Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-06-24
Interesting sketeh OF CoI. MosbY.

Tho ilOGion Traveller has been Furnished !
Nth the following Interesting sketch Of
Mnsby;
The future historian wiz accord 10 Mos.
by a bravery and sagaeliy worthy TO place
him beside Marion and Murat lie began
a. tho foot of the ladder, having 1t FIRST en-
listed, or rather ne took up arms on his own
account, Us did many others who were in
the iirsi ,ttle Of Bull run, where he rem
dered good aeTvise. Ills thorough knowi-
edge Of the country soon after attracted tho
attention Of Jei Davis, and he was pro-
,nntei, and we'll did no earn tho rank Of
colonel, which he subsequently, held. His
command, which ut no timc exceeded iys
hundred men, harrassel Us more than any
other ten thousand rebels. Ever siacc the
first year of the war his raids have been tho
terror OF Union people in hcuppcr part OF
Virginia. Though nominally Ia our pos
session, & has been unsafe for Union man
there 10 ayow his sep,iments IL he did 50,
all his horses stock, household goods, etc,
were sure to be gohblei up. Mosby entered
our lines with impuuity, securing what he
required, and returningin safety. lie hung
Huilen, defiant aud dangerous, on our rear
in a retreat, driving back aud burning our
which was likely to fall into our hands-
lie sought TO win, and rarely entered into
an engagement without good chances Of
succoss.
No prisoners were treated hNrshly, but
all were made 70 give mp their money and
swap clothes IL lis men we're 10 be benefit
ted by the trade. On one raid he captured
two Of our paymssiers, and as the term Is
/ expressed BY the prisoners they wen. through
them. On q division made among those
who were on the raid each ones share was
S2lG8. In person Mosby is not formidable.
He is not over five feet se7en inches high.
Is thin and spare, and can clasp his body
with his hands. His age is about thirty
years. IIo is insensible of fatigue; knows
no snch word as fear; has the piercing eye
of an eagle and impresscs person with the
idea that he can fathoIp his innermost
thoughts. Though genial he sexaeting. He
is skillful horseman and q dead shot;
drinks no insoxica,ing liquors, and his IA
vorite beverage is strong coffee. He allow
ed no men of his command to mako usc OF
ardent spirits, and destroyed oil that came
within his reach, Strategy was no NTH
with him. On one occrsion belng severely
wounded by or men, he ordered his AID to
strip his insignia Of rank from his shoulder
and leave him to his fate. Oursoldiers APP
preached him, stripped him Of his boots, and
loft him, seemingly in the last throcs OF
I life, little dreaming that there lay one feign.
ing mortal wounds whose death would have
been worth Thousands Of men to our cause.
But to him thia was only another exploit
On another occasion Gen. Lee wished to
deal with man by the name Of pelanie,
who had left the Confederacy and come
within our lines ut Alexandria, and ho de-
tailed Mosby to capture him. In the eve
ming, attended by u single orderly, he made
his way through orr lines to Dclanie 8 house
and knocked at the door, when his sum-
mons was answered By him in person.
Mosby informed him that he was prisoner
took him through the streetsos Alexandria
passed the pickets is safety, and in due time
delivered the manin Richmond. There were
no dangerous missions to who he ordered
his men which he was not willing to ahare
with them. Not man who was in hia
command has word 10 say against him
and they express the opinion that he has
made nothing by his raids. he loved ox-
elements, and q sharp contest was the best
place to display his coolncss and daring
Before the war he was q lawyer OF no grea'
reputation for ability Had not the fortunes
of war brought him out, he would not have
had n note in tho worlds history. But that
has rendered him infamous, aud he atahda
branded as atraitor TO that flag uEder
which he was reared"