Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-29
THE Other Side.
Gen. John S. MOSby's War Record
as Partisan
FROM THE OFFICIAL RECORDS
But Federal and Regular Ey-COnf8derateS Re-
pudlaied Him In War His Recognition by
Secretary Hitchcock OVer Gallant ES-Fed-
eral and Confederate Soldiers - Globe
Critics Fairly Answered.

The Globe has heretofore published
in these columns several chapters on
the famous Confederate partisan lead
er, Gen. John s. Mosby. From both
Federal and Confederate correspond
ents we have been receiving criticism,
from time to time, touching the tenor
and sentiment of the articles publish
ed, and we have been challenged to
publish the official war record of this
recent appointee Of Secretary Hitch
cock. The Globe, having no other in
terest in the matter than that of an
| eX-loyal soldier of the Union who has
been raised with the conviction that
! everything else being equal, the eX-
Federal should be preferred to the ex-
Confederate soldier, by that Govern
ment the one helped to save and the
other endeavored to destroy, for Of
fetal positions in the gift Of President,
Cabinet officers and heads Of Depart
ments. lays the following before its
readers. 1t will be seen even General
Mosby does not come under the appel
lation Of a recognized eX-Confederate
regular soldier and that his own side
repudiated him equally with the Gov
ernment he did so much to destroy.
And for the benefit OF the A. A. p A.
anarchist American Protective Asso-
ciation) we desire to state that Gen.
John S. Mosby is neither an Irishman
nor Roman Catholic.
Here is the record;
Government war reports and rec
ords, page 1241, series /, Vol. xxxiii:
March 26, 1864.
MAJOR GENERAL STEWART:
81 would be glad IL you would fur
nish me with $4,000 secret service
money as with my present opportuni-
ties l could use greatly to the public
advantage In event Of getting IL, /
propose investing it in tobacco and
then converting it into greenbacks.
Should you furnish It, my
brother, William Mosby, the D.,
will take charge Of it.
Please grant no papers to any man
coming to join my command unless he
can furnish evidence to have been re-
cruited by an agent Of mines
You can very readily understand how
necessary it is for success in my opera
tions to have none but flrst-rate men.
JOHN S. MosBY.
Series 1, Vol. xxxiii:
81 had a good thing on them to-day,
but my designs we're frustrated by the
escape Of two prisoners. II
have procured a fine electrician, who
wal be with me in a few days, which
1 am in hopes will add greatly to my
facilities for procuring a knowledge
Of their movements
VERY respectfully,
your obedient servant,
John s. MosBY,
Lieutenant Colonel.
"In the event Of a forward move
ment, either by our army or the en-
emy, would like to be informed
The above letter was to General
Stewart Of G. s. A., and shows plainly
the intentions Of Mosby.
Series 1, Vol xxxiii
To inform those too young to remem- !
ber the acts and deeds Of Mosby we
will quote portions Of letters as fol-
lows:
January 4 1864.
In the meantime the en-
emy had gone on toward Rectorstown,
and / pressed, but came up just as Cap
tain Smith, with about 35 men, had att |
tackled and routed them (78 strong) !
killing, wounding and capturing g.
Respectfully,
"Your Obedient servant.
John S, MosBY,
Major Commanding"
Series /, Vol. xxxiii:
February 6, 1864
The scouting party sent
out yesterday returned this afternoon