Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-06


and that had important information for
General Lee. He at once dismounted and
put me on his horse. himself walking be-
side me TO his camp, distance OF about
one half mile. Here he got horse and
rode with me the rest OF the Journey 10
General Lees headquarters.
FIRST SIGHT OF LEE.
"When we go, there I went at once 10
the house in which General Lee was and
was met by n member OF his stan, who
was seated on the porch. l was In my
shirt-sleeves. covered with dust. and
rather rough-lookIng customer. When
told him that desired TO see General
Lee he. | suppose. thought that I was
after n furlough. and told me that could
not see him. 1 remarked that had not
come there to.ask a favor. but had i'm
portant Information for the General. As
I turned to walk away, another officer.
who was seated on the porch. told me
10 hold on a minute. | did so. and he
went I'm the house. In few minutes
General Lee sent for me. and l was con
Quoted into his presence. This was the
first time I had ever seen the General.
He was seated at table poring over
some maps and planning his campaign
against Pope. | gave him my informa-
ton. and then said General Lee, you do
not know me and don't know whether
TO place any dependence In the informa-
ton which / have given YOU then
told him that was the same man VINO
had been referred TO by Stuart In his re-
mort Of the Hanover raid. and who had
been honorably mentioned by him beiore
the army lie remembered the name, anu
so told me. He was not then In tele-
graphic communication with Jackson out
h. had established a system OF relay
MI hN
disnatched n messenger to Jackson, CIV
tng him the Information | bad brought
lust as | rose to go | pulled out dozen
lemons and presented them to Oeherai
Lee He at first refused them, prefer
ring that ! send them to the hospitals
for the sick. but | so insisted that he
| took them. I suppose they were sent by
him to one Of the hospitals. Inc result
OF the information delivered by me was
10 bring on the battle of Cedar Mountain
| in Culpeper county. Jackson Immediately
moved from Gordonsville to Cuipeper ana
fought the battle. The Count OF Paris
mentions me in his history OF this battle.
NV horse had been sent to my father 8
In Nelson county, so ! went up by packet
| boat after seeing Stuart. Thence Went
| across to Gordonsyille to see jackson.
The hattie of Cedar Mountain was fought
| that day, and Jackson was the victor.
sTUART'S NARROW ESCAPE.
"When 1 got to Gordonsville Stuart and
his staff met M. and FitZ Lee ofuereu
MS 10 Join him at Nidiersvil!e, on the
plank road I'm Orange county, ana prIhS
| the cavalry. Stuart. two or three OF ms
staff. and myself rode out TO Nidiersville,
and got there after night. We cainped
| outside Of the pickets. Fitz Lee occu-
| pied a position just on the Rapidan rlver'
and the enemy were camped on the DINER
side. We spread out blankets. and went
TO sleep. a young man, Gibson. who was
with US, and had been with me III the Ola
Capitol prison, awoke me about daylight
| the next morning and said that he heard
cavalry coming up the plank-road.
listened. and said that that was probably
Fitz Lee but as we were both just out
| Of prison we were not taking any long
chances We started out 10 reconnOiter,
Neither of us We're armed. y heavy FOG
prevailed. After we had gone about
hundred yards we saw at about the same
distance in front Of Us a regiment search
ing a house. Two Yankee officers who
had separated from the body OF the regi-
ment came upon us suddenly. They COM
menced to fire upon us. and we ran in
gloriously. The firing saved Stuart, but
h. lost his blankets. hat, cape and plume
What | hated most was lost my haver-
sack.
~ few days after when Stuart started
on another raid ] was with him. | was
riding along I'm front Of the command
when Stuart galloped by. and said to me
| I'm laughing manner: i am going after
my hatr This proved to be true
prophecy. for We captured that day
wagon-train which contained Pope's en-
tire outft-his hat his uniform. his
plumcs- verifying. in fact, that an oiii~
Ger would use on dress parade.
CAPTURED GENERAL STOUGIITON.
II remained with General Stuart until
the next winter. When, in January, we
were in winter quarters near Ayletts
station. ] proposed to him again TO let
M start out on my expedition. He gave
me nine men from the First Virginia
Cavalry | crossed over TO Loudoun, and
commenced operations there. ! had re-
crui,ed on my journey over until. instead
OF nine / had twenty-nine men. 1t was
only few days after this that | cap
tured General Stoughton. wanted Colo
mel Percy Wyndham. He had sent me
several messages that H. proposed TO
capture me, and determined 10 show him
that two could play at that game.
got into their lines through a break In
the picket lines taking several picket
men with me. 1t was all smooth sailing
with me then. I represented myself as
colonel Of the Fifth New York Cavalry
Regiment When | got to General Slough
tons headquarters they had gone TO bed.
| knocked on the door. an officer on his
staff opened one Of the upper windows,
and when | told him that ] was colonel
Of one of the New York regiments, he
came down and opened the door. l i'm
mediately grabbed him in the collar and.
In telling him who ! really was, ordered
him To take me to General StOughton's
room. When / entered this officers
apartment / found half Il dozen or more
empty champagne bottles scattered around
and the General in bed snoring. i walked
I'D and pulled the cover off him. but ala
not arouse him. i then shook him, but
had to spank him before he awoke. He
arose very indignant 10 know who that
was taking such familiarity with his per-
son. My answer was, Did you ever near
of Mosby"
Eyes he replied. all eagerness' nave
YOU captured him"
Ono answered !, but he mas captured
YOU
Il made him get up and dress. and took
him with me To my camp. The next
morning | carried him TO Culpeper. where
turned him over to General Fitz. Lee.
lie and Fitz. went to West Point together
This availed him naught however. for
he was very promptly sent 10 Richmond.
ut would take too long To detail my
early experience. many of which have al
ready been published. was In Loudoun
al the time of the surrender. and was the
last man in Virginia to be paroled Gene
raj Gregg performed this service LOT me
nj Ivnchburg | was made major CT
Partisan Rangers at the instigation Of
General Lee. who recommended me to
President Davis shortly after the Slough
ton episode. and remained as such until
the close OF the war"
To Protect DEMONSTRATION.
NORFOLK, VA.
To the Editor OF the Dispatch: