Carter, R.C., A Short Sketch of My Experiences During the First Stages of the Civil War, (C2911)

              MY 7Y72:17NC77 DI.ThI2L THE FIST STAGES OF
by R. C. Carter
the St t3 of MISGOUri &S iscusGing tae p...o,rlety
of	from the zovernmeat the governlent sent c.0 armed
fo.rce into the state to prevent it from zecedinz. The governor
of Li	cai.cd for volunteers to drive the Federal troops
nut
:t was 4.,...111nent tha
the State would zeozde
T;:e made up a Co:4any df volunteer
m:ln	oP	rniod Lorton was elected
In.	Tiv_ ccmpLlty reportt.d z::11.(1	e.:11.o11ed at Jeffr -on
eLty.�	in thc year of 1810 we w,*,:e o.,ered by Governor
,TI:cko:1 to eturn llome	cLid d1:111	or threc days in
a we,,,c and hol,.�	readines to :riareh at any warning.
I*ho Fedel'a "ro s ,:ere ccLn3 in	fa,t. They to-dk
.pcseson of ,Tferson C1'? ad .;ere senditz out troops from
1i	eCount" -Los. They otLed a regiment out to
Fuller'.	called to 7:!cet and c:rive them bt,,c)
�	Cur Copany f-orae	Clon- sIde	e-e road
r whr,n t,:acy ca	1	c us to fire on 'Llem. They
t	force anc", they detracted
TIC	laLn force Ect ,	of us. We had
f-11	c:}z	�about t:.'o hundrd
ac.d o	d orders and ien I reached
founor	r	������,,,,	tr,ze tl.c;ro. The	CL_
cone.	s1d1	,,Ilf,yrt' one of the boys cane
En rEL z:ti,dr:le of a shay
off	.re he was seewc:winE