The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-26
LATE GEN. MOORMAN WAS A KANSAS CITY LAWYER
 BEEORE THE WAR. He Captured Liberty Arsenal-Rais- ed 6 Company ot Confederate Cavalry-Was Arrested as Q
 Spy in St. Louis.

James E Payne in Ransas City Journal.
 When the Civil War broke put George Moor
 man, late adjutant- general of the United Con-
 fede. ate Veteran Association, and the leader
 in the organization of that body who died in
 New Orleans last Monday. was . young law ger in KAnsas City.
 In December. 1880. when Captain Clark. Stats Q. ganiser of the national guard of Mis- souri, came to Kansas City and organized . company of infantry. young Moo' man obtained pei mission to recI uit company of cavalry, and later on set sec etly to work to accom- p ish that end. and soon had about forty of
 Kansas City's most entnusiAst.c young braves enlisted
 Camp Jackson was captured on the 10th Of the following May. and Governor Jackson. being thus disappointed in the puIposed tak- ing of the 0ovsl nmeut arsenal at St. Louis. from which he expected to arm the State forces turned his attention to Liberty arsenal. about 10 miles nor thsast of Kansas c ty Cap tain Moorman was suggested ss aa excellent man to head an expedition to captu.e this storshouse of army material. and this mission was iutrusted to him.
 It was known at Kansas City whom all but about twelve men were withdrawn fiom the forces to take 1t was immediately begun. One company tiom Lafayetle and Ray Counties made . night ma. ch from Richmond. and was joined on the way by one from Eastern Jack son. which crossed the Missou4i River at old Fort 0ibiey. While c e were in motion. en- sas City and Indspendenee moved to the river and effected . c oN ng at Wayne City. Al these met . little before dawn about . mile south of the arsenal then moving forward. soon had the place completely invested. A summons to surrender was sent to lieutenant Nat Grant. who was in charge. That officsr. assuring himself that resistance would be fu- tura. obeyed the summons and the Coufsderatss took possession. As near e I nov racoilecs. the capture consisted of three 6-poundsr brass nsld gunA full equipment for i6o cavalry. 1000 stand ef Mis.iss ppi riaes with sabsr bayonets. some lbo. 900 rounds of fixed ammp- nitton. with vast stores of gun capa These sto es wegs loaded in wagons. spare horses were attached to the artillery and were hur- lied across the river to places of safety. One of the cannon was hauled through Kansas City. and 1t was . comical sight to see wslkar v. Pulliam ridng up Main Street astride of t. while James NcNees guided the team from seat on the saddls of tho near wheel horss.
 The eaptui of Liberty aTsenaI very naturally created immense excitement throughout the country. Captain Plincs. in command at Fort LeayenWotth. was or Idarsd to make . descant upon Kansas City. while Captain Lyons, iu cha % at 9t Lou a was ordei cd to march on Jefferson City. These orders were put Into im- mediate execution.
 The landing ef two troops Of cavalry at Kan- sas City challenged . concentration of Con- federatss on the west banks of Rock CT eak. two miles from Independence and eight from Prinoe's camp. This force campsd on the farm of Mir Albert Oldham. now collector of the City of Indspsndsncs. and was put under the com- mand of Colonel Holloway. whose second was Lieutenant Colonel. aftsrward General. Rich ard H. We ghtman. Captain Moo man was ss- lected as Colonel HoIloways adjutane.
 As soon as Captain Prince heard of the gath ertng of the ConsedsTatss. he dispatched Lieu tenant afterward General. Stanley with e squadron of cavalry to reoonnoitsr their post ton and asce ta n the purpose of the gather ing. stanlsy's approach was announced by the Confederate scouts and preparation made for stubborn resistance in ease his visit should prove to be c hostile one. When he came uD. however, 1t was seen that he bore the white Rag of peace, and Colonel Holloway and Captain Aoo man rode out to meet him While . conference was being held in the wa gon road. through sOrne unexplained hiunder . scattsa ing 0re was opened upon the group tn the read and Colonel Hobway. one of the nobiest of gentlemsn. was killed. Stanley beat c precipitato retreat to Kansas City, and Moorman hurried back to the Confederate lineG
 oovernOr: Jackson greatly d.str.d .A. oo- opeI etion of Governor MAgonin of Kentucky and while the Confederates were n camp ct Lexington. whence they had wtthd avn from their bivouac near Independence. he app, tinted Captain Moo man as special commissioner to go to Kentucky and arrange c plan with It's Governor for joint future action.
 Moorman started on his n ssion, but seems to have been watched. for no sooner did he Land in St. Louis than he was taken prisoner and lodged in tho old Gratiot St set house, which afterwsrd became place of such dread 10 all Federal prisoners. Knowing he would be held and treated as spy. he was not long In mak- ing plans for an escape. This he succeeded in acc, ,mplish ns by letting himself down from e thIee stOIy window one very dark night Once in the street he hastened to the rver and hi ed boatman to and him on the I.n- nois side. He was again are ted but again made his escape. and af,sr three weeks cached the home of Governor MaxofHin. Ii was then too late to accOmpl sh anything in K.ntuoky g. he made his way to Tennessee Here he found Colonel William H Ja k on 0 gs Eina a agiment of ,avsly for regu ar service fin the Confederate Army Moo man juined this command. became its adtutant and A great fAyorite with It's officers and men N Nhen Jackson was put command of hI "a he insisted that Moo: man should atav sith hm and 1t was as igade adiutant that ns of sed his miiita.y ca ser.
 The st reunion of ex Confederate xetsran. as heil by Jackson's lEade. and wac D ought about by Jacksun ani his adtutan, Out of this ini al step grow up the orsaniZa- ! ion now kn- VII as the Uni.sd Confe,Ie ata