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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 8.70 (search)
nant in his regiment. During a large part of the three following years, Stuart's regiment was engaged in the attempt to preserve peace between the new settlers in Kansas Territory, during that exciting period when it was yet undetermined whether Kansas should be a free or a slave state. It was amid these stirring scenes that he made that acquaintance with Osawatomie Brown, which enabled him afterwards to identify him at Harper's Ferry. The battle on Solomon river. In the year 1857, his rad offered; and as soon as I could tear myself away from their importunities I left, waved my cap, and Col. Lee's plan was carried out. * * * When Smith first came to the door I recognized old Osawatomie Brown, who had given us so much trouble in Kansas. No one then present but myself could have performed this service. In the Summer of 1860 the First cavalry was engaged in building Fort Wise, now Fort Lyon, and from this point Lieutenant Stuart, who had been notified of his promotion to a ca