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St. Louis, Mo.
67 Rosell M. Hongh.
June 13, 1862.
Camp Douglas
68 Elias Stuart
June 20, 1862
Camp Butler ..
889
69
: Jos. II. Tucker.
June 14. 1862.
Camp Douglas
912
July 4. 1862
Camp Butler ..
1006
71
Othniel Gilbert July 26, 1862.
Camp Douglas
940
8
Richard J. Oglesby.
9
66 Eleazer A. Paine.
66
1265
66
1759
11
John McArthur ..
May 21, 1861.
Dixon.
Freeport.
Quincy
Peoria.
17
66
Nap. B. Buford.
Aug. 3, 1861
Camp Butler.
29 30 31 32
John A. Logan.
Sept. 8, 1861 ..
Camp Butler.
John Logan.
Dec. 31, 1861
Camp Butler.
36 37 38
Julius Raith.
Dec. 16, 1861.
Camp Butler
Chas. Noblesdorff
Sept. 13, 1861
Chicago.
48 49 50
Isham N. Haynie.
Nov. 18, 1861.
Camp Butler.
Moses M. Bane ..
Sept. 12, 1861
Quincy .
Ottawa ..
Thos. W. Harris
Feb. 18. 1862.
Anna ..
1180 1754 2202 1762 1647 1385 1730 1228
.. P. Sidney Post.
August. 1961.
St. Louis, Mo.
1384 1675 1112 2015 2028 1833 1259 2043 1095 1817 1266 1164 1982 989 1082 1602 1193 1939 1547 1878 1973 1711 1660 1558 1012 1593 1157 1388 1807 1277 1211 1824 1902 1512 1716 2015 2051 1874 1482 1761 1550 1519 1434 1720 1287
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20
Chas. C. Marsh ..
26
John M. Loomis.
May 24, 1861
66
zation.
1624 1684 1694 979
O T. Reeves
W. H. W. Cushman
March. 1862
Nich. Greusel.
W. H. L. Wallace ..
John B. Wyman.
1
HISTORY OF ILLINOIS.
139
SCHEDULE-Showing statement of volunteer troops organized within the State, and sent to the field, commencing April, 1861, and ending December 31, 1865, with number of regiment, name of original commanding officer, date of organization and muster into United States' service, place of muster, and the aggregate strength of each organization.
INFANTRY.
No.
Commanding officer at organiza- Date of organization and Place where mustered
tion.
muster into the United States service.
into the United States service.
since organi-
|Aggr. strength
72 Col. Frederick A. Starring.
Aug. 21, 1862.
Camp Douglas.
1471
73
Jas. F. Jaquess
Camp Butler.
968
74
Jason Marsh
Sept. 4, 1862
Rockford.
989
75
George Ryan
Sept. 2. 1862.
Dixon.
982
76
Alonzo W. Mack.
Aug. 22, 1862.
Kankakee
1110
77
David P. Grier.
*Sept. 3, 1863
Peoria .. ,
1051
78
W. H. Bennison ..
Sept. 1, 1862 ..
Quincy.
1028 974 928
82
Frederick Hecker
Camp Butler
83
Abner C. Harding
Aug. 21, 1862.
Monmouth
84
Louis II. Waters.
Sept. 1, 1862.
Quincy.
959
87
66 John E. Whiting.
Sept. 22, 1862.
Shawneetown
89
..
John Christopher.
*Aug 25. 1862 ..
Camp Douglas
90 91
Henry M. Day
Sept. 8, 1862.
Camp Butler
92
.4 Smith D. Atkins
Sept. 4, 1862.
Rockford.
93
: Holden Putnam
Oct. 13, 1862
Princeton and Chicago
94 95
6. Lawr'n S. Church
Sept. 4, 1862.
Rockford.
96
66 Thos. E. Champion.
Sept. 6, 1862
Rockford
1206 1082
98
J. J. Funkhouser ..
Sept. 3, 1863
Centralia ..
