The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-01-13
By CAPT. CHARLES E. HOVE
At "BIack Lack" Davis,


farm near the White Church in Ry-
ans Glade. Early on Sunday morning
part of Colonel Harman's column
stopped at Black Jacks house and de-
manded food for themselves and their
horses. The daughters of Jacks fam
lily served the men and the boys fed
their horses. Jack had been warned
that the rebels were on the march and
had hidden his horses.
After breakfast the officer in COM
mand inquired the road to Oakland
and Jack gave him directions, but the
officer, noting Jacks husky sons, or
dered one of them to mount behind
him and show the way. Old Jack be-
came panic-stricken, fearing the Con-
federates would carry the boy away
to the South and slavery.
"No, no." he cried. "Take anything
l have but not my children. l will go
with you and show you the road"
After some good-natured bantering,
the soldiers rode away toward Oak
land, leaving the Negroes in peace.
The Raiders At Aurora
Jacob Beachy was boy of ten when
Jones raiders came to the home of his
father, Daniel Beachy, at Aurora. The
following account of the raid in the
Aurora community was written by his
sister, Miss Fannie Beachy.
On Sunday morning in April, 1868,
the little Amish congregation was to
meet at the Joseph Slabach house, now
the Simon Swartzentruber place. The
minister, Daniel Beachy, and two
other members, C. Petersheim and
Peter Schrock, were on their way from
Aurora to this meeting, all on horse
back. Confederate soldiers were strag-
gled along the Northwestern Turnpike
upon which they travelled, but when
the three men had nearly reached the
| Maryland line the regiment in line
of march so filled the road the men
drew their horses aside, up the bank
waiting opportunity to pass. Pres
emily an under-officer approached Mr.
Beachy and said, "Dismount, l must
have this horse" to which Mr.. Bea-
chy replied that he couldn't spare his
| horse and have no team for farming
But after little more parleying the
officer unbuckled the saddle-girths
saying that he had told him kindly to
yield his horse, and if he refused he
must use force. Then Mr.. Petersheim
! spoke up, saying: eve people are or
our way to church service and this
man is our minister; how shall he get
there" Immediately the soldier re-
piled, "Why didn't you tell US sooner
We never modest such people" The
girths were rebuckled and he let them
go on their way to the meeting.
As soon as they reached the Mary
land line they took the Oakland road
which was clear.
Reaching Aurora, the soldiers de-
manded entrance into the store owned
by Mr.. David Ridenour, which they
emptied of about everything that
could be eaten OF worn.
Soldiers scattered about in the coun-
try, picking up any horses they could
find, usually leaving the decrepit
WORKOUT beast he rode and mounting
the farm horse he took. This was done
three times on that Sunday at the
farm of Daniel Beachy.
At Cheat River the soldiers did not
take time to burn the bridge, so they
hastily tore up the planking Of the
floor and threw it into the river be,
fore going on.
When these raiders came to Rec
House earlier on that Sunday morn
ing and in the night, they sacked the
home of the Swartzentruber family
then living in the "red house." eating
up all they could find and ordered the
women of the family to bake griddle
cakes for hours and hours when the
bread became exhausted.
General Jones and his officers stop.
ped at the "Rising Sun" Tavern, just
west of Aurora, ate breakfast and fec
their horses. The tavern was ther
kept by Major David StempIe.
Terra Alta Is Defended
Mr.. Farley DeBerry, Of Terra Alta
located ten miles west of Oakland
writes entertainingly Of the defense Of
Terra Alta, saying:
| was an eyewitness to at least
part of the raid Of the Confederate
General w. E. Jones into this section
was, at the time of that raid, boy
nearly nine years of age. My fathers
farm lay about one mile south Of
what is now the town Of Corinth, anc
my Uncle Joseph DeBeTy owned quite
a large farm lying just north of ant
adjoining the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road His farm adjoined the West Vir.
GINA Maryland line on the east ant
lay between the Baltimore and Ohio