Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-07-10

b anoEher order. MAJ Eliox D.
Major q NOarOe cOaaiy "a ordered
shot AZ Mexico The saEte tine -
Macfarl&za Major had been IN the
lcosfeasrais service tAkea pnsoaes
Aaa discharged upoa taking the oath
q allegiance rot 20 aEain bear
arms axasns, the UnRed States. He
had violated bis cath; be took ep
Arns for the Southern cause. having
beea given a commission a. major.
and upoa being tafsa prisoner TIE
secoad tine. this order vas maze
There = a ronxnce connected wah
thl4. Major had q sweethear9 living
a. Parss. Missouri. the aaaghter oe a
Cnlca nan. Her lister was the
sweothsart o. a gallant youzg union
oficsr. Ueutenxnf Hzrtran, Of the
ard Iowa Cavalry. located Al Mex
leo Thsle yuung hides prevailed
apon Hartman TO use his lnflueace to
save the life a MAJOR. JJno W Beat
~. now living IN Mexico. ace0mpan-
led ueutenant Hartman 70 Monroe
county 10 secure Che influance az IN
lon men there TO petition General
Merrill TO prsysnf the sxscutton-
The Interest manifested b. the
.yogng ladies' resulted IN the following
order. st Lonis. No. Oct 9Th.
1864 Brgadier Generai Merrill,
Commanding Northeast District. At
the earnest request Of many Union
men IN Monroe county and vicinity,
the punishment Of death ordered By
the military authorities IN the case Of
z D. Major Is committed 70 inprs-
oGmeut n the Alton prison. during
the continuance Of the var. S. RI
Carts, Major Generzl-
After the hattie Of Lexington, ST.
las L Hscksrsoa. a member OF Mar
rays Company. returned to Audrain
county. had = commission az q cap
tain. for tire purpose Of recruiting a
company. He never vas able 20 get
hack to Pnce's army. but took his
company and kizsd Porter and rel
NAMED IN Audrzln and tie surround
Ing counties through the renasnder
q the var. He was accounted al,
guerilla A fight took place IN
July. 1850. on the Mozroe County.
lie southeast Of Santa Fe. between
portion Of Major CaldwelTs forces
aad General Porter. In this fight |,
H~ekerso1's Company participated a.
part q Potas forca There wsre ,
fsderals killed. several wound /
q and some loss on the part az Por- !
TAls is called The Bots Biunls
'2ttis as 1t took place near a hiHnlt
the Bolts farm. 4
The Confederate forces were new,
r able al any tine darlng TIE War 4
Q e~ter MEXICO. After the battle :
L Noors's NH the last Of July. +
see. Col oaoa Guitar. vita ne
Missouri. moFed into Mexico and +
9 doing 50 cut OF a Confederate i
Ore. from catering Mexico, analp
Fhieh vas coming In that direction r
coacoFd. Guitar vas here ala
bort while and aftervArd was pro- q
TO Rrisadier General sndltA
laced in charge OF the Northern Dss-lh,
Of Missouri ~
There vas a great deal az recruit 10
9 took place in various parts oslea
e coanty and 4 great deal Of bush-a
hacking vas done. Small numbers { NJ,
"a ~oald set together. stay underlo Of
yer and at the frs, opportunity. roI
axe an effort to get south Of the re-,
yer TO join Prices army. Some-l,o
mes they succeeded sometimes thev Va,
BOT Tue number Of men going bui
o the Confederate service from Ag-lea
County cannot Be stated denu- "a,
~ Probably not to erceed FIVE ~
sdred
hen the 5nd Iowa Cavalry vas r-and
Fed from here. It was succeeded lana
a company OF militia under Can n~,
John McRobar1s. then -..