1078 936 921 911
101
66
Chas. H. Fox ...
Sept. 2, 1862
Jacksonville.
102
Wm. McMurtry.
Knoxville
103
Amos C. Babcock.
Oct, 2, 1862.
Peoria
104
Absalom B. Moore.
Ang. 27, 1862.
Ottawa
105
Daniel Dustin ..
Sept. 2, 1862.
Chicago ..
106
Robert B. Latham
Sept. 17, 1862.
Lincoln. Camp Butler
967 873 994 1095
113
..
Geo. B. Hoge.
Oct. 1, 1862.
Camp Douglas
1258 990
114
..
James W. Judy.
Sept. 18, 1862.
Camp Butler
960 952 995
118
John G. Fonda ..
Nov 29. 1862.
Camp Butler.
1101 952
119
66 Thos. J. Kenney.
Oct. 7, 1862.
Quincy .
844
121 Never organized. .
122 Col. John I. Rinaker
123
James Moore.
Sept. 6 1862
Mattoon
1050
124
Thomas J. Sloan.
Sept. 10 1862.
Camp Butler.
1130
125
Oscar F. Harmon
Sept. 4. 1862.
Danville.
933
126
Jonathan Richmond.
Chicago ..
998 957
128
Robert M. Hudley
Dec 18, 1862
Camp Butler.
1011
130
Nathaniel Niles
Oct. 25. 1865.
Camp Butler
932
131
George W. Neeley
Nov. 13. 1862.
Camp Massac.
880
132
Thomas C. Pickett
June 1, 1864.
Camp Fry
853
133
66 Thad. Phillips.
May 31, 1864
Camp Butler.
851
134
66 W. W McChesney
Camp Fry
878
135
John S. Wolfe
June 6, 1864
Mattoon.
852
80
Thos. G. Allen.
Aug. 25, 1862.
Centralia.
81
Jas. J. Dollins ..
Aug. 26, 1862 ..
Anna ..
1187 961 1286 956
85
Robert S. Moore.
Aug. 27, 1862
Peoria
86
David D. Irons.
Peoria.
88
F. T. Sherman.
Aug. 27, 1862 ..
Camp Douglas
1265 1036 1091 1427
97
66 F. S. Rutherford.
Sept. 8, 1862 ..
Camp Butler ..
99 100
G. W. K. Bailey
Aug. 26, 1862.
Florence, Pike Co.,
Joliet.
998 917 977 1001 1097 944 927
10~
Thomas Snell
Sept. 4, 1862
10s
John Warner
Aug. 28, 1862.
Peoria
10g
= Alex. J. Nimmo
Sept. 11, 1861.
Anna ..
110
..
Thos. S. Casey ..
Anna.
111
James S. Martin
Sept. 18, 1862.
Salem
112
T. J. Henderson
Sept. 12, 1862.
Peoria. . .
115
Jesse H. Moore
Sept. 13, 1962.
Camp Butler.
116
", Nathan H. Tupper.
Sept. 30, 1862.
Decatur
117
Risden M. Moore
Sept. 19, 1862.
Camp Butler.
120
George W. McKeaig.
Oct. 29, 1862.
Camp Butler
. . . .
Sept. 4, 1862.
Carlinville
934
127
John VanArman
*Sept. 5. 1862.
Camp Douglas
866
129
George P. Smith.
Sept. 8, 1862
Pontiac.
993 994 907 1285 958 1041
Timothy O'Mera.
Nov. 22, 1862.
Camp Douglas
.
.. Wm. W. Orme.
Aug. 20, 1862
Bloomington,
Fred. A. Bartleson.
Aug. 30, 1862.
Danville
79
.. Lyman Guinnip.
Aug. 28, 1862.
zation.
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140
HISTORY OF ILLINOIS.
SCHEDULE-Showing statement of volunteer troops organized within the State, and sent to the field, commencing April, 1861, and ending December 31, 1865, with number of regiment, name of original commanding officer, date of organization and muster into United States' service, place of muster, and the aggregate strength of each organization.
