The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-12-16

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Of the leaders Of the party in power
The pardonina Of Mosby is the only
act that soldiers consure Grant for
Ii was thorn in their side and ev+
or will be whilo memory lasts. Cen
eral Whitaker, of Cus.ei's staff,
places this brigaud in about the
right category, "sueak thief" Cns-
ters men as a rulo held him and bis
Partisan rangers" in tue Same es-
timatiou. a great many ex-union
soldiers would like to do justice to
MJsby, bat tho maj 'lity Of them
think 1T can only be done with a
shot gun.
or Mosbys daring and reckless
ness there can be no discount, and
had be elected to serve the "lost
cause according to the principles
Of modern warfare, he might have
earned as honorable distinction as
Wade Hampton orJ L. b. Stuart,
as a cavalry leader. He was crafty
and as bloodthirsty as wild beast.
When his command had murdered
some union soldiers he was happy.
Ii they failed to spill gore, be was
diaheartened and would stink away
for days from bis command aud
Geek consolation from Laura Rat
cliffo, the sauciest "secosh" spy in
all Farquier. Mosby has recently
been furnishing series of articles
to patent inside newspapers, on his
raids, aud they are written in his
usual bragadocio vein. lie claims
that pistols arc tho salvation of
cavalry. He considers the saber il
an useless affair. Sabers weren't
much use to his command TO be
sure. Men who hide behind rocks
and troos to kill some one, haven't
any use for swords, but to brave mon
who fight openly, "the cold steel il
the stuff to give to the foe. By il
courage, mettle, dash and superiority
as soldiers have always been IN cas-,
ured, and always will, in honorable
warfare. Mosby bad q few brave
Isss5Sh IA NS "a sonniand, nowei or, and
among these vas captain Nountjoy
This officer was possessed OF hu
3 mano instincts, and was a fighter
y He defeated aud captured Captain
Blazer md his picket command o.
100 men, who were expressly dc
tailed to capture Mosby. Mountjo,
was killed shortly afterwards ant
Mosby's command was rendered o
l little further account by bis death
Ia Virginia Mosby is not held il
, very great esteem He is blamed
for tho devastation Of the valley b,
Sheridan, the citizens claiming thai
, it was done in revenge for The
guerlla's depredations.
, In November, 1864, Captain Rich.
t ards, Of Mosby's bushwackcrs, cap,
, tured fifteen OF Clusters men be.
, tw' en- Middletown and Strausburg
, The captured mon were taken b,
( DR.. Lowers through Asby's Cup and
=. left in charge of Jimmy Chiffon, G
resident of the Blue ridge. The
men wero treated nicely by Chiffon
for overall days, but their tranquility
was ruddy and painfully disturbed
by tho entrance of two rangers, who
demanded Of the prisoners to whose
command they belonged Several
promptly responded I'VE belong
to Clusters division"
Then said the guerillas, "you
are to be hung Come along"
The announcement caused ter.
rible shock, bat the men were calm
and resolved to die game.
The execution took place at Rec-
tortown, and the following descrip-
tion OF the event was given to a
Telegram reporter by a resident of
Warrentown, who was present: The
men were drawn up in line with
some other prisoners, numbering in
: all twenty-sevep. Sam Chapman,
: one of Mosby's officers, was detail.
: cd to superintend the sad affair and
Mosby looked stolidly on, the lines
> in his hard, cruel mouth showing
) determination. The prisoners were
! drawn up 10 single rank and each
one was given a bit of paper. Sew
: en- only were numbered. They were
all placed in hat and each prisoner
: was required TO draw forth one OF
: them. Those who drew blanks
, were to be sent to Libby prison, al
Richmond, but those who drew the