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Prairie City (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.17
w additions and corrections only. A Sabbath gathering. After dinner on Sunday, Pate's men wanted to go over to Prairie City and plunder it. Fancying that it would be easily taken, and that no resistance would be offered, six of Pate's men started on the expedition. At the time this party approached Prairie City, the people of that place and vicinity were congregated in the house of Dr. Graham to hear preaching, the doctor himself being a prisoner in the camp at Black Jack. They could we; but their search was unsuccessful. As the gray dawn of Monday morning, June 2d, glimmered in, they had returned to Prairie City, when two scouts brought the tidings that the enemy was encamped on Black Jack, some four or five miles off. A small pd the four prisoners, and the remainder immediately took up their line of march for the enemy. Of those who thus left Prairie City, Captain Shore's company numbered twenty men, himself included; and Captain Brown had nine men besides himself. They
Kansas (Kansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.17
, they got off scathless, and got back to tell a frightful story to Pate about the other men being killed — horribly! &c. Their less lucky companions were merely taken prisoners of war. One of them, however, had come very near getting his quietus. A son of Dr. Graham, a boy of about eleven years, seized his father's double-barrelled gun at the first alarm, and hurried out to the fence, the Missourians, who were all thus taken aback, being immediately outside of it. The daring boy, with his Kansas blood up, went within three rods of him, and, poking his gun over the fence, took deliberate aim at one of the men, and would have fired the next moment,--for Bub was not enlightened in the mysterious articles of war, --when a Free State man put aside his gun, and said, Bub, what are you doing? Going to shoot that fellow. You must n't. Bub shook his head, and began to put up his gun again, muttering, He's on pap's horse. A similar incident, illustrating the warlike spirit o
Missouri (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.17
The worshippers were nearly through their devotions, and the closing psalm was echoing through the timbers of that log house to one of those quaint old melodies to be found in the Missouri Harmony, when the sacred strain was snapped by another Missouri harmony. A watcher entered, saying, The Missourians! They are coming! Never was a congregation dismissed on shorter notice. The holy man forgot the benediction in remembering his rifle. The six ruffians had galloped up; when the cong, and provisions for the men. The wagons were all injured by the bullets. The prisoners, being now disarmed, were ranged in file by the slender band of captors. The boys on the hill were induced to come in, thereby swelling the Free State force to sixteen persons. Captain Brown marched with the prisoners and a large portion of the spoils to his own camp. The wounded men were carefully cared for; and, on their recovery, admonished to do better in the future, and sent home to Missouri.
Lawrence, Kansas (Kansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.17
Chapter 7: battle of Black Jack. A few days after I left the camp of Old Brown, and returned to my post at Lawrence, he had his long-looked — for fight with Captain Pate's marauders. A friend has so faithfully narrated this action, that I prefer to transcribe his account of it, rather than describe the fight from my own recollections of the event. I make a few additions and corrections only. A Sabbath gathering. After dinner on Sunday, Pate's men wanted to go over to Prairie City and plunder it. Fancying that it would be easily taken, and that no resistance would be offered, six of Pate's men started on the expedition. At the time this party approached Prairie City, the people of that place and vicinity were congregated in the house of Dr. Graham to hear preaching, the doctor himself being a prisoner in the camp at Black Jack. They could watch as well as pray, however. There were some twenty men present, and most of them, after the old Revolutionary pattern, had gone
Milton (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.17
ht of them being wounded. One was shot through the mouth by a Sharpe's rifle bullet. He had been squatted behind the wagon wheel; the ball hit one of the spokes, shivering it, and the border ruffian, in trying the juggler's feat of catching it in his mouth, got it lodged somewhere away about the root of the tongue or the back of his neck. Another, was shot in the upper part of the breast, or the lower part of his neck, the bullet descending and lodging in his back. Another, a citizen of Westport, as he was galloping off, received a very severe wound in the groin. He, with several others, who were also wounded, left their camp by the eastern side and escaped. After Pate's men retreated to the ravine, he endeavored to rally them, and a fire was kept up from the spot where they lay concealed, although the bullets were whistling over their heads at a fearful rate. And soon the position of Captain Shore was found to be hazardous and critical: fully exposed to an enemy who could sho