No.
Commanding officer at organiza- tion.
Date of organization and Place where mustered muster into the United into the United States service. States service.
zation.
|Aggr. strength
136
Col. Fred. A. Johns ..
une 1, 1864
Centralia.
842
137
..
John Wood ..
June 5, 1864.
Quincy
849
138
.6 J. W. Goodwin.
June 21, 1864
Quincy.
835
139
Peter Davidson.
June 1. 1864.
Peoria
878
140
.. L. H. Whitney.
June 18, 1864.
Camp Butler.
871
141
Stephen Bronson.
June 16, 1864
Elgin
842
142
Rollin V. Ankney.
June 18, 1864
Camp Butler
851
143
Dudley C. Smith.
June 11, 1864
Mattoon.
865
144
Cyrus Hall ..
Oct. 21, 1864
Alton, Ills ..
1159
145
George W. Lackey.
June 9, 1864
Camp Butler.
880
146
Henry H. Dean ..
Sept. 20, 1864.
Camp Butler ..
1056
147
..
Hiram F. Sickles.
Feb. 18, 1865.
Chicago
1047
149
Wm. C. Kueffner
Feb. 11, 1865.
Camp Butler.
983
150
George W. Keener.
Feb. 14, 1865
Camp Butler.
933
152
F. D. Stephenson.
Feb. 18, 1865.
Camp Butler,
945
153
Stephen Bronson.
Feb. 27, 1865.
Chicago.
1076
154
.. McLean F. Wood ..
Feb. 22, 1865.
Camp Butler.
994
155
Gustavus A. Smith.
Feb. 28, 1865
Camp Butler.
929
156
Alfred F. Smith.
March 9, 1865.
Chicago
975
...
John A. Bross
Quincy
903
Capt. John Curtis ..
June 21, 1864.
Camp Butler.
91
Simon J. Stookey
Camp Butler.
90
James Steele.
June 15, 1864.
Chicago
86
CAVALRY.
1|Col. Thomas A. Marshall.
June, 1861
Bloomington
1206
2
" Silas Noble
Aug. 24, "
Camp Butler ...
1861
3
Eugene A. Carr
Sept. 21,
Camp Butler.
2183
4
T. Lyle Dickey .
Sept. 30,
Ottawa
1656
. 5
John J. Updegraff.
December
Camp Butler.
1669
6
Thomas H. Cavanaugh.
Nov., '61, Jan., '62
Camp Butler.
2248
: :
Albert G. Brackett ..
Oct. 26, '61
Camp Douglas
2619
10
James A. Barrett.
Nov. 25, '61
Camp Butler.
1934
11
Robert G. Ingersoll ...
Dec. 20, '61.
Peoria.
2362
12
Arno Voss.
Dec., '61, Feb .. '62
Camp Butler.
2174
13
Joseph W. Bell.
Camp Douglas.
1759
14
Horace Capron
Jan. 7, '63
Peoria ..
1565
15
Warren Stewart ..
Organized Dec. 25, '63.
Camp Butler.
1473
16
..
Christian Thielman
Jan. and April, '63 ..
Camp Butler.
1462
17
John L. Beveridge.
Jan. 28, '64.
St. Charles.
1247
FIRST REGIMENT-ILLINOIS LIGHT ARTILLERY.
Co Field and Staff.
A Capt. C. M. Willard.
Chicago
168
B
..
Ezra Taylor ....
Chicago
204
C
C. Haughtaling.
Oct. 31, 1861.
Ottawa
175
D
.. Edward McAllister
Jan. 14, 62.
Ptainfield
141
E
A. C. Waterhouse
Dee. 19, '61.
Chicago
148
F
John T. Cheney
Feb. 25, 62.
Camp Butler.
159
G
.. Arthur O'Leary
Feb. 28, 62
Cairo
113
H
Axel Silversparr.
Feb. 20, '62.
Chicago
147
I
Edward Bouton
Feb. 15, '62.
