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164 NOTED GUERRILLAS, OR
for future service and helped onward to the Southern army
troops of recruits who needed only pilots and protection to the
Osage river.
Like Cunningham, the man who had fought as a lion in twenty
desperate combats, was destined to fall in a sudden and un-
noted skirmish. Returning northward in the rear of Quantrell,
Lieutenant William Haller was attacked at sunset and fought
till dark. He triumphed, but he fell. His comrades buried
him, and wept for him, and left him. Impetuous alike in attack
.or resistance, the resolution that always accompanied his actions
gave to his young face that rigid cast which otherwise would
only have belonged to maturer age. Romantic in his attach-
ment to the South, and tinged somewhat with the fatalism of a
military dreamer, he took no more heed of his life than of the
wind which blew out the long locks of his hair-no more
thought of the future than if God were liberty, and death but a
going to God. As a soldier under fire, his conscience told him
that it.was his duty to die at any time, and he died. His fea-
tures when he fell had upon them that strongest expression of
his soul-enthusiasm. If he ever thought he was possessed of
faults, he would have gone to battle as to a sanctuary to con-
fess them, and to expiate them if need be by the sacrifice of
his blood. Just, chivalrous, gentle as a woman yet terrible in
combat, staunch to comrade and true to honor's laws, when he
fell Quantrell lost an arm and his country a hero.
The battle year of 1863 had commenced; formidable men
were coming to the surface in every direction. Here and there
sudden Guerrilla fires leaped up from hidden places about the
State and burned as if fed by oil until everything in their reach
had been consumed. It was a year of savage fighting and kill-
ing; it was the year of the torch and the black flag; it was
the year when the invisible reaper reaped sorest in the ranks of
the Guerrillas and gathered into harvest sheaves the bravest of
the brave.
Anderson, newly above the horizon, was flashing across the
military heavens as a war comet. Left to himself and permitted
to pursue his placid ways in peace, probably the amiable neigh-
bor and working man would never have been developed into a
tiger. But see how he was wrought upon. One day late in
1862 a body of Federal soldiers, especially enrolled and
Object Description
| Title | Noted guerrillas, or the warfare of the border |
| Author | Edwards, John N. (John Newman), 1839-1889 |
| Description | A history of the lives and adventures of Quantrell, Bill Aderson, George Todd, Dave Poole, Fletcher Taylor, Peyton Long, Oll Shepherd, Arch Clements, John Maupin, Tuch and Woot Hill, Wm. Gregg, Thomas Maupin, the James Brothers, the Younger Brothers, Arthur McCoy and numerous other well known guerrillas of the West |
| Subject.LCSH |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Underground movements Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Southwest, Old -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865 Kansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Guerrillas |
| Subject.Local | Quantrell, William Clarke, 1837-1865; Quantrell, Charles William, 1837-1865; Quantrill, W. C. (William Clarke), 1837-1865; Hart, Charley, 1837-1865 Anderson, William T. |
| Coverage | United State -- Missouri |
| Source | St. Louis, Mo. : Bryan, Brand & Company, 1877. |
| Language | English |
| Date.Original | 1877 |
| Date.Digital | 2004 |
| 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 | civm000003p0164 |
| Description | 164 NOTED GUERRILLAS, OR for future service and helped onward to the Southern army troops of recruits who needed only pilots and protection to the Osage river. Like Cunningham, the man who had fought as a lion in twenty desperate combats, was destined to fall in a sudden and un- noted skirmish. Returning northward in the rear of Quantrell, Lieutenant William Haller was attacked at sunset and fought till dark. He triumphed, but he fell. His comrades buried him, and wept for him, and left him. Impetuous alike in attack .or resistance, the resolution that always accompanied his actions gave to his young face that rigid cast which otherwise would only have belonged to maturer age. Romantic in his attach- ment to the South, and tinged somewhat with the fatalism of a military dreamer, he took no more heed of his life than of the wind which blew out the long locks of his hair-no more thought of the future than if God were liberty, and death but a going to God. As a soldier under fire, his conscience told him that it.was his duty to die at any time, and he died. His fea- tures when he fell had upon them that strongest expression of his soul-enthusiasm. If he ever thought he was possessed of faults, he would have gone to battle as to a sanctuary to con- fess them, and to expiate them if need be by the sacrifice of his blood. Just, chivalrous, gentle as a woman yet terrible in combat, staunch to comrade and true to honor's laws, when he fell Quantrell lost an arm and his country a hero. The battle year of 1863 had commenced; formidable men were coming to the surface in every direction. Here and there sudden Guerrilla fires leaped up from hidden places about the State and burned as if fed by oil until everything in their reach had been consumed. It was a year of savage fighting and kill- ing; it was the year of the torch and the black flag; it was the year when the invisible reaper reaped sorest in the ranks of the Guerrillas and gathered into harvest sheaves the bravest of the brave. Anderson, newly above the horizon, was flashing across the military heavens as a war comet. Left to himself and permitted to pursue his placid ways in peace, probably the amiable neigh- bor and working man would never have been developed into a tiger. But see how he was wrought upon. One day late in 1862 a body of Federal soldiers, especially enrolled and |
| Source | Noted Guerrillas, or the Warfare on the Border |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civm000003p0164.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 |
