The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-13
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HOW PlucIEy Union Corporal was
toe Smart for u Guerrilla Chief.

HOW ELucAEy Union Corporal was
too Smart for u Guerrilla CHIEF
The following comes. to US from trust
worthy source. and the tfeth Of the facts 10
lated may be relied on:
On Friday, March 25, Capt Z. B. Gere of 4
the Gfiswold Light Cayalfy, was sent oSt
with l25 lmca 10 the neighho.h oodsof Begrys
Vile and Winchester On q &C ut, and enoanl
ed at Miliwood, some six or eight miles from
the f,rmer place, After the mea had GOT \
their fres built, Sergeant Weatherbee Of
Company 3, Corporal Simpson Of Company
II and q private, went sone two miles from
camp 10 get supper at a faim-bouse, a4d
Z while waiting fJr Che long-delayed tea. were
surprised to find several revolyers suddenly /
advance into the room, behind each pair o.
which was either Col Moseby, Rebel Cap
tain, or Lieutenant, all rather determined
men, With "shoot in their eyes" who de-
manded the immediate surrender Of the Store
said YANKEES. The aim being wicked, the
three Twenty-arstors aay they were under
cloud" and go quietly gavs Up tic contest.
ca. Mcseby was much elated with his good
fortune, and required his prisoners to follow
him supperless on his rounds to his head
quarters at Paris; the private, howeser,,while
pretending to get his horse, hid himself in
the hay and escaped, Moscby net daring to
wait aud hunt him up
On the way to Paris the Colonel amused
himself by constantly taunting his prisoners
with questions--s' We're they withNlejor Cole
when he thrashed him at Uppervilles"
''Were they with Major Sullivan, of the list
Veterans, when his men ran away and left
him?" "Hcw did they fancy his gray nag
he took that from Yankee lieutenant"
Didn't the Yapks dread him and his men
mora than they did the Rebel cavalry ?"-
How did they 1.-THE prisonersl Like his style
Of fghtingY' and hundred such remarks
that indicated the man as being more OF a
vain braggart than horo.
He was, in the meantime, engaged in gath.
ering his men, with the avovel intention Of
attacking Capt. Ceres force at daylight, and
if possible, Of cutting it to pieces. His fol
lowers live in the farm-houses of Loudoun
Clarke, end Jefferson Counties, and are eth
CT Rebel soldiers OF Union citizens, as til,
case may require. He would ride up to
house, call Joe or Jake, and tell them hC
wanted. them at such an hour at the usua
place, TO 60 and tell Jim and Mosc-almos
every farm turned out somebody in answer
to his call, proving that these men, with til,
certified oath OF allegiance in their pockets
snd with passes allowing them to CONS j,
ind 60 out Of ar lines at will, are not onl,
in,sympothy with the enemy, but are them
selves psrjusod Rebels.
When they arrived at Psris, Col. No.cb
dismounted and stepped into the house wheg
he has his headquarters leaving His pistol
in his holsters. The Lieutenant with draw
revolver, watched the prisoners, while IL
Captain endeavored to find an orderly to tax
the horses. Corporal Simpson, who la
been marking the road f5r future use, an
had been long looking for ii, saw his chan,
and pretended to tie his horse, lut real
Putting his foot into the atiaup Of M1geby
saddle and laying hold Of o..c Of tho I'VE
locked pistols. The lieutenant detecting Il
move, fred at him, when S. shot him t!i7ouc
the heart with the weapon he had secure
The Captain turned round aud fred, and c,
Moseby came to the door to see "yyhat a
lh+t - row was about" just in time
near bullet whiz unpleasantly clos to h
ear that S. fred at him, ',iust for luck"
lie and his comrade left--yelling back: &c
p seby, how do you Ike our style Of fgl
n.s2 We belong to the Dist New-York."
And away they went, leaving Col. No.
by discounted, and oatwitted of his b,
+9.aes saddle, pistols aud overcoat, two IA
zee prisoners, and with at least one vaean
amnG his commissioned officers. Corpol
Simpson De Y miles to the camp, close
t-..9wca Is the Sergeant, and gave Capita
Ge'e such notice Of the enemy's intensio
that they thought best not to pitch in at
appointed time.
The captured horse is a very ine one, a,
with the arms, equipments, &C., arc still
the possession of Simpson. We believe it
the intention Of the regiment to buy thu
from the Government and to present them
the Yankee Corporal who bsat Moseby
CT his pet nag"
Capt. Gere returned to Camp at Hallto,
Saturday afternoon, having captured Liz
Wysong Of the 7th Virginia, the successo
Capt. Blackferd, noted guerilla, who
killed by Sergeant Of the lst New Y,
not long since.