Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-06
NOSBYANDTn TIE WAR.
The Daring Leader Of The Rangers
GiveS Some Of His Experiences.
HOW HE CAPTURED SToUCHTON.
walked Into the Generals Room and Took
Him rrlsoacr-His Little Band and
some Of Their Deeds.

colonel John S. Mostly. who gained such
A,,or,b,o notorieiy In the late war as
....,oanIor Of the famous band Of raril-
- ,,necrs. has just LEFT Richmond. after
,.h spent In talking over wer times
.s b,s ola comrades, many II whom
,.. ia this city. The Colonel. although
...,....i I'm years. e. az active as Il young
and when talking abou; his fghtirg
.... .ppeafs C. be as happy ms a school
fus face lights up with smile, and
.. ,,ss as though he were relating some
,n. most pleasant episodes OF his life,
.,.. chan .hos, Of hardship ana priva-
to-.
,...c his stay here a Dispatch man
,t.l him az Ford's Hotel. and at his
...., the sllycr-haircd veteran recount
..... ~ his deeds while fighting under
.. ears and bars:
or r1..' said he. "a private In the First
1.-...i. Ece.ment OF Cavalry under Col
,..I T.. g. Stuart. In the fall OF 'G2
r...., WAS made a brigadicr- general, and
,.....,1 j.. Jones. my captain, succeeded
,.. ..IOucl FItz Lee was made lieu
,...,....neL In February Colonel
,. made mo his adJutant. Shortly
...- t.et Johnson fen back from Gem
. Mcclellan. YOU know, had moved
.- fre Potomac TO advance on Rich
. ana f9r several Gays We camped
. rr,ok turnpike. The Confederate
,....-s Yrs then in session discussing
&C.. ....et utiou measure. We were or
. p. Yorktown. and camped few
- ,l.- side OF Williamsburg. While
... Jpn. received Information that Con-
&c.,. f.l passed the conscription law,
...I, ~ -erving all OF the Confede-
... .t-lu.lltons as they were. With
.. lass the army might have dis
.... .- tire men were only mustered
t.a period Of one year.
80 morning. just before we got
81. r ushGrc Colonel Jones told me
g. DIT, ou the road and announce to
,....aI ron we were marching in squad
.....i one half "a mile apart on ac-
...- .. tlp dusU that the law had been
,s...I ana ~ toll them that any man
,..t.r DIS command. whether his time
81, ....uraf had expired or not, would
..II.rc4 a desertcr. We went into
,.. . -l- five or six miles this side OF
,...t..f. The regiments were reorea-
and the men elected their company
n. Who In turn elected their field
,...r This was one Of the evils Of the
.--.tt law. 10 was virtually an at
frr. 4, nix democracy with military.
.-I ts is about as dangerous as mixing
l.i Hi alkah
,r.lER OF STUARTS STAFF.
.rl Ice was elected colonel over
..." colonel Mosby continued, land
.u hour thereafter I wrote and gave
-, r..natiou 10 Colonel Lee. / then
,t O. Stuarts heanGuurters. / had
cotton wrl acquainted with him prior 10
r.. 4.l was appointed courier on his
,. made the scout around by Han
o..r Courthouse. and reported 10 Stuart
f.t r was practicable for him To make
r.I which practically made him
f. When General Stuart made this
r Z was at the head 81 the column
-u tVo Cavalrymen from New Kent
r.. acted as my guides. | was very
f.-.rrrly alluded 10 by Stuart In his
,.t Il this exploit, and when General
uuounccd this raid before the army.
r.s mentioned as having taken an
honorable part in It. After the battles
.i Richmond. General Jackson. with
CORPS. was sent to GOrdonsVille 10
,...n Pope. who had been put In COM
of the Army Of the Northern 70
t...c. Stuart was then camped at
....'s station. on the Chesapeake ana
d., railroad. / had previously con-
,...r o.. idea Of starting q partisan me-
.... thinking this good opportunity,
..--0.-si T. stuart to give me coininan"
,t a. small detachment and allow me 10
80 into Northern Virginia.
