The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-01-06
Emory =. NidwelI, Vet. Vol. Co, IA R,,
r VI. Rpp 80

" A. NOW SATISFACTORILY Known OF his
sad fate, which occurred about Noy, G.
1864, IL miles northeast of Berry.
vile, Va, ilrfhe Shenandoah Valley. Nv
banging. He enlisted at AIiddlcbiiiy,
VT, Sept. A, 1861. theiI n minor. t,id rts
enlisted Dee. l6, 1SG3,at Brandy Station.
Va, and in the December following. AT
his camp in Virginia, he had the fever
and just escaped DEATH He was i'm sew
eral battles. and several times IN The
hospital. Al the battle of The Wilder
ness he was shot through the BODY, from
left 20 right SO nearly that the bali was
taken out and IS now TO be seen. Tween
ty days then rebel prisoner = his
watch, money and ring taken from him /:
then sent TO Washington in an ambu-
lance almost losing his life. On the
23rd Of July he was sent to Burlington.
and on The oath. arrived in East Middle
bury at his fathers house. lie little
thought of a return to his regiment. be-
ing quite inclined in his person but on
the 18th, he was read off with a squad
to return to the Grand Army. and on
the 23d, did return TO IIarper's Ferry.
when he walked twenty-five miles TO his
regiment. That, he said, "came hard on
me- A reserved fate was but Just be-
fore him.
At the partial retreat of our army I'M
der Sheridan III the Shenandoah Valley.
the scntiners post was required to be
three strong in picket work from COM
pany II were drawn Alva X. Barlow,
Frank Conley and Charles Bowers; the
latter, now Of East Middlebury was
old. and f. 5. Bidwcll volunteered to
take his place. In The morning. Conrcy
was sent Out with The three canteens 10
a spring to fill them. Not returning.
Bidwell and Barlow asked leave to tan
~ for him, As the last soldier left
them, he said TO the former, s.don't stav
long; this was the last seen of them.
"A week or ten days later, q squad found
the three hanging on tree - no partic-
ulars of p0sthumOus burials, etc.
We are indebted to Capt. j. SCOTS
"Partisan Life with Mosby," for some
OF the sad history of the closing scenes
of these doomed men. No names are
mentioned Of the latcd ones save that
OF capt. brewster, but other circum-
stances fully justify the facts. The first
squad taken was under Capt. Richards,
Of Mosby's Rangers, and the second,
under Capt. Mounijoy. Seventeen prjs-
oncrs were to be disposed of. When
Capt, Mounijoy joined Capt. Richards.
the former inquired of the soldiers. "To
what division do YOU belonp:" the re-
sponses were,'1o Gen. Clusters" Then
came the reply, 'Come with me and be
hanged. The announcement produced
q terrible shock. Among the nisoncrs
Was one especially inclined to talk. lie
was Young. handsome, intelligent, and
sch'lcnlaIV III appearance, and the
conversation was 80 pleasant and friend
VA, jimmy qulte forgot the belliger-
en- re'a III III winch they stood to each
"1icr' ne Young man referred to, said.
understand me reason OF this, ii is
iI'"tla'pi, iof me hanging nj Fort Roy
a. IN ''u w ,,pe Vphueuill you ior 1t, but
Ws're ia hi''he 'llls slatomeht Though
"on pt'phE W we'll ouslefs COM
n a,a,''i ~, u'o nor oelohg TO it when
u .,,a' u'eu was Pefpe'rated. do not
:ninS III justice, til''i ought to be pun
fsiou ioI inc ac'loh OF mat officer be-
i loIe i'''u ali! connection with him.
Inc casS was ilafd one ont he was,
nevertheless marched OIL with his COM
RACES,
~ WIZ DC rehheliipered maj seven OF
nIINoi h'e,' Wcrc lahSeu al fort 10y
~ ~ ven. 1Ms'er men, ana indignant
E'pe.eu mus VIII we DO to Mosby.'
Out Oh inc NUMBER OF soldiers taken,
seven were TO be selected to be executed
III re'allation. TN the day appointed
i9r me execution, the battalion assem-
pea NJ Cedartowh,a AZ eleven AM. Mos
by arrived, prepared to enter upon his
Palhihl TASK, ana SAID; "Tlis duty must
DC performed Tor the protection of my
i M ir Hu 'hc ruthicss custer and Pow
ram,, AND IL All, Su'' and We're araWn up III
ner u'aS , "m, "',,i W. e'on Vi. o, pa
thcn, VOW ni,r,i I, 'I"' r.acn olily ol
into hot a m''l'' ooaf lney were pun
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r,u vn ~ Ia"N ,,o'le VI .ncih. inose
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