The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-01-03
Answered the Last Roll Call.


1874. He was 81 years, months and
IL days old at the time of his death.
On the 18th day of October, 1S47, he
was married to Miss Rebecca ].
Smalley. Ten children were born to
this marriage, eight of whom are still
living and all were present at the funeral.
Besides the bereaved wife there are the
eight children, seventy-one grand chill
dren and thirty-four great grand chill
dren. He leaves only one sister, Mrs.
Mary Chisholm, of German, MARYLAND.
out of large family of brothers and
sisters.
He removed from Maryland in 1850,
and settled in Keokuk county. Iowa.
near Sigourney. He remained there
until 1861, when he again moved to De-
catur and Ringgold counties, Iowa. In
the spring of 1861 he came to Missouri.
as he had traded for a farm Just south
of where New Hampton now stands in
Harrison county. Those were perilous
times, as the war spirit was at fever
heat in Missouri. The man he traded
farms with was ordered out of the state
because he was a union man. In our
community the disloyal element was
largely in the majority and the life of
loyal man was constantly in danger.
His first service was in what is USUALLY
called the Craynor raid, when Col. Jeff
Patton started south with his company
OF Confederate soldiers organized at
Gentryville in Gentry county. Patton
was threatening Iowa with an invasion
before he went south. This act called
down the wrath of all loyal men in
north Missouri and under the command
OF Col. CraynOr, of Albany. Patton
was driven south when he entered the
southern army. In the fall of 1861 at
Bethany he enlisted in what is com
monty known as the enrolled State Ma
litia under Capt. S. C. Allen. and after
about six months of arduous service he
again enlisted in Co. G, 9Th Missouri
State Militia Cavalry. This company
was mostly made up of Harrison county
boys, some of whom are still residents
of the county. The regiment was grad
ually worked south, and at the time of
this narrative were in charge of the
post at Harrisonville. in Cass county.
On Nov. Bird. 1862, the following SOL
dlers of Company G, were detailed by
Col. +. c. Catherwood, commanding the
post as guard for government wagon
train from Harrisonville to Warrens-
burg in johnson county. Those men
composing the detail were Lieutenant
William Newly, in charge with F. L.
Friend, James Hardness, Henry Will
Jams, j. K. Irwin, W G. Hogan, r. l..
Nelson, VIM. Watson. Geo. Keelev.
Joseph Hunt, Thornton L. Sullivan. J.
L. Oxford, David Todd, J. l.. Weese
H. P. Brewer, Afford Allison. ]. r.
Hosier, Timothy Rose, Chas. Swim.
Joshua Bedford, John Ratliff, Ed. Fish
and Perry Allen. When this escort was
only II miles out from Harrisonvjlle
they were attacked by Quantrills en-
tire command of about 300 guerillas.
which was composed of such men as the
James and Younger outlaws. Those
bushwhackers were never known to
give quarter to union soldiers. After a
very gallant and stubborn resistance in
which Tim Rose. Chas. Swim. Joshua
Bedford, John Rateliff. Ed Fish and
Perry Allen lost their lives, together
with five of the teamsters names un-
known-killed, Lieutenant Newly Or
dered a retreat back to Harrisonville.
In their flight the guerilas succeeded
in capturing Newly, Friend, Hardness,
Williams and Irwin as prisoners of war
and those soldiers were taken along by
the rebels as they started south. The
balance of the command of union men
returned to Harrisonville after several
were wounded by the rebels in pursuit
and Col. Catherwood at once started at
the head of a large force to punish the
enemy. The rebels were oyertaken
that night and after running fight of
near two miles they succeeded in recap
turing two of the prisoners and killing
a number of the bushwhackeas. Those
two were Lieut.. Newly and j. K. Ir-
win. This still left F. L. Friend, Jas.
Hardness and Henry Williams in the
hand of the enemy. Those three were
taken some fifty miles from where they
were captured, and just before sun
down Nov. 4, led off from the road and
shot. Hardness and Williams were
killed. F. l.. Friend was shot through
both eyes, which blinded him for life.
This wound never healed and about l6
years ago very malignant cancer de-
veloped. This cancer was the direct
cause ,of his death. He was totally
blind for over forty-four years. In his
darkness and misfortune he bore il with
patience and fortitude. His enlist
ment proved for life as he never again
saw the light of day, neither the flag he
had done so much to protect. His
greatest consolation, through life was
that he had only done his nart 20 bic