The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 16, 1883, Page 3

ar aE ek ee .——) r 2 ‘ epee oe & SMITH, Attorneys at ‘the courts of Bates and adjvining coun- GEN. ime Habie Mo. Pacific R. R. | CHEATHAM. LexinGton & SourHERN Brancn. Trains leave Butler daily as follows: eel é GOING NORTH. £31 HisStery of the Blosdy Eattle of Mu joplin & k.C. Expr 50 P.M. Franklin, Tenn. Local Freight ---. GOING Texas Express (daily) Joplia & K. C. Express Local Freight +930 A.M | « :10 pM! The Most Desnerate Hand to Mand OA. M. oe eo a.m. | Contest of the War. EK. x. CARNES, Agent. is, ; Accorrespondent of The Cincin- ee - jnati Enquirer recently visited the ecret Socteties. le & > ~ ons | battle field of Franklin, Tennessee. MASONIC. = 5 in company with Gen. Cheatham, Butler Lodge, No. 254, meets the first | who commanded a Confederate ach month. pter Royal Arch Masons, | Corps in the action of the 3oth of 7 second Thursday in each | November, 1564. Gen. Cheatham nonth. Gouley ‘ ommandery Knights Templar said: weets the first Tuesday in each month. “J had the largest corps ae tiiat 1.0, O. FELLOWS. Bates Lodge No. 180 meets every Mon- aay night. Butler Encampment No. 76 meets the ond and ath Wednesdays in each month army—something Jess than nine thou- sand men. LHlood’s disposition of his torces for that fight was; The corps I was directing on the lett and center, Stewart’s corps on my right, and Stephen D. Lee’s corps in serve. My disposition Gen Bate on the extreme left, Gen. John C. Brown with my old division on the lett of the Columbia pike, with his mght resting on that road, Cie- burne on the right of the same pike, with his left resting on it. As Bate had a long road around to the lett, I waited some time after he start- ed before giving the order to advance Finally the line moved torward. Brown and Cleburne were to stop as they reached the open fields at the toot of Winstead’s hill. ward to its summit as ablished my Lawyers. re- was: D \V.BROWN, Notary Public But- « ler Mo. Will draw and acknowledge deeds, contracts, leases and all papers re- quiring the acknowledgment or Jurat of an officer- W. SILVERS. otary Public. Bos. & SILVERS:—Attorneys at Law, Butler, Mo. Office over Bates County National Bank. 5 P. H. Hotcome. Gen. 5. 1. LASHBROOK. THOS. J. SMITH. Law utler, Mo. Wil practice in Irode for- ties, Collections promptly attended. to they moved, and Taxes Paid tor Non-residents. Office, front room over Bates county Na- tional Bank. n2 tf. headquarters troops to ind es here, and waited tor the Dass over.’’ ‘I: was the grandest sight I ever saw when our army marched over be hill and reached tke open field at its base. Each division unfolded itself into a single line ot battle with ts much steadiness as if forming tor dress parade,’? said ex-Governor Porter, who was in those days Gen- eral Cheatham’s chief of staff. He was looking over the hill from W1in- siead’s Hill as he spoke, and seem- d to recall the events ot the day, and again pass them in review betore nis mind’s eye. ‘‘As I look over his field to-day,’’ he continued, ‘tt seems as though I can almost witness S. P. Francisco. |. S. FRANCISCO. Daria Yt BRUS. Attorneys at Law, Butler, Mo., will practice in the courts of Bates and adjoining counties. Prompt attention given to col- Jections. Office over Hahn & Co.’s hard ware store, 29Q ARKINSON & AERNATHY, Attor- neys at Law, Butler, Mo. Office wes* side of the square 22 A HENRY, Attorney at Law, Butler. _e Mo. Will attend to cases in any court of record in Missouri, and do gener- ul collecting business. W O. JACKSON, attorney at_law, e Butler, Mo., office over F, M. Crumly’s, Drug house on West side he pageant over again. The men 261-17-4E were tired, hungry, footstore, ragged ind many of them barefooted, but Physicians. heir spirit was admirable. Bear in mind that it was the first time the wo divisions of Cheatham’s corps— Jleburne’s and Brown’s—had met side by side in full view of cach eth er in an open field, with the advan- tages for desperate work equally bal- anced between them. For year- each had contended tor the nght to wear the name of the crack division botl sav: the J M. CHRISTY, M. D., Homoepathi @ .Physician and surgeon, Special at tention givento female diseases, Butle: Mo. Office, North side square fion room overBernhardt’s Jewelry store T C. BOULWARE, Physician anc e Surgeon. Office north side square, Butler, Mo. Diseases of women and chil- ren a specialtv. ot that army, and the taces of nen and officers seemed to ‘Here