The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-27

ping out of the ranks he said. II don't
want my comrades to suffer on my
account; l killed the brute" Winder
demanded: why did you Kill it?"
Rafferty,, in q comical manner. replied
Il was hungry and wanted TO eat 1t"
This made Winder furious. After
volley of oaths and string Of abuse
he said, by Cod, you shall eat IT."
Rafferty, wac placed under guard at
the foot OF q tree, In which the carcass
of the dog was hung, and he was kept
there. without other food until he had
eaten the last scrap OF the dog. He
was not allowed any fire. and had to
eat II raw.
Tho Horse Marines.
I'm Captain Jinks of the Horse
Marines: feed my horse on corn
ald beans"
Who has not heard of the Horse
Marines? Their memory is as a
household word. And yet few are
they. who. in their day and genera
tion. were privileged TO see even one
OF the unique species? 1t was the
good fortune of Minty's brigade to
produce the first. II not the only. speci-
men of this genus militian, the most
rare of all the forms OF soldering.
II has even been seriously urged by
military critics that the Horse Ma
rine Is purely fabulous creature;
that he existed only in the cloudy re-
gions of romance. and that his produc-
tion In actual warfare is a military
1mpossiblity, but they had him In
Mintys brigade, Captain Jinks" and
all! Major George W. Lanton of the
Fourth Michigan cavalry, on the Sd
of April. 1864, received an order to
take command Of a sergeant and nifty
men selected from the Fourth Michl-
gan cavalry, and to report at armory
headquarters. and by stan officer
was conducted on board OF the gun
boat "Silyer Lake" lying IN the Cum
berland river at Nashville, with
horses. equipments, arms. ammunition
and thirty days ratlons. The men
were ordered to 6t for themselves
such quarters as they might as there
was no artillerymen on board. The
men were divided Into gun squads.
and in default of their exercise and
because II might prove useful, they
began a drill in the Howitzer and
Parrot rifle practice. and so well did
the men progress In IL that almost
before the day had closed General
Corse, observing it. not only highly
commended them, but expressed as
tonishment at their rapid proficiency,
That was the origin of the Horse Ma
rlnes, known the world over,
II was the good fortune OF Minty's
old regiment, the Fourth Michigan
cavalry, 10 capture Jefferson Davis
on the 10th of May. 1865. Colonel
Pritchard commanding the regiment.
r. II. S. Minty was breveted brigadier
general March 10. 1865. for gallant
and distinguished services after
ward brevet major general United
States volunteers, 'for gallant and
distinguished services during the
war: commanded with distinction
the First brigade, second division cav
airy. Army OF the Cumberland. from
December, 1862. until August l. 1864.
commanded the second division OF
cavalry during the Fitzpatrick raid.
and again commanded the division
after General Long was wounded at
Selma, Alabama, mustered out August
IS. 1865, and honorably discharged he
moved to Ogden, Utah, finally NOV
ing to Arizona. where he died August
"a. 1906. aged rs years. His remains
were brought TO Ogden and buried in
Mountain View cemetery.
COL. B. F. BAIR.