The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-09-12
MoRGANTowN WEST VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
pieces of strategy the history of the
war affords.

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o war affords.
8 Gen. Kelley did not forget his lit
8 tie savior. He had carefully notet
r his name, and as the years passed by
o after peace was restored, he watched
!, the youngsters growth until he be
: came of suitable age for cadetship
:, Then Gen. Kelley went to Presiden
, Grant and told him of his providen
t tial escape through the agency of thu
: boy and his mother. 1t was the frs
time the story had passed his lips
< Then he said:
"Now Mr.. President, | have never
f asked a favor from the government
) and shall never ask another.
want you to help me pay this debt o.
J gratitude and of loyalty. l want thi.
. lad appointed as a cadet at the mill
/. tary academy, and / want it done to
day, sir
The President sat and smoked two
minutes at least, without speaking
, though it seemed ten. Then he said
J 1T shall be done to-day, Gen. Kel
ley. 1t is very appropriate and / will
take pleasure in doing it,"
, Within two hours the appointment
was brought to the hotel by one OF
, the executive clerks and placed in
Gen. Kelley's hands to be delivered
to Master Nathaniel Pendleton.
The young man went to the acad-
envy but did not get in. Like most
: southern youngsters of quality at his
age he was a good Greek and Latin
scholar but was deficient in the Eng
lish elements. He is now the pub
Usher of prosperous newspaper at
Berkeley Springs, a better station in
life than to be an army lieutenant in
time of peace.
i Gen. Kelley also told the story of
his capture with Crook. In Fcbru-
airy, 1865, when the war was closing
and vigilance on the upper Potomac
was relaxed, an audacious little band
of rebel guerillas under Capt. O'Neal
made night dash into Cumberland,
dragged Gems. Kelley and Crook out
of bed and carried them off all in the
twinkling of an eye The plan was
laid by one of the guerillas, Jim
DALEY by name, a harum- scarum fell
low, who was a brother-in- law of
Crook. Gen. Crook had married
Mary Daley, pretty Irish girl out
of rebel family at Oakland, the
daughter of tavern keeper, and her
brother Jim thought it would be a
very smart thing to make the cap
ture. But the guerillas took Kelley
along too. They were taken to Rich
mond, by way of the Shenandoah
valley, as prisoners of war. On reach
ing Stanton the distinguished pris-
oners were taken to Early's head
quarters. The great rebel leader re-
ceived them very Hospitality. He re-
GREETED that the fortunes of war
made it necessary for him to regard
them as prisoners rather than as
guests. Then he said to Kelley:
81 intended to have had the pleas
ure myself of capturing you and your
supply train at Hedgesville. but you
mysteriousiy gave me the slip and
you didn't leave cracker behind.
| My army went without breakfast
that morning sir / had estimated
that it would be fair mornings
work before breakfast to take you,
and we had depended on your sup
plies"
Gen. Kelley replied grimly to this
! pleasantly that there might have
been enough supplies to go around
after he had finished his part of the
mornings work
When Gen. Lee heard the story of
the kidnapping of Gems. Kelley and
Crook he ordered their release, with
safe conduct to the Federal lines. He
sent his regrets to the two Generals,
with the assurance that he did not
believe in guerilla warfare and that
he did not sanction the act of Capt.
| O'Neal. This was one of Gen. Lees
magnanimous acts which should live
10 history as an element in the fame
of great soldier.
Gen. Kelley's body has just been
laid, by his own request, next to the
still-fresh grave of his comrade in
arms Crook, in the soldiers cemetery
at Arlington, once the home of the
Lees and the Custises.
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