"Now after they had given us the so called oath on parole then there appeared Sol. Kitchens and Tim Reeves, old south east Mo. grillers, the worst type of class of Bushwhackers. They both went through our ranks asking us if we belonged to Capt. Hurbel’s, Montgomery’s and Capt. Rice’s men, and also of Capt. John R. Cochran’s men of --- Co. and also if we had been at the fight at Doniphan, Mo. some time previous to the Price raid."
The following is an excerpt from a Feb. 1864 petition written by Col. James Lindsay, given to James S. McMurtry to be delivered to Major Gen. Rosecrans.
"We give as References, to our Loyalty, our situation and the condition of things in our section of the country, and to the truth of all foregoing statements in general."
They are requesting to form a home guard unit.
Col. James...Lindsey.......Ironton
Adjnt. Peck........... “
Dr Peck........... “
Capt. WT...Leeper........Patterson
“ ___ Rice.......Fredericktown
“ ___ Humble........Barnesville
Second question. Who is this Capt. Humble? Are Humble and Hurbel the same person. Does anyone know any thing about this officer.
Jim