Telegram-herald., 1888-02-29

a Fss.rsi scout Caught BY The Con-
ksd~rztes.


fsd~rstes-
While Sheridan and Early faced each other
N TIE nsixhborhood Of " inchester there wers
times when The respective pickets traded 10
bacco and nswspspsrs, and otbsr times when
they shot - kll sach 0ther. I was on picket
duty up % twsssy-f0ur hours before the bat
tis cp,ast. and Ne rsasoa I did no, assist in
driving Sarly beyond Winchester was due 70
singular ean-s TIE willy Confsdsrats chieftain
Knew that ws contemplated some movement.
.nd there wss an aggressive spirit all around
TIE front rs scouts were pushing up TO our
lhsssI AFTER information. and 10 was plain that
ae did not intend 10 - caught mapping
Two days before tbs battle, being then
With The resrrvs picket st the front. shrse cf
ss we're detailed or ordered 70 push forward
beyond the outposts IN The dirscti of where
che Coufssier.tss we're supposed 70 % throw
iBx ap sartaworks We sook differsss di-
r.csions from the start. but all had the cover
Of ths woo.ls, The Confsderats outpost was
not more than musket shot from nv point of
departune. and The hour was o'clock IN the
afternoon. VS. q 70 ~ near a. possibls--
pass ne OUTPOST II I could. It vas probabls
that C0nfederzes s,oues were thick enough
alon< ths fronk and ! figured that my
chxnces Tor securing information wsre not
half a. god - my chances for being knocked
Over or nsnss l,s5sonsr
Eefrre 4 ~as a stones throw from The
Union safpost l was oa my harris and knees
ard carefully uakinx ny wsy forward.
I'D not care 50 u1uch far the outpost. for hs
wuuld have q permanent plsce. bus the Con
fel.ras@ scouts would b moving hsra and
thsrr. and rasy were a. crafty a. Indiaps
ruf Aunu uruch batter Shan I anticipated,
kovsver 7 creps within sixty feet u The out
pcss. who vzs eSuing on as gun and Srnok-
nx his PIPE. ard ! had paSSvi him By 40
fset. Ant wss 6snking IN oli iog. when. a. I
s1rnexi the sd ~ r. I carae fal upon . snw
with dve ur SIX pszs Al were tying down
srd ssrr,isgfT s~ieep except che Ettls pig.
They vsrs between Tia I've armies. and rrof-
shi7 belonged to sofue farmer who had
Fuari shCut has premises The guard bal
p-uhablr hran rithdrswr that day cr bad
b<culae res gent sRd allowed tns pigs -
vsplier s~ar zee oid one had rooted ever
q large susce ~ xTcuad before size az down.
snd tSe 6ttie ores wera coverei with mud
f.usn z,cut 60 tsA
The irstssne I sarref -, icx fls sinzls
~akefal riy @~ ara snd rsisef q olstter
rbich stsrte6 the rest a.. ard then I '~sx "a
s.rara fhe httis oaes would have m.
s~av btlt the ois ere ti8nt rrusCse ~ rus
ur xffh tse intrfsirE1 She 6rlstis.d up an1i
rushesi srcani snsf rsf'e T1ch 8ci=e hat I
k-rv the ,fteaflsn 81 the Canlesierste estt-
PSI would - a1rrsctei irnw bsck behird
the oE. eut ny srparenf cc~srisoe snr-sszssf
ere aer. snt I'D as lssc b. ny f--t snd
$50 clab 81 prevent ner ssizckinE Bne.
ERst soe isfs rse ftsn nsight hsvs s,t car -
tise troueie. has s8e would not ro she seps
n'e1acrng ne - vigorously sast / kad -
svnd an sise isf-rzvs and 7 ~ss ca fke -
ant Ta~.az 1ss ccb - b-r vhen bsif a siCrea
tonf-.erstss cazn@ r-snninz ~ skr1uxh 80
w0csls sni : rss uzsia rrssnner i was BAD
-nesgh =, oe careared. bst tsey xsved nas
n,,Ererysf,ailT si>cnt ne Wv - r. snf -ss
s-nlv trc gist -~aen was e.ss bark - rhsir
usais hne - % v.okea &C ~ LabhF prisen.--
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