is the field upon right shall be decided.” ”’ “Yes,’? breke m General Cheat- ham, “‘fight was in not only those two divisions, but in the whole army that day. Don’t vou remember, Porter, that as they wheeled into line of battle, in full view ot the en- emy, their precision and military sas beautiful a sight E, L, Rice M. D, Residence east ot sqr, with J, C Clark, EVERINGHAM & RICE. PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS. Having formed a copartnership for th: practice of medicine and surgery, tender their services to the citizens of Butler and surrounding country, OFFICE in Everingham’s new bric west side square. Calls attended t at all hours, day or night, both in the Jj, Everingham, M. D which Residence west side North Main street tearing Ww city and country- oa was ever witnessed in war? 1 could —— Sere see that the Federal line was short ind curved, 2nd I knew we coulc $3. GRAND COMBINATION ’S4 —THE— BUTLER W.sEKLY TIMES. The leading of- ficial newspaper of Bates coun- ty and the LOUISVILLE WEEKLY COURIER - JOURNAL, @ne year tor only $2 25, two papers tor little more than the price of one. easily cover it by going forward in line ot battle by briga+ So this information was made betore the Democratic and ime te charge came.”’ *-Betore movmg our troops trom Winstead’s Hill I had arranged with hoth Cleburne and Brown, the twe divisions under my eye. to give them che word with 2 flag when to move. When their lines swung intoposition they corrected their alignment and then faced toward me. waiting fer the signal to adyance. A moment of suspense to see that every thing was ready, then the flag dropped, and the line moved forward as steadv asaclock. lt was two miles and a quarter from the starting point te the main Federal line. and our advance ing column was in full view from Gen. Schofield’s position and {rom ihe intrenched the Union troops at the Carter house nearly ev- ery toot of the w: tour pieces of art By paying us $2 25 you will receive for one year your home paper with the Courier-Journal, the repsesentative news paper of the Revenue only, and the best, brightest and ablest family Weekly in the United States. Those who desire to examjne a sample copy of the Courier Journal cen do so by calling at this office, Final Settlement Notice. Notice is hereby given that the under- signed curator of the estate of «, T, Potts, a minor, will make tinal set- tlement of his accounts with said estate as such curator at the next term of Pro- bate court of Bates county, Missouri, to be holden a: the court house in Butler, in said county, at the next Mav term of Probate court. A, D, 1883, J, F. Srms, Guardian and Curator, LYON&HEALY line of into the Feder dropped 2 shell of imstramenta Scits, Capa, ‘9°. ry - = t } see Erocietn | Carian ' time our force started until it. struck | eight generals, killed and wounded, | poth sides as best we could, and; sts incecea Ieoresnen at Ese 'the Federal breastwoeks. A regi- | and Stewart lost five. About dark | thes en onto to the battle at] ——— tment was thrown ont as skirmishers | Ed John’s division of Stephen D. | Nashville. F : in advance of each of | scribe the eperations on this heid at- the bloodiest battle of ‘ost six general officers killed and two greatest loss. dier. about Spring Hill with Hood, and I} -on ginaround beyond the Carte1 think was a little more darmg than} house. The carthworks on the oe usual that day. It was reported to] right hand side of the pike, as he ap- | *Urplus Fund 1,000 me that he had some words with the | proached, were so built thatthe force -_— commander of the army just before going into battle. two divisions ot my creps, division commanded by Gen. J. C. Brown and Cleburne’s oy himself, was one of the desperate and gallant ot all the war. Arms were trailed until time to give the steel came, when thc order to charge was given simultaneously by Cleburne and Brown. marched to the terrible perfect precision and great spirit and sharp knob within musket range of was killed under him just after the S corps, that was.an res BATES COUNTY National Bank. BUTLER, my divisions. sent to the support ot Brown hard suk, of that division. wa w Gen. Bat They struck Wagner's two brigades soe fighting. Gen. posted a half mile in aavance of the main position. and as they gave wav our main hne followed them mght in on to the > who went to hed a long and rough road to travel mS Feueral breastworks. I % to reach his position, but he we lest hardiv 2 man until within fifty yards ot the