The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-27
John @. Reasan'S story OF Jefferson
Davis Capture.

John Q. Reagan'S story OF Jefferson
Davis Capture.
Reagan, who has just been releas ed
with Alex. Stephens, gives his version
of the capture of JEFF. Davis. II will
be interesting rs n contribution to the
closing history of the rebellion. We
quote from the New York World:
It will be rememberedl by MI who
haYe not yet forgotten the names of the
parsons captured with jeff. Davis, that
Mr.. Reagnn was one of the number.
So many and such conflicting ac-
counts of the manner of the capture,
and the conuuct of Mr.. Davis
at the times have been put forth by per-
sons VINO knewIyer little, il. anything,
of what they affirmed, that an account
Of the occurrence as given by not only afl
''eye-witness,p - but one of the captured
persons himself-AIr. Reagan+wiuin not
fail to prove interesting 70 0ll who de-
sire to see truth preferred to fiction.
sOn certain day, the date of which,
even If remembered, could have no inn
portant bearing on the real state of facts
MS here reciled,, Mr.. Davis and party
had, for reasons best known to them
selves, separated, each taking differ-
ent route though, MS mutually agreed
beforehand, 1t was tho intention Of both
parties to meet at a given place Mt as
near stnted period of time as circum-
stances would allow. From the time
of this parting nothing of interest oc-
Cured or that served to hinder their
progress, until the following morning,
us we shalI see by the shlcts of the case
stated by Mr.. Reag1n: Night Coming
on, they chose n place for encampuaent.
As they supposed themselves, for the
time being, MT least in no danger from
the Federal cavalry, and as their horses
were i'll sad want of rest and fodder
they just on the point of tmstrap4
ping their saddles preparatory to re-
manning encnmped for the night, wlieIf
they learned that the party of which
the Presiuent's family was n portion
We're in. danger of being plunlefed and
murdered, perhaps by certain gangs of
marauders Who had Just been disb1nd-;
cd from all Alabama brigade. -.ls
On the receipt of this alarming intalli-
gence, MIR. Davis said to those around
MIN "SSentlemen, my wife and family
are IN danger, and must go and give
them what protection can.b
Z. Allthe other gentlemen. Immediately
made known their intenttop.of ACCOM-
panytng him. They Immediately nut
spurs 70 their horses, and rode off in
search of: the other party. 1t being a
dark and stormy night and ns the
country being Strange one to Davis
them great dittic Guilty was expeTfeneedf in
getting on the right track oftlie party.
However, after hard ride vertwenty-
two miles they over took them. THE
following day the two parties iourneyed-
on together, and night coming on. they
chose nm e1igfble locality for a camp,
and prepared to make themselves as
comtottab1e as circumstances would
permit Mr.. Davis andIllis family oceIi-
pied a tent on the side of "a row of
wagons, while Reagan and Wood hndtwo
or thFee otherss en@mped on the other
side. 4 9l4.4 sT8s5 % -
During the journey of the day preoei
ding the evening of which we fre now
speaking, certafn circumstance which
seemed 70 them as showing THAT the
Federal troopers were not In their yicfn-
.ityi led them to the belief that thew were
running no risk OF capture If tliey en-
campedl that night Had they been
aware of the real state of affairs, they
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