The Marshall republican., 1911-06-23

so-called "Civil Warl" Desper-
ate fighting was going on in the
upper rooms while the basement
was occupied by wounded SOL
diers and negroes who hal fled
from the farms Of their in
Northern Missouri.
Col. Tilton Davis o owns and
occupies this historic old lander
son House." whi-h Is also very
interesting war museum. The Lex
ington historical Society would do
well to buy this property and
turn Il over to the custody or
keeping Of Central College f."
Women. The Federal. 8overnme mt
could well afford to inves' r'm"-
thing 10 preserve the memorials
u such an important battle.
The hemp bales u,el BY the
Confederates in the taking of this
fortress are llikelyl to become as
famous as the Cotton Bales used
bv Andrew Jackson at New
/ Orleans. When the Federals
saw the Confederates dipping the
bales into the river, IN as to pre-
vent them being set IN fire by
hot shot from the fortified heights
they regarded the whole matter
81, a huge joke. but when they
saw these same bales rolling to-
wards their breastworks with no
~propelling forces visible. they
concluded that tn j,ke was sla'm-
inglv practical This episode ~
the battlei VIII go down in history
as something quite unique In the
annals OF warfare. Andrew Ja'k-
. used cotton bales n n sold
brcastwork from which ~ fire on
an approashino enemy bit Gem
oral Prise use1 hemD bales as n
movable brcastwork - romt nm
enemy strongly entrenched on
high hills.
One OF the most picturesque
and interesting figures OF this
Battle OF Lexington was that OF
Col. James A. Muliigan, who was
born In Utica, N. Y, OF Irish par
ents. He was over six
feet IN height and rs straight as n
lance. A strong, wiry, muscular
frame, an open, frank. Celtic face,
a dark hazel eye, as lustrous ms
that OF an eagle, long glossy hair
sprinkled with gray. a heavy
dark mustache, and nervous
energetic look, indicative OF
dashl His gray hair was prema-
ture. for he was only thirty-two
when ne fought this battle, and
won such worldwide fame. He
was mn ardent Catholic, with
much OF the characteristic humor
OF his witty race. In his account
Of the battle or siege, he said;
"Sunday had now arrived. Fa-
Their Butler, our Chaplain, cele-
brated Mass upon the hill side,
and all were considerably streng-
thened and encouraged by his
words, and after the services
we're over we went back to the
works, actively casting shot and
stealing provisions from the in
habitants round about"
or the very beginning OF the
fighting Col Mulligan said:
AT 3 O'Clock in the afternoon
of the isth the engagement OPP
ened with artillery. A volley OF
grape from the enemy was direct
Ied ait a group OF our officerswho
were outside the breastworks,
which had an amusing effect. Ev-
cry officer Immediately sought
the protection OF the breast
works, and gained the inside OF
the lines OF men. But this move
ment was attributed by them to
the terror OF their horses, not
from any desire to contemplate
the enemy from a less exposed
position. Our men had returned
the volley and a scene of the
widest confusion commenced.
Each man evidently believed that
he who made the most noise was
doing the most shooting. Those
who were not shooting at the
moon We're shooting above 1t, in
TO the earth, or elsewhere at ran
dom, I'm the widest, most reck-
less manner. This could not con-
tmue long with forty rounds OF
ammunition, and the men were
ordered to firing, and were
than arranged in ranks and in
structed to fire with more preci-
sion, and carefully; and soon
everything was In order and
moved on as cleverly az a Yankee
clock"
MuliiQan would have held out