The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-08-31
WAR STORIES.
- Survivor OF the It'nmouS Band cf ()ran.
trcll'S CiucrilaS 'ialllS
I. S. liardison in Memphis Commercial Appcal

All over the land, and when the re-
:ruitlng officer Respondent in glitter
.ug uniform was appealing to the patri-
Jtism OF the 'youn" manhood Of the
-onntry and in the State Of Missouri
young man, II years old Of gentle
oirtA, fresh from school, Of light hair,
ieep blue eyes and ruddy complexion,
listened with deep intcrc>. to the
~ords Of southern sympathizers. This
particular part Of Missouri had been
scr:orizcd by Kansas .Jawhawkcrs and
cut t!roats for some time, and the
Ean:ily of this young man f.. +. De-
Siar,, had suffered from these bush
"harkcrs. Flushed with southern
s'rlde OF family, hot blooded and ready
soT any adversely that might pass his
wa young Dcllart Joined the Con-
'letcratc Army. He left home to be
asoDc for short time, but little dream
Ing that before many months his
name would strike terror to what rem
aant wes left of the murderous Jay
iaawkers and the rowing bands of Fed
erals so2S into tha. part of Missouri.
NotEong after he joined the southern
sarmy, he met Capt. William Quantrell,
~ho was then recruiting company
of guerillas. Quantrell, who after
wards became the most daring and
noted guerilla chieftain the world has
over known, was born in Maryland,
and taught school for time, when
Ehe and his brother started to Cali
Fornia, and on the road was captured
and robbed by he Kansas JayhaHkers.
dis brother killed and he left him
'Gor dead; but an old Indian found him,
carried him to his "teppee" and
nursed him back to life, and his after
'aife was completely changed from
.rsoft-voiced pedagogue to the steel
'nerved, death -defying. bloody destroy.
ser, whose very name sent chill of
horror sll over the land, and it was ne,
latter he had run down and killed every
sman who was in the band that killed
this brother and left him for dead, that
Iought side by side with young De.
Hart in the regular army. Ee saw
that DeHart was fearless, full Of fire
loved danger-and seemed to court
<death. 80 unusual was his daring and
courage. Quantrell wanted such men,
a hundred Of them, men on whom
he could rely, who knew nothing of
Tear and laughed at danger, and who
was loyal to his friend and loved his
cause.
Talking one night to DeHart he in
+duced him to join "Qusntrell's old
guard" Of 100 carefully selected men.
A price had already been set upon
Quantrell's head, so terrible had been
dis revenge upon the rowing bands of
Eederals. Young DeHart soon fell
an easy victim to Quantrell's brilliant
aiiuring scheme, and he was promptly
appointed first lieutenant Of the most
desperate company Of men that ever
Fought under flag. His associates
we're the James boys, the Youngers,
Todd, Palmer, Hysmith, Dave Pool
and Others equally as famous. Jessie
James was DeHart'e boon companion.
Whey were always together. It was
% essie James and Lew DeHart who
first discovered that famous cave under
Che Gasconade river, the Gasconade
falls, conceived in DeHart's brain
aud executed by two stonemasons,
rnembers Of Quantrell's company that
made the stone sliding doors to the
cave under the falls large enough
ITO shelter 100 men and their horses
w1eh plenty provisions for months.
1t was DeHart and Jessie James
SvssIo n@UDed Frank James from regi-
'neut Of Heaeaai cavalry alone and uu.
sded, except by young girl named
Kate Bennett, daughter Of the Fed.
oral commander, Col. Bennett. Frank
James had rode into Boston, No., in |
dlguise to get certain dispatches
knoWa TO 'he there, sent by courier to |
Gen. Rlssi. He had been recognized |
snhshe in town and was forced to kill
the man who called his name. He !
Ieaped to his horse with pistols in |
'nand, shot four of his pursuers and |
had his own horse killed and bullet |
IN bis arm; was captured, and being |
ca federal uniform, was condemned |
to die next day. DeHart, perhaps.
performed the most daring deed on
record. He shot Wisconsin officer,
HRho vas riding out some distance from
t1he Tines, denned his uniform, went
Boldly into town, cutting the sentry's
Ghroat'to pass, and rode with all the
aud nonchalance Of a vet