The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-05-30

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HEOMFT OPERATIONS KAELT Nv 1851 REE-
rMYxD Taa eEcf4sIOx ~ MIasouar
KILLED At BATTLE On piIs0m cKzEx.
ADN. AZ. Assi.
Enaworth ha1 lost bis lfe Al Alexap-
dria All " these erents bad been
IKE electric shocks ia stirring the
norsa and like magnetic CURRENTS IN
unlllng r. Lincoin's Gail for 75lF1
men had been answered " an offer
of many times that number. and hls
snbseQneat cali Tor 4xf34 had been
filed pf0up Z, as had also bis order 10
iaerease the standing army By 22-1l4
States weFp clanpFsng "a supply fnore
than thsir qsOta. extra troops we're t,e.
ing offered on every side. and lin
coda. affer hIg big hearted habit. was
llAseDilK 10 ffe appeals and bringing
- regiments here aDd there above tie
quota. This process continued unfn By
July there were more than 100000 Ell
listed 10 far A. men were concerned
TIE administrator Was suffering from
a. embarrassment Of riches That
end of II wns easy The hard task was
70 arm. dFill and provision the men
offered II was On April u. just after
ths fail Of sumter, that the president
had made his nrNt call and May
when be had Issued the second. Yet
several governors met At Cleveland and
On May asked permission 10 furnish
more troops The country Was On FIRE
with enthusiasm and was clamoring
for the administration 10 Do something
Not only were soldiers being offered
but money. The first gun that fired %
Foz Sumter hurled shot which ulti
mafely destroyed the Southern Confed-
eracy
The south Was not less active than
Wao the north. Only few days be
fore May % Virginia had definitely
cast Ia her lot with the gulf states
and the mIlole eleven commonwealfhs
that we're % make Up the confeder-
ate states of America had taken their
stand The peace advocates were
quieted Both sides realized at last
Tint the clash must come. The issue
was drawn. the lists made up. and all
that awaited was the trial by force.
The future campaign had begun to
asSuDae nebuIous form The cry of
eOn 10 RIchmond.v bad been started
hy Greeley and others. Fifteen thou
sand Pennsylvania troops were march
in9 III The direction 81 Harperp Ferry.
where q number " confederatea no
fody then knew just how many were
nassed General Benjamin r. Butler
had first been put IN command at Bal
fimOre. through which hotbed be soon
made II eminenfly safe for Union
troops 10 pass. and was then III com
naand at Fortress Monroe. Aiaxan-
dfia and Arlington were IN the hands
~ Federal troops. an expedition had
pnshed up the James river, with a
lIAse At Newport News. and another
force had started bombardment at
Acuuia creek
Just afOnt May 20 news came that
the eneiny was establishing base at
Manassas. which was altogether the
most fatefuI stem II ali. but washing
zen was sfin IN hlissful Ignorance of
fhla. I,pl Run being seven weeks
away,
~ che west three regiments had
frcnsed The Ohio river af Marietta.
sellnira and Wheeling. had taken
I'HrkrFuifbfN sfsf were fssen eoneea-
irnfing on Grafton CeneraI George
" MAGELLAN wus IN command and
had issued 3 proclamation advising The
Wesl tifRipinns 70 break away. as
fytey subsequently dId There was
ALSO activity IN Missouri whse Cap
lAln Nathaniel LroD vas temporarily
~ charge Governor CIailurne r.
{aekN9u md maav more officials and
elfizene we're daiermlned thar Nilsson.
y should - our e,ihs Onion Frank