Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1888-11-30
YEAR FREDERICKSBURG.
PLEASANT LITTLE STORY OF TIE
CIVIL WAR.
Grad of Tcdc-ais Captured ',y Some Of
-~sby's ,,cn-A Yankee Prisoner saves
( r,t;tu<,o II, l.atur,

liz the afternoon cold storm of rain
-. il and soon it was nearly dark as
J. =; We moved into the woods short
-, ~ = above tho railroad. and :.ried to
a-iI so-.!e SHELTER frOi.l tne torrents of rain
.n-t l2il fumously upon us Our supply
| t-'--...s were Still miles in the rear. strug-
= = IL he deepening mud. AT 4 clock
|. II S;oae OF the First Maine was
49,, .,!4ed and ordered 20 report to the
la2rterllas1er in charge of the trains.
T. to aid him in his arduous duties.
..t.,' oae orderly he set out. but had
: .rvalv GOT Il quarter of Il mile from
IS wAen Lieut. Paine of Mosbys
..r' is, with 4 squad of mon. dashed
., 81 little thicket of pines where
... N~a concealed and rotuled up
>..lo:,>,lel,erel az With resistance.
out al once Tor Paine 5 .ouse near
t,.lt"u iney were kin>.ly treated
u t..eir c.-ptors, given sonlet hing to cat
Z Il comfortable Qnir.ers for l-.c night.
>!r r-.lii cultinaed necessarily until
l.ut;.a4,,,. w!lt.i it cleared away. and the
,.l.. Gle cat once more
,..l-i~ started early with his prisoners to
lr.',er them u, Lees headquarters The
streams and creeks were full to overflow
ing. an, tho progress of the party was
necessarily slow Fearing they might
meet some of our cavalry they kept out
All advance guard to apprlsc tnem of ap-
preaching Ganger AT length as they
came to q creek not far from Sulphur
Springs. which had overhowed its banks
and bridges, the guard halted and hesi-
tated to drive into the wild stream Paine
soon came up and denounced them in the
presence of the prisoners as towards, and
Immediately plunged in. at the Same timo
calling to the others to follow; but he
had not gone far, however, when his horse
lost his footing. and the two were swept
down the stream.
WHIRLlNG DOWN TO DEATH
The guard stood apparently paralyzed
as they saw the man and horse struggling
III the rad waters Stone at first looked
on with indifference, but soon better
nature possessed him, and when he could
country's enemy even, whirling down to
"Ccwards will you sec that man drown
man moved Paralyzed still Stone then
galloped quickly down the stream, and
below the drowning man, who had now
become detached from his horse and rode
out and caught him by the hair as he
came along. and pulled him in shore. At
this point the guard had begun to recover
consciousness, and rode down and aided
in restoring the exhausted Confederate.
When he had recovered somewhat and
could talk q little, Stone said to him:
''Unaided and alone | saved your life, and
now you cannot do less than restore to
me nv horse and liberty"
Paine told him he would be glad to do
so, but that he could not, as all prisoners
once in his possession legally belonged to
The Confederate government, and if he
released or surrendered one, on any pre-
text whatever. he would suffer at the
hands of that government: but he prom
ised 70 send statement Of all the facts
to Gen. Lee, and ask him to use his great
influence with the war department in
Stones behalf.
Paine's horse came in shore a short dis.
lance from where he was pulled in, and
n little time they were all mounted again,
and on their way to cross the creek at
some point above. Finally we reached
The Confederate lines, where the prison.
srs were turned over to another guard,
by whom they We're taken to Lees head.
quarters and from thence to Richmond,
where they We're assigned quarters in
Libby prison.
RETRIEVED BY THE coNFEpERATEs.
But Stones confinement was joyfully
short, for at the close of the second day q
reprieve from the Confederate secretary
If war was sent him, and on the follow
ing morning he was placed on board the
truce boat and sent down the James river
to our lines. Paine had not been unmind.
full of his obligations to Stone, nor of his
promises at the creek. He informed Gen
Lee of his accident, of the inaction of his
men and of the courage and kindness OF
the Yankee lieutenant in risking his lift
IN the dangerous stream to save that O,
mis- enemy and captor, and he asked Gen
Lee-entreated him, to recommend 7,
favorable consideration of this worthy
and important case. Lee recommended
pardon and his immediate release to tn,
Union lines, which were willingl,
granted. Stone went directly to Wash
lngton and soon after his arrival ther,
learned that Paine, his captor, had JUS
been brought in and lodged in the OF.
Capitol prison. He had been captured tn
lAY before In Q skismish with tho Eight