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THE WARFARE OF THE BORDER 405
them with a cloud of smoke. When the smoke lifted Glasscock
was down, Williams was down, McGuire was down, Burnes-
shot twice, was unable to continue his rush-while Roberson,
Evans, and Gaugh-surrounded on all sides and powerless with
empty pistols-surrendered to Major Bridgewater. Then there
was a great stillness. The Federals swarmed about the wounded
and captured Guerrillas and began to deal with them as each
man's generosity or vindictiveness suggested. One smote
McGuire in the face, wounded as he was, and another put a pis-
tol to the head of Burnes, threatening to blow out his brains.
McGuire snapped his empty revolver at the coward who struck
him, and would have been killed instantly in return, if Bridge-
water's roaring voice had not driven the Federal aggressor
away abashed and threatened instant death to any one who
further interfered with a prisoner. At this moment the four
men sent back by Quantrell to develop the situation, fired point
blank into the Federal mass gathered about the Guerrillas and
charged up to the very fence that surrounded the house.
Renick had been killed eight hundred yards from Bridgewater's
position-shot through the head-and it was only by taking a
dangerous fire themselves and charging full tilt down upon the
enemy that Frank James and his three companions were enabled
to return to Quantrell and report truthfully that all of Barker's
detachment were either killed, wounded, or captured.
Hard hit and as much dead as alive, Glasscock-when ordered
by Bridgewater to unbuckle his belt and surrender his pistols-
refused to do so. "I have sworn never to give them up volun-
tarily, and give them I never will. Kill me if it so pleases
you, and then unbuckle my belt for yourself. Dead men have no
sentiments." A Federal trooper covered him in a twinkling and
cursed him bitterly as he spoke to him: " Be quick! Off with
them, g-d d-n you. What right has a lousy beggar like you to
be a chooser?" "Hush !" commanded Bridgewater, "he is too
brave a man to be either shot or insulted. I will disarm him
myself," and as he spoke he unbuckled the Guerrilla's belt,
containing its six dragoon pistols, and handed it to his orderly.
He tried to restrain himself, poor fellow, but in spite of his
efforts, large tear-drops forced themselves from his eyes and
ran down upon his breast. And of the eleven, how many to-
day survive to read this story of the combat literally to the
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 | civm000003p0405 |
| Description | THE WARFARE OF THE BORDER 405 them with a cloud of smoke. When the smoke lifted Glasscock was down, Williams was down, McGuire was down, Burnes- shot twice, was unable to continue his rush-while Roberson, Evans, and Gaugh-surrounded on all sides and powerless with empty pistols-surrendered to Major Bridgewater. Then there was a great stillness. The Federals swarmed about the wounded and captured Guerrillas and began to deal with them as each man's generosity or vindictiveness suggested. One smote McGuire in the face, wounded as he was, and another put a pis- tol to the head of Burnes, threatening to blow out his brains. McGuire snapped his empty revolver at the coward who struck him, and would have been killed instantly in return, if Bridge- water's roaring voice had not driven the Federal aggressor away abashed and threatened instant death to any one who further interfered with a prisoner. At this moment the four men sent back by Quantrell to develop the situation, fired point blank into the Federal mass gathered about the Guerrillas and charged up to the very fence that surrounded the house. Renick had been killed eight hundred yards from Bridgewater's position-shot through the head-and it was only by taking a dangerous fire themselves and charging full tilt down upon the enemy that Frank James and his three companions were enabled to return to Quantrell and report truthfully that all of Barker's detachment were either killed, wounded, or captured. Hard hit and as much dead as alive, Glasscock-when ordered by Bridgewater to unbuckle his belt and surrender his pistols- refused to do so. "I have sworn never to give them up volun- tarily, and give them I never will. Kill me if it so pleases you, and then unbuckle my belt for yourself. Dead men have no sentiments." A Federal trooper covered him in a twinkling and cursed him bitterly as he spoke to him: " Be quick! Off with them, g-d d-n you. What right has a lousy beggar like you to be a chooser?" "Hush !" commanded Bridgewater, "he is too brave a man to be either shot or insulted. I will disarm him myself," and as he spoke he unbuckled the Guerrilla's belt, containing its six dragoon pistols, and handed it to his orderly. He tried to restrain himself, poor fellow, but in spite of his efforts, large tear-drops forced themselves from his eyes and ran down upon his breast. And of the eleven, how many to- day survive to read this story of the combat literally to the |
| Source | Noted Guerrillas, or the Warfare on the Border |
| Type | Books and monographs |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | civm000003p0405.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 |
