Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-20
A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
Aged Survivor CT Fabous Walker In.
vasion of Nicaragua Lives in Ok
lahoma.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 19.-Nisorous
and soldierly in bearing despite the
weight Of nearly four score OF years
General !. c. Jamison of Guthrie, Okla,
probably the only living participant
of General Walkers filibusterng ex-
petition to Nicaragua in 1858, was
an active delegate at the 18th session
)f the National Irrigation Congress
IN Spokane, August 9 to IA. He was
accompanied by Mrs Jamison. who at
ended nearly every session. They
we're guests at the home of Charles
White. 1o14 Ninth avenue, where the
veteran related many thrilling Incidents
of the expedition which resulted in the
defeat Of Walker through treachery by
leaders of the provincial government
and his subsequent death in British
Honduras in September. 1860, while at
tempting to land the third filibuster
part.
General Jamison is a native Of Mis-
souri,, born in Pike county on Septem-
Der 80, 1890. He joined the rush to
California in 1919 when a stripping OF
i9 years. panned for yellow metal on
he slope and sailed as colonist bound
for South America with General Walk
| er. He was severely wounded in bat
| tie against Latin negroes, but lived to
| fight in the ranks OF the Confederates
| in 1851.
At the close of the Civil war he be-
came publisher of q newspaper in Mis-
souri, served that state as adjutant
general under Governor Marmaduke,
and was adjutant general of Oklahoma
during territorial days He is now
| writing the "reminiscences of his life.
General Jamison was in Sap Fran
cisco in 1855. The gold excitement had
died out and a new prospect for ad-
venture came through an invitation to
Walker, then newspaper writer in
san Francisco, from Don Francesca
CastellOn, leader of the democratic
| party in Nicaragua, to assist in liber-
ating the people. The president of
Nicaragua at that time was Don Fruto
Chamorro, leader of the legitimate par
| ty, and when Castellon undertook to
wrest from him the command of the
| state he was banished
| The terms be offered Walker and
which were accepted We're that Walk
or was to Introduce into Nicaragua
800 Americans who We're to each re-
ceive 500 acres of land and a sum of
money for their services. Walker left
San Francisco in May, 1862 with IS
mcr. landing at Realejo Nicaragua. a
month and l. days later. One of the
original 50 was General Jamison. then
% years of age
ITO avoid the neutrality laws of this
countrE,' said General Jamison. eve
shipped as coloniSts. The party was
warmly received by Casteion who
called it, ia Falange Amercano,' (the
American phalanX. with Walker in
command, Nowen as lieutenant colo
mel, and Tim Crocker as major.
Later we We're joined by recruits
under command of c. H. Gilman, then
of California; Major Alfred Swingle, a
rative of Maryland. known as an ar
tlllery commander: Captain C. I. Fays-
SCUM, Missourian. who supervised the
water crafts and steamers: Colonel s
A. IochridSe of Texas; Fl. r. Titus of
Kansas; Captain G. w. Crawford, af-
terward a resident of Galveston, and
General c. f.. Henningsen, hero OF
the siege of Granada
"A few days after landing we joined
Castellon and his provincial govern
ment at% Leon, Walker Immediately
began an attack upon RiyaS, where the
opposition forces We're strongly en-
trencled. kowen and Croker were
killed. In recognizing the army,
walker Was made COMMUNICATIVE chief.
Hornsby as colonel and Gilman lieu
tenant colonel"
"eilerdl JamiScn was assigned as
captain OF Company d. First Light ar
tillerE, Army of the Republic of Mic
afaSua, and now carries q pendant
commemorative of the company to
which he belonged.