The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-05
How Gen. Rufus Barringer was
Captured.


The older We grow in journals Ii,
knowledge, the more we see of the in.
justice OF popular judgment. The hypo
crite who makes long prayers in public
and plties the poor Heather, dies
in the odor OF sanctity. The demagogue
who assiduously courts the populace
lodges doubtful issues, and boastingl,
champions the strong side, be il right
or wrong, is heralded as IA great man
am eventually gets Office. which in
time makes him great; for the power
OF official patronage is sufficient to keel
him afoat if he takes care to use il
seltishly and unscrupulously
But the popular mis-judSment is often
against some men as wrongly as il j.
tor some men. Garfield has been slob-
bered over as saint, and Dukes has
the full truth known neither of them
would fully deserve the popular verdict.
Time Is showing this liz both cases.
We have been much gratitied to see an
article from Yankee soldier. which
clears the record in regard to Gen
Rufus Barringer's capture, few days
before Appomattox. 1t is now Is years
since the occurrence, and in all that
period we never heard any one speak OF
the capture without an intimation, eth
er by language or hint. or tone, that il
was mighty curious!' The General
is our friend, aud subscriber of the
Farmer and Mechanic; but the story oi
his riding up to party of disguised
Yankees" always did seem ''migiIty
curious although he had been gallant
and successful officer
At length, however, we have the full
facts, as related below, and it gives us
great pleasure to see how fully Gen.
Barringer's account is authenticated
And we wish we had space to print
from Concord Register an account OF
the very gallant dash and success OF
Barringer's brigade, at Namozine Run,
where the n. c. Cavalry won the high
est compliments from Gen. Fitz Lee,
and others.
Narrative Of Sergt. J. E. McCabe,
18th Pennsylvania Cavalry, telling how
set of sneaks in Rebel uniform -
known as ''Sherdan's scouts s'-slipped
in behind Gen. Lees ARMY
After the fight at Five Forks we had
rest until the next day. and then the
chase began. The scouts got no rest
until after the surrender of Lee. On
the morning of April we We're pressing
the enemy on every road We had
started out that morning on the different
roads to see what could be found of the
Confederate army. l had taken five
men with me that morning Young
having the rest with him. | had gotten
about six miles from the Yankee lines
with my little band of six, dressed in
full Confederate uniform. when in riding
up the road on the way to Danville l saw
party of four or five real SOutherners
coming. We awaited our chance to get
them in proper position, and we halt
ed them and got tho first word, and
! lound that they belonged to the First
North Carolina Brigade. They then
wanted to know where We belonged.
We informed them that We belonged to
the Ninth Virginia Regiment. We then
rode together and lad some talk.
While talking l saw very e-looking
officer on handsome horse coming>
inquired who he was, and the officer in
charge of the squad said it was General
Barringer. l left the party rode and
met him and shook hands with him aud
rode back into the party. and after get
ting all the information we could we
took them prisoners and brought them
into camp. We did not reached our
lines until long after dark The horse
he rode presented to Sheridan, it being
the one taken from General Cool. o.
New Iork, some time before,