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378 SHELBY AND HIS MEN; OR,
Westport; Captains Thompson, Neale, Tucker, Downing; Lieu-
tenants Ridge, Dye, Charley Lewis; Major Koontz, and a thou-
sand other officers and men from Westport to Newtonia were
killed or wounded, and more were yet to die with pestilence and
famine from Cane Hill to the borders of Texas.
The advance, composed of two hundred volunteers from all
the regiments in the brigade, and a superb body of soldiers they
were, lost one hundred and twenty in killed and wounded. It
was led by McCoy. At Newtonia, Slayback from three hundred
the twenty men lost in killed forty-nine, besides a large number
wounded. These statements may show to a small extent the
sacrifices Shelby was called upon to make.
Before the battle at Newtonia, and before Shelby's division
had gained the town, a young soldier came to Colonel Slayback,
who led the advance of the column that morning, and wished to
pass ahead. Slayback refused, as his orders required, but the
soldier importuned so greatly that his reasons were asked for the
request. "In that town," he said, pointing to Newtonia, "is the
murderer of my father, the preacher, the jayhawker, Bob Chris-
tian, and I want above all things to kill him with my own hands."
"Go ahead, then," said Slayback; "I cannot interfere in family
matters." The soldier, Lieutenant Moore, with about fifty of
his partisan company, all men who had lived in the neighbor-
hood and suffered for years from the atrocities of this reverend
butcher, galloped away to the town. The Federal Captain Chris-
tian was a desperate villain. On a dozen occasions he had de-
liberately dissected the skulls of his murdered victims, carefully
extracted the brains and paraded them in horrid mockery upon
the breasts of the mutilated corpses. He had heard of Shelby's
approach and became wary and vigilant, so Moore's rapid ad-
vance was signaled, and the precious scoundrel had at least a
mile's start before his flight was discovered. After an exciting
race of eleven miles, his band was overtaken, charged, and every
man except three killed immediately, together with their fiend
leader. He was shot after surrendering, scalped, and dragged
into the camp of the bushwhackers by ropes after life was ex-
tinct. No doubt this ghastly trophy of gratified hate and ven-
geance was carefully preserved and kept in the family as a valu-
able heirloom. Such things, indeed, were done often on the bor-
der by both parties, and the name of Bomb Christian had been
linked not with "one virtue, but a thousand crimes."
Object Description
| Title | Shelby and his men, or, the war in the west |
| Author | Edwards, John N. (John Newman), 1839-1889 |
| Subject.LCSH |
Shelby, Joseph Orville, 1830-1897 Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Coverage | United State -- Missouri |
| Source |
Digital reproduction based on reprint edition republished by his wife Jennie Edwards, Kansas City, Mo. : Hudson-Kimberly Pub. Co., 1897 Originally published: Cincinnati, Ohio : Miami printing and publishing, 1867. |
| Language | English |
| Date.Original | 1897 |
| 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 | civk000028p0378 |
| Description | 378 SHELBY AND HIS MEN; OR, Westport; Captains Thompson, Neale, Tucker, Downing; Lieu- tenants Ridge, Dye, Charley Lewis; Major Koontz, and a thou- sand other officers and men from Westport to Newtonia were killed or wounded, and more were yet to die with pestilence and famine from Cane Hill to the borders of Texas. The advance, composed of two hundred volunteers from all the regiments in the brigade, and a superb body of soldiers they were, lost one hundred and twenty in killed and wounded. It was led by McCoy. At Newtonia, Slayback from three hundred the twenty men lost in killed forty-nine, besides a large number wounded. These statements may show to a small extent the sacrifices Shelby was called upon to make. Before the battle at Newtonia, and before Shelby's division had gained the town, a young soldier came to Colonel Slayback, who led the advance of the column that morning, and wished to pass ahead. Slayback refused, as his orders required, but the soldier importuned so greatly that his reasons were asked for the request. "In that town," he said, pointing to Newtonia, "is the murderer of my father, the preacher, the jayhawker, Bob Chris- tian, and I want above all things to kill him with my own hands." "Go ahead, then," said Slayback; "I cannot interfere in family matters." The soldier, Lieutenant Moore, with about fifty of his partisan company, all men who had lived in the neighbor- hood and suffered for years from the atrocities of this reverend butcher, galloped away to the town. The Federal Captain Chris- tian was a desperate villain. On a dozen occasions he had de- liberately dissected the skulls of his murdered victims, carefully extracted the brains and paraded them in horrid mockery upon the breasts of the mutilated corpses. He had heard of Shelby's approach and became wary and vigilant, so Moore's rapid ad- vance was signaled, and the precious scoundrel had at least a mile's start before his flight was discovered. After an exciting race of eleven miles, his band was overtaken, charged, and every man except three killed immediately, together with their fiend leader. He was shot after surrendering, scalped, and dragged into the camp of the bushwhackers by ropes after life was ex- tinct. No doubt this ghastly trophy of gratified hate and ven- geance was carefully preserved and kept in the family as a valu- able heirloom. Such things, indeed, were done often on the bor- der by both parties, and the name of Bomb Christian had been linked not with "one virtue, but a thousand crimes." |
| Source | Shelby and His Men |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civk000028p0378.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 |
