Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-11-05
Battle Of Pilot Knob Veterans.


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The survivors of the battle of
Pilot Knob, Mo-, met in the Office
of DR.. c. A. Peterson, room 7i5,
Century Building, st. Louis, Mo-,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, Oct. g., 1903;
Maj. H. B. Milks, of Leon, Kan,
chairman; H. c. Wilkinson, of
Piedmont, Mo-, secretary. They
proceeded to take steps looking to
the organization of all the surviv-
ing participants in the defense of
Pilot Knob into an association for
the commemoration of the battle of
Pilot Knob, Iron county, Mo-,
fought on Sept. 26th and 9th, 1854;
to collect historical data bearing
on this remarkable engagement,
and including all of the engage
ments and skirmishes, incidents,
events, scouts reports, ETC., con-
nected Herewith, from Doniphan,
Ripley county, to Leesburg, Craw-
ford county, Mo-, beginning at
Doniphan, Sept. 10Th, and ending
at Rolla, Mo-, Oct, 2, 1864, includ-
ing all intermediate dates. The
organization will be known as The
Pilot Knob Memorial Association.
The officers shall consist of a presi-
dent and vice-president from each
military organization engaged in
the defense of Pilot Knob, and one
vice-president from the citizen
volunteers who aided in the de-
tense; a treasurer, secretary and
corresponding secretary; also, as
many assistant secretaries to both
offices as may be found necessary
to consummate the purpose of this
association.
The regular members of the Pilot
Knob Association shall consist of
all persons, both military and civil,
who aided in repelling the ''Price
raid into Missouri" in 1864, be-
tween Doniphan and Leesburg,
Mo. All other persons who may
be interested in the purpose of this
Association may become honorary
members by the unanimous con-
sent of the regular members in
assembly. All honorary mem
bers may hold Office as treasurer,
corresponding secretary or assist
ant secretary, and enjoy all the
privileges and ~courtesies of regular
members, except voting on meas
ures proposed at the meetings of
the Association.
The regular meetings or reunions
shall be held on Sept. 9th of each
year, except when this date comes
on Sunday, then they may be held
on Saturday, Sept. Goth, at the
option of the Association or it's
officers calling the Association to-
gether. The place of meetings of
the Association may be at Pilot
Knob, OF any place in Missouri
from Patterson or Greenville,
Wayne county, to Leesburg, Craw-
ford county, or at st. Louis, which
will be the headquarters, until
otherwise decreed. There will be
no fees or dues, but each may con-
tribute such amount as they feel
inclined. Officers selected for the
first year are as follows:
President, Col. David Murphy,
Adjutant 47th Mo. Vols; Vice
Presidents, Capt. VIM. j. Camp
bell, nth la. Init. Vols; Major
Henry B. Milks, Sd M. S. M, Cav.
Vols; DR.. Sam B. Rowe, 18th Mo.
Vols; Lieut.. T. M. Montgomery,
I'd Mo. Art. Vols; Lieut.. VIM. II.
Smith, I'd M. S. M, Cav. Vols;
Capt. P. F. Lonergan, list M. S. M,
Init. Vols; Lieut.. Jos. A. Hughes,
citizen volunteer; Treasurer, Lieut..
Henry S. Carroll, 33d Mo. Init.
Vols; Secretary, Sergt. H. G.
Wilkinson, 18th Mo. Vols; Core
spending Secretary, DR.. G. A.
Peterson, honorary member; AS
sistant Secretaries, Capt. Hugo
Hoffman, nth La. Init. Vols; Lieut..
John A. Rice, I'd M. S. M, Cav.
Vols; Lieut.. John A. Delano, 18th
Mo. Vols. Lieut.. Jas. G. S~teakley,
Sd M. S. NJ, Cav. Vols; Major
Chas. Biehle, list M. S. NJ, Init.
Vols; Private Jos. F. Lindsay,
5Oth Mo. Init. Vols; Sergt. Jas.
M. Travis, I'd Mo. Art. Vols.
WHEREAS, DR.. C. A. Peterson having
very kindly rendered the use of his office,
room US Century Building, St. Louis, Mo-,
as a place Of this, our first meeting, there
fore, We tender the following:
ReS0i0ed, That the Pilot Knob Memorial
Association tender DR.. c. A. Peterson a
vote of thanks for his interest, courtesy and
kindness in rendering the use OF his office
for this, our first, meeting, and also for his
deep, unselhsh interest in the Association.
II. B. MILKs, Chairman.
H. c. WILKINSON, Sec'y.
The officers of the Pilot Knob
Memorial Association kindly re-
quest that all citizens now living
who took part in the battle of Pilot
Knob, Mo-, fought on Sept. Goth
and 9th, 1864, will send their
names and lists of names of others
who they know took part in the
defense of, Pilot Knob, both Of
those now dead and also living, to
the secretary, H. G. Wilkinson,
Piedmont, Mo-, or corresponding
secretary, DR.. G. A. Peterson, room
rs Century Building, st. Louis,
that their names may be recorded
in the roll of honor.