Federal intrenchments. The fleemg men from the two bnig- | i kept the fire off from our troops until atter their men got behind the main ur line ot battle followed them in. ORGANIZED IN Is831, T to battle on th and hada left just about dark Capital paid in, - - $+s.000. Surplus - - - + $20,000 arp engagement. ‘Artillery played but a small We had ined chance to use ours, exc ; advance, and the Fede little chance to use theirs. tillery in the tort ades posted in their front in this battle. very little the als had very The Large Vault, B urglar-Proo: | Safe with Time Lock. x¢ Federals could not fire upon it a the on sntil it was within very close range. opposite k of the river did « little damag must have Our advancing }i been |” , to Stewart, but that was abo visible, not only to the Federal com = eneral bank- | per always in Buy and sell exchange, “ht wo be in manders, but to ali of their troops in | scribe this battle, for it was fought in the fortifications for nearly an hour | “hel a i before it struck Wagner. Had it} such close quarters, and the work eae oat ee not been for the protection the two | assOexacting upon both armies. DIRECTORS. | that there was not a second for hesi- | brigades that were in advance gave oe 1 Lewis Cheney. 1. Clark§ eur men Cox would have mowed my plane tnovsnt) Erour the: spo per ncerse Hon. J B. Newberry | EB ment Wagner's two brigades got be- | E. Ps Henry. I. N. Mains, i ROC | Hindithe iain line So tatihes ania Everingham, J. P. Edwards, main | : : hatthey could | J. J Ryan, W. J. Bard, } shoot without killing their’ own men, | Dr. D-D. Wood, J. M. Patty, ; Geo. W. Miers, *, Coleman Smith. line with artillery trom the I started unul I works. reached his As it was, our troops march- ed fer an hour in tull view of the en- emy without any molestation te speak the Uniontroops poured a most de- Fs OFFICERS. structive fire into our ranks. Gen - : 2 tte! Brown. on the left of the pike, trom . of, fire from the fort xcept a little harmless artillery- Schofield the direction in which we were ad where | aura ee é | LEWIS CHENEY _ - President | — had his neadquarters. ‘Lhe same | Y@ncing, carned a portion of the first | {°C.CLARK = - © ~ Vice President line of earth works in the fir: 1. TYGARD - - Cashier may be said of Stewart's corps that g } is g > full and held his advantage to was en my right, and also in one EES He also pushed the whole of his linc view. LI tfollowed and wacched the] . ' A ae line very closely, and then took up Bee ae eee pearl works: T and so intrenched himself that the BU LER mv headquarters on Merrill’s fill, a fighting men were so close | \ | “he le charge, | : together | that they conld reachacross from on | the fight. Hood was just pack otf]. ir = line tothe other. a suffered terribly. me on the pike. Brown's divistor He gamed ‘NATIONAL BANK, pos - —— iN “It would be impossible to de- don and held it under the most try- ing circumstances.’” Cox’s strong one, Block. erthe men got together. It the ee pera House position and naturally 2 he added to it> strenth by taking advantage of every earthworks The line which Brown struck sloped quite sharply to the lett from the cet- was war. I es BUTLER, MO. Cleburn was our He was a capital sol- He had some unpleasantness wounded. point in building his Authorized Capital,j $200.000 +e++ President Vice President -+»Cashier st Cashier in it could enfilade his whole line as] ;oOKER POW it reached the Federal position on the | °.W- CHIL™S, lett of the pike. As Brown charged | WG "Syne lett of the pike. As Brown charged | *G, DUKE,...-. it a terrible enfilading fire trom these Sat eee works was poured into his men. U DIRECTORS was very destructive, and to themselves as much as possible his troops made breast-works of the dead bodies ot their fallen comrades until they could throw up earth to protect themselves. “The battle was short. but des- perate. I losta greater number of men, according to the number en- gaged, than in any battle of the war. LL,. The charge of the old my commanded most save Booker Powell, Green W. Walton Dr. N, L, Whipple T, W, Childs, A, H, Humpt rey, Ww, FE, Walton, Dr. T. ©. Boulware, R, D. Williams. Judge J. H. Sullens, 4. L, McBride, >, H, Dutene. Frank Votis, At The work men with OTHER STOCK HOLDERS: determination. Cleburne’s _ horse C, C. Duke, G, B, Hickman, O. Spencer, john Deerwester, 1. charge began. With sword in hand except Murtreesboro. The real a So Hie ne sprang to the front of his men, fight only lasted about two hours, | 