Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-05-03
/ A DOUBLE SURPRISE
By Johnny Reb.

destroy the mills, barns an,
stock in the Shenandoah Valley
that Gen. Early lay about Har
rlsonburg and Gen. Sheridan a.
Winchester. On Stoney creek.
two companies of Cavalry, Co. K
of the 18th Va, commanded b,
ICapt. Geo. Grandstaff and Co. C
of the 9TH Va. commanded b.
Capt. Jacob Mohler, picketet
from the forks OF the road, nea,
the Fort Mountain and one mile
East of Edinburg, to Columbia
Furnace. The right of the line
was held by Capt. Grandstaff'
company, His pickets extended
from the forks Of the road as fa1
as the farm of Mr.. Reuben Allen
The reserve under command OF
Lieut.. Monroe Funkhouser lay in
the woods back of the old grave
yard on the hill, on the farm OF
Mr.. Frank Humpston. On cold
Sunday morning, when h e
ground was covered with SNOW
and sleet, Major Young with
about 100 cavalry, preceded by an
advance guard of Jessie scouts,
clad in Confederate uniform, pas
sed through Woodstock about 2
a. III. and lay in the woods North
OF Edlnburg till nearly day light.
At dawn the scouts approached
the bridge at the south end of
Edlnburg, where they captured
Abraham Good and wounded a
man by the name of Coffman.
Immediately afterward they sur
prlsed Funkhouser's camp, cap
turing Lieut.. Funkhouser and II
men. Among the captives were
Isaac Fultz, George Fultz, Har-
rison Fultz, Raphiel Fultz, Reu-
ben Hammon, Joseph Harmon.
Philip Bowman, Levi Dodson.
Charles Dodson, Sylvanus Good.
Joseph Fadely, Jackson Long.
E ra SINUS Bauserman, r. C.
Bauersman and some others.
Capt. Grandstaff and his brother
A. F. Grandstaff were at the
captains home about one and a
half miles West Of Edinburg.
The captain was informed of the
capture as he was preparing for
breakfast. They at once gather
ed few men and followed the
enemy to Woodstock. Their
force OF II men, consisted in
part of Capt. and A. F. Grand
staff, Homer Ruby, J. L. Pit
man, Edward Bushong, James
Hoover, Vim. Hoover, Perry Hoo
yer and Christ Fansler. Here
they were joined by Capt. Mohler
and Burder Bowman of Co. C. eth
Cavalry.
Captain GrandStaff with a few
men took a stand on Court street
near the Court House. Captain
Mohler, Burder Bowman, A. F.
Grandstaff and Edward Bushong
were sent down Main street and
instructed to charge the six men
acting as pickets Oh the North
town hill when the captain fired
his pistol. Lon Grandstaff says
that he was talking to Miss Sallie
Clover, when an occasional ball
would strike the road, and Mr..
Clover told her to come into the
house. She replied that if that
soldier can sit OH his horse, l
can stand On the porch. At the
report of the captains pistol, the
four men started the charge and
were closely followed by Captain
Grandstaff and his squad.
The picketS retired before the
company reached the top of the
hill. A. F. Grandstaff followed
lone to Cheney's barn and there
they were joined by Boas Snod-
grass and one other. The enemy
were feeding their horses, but
hastily mounted and continued
their retreat.
Jno. H. Hoover had been SEM
to Warren county with a dispatch
Announcing the death of Mr.
Johnson who had been killed nea,
Narrow Passage day or two
before. On his return, he stop
Iped at a house near the river am
Twas informed that the yankee
had gone up the Valley. H
COLLECTED all the men he coul,
find and when he reached TIL
Ipike near the big pond 3 mile
| North of Woodstock he was join
led by several others making sever
lin this squad. They placed Hoo
liver i'll command. He CAREFUL
| concealed his men and himself il
the cedars, permitted the mai
body to pass and made charg