El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-20
Gen. AnSOap Mills
GiUeS Monument
To Ell PaS0 City

Is mans desire TO honor dead heroes
who have rendered special services 10
their country. This monument" he
declared. should stand as an inspira-
ton TO the young men OF Fl Paso.
Pose For Pictures
Music was furnished for the unveil-
ing ceremonies by the Eighth cavalry
band and trumpet corps After the
ceremonies Gen. Mills posed for his
photograph with mayor Davis and
Mai Burgess
Seated at the unwilling and accom-
panyinE the general were 1Ir. and
Mrs. James L. Slayden, san Antonio;
Arthur Carr, Washington, ID. c.; Mrs
George II stewart. sister OF the gen
eral, GAINESVILLE, Ohio; Kathleen C.
Kline, Washington. D. C., and Miss
Minnie Smiley. Thornton, Ind; niecess
Mrs Esther o. Lambert. Washington,
D. c. secretary TO Cen Mills; Allen
Mills. Thornton. Ind. a brother; Mrs.
W. W. Mills, Austin. a sisterinlaw.
Mrs. Constance Overtou, a daughter.
and her husband. Capt W. S. over
ton and three daughters. Nancy Con-
stance and Mabel. OF Piedmont. Calf.
The monument not only paws tri-
butte to the brother OF Cen Mills and
the companions who persisted with
him I'm New Mexico at the hands Of
Indians. but Is also dedicated 20 two
Texans who fought as Coufederates-
The inscriptions on the sides OF the
shaft tell the story OF its erection.
On one side OF the monument Is
70 TIE MEMORY
NINE OF PRIMITIVE II PAso's
PAIkIoIIC HERQEs.
Eli1lErr MILLS.
Asei 19.
FREElIAN THOMAS JOE PoACHER
81 EHAMPIQA. JOIN PoNrEL.
BOB ALVIN. JOIN WILSON.
WHO N JULY. 1851.
WERE LOYAL cIIIzENs
I'll PAs0. TExAs.
AND
LOYAL E3EPLOTEs
OF TIE
BUTTER FIELD OVERLAND
Wien an federal troops L Teas had been sur
rendered b. Gen IviEEs 70 the Coufedarlcy. uhsu
he var department had uilhdraEn all TIE federal
troops fr1u uaat cf tie RIO Grlnis 10 Ari1ru1
nov New Mexico. aud whcn 1f1L LFnds and c.her|
federal c1rluanders had determined 70 E1rr7nllrr
the-r unou1 70 the Coufsdsrucy. thszs seven
patriots 11g-lEs1usly removed nost o. their c1n-
paly'a rr11erry from Teas and 90 July %. 1851
they seized one g the Stages Et = Pa11. intending
ll cr15r @ save Il Faso % ne union ard ral11ls
he maa coupauy'1 prqpsrtT % itl crlsu-
rhs ngTt day thsy uars intercepted a. Codt's
s 1-inzs near DeuiuE. b larga forcs q hostile
1ndi1ns under chisf 1I1nr1s ColoradaL HrgfIi7
building a snail f1rt o. stone thsT dsranEsd Ten
selves UNI the ul-ht Of re secrnf far ~
Egels LATER their mutl--ed bodies were discovered
vim u1ie under stone stating thai on JULY
-2rd an had been killed. save tuo. Wh1 1l1nnad
escape that niEat Later they. to-. had f1rs1
with their crur1faE
Ths psrlous situation and heroic d,isn7s o. tssss
heroes are descrih1i fully 81 volume w. Eacorss
% the Eeheli1l. and In core11o1fclce in Tie j
FGs1 Public Llhrly-
on the other side OF the monument
Is the following;
COLONEL ". r. sCuBRT
Fourth Teas Craig.
AND
COLONEL p. r. HEEBEur
seventh Texas CaTllfy.
Eh1 were called into ths service o. De state Do is
7l-1r11r. on ISL Both chsged The can When lfaIr
STATE vas practically AZ var vita The federal rc7-
lrl11e1l, and herolcally Performed an Tie dutas
required o. aem. until tleir regiments were en-
sssed q ile battles q l1uLls EerrJs An. Aurl
l- 1885, and Mausfiaid Ia. 4rr1 g. Is1f re-
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