5, Q. Dutcher, J, J, McKee, ls dead. the encmys earthworks toward which he was leading right here,’’ said the old general, as My twenty- | and Carter were killed—a_ greater ‘y followed the i mortality of general officers than was | battle. advancing troops. and oceasionally | ever known during the war when an 1} equal number of troops were engag- { Imes. There was no halt trom the encouraging them ed the Federal works he gave up his lite.’’ eyes moistened as he looked at the! -pye gerce fame of battle had nearly with his words Henry Donovan, but there were sharp assaults on both Just before he reach- sides until 10 o’clock. About elev- en the Federals withdrew, and about two o’clock I made into the town and got something to eat, the first I had tasted that day. Just at day- break I rode upon the field and such Receives Deposits payable on demane Loans money buys and sells .exchang: and does a general Banking bus'ness. and example. was shot Poorfellow, he never reached nd and He tell Demonstrated. ave his men. he pointed to a spot not far trom the 2 average $5 00 to $8 o@ J That smart r i Z a sightI never saw and never ex- Dally Teak Loulavifie aia CA old gin-house. ‘Here one of the pect to see again. The dead were | °° day profit, selling the “Pocket Yan J; aay sce GonWeetiaal toa alt pe s s 2 a vati in di connectic best soldiers that ever drew a sword = : ual.” The most marvellous little vol | oingtne West Southwest and N pitied up like shocks of wheat, or diitever issued.) Needediendo The veteran's | <cattered about like sheafs of grain. purchased by all classes- Noth book line ever to equal it. V it. Complete sample and outfit fullparticulars for stamp. Don’t out again until you learn what is said o his book, and what others are doing John Burns, Publisher, 717 Olive Street St. Louis place inthe open field where his triend was slain, put Mr. Carter, who own the farm, has marked the spet, as every one who visits this field a Where did Pat Cleburne die? It is now obscured by the foot- prints of peace. After a moment Gen. Cheatham turned from the field toward the road, and running his eye all been confined within a range of fifty yards, except the cavalry fight on the other side ot the river. Al- most under your eye, nearly all the dead, wounded and dying lay. In tront the Carter house the bodies lay in heaps. and to the right of it a lo- cust thicket had been mowed off by \ bullets, as if by a scythe. It was a wonder that any man escaped alive from that storm otiren missiles. A man who counted the dead told me the other side of the gin-house, Gen. | that there were over fifteen hundred John Adams, of Stewart’s corps, | bodies in the narrow space on the was killed on his horse astride the | right and lettfef the pike ; goo of Con- Federal breastworks. Scott of the | federates and something over six- same corps was also slain near there hundred Union. 1 spent two years Gen. Cockrell, now United States in the Meican war and four years in . . the late conflict. Inever saw any- senator from Missouri and Gen. thing like that field and never want Quarles were also wounded there. } to again. Stewart’s corps, did desperate work “It is all oyer now, and these are} , that day, and tully diyided the hon- only reflections — a eg Resin fait: ors with my own troeps. Brown I did not come here to talk them, but = a ae te show you the position of our alo commanded my old division, troops and point out where we began was wounded early in the fight after | and ended. This 1s the firsttime I Cleburne was killed; and of my brigade commanders Gordon was have visited this battle-ficid since the captured, Granberry, G‘st, Strahl star ——_—_$—$LW@WFLO along the line said: ‘*A little further to the right, look- By ing toward Franklin and around on tio: T 1. MILLER Co., Basupcas amp Lnvoersas 68 HEREFORD CATTLE COTSW E THE MELERBROS.CUTLERY CO. ‘MERIDER, rf, CONN. ‘ fight took place, and IT have talked more of the events of the war to-day than during all the past fifteen years. I have never rezd a truc storyof this It w « hard to write one I should have added, to what I said | about a visit to the field next :morn-| { > ThecorpsI : i at daybreak that we buried the | ote ee commanded lost dead, cared for the wounded men ot ; N “ SALOON, OPPOISTE OPERA HOOSE. ‘ H.V,PENTZER) Good Hearse Always on Ran Made and furnished on Orders may be lett at F. Evans? | Ornamental ‘House i SPECIALTY. JOHN DUFF Wacthmaker & Engraver. dD. & M. 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