The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-28
IN TROUBLE AND OUT AGAIN.
How Some Wilmington Grand Army
Men Were Captured By Ex-Rebois in
Georgetown, ID. e., and How They
Were Released.

Men Were Captured By Ax-Rebois in
Georgetown. ID. e.. and How They
Were Released.
The following clever little sketch Of
how some Wilmington Grand Army
men got into trouble at the recent
National Encampment at Washington,
| ID. O., was furnished by one OF the
parties Interested:
While In Washington at the late Ma
tlonal Encampment of tho Grand
Army OF the Republic some OF the
Delaware boys got Into trouble and
had quite time to get out OF it, but
they did get nut OF 1t all the samo.
Major Mclaughlin and Lieutenant
| Adair, OF Sheridan Post, No. -, De-
partment OF Delaware, aud DIR, Mo
Cullough OF Smyth Post No. |, snlne
department, had just visited Addison
school house in Georgetown, ID. c.,
about 8 o'clock on the evening OF Sept.
| 10. for the purpose OF stopping all
night, "when to our horror we
saw shere was no room for US, when
we started to hunt other quarters.
I'VE had not gone far when one
asked OF the other, what will we do
| for lodgings, we have not where to
lay our heads2
Tho words were hardly spoken
| when we heard approaching footsteps,
ana in a sharp military orIier we were
commanded TO halt which we did, and
one OF our party asked who the d
nre your Our question was soon an
swered, One of the party OF COM
manding presence advanced and told
US We were prisoners and that We
were In the hands OF desperate men.
Our very names have been a terror to
all Union soldiers. ] was an officer on
General Lees staff, and my comrades
hero are Major Charles W. Butler, OF
Colonel Mosbys command, and Jacob
Johnson OF the Louisiana Tigers. aud
now we command you to go with us.
They did go to the parlors OF the
best hotel in Georgetown, where We
commenced to torture our prisoners
by every mbaBs In our powor. IL a
short time their comrades heard OF
! their capture and made vigorous
onslaught on their quarters, but as
the news Of the capture spread around
our reinforcements got the word and
arrived in time to save the prisoners,
but no time was lost.
"Wo were now about equal In num-
her, and tho battle commenced in
earnest. each side fighting hard and
desperate for nine hours and yet there
was no victory won for either side.
Both the "Yanks" and the "Johnnies"
We're apparently as fresh as when the
battle began. IneVer saw such en-
durance In men. We were about
equally divided, twenty OF each, and
each man stood mp as though he was
the best man in the house, but as there
WIS no victory yet. ana it mtl5t be de-
cided one way or the other, We were
bound to hold our prisoners firm.
Their pleadlngs and entreatles to re-
lease them were In vain, for we had
held a council OF war and had decided
what to do witt them. We had our
men marked, and each one of us had
duty to perform. So we concluded
TO 1850 little of our old strataXem by
jerking around little. We knew we
had our prisoners so completely scar
ed Wa could make them do as we
wished, for they know we were des-
perate men they had to deal with, as
they had heard CT uB before. So we
made an onslaught and gained our
point, and delivered our prisoners
safe and sound inside OF strong walls
and stout doors, where we intended to
do our deadly work, and Just at half
past six O'Clock i'll the morning we
commenced our work Of destruction.
"rhe first victim to be executed was
DR.. Mccullough, of Smyth Post. lie
was ordered to stand up and make his
last appeal. He came forward without
a tremor, perfectly cool and calm, and
said he was ready, with some
other words that made me
think he WIS not Doctor Of Divinity,
and he stood there like statue. AS
his executloner advanced, Chas. W. But
ler, Major OF Col. Mosby's command,
with large Colts revolver In hand.
and raised 1t to the level OF his breast
and said: This pistol | hold in my
| hand IL relic OF the bloody battle OF
Bull Run, July, 1861. This pistol is a
souvenir to me. 1t is relic OF our lost
cause, 1t is to me as something more
than any other weapon on earth. This
pistol Is more than sacred to me.
This wound in my RICH leg that
am showing you, was made by this
weapon, In the hand OF captain of
first battle OF Bull Run, In u hand to
hand encounter. We both fought des-
perately. We had both fired our last
bullet, and we commenced to slash
with our sabres. The captain made
an overland thrust, and / parted it,
aud made an under cut and pierced
his breast, and as he fell secured his
pistol and this ia the weapon l now
| hold in my hand, and on this the
greatest day that ever will be in WASH
ington and tile happlest day and night
have ever had, rs We have only been
acquainted not more than eighteen
| hours, and In these few hours ! have
enjoyed unbounded pleasure.
Therefore to show you that ap-
preciate your company how / hold
you in my esteem, and your friends
that are around you here, will now
present to you this most sacred weap-
on, hoping that you Will appreciate it
as have done. The intrinsic value Is
nothing. The value Of this is it's his.
tory so take 1t as trophie OF the bat
tie OF Bull Run, from the hand that
captured II, and may God bless you,
your family and friends"
As DIR. Mccullough stepped forward
and received the weapon with quite
lengthy speech. he satd;
The reception OF such relic from
such hand as the donor OF this pistol,
at such u time, and such short &C.
qu8intance with tho donor. filled his
soul with joy and was one of the hap.
piest hours of his existence He as
sured tbs donor that the weapon
would not pass from his hands while
life remained. He thanked the donor
again and again, and hoped the time
might come when they would be able
TO spend many social hours together,
and hoped that he and his family and
friends may have every blessing that
life cal bestow.
The doctor took the majors hand, |
and in trembling voice said, We are |
uuited." As tho words were spoken,
tears came from both their eyes. AS
the major released the doctors hand |
he enid, That Is not all. here hold /
in my hand a relic OF the past. This
old flint luck musket was made at
Harper's Ferry, Va, In 1898. and WAS
carried and used by my grandfather |
through the entire war OF 1872, in the
Third Va Infantry, and /, his grand. |
son. Charles w. Butler, now present |
this relic to you, hoping you will ever
retain this In memory of the donor |
and the cause In which it was used, I
and may God bless you" The doctor !
received the musket in very friendly /
and feeling speech, In which he as
sured tue major that it was IN safe I
hands, thanking him again and again. |
Tho next prisoner brought out was
Lieutenant Adair. He came forward
and never ialtered. He knew his doom |
was sealed, and as brave men never
cry. he could not shed tear. As the I
Major raised n beautiful revolver in
front oil his face YOU could see mois- |
ture gather In his eyes. Tho Major
said: Lieutenant, your fate has come, |
i now will deal to you my revenge, MS