The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-14
k0SBY'S MEN
GATHER IN THEIR
ANNUAL REUNION
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The Survivors of Famous Con.
.federate Guerrilla Brigade
Recount Daring Deeds
MOSbY, CARRIED VIRGINIA
FOR GRANT FOR PRESIDENT

mUJUl- UhllIllCU uNlUlhlh
FOR GRANT FOR PRESIDENT
Greeley Wanted Him Hanged But
Grant Told Him His Surrender
Would be Protected-Mosby Read
New York Tribune Editorials.
Herndon, Va, Sept. 14.-Mosby's
men-ninety-six of them-grizzled
survivors Of the band Of rangers who,
under the leadership. Of Col. John 8.
Mosby, were source Of terror not
unmixed with wonder to the raw
union troops on duty in Maryland
and northern Virginia during the civil
war. held their sixteenth annual re-
union at Herndon, Va, yesterday.
It was a great day for the grim old
warriors: II the question were asked
whether Mosby's men are long lived,
the answer would be that In spite Of
years Of the toughest kind Of rough
riding curing the war and the ups
and downs of almost half q century
since that time. hundred Of them,
lacking only four, were able to come
back" yesterday and, shouldering
cane or crutch, tell how fights were
won, prisoners taken, or greenback
raids were conducted in the adven-
turous years from 1863 to 1865.
And how these hardy veterans did
recount the deeds Of those daring
days! In the town hall in the morn
ing and in Darlington's grovesfn the
afternoon they lived again the days
and deeds Of the campaigns when
brother bore arms against brother
and he was the best man-best man
among Mosby's men-who could pick
the most Yankees. Old Ned Hurst OF
Floris, chuckled with glee yesterday
when he declared he killed eighteen.
Old Leader Absent.
One thing would have added to the
Joy of the occasion-the presence Of
Col. Mosby >himself-but the rugged
leader OF these sturdy raiders has at
tended only one Of the reunions Of
his men, and that the first, sixteen
years ago. Even though the colonel
nay feel that his political course did
not meet with the approval Of his old
time followers, scores of them yester-
day declared that they love him every
bit as strongly as they did In the days
Of forty-odd years ago. when they all
slept out together under the broad,
open sky.
Every man Of US would have given
him our lives then. and VIZ would do
the same thing now" was The way q
veteran expressed 1t at tue reunion.
Col. Mosby, the leader of this ,cele-
brated band of rangers. whb Is prob
ably the greatest guerilla In history
certainly in American history. is still
hale and active in body and in mind.
Just now he is engaged on his me-
moirs. He is writer of grace and
force. and to quote one of his men,
Edward Shacklett Of Delaplane, Va,
he is a truthful writer. That is high
praise when one stops to remember
the controversies which have ensued
over the statements which memoir
writer's of earlier days have incorpo-
rated into the records they have left.
Enlisted as Private.
Col. Mosby. is still in his early sew
enties. Educated in the University Of
Virginia, he was practicing law in
Washington county, Va, at the out
break Of the war. He enlisted as u
private in a company Of cavalry,
which was incorporated into the First
Virginia cavalry, commanded by Gen.
J. e. B. Stuart. He became adjutant
Of the regiment, but lost his position
IN May, 1862, at the reor ganization OF
the regiment by reason Of his colonel.
CW. e., Jones, who succeeded Stuart
when the latter became bi;Radier gen-
eral) losing his position. He was
then attached to Stuarts headquar-
ters as an Independent scout.
In the spring Of 1863 he was made
q major by Jefferson Davis at the re-
quest Of both Gen. Stuart and Gen. R.
p. Lee, and organized a partisan
command known as the Forty-third
battalion, Virginia cavalry. He was.
assigned to the duty Of operating In
the rear and on the communications
OF the union army invading Virginia.
Then began his long, famous career
asa scout It is his proud boast that
he never lost q tight.
Gen. Lee once said to Col. Mosby.
when the latter hobbled up to him on
crutches: Colonel, the ony trouble
have ever had to find with you 10
that you are always getting wounded" :"
One of Mosby's most notable ex-
ploits was the capture of Brigadier
General stoughton in bed at night at
headquarters at Fairfax court house.
Mosby was complimented by Gen. Lee
In general orders. published to the
army, for distinguished services in
Stuart'a raid round McClellan. ON the
Chickahominy.
One great secret Of Mosby's many
raids was the fact that the number of
his force always was exaggerated.
With q company Of 300 men he would,
manage to make more stir than ordi-
nary regiment. His raids were plan
ned and carried out with brilliancy
that denoted good generalship, ~
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