Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-02-15

the enemy and followed it towards Burke S
Station, in the neighborhood of which
place some shots were exchanged between
the enemy and detachment of Co. K,
Eighth Illinois Cavalry. The rebels, upon
being discovered, beat back into the
woods, and upon my recovery of the trail
again followed, taking with me Lieut..
Hupp's command. AT Arundeis l dis
covered them formed into line, and behind
the house, barn and fence. l ordered my
men into line as rapidly as I could, adj
vanced and opened fire. The rebels soon
broke and charged after them, We
drove them to Wolf Run Shoals and saw
their rear cross. did not deem it pru-
dent to follow any farther, as our horses
were pretty well exhausted and the col
umn pretty well scattered along the road.
The enemy's force were battalion of
Mosby'S command, CO. d and II, Cap
tain Baylorin command. Captain Briscoe
was in command of Co. D, numbering
altogether about $50 men, They had
started from Upperville Saturday morn
ing last. The casualties are as follows /:
Co. G, men slightly wounded, horses
killed and wounded; Co. II, horse
killed; Co. K, I horse KILLED and I
wounded. List of prisoners and property
captured. Richard McVey, (wounded
seriously,) Edward Hefebower, Thomas
H. Harvey, Engineer Bareau, Lieut.. Co.
F, 9th Missouri; First Sergeant David G.
Mohler, Co. H; Samuel Rogers. horses
captured, or horses killed J complete
sets of horse equipments. cannot speak
too highly of the gallantry of Capt War
ner, Lieuts. Brooks and Hupp, and also of
their men. 1t is also my duty to add that
the information was brought me from
Arundels, a heretofore suspected rebel
family. Shall send the prisoners over?
CHARLES ALBRIGHT, Colonel.
As it seems my suspicious about the
Arundel family were not untounded,
and the failure of the expedition is laid at
the feet of our friends.
This was the last fight of the war. Gen.
Lee had surrendered on the 9th, but the
fact was only known TO us through hostile
sources, which was not credited. 1t was a
strange coincidence that my first and last
fights We're in close proximity. On July
2Ist, 1861, as private in Co. G. (Botts'
Greys,) end Virginia Infantry, Jackson s
Brigade, had received my baptism of
fire on the banks of Bull Run, and now
near the same spot, nearly four years
afterwards, had fred my parting shot.
From Bull Run to Bull Run, what a
tragedy Whattrials, hardships, suffering
and death strewed the way, and now
gloom and despair over all Hostilities
were now suspended On the 18th went
with Col. MosbY to Millwood, where truce
was arranged with Gen. Chapman for
two days, with extension for ten days if
approved by Gen. Hancock, which he
failed to sanction, so truce ended at noon
on the goth. Gen. Grant wired Hancock
on the 10Th: If Mosby does not avail
himself of the present truce, end it and
hunt him and his men down. Guerrillas,
after beating the armies of the enemy,
will not be entitled to quarter" On the
2Ist Mosby's men met for the last time
at Salem. Mosby made his farewell
address and disbanded the command.
On the 22nd Lieut.-Col. Chapman, with
the greater part of the men, surrendered
to Hancock but Mosby, with some forty
followers, (mYself lfincluded,) started South
to join Johnston. On the 22nd Hancock
wires Staunton: Some of Mosby's own
men are in pursuit of him for reward
of s., 900, offered by me.
do not believe there was a man in
Mosby's command. possessed of courage
sufficient for such an enterprise, who
would have been guilty of such an in
famous and damnable deed. Mosbys
guard too, were true and tried men, and
would have shielded him to the last
extremity.
On the 2Sth Hancock's adjutant wires
Gen. Torbert; The general wishes you
to hunt up Mosby If more money is
needed it can be had, - and on May srd
again wires him to offer $1,000 reward
for him.
Finding that these threats and rewards
were unavailing, thatN Northern gold could
neither tempt Southern honor nor soil
Southern valor, a more pacific policy was
tried. Brave men are more easily won
by kindness than by force. Mosby and
his men were offered the same terms as
Lees army, and as Johnston had now
surrendered, recognizing the futi1ity of
further resistance we gladly availed our
selves of the offer.
On the sth of May, in company with
my friends DR.. and Capt Opie, (the lat
ter of whom. just before entering Win
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