The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-23
CORRECTION or 4 YANKEE
STORY.

To the Ed;torcf the Richmond Dispatch:
For the sake of truth and justice, may
I ask that you publish the following,-a
correspondence Of the New York Tri-
6une,-which contains a lie in every
line, and 4 true statement Of the facts
from oae who knoses what he writes. AS
q simple act Of justice to the memory of
the brave soldiers Of the Sixth Virginia
cavalry, thus inhumanly murdered, we
would preserve them from becoming the
victims of Yankee mendacity as OF Yam
kee treachery:
PROM rnK vALLRY og THE sHsNASDoAH-AoRE of
THs GUERRILLA woRK-cArrrREoF CAPTAIN n. D.
BAD0nR, or AvBR1LLs CAvALRY-HB PLAYS TRICK
FOR TRICK, AND EscAPxs
| Correspondence Of tho New York Tribune.
INrzs YIELD, NEAR CEDAR CnExK. vIR.INlA,l
November 6, 1864.
The suerrillas still continue their daring raids
along the pike scarcely train passr without see-
ing OF hearing from them in way much more prac-
The records Of hishwaymen can present nothing
more daring and wicked than some OF M0soy's late
exploits He occasionally, however, meets his match,
satisfactory instance Of which is, happily, just at
| hand.
Captain n. DEvereux Badger, Acting Assistant
Adjutant-0ensral Of Powelfs cavalry DIVISION LETT
General Torbert's headquarters, near Cedar creek,
on the morning of the ID instant, TO 60 to Wlnches-
ter, accompanied by only two orderlies. large
train heavily guarded, had left but an hour before
| and the Captain, being we'll mounted, thought IT
prudent enough to attempt to overtake it, He came
in sight Of it 9 half-mo ahead OF him, near New
| town, and saw O dozen cavArymen ndlng leisuTely
little dis; ;anoa behind the train, and apparently
acting a. rear-guarA. He hailed them as he ap-
| preached, and was answered in a friendly way
When SCI ing them dressed in our uniform. and
wearing the Sixth c,rps badge Greek ros-ae
himself and his men in the hands Of the gusrillas.
With revolvers at his head. he Was prevented from
making any alarm, and was Immediately run on ],
into the woods and robbed OF his diapatcheSsnaa
everything valuable which he had about hun, and
hurried away into the Blue Ridge mountains, IN
company With nine mere Of our men, who had been
taken at different tmes
can right" said the Captain, after they nad Ioos
bed him. I" suppose you will nov parole me, ano
can 70 henno and vote for Little Mao. Ihave long
wanted farlough from this horSiA and unnatural
war!"
Not much" !" replied the Johnnies : d" we are Or
dsred 70 hang every o1ises ve can sasse noys .ss.
days in retaliation FOX our men Who have eesH .So:
~ guerrillas. You viii swing from Imp o. 'ns'
:h.n says from t. We would ae. 20 no,
tonight, but for the 'aet that our o'e'' ''' nv
Butt" replied the cool Captain. "yon S.r Ts az
day 10 slsetion, and Little Mae sAo..1 % 49,.
thers viii Be an immediate cessation o. nosnnrs.
. ana - may be able 10 Az up things. nws.S.
b. equal to new army toyea 70 81 'n'e' 1''''''
/. Tds remark led t. much DISCUSSION, end, WI v,tl
the aid sf Atsle apple brandy rum ~.
nss :aa R,ss = s.ns, SH va ~ sossi.esi.A
While one Of the rsbsls was 70 ~ ~ th
Quietly vhivpsred to one Of ms men e -. a y.
around as psssSsss;s snon sss 3 suss Isl
& Ian, sn fhs a men NEEDED but v'nk toAs ksssl
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