The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-13
BARON Won MAssow,s REQUEST.
Mosby Discusses the Report OF
Lcgmey 90 EEIs Men

A-SA-aa*-g sC zE1S men
DENVER. Col. Feb. i8-CoI. John 5.
Nosby. the Confederate ranger chief. who
is on his way from California to Virginia
while here yesterday. was shown a report
that Baron Robert Won Massow. one of the
men who fought under him during the
civil war. and who is now in the German
army had willed his fortune, estimated at
100000, to the survivors Of Mosby's ia
nous battalion.
7 remember Baron Won Massow we'll.
said Colonel Mosby He was a dashing
soldier. He came to me well recommend
Ell and 1 accepted him He had been
member Of the general staff of the Prus-
sian army and was man Of fine appear
ance and OF unque5tioned personal BRAY
cry His actual participation in our en-
gagements showed that he was not ayerse
to battle believe he enjoyed them
The baron was severely wounded in an
engagement with California regiment in
Fairfax county, Va. not far from Wash
iugton. and not in Shenandoah county. as
has been said I was leading the charge
when my horse became severely wounded
and my progress being thus impeded
some OF my men passed me, among them
Baron MaSSOw- Ried, an officer of the
Californians was overtaken by Massow.
and the former surrendered. As was our
custom. Nassow told him TO go TO the
rear When a man surrendered We could
not afford to spare man TO escort him
back 50 we usually sent him TO the rear
When Massow told Red % go to the rear
he appeared TO obey. but when he got be-
hind him he shot Massow in the back. in
HictiGg a dangerous wound At the time
MassOw vas bully engaged trying TO take
off the head Of another officer Of the Cali
fornians with his ma gnidcent gold sabre,
which he brought with him from Prussia.
We did not use swords at all. having dis
carded them long ago as being obsolete.
Instead we carried TWO pistols apiece
"Nassow asked me for a discharge, as
his wound was such that It would be i'm
the fighting ] no. only gave nm an hon
orabIe discharge, but wrote and handel 10
him in person a letter referring in COM
plimentary terms to his service N our
battalion He returned 20 Prussia, TecOv-
cred entirely from the wound, and served
with distinction IN the Seven Weeks War
between the PrusSians, AustrianS, and
Italians in 1855 and four years later in the
Franco Prussian War The last l heard
OF him he was III command of 4 brigade in
the German army. having risen 70 the
rank OF general
Personally ! know nothing about the
report that he has left his money to the
survivors OF my command, though the
statement is positively made A few years
ego l heard through a friend in Baltimore
.aat Baron Mass0w had made enquiries
concerning me and my men with a view
TO remembering US in his viii. but I laid
but little attention TO the matter at the
time
Replying TO questions. Colonel Mosby
said that there were probably about 100
survivors Of MS command. which did not
exceed about 400 Al any time during the
war. as he preferred a small body OF
picked men, all OF whom he could count
upon in the greatest emergency
i have no doubt, however" said the
Colonel. that if it is true that this money
has been left TO my men there Will be at
least 100000 applicants and that it VIII be
shown that I had q greater army than
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