The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-12

men got no further than rnid-strean
where they were shot down and drowned
by the score. Another regiment was ord
cred forward 20 essay tie task. They in
turn were driven back With fearful
slaughter
Gen Miles called for ralun teers.
Capt Armes chose f.oa his reeimen,
80 men. Seizing a log 10 help float him
across the stream. ne called on his men
to do likewise. This they d d and base
who crossed the stream alive followed
him Up the bank and captured the con
tederate works.
As ArnTes led the way I'D ire embark
ment Confederate muskeieer TANNED a
bayonet into his face The point entered
his mouth and came out through his
throat
On the evening Of the victory. Dec. H.
1854, Cen. Miles issued a general order
eomplimenttng Armes. and the latter was
made breye1 major al the age OF TWEEN
~. He recovered from his Wound suf-
nciently to be with his command when
they led the charge into Petersburs. Va
and 70 serve in AL the battles until the
surrender OF Lee al Appomattox
After Major Armes had been mustered
out Of the service Gen. Hancock advised
him TO enter the regular army Upon the
Recommendation OF Gems Hancock. Au-
ger Griffin. Mott Miles and Tompkias.
he was appointed second lieutenant in the
Second United States Cavalry then in
the Department OF Missouri
On one occasion during Armes' Western
experience 100 men were sent ont in pur-
suit Of 400 Sioux, who had murdered
whites and stolen cattle. The officer in
charge became frightened and sent back
for achievements lieut. Arrues was
sent 10 his aid in command ot a second
1Ol men He cauEh, Up to the advance
party on the North Platte River. about a.
miles out from Fl Se IgNick. The o.
fcer in command turned back but Armes
inSubordinately pushed on with his men
Provisions grew scarce and the country
was filed with hostile Indians The eN
pediEon was reduced by two-thirdS when
II came upon the Indian camp But Ar
mes and his men swoooed down. STAN
pending the stock through the camp The
Indians. completely taken 5y surprise
mostly took 70 flight Their tents were
burned and the soldiers recovered every
head Of stock
The wholewest was wild with the news
OF the exploit. and an order vas issued
compltmenting Armes and describing his
adventure as perhaps the greatest cav
airy feat ever heretofore recorded
The noise Of Armes' exploit had NOT
died away before ne was again in TIE
field IN the dead Of Dakota winter. In
Sedgwick that thirty wood choppers were
beleagured by the red men ard a fair
way TO be frozen, starved or massacTed
II help did not reach them
Armes and his squad OF forty men wers-
caught by bl zzard about forty miles
out form the fort. He beat OF the In
dams, rescued the wood choppers and
returned with them 70 the fort Twenty
seven Of his men were 50 badly fro zen as
TO be incspaciated. Armes himself wax
frozen to his horse
News OF this ana many other dashing
acts reached Grant az Washington. and
the old warrior. who had sent the strip
ling 10 Hancock 20 give him his heliyfuI
OF fighting" determined that such gal
lantry should not go unrewarded. lie
ordered that Armes be rendered a com
mission As captain. and that he nigh,
take precedence over some hundreds o.
officers. Gen. Grant ordered It dated back
from May. 1867 10 july 1866.
Armes was assigned to the Tenth cav
airy then stationed at Fort HAYS. out or
the Kansas border. At that time he was
but twenty-five years old. and was the +.
youngest captain Of cavalry ever iu the +
regular service.
II fell TO his lot 70 experience a pitched I
battle with Indians. A bullet crashed +
through his hip.
Lift me on my horse and strap me 20
him" he commanded. This was done.
and the Captain continued 70 command /
his little force. needless ~ bullets and ar T.
rows.
Within n few days % THIS heht Armes I.
received a letter Of praise fcr his bravery f
from Gen. Hancock who was then 90 com +
mand OF the Department Of the Missouri
A. the same time Re was recommended {
for the rank of brevet Northumberland.
This recommendation was approved by /
Gen. Sherman then In command or the F.
Military Division Of Missouri and was
passed on favorably IN tgrn by Gen
Grant
Arnes' health had been shattered ard 1
+, was not until the fan q lsss ;hat he +
again saw active service when - took 4
the feld under Gen. Psnrose. This Zine +
the Indians u soatheruColorado ard View 4
Mexieo had gore on the warpath. Ter 4
months % Indtau fighting n the country +
where Gen Rfiler gained 50 much reno.u .
at later date rounded ogt The exciting +.
pages % his martial career.
In 1853 Arues caused the arrest - two i
Ma }ors Of hls command. whom - charF
Cd with selling army mules for their rs7 /.
profit THE prisoners had Influential +
friends an8 Armes WAS made q suffer i
f0y his frmuess-
Since thar time be has been ~ bifter
warfare with The au'ho-r'ss IN Wsshi-g
ton There have been charge and oouu-
er-charcez. arrests and vi1si -a-iors Wf'H
a soldiers trpcGisnf dleDaz3ti7a. Arm~s
has not sought te c7uclitate his enemies :
lie distinguished himself shortly after
the inauRuraffor % TT=slfert Herr pa.
hy breaking tire HoFr % Gov rsaFfr. ~
nsylvaria who ha8 G-st made rtr0
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on another occasion - -as arrested -
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