The Republican journal., 1916-05-18
ping her to the ground, where she died
after utterin0 fearful shrioks Tn aueh

ping her to the ground, where she died
after uttering fearful shrieks. In such
close quarters were the combatants that
an Indian snatched rifle from the sad
dlebow of soldier, who had hung it
there after firing. There was no time
to reload rifles, and the use of revolvers
was all that saved Hoods party. After
half an nour of hand to hand fighting
the Indians withdrew, having had nine or
ten killed and many more wounded. One
OF Hoods command was killed, another
was missing, supposed to have been
Killed, and two besides Lieut.. Hood were
wounded. An arrow had passed COM
pletely through his left hand from the
back, piercing the bride rein and split
ting one finger to the bone. 1t fastened
his hand to the rein, and to get rid of the
arrow 1t was necessary to cut off the
mead and draw the shaft out
The men and animals at this time
had been without water for Sc hours and
the heat and the excitement of the fight
mad greatly increased their thirst and the
wounded men were calling for water in
agonizing tones. After weary ride of
twelve miles to DEVILS river their eyes
were gladdened at sight of the tents of a
newly established post-Camp Wood.
Here they received every attention, but
made only brief stay, and are now
resting at Fort Inge after forced march
from DEVILS river.
Toward evening we visited the camp
OF Hoods party on the river half mile
below the post. Under the leafy canopy
OF dense growth of live oak and cot
tonwood trees the tents were pitched.
The cavalrymen were lounging here and
there on messy knobs and beds of boughs,
their clothing in shreds from contact
with the thorns and briers without which
no form of vegetation in Texas seems
complete. Some were shoeless, others
hatless, but all were in good spirits. Be-
fore two of the campfires wild turkeys
were roasting, and the feathers were
being plucked from third, also destined
for the.spit. AS we stood there tall,
dashing looking private came in sight
with a rifle over his shoulder end one
hand holding turkey by its long slender
legs, the head with its blood red comb
trailing on the ground behind him. AS
we turned TO retrace our steps to the
chor IF riff ont
and we knew that another turkey had
fallen, for these men rarely miss their
aim.
Lieut.. Hood joined our party at Fort
Inge that evening, but before we were
astir the next morning he and his troop
ers were up and away"
Of the three officers mentioned Capt.
E. Kirby Smith was native of Florida,
Lieut.. Walter H. Jenifer of Maryland
and Lieut.. John B. Hood of Kentucky, and
at the beginning of the Civil War all re-
signed from the U. S. Army and entered
the Confederate service. | am not IA
miliar with the record of Capt. Smith in
that service, but am under the impress
sion that he was killed in one of the
early battles. Lieut.. Jenifer in one
battle-the first at Manassas, or Balls
Bluff, | find it reported at both places
occupied an exposed position and being
made the more conspicuous by riding a
white horse was mistaken by the Fed
erals for Gen. Beauregard. The horse
was one Jerifer had trained himself, and
when to escape hot fire he dismounted