The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-07-12
Oregon Boy Heard From After Thir-
ty-eight Years.
FOUGHT BRAVELY FOR south.
Charles Galloway Left Yamhill in 1852 and
First News From Him Came
Last Week.

Portland Oregonian, Thomas c. Gal
loway, Of Weiser, first learns of the
fate of brother who has not been
heard from in 38 years:
In the spring of 1862 Charles
Galloway, son of Charles and Mary
Galloway, pioneer residents of Yam
hill county, started out to seek his
fortune. He was then young man
of 20 years of age, studlous, ambi-
tious aud venturesome, and an in
tense sympathizer with the South in
the war then waging He was well
known to the pioneers Among his
schoolmates and close companions
were: Judge Raleigh Stott, Hon.
James A. Waymire, Hon. James D.
Fay, aud others of prominence. DR..
L. L. Rowland was one of his early
teachers From Oregon young Gal
loway is known to have gone first to
San Francisco, to have remained
there short time, and then disap-
peared For over third of cen
fury his whereabouts or his fate has
been perplexing mystery to his rel
atives and friends.
About three weeks ago the follow
ing appeared in the local columns of
the Oregonian:
''He Fought for the Lost Cause. -
W. E. Jordan, of Nelson, Drew
County, Ark, has written to Post
master Croasman to say that he would
like to communicate with the friends
OF an Oregon boy named Galloway,
who came south and fought with us
for the lost cause. He has been
thinking over the matter for a num-
Der of years, and has at last conclud-
ed to try and find Galloways friends
and let them know what became of
him. He was comrade of Jordan,
and any of his friends can find out
all about him by writing to Jordan at
the above address.
Judge William Galloway, of Ore
gon City, a brother of the missing
Charles Galloway, wrote at once to
Captain Jordan, and few DAYS
since received the following reply:
Nelson, Ark, June 26, 1900 -
Mr. William Galloway, Oregon City,
Or.-Dear Sir: l am just in receipt
Of your letter, and I take much
pleasure in writing you and in find
ing the brother of my old soldier
mate. Charley was the boy; your
description hit him all over.
"Well, l will tell you what became
of him He was killed in battle
some time in this month, 1864, and
is buried where the Arkansas and
White rivers run into the Mississippi
river. He was killed in fight there
early one morning. He belonged to
my COMPANY, Company l, Tenth
Missouri Cavalry, under General
Marmeduke.
''Since you told me his name was
Charley, l remember it. You know
1t has been so long l have forgotten
names. | was the first man to see
him, and got him to join our com
pany. | will tell you what caused
me to think of him at this time, and
TO write to your postmaster. / have
settled down and live near a little
river. 1t was at this river that
first met your brother, when had
crossed in advance of our command.
we having been ordered out to meet
General Steele's army, U. S. troops.
The young man was shabbily dressed,
mad eoonskin cap with a tail and
mouth on it. He stopped and had
talk with me, told me he had come
all the way from Oregon to help us
fight, and wanted to join the army.
l called the Colonel up, and he as
signed the boy to our company. He
had no horse, and we were cavalry.
so galloway, as we all called him,
walked all day, and some time dur
ing the day found him gun. Next
day we went into fight We told
him he could not go IN because he
had no horse; he begged to go, but
we would not let him. Then he cried.
and said he had come all the way
from Oregon to help US fight, and
wanted to so in. He cried so the
Colonel told him he could go. l was
near him when the fight began. He
ran 80 yards ahead of our line, shot
and killed Major within the FEEDER
al lines, got the Majors horse, pistols
and sabre, got on the horse, ran into
the Federal lines and killed several