New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-18

che Confedefse .ss tennessee and Cumberland Gap
knowing the of Cumberland Gap as one o. is
%1se q troops occupy and garrison ihe woiks
that h toos goo GSs scro, the state
away from a. danger In the event Of an advance o. 'hS
TtS Ss,,,o, having been definitely established and the
.ie tbe q fortified senne !were regular posted a'er
tattoo according the established military IeelAoh su 81
o. ,onti,e of velreguated military camp kept up o.
me tine All vent well until occasion for three ghs
cunning the sentnes found dead ON eir posts ana no
n ID. Slightest manner neither did there appear to
be any Of violence upon the persons Of any Q.
az The Gap re TO found the bodies Of the dead
The of the forces at the Gap COL Nancy tocA
scarcely epy notice Of the FIRST days report naturally igPpo
Eng the senneis had died from exposure but "hen nat
report was brough, in the neat day he began to InA w
someing was wrong. His surprise, perhaps mIu -,n.
with slarn may easily be imagined when on . 49,, sa,s
{, wss reported iha all the ennels had peIishe" " H'
mysterious during the night .,. ~ ,ho Tan
KS possible inquired the Colose that any OF tne
white-vsTed Yankees could pass e IN ., ~ men
without Il cir knowing it, and thus cause the uea'A VI ~ W
Ie nm MOI, Colonel replied the AdjutOnt.
"Tben low 40 Won account the mysterious deaths OF
these noe,, =" askedthe Colonel
''s'I e me cort for H. was the Adjuants answer
TLis 4ptt bo kept secret from the new tIoo ha aie or
dsred 10 His post replied the Colonel otherwise we sha
not he ALE 20 get a man to do the duty"
You orders Coloue, shall be attended, TO-" replied the
sould very much like find ont the Of this my
t.,v uered Colonel himself as The Aeutant let ms
nTesepceI There IS house within the lines OF our
sntne and has been since the creaion OF me
void except the old bmt ruin up tie height winch
would scarcely give shelter rs much less 50 many men as
would be required oveIpower all the senn bu, then
the ae reported Nv the surgeon to lave died om
violence and certainly signals OF alarm nave never o
A. Them are not exposed at all TO the weather shall
order the ssutnes be doubled tonight ana nsps the
The Necessary orders ven and that night at each Of
che posts the guards doubled. .
The morning report showed that all the se,tne were
found IN good order and uuhnrt when te ef went round
and as the rh hsd been ofthe coolest Of the the
theory Of death by exposure was completely evsporaed' rs
Sl the mystery ofthe deaths Is Unexplained sad the
Colonel III .n shall have TO Tepo5tlso the
General" .,,,,
during the interval moth unusual occurred The order was
given the resumption Of the former system OF
detailing singly ior duty
land continued tho Colonel after giving tho order, I'VE
shall then ab whether danger that threatened Us
week since hes pssse not lie sure Adjuent to warn
every ma to be careful and keep COCO look out.
The salued and le the headquarters to give The
The might was dark as PITCH dagk in fact tree ten
yards ahead could he at all The seniines were y
liant ard made up for The want OF light by soseI eieIc
Of the Of hearing but nothing was TO be heard OF seen
within the lines o,cup ID by the Confederate troops
Shortly before midnight breeze sprang uP and then a,
suddenly uued and of the duty was leaning
his musaet TO est himself he was startled by the sudden
spPsron Of female on horseback He bad no. beard u.
animal approach but there was night before n ana YET
indisnet III the NIFTY darkness as almost 70 'i
Who goes Their. ," ,sked the sentinel.
The figure spoke not out the of the horse seemed sud
denly 70 be fringed with fire.
WHO goes there p cyan asked the sentinel
No returned bot instead the supposed female
n.ss that then existed the outline Of Se features could plainly
be seen for the head all FIRE. the smoke curing up
feathers that appeared ornament the head
mysterious being The ire at last died out leaving sI
greater darkness behind.
Who goes there inquired The sentinel for the tird Tune
"Speak or | will fire."
Again silence egned supreme but the sentinel about
20 raise his shoulder be ready 10 ire
either give alarm to wound the before him.
horrible sight met bis view. - 49,
The remainder Of this remarkable story will he published in
DAWLEYS WAR NOVELS" The perils OF the refugees
fu East Tennessee since the commencement Of the war form
theme OF great interest especially those who admire
consy the devoted sons Of the Union who crihced
home Iend family al fox the sake their love Of country
details Of the persecution OF Ogood ard his daughter
Pera and the devotion their faithful slave alone make
the work interesting; while the via of the Rebel Cheat
ham Is fully portrayed IN the the narrative But the
choicest the story the mysterious appearance Of
the Demon Of Cumberland Gap and ms attendant pantoms
together with sudden and planned deaths OF the Rebels
there staiorei without Of violence appearing on their
bodies Ask any Newsd, aler Boosseer for copy OF
"OSGOOD, THE DEMON REFUGEE" If he has not got
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