Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-10-09
MosBY's OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA.

MOSBY'S OPERATIONS IN VIRGINIA.
An officer Of the 18th regiment has recent
ly received letter from young lady in Ac-
cotink, Va, giving something of an account
Of the suffering Of the loyal people there,
from Mosby's guerrilla gang, from which wo
are permitted to make the following extract
The next Sabbath after you left Accoquan, ee we're
very suddenly brought realizing sense of our COM
diton By seeing tweny-six Of Mosbys Ruerrilas, un
der The command Of Capt Kiuoholoe, (sho is now an
inmate Of the Old Capitol Pnson,) dashed into the
place al full speed soreeching and discharging their
pieces promscuousy, showing mercy 20 negroes who
chanced 70 be In the place at the time, and but very little
TO the white population They searched private DWELL
inRs, taking both government and private property
broke open the store carrying of all kinds Of eatabes
and other things which they thought would be useful
and indeed. pundefcd everything generally They took
three horses and two mules from Mr Froh and several
horses from ether people.
BY the time they had accomplished all this an hour
and half had elapsed, and. fearing the Yankees (as
they call hem) would learn their whereabouts they e
menced their depreciation on the surrounding nHghbor
hood such as going TO the houses by night II toxcaed
taking horses and all other property they wished fright
ening and offending the ladies In scurrous manner,
who alone at the time Tor all loyal Il am hap
py to say the day previous 10 the raid had made their
escape inside the union lines.
The next Thursday, they paid us another visit They
went 10 Mr. Wrghts. just thi. side Of Wood-Lswn and
took government clothing which had been lett there bv
union soldiers for safe keeping and they
ing, concluded to have little sport expense a.
they thought. They dressed u their own men In
the uniform Of federal Sergeant and six NJ them came
down he hill very fast, pursued By him We thought il
was real at fret but learned mistake As soon
as they reached Accotnk, he fired them. The Capt
Immediately returned the FIRE, and to ali appearance,
wouudei him when he instantly exclaimed, my cd,
surrender They then left the place with their pre-
tended prisoner Now don you think it quite tragedy
Ny own feelings at that time never can describe at
seeing union soldier wounded and taken prisoner
They continued in this way unmOested, for about four
weeks, when the citizens Of the neighh0rhood both
black and white became exasperaed that they armed
themselves ia selfdefence Aud the very night that
the rebels with the intention Of puudering and
burning our little town, their fendish plans inter
rnped oy several shots from the socaled Home Guards
who were concealed behind the iosB in the Mil1 ard
They wounded 4 the rebels who shortly Afe wards
was taken prisoner The rest fed in great confusion
and since that time have not troubled us Threats are
constantly being made and the day and hour set Tor the
destruction Of this place but the vigilance Of the Home
Guard and an occasional scout from Fort Ly n have
thus far kept them from being executed
Accounk, is a small village on the Poto-
mac, about sixteen miles south Of Alexandria
and but short distance from Mount Yer
non. Wood-Lawn, spoken Of in the letter,
IS the name Of the elegant mansion built by
Washington Tor Major Lewis. The people
IF tina, neighbo;hood are nearly all loyal;
and having been driven from their homes three
four or times since the war broke out, had
heir property stolen, and their wives and
daughters insulted by rebel fends, the men
,now what it costs to be true, and how to
'rize our good government. And yet, too
many Of US, who are safe from danger, can
luiet stay at home, and let such noble peo-
Die live on in martyrdom