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¦Po
XiA^ -
W
c>^
AN EXPLOIT
or THE WAR.
HOW ADMIRAL PORTER'S FLEET WAS SAVED DESTRUCTION.
(file Remarltaljlc EnglneeTlnipf Feat of Gen. Bttllej' ana Col. PearHall— Tlie tted River Dam—Gen. UankM an«l AfliiilvHl Vortcr in an Un¬ comfortably Close Corner — A li'rlffUtfnl PnsKa«« Over tUe VnllK and TKrougrli the Dam— Valne of Q,uicUI>- Exercised In-
— leeuulty.
((Jopyrtght by S. S. McCIure, Mmitedl ()n the morning of the seventeenth of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, thi" sherift' of Yornou county, Missouri, set out on horseback from the town of Nevada, for the piirpoRO of i)rlnglng In two brothers by the name of Pixley, ugalust whom coin- pialiit had bee^n lodged for hog stealing. •The i'lsley brothers lived in a somewhat re-
115 ^\\ \'>'
What happened later was told b.v the Plx- loys themselves to those who probably aid¬ ed me In their flight from the county.
Arriving nt the cabin in the woods where the brothers lived, the sheriff called upon them to surrender. This the.v agreed to do provided they might be allowed to retain tlieir arms. The otflcer knew both the men and good-naturedly agreed to this condition. He then started with his prisoners back to ^,—, w'liiio Htill som" distance from Nev- 'iJa they were obliged to pass through a . s'o'^iii ot tiuijer where the road be- > little more than a bridle-path, ^^om- \K the three men to ridie single file, why, nt this point the wary officer al¬ one of his prisoners to drop behind \-ill always remain a profound mys- i"y. Stich, however, seems to have been tho case. His body wns found some da.ys later, dragged into tho thick brush a little way from the path-a single bullet hole In the buck of My. head. l..arge rewards w^re ! offered for the n^isassius, but they were never capturod.
Thus <'amo to a violent death at the hands of ruffians uoue other than the gal-
o
Col. Pearaall.
Col. JoNcplii Bailer—1804.
lant offlcor and engineer. General Joseph Hallcy, under whose command and by whose dire<;tlou was constrticted the fa¬ mous Hid Ulvcr dam, a feat of engineering which for r(\i)ldity of cionstructlon and magnitude of result Is claimed to be wlth- !] out a parallel In the history of military I works.
I Karly In tho spring of sixty-four the
I army of the Red Uiver, General Banks
j ecu iiianding, and supported by the Mlssis-
!| sippl naval sq^Uadron (consisting of some
{fifteen gnn-bo«ts. Iron-dads and monitors,
besides numerbus transports) under the
comnniud of Admiral David B, Porter, had
asc«'nded the Bed River to a point a little
beyond Crraud Eeoro. Louisiana, with
Shreveport as an objective point. Their
progress up tW .'rlyer had been almost a
• oustaut .skirmish, and after severe battles
mote nelghborho()d, and had been known ^t Sahlhe Crossroads and lUeasant Hill—the an desperadoes and guerrillas during tho former a Union defeat and the latter a M-nr. The officer, however, being n man of j fruitless victory-it v.as xieolded to abandon unusual daring, declined assistance and ti^, UHdertaklng and retreat down the river, went unaccompanied to make the arrest. I Great e.\peditlon wa-s. necessary in order
Object Description
| Title | Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930, Vol. 8 |
| Source Title | Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930, Vol. 8 |
| Description | Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles (WLHBA) Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930 from historical and biographical articles preserved in scrapbooks at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Articles include eyewitness accounts written during the Civil War; such as war correspondence, soldiers diaries and printed letters from soldiers. Articles also include veterans reminiscence, obituaries and anniversary coverage of major battles or formation of regiments. A wide range of subjects, battles and people are covered. |
