. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . not have fired a shot, for mycarbine was out of order, and I had not a single cartridge for my revolver. I turned General Cabell over to General Pleasanton after we got outfrom the rabble of Confederates. JAMES DUNLAVY. 3rd Iowa Cavalry. d^^- James Dunlavy, private of Company C, 3rd Iowa Cavalry, captured GeneralMarmaduke, one of the Price raiders, October 25,1864, at Little Osage Crossing. Dunlavy was but nineteen years ofage. He had enl
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . not have fired a shot, for mycarbine was out of order, and I had not a single cartridge for my revolver. I turned General Cabell over to General Pleasanton after we got outfrom the rabble of Confederates. JAMES DUNLAVY. 3rd Iowa Cavalry. d^^- James Dunlavy, private of Company C, 3rd Iowa Cavalry, captured GeneralMarmaduke, one of the Price raiders, October 25,1864, at Little Osage Crossing. Dunlavy was but nineteen years ofage. He had enlisted in 1863. Colonel Benteen charged the Con-federate right, capturing their artilleryand throwing into confusion Marma-dukes men. It was about this timethat Dunlavy was woundedin the arm by a fragmentof shell, and in the momen-tary confusion had fallen tothe rear of his brigade. Tieattempted to rejoin hiscomrades just as Marma-dukes men had liegun theirretreat. An oHicpr in Confed-erate uniform rode liy him,and Dunlavy discharged his revolver, but missed the target. Then, beforethe Confederate had any idea of what was going on, the young cavalryman. .-v^;6i5:7r:y^«&39^^., The Capture of General Marmaduke. AMERICAN HEROISM. 561 was by his side, demanding his surrender, and General INIarniadnke gave uphis revolver with an air of surprise, for he had not fancied the Federals wereso near at hand. As a matter of course Dunlavy did not know the rank of his prisoner,and, in order to oblige a comrade, he confiscated the generals horse, foicingthat gentleman to walk to the rear. He was not kept long in ignorance as to whom he had trotting at hissaddle-girth, for General Blair recognized the prisoner, and at once took himto General Curtis. Then Dunlavy had no time to think of the possible honor which was hisin having made the capture, for his wound began to be troublesome, and itwas necessary it should be attended to at once. Therefore he returned toFort Scott, and before many months
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