Chicago
169
K
A. Frankliu
Jan. 9, '62 .. .
Shawneetown
96
L
.John Rourke
Feb. 22, '62
Chicago
153
M
66
John B. Miller.
Aug. 12, '62
Chicago
154
Recruits.
883
151
..
French B. Woodall
Feb. 25, 1865
Quincy.
J. W. Wilson.
Dec. 1, 1861.
Chicago
985
8
.. John F. Farnsworth,
Sept. 18, '61
St. Charles ..
2412
Q
Wm. Pitt Kellogg ..
August, '61.
Camp Butler.
2282
Quincy ..
917
148
Horace II. Wilsie ..
INFANTRY.
since organi-
7
..
HISTORY OF ILLINOIS.
SCHEDULE-Showing statement of volunteer troops organized within the State, and sent to the field. commencing April, 1861, and ending December 31, 1865, with number of regiment, name of original commanding officer, date of organization and muster into United States service, place of muster, and the aggregate strength of each organization.
LIGHT ARTILLERY.
Co.
Commanding officer at organiza- Date of organization and Place where mustered
tion.
muster into the United States service.
into the United States service.
since organi-
Aggr. strength |
SECOND REGIMENT-ILLINOIS LIGHT ARTILLERY.
A Capt. Peter Davidson.
Ang. 17, 1861.
Peoria
116
B
Riley Madison.
June 20, '61.
Springfield
127
C
Caleb Hopkins
Aug. 5, '61.
Cairo
154
E
Adolph Schwartz
Feb. 1, '62.
Cairo.
136
E
John W. Powell. .
Dec. 11, '61.
Cape Girardeau, Mo ...
190
G
Charles J. Stolbrand.
Dec. 31, '61.
Camp Butler.
108
H
Andrew Steinbeck.
Camp Butler.
115
I
Charles W. Keith.
66
Camp Butler.
107
K
Benjamin F. Rogers
66
Camp Butler.
108
M
John C. Phillips
June 6, '62.
Chicago.
100
Field and Staff.
10
Recruits
1171
INDEPENDENT BATTERIES.
Board of Trade Capt. James S. Stokes
July 31, 1862.
Chicago
258
Springfield .. .
Thomas F. Vaughn ...
Aug. 21, '62.
Camp Butler.
199
Mercantile ....
Charles G. Cooley.
Aug. 29, '62.
Chicago
270
Elgin .
66 George W. Renwick.
Nov. 15, '62.
Elgin.
242
Coggswell's ...
William Coggswell
Sept. 23, '61.
Camp Douglas
221
Henshaw's
Ed. C. Henshaw.
Oct. 15, '62.
Ottawa
196
Bridges'
Lyman Bridges.
Jan. 1. '62.
Chicago
252
Colvin's
John H. Colvin.
Oct. 10, '63.
Chicago
91
Busteed's
Chicago
127
Infantry
185,941
Cavalry
32,082
Artillery
7,277
DUELS.
The code of chivalry so common among Southern gentlemen and so frequently brought into use in settling personal differences has also been called to settle the "affairs of honor" in our own State, however, but few times, and those in the earlier days. Several attempts at duels have occurred; before the disputants met in mortal combat the differences were amicably and satisfactorily settled; honor was maintained without the sacrifice of life. In 1810 a law was adopted to suppress the practice of dueling. This law held the fatal result of dueling to be murder, and, as it was intended, had the effect of making it odious and dishonorable. Prior to the constitution of 1848, parties would evade the law by
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zation.
145
William H. Bolton
Feb. 28, '62.
Chicago.
117
Jasper M. Dresser.
Dec. 17, '61.
Cairo.
141
RECAPITULATION.
142
IIISTORY OF ILLINOIS.
going beyond the jurisdiction of the State to engage in their con- tests of honor. At that time they incorporated in the Constitution an oath of office, which was so broad as to cover the whole world. Any person who had ever fought a duel, ever sent or accepted a challenge or acted the part of second was disfranchised from holding office, even of minor importance. After this went into effect, no other duel or attempt at a duel has been engaged in within the State of Illinois, save those fought by parties living outside of the State, who came here to settle their personal differences.