| Subcollection | Newspaper Clippings |
| Source | Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles |
| Source Type | newspaper clipping |
| Place of Publication | varies |
| Source Creation Date | 1861-1930 |
| Source Publisher | varies |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | 01800000vol8 |
Description
| Title | 4 |
| Source Title | Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930, Vol. 8 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Event Date | 1864 |
| Year | 1864 |
| People | ; Pearsall, Uri B., Lt. Col.;McClure, S.S. Banks; Porter, David B., Adm.; Paine, Albert P.; |
| Topic | aftermath; Navy, US; ships and shipping |
| Source Type | newspaper clipping |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | ¦Po XiA^ - W c>^ AN EXPLOIT or THE WAR. HOW ADMIRAL PORTER'S FLEET WAS SAVED DESTRUCTION. (file Remarltaljlc EnglneeTlnipf Feat of Gen. Bttllej' ana Col. PearHall— Tlie tted River Dam—Gen. UankM an«l AfliiilvHl Vortcr in an Un¬ comfortably Close Corner — A li'rlffUtfnl PnsKa«« Over tUe VnllK and TKrougrli the Dam— Valne of Q,uicUI>- Exercised In- — leeuulty. ((Jopyrtght by S. S. McCIure, Mmitedl ()n the morning of the seventeenth of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, thi" sherift' of Yornou county, Missouri, set out on horseback from the town of Nevada, for the piirpoRO of i)rlnglng In two brothers by the name of Pixley, ugalust whom coin- pialiit had bee^n lodged for hog stealing. •The i'lsley brothers lived in a somewhat re- 115 ^\\ \'>' What happened later was told b.v the Plx- loys themselves to those who probably aid¬ ed me In their flight from the county. Arriving nt the cabin in the woods where the brothers lived, the sheriff called upon them to surrender. This the.v agreed to do provided they might be allowed to retain tlieir arms. The otflcer knew both the men and good-naturedly agreed to this condition. He then started with his prisoners back to ^,—, w'liiio Htill som" distance from Nev- 'iJa they were obliged to pass through a . s'o'^iii ot tiuijer where the road be- > little more than a bridle-path, ^^om- \K the three men to ridie single file, why, nt this point the wary officer al¬ one of his prisoners to drop behind \-ill always remain a profound mys- i"y. Stich, however, seems to have been tho case. His body wns found some da.ys later, dragged into tho thick brush a little way from the path-a single bullet hole In the buck of My. head. l..arge rewards w^re ! offered for the n^isassius, but they were never capturod. Thus <'amo to a violent death at the hands of ruffians uoue other than the gal- o Col. Pearaall. Col. JoNcplii Bailer—1804. lant offlcor and engineer. General Joseph Hallcy, under whose command and by whose dire<;tlou was constrticted the fa¬ mous Hid Ulvcr dam, a feat of engineering which for r(\i)ldity of cionstructlon and magnitude of result Is claimed to be wlth- !] out a parallel In the history of military I works. I Karly In tho spring of sixty-four the I army of the Red Uiver, General Banks j ecu iiianding, and supported by the Mlssis- !| sippl naval sq^Uadron (consisting of some {fifteen gnn-bo«ts. Iron-dads and monitors, besides numerbus transports) under the comnniud of Admiral David B, Porter, had asc«'nded the Bed River to a point a little beyond Crraud Eeoro. Louisiana, with Shreveport as an objective point. Their progress up tW .'rlyer had been almost a • oustaut .skirmish, and after severe battles mote nelghborho()d, and had been known ^t Sahlhe Crossroads and lUeasant Hill—the an desperadoes and guerrillas during tho former a Union defeat and the latter a M-nr. The officer, however, being n man of j fruitless victory-it v.as xieolded to abandon unusual daring, declined assistance and ti^, UHdertaklng and retreat down the river, went unaccompanied to make the arrest. I Great e.\peditlon wa-s. necessary in order |
| Digital Identifier | 01800622 |