Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-07-16

to them. They returned to their
main force, and in about half an hour
some so Of their men came to town.
Some of our citizens, upon finding out
that there were only so of them, were
very indignant that we had not re-
sisted, but it was not long before their
Indignation was changed to submission
to superior numbers, when about 600
rebels occupied the town. This force
consisted of a Maryland battalion
under command OF Maj Brown, and
Virginia regiment under command of
Col. Harman. They called at the
different houses and taverns for some
thing to eat. Some were engaged in
sauads securing the country for horses
Others were trying to get into the
stores, which were all closed. Some
of them got in and purchased some
few goods; others forced their way
into Capt. VIM. Lazier's, Chas. Watts
and Frank Demain's stores. They
took many things at Demain's and
Lazier'I which they did not need, but
gave and sold them to citizens. They
took all the boots and mems shoes
from all the stores, and all the hats.
Our citizens, especially the ladies,
talked very freely with them, and
gave them something to eat with as
good grace as possible. Shortly be-
fore night the whole force left on the
independence road. This force had
crossed the railroad about Oakland
and came via Cranberry Summit and
Kingwood, destroying the wire sus-
pension bridge across Cheat river. 1t
was evidently their intention to get
to Morgantown, capture the funds IN
the bank, put their pickets around the
town, permit all the persons coming
to court to pass within their lines and
none to 90 out, and thereby capture a
number of horses, but they were tolled
| :, tbio ond Col Harman WAS evident
ly very much incensed at his i'll sue
cess, and was disposed to be Grabbed
They were successful in getting 60 or
70 horses
The force bivouacked along the ln-
dependence road, distance Z to 10
miles from town. Towards morning
they again started in the direction Of
Independence and met the commanI
of Vim. Ezra Jones, Brigadier. Gener-
al (said to be son of VIM. Jones, a
citizen OF Marion county, in the neigh
borhood of Basuettsville, who emf
grated South several years ago. and
all then returned in the direction of
Morgantown. At Morgantown many
of the citizens had returned, and sev-
eral people from the country had
come into town and were standing
around the streets in small crowds
discussing the events Of the day pre-
vious, until about 10 o'clock, when
about 60 rebel calvary came into the
main street of the town on charge
at their highest speed, yelling like
devils, with their cooked pistols in
their hands, and commenced gather
ing the horses. The most Of the peo-
pie got off the streets in a hurry, sup-
posing that the rebels were intending
to shoot, burn, conscript, &c. In a
few minutes it was discovered that
they were after horses. They can
vassed every street, searched every
stable, and at the sound of the bugle
assembled in front Of the bank, and
left town within l5 minutes after
they had come in, with about 80 or
40 horses. Soon afterward the whole
force commenced coming in. They
occupied the town and surrounding
country during the day, and they con-
Quoted Themselves very much IS on
the day previous, only on a more eI-
tended scale. The General put guards
over the drug stores and the bars,
which were kept there as long as he
stayed in town. Toward evening be
left, and some two hundred who
stayed behind succeeded in getting
whisky and some of them got quite
merry. One soldier, about half seas
over "a private in Jefferson county
company, by the name of BushrOd
Washington, and son Of Lewis Wash
ington, one of the witnesses against
John Brown apologized to the ladies
for drinking so much, by stating that
the whisky he got here was go much
better than what they got in the Con-
federacy that they could not restrain
themselves. Upon being interrOgated
as to the age Of their whisky down
South, he replied, "a week old al to
six days." When the charge was made
into the town for horses in the morn
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