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began turning his team to drive out, but, realizing
that this would be impossible, he detached his mules
and,with his utmost efforts was only able to save the
team, while every available man had to lend assistance
in order to save the two pieces of artillery.
In five minutes' time, perhaps, the water had risen
fifteen to eighteen feet, and the banks were full of
muddy, rushing water, and remained so as long as
we were there. The wagon, which belonged to the
quartermaster, was swept off by the tide and lost,
with all its contents. It stood in its position until
the water rose to the top of the cover, when it
floated off.
After camping for the night, we moved on. As
we were now in the Indian Territory, the young men
were all on the look-out for the beautiful Indian
girls of whom they had read so much, and I think
some of them had waived the matter of engagement
before leaving home until they could determine
whether they would prefer marrying some of the
pretty girls that were so numerous in this Indian
country. We had not gone far on our march when
we met a Chickasaw damsel. She was rather young
in appearance, of medium height, black unkempt
hair, black eyes, high cheekbones, and was bareheaded
and bare-footed. Her dress was of some
well-worn cotton fabric, of a color hard to define,
rather an earthy color. In style it was of the extreme
low neck and short kind, and a semi-bloomer.
Of other wearing apparel it is unnecessary to speak,
unless you wish a description of another Indian.
This one was too sensible to weight herself with a
multiplicity of garments in July. She was a regu-
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Barron, S. B. The Lone Star defenders; a chronicle of the Third Texas cavalry, Ross brigade, book, 1908; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27719/m1/37/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.