Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-11-19
TALES AND SKETCHES

Special Correspondence Of The Press.
CITY POINT, Va, Nov. 0, 1864.

Especial Correspondence Of The Press
CITY POINT, VA, Nov. 8, 1864.
In the absence of news in reference to
the military situation, l know of nothing
better to communicate than the unpleasant
experience of Mr.. Albert Stuck, the leader
of the band in the 5th Michigan Cavalry,
who was taken prisoner by the enemy
about this 10th of last May. MIR. Stuck
was engaged at the time in assisting
the wounded, duty which is assigned to
the musicians in and after every engagement
He was captured at the residence of Miss
French, between Spottsylvania Court House
and Fredericksburg, by that class OF persons
among the enC my who assume the garb of
peace and are ostensibly non-combataut',
but ra ly belong to that infamous gang
known as bushwhackers. These land pi-
rates arrested him as spy, and with ia
miliarity which manifested their knowledge
of highway robbery, they piundered him of
all his money, jewelry, and even his boots,
which, being too small for them, they car
rick them away in their hands. This ser of
marauders having taken what they consider
ed their share of his property, he was hur-
ried of distance of ten miles to what is
pronounced the Gold Mill run. He was
there passed over to the safe keeping of
other robbers, who ordered him to strip
himself of his clothing, which he refused to
do until a revolver, in very threatening
attitude, was placed in very close contact
with his face, which act was accompanied
with language which changed Mr. Stuck's
mind. Among other things, one Of them
asserted that he had killed seventeen Yam
KEGS after they were taken prisoners, and he
be id if he would not shoot "A dozen more
for as good Il suit of clothes rs he had on.
The brother of this goating murderer, who
seemed to possess similar spirit suggested
that he had better take him from the road
to shoot him, which suggestion was com
piled with. Seeing that the denial of their
demands would likely cost him his life, he
divested himself of all his clothing except
| ing his shirt, before the revolver was turned
| from his head When this Union prisoner
| complained he was informed that he had
gotten of very well, AS they had left him a
Shirt but when they turned him over to the
next guards" they would likely take that
article from him. AS he presented rather
| an immodest appearance, one of them, who
| had appropriated his overcoat, cut the cape
off and gave it to him. The shirt he still
wears, as he was never favored with q
change while in the Confederacy. He was
deprived of soap and confined under sucl
circumstances as prevented his obtaining
water to cleanse it.
Mr.. Stuck was taken to Orange Cour
House, where he was tried as u spy, bat az
he was able to prove that he was capturee
! in our lines, the charge was not saostshii
ated. He was then placed in the Lynch
/ burg prison among our wounded soldiers
from which he made his escape five diiieren
times, but was always retaken. tie ha6
been provided with a suit oi rebel dirt
crusted gray. Every farmer is q proyos
guard and fs.ls II TO be his duty 20 srres
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