THE FIRST DUEL.
The first duel fought within the boundaries of this great State was between two young military officers, one of the French and the other of the English army, in the year 1765. It was at the time the British troops came to take possession of Fort Chartres, and a woman was the cause of it. The affair occurred early Sunday morning, near the old fort. They fought with swords, and in the combat one sacrificed his life.
BOND AND JONES.
In 1809 the next duel occurred and was bloodless of itself, but out of it grew a quarrel which resulted in the assassination of one of the contestants. The principals were Shadrach Bond, the first Governor, and Rice Jones, a bright young lawyer, who became quite a politician and the leader of his party. A personal difference arose between the two, which to settle, the parties met for mortal combat on an island in the Mississippi. The weapons selected were hair- trigger pistols. After taking their position Jones' weapon was prematurely discharged. Bond's second, Dunlap, now claimed that according to the code Bond had the right to the next fire. But Bond would not take so great advantage of his opponent, and said it was an accident and would not fire. Such noble conduct touched the generous nature of Jones, and the difficulty was at once amicably settled. Dunlap, however, bore a deadly hatred for Jones, and one day while he was standing in the street in Kaskaskia, conversing with a lady, he crept up behind him and shot him dead in his tracks. Dunlap successfully escaped to Texas.
RECTOR AND BARTON.
In 1812 the bloody code again brought two young men to the field of honor. They were Thomas Rector, a son of Capt. Stephen
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ILLINOIS ASYLUM FOR FEEBLE MINDED CHILDREN. AT LINCOLN.
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HISTORY OF ILLINOIS.
Rector who bore such a noble part in the war of 1812, and Joshua Barton. They had espoused the quarrel of older brothers. The affair occurred on Bloody Island, in the Mississippi, but in the limits of Illinois. This place was frequented so often by Missou- rians to settle personal difficulties, that it received the name of Bloody Island. Barton fell in this conflict.
STEWART AND BENNETT.
In 1819 occurred the first duel fought after the admission of the State into the Union. This took place in St. Clair county between Alphonso Stewart and William Bennett .. It was intended to be a sham duel, to turn ridicule against Bennett, the challenging party. Stewart was in the secret but Bennett was left to believe it a reality. Their guns were loaded with blank cartridges. Bennett, suspecting a trick, put a ball into his gun withont the knowledge of his seconds. The word "fire" was given, and Stewart fell mortally wounded. Bennett made his escape but was subsequently captured, convicted of murder and suffered the penalty of the law by hanging.
PEARSON AND BAKER.
In 1840 a personal difference arose between two State Senators, Judge Pearson and E. D. Baker. The latter, smarting under the epithet of " falsehood," threatened to chastise Pearson in the public streets, by a " fist fight." Pearson declined making a "blackguard', of himself but intimated a readiness to fight as gentlemen, aeeord- ing to the code of honor. The affair, however. was carried no further.
HARDIN AND DODGE.
The exciting debates in the Legislature in 1840-'41 were often bitter in personal " slings," and threats of combats were not infrequent. During these debates, in one of the speeches by the Hon. J. J. Hardin, Hon. A. R. Dodge thought he discovered a personal insult, took exceptions, and an " affair " seemed imminent. The controversy was referred to friends, however, and amicably settled.
M'CLERNAND AND SMITH.
Hon. John A. McClernand, a member of the House, in a speech delivered during the same session made charges against the Whig Judges of the Supreme Court. This brought a note from Judge
146
HISTORY OF ILLINOIS.
T. W. Smith, by the hands of his "friend" Dr. Merriman, to McClernand. This was construed as a challenge, and promptly accepted, naming the place of meeting to be Missouri; time, early; the weapons, rifles; and distance, 40 paces. At this critical junc- ture, the Attorney General had a warrant issued against the Judge, whereupon he was arrested and placed under bonds to keep the peace. Thus ended this attempt to vindicate injured honor.