Hickory Point, Jefferson county (New York, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.17
soon as he caught the first glimpse of them. Pate found and fought. Captain Pate's position at Black Jack was a very strong one. It afforded shelter for his men, and, except by a force coming up the ravine or stream from the timber at Hickory Point, had to be approached over an open prairie, sloping up from the place where the Missourians were posted. When the alarm was sounded, Captain Pate drew up his men in line behind the breastwork of wagons. When they neared the enemy's positiant band poured in a volley on the Missourians, who were drawn up behind the wagons: the latter instantly returning it. Volley after volley pealed through the air, and echoed through the ravine at Black Jack, away up to the dense timber of Hickory Point. Meanwhile, Captain Brown had hurried into the ravine on the right of Captain Shore; and posting his men well, began to discourse the music of the spheres from that quarter. We're whipped! We're whipped! yelled the Missourians, before
Black Jack, Kansas (Kansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.17
inity were congregated in the house of Dr. Graham to hear preaching, the doctor himself being a prisoner in the camp at Black Jack. They could watch as well as pray, however. There were some twenty men present, and most of them, after the old Revol2d, glimmered in, they had returned to Prairie City, when two scouts brought the tidings that the enemy was encamped on Black Jack, some four or five miles off. A small party was left to. guard the four prisoners, and the remainder immediately took uad galloped off as soon as he caught the first glimpse of them. Pate found and fought. Captain Pate's position at Black Jack was a very strong one. It afforded shelter for his men, and, except by a force coming up the ravine or stream from theons: the latter instantly returning it. Volley after volley pealed through the air, and echoed through the ravine at Black Jack, away up to the dense timber of Hickory Point. Meanwhile, Captain Brown had hurried into the ravine on the right of
John Brown (search for this): chapter 1.17
Through the whole of that Sunday night did Captain Brown and Shore's united company hunt for Captainumbered twenty men, himself included; and Captain Brown had nine men besides himself. They rode t When they neared the enemy's position, Captain Brown wished Shore to go to the left and get intss fire, without being in their own fire. Captain Brown, with his nine men, accordingly went to thnse timber of Hickory Point. Meanwhile, Captain Brown had hurried into the ravine on the right o two or three of his men, went over and joined Brown, where the force lay in the long grass, firingoing on, to little purpose on either side, Captain Brown went after the boys on the hill. Some few was still kept up. It is proper to state that Brown and Shore's men had but four guns of long rang stationed. Five heroes, therefore, of whom John Brown was one, received the surrender of the arms the Free State force to sixteen persons. Captain Brown marched with the prisoners and a large por
Shore (search for this): chapter 1.17
up their line of march for the enemy. Of those who thus left Prairie City, Captain Shore's company numbered twenty men, himself included; and Captain Brown had ninewn fire. Captain Brown, with his nine men, accordingly went to the right. Captain Shore, with more bravery than military skill, approached the foe over the hill, taptain Pate. When I get my men in line, I'll show you, cried the gallant Captain Shore; and, true to his word, without waiting for or wanting any humbug parley, tnt. Meanwhile, Captain Brown had hurried into the ravine on the right of Captain Shore; and posting his men well, began to discourse the music of the spheres fromere whistling over their heads at a fearful rate. And soon the position of Captain Shore was found to be hazardous and critical: fully exposed to an enemy who coulddred yards up the slope, to the high ground, where they were out of range. Captain Shore, however, and two or three of his men, went over and joined Brown, where th
John Lawrence (search for this): chapter 1.17
d for the unconditional surrender of the whole company. They surrendered forthwith; although there were only nine Free State men in the ravine, or in sight, when the demand was made; and four of them, by Brown's orders, had remained where they were stationed. Five heroes, therefore, of whom John Brown was one, received the surrender of the arms and persons of twenty-one men, exclusive, too, of the wounded marauders. A large number of arms were obtained, many of which had been taken from Lawrence and Palmyra; twenty-three horses and mules, many of them recently stolen from the Northern squatters; a portion of the goods plundered at the sacking of the Free State store, two days before; as well as wagons, ammunition, camp-equipage, and provisions for the men. The wagons were all injured by the bullets. The prisoners, being now disarmed, were ranged in file by the slender band of captors. The boys on the hill were induced to come in, thereby swelling the Free State force to si
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