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AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS 151
cried out at the top of her voice "Lord a massy, Uncle
Tommy, run for your life; you have been a public man and
they will kill you, sure." He said it so excited him
that he sprang to his feet. All below his house the valley
was covered with hazel brush and snow was lying on the
ground. He first looked toward where the firing was
going on and said "My God! they certainly have got
them very near all killed in this time" for he was under
the impression that every shot killed a man. He started
southwest from his house, ran about a quarter of a mile,
jumped over behind a log; he had hardly gotten still when
he imagined he heard the horses feet of the Federals in pur-
suit of him; he raised up and looked, could not see any
person, so ran about another quarter, jumped over behind
another log and as soon as he got still, the first thought
came into his mind that they were still in pursuit, for he
could hear the horses' feet, but on reflecting a moment he
found that it was his heart beating; he said he could still
hear the firing and he thought they intended to kill them
all before they quit. He had a son-in-law by the name of
Hardin Brown living on the Warm fork of Spring river,
about twenty miles distant, and he started on foot and
never stopped traveling until he reached his house. On
reaching the house, his daughter asked him how, in the
name of God, he ever got there without his crutches. He
said that was the first time that he had thought of his
crutches. He began to notice his legs and the crooked leg
was just as straigt as the well leg. He said that it com-
pletely cured him of his rheumatism and he had the use of
that leg just the same as he ever did the other leg, and
never used a crutch afterwards. After the war he removed
to Oregon county and was elected to the legislature, and
died a member of the legislature.
Object Description
| Title | History of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas : being an account of the early settlements, the Civli War, the Ku-Klux and times of peace |
| Author | Monks, William, 1830-1913 |
| Description | An autobiography of Colonel William Monks |
| Subject.LCSH |
Guerrillas -- Ozark Mountains -- Biography Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements Missouri -- History -- 19th century Arkansas -- History -- 19th century Howell County (Mo.) -- History United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives |
| Coverage | United State -- Missouri |
| Source | West Plains, Mo. : West Plains Journal Co., 1907 |
| Language | English |
| Date.Original | 1907 |
| Date.Digital | [2003] |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Format | JPEG |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact contributing institution for information. |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library Special Collection, University of Missouri - Columbia at (573) 882-0076 or email: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
Description
| Title | civk000030p0151 |
| Description | AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS 151 cried out at the top of her voice "Lord a massy, Uncle Tommy, run for your life; you have been a public man and they will kill you, sure." He said it so excited him that he sprang to his feet. All below his house the valley was covered with hazel brush and snow was lying on the ground. He first looked toward where the firing was going on and said "My God! they certainly have got them very near all killed in this time" for he was under the impression that every shot killed a man. He started southwest from his house, ran about a quarter of a mile, jumped over behind a log; he had hardly gotten still when he imagined he heard the horses feet of the Federals in pur- suit of him; he raised up and looked, could not see any person, so ran about another quarter, jumped over behind another log and as soon as he got still, the first thought came into his mind that they were still in pursuit, for he could hear the horses' feet, but on reflecting a moment he found that it was his heart beating; he said he could still hear the firing and he thought they intended to kill them all before they quit. He had a son-in-law by the name of Hardin Brown living on the Warm fork of Spring river, about twenty miles distant, and he started on foot and never stopped traveling until he reached his house. On reaching the house, his daughter asked him how, in the name of God, he ever got there without his crutches. He said that was the first time that he had thought of his crutches. He began to notice his legs and the crooked leg was just as straigt as the well leg. He said that it com- pletely cured him of his rheumatism and he had the use of that leg just the same as he ever did the other leg, and never used a crutch afterwards. After the war he removed to Oregon county and was elected to the legislature, and died a member of the legislature. |
| Source | A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civk000030p0151.jpg |
| Collection Name | Civil War in Missouri - Monographs |
| Editorial Note | All blank pages have been eliminated |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Digital Library Production Services |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Please contact koppk@umsystem.edu for more information. |
| Copy Request | Contact Ellis Library special collection at: SpecialCollections@missouri.edu |
