The National tribune., 1900-08-16

sent for half-hour, in order to get sup
per at a nearby farmhouse. In the mean
time the Marshal and his deputies Wis
tied another house for the same pur-
pose, by invitation of the owner. N0
sooner there than back came one Of the
deputies TO inform me that the Marshal
had been spirited away by strangers as
soon as he entered the house. We were
about to investigate Immediately when
we found that the old farmer who had
invited the Marshal and his deputies to
the house had followed up the capturing
party and prevailed on them to release
the Marshal But Marshal Merriwether
could not be prevailed on to stay in that
country any longer than the next morn
ing, when he gave orders to return to
Louisville.
CONSOLIDATION.
The ID U. S. reached Atlanta, Ga,
In April, 1850, for consolidation with the
10th Z. 8. Drills went on daily, and as
Gen. Upton, commanding the post was
the author of the new tactics, he would
sally forth at drill time and make inquiry
of the non-commissioncd officers for any
mistakes or drawbacks in the book, as he
intended to revise it, and would be glad
to have all the information possible to-
ward making the revised edition as cor
rect as could be.
Settled down In camp at Montgomery,
Ala, few weeks after the consolidation
Of the 10th and %, things went pleas
antly along in the torrid heat of that eli
mate, till along in the Fall. After tie
State election the two parties got to CON
tending for the officers. As matters were
looking rather serious for the good name
of the State, the United States troops,
consisting of three companies, were called
on TO preserve the peace. At any rate,
three times in one night did these troops
60 to the State Capitol, and as many
times they were compelled to get out by
orders. At all events, the commanding
officer had the whole matter carried into
the courts, where it was then and there
settled to the satisfaction Of the "outs, ~
who now got ''in."
ELECTION TROUBLES.
November OF 1869 found the company
under orders TO proceed to Oxford, Miss,
as safeguard to the people at the first
election under the reconstruction laws.
The calling Of the company to Oxford
was probably opportune, for no sooner
had the pricinct been opened on the first
day than murder was committed by the
Shooting Of one man by another. The
polls were closed in a minute and the
murderer arrested. Then the clamor of
the people commenced, to get possession
Of him, that they might metc out sum
mary justice on him for his act. But the
20 soldiers, under command Of Cant.
Drum, could not listen to anything of that
kind, and held the man safely until the
temper Of the populace cooled down, when
be was lodged In jail, and the election
proceeded once more.
The voters of the entire County had tC
come into Oxford to record their votes, ms
but one precinct was designated. or the
70 men composing the company, p were
sent to Water Valley, % to Grenada, and
the remaining 25 stationed at Oxford
Minor trips that Winter and the fol
lowing Spring were made to several points
In the State where 1t was thought there
would be trouble.
Early In the Fall Of 1871 the company
was ordered to Atlanta, and in December
OF the same year ordered to Columbia
3. u, for the preservation of the peace
between the so-called Ku-Klux and the
negroes.
Back to Atlanta again we went In the
latter part Of January, 1872, and in Feb
ruary following the company was ordered
to take post at Huntsville, Ala, reliev.
Ing n squadron Of the 7th Cav. stationed
there.
At this new post the duties of the com
pany were manifold, as the civil author.
tty was not respected as II should have
been by the lawless element Of that noun
famous country.
A NEW ASSIGNMENT.
The Fall coming on, the Captain one
Gay Informed me that as there was O
probability Of the company being ordered
70 the plains, and that as I was a mar
fied man and knew what the plains were
before the war, he would advise me to
apply to the Honorable Secretary of war
Cor an appointment as Ordnance Ser.