The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 17, 1907, Page 3, Image 3
Duel of Southern Generals. ma
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Killing of Walker by Marma-1 .
duke and its Effect on Con-! ?llfl
cue
? federate Fortunes. is ^
dill
"A duel between two Confed- Gf
erate generals, almost in the 8ur
midst ot an important engage- (
ment, in tho early stages of (he ?q
Civil war, had something to do ma
with the final collapse ot ihe (]uj,
Southern cause," said an Ex- reJl(
Confederate alter his return from t
the Davis and J. E. B. Stuart ...
niti
memorial celebrations in Rich- j
mond. "We were not as united .
ing
as the new generation would (
have you believe," he is quoted ^
as saving by the Washington e
tj . " obd
Post.
"There was always a misunderstanding
between the Richmond
Government and the Trans-Mississippi
department. Early in a'^fl
the conflict I wa9 sent to Arkan
sas to learn the cause of the Wlt
trnnhln ir? fl-io looilot-oliin 11
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"Five men whose names later ma
became a part of llie history of
the cause, were at variance at a a tl
time when unity was essential ? '
These men were Sterlin, Price, we?
Marraaduke, Walker. Holmes and for
Fagan. Price was the idol of the ma<
Missouri troops. Marmaduke was ma
a born goldier. Walker was a of (
martinet. Holmes was uncertain aff
in judgment. Fagan was a pood fim
fighter when he was. discreetly cip
directed. the
"When I reached Arkansas tfig
these five men were before Helena thr
for the purpose of wrestling it 4
from the enemy. It was a strut- wai
egic position at the time. It is the
not necessary to go into details sip
of the story. The point is that the
the attack lailed. era
"It was a blow to the Rich- *
mond Government early in the the
cause. The failure lay not with doi
the soldiers, but with the leader. agc
Holmes had planned the fight.? On
Events showed that he had no Km
conception of the strength.of the t
fortifications of the enemy or of ^y.
the enemy's numbers.
"After the failure dissensions ma
among the leaders increased.?
This was noticeably the case be0*A
tween Walker and Marmaduke.
"If I remember correctly Walker
ranked Marmaduke. In one
of the movements Walker had Pq
ordered the troops under his command
to retreat. To Marmaduke
was given the post ot danger? I
covering the retreat. He was Str
i a.... ... - - . I
nsnureel tUUL <*? aUOriilll) 1)0111' 110 ">VJ
would be re-entorced by Walk- the
er. fro
4iIt was important tliat he should bee
have this aid. When he arrived has
at the point not a man, save his l*01
own division, was to be seen.? we!
I Not only that, but Walker had reP
tailed to communicate with him. ?as
j Marmaduke extricated himself j anc
from the situation by a mira- bid
cle. m*
"In several engagements that the
followed Walker, though still in p'o
command, held himself aloof from rai
Marmaduke The two men hated tha
each other personally, but Mar-|plft
maduke was enough <>f a sohlioi
to let that pa-.s at the time.? to '
Walker wa- sullen and snlkv cro
I' Marma'luke sent an ai le Jo t! e
a?k Walker for orders. Walker "m
^refused to answer because, as lie1 '^r
said, it was unmilitary for a su- n,?
perior officer to receive a verbal ma
message from an inferior. Alar a2!
THE LANO.VTK
<iul<0 reduced his request to|
ting and sent it. Walker /%
rer replied. /"&
After the tro ?{H had been re-d
from the siiuitiou, for that:
vhat it amounted to, Marra* i
te, smarting under the conduct I livery
%/
Walker, informed "Walker's
terior ot existing oondi'ions| IQ yj our
1 demanded that his troops b" IQ y^ (r00<
lidrawn from Walker's com- .^ . 1
1 11 1. *? y bc&"
nd. hailing in tins iMarma- y
.... . 2 doz. Hie;
:e said his resignation was ,
dy 2 doz. 42X:
in. . , See our ge
4 lhis was an interesting con- 0
on, at sue!) a time. I don't ~
ak it had its counterpart dur- Space
the remainder of tlie war. So we ask
Mannadnke's attitude widen- We ar(
the breach. Walker remained earth, rem
urate. Then came the cli- T. D. Barr
x. women. < 1
Marmaduke challenged Wal- seasons an
. The latter accepted. The
iir was known only to a few.
5 meeting took place almost a
bin sight of the soldiers.
Marmaduke was an expert tvt .1 n,
rksman. He killed his advery
the first shot. Think of such
hing at such a time !
lMarmaduke and his seconds
e promptly arrested. Only _
Walker's unpopularity Mar- Iwl O
duke would have i een cour'- ItHIrtialed.
Through the influence
>flicials high in authority the
lir was dropped. But it took
ie to restore the army to disline.
And when the time came 0
enemy had secured advan Nobby no1
es which were maintained tion. Ha1
oughout the war. OUR LIC
'The Richmond Government
? charged with indifference to ^
situation beyond the Missis- rp
pi. It was due very largely to A
i lack of unity among the lead- 0
of the West. 0
'By the time they had come to .^
All W6
ir senses the damage had been pQr themselv
ie. Many crimes have been- U
ribed to the South's defeat.?
e of them, not generally
jwn, I have stated.
'All the particulars in thn
ilker-Marmaduke duel are
id with the exception of Mar- TMV f
duke's chief second, Col. John |^| M
Moore, lie is, or was a year
), still living in KansaB
y."
or Crops in South West.
- NE
dock Hill Herald : Mr. Jordan
ait, son of Mrs. M. A. Strait,
ing a few mil^s south weft, of
city, returned home last, week T'U
m Arkansas, where he has
tu for several years. Mr. Strait siCin bore
?lso traveled^ through por- embrojd<
us of lexas and several other
stern states this year and lie Price, 2 5
iorta that the cr >ps in Arkanand
all along the Mississippi
1 Arkansas rivers are very poor
eed and that numbers ot ( trrs
have practically abandoned
'ir crop3 and are seeking emynient
on public works. It a
ned so much in the Spring |
,t the farmers were very late finest V(
iiting and on account ot bad
nds there was much replanting
ilo. The rains continued and
ps wore not worked out as
iy are here and are unusually
all tor the lime of the year.
Strait likes the West all
lit but has decided that be will
ke his borne in South Carolina
lin.
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