The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-10-10

| WARDS, through inc 1HHueuC6 Oh NHylU
| and other officers, / obtained permission b
purchase supplies from the Commissariat AM
| the Suffers, principally Capt. Duffy, who ais
brought me on such articles and supplies as
needed.
After the Mine Run engagement, Gen. XII
patrick got angry and took off all safeguard
! in this section, saying that the people gave in
formation to the rebel army. Fitzpatrick crosse'
! the Rapidan ut Raccoon Ford, think, Custe
at Morton's Ford, and the ipfantry below a
Germanua and Jacobs. They met the bulk o
| Lees army, aud had to come back. There wa
no need of information being given the rebels
rs from the Orange County nights he could Sc,
over here, and could not have failed TO witness
all the preparations for the movement. don
think Hancock's Corps went; at least portion
of them did not for some of his officers were a
my house and on the ridge back of IL while the
fight was progressing, watching the curling
smoke and listening TO the roar OF the cannon
and small.arms nine miles away. While was
without safeguard Peterson and Gerard were
around most of the time as a protection, and
took a regular homelike interest in as. But
az had TO get n safeguard, my wife went tc
Gen. Hancock's headquarters, pil0ted through
the camps by Peterson. Mrs. Hancock received
her, treated her very kindly, introduced her to
the General, and made her stay to tea with
them and have long chat My wife had made
known the object of her visit. so the General
said that she should have two safeguards, and,
Notwithstanding her protest, gave an order on
Col. Burns, of the Irish Brigade, for them. The
next day she called on Col. Burns who ordered
the two safeguards to be detailed, but MS she
said that one would be sufficient, Geo. Williams,
of the Goth N. Y. was sent, and remained our
safeguard until the army moved.
Nearly every day, after i had obtained sup
plies of provisions. officers or soldiers would
call aud have meals prepared for them, which
i could not well refuse, as they paid for them,
seeming
TO PREFER MEAL IN HoMEBIKE MANNER
TO the monotonous fare of the camp. Soon
was almost keeping regular eating SO
constant were the calls. One evening some
officers were Mt my house, and my wife was
preparing supper for them, when a man in Fed
eral uniform rode up, dismounted, came in and
requested supper. l told him to sit down, and
! would have him attended to rs soon rs the
officers were disposed Of One Of them asked
him what regiment no belonged TO, and he
gave the name of Union regiment stationed
near Culpeper Courthouse. Another remarked
that he WAS long way from his post, aud
ought 10 get there rs soon as he could, or he
might get into trouble. ] bad him set down
TO a side table and he ate very hurriedly. Geo.
Williams, my safeguard. called me aside and
whispered that he was willing to bet the man
was Confederate soldier and spy. did not
believe it, aud told Williams so, that no Con-
fcdorato soldier or spy could have such assur-
anCe as to come into the midst of the Union
army. But Williams was positive. After sup
per the man babe rue goOd.by and squeezed my
hand very hard, which thought was strange,
the pressure being repeated several times.
After the war this Same man. who was from
Madison County. Va stopped at my house, re.
cited the circumstances, and told me that he was
a Confederate spy. aud acting in that capacity
when he stopped nc my house for supper. lilo
never knew how close he WAS 10 arrest from
the suspicious Of Williams, and II Williams Is
alive aud reads this he will remember the cir
cumstances distinctly, rs We frequently talked
over them. How that spy ever managed 20
pass the pickets. mounted aud armed as he
was, ! never could understand.
Shortly before the Federal army took up
quarters here the Union cavalry, which was on
this side tsouthj of the RAppahannock, set n
safeguard over John KelIoys propcrty-mili,
store and other buiidiugs-a at the ford. Some
Confederate cavalry attacked the Union forces
on this side of thc Rappahanuock and drove
them across keleys Ford. As they retired
they called upon the safeguard 30 come with
them. but he remained and surrendered To tho
Coniederates telling them that
HE WAS TIRED OF FIGHTING TO FREE
NI60ERs
These Confederate troops returning stopped
at my house. and this captured soldier talked
with me, telling me That ho was safeguard at
Kelley's, and gave Himself up, etc, aud did not
want TO go North again. / gave him something
10 eat, as he told me how BIO slipped back in
the mill until his companions we're all gone.
From this circumstance a report got out Ia the
Union army that Kelley had murdered his
safeguard, AZ Kelley could give no account oil
him. and finally orders were issued from the
War Department, or some other authority,
after the Armyof tho Potomac was located
here. 20 destroy all OF Kelley's property. The
9th y. Y. Cav, under Maj. Bacon. who were
encamped behind my honse, were Entrusted
with this duty. and serg't Ben Turner, with d
party. were detailed for the purpose. They
stopped at my house, aud Sorgi Turner told
me that he Was gong tn destroy Kclley'a prop
erty, because be had murdered "A safeguard.
told him that IL was mistake; the man wa
not murdered, and that could account Tot bis
disappearance. VS. went back 10 Mai. Bacon
aud told him tho whole story OF how the man
gave himself up, stating that he WAS tired oI
fighting 10 free nggers, aud that he stopped
and atc at my house, aud that ] talked with
him. The Major took down my statement
aud said that he would report IL. The commu
nication WINS sent on 10 Gen PieasontoB. oi
the commanding officer of the cavalry, who had