John Gunter Lipe

From John Gunter Lipe's Find A Grave page:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9194976

John was killed in a skirmish with Union soldiers on Bayou Menard (Manard) near Fort Gibson, IT. His commanding Officer, Cap. Thomas Fox Taylor, CSA was also killed at the same time.

It seems that he had a premonition of his impending death in the sentiment of his poem fround in Starr's "History of the Cherokee Indians" and in a book belonging to Victoria S. Hicks and dated July 21, 1862.

(Stanza 1):

• I stand at the portal and knock,
• and tearfully, prayerfully wait,
• O! who will unfasten the lock,
• and open the beautiful gate?

(Stanza 2)

• Forever and ever and ever,
• Must I linger and suffer alone?
• Are there none that are able to sever,
• The fetters that keep me from home?

(Stanza 3)

• My spirit is lonely and weary,
• I long for the beautiful streets.
• The world is so chilly and dreary,
• And bleeding and torn are my feet.

[Source: Mike Ledger mjfixit@sbcglobal.net at ancestry.com]

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From the 150 Years Oklahoma Civil War Sesquicentennial:

http://www.okcivilwar.org/sites/bayou-menard

Bayou Menard Skirmish

In the first Federal effort to retake Indian Territory, Major William A. Phillips penetrated to a point about seven miles east of Fort Gibson. here on the banks of Bayou Menard he met and routed a force of Colonel Stand Watie’s Confederates in a brief skirmish on July 27, 1862, taking 25 prisoners and killing and wounding about 100 men. Among the Confederate dead were a lieutenant colonel and three captains.

Phillips was pleased with the conduct of his Indian forces in this skirmish. His only difficulty was in restraining their impetuous charge and in keeping back a reserve and guards for the wagons.

From Civil War Sites in Oklahoma by Muriel H. Wright and LeRoy H. Fischer

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