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THE WARFARE OF THE BORDER 333
and a house burner. Fifty-five years of age and gray-headed,
neither one nor the other saved him. But before the old man
surrendered he fought a desperate fight. Knowing instinctively
what his fate would be if he fell alive into the hands of any hos-
tile organization, much less a Guerrilla organization, he took a
stand behind a plank fence, armed with a Spencer rifle and two
revolvers, and faced the enemy, now close upon him. Arch
Clements, Jesse James, and Jack Bishop dashed at Duncan.
The first shot killed Bishop's horse, and in falling the horse fell
upon the rider. At the second fire Clements' horse was also
killed, but James stopped neither for the deadly aim of the old
man nor for the help of his comrades who were coming up as
fast as they could On foot. I-Ie shot him three times before he
knocked him from his feet to his knees, but the fourth shot-
striking him fair in the middle of the forehead-finished the old
man and all of his sins together.
On the fourteenth a council was held among the Guerrillas to
discuss the pros and cons of a surrender. Virtually the war was
over. Everywhere the regular Confederate armies had surren-
dered and disbanded, and in no direction could any evidences be
discovered of that Guerrilla warfare which many predicted would
succeed to the war of the regular army and the general order.
All decided to do as the rest of the Southern forces had done,
except Clements, Anderson, John and Thomas Maupin, Jack
Bishop, Jesse James, Thed. Castle, John Chatman, Capt. Kelly,
Joshua Esters, and Samuel Wade. These would go to Mexico
with Shelby and espouse either Juarez or Maximilian, but they
would never surrender. Anxious, however, to give to those of
the command who preferred a contrary course the dignity and
the formality of official authority, Captain Clements entered
Lexington on the fifteenth with Jesse James, Jesse Hamlet, Jack
Rupe, Willis King, and John Vanmeter, and bearing a flag of
truce. The provost marshal of Lexington, Major J. B. Rodgers,
was a liberal officer of the old regime, who understood in its full-
est and broadest sense that the war was over, and that however
cruel or desperate certain organizations or certain bodies of
men had been in the past, all proscription of them ceased with
their surrender.
As Clements marched back from Lexington, Jesse James, still
riding at the head of the column with the white flag, eight Fed-
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 | civm000003p0333 |
| Description | THE WARFARE OF THE BORDER 333 and a house burner. Fifty-five years of age and gray-headed, neither one nor the other saved him. But before the old man surrendered he fought a desperate fight. Knowing instinctively what his fate would be if he fell alive into the hands of any hos- tile organization, much less a Guerrilla organization, he took a stand behind a plank fence, armed with a Spencer rifle and two revolvers, and faced the enemy, now close upon him. Arch Clements, Jesse James, and Jack Bishop dashed at Duncan. The first shot killed Bishop's horse, and in falling the horse fell upon the rider. At the second fire Clements' horse was also killed, but James stopped neither for the deadly aim of the old man nor for the help of his comrades who were coming up as fast as they could On foot. I-Ie shot him three times before he knocked him from his feet to his knees, but the fourth shot- striking him fair in the middle of the forehead-finished the old man and all of his sins together. On the fourteenth a council was held among the Guerrillas to discuss the pros and cons of a surrender. Virtually the war was over. Everywhere the regular Confederate armies had surren- dered and disbanded, and in no direction could any evidences be discovered of that Guerrilla warfare which many predicted would succeed to the war of the regular army and the general order. All decided to do as the rest of the Southern forces had done, except Clements, Anderson, John and Thomas Maupin, Jack Bishop, Jesse James, Thed. Castle, John Chatman, Capt. Kelly, Joshua Esters, and Samuel Wade. These would go to Mexico with Shelby and espouse either Juarez or Maximilian, but they would never surrender. Anxious, however, to give to those of the command who preferred a contrary course the dignity and the formality of official authority, Captain Clements entered Lexington on the fifteenth with Jesse James, Jesse Hamlet, Jack Rupe, Willis King, and John Vanmeter, and bearing a flag of truce. The provost marshal of Lexington, Major J. B. Rodgers, was a liberal officer of the old regime, who understood in its full- est and broadest sense that the war was over, and that however cruel or desperate certain organizations or certain bodies of men had been in the past, all proscription of them ceased with their surrender. As Clements marched back from Lexington, Jesse James, still riding at the head of the column with the white flag, eight Fed- |
| Source | Noted Guerrillas, or the Warfare on the Border |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civm000003p0333.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 |
