Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
CAPTURED
A ssRIes OF PICTURES THAT TELL
QUITE A ROMANTIC STORY.
new Richmond cavairyman Renewed
the Acqaaiatancs OF Prisonss
Taken as Yellow Tavern.

Captain Charles Euker. commandant OF
che Stuart Horse Guard. has "a interesting
series OF pictures which he considers
among the most valuable of his worldly
possessions, for with them Ia connected
one Of tho prettiest and most romantic
poss-bcllm stories ever told. He. of course,
h the hero, while a gallant Union soldier
also plays prominent part In the TO
nance.
10 best tell Captain Euker's story IL II
we'll TO commence with 0 description OF
tho pictures and end with bis own words.
- told TO DIsrArcH reporter.
THE rIasr sxRIEs OF pIcruRxs.
Tho first Of the series OF pictures Is a
pair Of old-time coLoTed prints which are
called Caught Mapping and Gone
Up.o No. represents an old darky wear
Ing the Federal uniform. Like all negroes,
he has exhibited that striking character
isfio of his race. dropping off 70 sleep
while at his post OF duty, and is slumber-
inc peacefully, with his gun of his side.
Immediately over him stands Confede-
rate officer who knows he has captured,
well, IL not prize. a prisoner. and is EVIL
IDENTITY enjoying the iudicrous side OF his
The next print represents the old dsrky
Just as he has wakcd up, or been
awakened. The expression on his face Is
certainly true TO nature. Each eye hangs
like billiard ball over his ebon cheeks
and woe is delineated in every feature.
THE NEXT SET.
Next get tho Captain TO show you his
photographs--these are really the turning
point Of the whole romance.
The first photo Is fine specimen OF the
camera artists work. IL represents agroup
of gray haired men-at least most OF them
are gray -haired-and several ladies; while
there is flag on one side which has let
tered upon il the names OF several Dattle-
grounds around Richmond and the vicini-
". Beneath the photograph are the FOL
COMPANY B. Connecticut Cavalry re-
union held August, 1889, at New Haven,
i've Have All Been There Before Rich-
uond) Many Time"
still better piece of Photographic work and
represents four gentlemen, two OF whom
are seated. while the other two are firmly
grasping hands over the flag of the Union,
which is gracefully draped between them.
THE CLOSING TABIKAUx.
The last picture concludes the series.
This. too, represents the same two gentle
men who are photographed in the pic
ture described above. Again they grasp
hands over the Stars and Stripes. One OF
the two Ia Captain Euker, handsome, dis-
fineue, and gallant. although his hair Is
frosted with the silver strands OF time.
Tho other Is a man whose face is un-
familiar IN Richmond, but, judging from
his looks, we would like to have him here.
He appears rather younger than the Cap
tain, and is q sturdy looking fellow, with
q frank, open countenance.
THE CAPTAIN TOOK PRISONER.
Having shown the above-described pic
lures TO the reporter the Captain told his
story exactly as follows:
"Shortly after the war got acquainted
with q gentleman who belonged to Sheri-
dams cavalry. He requested me to GO
with him 10 see the battle-felds around
Richmond. which did with pleasure. AT
that time he never told me TO what CON-
mand be belonged. A year ago he saw
these pictures representing the capture of
the old darky and asked me TO obtain him.
similar copies of them. Not being able to
do this had them photographer and sent
TO him. Some little time after that 1 got
a large photograph from him. 1t was the
one of The cavalry reunion of Company Il
which Won see here. When / sat down to
thank him for the photograph which he
sent me it occurred TO me that on May z:
1864, at the time Sheridan made his rad
around Richmond and when the gallant
Stuart was mortally wounded at Yellow
Tavern met lone horseman OF the Union
armywhilo out on scouting expedition IN
n niece of woods between the Brook turn
nike and Meadow-Bridge road. IL was
pouring down rain. After O little hesita-
ton he surrendered to me. After turning
his arms over ] asked him what his name
was and to what command he belonged.
He said IL was Thomas @, Company
B., Connecticut cavalry"
ALIVE AND KICKING"
"In writing this letter" continued Cap
tain Euker, ri asked Thomas c. if he
had known such o man as the one cap
tured and what had become of him. In
few DAYS after had sent him this letter |
GOT reply from him complimenting me on
my enormous memory OF names and cir
cumstances. He said in his communication
that he knew Thomas c. very well and
that he not only had belonged TO his CON-
pany, but was living and had been cap
iured at the place and time / named, and
had remained in prison until the close of
Abe war. Moreover he was living in New
Haven, but the most wonderful of all was
that he was one of the men In the picture
of the Connecticut cavalry reiinlon which
he had sent me. My friend further asked
me to give as accurate description as
which did.
HAD HIN DOWN FINE.
"Thomas c." continued the Captain
"when told by my friend how had de-
scribed him said that l had him down as
fne as any man ever did. A few weeks af-
ter this correspondence between myself
and my friend whom / will call KO l re-
ceiyed letter from another man OF the
same company (whom l shall cali b, de
had served in the same company and regi-
ment as X and Thomas c., and took
very lively inter est in the matter. He sent
me muster-roll and roster of the First
Connecticut cavalry, in which could trace
up the whole record of Thomas c.,
which found to be fine one. At the re-
quest OF b wrote letter to Thomas c.,
nv former prisoner, to which he very
pleasantly and cordially replied. In his
epistle he expressed his regret ut not being
able to come to Richmond to SEQ me, ana
insisted ON my visiting his home in New
Haven at the earliest opportunity / could
get 80, "a
continued the Captain, II went to Brook
lyn TO visit my friend K, who was to cele-
brate his fifty-first birthday and also give
farewell entertainment to his friends in
Brooklyn, as he was going to move to At
lantA, Georgia,
CALLED ON HIM TO SURRENDER AGAIN.
"when / got to his home at o'clock
on March 10th l met on his front porch,
after had rung the bell, two gentlemen
who were coming up the front steps.
One carried small satchel, the other an
umbrella. One Of them asked me, Is this
KS house?' TO which / replied Yes 1t
struck me at once that those two men
were Thomas @ and b from New Haven,
Connecticut, and j said Is this b and
Thomas G? Both replied yes, what makes
you think So Turning to Thomas @
said, i demand your surrender as did
twenty-seven years ago. @ exclaimed,
Nv c., is that the man who captured
this gentleman once before? At that mo-
ment the door opened and X. our mutual
friend, stood at the threshold and said,
Welcome 20 my house, friends and COM
rades, captives and captors; You are all my
prisoners now. Come in and make your
selves at home"
Tins is the romance connected with the
CAPTAINS pictures. OF course the veterans
had delightful reHnion, and among the
gentlemen present was the photographer,
who saw in the happy scene O beautiful