The herald., 1917-08-23

honcSt-lOOkinG COrSageS and innocent
looking buStles carried many military
secret.
Scout Spies of the North.
Archie Rowland was one of IN,
most daring and successful scout spies
of the Northern side. He and his pals
formed the nucleus Of Shcridan's Sc.
crct service organization in the valley
of 'he Shenandoah. This organization.
recruited up 10 10. under command of
II. ii. Young. became the most noted
ana efficient of the Federal army.
/ Rowland tells how he volunteered
/ for this service. My company had
/ been on ordinary scout duty for some
time. But when we were drawn up in
line and the captain asked for volun-
teers for extra dangerous duty
| looked at Ike Harris and Ike looked at
me, and then we both stepped forward
We were both boys and wanted to
know what was the extra dangerous
duty and when we found out we
hadn't the face TO back down. They
took us TO headquarters and gave us
two rebel uniforms-and we wished
we had not come"
These men were expected TO deceive
picEets by the uniform and capture
them so that the main body could be
surprised; or ride up 10 Southern
citizen. man or woman. ask for infor-
nation and depend upon the deception
to get all the person knew. one Of
their great dangers was that Of meet
ing death at the hands of their own
men. Often discovered and hard
pressed by the enemy, they would flee
in their gray uniforms for safety to
their own lines. only to be met by a
volley from their own mis-
taken piCketS.
Ten of Ioung'S command Of 40 were
lost. none by the natural death of n
soldier and none il the colors for
which he died. Two were hanged by
their own halter straps.
"Aristocracy of the Army"
But they had privileges beyond any
others in the army. They were free
from all camp drudgery, guard and
picket duty, and from camp discipline. !
They lived together in the headquar- !
ters, ate the best the land afforded. |
Each had four picked horses. They
we're paid according to the value of
heir information, and the secret serv-
&c chest was prOdigal with their ex-
1ense accounts. They were the aris-
ocracy Of the army.
On the reverse Of certain little
rome star are these words: The
'ongress-tO Archibald II. Rowland,
r.-for ValOr."
John Beall, privateersman, with Bur.
ey and Maxwell, were on the Potomac
nd Chesapeake what Mosby was on
and. Beall cut the submarine tele-
raph cable under the Chesapeake and ,
estroyed lamps and machinery of ,
ghthOuses. Meeting Burley by sur.
rise in Toronto, Canada. they turned
ITO q private room and shut the door. ,
hen Beall slowly said: "Burley, | ,
ant yOu-for my lieutenant. II is nv
ID plan at last. l am to capture the
lichigan, free the Johnson island
risoners, burn Sandusky, Cleveland
nd Buffalo"
The services Of Harry Young were
esteemed that when Sheridan said.
want him." General Edwards re.
onstratcd, II would rather you would
Ike my right arm" One of his sol.
ers said, I'VE think God Almighty of
m"
And there were Bowie, civilian. c.
A." LandegOn, the Phillipus-fa-
er and son-and Timothy Webster,
".
1t was Timothy Webster who insinu-
ed himself into the confidence of the
Duld-be assassins in Baltimore and
ustrated the plot against Lincoln's
e. Allan Pinkerton gives him the SUI.
enc credit: HE. among all the force
no went with me, deserves the credit
saving the life of Lincoln, ever more
an do"