The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-05-01
CAMPFIRE STORIES.
MoSBYS FAMOUS RAID.
The Guerrilla Captain Tells of n Thrilling
Enlsoha of tho VAR.

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the Ronnah.nnooh ana oou1d not snono
anv troons 7 roonirod 70 sonont = ttrao
unano5 a~"N y " .
con the s1st ~ Niorch T uo mo+o,
Rector,s Cross Roads IN r,ordor Couns
tv. nv sixtv.nine ,non +ho Iorrost foroa
I had ever had nnder mo M IN tbot
time Thev pero n motloy cron.d thourh
somewhat better dressed than Talstag,s
famous reo;mon+ So,ra 80 .hon, Ia
been wounded and vvoro rnohlo 70 do
infantry duty and otbera had ohso,tod
themselves from tboir ro,;n,ont n,;thout
leave. But 7 never invesfigated a mans
military record whom be fourbt rndor
me anv more than I would his nodigroo
"Tbe mon got nr;zos In tbe war ~
bootv cantured and somohow tbor
seemed to lilo 70 10 on ovroditiors th,yt
were hazardous and often richly rp-
warded.
,.Getting ne,r DronesvilIo T ,o,r,od
that the enemv had brol,on comn and
coma bevond nj aicult Rrn several niles
below. Passing tbrougb DranesvilIo wo
ira ve,ed 10 NisloI,s ferm which wos In
tho forks of Goose Crook and tbo potn-
mac river. Snow was on tho cround
although it was the last dav Of March
and we were Glad IN rest and warm our.
selves.
.,rbe enemv ,vere mammal about ff-
teen miles below and ala not think II
nossiblo that tbev could boor ~ NV
presence before mornina Wo fod anI
nicketed orr horses inside tho hornrord
which woG c1rrntn1nI hr n trA, fa,,,n
Sentinels were Stationed as a gu,rd
over the horses and To arouse nc IN tho
event of an alarm. MANY Of the mon
went to he'd in the havloft while otborS
including myself Law down on Inc door
in he front room of tho dwallinr-horeo
before a biz lor-6re.
There we're Union comrs ooross tbo
river. but 7 had no foar IF them thot
nirht. When 7 woke nm nevt n,orrinr
one of NV men came in and eoid the
enemy were making signals ocross tho
river. wont to tho backr ord 70 roon,
hotter. when I saw one of INV mo-, Dioi,
Moran running acroos tho Gold morina
his hat and %calling ont that tho W.
KEGS are coming, Not a third Of our
horses were then brid1ed and sodd,od
| had buckled on nv arms COMING ont Of
the house. As soon as 7 cot 70 the on-
closure where our horses we're 7 saw tho
enemy coming through a cato about two
hundred wards off. It was too 1ote IN
retreat, and so 7 ordered nv mon to oet
ready to fobt "
.'Tbev snddled and mounted and no
served their fire. 7 did not have timo IN
saddle nv horse and had to Load tho
charge on foot. .Cantain Mini waa ca
sure of b.,pi;,, ia that bo ordnred the
gates shut after passing tbrouoh. in
order TO nrevont us from esconinr A..
other squadron was in the onrn feld
moving in our ear. It looked bluo for
mo. and tho nany shinino s,hors aosb.
ing in the hands of the cava,rvmon nc
they dashed toward us made me thinl,
that at last INV Waterloo had arrived
We were cooped nm in the ANGLE of two
streams and surrounded NV over fnrr
times our number, with half of NV men
unprepared for a fpht. Canaan Flint
by dividing his command. Increased nv
chances of escape at least fiftv ner cent.
SIN the nrevious engoron,onts 7 hod
learned the superioritv of the nistol over
the saber and ordered nv men TO use
these weapons. When Cantain Flint
arrived within fiftv wards Of the harm.
ward gate I advanced. nistol in hama
opened the cate and ordered nv mon
that had MOUNTED tn charge VIII wild
wells thew dashed into The ranks of tbo
Union cayalrvmen. and 7 toll Won II wac
q conflict that meant life or death to ne
all. When | I got throuph tho cato Uor.
nv Hatcher. a brave and valiant soldier
dismounted and paye me his horse
which I mounted quickly and rode int
the fray.
"Our tactics comnletelv surnrisod
Captain Flint, who evidently THOUGHT
we would remain on the defeDsiye In
a few sooo,do +bo C,. -. -.