LINCOLN AND SHIELDS.
During the hard times subsequent to the failure of the State and other banks, in 1842, specie became scarce while State money was plentiful, but worthless. The State officers thereupon demanded specie payment for taxes. This was bitterly opposed, and so fiercely contested that the collection of taxes was suspended.
During the period of the greatest indignation toward the State officials, under the nom de plume of " Rebecca," Abraham Lincoln had an article published in the Sangamo Journal, entitled " Lost Township." In this article, written in the form of a dialogue, the officers of the State were roughly handled, and especially Auditor Shields. The name of the author was demaded from the editor by Mr. Shields, who was very indignant over the manner in which he was treated. The name of Abraham Lincoln was given as the author. It is claimed by some of his biographers, however, that the article was prepared by a lady, and that when the name of the author was demanded, in a spirit of gallantry, Mr. Lincoln gave his name. In company with Gen. Whiteside, Gen. Shields pur- sned Lincoln to Tremont, Tazewell county, where he was in attend- ance upon the court, and immediately sent him a note "requiring a full, positive and absolute retraction of all offensive allusions" made to him in relation to his "private character and standing as a man, or an apology for the insult conveyed." Lincoln had been forewarned, however, for William Butler and Dr. Merriman, of Springfield, had become acquainted with Shields' intentions and by riding all night arrived at Tremont ahead of Shields and informed Lincoln what he might expect. Lincoln answered Shields' note, refusing to offer any explanation, on the grounds that Shields' note assumed the fact of his (Lincoln's) authorship of the article, and not pointing out what the offensive part was, and accompanying the same with threats as to consequences. Mr. Shields answered this, disavowing all intention to menace; inquired if he was the author,
ยท
147
HISTORY OF ILLINOIS.
asked a retraction of that portion relating to his private character. Mr. Lincoln, still technical, returned this note with the verbal statement " that there could be no further negotiations until the first note was withdrawn." At this Shields named Gen. White- side as his " friend," when Lincoln reported Dr. Merriman as his "friend." These gentlemen secretly pledged themselves to agree upon some amicable terms, and compel their principals to accept them. The four went to Springfield, when Lincoln left for Jack- sonville, leaving the following instructions to guide his friend, Dr. Merriman :
" In case Whiteside shall signify a wish to adjust this affair with- out further difficulty, let him know that if the present papers be withdrawn and a note from Mr. Shields, asking to know if I am the author of the articles of which he complains, and asking that I shall make him gentlemanly satisfaction, if I am the author, and this without menace or dictation as to what that satisfaction shall be, a pledge is made that the following answer shall be given:
I did write the "Lost Township" letter which appeared in the Journal of the 2d inst., but had no participation, in any form, in any other article alluding to you. I wrote that wholly for political effect. I had no intention of injuring your personal or private character or standing, as a man or gentleman; and I did not then think, and do not now think, that that article could produce or has pro- duced that effect against you; and, had I anticipated such an effect, would have foreborne to write it. And I will add that your conduct toward me, so far as I know, had always been gentlemanly, and that I had no personal pique against you, and no cause for any.
" If this should be done, I leave it to you to manage what shall and what shall not be published. If nothing like this is done, the preliminaries of the fight are to be:
"1st. Weapons .- Cavalry broad swords of the largest size, pre- cisely equal in all respects, and such as are now used by the cavalry company at Jacksonville.
" 2d. Position .- A plank ten feet long and from nine to twelve inches broad, to be firmly fixed on edge, on the ground, as a line between us which neither is to pass his foot over on forfeit of his life. Next a line drawn on the ground on either side of said plank, and parallel with it, each at the distance of the whole length of the sword, and three feet additional from the plank; and the passing of his own such line by either party during the fight, shall be deemed a surrender of the contest.
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HISTORY OF ILLINOIS.
