Washington telegraph., 1865-07-26

INTERESTING SKETCH OF Cor. MoSBY.
The Boston Traveller has been furnished
with the following interesting sketch Of
Mosby, the trooper:
"The future historian will accord to
Mosby bravery ard sagacity worthy
to place him beside Marion and Murat
He began at the foot Of the ladder, hay
ing at first enlisted, or rather lie took up
arms on his own account. a. did many
others who were in the first battle Of Bull
Run, where he rendered good service.
His thorough knowledge Of the country
soon alter attracted the attention Of jeff.
Davis. and he was promoted, and well
did he earn tie rank Of colonel. which he
sub b4equently held His command which
at no time exceeded five hund ei mon,
embarrassed u more than any other ten
thousand rebels Ever since the first
year Of the war his raids have been the
terror Of the Union people Of the upper
part Of Virginia. Though rominally in
our possession, it has been unsafe for a
Union man there to avow his sentiments.
If he did 50, all his horses, stock, house
hold goods, etc. were sure 10 be Eobblcl
up. Mosby entered our lines with i'm
punity, securing what he required, ard
returning in safety He hung, zullen,
defiant and dangerous. on our rear in a
retreat, driving back and burning our
wagon trains, and destroying all the
forage which was likely to fall into on
hands. He sought to win, and rarely
entered into an engagement without
good chances Of success
No prisoners We're treated h1rshly,
but all were made to give Up their money
and swap clothes, if his men were to Be
benefited by the trade OA one raid lie
captu "a two Of our paymasters, and, as
the term j. expressed BY the prisoners,
they went through them. On di. .ision
made among those who We're on this
RI q, each one's share was s. 16S.
In person Mosby i not formidable
He j. not over FIVE feet seven inches
high, j. thin and spare, and can clasp
his body with lis hands. His age i
about thirty years. lie j. insen-ible
to fatigue knows no such word as fear;
has the piercing eye Of an eagle. and
impresscs person with the idea that he
can fathom his innermost Thoughts.
Though genial, lie j. exactinG. He is a
skillful horseman and dead shot; drinks
no Intoxicating liquors, and his favorite
beverage j. strong coffee. H allowed
no men Of his command to make use of
ardent spirits, and destroyed all that
came within lis reach. Strategy was no
myth with him. On one occasion, being
severely wounded by our men, he ordered
his all to strip bis insignia Of rank ON
Iii collar and leave him to hs fate Our
soldiers approached him. stripped him Of
his boots. and left him. seemingly, i'll
the last tiiroes Of life, little dreaming
that there lay one feigning mortal wounds
whose death would have been worth
thousands Of men to our cause But to
him, this was only another exploit
"On another occasion, Gen Lee wished
to deal with man By the name of De
lanie, who had left the Confrderacy and
come within our lines at Alexandria, and
he detailed Mosby to capture him In
the evening, attended by single orderly,
he made his way through our lines to
Delanies house and knocked at the door,
when iii summons was answered by him
in person MosbJ informed him that he
was a prisoner, took him through the
streets Of Alexandria, passed the pickeis
in safety, and il due time delivered the
man in Richmond There were no dan
gerous missions to which lie ordered his
men which liz was not willing to share
with them Not man who was ia his
Command has word to say against him,
and they express the opinion that lie has
made nothing hy his raids He loved
excitemenfs, and sharp contest was the
best place to display his coolness and
daring Before the wir lie was lawyer,
Of no great reputation for ability. Had
not the fortunes Of war brought him out,
h would not have had note i'd TIE
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