The National tribune., 1889-10-31


us back when we had done the shooting. He
consented. We met several rebels on the road,
and came 70 one company of SO or more and
in little while came tO picket-post occupied
by eight Johnnies.
l told McCauley to be ready TO fire when
should touch his left foot being on his left
| side, Lieut. Whiting in front of me- and jim
Crow in front of McCauley, and McKinsley
bringing up the rear To the right about 200
yards was a mountain, and to the left was tim
Der close by. i then asked Lieut.. Whiting
how far il was 10 Brentsville, Gen. Rossers
camp. He said about two and one-half miles.
| We rode perhaps 40 rods further, when Lieut.
! Whiting said 10 Jim Grow: :" i would just as
leave have a good navy revolver rs hundred
| dollar greeuback." Just then ! touched Nc
Cauley's foot and we both shot together. Lieut.
! Whiting fell dead, Jim Crow dropping about
10 feet from him, falling in the road in sitting
! position. then jumped otfmy horse and turned
! back 10 shoot Mckinsley. He had started TO
! the front. when Tom Green grabbed him and
| held him securely, as he thought; but when
approached within IS feet of them Nick insley
raised his revolver and fired at ME, the bail
/ grazing my left shoulder, of which have the
scar. I'm the Blue and Gray" it is claimed
! that Capt Badger held the guard while Nc
Cauley shot him. When the first shot was
| fired Capt. Badger disappeared, and was not
seen again until he appeared at camp seven
days later.) i raised my gun and fired, the
ball taking him above the left eye, killing him
! instantly, the blood and an-matter spatter-
! ing Green in the face. Tom Green held to
! him until they fell TO the ground together,
aud Mckinsley had his revolver at halt-cock
! 10 fire the second time. ] then turned, and
saw Jim Crow sitting in the road holding his
horse by the bride. j went mp to him, and,
\ putting my gun TO his head, fired. In the fall
from the horse his Overcoat cape turned over
! his head hence / shot hiTl through the cape.
l took four revolvers from him, and jumping
/ on his horse, commenced TO fasten the revolvers
around me; but one of them fell out of the
scabbard, and when / jumped down TO get II,
/ the horse becoming frightened. ran away.
Though all this happened in less time than
| il takes 10 tell it, not Of the prisoners were
/ now in sight except Tom Green, and he was
jHst going into the mountain. Capt. Badger,
who was going TO take charge of US, had
vamOsed at the first crack of the rifle j then
/ struck out for the mountain, soon catching up
with Green and Tatman. We ran about three
miles as nearly due west as possible. when
Badgers Orderly and the darky got with us.
! Tom Green had taken three revolvers from
/ Mckinslcy, which with my four made us well
/ armed.
IN going from one woods TO another two
rebels fired on u.s. aud we broke back to the
| woods again, during which fight we got sepa-
rated, the Orderly and darky getting away
! from us. We lay in the brush till about s or 8
/ o'clock, and all the while we could hear their
horses walking on the stony road, patrolliug
and watching for us. With revolver in each
! hand we started out,-takng a step and then
stopping 10 listen. When we came 20 the road
crawled through the fence aud lay down,
looking up aud down the road to see il / could
see the guard or patrol, and failing TO see any
1 crept back, and Green and Tatman came
4 through the fence. We all three then ran
/ across the road into the mountain, and kept
1 going all night, resting every few minutes
4 We came within hearing distance Of the Shen-
/ andoah River about 3 o'clock in the morning
and about the same time We heard the baying
! OF the terrible bloodhounds We knew IL they
/ were after us il would be no use TO run, so we
I backed up against big oak tree side by side
intending 10 sell our lives as dearly as possible ;
| but they were not after Us, as they ran past
| within sight After the dogs passed we crossed
| their trail and going into IA deep srayine we
took TO water, keeping IL for a half mile or
more. When we got out of the water we were
/ within sight of the river and a small log house,
! which stood about 200 yards from the east
bank of the river.
/ We had been taken prisoners two mornings
! before, and had had nothing 10 eat excepting
! the little food that remained in our haversacks
and we we're getting desperately hungry; SO
1 put one revolver in my bosom, aud going up 20
+ the house / told the woman that was a reb
aud that the YaDks had most starved me; that
! had got away from them at Front Royal, aud
/ wanted To know how far ] had Travelled. She
informed me that / was 10 miles from Front
I Royal, which was what ] most desired to know
/ j then asked her if she would give me some
4 thing 10 eat. Offering 10 pay her for the same ;
but she said "You are no rebel" and there
/ being boy about 10 years old with her she
I told him TO go and tell but as she said this
I drew my revolver and threatened TO shoot the
boy If he moved, and told the woman If she
1 had anything for me 10 eat wanted It, She
| went into the house and brought out some corn
/ bread and fat bacon. Fearing the food might
be poisoned. ] made her eat some of both in
order 10 satisfy myself. Then took the food,
starting toward the rebel lines telling her /
I belonged 10 Gen. Rosscr's command and il she
thought was Yankee and wanted me recapt.
ured she could tell. j got out Of her sight aud
then ran TO where had left 1atman and Green,
and dividing my cOrnp0ne and bacon with
them we pulled out as fast as we could. After
awhile We came 10 a canepatch where two
boys were at work. We played rebels on them.
and asked If any Yankees were around. They
said there were none nearer than Front ROYAL
but seven OF your boys went along the road q
few minutes ago" We left very suddenly from
there, going along the banks Of the river, in
tending 10 cross at the first ford. We came TO
patch Of cabbagee. where we thought We had
struck OIL, aud grabbing head apiece went on.
Ia few minutes we came to a turnip patch.
where we struck oil indeed. These tnTnips
were the largest have ever SEEN some being rs
large as wooden pals. We trampcd down the
stream little ways farther. when We came 10
ford, where we crossed the river il being
about 80 yards wide and was up to our arms
After crossing We took TO the woods, avoiding
all roads, aud here We found blaek-ha per-
simmons and pawpaws Ia great abundance.
just at dark wa came to the picket-line OF
PoweiPs Division. feeling like new men and
that heavy load had been taken of our shout
ders. The picket called the Sergeant Of the
Guard, who took Us 10 Gen. P0weIl's headquar.
teTs, which were in Il large brick house in
Front Royal. lie interviewed us, asking 4
Capt Badger was in the crowd he not having
heard from him IN regard TO the inspection OF
the troops
The Blue and Gray" states that Badger
McCauley. myself, the darky Wash and other
were IN the mountains seven days, while IN
reality Green, Iatman aud myself arrived al
our lines in the evening Of the 9th OF October
and the Orderly aud the darby arrived the
next morning al o'clock.
told him he was one Of the prisoners and
perhaps would get back lie then ordered the
cook 10 get us some grub" which was fur.
nished, aud the way potatoes, bcefgteak and
+ biscuit were dispatched was a caution 10 the
natives. lie had a room assigned to us ia tho
brick house, where we remained all night bal
not sleeping very much, feeling every minute
, As II the JObnnies were OH as. Badger, John.
son, McCauley and Mcintosh were lodging thu
rebels seven days before they sighted the Fed
eral pickets. The maii-carrier was never heard
from again. They probably caught aud made