The New York herald., 1865-02-26
WEST VIRGINIAs
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The Late Rebel Raid ON Cum
berland, Nd.
Particulars Of the Capture Of Generals
Crock and Kelley.
SKETCHES q THE CAPTURED GENERALS,
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and In hour and twenty minutes started IN pursuit.
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coLs aratively sHh horscs they shc~eded IN getting
away Ts the plain story Of the capture q Generals
Il was bold ana daring attempt successfully carried
BY selected for thc puvo-e, who came 70 cap
The generals and having captured them, rude qae
ly away. They called at the Ad.ss Hcuss and Inquired
for General Hayes bus finding that he mot thefs len
tho house, though some cshss enlcen were shers
That they were assisted by citizens and BY Information
gained In that cannot be doubted, know'ng -
they did correctly, the situation a cverythtng-the
Of the generals and number snd stations Of picke
and guards they would have 20 encosnter.
One Of their number captured rcports that they Usfs
led and guided BY citisens who knew The rooma
Coneskng at one the great msforons thsi ons fsllen
upon two officers whose regulations for wA ana
have been nrmly established during the prcscns
war and whose CALAMITY has never been QUESTIONED,
confident that al VIII agree with when s@y th3a
u is their misfortune and not their fault
Sketches OF the Captured 0ensraas.
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE cnoon.
This oniccr tho time Of hs capture command
Of the Department Of wcss Virginia He was born In
Wayne township about msles from Dayton, Mont,
gomcry county, Ohio. In lsSs he entered the United
States Military Academy West Point and graduated on
June 20, iss1 The following day he YES promss~d 10
brcvcs second lieutenant Fourth United ssass~ infantry
He was soon after made full second cuienant In The
same regiment On March n, Isss, he promoted
70 hrss lieutenant Prior 10 the he On
duty In California asA became widely cclesrsssd fw
his successfu expeditions against the ru River Indian.
In tho bestnnuR Of 1891 he waa recalled