The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-03
SOLDIERS HUNG
AT FRONT ROYAL
Dedication Of Their Monument Re-
calls a Painful Episode.
COL. MOSBY TELLS ABOUT IT
Says He Ordered the Hanging of Some
Federal Soldiers as Retaliation
ofGeneral Casters Murder
of His Own Men.

The dedication al Front Royal Of tho
monument to the six men Of The Forty
third Battalion Of Virginia Cavalry on
the anniversary OF ne day they were
hung. September o. 1854. REEVES the mem
DRY Of a painful episode ~ the war. But
II does more. Il proves that heroic senu-
nent stiu survives and that 'hcse who
died for their countrys cause old not Gle
N vain.
Their country eonGaors With tier
nariyrdom."
At the time IL occurred ! was away
from my command wounded: Sheridan
with an Overwhelming force was pushing
Early up the Shenandoah valley; he had
sent Torbcrt with two divisions of cav
airy 20 cut off his retreat at Sew Mar
Ket: Wickham ln command 81 Fitz Lees
cavalry division had tCpu.se1 them at
Milford. and Torbert was rctreating down
the Valley. Captalu Slm CI.puan-the
same Chapman whom " kinney recently
sent az "A chaplain 20 preach humanity
IN Cuba this Is one OF TIE feyenges Of
time with Ia detachment of fify or sixty
wen went TO tie Valley Co strike "a blow
80 impede Sheridan's march ny breaking
bis line OF communications. rlis was he
work in which We had been engaged. II
Sheridau's dispatches 10 irant are true
be was as much annoyed ly the war in
his rear as by that i1 ms 'front.' ln lis
report of the campaign ne beiitucs our
operations by saying th1t De was bene-
nted by them as We Kept his men from
struggling but afterward. finding hat It
would be Of more Advantage u n.s reIu.
tation 90 take the opposite ground. in bis
Memoir be maintains that while his
army was numerically superior 70 Early's
sc, he pariisans ln his rear compelled
such heavy dctachmcnts TO guard the
'order and his line Of supplies that their
ctual strength was about equal. Tho
, enolr Nol. l., p. 4D says. "The diff
& renee Of strength between the two
al mics al this date was considerably IN
my favor but the conditions attending
my situation I'm "A hostile region nectssi-
tated 80 much detached service 10 pro-
:oct trains and 20 secure Maryland and
Pennsylvania from raids. thar my OK
cess in numbers was almost cancelled
by these incidental demands uat could
not be avoided and although ] knew I
was strong yet I'm consequence Of the
injunctions 81 General Grant ] deemed Il
necessary 60 be very cautious" etc.
4 HIGH TRIBUTE.
This t. the ghest tribute ever
mand The inspection reports al
that tine show that Sheridan had
m his department q total present tor
duty OF 9fO2s. Earlys total effective with
Korshaw Whose division was not in the
battle OF winchester was p eco. Sheridan
then had gocd military reasons for burn
Ing of the country TO drive as ont. Bnt
20 return from This depression. Al Front
Royal Chapman saw an ambulance train
under an escort Of cavalry coming down
the pike. As he had not heard OF Tor
bert's defeat and that he was retreating
down the Valley: and not dreaming that
a corps OF cavalry WAS I'm supporting dis
tance Immediately behind II. he attacked
the escort and drove II back on the main
body Having leaped into the midst OF
Overwhelming numbers he had 20 call off
his men and abandon what he had won.
body Of cavalry was sent around 90 IN
tercep, his retreat and formed across mis-
path Merrlits whole division was IN
pursuit. when chapmans men came
q on the cavalry IN the road that barred
n Or way they opened upon them with
their six shooters and cloa-~j away the
os-A-~ctton- There was no time 70 nsxi~x-