defs He was an unnaturalized English
man, recklessly brave, and seemed never
30 brave as when exposed TO great danger.
He would frequently walk down tho front
Of q skirmish line for quarter of mile
while every man was firing at him. though
he was never hit. The boys called him
Laws wild man.
"Cousins replied to the coloners ques-
ton with a bow and n smile:
"' No, colonel. l do not remember
having made such report, but j will tell
you what 1 do say-if your regiment had
orders TO retro when tle enemy was in
front, II obeyed them last night very
"' Cousins, replied the colonel, for
that remark l will hold you personally
responsible. Cousins bowed and said,
'All right, colonel, ! shall be happy to
accommodate you.
"The colonel made big mistake. Capt.
Terrell was about as reckessly brave as
Cousins there were not two Drawer mon
in his army.
"Col. Connolly retired, and a short time
afterwards Major Belo returned with n
note to each. Both accepted the challenge,
when Belo, as an act of courtesy, took
Cousins off Connolly's hands.
1.-THE next day the meeting occurred in
an old field near Suffolk. II was a'gloomy.
misty day. The spectators were few and
remained at a respectful distance. Missis-
SlpDl THUS WcIo tilS WcduOslS uSou anu
forty PAGES the distance.
"While Connolly and Terrell were
getting ready to fight on one side of the
field, Belo and Cousins without delay got
ut their work on the other. They exchanged
two shots each. Cousins second shot cut
Belo slightly across the neck. Thereupon
the weapons wero handed the seconds to
be reloaded, when Cousins remarked to
Belo that he expected to kill him that fire,
aud said: Major, we are doing very
poor shooting to day. If we don't do better
at the Yankees we won't get any meat.
To this Belo replied with cheerfulness, and
said he was not hurt. just as they were
preparing to fire third time runner
came up from the other combat announc-
ing the duel had been settled. Belo and
Cousins shook hands and congratulated
each other, parting friends.
Connolly and Terrell were to fight with
double barrel shotguns. When the weapons
were loaded and placed In their hands
parley was had between the seconds, and
after considerable talk Connolly's second
withdrew the challenge, which of course
ended the matter.
Connolly, whose courage was some-
what doubted on account of tho settlement,
afterwards behaved most gallantly, and
lost IN arm leading his regiment in a
charge at Gettysburg. After the close of
the war he married wealthy Virginia
lady, and became state senator in
Virginia. He was one ofthose who escaped
unhurt when the ceiling fell in tho state
house. After that event Connolly said
God had been so good to him and spared
his life so ofton that henceforth he would
devote his life to His service. He became
Baptist preacher, and, believe, is now
in Richmond.
Terrell was afterwards made lieutenant
colonel OF the Forty. seventh Alabama
Regiment, and was killed in the fall of
1864, while carrying the colors on horse
and leading his regiment In charge.
Belo became colonel of the Fifty-fifth
| Regiment on Connolly's retirement served
honorably through the war, and afterwards
went to Texas and established the Calves
ton Neps, which he has made a great
journal.
Cousins. in 1864, before the close of the
war, and while Lee was keeping Grant out
OF Richmond, made tho acquaintance of a
handsome widow who resided near Ash
land, the homo of Henry Clay in his boy
hood. He married her, quit the army and
settled there for life, whore he now is"