The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-31
An Interesting Wartime Experience
Related by Him.
TANGLED UP IN THEIR HAY.
Two Fcderals Surprised While on a
Foraging Expedition by Colonel
MOsby and u Privatc-An
Interesting Letter.

colonel john >. MosDl, ilc odsulhB lol-
fedorate leader. which VIII be read with
great interest. II IS as follows:
Correspondence of the Madison Courier)
san Francisco, Aug. ..
Al a luncheon given by Mr.. J. }. Valen-
tine. President Of The Wells. Fargo TX
press CO.. 1 met Colonel Mosby, the Con-
fedcrate Guerrilla leader In the Shenan-
! doah valley. When introduced ] asked
him Il he was the Colonel M0sby we
heard so much Of I'm The Civil War? In
reply ne said: Yes, bat the war was
oecldely uuclgll' Learning 1 was from
Indiana be told me the following in-
/ teresuug story, which ! VIII give as near
~ as possible in his own words.
TWO FORAGERS
During one OF the valley campaigns
about dusk one day i'm Autumn } went
out with private OF my command on
a reconnaissance. shifting The edge OF
curve in order 90 Keep as mueh as
UOss Die out OF sight, we saw approach
INK two Yankee soldiers on horseback.
| They lad evidently been out on IoIaBnB
expedition, for each one had nl
roll Of fodder and hay tied up before
him on the shoulders and neck OF his
horse. Being thus at disadvantage
my private and had covered them W D.
our guns before they could POSSIBLY
lrln- theirs into action. FORCED thus
10 SURRENDER 1 lNuNN AAtN NfIH lNtllH1t
of the 3rd Indiana Cavalry, Colonel
Chapman commanding. They were both
big strapnng fellows with honest faces,
and. so instead OF taking their arms
away. ! placed them on Darole Of honor,
that they would 90 with me -eaceaOiy
10 my camp. ] sent my pr vaic soldier
ahead with orders while l personally
conducted my prisoners.
GAVE THEM SUPPER.
On the way we passed a farm house
and hndlng that my caytif e. Aaa some
good coffee and bacon with them, ] pro
posed that we turn in and ask the lar-
mer wife 10 get us supper. RMS
idea met with a hearty affirmative re-
quite as hungry as j. The supper was
duly prepared. and. thanks 90 The iarder
Of my prisoners / had the best coffee
and bacon / had eaten I'm long time.
During the meal / told my captves who
Z was. 81 any time during the meal or
ON the march these men could easily
have killed mo or taken me prisoner
w th them back 20 their lines. But /
bad MT the least fear They were two
of The most honorable men ! have ever
met delivered them 90 Che proper oni-
GERS in nay camp ana they were s-"t
/ Ou 20 Richmond. Unfortunately / 30 not
remember their names. bat ! would go
long distance 10 see these two brave
and honest men again
TRACING THEM Up.
7 told the Colonel thai / was. born
/ and brought up ia nelshoorho1d mat
f.Irnt.ba9 r,s,t racnbers ot the Gallant
a.i i-,.ii,,.., C,.ai,, ana that miemt
- T'lr. h.m fo lind some tr-ce
~ be-, +.-, t.,,-,--',i+rs Of thaf memoir
W. '-9 ~
t.-. r''-,@,.rt NAV know sometime If
Ills incident and help the Confederate
Commander 90 hear something Of those
uniortunates loiageis- as l"-'illDl
ilelr "Qrd OF hoior as 90 al ,to nav lsy d.
Nl,+DS ~ ~ tbe SINNER Pacife Rail
road ln San Francisco
ANY survivor of this regiment who
sees This story ana happens t3 hnJ"
.i'',. i.'-.- i'i' rooai,,. a.. bes~fv
,--lri.t az Colonel iroebv bv sending MIN
"a Inc % the above address
COLONEL AIOSBY.
C.l.,,t ,rr..,.. BIZ. o. small uarvous man
with "a tv,uIIine rleht cye. Escaping
thc dangers oi 90 hunared sklrm.snes, 10
was his misfortune TO lose his ieIt eye
-" '' '7 ,'.-'.f. ~ tN. 1rcsit,rf
could not accent bis services. which were
tou4er.d. curing the late war. He voted
for Mckiu.ey and business prosperity
1l inc id7l IIesi~eiI'I"i ere. ,'o i,i,,.rrr.,-
lr.fcrrf Nfaf'fura fu forms ms that tho