The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1865-01-11


dead, captured, and wounded parsonage, says
the Alexandria State Journal, has recently really
been seriously damaged personally by contact
with scouting party of Union troops. Inc
published statements as to the manner OF his be-
ing wounded are so familiar that we need not re-
capitulate them. The accounts of the ira nSaction
which have reached this place from rebel sources
is Gn their eyes, calculated to render the "ubi-
quitous" even more noted for cuteness and tact
than he ever was before According to "seceSh'
authority, Mosby cornered while dining at
house near Middleburg, in Loudon county,
answered the summons pistol in hand, discover
ed who his guests were shot about four through
the head, ~ closed and locked the door, and was
retreating to an inner room, when he was shot
from the outside the ball entering the gastric re-
gon He fell, and the Union soldiers entering
the house, to discover as they imagined, a rebel
officer in the last agony Of expiring Hat9 h ho
was (not) by an explanation from female resi-
dent of the house, who exclaimed, with Wen.
affected sorrow, Poor Capt Johnson is dead
Just at this time Johnson, who appeared to
be in 0rticLo neortis shivered visibly, stretched
out his pedal extremity, groaned, and gave up
these manifestations that their late antagonist
was defunct, proceeded to remove " Capt John-
son's boots, and left but had not got very far
before ''Johnson," in the shape of the we'll
known guerilla Mosby, sprapg from his recum-
bent position, and, assisted by sympathlzlng
Confederates, hastily made tracks for safer quar-
tiers. If the above story be true (and the seces-
sonsts here all believe it) the female was in
structed beforehand by Mosby what to say in
case of casualty of the kind. Should Mosby
recover from his wound, he may thank the pres
ence of mind of woman for the opportunity OF
so doing.
PRoMoTIoN.-On Sunday last, private VIM. II.
HI. Brainerd 126th N. Y, and for some time past
chief clerk at the head quarters of the camp,
received notice from Lieut-Col. Joseph Hyde,
comm andng 125th NJ Y Vols, of a commission
awaiting nina as Adjutant of that Regiment. lie
will therefore leave for the front on Monday
| next Our friend Will has hearty tOnUratu-
lations upon his promotion to such an important
position, and we know that he can fill it with
credit to himself and the country, having honor
ably served for two years as Captain in the 9th
N. Y, from the date of its organization until its
| muster out when he re-enlisted as a private.
His competency for this new position is unques-
| toned, and we know that his abilities can carry
| him successfully through far more onerous
| duties than those of Adjutant.
! CAMP CASEY ITEMs.-The holidays were well
spent by the officers and men of the colored COM
| panies on detached duty at Camp Casey, Capt.
| Guilty, of Co. c. and Capt. Brown, of Co. D, 45th
| u. S. G. T., each treated their men to a fine
Christmas dinners which are highly spoken of
by faithful correspondent of the JOURNAL,
| named Somers. The Rev. j. r. Johnson, an ap
! plcant for the Chaplaincy of the Post, was pre-
| sented by the officers and men with the sum of
SlO3 co. being Christmas collection, and given
! in consideration of his earnest labOrs which, be-
cause of the law not recognizing the post as en-
titled to Chaplain, have heretofore been given
gratuitously. Mr.. Johnson has our thanks for his
interest in the JOURNAL, and for several yalua-
BILE contributions.
GOT HIM ON A STRING-A soldier of this camp
| of the Yankee persuasion recently left govern
ment overeoat with a Jewish tailor in Washing
| ton, for alteration. When finished the Jew wrote
| him to come and take it away or it would be sold
for expenses of altering--the bill enclosed being
1900. Yank thought the figure high, and
wishing neither to lose the coat, pay such an
enormous bill, cody wrote back, notifying the
Jew of standing military order against the sale
of government clothing and his letter being owl
| dence of the fact, he would hold him responsible
for the coat At last accounts the Jew was gloom
lily coming the law, and the Yankee patiently