The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-02
COL. MoSBY'S LONG LOST HAT
Found I'm Manhattan and Will BE
Restored After 40 Years.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Orange, N. j.. Sept. 2e--After hav-
ing lain for forty years in a Northern
home. the campaign hat worn by Col.
John S. Mosby, the Confederate cav
alryman, and lost by him when he was
shot on Dec. 81, 1854. is about TO be re-
turned to It's original owner For many
years IL has been I'm the possession Of
Mrs. David G.. Halsted, who lives az
275 Central Park, West Manhattan.
Recently Mrs. Halsted got into COM
munication with John Munson, one Of
Mosbys old troopers who now lives
In Park street, Orange, she told him
that she had a hat which she believed
belonged to the noted guerrilla leader
Mr. Munson wrote to his old chief and
has just received a reply to the effect
that the hat in question Is undoubted-
~ the one he lost when he was shot
Mrs. Halsted had already said she
would return II to Mosby ard the lat
ter has authorized Mr.. Munson to get
1t for him. He has sent word to Mrs.
Halsted that he viii present the hat TO
the military museum at Washington,
where II will be placed with his old
coat, as relic.
There is A good story of the war con-
nected with this hat When Col. Mosby
was shot, he and his companion,
Thomas Love, were eating supper at
the house Of a farmer named Lake In
Farquier county, Virginia. A party OF
the Thirteenth New York Cavalry on
a raiding expedition rode past the
farm house, and seeing the horses OF
the two outside, stopped to investigate.
In the scrimmage which followed
Col. Mosby was shot through the alb
domen and Love was captured. Mosby,
despite the pain of his wound. had
presence OF mind enough TO tear off
the coat, on which we're the insignia
Of his rank. and 10 throw 1t under a
couch. Then he fell unconscious.
The federal soldiers strobe in and
captured Love. Turning TO the men
and women OF the family, the Federal
officer In command inquired who the
wounded soldier was.
Lieut.. Johnson, sir" replied one Of
the family.
rs he alive?" asked the Union on
GER.
One Of the troopers looking forward
said the man wasn't dead, but in the
same breath and reaching for hir pis-
toll. he remarked that he would be
dead lieutenant soon.
The officer In charge OF the troop in
terposed and the wounded Confeder-
ate's life was saved The troopers took
Mosby's boots. spurs, cloak, hat and
cape and. leaving him on the floor.
rode away with Love.
They lest the two horses behind and
as soon as the troop was out of sight,
Lake and members Of his family hitch
cd up an OK cart and took Mosby to a
hiding place, where he lay helpless for
two months. Love was locked up In
a Union prison and became the bunkie
OF Mr.. Munson, who had been cap
tured elsewhere. For a long time they
mourned their leader as dead.
The night after the scrimmage az the
farmhouse the Upion soldiers bivou-
acked While IN camp they made a
tured and their rage knew no bounds
when they discovered from the con-
tents OF the pockets that the clothing
had been worn by no less a parsonage
than Mosby, the guerrilla. on whose
head a price was set which made Il
a great Incentive 10 any man 70 cap
ture him.
Boots and saddles" we're sounded
and the trlcked soldiers stormed down
on the Lake homestead. only 70 ma
that their quarry had escaped.
In the course Of time the articles OF
Mosby's clothing fell into different
hands That hat was given to Lieut..
Col. Nathaniel Coles who was IN COM
mand Of the Thirteenth New York Cav
airy. He In turn. gave Il TO his niece.
Mrs. Halsted. IN whose possession II
has been since.
Moahy expresses great happiness IN
getting his hat back lie says he pur-
poses showing Il 10 President Roose-
Welt before he gives a to the museum
II IL a SLOUGH hat Of the type nova
days called the rough rider" and
around Il IL piece Of gold braid.