The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1865-11-27
A ROMANCE or THE WAR.
The Adventures Of % dVirgInian.

The Adventures Of' 10 dTirginian.
r.i. ii fHlItuI lf 49, Iflf ..d 3ffgI.It .I.
The author of Y Lees Last Batilc4r
"StOucwall Jackson Moseby." Sc. FUR
nishcr To the New Eorl, UofM an interest
ing narrative of the experience uf n aun of
n distinguished Nirpinin family who was
captured in the eStepsiyc and hard fought
cavalry battle at Fleetwood Hill near
Brandy Station, IN juno. 1868. His real name
and connections belong. il is said to an H.
lusuious family; but he was taken ia bnttlc
~ a private caYalrymap, and with other
COntpdcrates was carried across the RnDna-
hammock and Into the "Yhnkccn 'cainp
whore he discovered in n Federbl soldier an
old friend of bis; .....,. .. ..0
lie was greeted with the utmost pleasure,
and the youths shook hands, laughing like
boys ut the odd meeting. From talk about
.old scenes, and things Of the piat the COM
vcration glided TO the present and the
young Nirginian's unlucky situation. Re
lying upon their former friendship. tho
latter nj once broached the subject Of hl
escaDe in' Ht UiNHu' Hl Hl
+ ~ wish could help you.I was the reply.
but Eee no sort of change of your getting
away, ""
/ al think can get on ih the dark" %.
"Perhaps: mit'crossihg tile river is IN
difficulty. The bridge il pioketed.H iU 81
The young yirginian, nevertheless, dc-
tcrmincd TO MAKE the attempt. From that
morleni he kcpta close watch upon thc
movements Of his icaptotsunl Having eaten
their suppeI-. fthey NOW addressed them
selves 10 the task of counting, assertiug.
and taking down the names of their .pTis-
oncrs, The Hitter were drawn up HI line
near tie FIRE. and " federal officer went
nlong the line. taking down their names aud
regiments In his memorandum book
al ltn I'm
aud having given his name aid regiment
the Twelfth Virginia Cavalry ---sllw the Of
flcnr pass on. ! have called him Lieut.. "
r-, but the young man was at that time
n private: aud ut the announcement Of Ills
historic name the federal soldiers began to
laugh, one Of them saying "TheOld Domin-
ion must be hard up when her aristocracy
have 10 20 into the ranks and Wear u jacket
like that " And he pointed 10 VS.
old, discolbrtd civilry jacket. Tic young
man whs, however, not thinking Of the
jokes OF his captors he twas watching his
opportunity to glide ont Of the line. It
soon came. The Federal soldiers were not
looking at him; the recording officer Ind
passed around tile lire. thr'l@ht Of which
thus shOne for an instant in his eyes ana
'dazZled him and Lieu. W----saw his
opportunity. The space outside the lire-
light was as gloomy as Eblis, and In a mo-
ment he had stepped from his place. and
was lost IN the darkness. lie glided behind
n tent, rama few stops, and then paused to
listen. iH IoHr1 .u
Had his movement. been Observed?
Would they 20 over tllc count again. TO
verify the record? Then one nan would
he found missing; hewolild be c'at ouccpur-
sued, recaptured, and rewarded FOR his at
tempt 10 escape by painful or ign0lninious
punishment. lie listened with all his cgrs 1:
A. hold lao. "A. ..,s
not missed. The officer did moi SUSPECT the
'Hse which had been played upon him; and
the prisoners were marched of under
guard. Lieutouant NJ saw them disap-
pear with profound satislnetion, aud then
all his energies were bent to the hard task
of getting ont of the lrdcra camp and
crossing the river. The prosper looked
sufficiently dispiriting. He was in the cen-
ter of % city of tents where lac could not
stir step without attracting attention !;
and even If ne succctdCd IN escaping the
vigilance of the men aud the quhrter-guani,
the road aud deep current of the lsappa-
hammock lay still IN his p8th-lhc single
bridge heavily pichctcd, The Young man
did not lose heart for a sngir moment.
however, aud like good soldier undetermined
20 take the chances.Ni huy9
The frsl thing was to conceal his identify
from the men around the fires. llonc-
rollinG Il nm nut IL nnder 6is arm iii
nontof6onx were blne. nn,I his hat woe of IN
Indeiinnblc color which tniolt be eitIrr
cont.d,rate or federal. I'm l,is hdsonl. he
tween his sbitfand naked brrast. l,r co,,rcoJe,i
ibis sm,rl yyl,irl bebod 1tnln,ckIed ana MA.
den wlicn he was cgptured. Having thus
prepared himself Lieut.. walked boldly
~ innd Ioun,cd coreies1v bv tl,c GrrS
Nme of The inIe1 nsEti rim what regin,rnt
be helonged TO- ns n they ob.cryrd so,ne.
tbin,, tnfarniiiarIin bis ,ISme,,noy I'M H.
readT repIv. Giying thc t,ame OF somr frde-