"3d. Time .- On Thursday evening at 5 o'clock, if you can get it so; but in no case to be at a greater distance of time than Friday evening at 5 o'clock.
"4th. Place .- Within three miles of Alton, on the opposite side of the river, the particular spot to be agreed on by you.
" Any preliminary details coming within the above rules, you are at liberty to make at your discretion, but you are in no case to swerve from these rules, or pass beyond their limits."
The position of the contestants, as prescribed by Lincoln, seems to have been such as both would have been free from coming in contact with the sword of the other, and the first impression is that it is nothing more than one of Lincoln's jokes. He possessed very long arms, however, and could reach his adversary at the stipulated distance.
Not being amicably arranged, all parties repaired to the field of combat in Missouri. Gen. Hardin and Dr. English, as mutual friends of both Lincoln and Shields, arrived in the meantime, and after much correspondence at their earnest solicitation the affair was satisfactorily arranged, Lincoln making a statement similar to the one above referred to.
SHIELDS AND BUTLER.
William Butler, one of Lincoln's seconds, was dissatisfied with the bloodless termination of the Lincoln-Shields affair, and wrote an account of it for the Sangamo Journal. This article reflected dis- ereditably upon both the principals engaged in that controversy. Shields replied by the hands of his friend Gen. Whiteside, in a curt, menacing note, which was promptly accepted as a challenge by Butler, and the inevitable Dr. Merriman named as his friend, who submitted the following as preliminaries of the fight:
Time .- Sunrise on the following morning.
Place .- Col. Allen's farm (about one mile north of State House.) Weapons .- Rifles.
Distance .- One hundred yards.
The parties to stand with their right sides toward each other- the rifles to be held in both hands horizontally and cocked, arms extended downwards. Neither party to move his person or his rifle after being placed, before the word fire. The signal to be: "Are you ready? Fire! one-two-three!" about a second of
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time intervening between each word. Neither party to fire before the word " fire," nor after the word " three."
Gen. Whiteside, in language curt and abrupt, addressed a note to Dr. Merriman declining to accept the terms. Gen. Shields, how- ever, addressed another note to Butler, explaining the feelings of his second, and offering to go out to a lonely place on the prairie to fight, where there would be no danger of being interrupted; or, if that did not suit, he would meet him on his own conditions, when and where he pleased. Butler claimed the affair was closed and declined the proposition.
WHITESIDE AND MERRIMAN.
Now Gen. Whiteside and Dr. Merriman, who several times had acted in the capacity of friends or seconds, were to handle the deadly weapons as principals. While second in the Shields-Butler fiasco, Whiteside declined the terms proposed by Butler, in curt and abrupt language, stating that the place of combat could not be dictated to him, for it was as much his right as Merriman's, who, if. he was a gentleman, would recognize and concede it. To this Merriman replied by the hands of Capt. Lincoln. It will be remembered that Merriman had acted in the same capacity for Lin- coln. Whiteside then wrote to Merriman, asking to meet him at St. Louis, when he would hear from him further. To this Merri- man replied, denying his right to name place, but offered to meet in Louisiana, Mo. This Whiteside would not agree to, but later signified his desire to meet him there, but the affair being closed, the doctor declined to re-open it.
PRATT AND CAMPBELL.
These two gentlemen were members of the Constitutional Con- vention of 1847, and both from Jo Davies county. A dispute arose which ended in a challenge to meet on the field of honor. They both repaired to St. Louis, but the authorities gaining knowledge of their bloody intentions, had both parties arrested, which ended this " affair."
DRESS AND MANNERS.
The dress, habits, etc., of a people throw so much light upon their conditions and limitations that in order better to show the circum- stances surrounding the people of the State, we will give a short
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exposition of the manner of life of our Illinois people at different epochs. The Indians themselves are credited by Charlevoix with being " very laborious,"-raising poultry, spinning the wool of the buffalo and manufacturing garments therefrom. These must have been, however, more than usually favorable representatives of their race.
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