Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-04-08
FRIDAY. APRIL s. 1921
TODAY FlFTY-SlX YEARS AGO.


capture of part of Capt. George
Grandstaff's picket line along
Stony Creek in Shenandoah Coun-
ty between Edinburg and Column
bia Furnace.
Having appeared in several
northern papers and by way oil
comment is as deficient of truth
as many other incidents Of the
Civil war from same source, a
cOyy having been sent me by one
Of my old comrades with request
that | give my version of the cir
cumstanceS and facts as | re-
member them. 1t being one Of
the most exciting and heroic Of
my experiences during the war l
can say that my memory is as
clear today as though the occur
renee was but yesterday. In a
report of one of Gen. Sheridan S
scouts, Major Henry Young, chief
OF Gen. Sheridan's scouts, left
Winchester at 9 o'clock p. ~, on
Saturday. January q. with IS
Of his scouts and 50 picked men
from the 5th New York, 65 III
all-that they thanked all towns
between Winchester and Narrow
Passage and that no rebel knew
that the enemy was within 20
miles of them. After Gen. Sher-
1dan's ruthless burning and de-
struction of very nearly all sab
stance of life for man or beast.
Late in the fall the 18th Virginia
Cavalry was camped along the
Mill Creek road, west Of Mt. Jack
son, doing picket duty along Stony
Creek. On or about 18th of De-
cember Co. E was disbanded-
J. c. Mckay, (uncle of our popu-
lar druggist, H. h. McKay,) Cap
tain-for the purpose of recruit
ing our horses for the opening Of
the spring campaign, Capt. Geo
Grandstaf, Co. X, taking charge
of the picket line on the morn
ing of the END January. Re
turning from a social gathering
of the young folks in the neie h.
borhood | detected the raiding
column going south through the
Aims House woods, fiank1ng my
home one-half mile north Of
Maurertown, about 4 o'clock a.
a., Jan. 22ud. | crossed the Val
ley Pike to my home, fed my
horse and before DAYLIGHT mount
ed and rode south. Had not pro-
ceeded far when | met J. II.
Bushong, (well known in Luray
and Page County coming north,
he also observed the Yankee col
ululn going south. We at once
conjectured that their destina-
ton and object was the capture
Of the picket line, and we deter
mined to get the boys together
and give them a warm reception
On their return, he taking one
direction ann myself another.
We very soon had a very good
chain Of dispatchers. Our as
sembling point was at an old
house in "Swope Hollow" one
fourth of mile east of the VAL
ley Pike and one mile south oil
Maurertown. By s o'clock wei
had fighting force of IA, very
nearly all having had experience
under Generals Stuart, Hampton,
Ashby, Jones and the dashing
7. L. Rosser, namely
Martin Stricken, Co. E. 12thI
Va. Cavalry, Maurertown.
Abram Stricken, Co. E. 18th |
Va. Cavalry, Maurertown.
Allen Bowman, Co. E. 18th Va.
Cavalry, Maurertown. father of
Mrs. C. A. Saum, of Luray, Va |
Silas Crabill, Co. E. 18th Val
Cavalry, Maurertowu.
William Bauserman, Co. Ell
18th Va. Cavalry. Maurertown.
James H. Bushong, Co. E. 12thI
Va. Cavalry, Maurertown, WE'LL
known in Luray and Page county.I
B. F. Hotel, Co. E. 18th Va
Cavalry, Maurertown. |
S. K. Wright, Co. E. 18th Val
Maurertown. |;
E. M. Bushong, Co. E. 18th
Va. Cavalry, Woodstock.
George Knight, Co. E. l2tht
Va. Cavalry, Edinburg. i
George Bushong, O'Ferrall'sI
Bat, Toms Brook.
John H. Hoover, Co. K. 12thI
"a. Cavalry, Woodstock. 1t
Milton Crabill, 18th Va. Cav S
lrJs Toms Brook. is
H9ajanin Crabill, Co. E. l2;hIt
H, yn1sy, Toms Breok. 1t