Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-11-25
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c.pssrsa. shot asd tsft Tor Dead

maw an. sa~srsIIa ChleaAin was ones
capturea, shot aud Ten Tor Dead
III WAS enc Of the closest calls J ever
had and was pronounced a. good rs
dead man by the Federal surgeon VINO
made hasty examination OF me af'er
the shooting
The speaker was the noted southern
raider. Colonel John ). Mosby, who now
resides In San Francisco. but was spenu'
ing few days in the city He and sal
together ON a settee in the corridor OF
Broadway hotel and talked about war
hmes The colon.;--hs was never
general pushed back his siouch hat ana
his gra, eyes gaxed al the ceiling as u y
were man Of the war, he forgot that
he had ever been n politician and spent
seven years Of his life ~ consul TO hong
Kong. His memory went back twenty
seven years to period when he was
known TO the north as guerrilla raider
had been talking to him about narrow
escapes, and the conversation led TO the
following narrative by the colonel;
"It was in December. 1864, in Viz
ginia, that | thought ! had received q
fatal wound. ! was captured, but not
recognized. and left for dead by the Fed
erals. have seen an account some
where OF this adventure OF mine, but II
had no resemblance 10 the truth. That
yerisimilitude OF detail WAS lacking to
rescue the story from pure fiction
ION that evening in December ! was
eating supper Mt a farmhouse and nos
suspecting the approach Of Federal cav
airy. The farmer. his wife and daughter
were friends Of mine, and son OF the
family was under my command was
ravenously hungry. and by the aid OF
Z tallow candle--gas and oil were not
used in Virginia them was eating
sausages and pone bread. Such Injuries
m sugar and coffee were not in the
menu. Suddenly the door was opened
and several Federal officers entered.
The house was entirely surrounded by a
regiment OF cavalry | had on long
gray overcoat, and on the collar was the
insignia Of my rank As colonel. Jump
ing up | raised both hands and care
lessly grasped my collar. hiding the in
sigma Of my rank They did not know
who | was. except that ! was Con
federate
II looked down the barrels OF several
revolvers and surrendered. OF course
racked my brain to find out some avenue
OF escape. Ii came in dangerous way
The soldiers on the outside fired through
an open window Mt me and a ball strucl
me in the left side. The firing createt
confusion. and the c.icers rushed out t
avoid being shot by their own men. Ii
the haste of their departure the tabl,
was overturned and the candle went out
leaving the room in darkness. This wa
my chance. ran into an adjoining
room, pulled of any coat and tucked i
under a bureau. BY that time | wa
growing weak from loss OF blood. and
fell.
1.-THE Federals came in and the surgeon
examined me hastily. ! distinctly re
member that he said was shot in til
heart. though how he managed to locat
the wound there is mystery to me.
was stripped Of what clothing had an
left in almost q nude condition. The
asked me my name and | gave fictitiou
one. The farmer was Intercepted, bu
no did not tell them my name. As the
did not suspect that | was Mosby the
soon departed.
although II rained In torrents an
the lightning was incessant was car
ried away in an or wagon. All tn
mules and horses in the place had disaI
peared weeks before and only yoke q
oxen remained. Two negro boys. tn
farmer and his daughter drove tn
wagon and acted as my escort. Befor
they started was rolled in sewers
Blankets and made as comfortable q
possible under the circumstances. The
conveyed me three miles to my mel
and when they unrolled me and Q,
smined my wound ] said | was shot |
the identical spot that General Je
Stuart was. and thought | would di,
The ball went straight through Je
Stuart, but fortunately in my case it d.
fected and went upward. In six weel
was strong enough to DO in the sadd
again have been wounded six times
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