Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-08-05

the figures grouped about the ssmi-
darkness OF his room.
"Stuart's cavalry is in possession OF
the town." was the curt reply.
"Stuart's cavalry 10 town?-whY'
thought you had captured Mosoy, ex-
claimed Stoughton, who was SIN iaoor-
Ing under the impression that the men
about him were his own troops.
At this the rebel ranger bent over the
Union General and quietly sa'd; NO,
Mosby has captured you. Get up aud
take a walk with me-" Stoughton arose
AID Quickly dressed, still watched oy
the Copfederates, who had already
taken charge OF the rest OF the oihcers
in the house. As soon as he hnlshed
dressing, the procession, with Moscy
and Stoughton at the head marched
out Il the house, mounted their horses
and took their way 10 the center OF the
town TO rejoin the other detachment.
Here it was found By actual count
that besides the General, the expedition
had secured fifty-eight horse and thirty
two prisoners; vet not shot mad been
fired; the sentiuels had been secured so
quietly that the rest OF the Union forces
were not aroused sfrom their slum6ers,
and were still in dreamland when the
rebels strobe away with their General
and other OF their comrades.
With General Stoughton at the head
the party proceeded several miles across
the country, and just rs day was break
ing passed near the Union troops at
Centerville. The road lay before the
Qualifications aud the Confederates could
see the redoubt brisJIing with guns
looming up faint ana grim 10 the early
light. Just as they got In front OF the
fort one OF the Federal prisoners
thought IL favorable opportunity for
making his escape, aud striking his horse
with his heels Sprang forward toward
the fort. But bullet sent whistling over
his head made him quickly rejOin the
rest OF the prisoners. by the time the
party had passed safely through Centre
vile 10 was broad daylight, and fearing
the enemy might come in pursuit they
pressed rapidly toward this south.
Mosby gszed long and anxiouSly in the
direction OF Fairfax Court House, but
there was not an enemy in sight-only
the water soaked fields and the light
creeping from the hill-tops down into
the shadowy valley below. BY noon
the next day the Union prisoners were
in the haads Of General Fitz Lee at
Brandy Station.
After this incident the Union troops
were more than ever determined 10 CAP
ture MOsbv, and learning on March 81
that he was coming with command OF
sixty-nine men toward Evansville,
Captain Flint selected picked detail Of
two hundred men and determined 10
meet the partisan On his own ground.
The Federals had learned OF Mosby's APP
proach through a lady who had seen
him pass her house and had sent her
brother 10 give the information.
Ear on the morning of April l, Cap
tain Flint set cut IN high spirits at the
head of his troops aud laughingly told
his men that he was going to "glve
Mosby an April fool" In fact, with
such large force az his command and
having the advantage of surprising the
enemy, the gallant Captain had fully
determined 10 cover himself with glory
and Virginia mud. His men we're di-
vided into two sQuadrons, the first be-
Ing armed with revolvers and the sec
ond with carbines and sabres.
The night before the rangers had
slept In the barn Of friend, and about
day brsak were aroused By the shouts
that "the Yankees are coming" And
as they scamDered toward their horses
they saw the bluecoats pressing through !
the gate into the field that separated |
the barnyard from the woods. In an
instant all was the widest confusion.
The men were only half awake and
their horses unsaddled, but with
shout they dashed to their steeds,
while Mosby, pistol in hand, sprang
forward and opened the gate in the
face OF the enemy, calling to his
men TO charge AS he did so, a vOlley
from the Union men was poured into
the COnlederates, who returned the
compliment with a fire, before which
Flint fell from his horse, dead.
BY this time about twenty OF the
rangers were mounted and in a charge
to the gate. The Federal troops were
so astonished at their impetuous onset
aud the loss OF their leader that they
broke and fed toward the fence, and
disheartened by the death Of the Cap
tain they returned TO camp without
Mo shy, whom they had set out to bag,