The Columbus journal., 1903-01-28
A SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS.


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VI cavalry Va" Batnered IN the lower part
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make ra'o toWero Oofoonsville. Va. The
taio resuiteo IN no particular Importance
uhtii our return. About one mile from
tne town OF Wafrenton l got into bad
scrape. an experience which I will never
forget. l. had gone to well to fill my
canteen and returning to my horse MAS
preparing to remount when two strangers.
dressed IN blue with rubber ponchos
winch covered tneir shoulders. came to
""ere was standing. They held their
revoi'ers under the ponchos In such a
manner tnat the weapons were concealed
NY command Al this time was about fifty
rods distant. riding from US. One Of the
strangers said: Come around the corner
VI tne mouse quick. or we'll scatter your
Drains over this dooryard."
FOUND 1T NO JOKE.
sought to determine whether or not it
was joke. "hiie vas deliberating my
'cSoNer was Jerkcd from my belt by one
VI 'ne men, whiie the other took charge
vi my morse. Then l was rushed around
tne corner OF the house out Of sight.
Here We all mounted and rode leisurely
toward a small wood. my captOrs riding
close to me. At this time squad Of our
men was riding along the road. but was
unable TO realize my situation.
was led captive into the woods and
was searched for any valuables which I
might have had. One OF my captors then
started toward the town with me. On.
the way he said that his comrades had
been minsling with our men in the town
and on the road. From his conversation
was led to believe that they were
Mosby's scouts. or spies. As We rode
back into the town saw plenty OF Mos
by's troopers, dressed in blue and gray
clothes. though We saw none of them
when our troops passed through the town
In front Of that leaders Headquarters I
saw number of prisoners surrounded
by a crowd of people. These prisoners
were cOmpelled 10 exchange their eood
blue uniforms for the tattere1 garments
which their captors had to offer. Aid
not escape, and was soon zarbed in an
old black overcoat. pants and old boots
I was exceedingly grateful. as 7 Was left
i'm possession of my shirt. A crowd M
ugly, drunken fellows treated us shame
fully and threatened to take our lives
Later three. of US were taken to the edge
Of the town, stopping enroute at a house
coupled by a familv named Grant whila
We were here the drunken rabhle from
the town suddenly svooped down unon
US nourishine reyolyers and ,abers in
the air. some. more recartess than N.
others. shooting at the prisoners. -:
MURDER OF A PRISONER; -.
looked incuirinGly at NV cantor whose
name was Powell, and asked II the pris.
oners were to be shot. He replied by
drawing his revolver and I'm strong Lam
guage Informed me that they we're not
He succeeded in stopping the rush Of the
drunken mob from riding over us. While
pursuers shot a young prisoner from the
Eighth New York cavlary in the back. i
He fell mortally wounded, expiring q
short time afterward.
That shot was an incentive for others
and the rulians commenced firing nromis.
cuously at the prisoners. Unseen.
dropped from my horse. the animal serv.
ing as q barrier. The other prisoner. an
old man from the Seventeenth Pennsyl- |
vania regiment, was wounded in the hin.
Guards and civilians rushed from the |
house and shamed the attacking ruffians
sufficiently so that they desisted in their !
''ellish work. I was promised protection
~ ore Of Mosby's lieutenants and later
,uried the dead prisoners in an open
rave II, a cemetery which was in close
.roximity.
Powell was ordered to take me south
ward and turn me over to some confed-
erate command, and thence I was to be
transported to prison. We commenced