The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-14
COLONEL MooBY TALKS.
Tells Of tho War RECORD of Baron Won
s3aSSnLv.
(By Associated Press.)

DENVER, COL. February 1S-Colonel
John S. Mcsby, the Confederate ranger
chef, who is on his way from California
to Virginia, was shown mere to-day a
report that Baron Robert Won MaSso"'
one OF the MEN wtao fought uiloei MN
during the CIVIL War, ana who is no"
IN the German army, had wiLed his for
tune, estimated at S2,tU0,1Jp, TO the sur
vi,cr.s OF Mosiby's famous tattaAoh
II remember Baron Won MtiSsoW Wen,
SAID Colonel Mosoy. He was dashihS
solder He came to me well recon-
n.erded. and l accepted him. lie s.ad
been a member OF the general staff OF the
Prussian army. and was a man or hhe
appearance and of unquestioned personal
bravery. His actual participation in our
engagements showed uhlt he was not
siyc,.se 10 battles. / believe he enjoyed
them.
The Baron was severely wounded in an
engagement with a California regiment IN
Fairfax county. Va, not far from WASH
ingtcn and not in Shenandoah county, as
has been said. l was leading the charge,
when my horse became severely wounded,
and, my progress being thus tmpeded,
seine Of my men passed me, among them
Baron Massow i3teL an officer of the
Californians, was overbaken by MassoW,
and the former surrendered. AS was our
custom, Ma.ssOw told hint to so TO the
rear When man surrendered we couId
not afford to spare another to escort MIN
back, so we usl ally Sent him TO the rear
When Ma.Ssow told Red to so to the rear
he appeared to obey but when he got
behind him he shot MaIssow III the back,
inflictnS dangerous wound. AT the
time Massow was bltsily engaged trying
to take off the head of another officer
of the CaEfcrlians with his magnificent
gold sabre which he brought with him
from Prussia. We did not use swords
at ell, having discarded them long ago
as being obsolete. Instead we carried
two pistols apiece.
'.Massow asked for a discharge. as his
wound was such that it would be impos-
sib!e for him to participate again in the
fighting. l not only gave him an honor
able discharge. but wrote and handed to
him in person a letter referring III com
plimentary terms to ibis service in our
battalion. He returned to Prussia. recov-
cred entirely from the wound and served
with distinction in the. Seven Weeks war
between the Prussians,7 Austrians and
Italians in 1866 and four years later in the
Eranco-PruSsian War The last heard
of him he was in command OF brigade
in the German army, having risen to the
rank of general.
report that he has left his money to the
survivors of my command, though the
statement is positively made. a few
years ago I heard through Il friend in
Baltimore that Baron Massow had made
INQUIRIES concerning me and my men
with a view to remembering us in his
will. but I paid but little attention to the
matter at the time.
Replying to questions, Colonel Mostly
said that there We're probably about one
hundred survivors of his command, which
did not exceed about four hundred at any
time during the war, as he preferred q
small body of picked men, all of whom
he could count upon in the greatest
emergency.
81 have no doubt. however, said the
Colonel that il it is true that this
money has been left to my men, there
will be at least 100000 applicants and that
it will be shown that l had greater
army than Grant -