Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-05
Brilliant Achievement by MCNeilps
Partisan Hangers.
By OSh ALbs
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lCgRliAEsd from. YsSieriGy.i
81. who was Of the party ordered to
secure Kelley, captured the sentry on the
street, and learned from him that the Gen
eral was not there, but in the 'Barnum
House near BY. Thither the party pro
ceeded, and L., without waiting for a light
dashed into q room which proved to be that
of Kelley's A6iutsnt General, Thsyer Mel
vim, ana enquired for General Kelley.
Being told BY Melvin that the General was
in Inc next rocm, ne hastily entered and,
telling the General who he was, demanded
his surrender. With much ~trepidstion,
Kelley submitted to his fate, aud the rest
Of the party entering with lights, both ne
and Melvin were secured.
While these events were t~ransplring here
a similar one was being enacted at the he
we're House. The party under Sergeant '
have captured the guard whom they found
on duty in front of the hotel, entered the
house, and finding a httls colored boy in
the Office, ordered him to show them Gen.
Crooks room. Trembling the negro
obeyed, and the squad entered, whereupon
Y. who was a fine looking, dressy man, de-
manded the surrender OF the General, stat
ING that he was Gen. Rosser and that ne
had surprised and captured the town aud
Garrison. who we're nov prisoners. Crook
y emsd much startled at the announce
ment, but, concluding from the circum-
stances surrounding him ne could easily
see that somehow he certainly was a prs
oner, and affecting o careless gaiety, he
burriedly dressed and gave himself up.
The wires in the Railroad Telegraph
office were IN the meantime destroyed, and,
after capturing ~hsadquarter n other
asgs, the party quietly traced their way
down Baltimore street TO the q
Bridge. where several fine horses, including
| Phiiippi,' Gen. Kelly's war steed, were Sc
! cured. Daylight was fast appearing now;
| ,ar thousand valiant (?) Yankees lay
within sisio, shot; fifty miles through q
.roken country i~ptsrFased between the
Rangers aud SAFETY. No time was mere
ore 10 be lost, 20, turning down "S'eF
street, and gaining IA poR pain d {
found a dozen or more pickets; these were
boyeyer. without ammunition, ~ me par
20 again resumed their march AZ the
| Canal Bridge. come two miles below, the
ou,most guard OF the Yankees, the aoinniH
vas halted There was no TIME tor ParieJ
nov, and giving the counters'gn the Kan
gers spurred on, stating thstthey were usu'
Crooks BODY Guard, that the Rebels WeTe
advancing, and they were going out &c
meet them and would clean them out -,
And n few moments later and Mcneil
had racrossed the river ten miles 5eioE
where no had first entered Maryland, and
the rangers were again in Dixie
WbeS the alarm vas given and the cap
,ure generally known, the confusion Sclte
ment and shame Of the Yankees T~5 !ud
~,crous, A handful Of coEardly rebels to
dare 10 come into the midst often Thousand
g~allsnt bows in blue, and deliberately stea
me two Major Generals commanding! In;
cogsrdiy impudeuce of such an az deserV
al nnnishment; and the Provost asrshai
gelsns Col J. c. l., swore By the o!g nag
hat adorned his cushioned citadel, to cap
ture the ragcals by night-tsll, and bring IN
stolen heroes back to bed 80 summonlhs
a force, he pursued the retresiIng braves
fsking ample care to keep a. q human
distance from them in order to prevent 40.
little 'uppleasantness,' and after tollo va;
fem 10 Romney, and in sight Of Mcneil
ubo there waited for them TO attack him
the Col. returned 10 Cumberland, mort!he'
and Disguised, and vented his patriot
spleen by srresing innocent gentlemen
aud submitting them to every species {
indignity. =,
On reaching the Moors6eld VALLEY, NJ
NELL come in sight of the Ringgold ca
airy $50 strong, who had started from Ne
Crsek 10 intercept him. The tao pariie
separsted by the river, urged their wesrle
bo-ses ~ their Utmost speed, the YANKEES
hoping to reach Mooreield IN time 10 q
of the Rangers retreat. The exniai
Confederates, waving aloit their capture
banners. strained every nerve, anxious
mass through the toEn snd exhibit to the
friends the result of their powers. Sever
miles. however, had been accomplished D
tore reaching the town, and 1t oecomlI
evident thar the Yankees must win IL
r,ce then. when recap;ure seemed eertsl
down sank the disappearing bend,
Each warrior vanished wnere he stood
McNeill had suddenly entered the Wooc
and taking a we'll known path through q
ridges, Rsuked the town, and reached
uoint seven miles above the town, on u
South Fork, and eighty miles from GU
berland, where they encsmped Tor l
night, hsziug ridden ninety miles IN TIVE
~ty'four hours, without rest or food Tor N
! or horses, and accomplishing one OF t
most daring and successful captures
which we ever remember to have heard;
A party of four hundred Yankee cavs
started by Sheridan from Wlncnest
reached Moore6eld that night, but the b
was in the bush. Wesried and disgust
the Yankees returned home, while tn
late commanders, receiving e7sEy atteno
n and kindness from the hospitsOis Conf
Il crates, went on q visit to Richmond, WhF
~ after remsiriog q few weeks, they were
Ia changed.
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