The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-03

that time Sheridan never claimed TO nav
executed any prisoners captured from
our command; but 10 is n significant laci
that ON the night of the same day ne
received Grants ORDER be replied in the
following message:
Aug. 18th. 1894 Q p. NJ.
"Lt.-Gen u. S. Grant, Com Cen. Armies
OF the T.. s.:
"Afosbv has annoyed me and captured
a favy wagons We hung one ana snol
six Of his men yesterday
"P. II. SHERIDAN. Maj Cen
This roD0rtod execution Of OUT men |as
nurolv visionary 10 never existed kept
I'm the imagination. and 10 was never heard
of exceDt in this Dispatch j. De exc
cufod any prisoners az that time inet
were NOT members of M1sbys command.
put the correspondence shows that Doe was
answering G.u Grants mes age c'"-
tanning i1e order for the hanging oi our
mon: and $50 can ouly conf eluie DIS
motive for reporting that Doe nad alirt'F
commenced the hanging. on the A.
d4v. Aug. 18th. Doe received aliiioNh .H-
4trle-f9ns from Gen. Grant as Follows
H. YOU cam pos biy spare "a o.F. $50"
Of cavalry send them through L'u''"H
Do,i1fv to destroy and carry OFT l.e
Crers animals. wagons and a.l men ''
der ffty years of age capable ol '' 'I'.7
arms. In This way you Wih srl H'''
of M0sbys men,
And We ind stW another letter under
date OF November % l,dL o3 i"'io"
ior-Ceuor.I sheridan.
Io Won MOT think il advisable 70 notify
"a lt.,,,,s ri,ine cast of the Blue Ridge
IN move north of the potomac att th,"
e+,.r ,r,iu and provisions of every de
ecripfi1nq There is no doubt about %.
necessity of clearing out the county,
tbat i+ will not support Mo-oys slnt
and the oeys.iou ls whether 10 ia not belle
.,, .,.t d.. r.onle should save what th.i
can So long as the war lasts they must
me- prevented from raising another crop
botb there aud ass high mp the valley 'a
We can control.
T.. S. GRANT
General Commander
,....r.l Sheridan. in conducting his
..,rt of mis- correspondence. sent go Gene
ri Grant three letters dated respect
t.at, AUGUST 10th. August I'D and Sep
,,.,,i.or nm purportiug TO give his proc
eros in discriminating MOsnys men,
and one under date of September -'ih,
In REGARD 20 the devastation OF tne eouh-
nv Tbo latter reads as follows.
september ~ I''t
Grant. Command
ms ,,o~nfno, sent around Merritt
al custer. divisions via Piedmont 20
rur, grain. &C., pursuant 90 your ll-
.tructons.
p. II. SHERIDAN.
Mai0r-Generll'
W., ro,,or,ber well this drive that
.,.,. rr,do for Mosby's men. The Two
I,..-..,,,.. ~ Federal cavalry were spread
.4 ...o,- through our section like
4~,.. nat EVERY foot of the territory
,-.,'1 a.. .Nfosby.s Confederacy' was
-,..~.d The work OF destruction cone
,io,ed dav and night watched IL
f,o,o a noint ON the Blue Ridge noun
+.t, vlere D was bivouackiug for che
ri.bt ON my way 90 the valley of Nir-
--.ri, ,.tb "a few of our men, AS far
c.r ~. Inc eve could see the whole
country east of the mountains was .it
un bv tine destroying flames. ana INC
glare was reelected from me SKY ABOVE
Do was n sublime si-nt lo me eye. pNl
-ickeniug one io inc heiiD '.i ''I'
battalion of cavalry was pgNfre'' IT'D
.r these tw0 divisions OF thc enemy
from executing their orders.
But sheridan had been ordered h'l "''ly
20 hang our men ana urFdS'3'"., D+-
country. bHt go carry on our Ioli''',5
and imprison them in folt N l- ilgl''
did nor execute the order 10 imprison'
and the records are sileN. as '' .'
son for this omission. II was not ue-
cause they were not within hts Feael
for there was scarcely family in AT
That section that did not have some
member i'm Mosbys command our
lioutenant-colone had married IN Eau
ouier. and many Of the other otilceIs' ~
well as men. had families Wltnh ,"o