The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-30
INDIAN UPRISING OF'62
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never asked father for detailed
statement of his experience after we
separated. Neither did he ever ask
me any questions as to my escape,
land when mother returned never
sought q history of her adventures.
EAll that / know concerning any Of
them was what heard them tell to
Others.
| It seems that after fathers rescue
by Radnor. for it was no other, he
ran across Hermon, and then Chalon
and Willard White. They tried until
late in the night to make their way
to Fort Ridgley but they seemed to
be prevented by some Indians. Fin
ally desparing of reaching there,
| they struck out to the north and at
last reached Glencoe after a couple
/ of days. Herman became SO ex-
hausted that father had to carry him
on his back many. weary hours be-
fore they reached the settlement.
On the way they fell in with two
Indians who evidently had been
hunting and had not heard Of the
outbreak. They offered no indigni-
ties except to compel Chalon to
trade guns with one Of them and so
Chalon lost Little Crows gun.
Fathers legs were so badly torn
by the grass that gangrene at one
time threatened.
After the mounted men reached
the fort there was a reorganization
Of the company and as they expected
to go on whenever there should be a
move to rescue the women and
children who were prisoners, | made
up my mind to enlist in the company
which | did. A new roll was made
and think Chalon's name appears
as third and mine as fourth on it.
We elected officers, choosing as Cap
tain, Joseph Anderson, Brown 1st
Lieut., and Marshall End Lieut.. CT
am not positive as to the name of
the second lieutenant but think | am
right remember two other aspir-
ants for the office of Captain. One
was said to be an old hunter and
Indian fighter. The other was a i
young 1rishman whose claim to the
office was based on the alleged fact
that he was in the battle of Pittsburg
Landing and so had had experience.
However, Anderson was elected by
large vote.
The next few days were spent in
scouting, foraging, and drilling.
Nothing exciting occurred, unless it
be a little incident by which | gained
the Indian blanket which has now
been nearly worn out. | was scout
ing one day, when | saw white OBJ
ject lying on the ground and riding
towards it | saw that it was blank
ct, but there was an Indian there
too. An argument followed which
resulted in my taking the blanket
which | needed and which the Indian
did not need any longer.
AS / revert to those times it stirs
my pulses little, but such things as
this just related were then consid-
cred of little moment. | have won
dered a thousand times that / did
not get my foolish head knocked off,
but aside from the wound in my
hand I never received scratch.
Chalon was worse than dare
devil. Wherever was the trail of an
Indian there would he go seemingly
without thought of the possible con-
sequences. Yet he was never hurt
though he was many times in tight
places. 1t may have been our good
luck that got US outiof bad scrapes.
Sunday morning, August 31st, we
were ordered to mount, and then in
addition to our heavy muskets and
bayonets we were given heavy cav
airy sabres, the most useless thing
to US that we could have. But we
had to take them anyway. AS | sat
there in the saddle weighted down
with musket, bayonet, sabre. cart
riduo and CON how bocidoc bIonl,nt