Mower County transcript., 1902-09-17

quite often heard the boys speak Of
seeing this kind Of hogs while out
foraging. And just after the battle Of
Cain Hill heard scme member Of my
regiment say they had killed two
mule footed hogs in pen out in the
country mile or two; but did not see
them.
In the spring OF 1868 my regiment
went back north to Fort Scott, Kan.
Some time after this my regiment and
the Tenth Kansas were ordered south
again ,-s reports said to Vicksburg,
Miss; at least, we marched across the
state of Missouri in that direction un-
til we got to Salem, in the southeast
part. of the state. After we had
stopped here a few days, my regiment.
was ordered to Kansas City, Mo. We
stayed there or in that vicinity until
theEtnext winter. In December my
company (C) was: ordered to Hum
boldt, Kan. In February, 1864, my
company and a detachment of Indians
went down in the Indian Territory to
break up gang of bushwhackers that
murdered every soldier that>trayeled
the road between Fort Scott and Fort
Gibson. While on, this scout I again
heard of this peculiar. kind ef hogs,
but up to this time I.had failed to see
one.i :. .> -. ...:>. a..
In the fall of 1864, when Gen. Price
invaded Missouri with an army. of 49,
900 men for the last time, every soldier
Of the Army of the Frontier "had to
get q move on him;" for three months
we had not time to think about mule
footed hogs. After Price was defeat:
ed at Westport now = suburb Of Kan
sas. City, and started back south, my
regiment was close, on his heels until
the remnant of his army crossed the
Arkansas river at Weber falls, in the
territory, q few miles above Fort
Smith, Ark. Our horses were either
all; dead or played out. i will not say
anything about the good things we
had to eat for the last week before We
got TO Fort Smith, 10 am sure that,
ell the '"boys. in blue" that vera on
that terrible march will remember all
about It as long as HE lasts. |> ~. & :
. After our regiment had rested few
days at Fort Smith, about December
l. my regiment started back north by.
the way Of Fort Gibson. As our eom-
missary was very scant, we all took
every opportunity to hunt for what.
ever we could find to eat. We Travelled
the military road from Fort Gibson to
Fort Scott, until we got to Horse
creek; there We cut across the praf-
RE TO the Neosha river, n little east
OF where the town; Of Chetope issnow.
The Neosho river in all dry seasons has
no water IN its channel from near this
place to its Junction with the Spring
river. have travelled in its bed for
eight or ten miles without seeing. q
drop Of water. At this time there
were two or three feet Of water insthe.
channel. We encamped ina grove Of
timber on the bank 81. the riyerj on
the 81 side ofttheI river there Mas q;
heavy body of tim ber.. Ny. partner
Watts Roe, proposed that ! We wade
ACROSS the river to hunt FOR something
to eat It Is not 4. very pleasant sun-
5dertaking toysswdads . river 200 feet wide
and three feet deep ii the month 81
December to take o hunt after one has
walked rs or 80 miles. But when one
is starving the case Is altogether diff
ferent, So we took ourrevolyers and
carbinses and waded the river. Myl.
how cold the water was can feel the
chill yet. While-we were put tting on.