\yf.NT OFT AS 4 PARrlSAN.
w MAS familiar with the country in
g. -r Ioudoun. aud Fauquier and
.f this opportunity propitious Tor
,-..t.,. in rear of Pope's army. lie ha'
t... only IA few days before Naming
,. nation that he did not intend 10
after his rear. but would look 10
l -.., and ] wanted To look after III
r.~ .r him Stuart said instead Oi
...r- r. o. detachment ne Woulu CIV.
1.tt.r 10 General Jackson as II
.f. l. better for him 20 iurh'sh me
,.. r.., from his large command
f. -.at with me one OF ms coui e. az,
r.,t~.- Weaver of FauQuier We
... er.t NIGHT out at the house of
did farmer about one hl4e 4'oi''
r..., Dam station. ! wanted 10 saw
.r n.. tim. POSSIBLE, 50 i CohcI"nr'
,.,. +. would h. best for me to take lne
a
,. f... t;ll.lueNi le and let Weaver ioi
l....,I lead my horse. by ihis pan
.I chat ! would save ABOUT w
..ts Mas about the Goth OF jury
T.. u,Xt morning Weaver anu
,.. .t.r ID Beaver Dam station anu
...I + rad To wait about an noun
i.... OBJ. arrival Of my train. Nea'',
.r leading my horse. lie ha'
-., .,tf,g OUT OF sight before ive'
Yankee cavalry that had marVh'"
:. r..t .f,m Fredericksburg iouc
L. r. depot and placed an a,.a ,' roe
i... u. person. Their captui,"s .nd
...,r saved the train "h'VH ~ CT
.'..I capturing. THIS was , ,Ie
.,.r met General hl'i"' .'i,.i,,.n,
..t.~. nt-col0ncl OF TINS Ics'''io",'
49, ,...., drew up In line To wal.
... ..r,ur. the train, and they put
.. r. front rank in charge ol ""0
=. Oh. ..u.
SAVED THE TRAIN.
l Dl. an officer and pfo.oS w.
., r..r putting Il prisohe, :" 49,
,., f... Of battle, and toiu mn. ''''''
4. t... MAS heavily loaded with "oop9'
a. tt.r ta.rr was sure l" 49,
r.. claimed that they had no
.. -. rrt tne there to be snot by my
a.. .n... This ALARMED them some
,.i after a council OF war theS
s.r.... that they were IN an uhhvai,"S
... an4 started back Il freaer'VAs
... DON'T suppose there was soi-
/ log o. zee train. bat | scared them'
I..v ..k me- over TO FREDERICKSBURG
Z. .at me 10 Washington the next
n.rr..a was put in the old Capi.oi
POISON The house is now occupied 10y
J.Ic. Fields / stopped with him some
ta.. .iu.- and told him that had hFed
t.n before he aid. My capture al
Bower Darn postponed my becoming
I..t.s.. commander for about one year.
1l,fe never was such opportunity Tor
t'Is ,ll.' - work as in 1852. when rope
lsf Dis a,lny scattered all over Northern
Nirara. The northern armies were more
c.r..n,il'ei after that.
% Was only IN prison about ten days
500. bringing me back FOR exchange on
@ Chartered steamer we laid of for four
davs a Hampton Roads. When we got
Z Fortress Monroe ] noticed large num-
l-r ~ transports loaded with troops. :
'-d OUR from the captain OF our steamer
vat trry ere Burnsides troops brought
nom North Carolina. ] Immediately set
y "Utk . hni out where those troops
49, going whether TO reinforce Nc
'.tn at Harrison's Landing. on James
I '.r or 90 Join Pope. The captain OF our
was a lialflmOrcan, and southern
' rin flIIrr and | asked him 90 ascer-