Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-03
George Robertson)

for her participation IN this mAttaL
but noae we're eyH tried for Il hg
court usrzhai although a great num-
Der we're sent 20 e. Louis and Al
ton as prisoners On aeOunt q T.
John B. Henderson Of Pike coas
u. Dromlnsnt before The war a. a
Democrat, and distinguished - .
lawyer. raised = regiment o. militia
for ths Ualoa side. colonei Jeffer
soa p. Zones. equally prominent a.
a lawyer. IN Galway County. raised
. rsgimens Under the can a ooserno
Jackson foe troops 70 prevent IN
yasion Of the state These tfo dis
uuEuished men being weilAequainted.
and having probably met e aatagon-
lists often IN court. eoacluded to e.
foct a compromise and 50 far a. thcy
azd thelr sections were concerned,
bring sbout q nghteas. bloodicss var
In August 1881 thsy met a1 Bsnton
City about uix miles east Of Mexico
and signed . papes providing that
The Uaion forces should EkteF that
date. keep out OF callawsy county
aud the Missouri defeBce or confed
erate forces sheaId AFTER that date
keep out Of Pike county. Il Is need
Iess to say that whsn this comprom-
ise vas broaght to the attention Of
Federal authorities. Il vas prompt
IL r~epudiated. Colonel Jones' force
soon surrendered and dIsbanded- He
was taken prisoner BY the Federal
forces nsd put under bond for good
behavior during the remainder Of
the var He vas tried BY eouF
marshal bat not found guilty Of viola
ton Of any Of the Articles OF War.
Colonel Henderson, continued IN
charge Of hts command but changed
his views as TO warfare. He became
Brigadier General and was placed IN
charge Of a section Of the country
in north Missouri He was located al
! Mexico In the early part OF January
1861 and on January 9Th reports
having captured forty prisoners. ten
OF whom be took In battle. They
we're held by the Federal authorities
for bridge-burniug-
After Hsnderson came Major II C.
fcaldEsIl. srd Iowa Cavalry. He
and different detachmenis OF hi
men we're located at Mexico for
sometime
Another attempt TO organize a
company for the Confederate forces
vas made BY WIN o. Johnson. IN
the northern part o. Audraln county.
: in the early winter q 1851. on the
24th OF December. a Company Of
Colonel John W. Burgess sharpshoct
! ers. then ballsd. afterward the 18th
: Missouri Infantry. vas On its way 20
9 Sturgeon from Palmyra and in order
10 avoid the timber and thus escape
chances Of ambush. they detoured
{ through Aadraln county over the przl
0 RE and stopped 20 rest ~ a harn
known as McCllntock's barn. situat,
ed on the northeast corner Of Sec.
tson Is. Township 81. range . Thie
presented q splendid opportunity 70
the mind OF Captain johnson. for a
battle or sHrreudeT, HIS Company
vas mostly undisciplined farmers Of
the ~nelghborhod He approached the
barn from the cas-, and when within
a short distance OF IT, halted. lined
his men Mp, to give t~heFederais an o
postunity 70 surrender, They filed out
OF the barn, formed a line OF battle,
swung around in froat OF Johnson's
Company. 10 use the language Of
Johnson. like a gate" and when all
this military precision was observed.
before anyone had time TO fire. his
men broke The Federal Company
fired a voliey or two after them.
probably not aiming to hit anybody.
and continued on their way TO stur-
geon, arriving there the next day To-
time for the hattie al Mount zion, in
Boone county. This resulted inI
the dissolution Of Captain johnson
Company.
In the battle a, Mount zion. %
the Union side. Captain John III
Aacfariane Of Mexico Distinguished
himself in action and was mentioned
in the report OF the battle, for merLI
'orions services Later on o al
his splendid services in the 9Th Mis-.
sour Cavalry. bis brother. w. wi
Asefarisne. a Confederate soldier
who had been ordered shot, had his
sentence commuted TO Imprisonment
at Alton. Illinois.
In September. 1862. General Lon.
8 Merrill vas commanding the N. i
Missouri Division and was located III
Macon. There were three Macfarlane
brothers. Georg B.. a lawyer. Can.
am John D.. above mentioned also al
lawyer and wm W. Macfarlane AZ
physician The Mactariane famtv
vas prominent in Galway and in 4
Audrain counties During a part oil
me war and after they lived In Mex.
aoo' hence an order like that. issuea
Q General Merrin on September !.
1859. from his headquarters at Ma.
con- would produce unusual excite.
meat In AHdrain county. On that.
aAfe General Merrill addressed an or.
Mexi
as 70
DO 81
OF Sc
I0a
souri, Second. W. W. M~acfarIane. :
be shot to death on Friday. he
OF September. between the hosrs
p ie a m. and . p m, at Mextco
Third. Solomon Donaidsou