Dix, Hervey died 1861

DIX

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 7/5/2024 at 19:26:18

Death of Corporal Dix of Monona - On Tuesday morning, Marshal Huntting received a letter from his brother Ben, which contained the following melancholy intelligence:
"Lieut Crawford arrived in Camp last night, giving us the particulars of the death of Corporal Dix. He was out on a scout with 5 men - himself making 6. While taking dinner in a secession farm house, they were surrounded by Rebels, 18 in number, who demanded a surrender - Dix replied "I never surrender" Upon this the firing commenced, Dix rushed from the house and shot down 2 of them, wounding 2 or three with his revolver, when he was shot from behind by a concealed rebel. The ball passed through his head killing him instantly.
The remainder escaped (our boys). They killed 6 rebels in the yard, while the 7th lay mortally wounded, perforated with eight bullets. Lieut. Crawford was out to the house the next day. The wounded man was just dying. "Corporal Dix's," said the dying fellow, is the bravest man I ever saw. If the Norte has many such, we had better give up." He had also received 2 balls from Dix's pistol.

Out of 18 rebels 7 were killed and 5 wounded, some of them mortally. Death of Dix has cast a gloom over the whole Company, he was loved and respected by all.
Ben

~Weekly North Iowa Times, Wednesday, September 4, 1861; pg 2

Notes:
-Subsequent McGregor & Dubuque papers printed various descriptions of the incident in which Dix was killed. In them the 'facts' differ slightly from the accounting above.

-Hervey Dix Post, No. 371, G.A.R., McGregor was named after him.

-Burial is in Forest-Llewelly cemetery, Kirksville, MO