Evening star., 1915-01-10
FAMOUS AMERICAN DUELS

and to be held at an angle, of forty-fve degrees.
up or down, each may choose.
The word to be. Gentlemen, are you ready?"
If both answer in the affirmative, the second
having the call shall say, Ready, one, two,
three-6re!"
After the word fire" parties may fire at
will, without leaving their places, until all the
chambers are exhausted, or one of the parties
shall fall, when the command "Stop! shall be
given.
No one to be on the field except the prin-
cipals. seconds. advising friends, and surgeons.
Any infringement of these terms, whether by
the principals, seconds, advising friends. or
surgeons shall subject the person SO infringing
to be shot on the spot.
Parties to meet at the Godfrey LeFevre
Farm, seven miles below Little Rock on the
north side of the Arkansas River.
The meeting to take place between daylight
and sunrise on tomorrow morning.
As the preliminary negotiations were pro-
ceeding General Marmaduke and | went out
into the woods near his camp one afternoon
and practised with our revolvers, chatting
over personal matters, the General instruct
ing me what was to be done should he fall in
the approaching encounter.
General Marmaduke in his practice used
fine, ivory-handled revolver, while 1 had
an old one, with common walnut handle,
which had picked up on the field after dark
at the battle of Perryville. We noticed that
my shots were nearer the mark, and l sug-
gested that perhaps it was because my re-
volver was truer than his. He tried mine
and made better shots. AS we started back
for headquarters he remarked:
HPrice, | will use your pistol"
have that weapon today, with mark on
the cylinder from which the fatal bullet Sped
THE arrangements for the duel had been
carried out with the greatest secrecy;
consequently our departure for the dueling
ground was in silence. We quietly mounted
our horses about two o clock on the morning
of the sixth, General Marmaduke and Cap
tain Moore riding in front, with DR.. Peyton
and myself coming next, with the army am
bulance driven by the negro boy bringing
up the rear. We reached the farmhouse
about daylight. General Walker and his
party had arrived few minutes before and
were resting in one of the lower rooms. We
went to another room, and l remember dis
tinctly that there was fine apple on the
mantelpiece, which General Marmaduke
took and ate with relish.
As soon as it was light enough to see,
Colonel Crockett and Captain Moore went
into the woods and selected the glade have
described. 1t was about quarter of a mile
from the house, and we all walked to the
spot, the ambulance following. On arriving
| there General Walker and General Marina
duke saluted each other courteously. Colo
mel Crockett and Captain Moore tossed a
half-dollar for choice of position and word,
Captain Moore winning both. While Cen
eral Marmaduke and General Walker were
being placed in position Major King and l
sat down on log and loaded the revolvers,
and then handed them cooked to odr re-
spective principals.
It was tense, dramatic moment, with
calmness and courage depicted on the faces
of the two Generals and anxiety on the faces
of their friends. The next moment Captain
Moore gave the word, and both men fired