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James Sullivan (search for this): chapter 155
etly gave up the contest. Colonel Mosby was much elated by his good fortune, and required his prisoners to follow him supperless on his rounds to his headquarters at Paris; the private, however, while pretending to get his horse, hid himself in the hay and escaped, Mosby not daring to wait and hunt him up. On the way to Paris, the Colonel amused himself by constantly taunting his prisoners with questions: Were they with Major Cole when he thrashed him at Upperville? Were they with Major Sullivan, of the First veterans, when his men ran away and left him? How did they fancy his gray nag?--he took that from a Yankee lieutenant. Didn't the Yanks dread him and his men more than they did the regular rebel cavalry? How did they (the prisoners) like his style of fighting? and a hundred such remarks, that indicated the man as being more of a braggart than a hero. He was, in the mean time, engaged in gathering his men with the avowed intention of attacking Captain Gere's force at
Mosby, how do you like our style of fighting? We belong to the Twenty-first New-York. And away they went, leaving Colonel Mosby dismounted, and outwitted of his best horse, saddle, overcoat, pistols, two Yankee prisoners, and at least one vacancy among his commissioned officers. Corporal Simpson rode twelve miles to the camp, closely followed by the Sergeant, and gave Captain Gere such notice of the enemy's intentions that they thought best not to pitch in at the appointed time. The captured horse is a very fine one, and with the arms, equipments, etc., is still in the possession of simpson. We believe it. is the intention of the regiment to buy them from the Government, and to present them to the Yankee Corporal who beat Mosby out of his pet nag. Captain Gere returned to camp at Halltown Saturday afternoon, having captured Lieutenant Wysong, of the Seventh Virginia. the successor of Captain Blackford, a noted guerrilla, who was killed by a sergeant of the First New-York.
Colonel Mosby, the guerrilla chief, has become famous, and his dashing exploits are often recorded to our disadvantage; but even he meets with his match occasionally. On Friday, March twenty-fifth, 1865, Captain E. B. Gere, of the Griswold Light Cavalry, was sent out with one hundred and twenty-five men to the neighborhoods of Berryville and Winchester on a scout, and encamped at Millwood, some six or eight miles from the former place. After the men had got their fires built, Sergeant Weatherby, of company B, Corporal Simpson, of company H, and a private, went some two miles from camp to get supper at a farm-house, and, waiting for the long delayed tea, were surprised to find several revolvers suddenly advance into the room, behind each pair of which was either C:)lo el Mosby, a rebel captain or a lieutenant, all rather determined men, with shoot in their eyes, who demanded the immediate surrender of the aforesaid Yankees. The aim being wicked, the three Twenty-firsters saw
Colonel Mosby outwitted. Colonel Mosby, the guerrilla chief, has become famous, and his dashinColonel Mosby, the guerrilla chief, has become famous, and his dashing exploits are often recorded to our disadvantage; but even he meets with his match occasionally. behind each pair of which was either C:)lo el Mosby, a rebel captain or a lieutenant, all rather dud, and so quietly gave up the contest. Colonel Mosby was much elated by his good fortune, and rhis horse, hid himself in the hay and escaped, Mosby not daring to wait and hunt him up. On the red rebels. When they arrived at Paris, Colonel Mosby dismounted and stepped Into the house wherut really putting his foot into the stirrup of Mosby's saddle and laying hold of one of the overloo. The Captain turned round and fired, and Colonel Mosby came to the door to see what all that----rrst New-York. And away they went, leaving Colonel Mosby dismounted, and outwitted of his best horso present them to the Yankee Corporal who beat Mosby out of his pet nag. Captain Gere returned t[1 more...]
