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Burning with the thirst of personal revenge, Sheriff Jones now accused the town of Lawrence of the violation of law involved in this rescue, though the people of Lawrence immediately and earnestly disavowed the act. A Border-Ruffian foray against the town was hastily organized. The murder occurred November 21; the rescue November 26. Same order to Strickler, same date.
As these men were styled Territorial Militia and were called into service by the late acting Governor Woodson, Gov. Geary commanded that officer to take with him Adjutant-General Strickler with an escort of United States troops and disband, in accordance with the proclamation issued, the forces that had so unwisely been assembled.
Then, veering in their course from side to side, they finally shot through an opening made to receive them into our lines, which raised a "rebel yell," as if Jackson were passing by. One of these horses trotted into our battery and was caught and ridden by Sergeant Strickler, under the name of "Sedgwick," to the close of the war.
Governor Geary issued the follow-orders: ADJT. GEN. H. J. STRICKLER: You will proceed without a moment's delay to disarm and disband the present organized militia of the Territory. Notwithstanding the positive character of these orders they were utterly disregarded.
Woodson and Strickler left Lecompton in the afternoon, and reached the Missouri camp early in the evening. Here Woodson found it impossible to accomplish the object of his mission. No attention or respect was paid to him by those having command of the forces. The army he had gathered refused to acknowledge his authority.
To proceed farther was physically impossible, to retreat was almost certain death. So, of the College company alone, one of whom had already been killed and many wounded, sixteen, including Captain Strickler, were captured.
Anderson, Baker, W. Graves, Moorman, Strickler, and Webb have all been on visits to their sweethearts, and have left without them. 'Mrs. Smith' is as usual. Smith" and "Gus" were the names of two of the pet cats of my sister. All unite in love to you. "Your affectionate father, "R. E. Lee. "Miss Mildred Lee."
All the time grandma was bringing girls with her to help, and making me work with them when I helped. They were nice girls, too Kittie, and Dose, Lizzie Finster, and Zeruiah Strickler, and Amy Smith all farmer girls. Grandma was always talking about the wisdom of my marrying a farmer girl. "The best thing about Christina," said she, "is that she is the daughter of a farmer."
So sang Zeruiah Strickler as she scrubbed my kitchen, and in pauses of her cheerful and encouraging song told of the helplessness of men without their women. I really believed her, in spite of my success in getting along by myself. "Why don't you bring Virginia out some day?"
However, in order to take all precautions and provide against any disturbance, he wrote as follows to the president of the Young Men's Christian Association, whom he knew well and trusted, and who was a man of much influence with his fellow-students: "Mr. G. B. Strickler, "President Young Men's Christian Association, Washington College.
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