Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-06-22
IN YEARS GONE BY.
INCIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR
AS CITED BY AN OLD MEXICO
NEWSPAPER
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PUBLISHED BY FEDERAL SOLDIERS
The Killing Of Bill Pease and the
Narration Of an Incident Near
Martinsburg Col Sharp
Killed by Rebels.
PUBLISHED BY FEDERAL SOLDIERS

The LEDGER Ii Indebted to Hamil-
ton Hall, Of this city, for . copy Of the
Star Spangled Banner bearing date
Friday evening, July 10, 1861. The
paper wss q one-sheet, seven-column
publication and was printed by the
American zouaves, Eighth ReSsmSnt
Missouri Volunteers, and wal edited
BY Chester II. childs. Mr.. Hall says
the Office of the concern was in the
old red frame building on Promenade
street, In the rear OF the Glandon
building and nearly opposite the
Methodist Church, which is still stand
ing.
Byron Cluster says the paper was
undoubtedly printed in the Office of
Robert E. verdier, who had q printing
outfit in a cellar about where Paul's
store is, or along there somewhere.
Tyler W. Parker, now Of Montgomery
City, and the late Captain W. P. Frost
we're associated with Mr.. Yerdier,
from whom the material was confis-
Gated.
The old sheet, which MIR. Hail
prizes very highly, is very fine paper,
which was then known as "onion-
skim" and was issued by a force of
printers from the regiment.
In the paper 10 mentioned a num-
Der OF almost-forgotten incidents,
among which is q detailed account Of
the trip of the first body of Federal
troops stationed in Mexico from st.
Louis to this city, from which the fol-
lowing excerpt is obtained;
But for the scouts, e hourly,
though mostly at a safe distance, the
country seemed comparatively de-
serted. Farms had been left in
charge Of the women; at Wright City,
q small village, but three persons
were seen; Milfville was wholly de-
serted.
Late in the evening we reached
Montgomery, where our reception
was h~ospitable In the extreme. Here
the Union men appear to be decidedly
In the majority and the sincerity Of
their greeting was manifest in every
look and word. In nothing, however,
was II 90 beautifully illustrated as In
their attendance next morning on the
funeral Of poor Bill Pease, shot the
day before, who died during the
night. The Zouaves turned put Ia
uniform In their full strength, followed
by residents OF the village, the young
ladies walking In twos immediately
behind the escort. AT the burial,
after the salute was hred, the soldiers
fell back and the ladies' passed around
the grave, each in turn throwing upon
the coffin I'D Il bunch Of flowers.
Leaving with many mutual express
sions of good viii, on the same day
we reached this village. Near Mar
tinsburg we found a culvert fred, but
reached it in time to prevent any ma
tsrial delay. Beyond this we had nc
further m~olestation. After remaining
here q couple of hours, il was deter
mined to run back a few miles ID
meet the forces under Col. A. Ham
mer [Schuttner's regiment). On the
road down we were again fred on
under cover of the night, and two Of
cur men wounded. Again the troops
turned out, answering the attack witt
3 volley which, as We learn from the
citizens here, killed two and wounded
another of the attacking party. Be-
low Martinsburg we joined forces
with Hammers command, camped
out on the prairie and yesterday
morning returned here.
The incidents connected with the
trip will be found elsewhere In oul
paper.