The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-07-27

OF the State 1t is reported tnat Z resi-
dent johnson receises kindly all sugges-
ton which are made in reference to the
reconstruction of the States.
Mr.. Chairman, / thank you, sir, and
this large and most respectable assem-
blage of the citizens of Greenville, for
their patience and courtesy in listening
to me, and most devoutly pray to God
that we may be.once more FREE, HAPPY,
AND UNITED PEOPLE.
Interesting. Sketch Of Col. Mosby.
Tho RDston Z ravellsr has been furnished
with the following interesting sketch Of
Mosby:
The future historian will accord to Mos
by a bravery and sagacity worthy to
place him beyond Marion and Murat--
He began at the foot.of the ladder, hav-
ing at first enlisted or rather he tookup
arms on his own accoant as did. many
others who were in the first battle Of Bull
Run, where he rendered good service.
His thorough knowledge of the country
soon after attracted the attention of Jeff.
Davis, and he was promoted, and well
did he earn the. rank. Of Colonel, which
he subsequently held. His command,
which at no time exceeded FIVE hundred
men, harrassed us more than any other
ten thousand rebels. Ever. since the first
year Of the war, his raids have been tire
terror of the Union people in the upper
part Of Virginia. Though nominaly in
our possession it has been unsafe for
Union man there to ,avow his sentiments.
Ifhe did SO, ,all the horses, slbck, house
hold goods, etc, were sure to be gobbied
up. Mosby entered our lines with impu-
nifty, securing what he required, and re-
turning in safety. he hung, sullsn, def
ant and dangerous on our rear in a re-
treat, driving back and burning our wag
on trains, and destroying all the forage
which was likely to fail into our hands.
He sought to win and rarely entered in-
to an engagement without good chances
Of success.
No prisoners were treated harshly, but
all were made. to give up their money
and swap clothes, If his men. were TO be
benefited by the trade On ono raid he
captured two of our paymasters, and as
the term sa expressed by our prisoners,
they went through them. On . division
made among those who were on this raid
each ones share was s2,16o. In person,
Mosby is not formidable. Heis not over
FIVE feet seven inches high, is thin and
spare, and can clasp his body with his
hands. His age is about thirty years.
He is insensib!e to fatigue; knows no
such thing as fear; has the piercing eye
of an eagle, and impresses a person with.
the idea that he can fsthomhis innermost
thoughts. Though genial he is exacting.
lie is skilfful horsenall and a dead shot;
drinks no Intoxicating liquors, and his ia
vorite beyerageis strongcoffee. Heallow
ed no man of his command to make use
of ardent spirits, and destroyed all that
came within reach. Strategy was no
myth with him. On one occasion, being
severely wounded by our men, he order
ed his aid to strip bis insignia Of rank
from his shoulder and aeaye him to his
fate. Our soldiers approached him. strip
ped him of his boots. and left him, seem
ingly in the last throes of life, little
dreaming that there lay one teigliing
mortal wounds whose death would have
been worth thousands Of men to oar men.
But to him this was only another exploit:
On another occasion, Gen. Lee wished
to deal With a man by the name cf Della
ME, who had left the Confederacy and
come within our lines at Alexandria, and
he detailed Mosby to capture him. In
the evening, attended by asingle orderly,
hs lis made Lis Lii; way ttasea gh elr lines to De-
lanie's house ara 7knocked at the door,
when his summons was answered by him
in person. Mosby informed him that ne
was a prisoner, took him through the
streets of Alexandria. passed the pickets
in safety, and in due time delivered the
man in Richmond. There were no dan.
oerons missions to which he ordered ) 3