Mosby, how do you like our style of fighting? We belong to the Twenty-first New-York. And away they went, leaving Colonel Mosby dismounted, and outwitted of his best horse, saddle, overcoat, pistols, two Yankee prisoners, and at least one vacancy among his commissioned officers. Corporal Simpson rode twelve miles to the camp, closely followed by the Sergeant, and gave Captain Gere such notice of the enemy's intentions that they thought best not to pitch in at the appointed time. The captured horse is a very fine one, and with the arms, equipments, etc., is still in the possession of simpson. We believe it. is the intention of the regiment to buy them from the Government, and to present them to the Yankee Corporal who beat Mosby out of his pet nag. Captain Gere returned to camp at Halltown Saturday afternoon, having captured Lieutenant Wysong, of the Seventh Virginia. the successor of Captain Blackford, a noted guerrilla, who was killed by a sergeant of the First New-York.
or eight miles from the former place. After the men had got their fires built, Sergeant Weatherby, of company B, Corporal Simpson, of company H, and a private, went some two miles from camp to get supper at a farm-house, and, waiting for the longant, with drawn revolver, watched the prisoners while the Captain endeavored to find an orderly to take the horses. Corporal Simpson, who had been marking the road for future use, and had been long looking for it, saw his chance and pretended to tieosby's saddle and laying hold of one of the overlooked pistols. The Lieutenant detected the move and fired at him, when Simpson shot him through the heart with the weapon he had secured. The Captain turned round and fired, and Colonel Mosby came tt horse, saddle, overcoat, pistols, two Yankee prisoners, and at least one vacancy among his commissioned officers. Corporal Simpson rode twelve miles to the camp, closely followed by the Sergeant, and gave Captain Gere such notice of the enemy's in
ecorded to our disadvantage; but even he meets with his match occasionally. On Friday, March twenty-fifth, 1865, Captain E. B. Gere, of the Griswold Light Cavalry, was sent out with one hundred and twenty-five men to the neighborhoods of Berryvillbraggart than a hero. He was, in the mean time, engaged in gathering his men with the avowed intention of attacking Captain Gere's force at daylight, and, if possible, of cutting it to pieces. His followers live in the farm-houses of Loudon, Clarhis commissioned officers. Corporal Simpson rode twelve miles to the camp, closely followed by the Sergeant, and gave Captain Gere such notice of the enemy's intentions that they thought best not to pitch in at the appointed time. The captured homent to buy them from the Government, and to present them to the Yankee Corporal who beat Mosby out of his pet nag. Captain Gere returned to camp at Halltown Saturday afternoon, having captured Lieutenant Wysong, of the Seventh Virginia. the succ
the three Twenty-firsters saw they were under a cloud, and so quietly gave up the contest. Colonel Mosby was much elated by his good fortune, and required his prisoners to follow him supperless on his rounds to his headquarters at Paris; the private, however, while pretending to get his horse, hid himself in the hay and escaped, Mosby not daring to wait and hunt him up. On the way to Paris, the Colonel amused himself by constantly taunting his prisoners with questions: Were they with Major Cole when he thrashed him at Upperville? Were they with Major Sullivan, of the First veterans, when his men ran away and left him? How did they fancy his gray nag?--he took that from a Yankee lieutenant. Didn't the Yanks dread him and his men more than they did the regular rebel cavalry? How did they (the prisoners) like his style of fighting? and a hundred such remarks, that indicated the man as being more of a braggart than a hero. He was, in the mean time, engaged in gathering his me
March 25th, 1865 AD (search for this): chapter 155
Colonel Mosby outwitted. Colonel Mosby, the guerrilla chief, has become famous, and his dashing exploits are often recorded to our disadvantage; but even he meets with his match occasionally. On Friday, March twenty-fifth, 1865, Captain E. B. Gere, of the Griswold Light Cavalry, was sent out with one hundred and twenty-five men to the neighborhoods of Berryville and Winchester on a scout, and encamped at Millwood, some six or eight miles from the former place. After the men had got their fires built, Sergeant Weatherby, of company B, Corporal Simpson, of company H, and a private, went some two miles from camp to get supper at a farm-house, and, waiting for the long delayed tea, were surprised to find several revolvers suddenly advance into the room, behind each pair of which was either C:)lo el Mosby, a rebel captain or a lieutenant, all rather determined men, with shoot in their eyes, who demanded the immediate surrender of the aforesaid Yankees. The aim being wicked, the
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