New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-22
DARING CONFEDERATES.
SOME OF THEIR EXPLOITS DURING THE
CIVIL WAR-THE HANGING OF
NORTHERN RAIDERS
From The Atlanta Constitution.


There Bageys and Hobsons in our Civil
War" remarked Captain V P s!sson the Other
day but The pers devoted comparatively
lite space 10 their gallant deeds
IN those days tremendous events came with such
startled and shocked so often that they almost lost
hat nervous faculty which aulcky receives and re-
nlent
for yolunteers for dangerous and desperate en-
erpriSe without many tenders OF service as vera
needed No mater "he T6sGo + was secret work
petition Hnch was certain to result in death. tho
The capture OF Federa. brigadier at Fairfar
brilliant piece Of brave work. | forget the genersrs
name he had AT hotel in the town
while his soldiers oamped in the suburbs and
-Four Confede.ste= slipped into the town an.
night. mdins, good horses ard leading an extra
Ae knST a no SG9 and e c6rne o ara Were
T. was very dark and quiet Just before day when
from h's sunibers al the same time ordering hin,
TO dress Tn, Federal wanted to ASK a few CUES.
tons but The strangers had their pistols out ana
they Threatened 70 saoot him .,..u,,..
before he knew II his captors conducted hin,
through dark hall down the stairway and hur
riedly helped him mo sacdle
moving about and The general began to hold back
sna snow an un%iliingness e. Pro-e e The Con.
ihat they wc1d HI him on the spot If he CAV.
The Federal guards near the hotel began to su..
rect that some hins was wrong ana they moved in
most up. when the Corfeaerates blazed away nr,rr
several snois; and tnen dashed off N the confusion
9ni general hurly-Surly. taking their captive with
them. They made their escape. and at daylight
rode into their camp with OF the finest fattss,
and most mortified looking prisoners ever seen in
Sow. ina exrcdiIop required judgment ner.
and cool courage When those fellows entered
Fairfax they seen4r 70 be riding to certain deatS
John Braine. If the Confederate Navy, wa,
tho hero Of remarkable exploit With few
may 10 Nru-- Xork and
days they ioafed about in citizens clothes and
w tched FOR an op2or'unity to holp their cause
-ttrdcfod Their attention. and Trey laid their plans
Thry went ~ 6oatd as passenserS and at given
o,oveis b., they scceen i'm car nv EnS gr few
prize ana they actually ran the blockade y,
charleston ami took the steamer safely into pori
s vsr. . s Of e mem I IN put Ut. IS tqe
oro ked bn, ike H9hson rher dssbe an in 1oass
jaws Of death calmly and smilinev as though
ih"v wFrf going N picnic.
he o Of one Of coons b wrgS, ss adv 'GIi m:
IN Sou,h carolina IN the closing months Of the war
cavalry cornmanasr. had captured number ~
IoaiedetI, 4tes ant Wright was anxious 10 rescue
tho enemy camp at night and picked ou ,hs ms so
hc NODDED from those who responded
Tho Federal troopers were snoozng quietly #,
their camp. and on both sides OF the road leadns
10 i. and their prisoners dozed by fire near ths
centre
plain M shorty after miinight Glib Wrigh at =;
ine read Of a fen men. rode at gentle pace into
Tho drowsy Federas took them for party o,
attention 70 them. Everything working
s@psc 9 b 9e~ of the PFso9srs caught
head AMI ruined the whole business He eaped 10
rs leet and looked into the faces OF the advancing
hoora,. BOYS ne shouted in his delirtou,
s"dsh' s9s T,. there amt ola Glib Wrish.
Amy Amt right behind him
The prisoners all rushed forward with the resu.
lar rebel yell and The sleeping Federals suddenly
became very wideawake. From every side they
sSho"Sred bullets on their Visitors and Wright and
several were killed and wounded but the leader
"md tne majority ~ The party managed 10 get
"Gib' Wright is known to thousands o, Geor
siams no' only IS soldier bqt as LAWYER and
anecdotes illustrating his daredevil courage '"'
~ IS fair mat an example of exceptional daring
one of the bravest ventures Of the war VIA.
th' expedition Of James Andrews and his twenty.
Took s men rs GfoTS e sa1; on T 1ss s I'
raroa ana b sdired Oft w 5 it Intending to bur. ths
Joining Gonefa Mitchell a, Huntsville 40 '4'''ss'
Captain " y, Fuller gave chase and with he
,ne i4jaers We're run down and finally captured
and his Parry %oa Ts and qasagTss Of andrew:
Is enough TO say that Andrews was hanged out on
others suffered death on She sallows The rest
escaped or were exchanged
10 this day old citizens distinctly remember the
appearance OF these as they were carried
through our streets. They were young brave
strong and good-looking They faced their fats
without n!nchng. and from first 10 last their cor.
duct eNcitsd respect and admiration. II was a pity
10 hang them. but when engage In their de.
strict,Ne work IN time OF war they invite death
captured. 10y Wv
Ny good Confederate friend John Woodruff OF
tie railway Mail Service. was an eyewitness o!
me execution OF the seven raiders and II has a..
WAYS worried him 70 read the reports IN Northern
IIi,H!ri 10 ne effect that they were buried In
o., tney were decently cofined." said Woodruff
saW u done They were properly buried The
hanging was an awful affair. The ropes broke with
Two of The men. and they had TO be strung up a
- The execution took place iust beyond Oakland
cemetery. and thousands OF soldiers and c.tl.srs
Witnessed H. Inc town compa "a lively deserted
AZ the time. Even the little BOYS attended the
m"hSis A. was the horror Of that oer.od, and
was the talk OF the whole country