The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-26
CAPTURE OF LIZZIE ROSS.
The True Story of This Famous
Event in Texas History.
BRAVERY SHOWN BY GENERAL ROSS
The Hattie of rcn>r River where
cynthia Parker Was Recovered
From the Comnnchcs.
10 the Editor Q, The Post.

To the Editor Q, The Post.
college Station. Texas, April 2S,-Re-
Gently several articles published in home
rspers and those 81 other States have
awarded credit for the recovery OF Lizzie
Ross" aud Cynthia Ann Parker" TO men
who were no, even present when the hat
lies were foueh; With the Comanches. \
notable instance appears in Sundays Pos;
in an article copied from the St Louis
Globe Democrat In speaking Of the ex-
ploiis OF Mr.. Hall of Co,ulla. this article
says: Mr.. Hall was wounded three times
az the battle OF Plum Creek. where Cen
ersl Ross. afterward governor OF Teaxs.
won great victory over the Comanches.
and here Colonel Hall and others captured
the famous white woman. Cynthia Ann
| Parker. who was the wife Of chief" The
! truth IS, the battle of Plum Creek was
| fought in August, 1910. when General Ross
was scarcely . years Of age. Then again
Cynthia Ann Parker was not recovered
| from the Comanchcs for nearly twenty
wears after the battle OF Plum Greek She
was recovered hv General Ross In me bat
lie o. pcasc River. on December IS 1860.
Two years prior to that date General
Ross had recaptured Lizzie Ross" In the
battle OF the Wichita. In the interest OF
| truth and accuracy OF history. and in
Justice to General Ross anil others who did
participate in these important engage
menis. beg SPACE in your valuable pauor
for the subioned authentic statements
taken from "WilbarGer's History of Indian
Nepredatlons, and substantially embodied
in history recently published by John
Henry Brown, Respectfully,
II II Harrington.
7, Is no. our purpose. in ihla connection
10 assume the role Of bogranhcr TO 50 dis
tln1nished parsonage as is the Cheyalior
Bayard Of Texas-General Lawrence Sulli-
van Ross. That task should be left to an
ADLER pen; and. besides. it would be i'm
possible to do anything like Justice to the
romantic. adventurous and altogether
splendid and brilliant career Of the brave
and daring young ranger who rescued
cynthia Ann Parker from captivity, at
least. IN the CircumscTbll limits vi
brief biographical sketch. such rs we shall
be compelled to Conflue ourselves 10, vet.
some brief meution OF his services and eN-
PLOTS as a ranger captain. by way Of an
ntroduct on to the reader beyond the linn
ITS Of Texas. where his name and fame are
as household words. is deemed necessary.
We find sui Ross during vacation from
his studies at Florence. Wesleyan uniNer-
stty. Alabama. though btardless bov.
scarcely 20 years Of age. in command OF
contingent of 1875 friendly Indians, CO.
,,,,,ar 10 dneh,np Nnior Earl Van Dorm.
", ,,,,,ai,,, ngo,net tbn Cnmanrhfs
Notwithstanding the severe chastisement
that had been inflicted ON the Comanches
n, sntolcno uiIjs thev soan renewed their
b,s,,i,,ie c,,,,ntttirr- many hcnr,daiions
',,1 ,'r,lsrs J,,rin,, 10 sm,n,rer of 1S5S
On, Wv Sontcrnh,,. Nrninr Van Dorm rc-
lar ta'Y IN =, TO-, C"noroi 'rw,egs IA
IN" ", ,,,,,anias tnnlndipg pnas, rod
uH.np .p"' snn,,tirr evnc5ition
"'t.iu.S ,, any SV ~" tn,jsns TbIs he Iid
atHiust iip i.us' .'u ~ w., Indi,n cow
rating me heart OF we imu"," s"",
- ~" ,,,t't,, ~ vi, ,be uaek m,,lea
auo, P,a''rk Vim ,,, -, 1m ,vbich was lof,
,A'In nol SVs an" $500
!" ,iu'sV sa y, t,1i,n soo,,,s soon re-
US ~ ,it.''r,.e.,, 80 a ,arge Comancbe
pu IL" .i'u ~ ~ i,J, ,,ountain. about
n n,,oss Nh, Mics n,yoy The four companies.
't,or1od ~, ,bo snlcs immediately act ont
a1o,ipu ny WE al' ., satI,,,ing march
Tor iuo N'l'pNV' anu ~ -, - NE ,nen -, h
OF mn IN u"W,a' LII, SO later sivtoor
,onllnu."I'y Ii' VIC -, w. th', immediate
hours ul Wv nv az, - -" t,'s, a. da,.licb,
ON the morning 81 oG,opcr T. ,,,,, ,,o wills.
reconnaissance shoWen ,n"' ,nV a, "rn
'othhhch's were hut Hpp, e" t,,o, s,,.,,.'
attack anu "t'V Sie'U'"E M Nil |
ny. me hors5h 2l NE !'lpe, tno VAN
sisted OF thpu'l,it ot ~ A. ,b,, VII
were grnzltH near tlo ',f, 80 G",,,oi,
laSe MAJOR Nan ,.u'u ,t ro,,,s
Ross al mo neau OF his inu,a ,,' ,1,
up inc hofse9 ana 1r'Ee 'he,t ,,, I'm a,,J
camp Whl'h was c"e'teu go =, ,,'',,,
thus the tomnhohes were loioot W. -.
on foot-a proceeding eNtreinelS naF'o"'hs
to the proud warrior le'ilnFs'
Van porn chaiged the upper emu Oh tue
village, whlle ROSS eomnahn. W 'onsu.0
ton with detachment OF ohineu SUES
cavalry. charged me lower ne N'l'aHo
was strung out along the na,Ns VI u
branch for several hundred YARDS ne
morning was very fosgy and alter rev
moments Of firlng the smoke anu 'os W.
came SO dense that objects ~ pul SNORT
distance could be distinguished envy WIN
great difficulty. The Commences iouth,
with absolute desperation, ana conI'huea
for every advantage, as their women ana
children and all their possessions were III
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