The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-03-12
CRY THAT WON THEM
CAPT. EYsAGHT KNEW MEN He:
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Not Pleased at the Idea q: Fighting
Fellow countryman, the Emmett;
Guard Were There as One Man to
Face the British Lion: e.. < h,

A little party were discussing one
day last week the Emmett anniversary.
The conversation led one of them to
relate the following "reminiscences:
"The first military organization
ever belonged to was the Emmett
Guards" he said. It should be ex-
planned that he came from another
state than New York. Every men,
Der was stalwart in physique and we
were all young men. =,
'Our captain was Dan Lysaght,
merchant of our town, who was one of
the most popular fellows you ever
saw. He was a patriot true, believe
me, and he came very near believing
in his soul that when ireland was
freed the Emmet Guards would be
largely responsible for that blessed
event
We were the crack organization of
the town and we always turned out,
no matter what the occasion. We
had just got our new uniforms and
accoutrements when the civil war
broke out in this country.
I'VE were a part of the State
Guard, and our state was strongly
southern and the governor was a Se-
cesh, we went into camp with the
other militia OF our town and country
when the governor ordered us so to
do.
Things were getting pretty hot,
can tell you, and the word was passed
round that we would soon be called
upon to take the oath of allegiance to
the c. S. A. and to join Pa Price as the
general of the Confederate forces was
called. He was then marching on Lex
ington, where our countryman, Col
Mulligan, made his first gallant stand
for the Union.
1T was pretty hard, boys, for the
| Emmett Guards to think of going
against Col. Mulligan, and the situa-
tion was discussed at our campflres.
| Naturally, there was a suspicion in
camp that the Emmett Guards were not
sound for Secesh, and the Colonel in
fsconamand put up u job to test the
Guards mettle. Capt. Lysaght, of
course, did not know it was a job.
In the middle of the night the word
was passed around that the enemy
was upon us. When a courier aroused
Capt. Lysaght he tumbled into his uni
form md went to every tent, and,
shaking the flap of the tent, called out
Iravely:
"Fall in, fall in, Emmett Guards!
I We are attacked
would you believe me, not man
fell in! Capt. Lyaaght was enraged.
lie was as sensitive as he was plucky,
and the idea that the Emmett Guards
would not turn out to repel an at
tack made him furious and white at
the same time.
my God, men!' he said, what is
! the matter of yer
And still the Emmett Guards re-
mained docile, ou might say. Then
Capt. Lysaght used a bit of strategy
Passing along the line of tents he call.
! ed out:
Emmet Guards, awake and fall
in! Fall in, for the British lion is
loose amongst ye!"
"Ah, as Byron said of the heavy
sound that broke up the reve1ry in
Brussels by night, then and there was
hurrying to and fro.' Every Emmet
Guard fell in and stood well to be led
on. The colonel commanding heard OF
us, and then the word was passed
that it was false alarm, and the En-.
; ret Guards went back 10 their hunks. :"
Did you join Price in the fight on
Mulligan?" asked one.
! Some of us joined Price, but not
until after Mulligan had surrendered,
The Emmett Guards would never have
fought Mulligan, depend upon that.
| But the Guards were sworn to turn
out on the British lion at all hours,
and it was that oath which established
our reputation as warriors in the old
Secesh camp."--New York Sun.
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