The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-11

vile in the fall of 1915. at the residence
of John Jacob Aston near New York,
soon after his return from the west
ern expedition and when Bonneville
was on his way to Washington City
Irving afterwards met Bonneville when
the latter was in command of the post
here, at which time Trying was on his
Tour of the Prairies." which he pub
hdhed soon after
While at Carlisle Barracks, Pa, Bon
neville met ard married Miss Ann
Lewis, a daughter of judge Lewis of
Carlisle From this union daughter
was born Miss Mary Bonneville. She
grew TO be a handsome young lady, and
died at IS years of age, at Benton Bar
racks. near st. Louis. when Bonneville
commanded there. Her grief-stricken
mother survived her but a few days
and was buried by her side.
When the Seminole war broke out
Bonneville was ordered to Florida.
where his knowledge of the subtle arts
of Indian warfare made his services
invaluable. for at that time we had
but few Indian fighters among our Of
ficers on duty. AT the close of the Sem
i:iole war he was reStationed IN com
mand at Fort Smith. Here his wife
and daughter rejoined him, in hopes OF
, q long period of rest and happiness in
his society. which they had seldom en-
| loved, but in d few brief months the
| cruel tocsin of war was again sounded
and he was ordered with his command
I to Mexico.
| Bonneville was in several engage
( ments with the enemy in Mexico. and
! was wounded by a ball in his side, a
/ CHANGING shot, making a severe contu-
| sion that he felt for several years. a
! canteen in the side pocket of his coat
! saved his life The force of the grape
shot. however, knocked him senseless
| to the ground. He was carried to the
{ rear by Robert b. Lee and Martin
! Scott the latter q captain of company
Of frontier sharpshooters,
Bonneville was much attached to
Scott. who had seen Indian service. AT
the time Scott was the best marksman
| kncwn. lie and his company knew
only rife practice nothing of military
etiquette SCOTS 'gaucherie as an OF
| dcer made him q butt of fun and r1dl-
cuIe with the West Pointers, who guyed
him unmercifuIly. He was 5000 ma
tured. and stood it for some time. and
then complained to Bonneville. who told
him TO stop it. How can l stop II?
"Send them a challenge" Scott sent a
challenge to the "hazerS" to meet any
ono they chose This was Stumper.
TO stand up before SCOTS rifle was
sure death. and they hesitated. one OF
them marked by consumption ana
barely able to perform camp duty, ac-
cepted the challenge me dueI LOOK
place. and Scott shot him square
through the breast. The wound was
treated with desperate remedies. a Sllh
handkerchief was passed through his
body ard he was tenderly cared for
as a doomed victim. but to their sur
prise he improved and recovered. moi
only from the wound. but his disease
and lived many years The day aLteI
the duel Captain Scott head was sho'
off by cannon bali
After the close of the Mexican wal
, Bonneville was stationed at various
/ military posts. including Detroit, Sack
ett's Harbor and San Francisco. At
was at san Antonio, Tex. when the
doors os the temple of Janus were
, thrown open. and the civil war between
, the states was begun. His SympathleS
we're with the south in this issue. but
he could rot swallow secession tlndlhe
= that Generals TwiGgs, Hardee, Aeagtre-
= gard and many of the eminent ofhcers
of the United States army around nm
, / we're drifting into the confederacy. ht
: decided on bis course, folded his ten
4 and got back to st. Louis. when th'
ap,harS of the rebellion had broken into
. a fame. In the great increase of the
r army political influence caused the
\ arnoiutrnent Of many civilians OF ne
I military experience to important com
rcands. and BonneVilles claim for {
] time was ignored, but General Grant
! Who knew him in Mexico and appre
a ciated his military ability, took warn
, interest in his favor, and through Gran
i he was promoted brevet brigadier gen
5 e1al and placed in command OF BentoI
: BARRACKS. St Louis. where. during tn
war. he was chief in charge of the mus
!. tering department and inspected ant
s qualified many thousands of volunteers
a 1t was while posted here that his WIZ
: ard daughter died
5 At the close of the war he was re
j tired from service, and, returning Il
i fort Smith. he improved MS farm nea
: the city. building Il handsome residenc
= and passed his later years in agrlcut
$ fnre. j., which he took great pleasure
4 In 1870 he married Miss Susan Neis,
2 fCort Smith who survives him.
: An interesting relic of the family is
2 walking cane carved from an elephant
Il tuslk. AID sent to Louis XVI by a,
q African potentate. The king used thi
= cane several times and gave it t
/" Grand Pere Bonneville, who was gran
8 chamber!aia IL the palace of Versail
e les. This cane is shown IN Bonneville
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