The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-02

.A1aASu ~ tllo Hd6 1eutIAl Mel.
ley's headquarters. Being answered in
the affirmative, the guerilla continued
that he had dispatches for the General,
and while the soldier was trying to de.
eide what to do he was seized from be.
hind by the other two guerillas and
bound and disarmed before he could
make an cutlery. z.aI
THE stern order then was To show the
way to General Kelley's room and be
quich about it. On the way the room
occupied by Adjutant General Melvin,
now Judge Melvin, OF Wheeling, was
passed through, and he was taken into
custody without ceremony. The man
10 command OF the Confederates was
James Daily, son Of the proprietor Of
the hotel, and brother Of the young
lady whom General Crook afterwards
married. l had captured Daily only
short time before, and his first remark
alter awakening me and Selling my pis.
tolls and watch was: "Tit for tat, Gen
eral. ieu are my prisoner now. Get
up and dress" There was no alterna.
tive and I did so rs quickly as possible.
We were at once hurried down into the
street and was mounted behind one OF
the troopers. In few minutes we were
joined by the squad which had gone after
General Crook and which had been
equally as successful in begging its game.
THE reunited party then moved off
down the canal in the direction OF Wi.
ley's Ford. Here there was another
strong picket, and to guard against any
possible mistake in the password, Gen.
Crook and myself were putt front where
We would be sure to receive the fire.
But the countersign was all right and
we were passed without question.
(which way, boys?" called out the off.
Ger in charge as we went BY. $50 Frank.
ford "a little town in Virginis) to clean
out some OF those Rebels there" re-
sponded one OF our captors. Crook and
myself would have liked tt. give differ
ent answer, but with pistol at each
side Of our heads it was out OF tie ques-
ton. As soon as we were out OF sight
OF this picket l was put on led horse
having neither eaddle nor bride. Gen.
Crook was similarly provided for, ana
the command was hurried forward at a
dead gallop. By daybreak we had made
ten miles, but there was no let.up. All
day We galloped along without rest, and
by II o'clock that night had covered
sixty miles, passing through Romney
and up the Potomac to within few
miles Of Moore6eld again, from which
place our captors had set cut. con.
slider this ride Of theirs, OF 100 miles
without rest or feeding for the
horses, one Of the most remarkable in
the history Of the war. But the horses
had been carefully chosen In anticipa.
ton OF the work before them and no,
one showed any signs Of failing. Mean
i while our people at Cumberland hat
learned Of the capture and the cavalry
had started In not pursuit. As we ap
preached Moore6eld the Union trooper,
could DO seen on the opposite side Of th,
river, and Crook and myself were hur
ried of across fields and through wood
out OF sight, and the party pushed OF
for the headwaters Of the South Branch
There we crossed the North mountain
into Virginia and arrived ct Harrison
] burg about 10 or IL o'clock OF the secon,
night, where for the first time in forty
eight hours We got something to eat an
a little rest. The total distance travelled
/. as nearly as l can calculate, was Is
j, milen.
"From Harrisonbury We were gen. t
: Staunton by rail, and from there I
Libby prison at Richmond. We wer
kept there about three weeks. At th
end Of that time Gen. Crook was e.
changed for Gen. johnson, Of George
e and for Gen. Trimble, Of Maryland"
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