. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . hrewdness under the guise of rural sim-plicity, often shown by our noncombatant symi^athizers during the war. The only official reports of the affair on record are the following, whichI give verbatim: Headquarters Army of Northekx Virginia, February 24. ,Iohn C. Breckinridge, Secretary of War: General Early reports that Lieutenant McNeill with thirty men on the morninsj of the21st, entered Cumberland, captured and brousrht out G
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . hrewdness under the guise of rural sim-plicity, often shown by our noncombatant symi^athizers during the war. The only official reports of the affair on record are the following, whichI give verbatim: Headquarters Army of Northekx Virginia, February 24. ,Iohn C. Breckinridge, Secretary of War: General Early reports that Lieutenant McNeill with thirty men on the morninsj of the21st, entered Cumberland, captured and brousrht out Generals Crook and Kelley, the adju-tant-general of the department, two privates and the headquartors flags without firing a gunthough a considerable force is stationed in the vicinity. Lieutenant McNeill and party de-serve much credit for this bold exploit. Their prisoners will reach Staunton to-day. R. E. Lee. Cumberland, Md., February 21, Sheridan, Winchester, Va.: This morning about three oclock a party of Rebel horsemen came up on the New Creekroad, about sixty in number. They captured the picket and quietly rode into town, went. General George Crook. 550 THE STORY OF directly to the headquarters of Generals Crook and Kelley. sending a couple of men to eachplace to overpower the headtjuarters guard, when thev went directly to the room of GeneralCrook, and without disturbing anybody else in the house, ordered him to dress and took himdown stairs, and placed him upon a horse ready saddled and waiting. The same was doneto General Kelley. Captain Melvin, A. to General Kelley, was also taken. While thiswas being done a few of them without creating any disturbance opened one or two stores,but they left without waiting to take anything. It was done so quietly that others of us whowere sleeping in adjoining rooms to General Crook were not disturbed. The alarm was given■within ten minutes by a darky watchman at the hotel, who escaped from them, and within
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