The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-10

ing TO get away. Nobody ever heaio Va M
J ambuscsde running after anybody. -.
Sheridan says In his memoirs Ina, INA -
was largely on account OF the killing oI
these two officers that he sent DIVISION
OF cavalry over the Ridge and burned up
| Loudoun. The blow fell mostly on the
! Quakers, who were born abolitionists anu
az good Union men as Mr.. Lincoln.
Colonel Edwards report, made rev
days afterwards 10 General Torbert, docs
! not support Sheridan's statement. He
says:
"The escort accompanying Lieutenant
| Tolles, j think, was ready 10 do all that
| men could do. ] learned that the rear
guard gave timely notice OF the approach
! OF the guerillas: that the Lieutenant In
charge wished to turn and meet them;
| that Colonel Tolles gave him orders not
to do so, but TO move on at a steady trot
| This enabled the enemy TO come close
enough TO charge, and. they being much
| better mounted. were able to charge into
the midst Of the escort"
AS my men were only armed with
| Colts pistols and always fought on
horseback, the absurdity OF their being
J called "bushwhackers" is manifest. The
| reports show that the escort was twenty
five men-Richards had just the same
! number. on the night OF the 10th
sent two of my most daring men, Fred
and Phil. Smith. with orders TO the
two Chapmans TO come to the north
! side OF the railroad and cross the
Potomac into Maryland. Chapman
| charged through the guard stationed on
the railroad. This movement l knew
would divert the attention of the enemy
! from the Massassas Gap railroad 10 the
canal and Baltimore and Ohio railroad
! Still l did not imagine that It would
create such CONSERVATION as it did
| Chapman crossed the river destroyed
| number of canal boats. and struck
| the railroad east of Harper's Ferry. He
| caused great commotion in Wash ng-
ton and Baltimore. The next day, with
| Mountjoy and about eiahty men. / start
| ed TO the Valley. Richards had revortel
| his successful raid on Sheridan. He and
( Glasscock were left to keep up alarm on
the Manassas road. while / was IN the
Valley, and the Chapmans in Maryland.
CHA 10 PANIC.
Halleck had innocently done a great
service. On the Sth. while we were
fighting Augur's men about Salem and
Rectortown, he heard that / was moving
into Maryland, and sent the follow.ns
ridiculous dispatches. that created
panic all along the enemys lines:
Baltimore.
Halleck to Wallace Ben. Hun
1T is reported that Mosby, with about
! 500 men, has come through Smokers
Gap, and as the guards have been re-
moved from the Potomac TO guard the
Manassas railroad. ne may cross the
river and make a raid into Maryland.
Send all your available mounted force
towards Rockville to guard Washington
| Branch. and also look out sharp for
Baltimore and Ohio railroad"
Again, the same day. Halleck says to
| Wallace:
"As Mosby has four pieces OF artillery,
IT will be well to send n battery with
your cavalry. Inform your men that
Mosby rides in a buggy on account OF
wounds, and may thus be recognized."
When majo.-seneral I'm The United
States army could believe and repeat a
report that ! was going on a raid into
Maryland riding in buggy, II Is no won
der that it took four years to crush the
South. 4 strong force was also posted al
the Relay HOuee, under General Tyler.
TO keep us out of Baltimore. II was dis
covered in two days that IT was all
false alarm, 50 when Chapman did come
they were not looking for him. on the
18th ] operated on the pike between
Winchester and Iartinsburg, making
number Of captures. About dusk we
moved In the direction of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. and reached a point
west of Harper's Ferry about midnight.
1t was not long before tine westbound
train came putting along. The following
dispatch from General Lee tells what
"Channs Bluff, oct. 1G, 1854.
Hon. James a. Seldom, Secretary OF
War:
"On the 18th instant Colonel Mosby
struck the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
at Dufelds: destroyed United States
military train, consisting Of locomotive
and ten cars. securing twenty prisoners
and fifteen horses. Among the prisoners
are two paymasters, with $4,000 in Gov
eminent funds.
"R. +. LEE. General"
The paymasters were on the way TO pay
off Sheridans troops My absence in the
Valley and Chapman's being in Mary
land was the cause Of Augurs saying on
the 18th TO Halleck:
"Mosby has not been heard of yester-
day or to-day
From the following telegraphic CORE
spOndence, il seems We had been heard
of i'm Washington.
Stanton to stevenson, Harpers Ferry:
War Department, oct. 18th.
at is reported from Martnsburg that
the railroad has Leen torn up and pay
master and his funds captured. Nheh
and where did this occur, and have any
measures been taken for re-capture!
Immediate answer"
those PAYNAsTERS.
Stevenson to Stanton:
Just heard from captured tram; the
attacking party was part OF Mospy COM
,n,.yd Pavmasters Moore and RuSgles,
with their funds, were captured and car
rjed off General Seward telegraphs that
his courier parties were attacked last
night twice by Mosbys command De
tween Bunker Hill and Winchester ana
dispersed Says Mosby with his enilre
command is between Winchester ana
Bunker Hill, with view to capture
small parties and attack trans V-a'o''
Stevenson 10 Stanton:
THE cavalry sent out in pursuit OF
Nosbv's guerillas, who burned the train,
have returned. Report that they ialied
to overtake them
There were then lot of paymasters
at Martinsburg waiting for escorts TO go
10 Sheridan. Stanton ordered them all 10
10 under cover at Harper's Ferry. ON
account of this delay, II is said, Sneridans
men sWore worse than the army In
Flanders
Seward to Stevenson:
Some Of the paymasters are much
alarmed. but / guess | can take care OF
them"
\ few hours after we burned the train
west of Harper's Ferry. Chapman cross
ed the river east of that place struck the
railroad, burned a number of canal boats,
dispersed a body of cavalry sent after
him. and then quietly returned to the
Virginia shore.
Stevenson to Stanton, Secretary:
October 18th.
"a body of Rebels three hundred strong
crossed the Potomac this morning at
Whites Ferry, I'm the vicinity of the