The National tribune., 1892-09-15
PERSONAL.

J. L. yandiver, better known Rebel ysndi-
ver. buried at Clarke. Va, Aug. Is, his death
being ha5tened by strong drink. Yandiver was
well known in that section of Virginia. and wher-
ever he went he never besitated 70 proclaim q fer
vent devotion to the Lost Cause" Yandiver be-
longed to McNeill's gang Of euerrillas and was Of
the party which captured Gems. Crook and Kelley at
Cumberland, Nd. The story of the capture Is
briefly told: Two Of McNeIs scouts Fay and
KuykendaiI, lived in Cumberland, aud they were
In the habit of making trips to that city. After re-
turning from Of their visits there they sug-
9es,ed that it possible to capture the Federal
commander, and when their plans had been un-
folded Vandiver, with 81 men. undertook the haz-
srdous enterprise. This was in the month Of
February, 1854 and he stated the snow lay on the
ground to depth Of two feet. Twenty-seven
miles covered the distance between the starting
point of the raiders and Cumberland. After ford
Ing the Potomac River. which was running with
slush ard ice. yandiver captured the picket from
whom he extracted by n threat of hanging. the
pa word. which, was Bulls Gap" With this open
sesame in their possession they had no difficulty
In getting into the city, and when they halted in
it's streets they were supposed to be body of Fed
oral cavalry. It then about $3.50 o'clock in the
morning. Gen. Crook had been assigned to tho
command OF tue department, and relieved Gen.
Kelley, but the lHtter WAS still there kuykendall.
with squad of men. went TO the ST. Nicholas
Hotel 10 capture Gen. Kelley which hs accom-
plisbed without much difficulty, while Vaudiver
proceeded 10 the Revere House. whero Gen.
Crook quartersd, and seized him In bed
When the General demanded to know who is Wis
itor was, Vendver proudly Strengthened up and
proclaimed himself Gen. Rosser. and added that
his forces occupied the city. As Gen. Crook was
being carried out Of the city behind his captor he
passed pckal-posts Of his own men. which plainly
indicated to him that his capture was SURPRISE
but the cold muzzle OF pistol was used to deter
him from avowins to the pickets the true eharac-
ter of the men who were riding out of Cumberland.
Ysndiver got safely back into the Confed crate
lines with his two distinguished officers, and they
were duly forwarded to Richmond.
Capt Isaac B. Thatcher, of the Pension Bureau.
says there will be number of veterans from Van
Buren, County, Iowa, at the Encampment. Prom
nent among these viii be Maj. W. p l.. Muir, Of
tile 18th Iowa. and Capt. v. P. Twombly and t. P
Henry both of the I'd Iowa. Besides these
rades there will be George Dehart. of the 18th
Iowa; Aaron Thatcher. Ist Iowa Cav; VIM. Good
in and W. II. Parker. Sd Iowa Cav, besides sew
erai more who have expressed their intention of
coming to the big Reunion.
The "Cannoneer" writes from Philadelphia to
the Editor Of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, who began
TO think thai he had answered the last rolcall, not
having heard from seen him for months, that he
Is still In the land of tho living. and tha. he will be
In Washington during :he Eneampaient. Hesays:
" The fact that have not been heard from in some
time by no means argues that am Gnmindful of so
many old and pleasant associations; but have
boen very busy. and. except three or four days at
time over on the Jersey coast. have had no vaea-
ton. Ihave arranged 10 be in Washington u week
from next Saturday, the lTih, and will stay
through the engagement If don't get knocked
ont Ia the earlier stcrmiahes But with pros
psct Of the Old Man. Dsvison Charley Mink and
40 so Of the old cannoacers Of half dozea bat
terias sIi in bunoh uaunet vouoh for the result"
The cruiaar San Francisco arrived al the Califor-
nis city after which she was named last week, with