Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-07-03

nm, toiu nm 10 get up. Hearing the
name of Mosby family In his dreams.
Stoughton sleepily inquired, "Have
You got Mosby?" supposing II was one
of his own scouting parties come TO
report the capture of the ranger leader,
but he was scared into life when with
rough shake and a slap, the Confed-
crate Informed him that "Mosby has
got you"
There Is 40 use in resisting" re-
marked Mosby, coolly at means, sir,
that you are my prisoner for Stuart's
cavalry is in possession of the place"
Knowing 1; Ruthless to struggle against
such force, Stoughton arose and
dressed hurriedly, guarded all the
while by the Confederates, who also
secured the rest of the stan officers in
the house, Placing the general between
two OF his men. Mosby returned to the
green, where he met the rest of his
men, who had been on foraging ex-
petition about the town on taking
an account of what had been gathered
In 1t was found that, besides Brigadier
General Stoughton, they had secured
two captains. thirty other prisoners,
together with their arms, ammunition
and tifty-eight horses
The return trip was safely made,
though the party, whose prisoners were
stronger In number than their captors,
were fearful that some cutlery might
be made that would awake those OF the
foe who were slumbering. AS soon as
they were out of earshot of the town
they set out at brisk pace and about
dawn passed within 200 yards of the
Federal fort nj Centerville. The grim
mouths of the cannon could be seen
looming up In the dim light, and one
prisoner, Captain Barker, of New
York, here made a break for liberty,
bat was brought back by timely shot
Passing beyond the reach of the forti-
flcatlons, Moshy's men struck out at a
rapid pace for their owa lines and
were soon safe from any interference,
delivering up their prisoners TO the
Confederate authorities
Another exciting and very remunera-
tive adventure of the rangers was when
they captured a Federal pay train,
from which they secured lsrge
amount of greeabacks. II was in 0c-
tober, 1864, that Harry Heaton, one OF
the scouts, came and Informed Moshy
that there was a fine opening in the
valley on the line of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, so a party was secured
and they set out across the mountains
for Dutiield station, at which place the
pay traia was to pass, reaching the
spot just before ii was due 0bstruc-
tions were placed upon the track, so
that when the express came dashlng
| down II came to an abrupt stop.
A guard was placed over the engine
and the rangers entered the cars ON
board were two Union paymasters, hay.
/ ing In charge the money for the troops
the amount reaching $4,000, which
was secured by West Aldrldge
one Of Mosby's men. Aldridge promptly
reported his luck to Mosby, and when
| the full sum was collected Ii was equal.
| ~ divided out among the men, Mostly
refusing to accept any share. The pas
sengers were relieved Of their funds.
which went as individual spoils Then
the cars were set on fire, aad the band
went back with twenty prisoners and
fifteen horses. besides the money and
the two paymnsters, the latter being
sent on to prison. One of the paymasl
tiers was a brother to General Ruggles
Another time a train was captured
near Catlett's station, on what Is now
the Southern Railroad Lee was max
ing his preliminary preparations for his
Gettysburg campaign, Hooker was Gov
erlng Washington, while Pleasanton's
Cavalry Corps was stationed on the
river about fifty miles from the CAPT
tai. General Stuart had sent to Mosby
by Captain Fountain Beattie small
mountain howItzer. and II was deter.
mined to use II In an attack on the
railroad, which was employed by the
Union army for the conveying Of troops.
To cripple this service would be n great
aid to the Confederacy. So the tele-
graph lines were cut, rail removed.
and with the howitzer on the bank the
men waited for the train. In few
minutes IL came booming along. then
glded from the track, while the infap.
try guard fired yolley. IN mo.nert
shell from the gun went crashing into
the boiler, at which the troops desert.
ed. The hay on board fred up and
burned brightly. while the escaping
steam made noise like that of In
ferno's caldrOns The cars were loaded
with fine suffers stores. and all Of this
was secured by the hungry rangers
Philadelphia Times.
other Side of the Case.
A New York journal In one of it's
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