Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-11-10
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From the New York Evening Post, Nov 8.
Colonel Daniel UIImann's. Experiences
Among the Rebels.
Col. Daniel Ullmann of the seventy-eighth
New York regiment was left at Little Wash
ington, Va, in August, being at that time too
sick with typhoid fever to be removed with
his regiment. He declared his intention to go
with his regiment, but the surgeon positively
forbade him, assuring him that if he attempted
to move he could not possibly recover. He
was, therefore, compelled to remain behind.
His orderly remained with him.
The movements of the rebels against Gen.
Pope, meantime, resulted in the retreat of the
entire Union army, the second battle of Bull
Run, and the extraordinary and complicated
maneuvres which brought our forces back to
their old position on the Potomac. All this
was unknown to the colonel at the time. He
saw no ewspapers-received no intelligence
of any kind, and had no idea but his friends
were in possession of the country where, from
necessity, he was resident.
AN EARLY AND UNEXPECTED VISIT
This pleasant delusion was dissipated by a
sudden and unexpected visit from the rebels
about three and one-half o'clock one morning.
The colonels orderly came into his room at
that hour and informed him that the house
was surrounded by rebel cavalry.
"Well," replied the colonel, 81 do not see
as there is anything to be done; we cannot
make any resistance"
Soon some rebel officers entered the ROOM
"Good morning gentlemen" said the colo
mel, 'you make early calls"
The rebel officers assented to this PROPOSE
ton, and intimated that they expected sur
render.
81 am very sick, gentlemen" replied the
colonel, ''unable to move, and could make no
resistance were l so disposed l shall there
fore, have to be regarded as prisoner of
war.
THE COLONEL is ROBBED.
The horses, pistols and personal effects of
the colonel presented tempting spectacle to
the poverty-stricken rebels, and they were
not slow to avail themselves of the opportuni-
ty.
''You have valise, colonel?" said the con-
federate,
eyes, sir, replied the colonel there it y
"We shall have to look into it," said the
. confederate.
every well, sir" replied the colonel.
And so the valise was overhauled, and its
contents appropriated to the use of the south
ern confederacy.
"Your horses" said the confederate.
care below" replied the colonel: ''you
will take them l suppose"
ooh, yes" responds confederate; 1--WE
shall take the horses"
''Your pistols" continued confederate after
some hesitation, as though approaching dis
agreeable subject; ''you have pistols, be-
Ieve, colonel?"
81 have pistols" answered the latter, ''Do
you intend to take my pistols?"
''Oh, yes" said confederate, eve must take
your pistols!"
''Take my pistols ?" repeated the colonel,
in tone of incredulity.
eyes,
COL. ULLMANN EDIFIEs THE REBELS.
"Well, gentlemen" said the colonel, 81 ex-
pected you would take my horses, but l did
not expect you would take my side-arms.
During my sickness | have tried to pass a.
way the tedious time by reading, and among
other books have read the life of a man you
have probably heard ola Virgnian-by the
name of George Washington, written by a
man named Washington Irving. In that book
is piece of history which struck me- which
now beg leave to read for your edfcation.
Richard Montgomery, an Irishman, who was
serving in the American army, and whose re-
mains now lie buried in St. Pauls, in New
York, during the Canadian expedition, at the
siege Of st. Johns captured major Preston
and his command. General Montgomerys of
fcers wished to take from their prisoner and
his officers their side arms, clothing and other
personal effects. | wish now to read to you
the opinion of Richard Montgomery on that
subject"
The colonel then read the passage in ques-
ton, in which Montgomery severely reproved
his officers for such proposition, by declar-
ing in substance that he would not, ''for the
universe, by such an act sully his own repu-
tatiOn nor disgrace the continental army"
FURTHER THEFTS.
The confederate officers, however, did not
accord with Gen. Montgomery's idea of hon
or, but took the coloners pistols-an elegant
pair, which had been presented to him by
friends in New York-and, before they left
Little Washington, sold them and his horses
for enormous prices.
They also took his valise, saddles, hous-
ings, rubber blanket, belt ard extra clothing.
Fortunately, he had left his sword in camp.
AT length they discovered that the colonel had
gold watch chain around his neck, and evil
IDENTIFY ashamed of the course they were pur-
suing, and unwilling to have witness present,
by trick they decoyed out of the chamber
the courteous and worthy gentleman in whose
house Col. Ullman was lying sick, and then
turning towards the bed
"You have watch, colonel" remarked
Confederate, as though he might be giving
the colonel some valuable information.
eyes" replied the colonel.
81 will look at it," said confederate.
sYou surely do not mean to take my
watch ?" said the colonel, astonished at such
proposition, which one could only expect
from highwayman.
eyes," says confederate, 1--WE must take
your watch"
''Take my watch" repeated the colonel
''take my watch, will you? Sir, that watch
was given to me by my mother, who has been
dead ten years. That watch chain was put
around my neck by my mother, twenty years
ago-a precious keepsake, indeed, which |
never expected to part with; and you will
take it, Well, am in your power. l can
only say that were one Of your officers to fall
into my hands, would lose my right arm be-
fore | would rob him of his watch, even
though it had not been given to him by his
mother Take the watch,' said the colonel,
passing it over to the Officer-"Here it is (;
take the watch"
Confederate took the keepsake; but, to his
credit be it said, he did so with manifest
shame.
The colonel was well known in the village /;
in former times he had had many political
friends in that vicinity, and since his sickness
had received many kind attentions. When
the story OF the watch became known, the