Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-11-26
Escape Of Captain Badger and two
Soldiers from the Rebels.

Soldiers from the Rebels.
A correspondent of the New York Tri-
Juae, writing from near Cedar Creed Va,
| November relates this adventure of Capt.
Badger with guerilas:
Captain n. D'Evereux Badger, acting as
sistant adiutant general of Powell's cavalry
division, left General Torbert's headquarters,
near Cedar Creek, on the morning of the
2d instant, to 60 to Winchester, accompan-
led by only two orderlies. A large train
heavily guarded, had left but an hour be-
fore, and the Captain, being well mounted
thought it prudent enough to attempt to
overtake it. He came in sight of it half
mile ahead of him, near Ncwtown, anc saw
dozen cavarymen riding leisure!y a TT
tie distance behind the train, and apparent
Is acting as rear,guard. He hailed them as
he approached, and was answered in
friendly way. When seeing them dressed
in our uniform, and wearing the 9th Corps
badge, Greek cross, he rode unsuspicious-
ly up among them. ard found himself and
bis men in the hands of the guerllas. With
revolvers at his head, he was prevented from
making any alarm, and was Immediately
run off into the woods, and robbed of his
dispatches and everything valuable which
he had about him, and hurried away into
the Blue Ridge Mountains, in company with
nine more of our men, who had been taken
, ! at different times.
"All right" said the Captain, after they
had robbed him, II suppose you will now
parole me, and can go home aud vote for
Little Mac. ! have long wanted farlough
: from this horrid and unnatural war
f Not much" replied the Johnnies; 1--WE
r are ordered TO hang every officer we can
| catch now-ad days, in retaliation for our men
, who have been shot as guerillas. You will
q swing from limb of that tree tomorrow
n at daylight, and, by Cd, saltpetre shan,
h save you from it."
4 1--WE would do it tonight, but for the
, fact that our officers are not here"
,t But" replied the cool Captain, 'you car
"a do much better with me than to hang me
!. Next Tuesday is election, and if Little Mat
,f should be elected there will be 'an immedl
~ ate cessation of hOstiit;es,' and we may b
r. able to fix up things. 1t will at least b
h equal to eY.army to you to get thre
! months armistice."
d This remark led to much discussion, and
with the aid of little apple brandy from
" neighboring farmer, and pipe or two, tn
ID conversation soon became exceedingly friend
" ly and confidential While one of til
to rebels was speaking, the Captain quietl
as whispered to one of mis- men to pass .he wor
H. around among the prisoners to which n SIG
n nal from him, and make dash upon tn
IN guard for tLer escape. The men needle
10 hut wink to be keenly alive to the entel
u prise. The prospect of winter at the Lii
ur by was not inviting. They had been rol
ot bed Of their clothing, were hungry, and ha
ed but one drink while the rebels were alread
lie. half tipsy AS the evening advanced, th
re revel rose Darkness set in, and story TO
ay lowed story, and joke after joke, many {
them attributed by the Captain to "Ol
ur Abe, the baboon," kept the party in roa
lis uMti! the guard drew near to listen, and OF
an of them staggering up to the Captain, wit
nd his musket in one hand slapped him on ii
nd shoulder with the other, and suffered ou
,m captain, you're hell of a ieller."
Ter YOU'RE another said the Captain, as
ak seized the musket, and, planting his b
ow foot in the rebels paunch at the same i
ra slant, doubled him up, and sent him whe'
al ing into the large fire in front OF him,
o, the great confusion of the rest of the guar
la. who instantly rushed to his relief witho
or thinking of what was intended.
,ut Upon them shouted the Captain, an
the suiting the action TO the word, he instant
sent the ball from his captured musk
ron through one of them, and the bayon
a' through another, and with one bound in
"a darkness escaped.
hal His men were no more adroit, and, TAXI
,ph advantage of the confusion, they dash
ed, upon the surprised rebels, snatched tn
EN- muskets from them, and killing three
NO, them on the spot, wounded several othe
on and every man of them escaped unhurt
the Captain Badger has not yet arrived with
,ck our lines, but most of his men are in, u
was report that he is safe in the mountains, a
al carefully working his way through by mig
dis. He belongs to the Sth Ohio Cavalry, VIII
no. was organized from the 44th OHIO lnfan
had after TWO years aegyile, during which c
dis tam Badger was promoted from the ran
the He is relative of the late Senator Bad
,tely of North Carolina, and was student
apt. Antioch College, Ohio, at the CONNER
n ef. ment of the war, which position he
args together with his brother Joseph, row
,ery. lieutenant. to enter the ranks as a priv
soldier. His loyalty was sufficiently att
cor. ed on his late trial at Dayton, Ohio, fol
dred alleged riot, in which e~cssh press at
ithsr place vss destfo;ed'