Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20
WAS ONCE rGBEnr's oAproR
Gallant Captain Rode Into the Rebel
Lines nv Mistake at Gettysburg,


Lines by Mistake at gettysburg.
Philadelphia Record: Colonel Henry G.
Egbert of the Twenty-second regular in
.antry, who was killed at Malinta, Luzon.
Philippines, in the battle OF Sunday,
March %, was captured during the battle
of Gettysburg by Major w. W. Goldsbor-
bugh, ex-confederate, and now of this
.lty. In book entitled The Maryland
Line, c. S. A." written in 1869 by Major
Goldsborough, occurs the following:
while directing the firing of my men
was approached by an officer on horse
back and asked how the fight was going.
From the shape of his hat, which could
rather indistnctly see through an opening
in the foliage, l was satisfied he belonged
to the enemy. told him did not know,
md stepped toward his horse to take hold
of the bride. His suspicious We're evil
IDENTIFY awakened and he asked; What
rorps is this?' Selling his bride rein and
presenting my revolver. exclaimed: This
Is rebel corps, and you are my prisoner.
Dismount quickly or you will he shot to
pieces. for many of my men had observed
his mistake by this time. and feared they
would fire upon him With perfect self
possession he dismounted and, unlocking
his belt, handed me his sword and pistol.
remarkng cooly: They are yours, and
fairly won' He proved to be Lieutenant
henry Egbert, q staff officer, who III car
rying dispatch had lost his way owing
to the darkness
1t was in this way explained inc Ma. Major or
Ewells corps made its advance on Cups
Hill late in the afternoon of July Stu
| nrt's brigade of Johnson's division took
| possession of q line of log breastwofks
| that had been occupied by Gearys Penn
syvana division, but the division had
been called off to the left of the federal
line to help repulse Longstreets fierce as
sault and had not returned An hour o.,
| two after this Geary returned and was
much surprised to find his breastworks IN
possession of the rebels. I was upon the
return of Gearys troops that Lieutenant
aGbert, with some others, became entan-
yled in our lines.
Lieutenant Egbert seemed much put
out at his mishap, and said he could
scarcely realize that he was a prisoner NOT
over a hundred yards from his own com
mane. for the two columns We're thai
close to each other. made him sit dowi
behind huge rock to shelter him from
the fire of his own troops, for which ne
seemed at the time very grateful. ane
some time after. when there was hui
in the firing. sent him to the rear.
But l had substantial evidence o.
Lieutenant Esberts gratitude som'
months later ON the morning of July
stuart's brigade attacked Geary and wa
repulsed with heavy loss. In the assault
was severely wounded and made pris
oner In October following, along will
OtueIS, WIS lTaHSIePIeu from tHc nee
hospital at Gettysburg to Vests hospita
in Baltimore. This building should neVe
have been selected for hospital. as
was on one of the docks and surrounde
by mountains of oyster shells whicl
emitted q horrible smell The hospita
was in charge of DIR. Thomas IIewso
Bache. of Philadelphia. one of the kind
est men that ever lived. ono day Di
Bache brought into the ward an officer
who introduced himself as Lieutenan
Henry Egbert. He said he had called I
SEQ his lifelong friend, ache, in passin
through Baltimore, and in narrating I
that gentleman his capture at GettyShur
and subsequent escape in Lees retrea
had incidentally mentioned my name, am
was surprised when the doctor informe
him his captor was in the building. III
seemed pleased to see me- thanked IN
over and over for my kind treatment, ant
forth a roll of bills which he fnsEst ed
should take, but which | declined, as
was among my friends and had all tn
financial assistance i required. When n
took his departure he begged DR. Bach
to extend me all the Kindness he coul
consistent with his duty. and even strai
point
And DIR. Bache did strain a point 70
when. some time after, at the suggestio
of Colonel William III Forney, Of Ala
bama, a fcllow-sufferer, l asked. as
great favor, that 1'orney and myself h
transferred to the hospital at Fort Mo
Henry. DIR. Bache said: i promised Fig
bert would strain a point TO serve vol
and Will. In two weeks after my al
rival at Fort McHenry | was Gonzales
cent. Had remained in West S miserabl
hospital would most as;uledly have die,
Have not good reason to mourn this n,
Bile fellows death in far off IlZor -