The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12
From the Baltimore American.
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was tee Smart for q 0o0oe10S
Guerr1lla Chief.

How q Placlky Unlon Corporal
was tee Smart for q 000st1DG
Guerrilla Chief
The following comes to 10 from :
crust. worthy source, and the truth os
the fact rslsted may b relied ea:
7 On Friday last, March s. Capt. +
B. Gers of the Griswoid Light Caval'
r., was sent ont with one, hundred and
twenty Eve men 30 the neighhorhoods
Of Berryviile and Winchsster on = seost
and cncamped 1t Millwoed, some six o.
eight miles from the former place. After
the men had got their 6res built. Sergt.
Westherbee Of Co. B, Corporal 0imp-
son. Co. H, and . private. went two
miles from camp 70 get . ssppsr 1t >
farm house, and while waiting for the
long delayed tea. were surprised 70 find
several revolvers suddenly advanced in
the room. behind each pair Of which was
either Col. Mosby, rebel Captain, or
a Lieutenants all rather determined men,
with ''shoot 10 the their eyes," Who de.
manded the immediate surrender Of
the addressed Yankees. The aim be-
ing wicked, the thrse twenty. .fssepsaw
they were ''under cloud" and 20 qui
city gave up the contest
Col. Mosby WAS much elaled with
his good fortune, and required his pris
oners to follow him supperlsss on hi.
roun ls to his headquarters at Paris !:
the private however, while pretending
to get the horse, hid himself in the hay
and escaped, Mosby not daring TO wai,
and hunt him up. ".
On the way to Paris the Colonel
amused. himself by constantly taunting
his prisoners With questions-.Were
they with Maj. Cole when be thrashed
him At Upperviue I" "Were they With
Major Sullivan, Of the lst Veteraps,
when his mon run away and left him /;
"Wow did they fancy his grey nag ?
--he took that from Yankee lieu,en
ant. -. Didn't the Yanks dread him
and his men more than they did the reg
ular rebel cavalry - "How did they (,hc
prisoners) like his style Of fighting p
and . hundred such remarks that indi
Gated the man % being more Of ; vain
braggart than hero.
He was, in the meantime, engaged 10
gathering his men, With the avowed in
tention Of attacking Capt. Ceres forc
e at daylight, and and if possible Of
cutting It to pieces. His followers live
10 the farm house Of London, CLARK and
Jefferson counties, and are either col.
diers or Union citizens q the case may
require. He would ride mp to the
house, call Joe or Jake ahd tell them
that he wanted them q such a hour u
the usual place, and to 60 and tell Nose
and Jima almost every farm house turn.
ed out somsbody in answer to his cAll.
providing that thsss men, with the Ger
tilted oath Of allegiance ia their pock.
ets, and With passes allowing them to
como in and our lines at will, ars not
only in sympathy with the enemy. but
are themselves perured rebels.
When they arrived q Paris, Col
Mosby dismountsd and stepped INTO
the house where hs had his headqusr.
ters, leaving his pistols IN BIZ Aolsssrs.
The lieuteuanV with revolver draws,
watched the prisoners, while the cap.
tain sndesvored 70 End IN orderly q
take tho hsrsss. Corp: Simpson, whs
had been marking the road for fnrth-
sr use. and had been long looking for il,
saw. his ehahce and pretended % sis his
horse, but really putting his foot IN the
stirrup Of Mosby's saddle, and laying
hold ofons Of the overlooked pistols.
The lieutenant detecting the move,
fred at him, when s. shot him through
The heart with the weapon hs had %.
cured. The captain turned around and
fred and Col. Mosby came to the door
10 see "whst al that--row wal
tabout," Just 10 time to hsar the bullet
whiz unpleasantly close to his ear. that
s. fred It him, ..just for luok" - be
and bis comrade lefs, yelling back
"Colonel Mosby, how do zen like oar
stile Of Sighting. We belong to the 2lst
New. Y York."
And away they went. leaving Col
Mosby dismounted, and outwitsd Of BID
best horse, saddle, pistolsand overooat,
two Yankee prisoners and with q least
one vacancy among his commissioned
omssrs. Corporal Simpson rode twelve
miles to the camp, closely followed By
the sergs. and gave Capt. Gere such
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