. Spies. Traitors and conspirators of the late Civil War; . means a correct list of all those who were openlyor secretly the emissaries of Jeff. Davis, with the names ofthose who contributed horses, was made out, and the nextday I called at their residences. After selecting the best, Ileft the animals in the hands of the owners, to be called forsubsequently. Meanwhile, during the few days I continuedin the valley, I learned the strength, resources, and condi-tion of the rebel cause there. I then went around and gath-ered up the horses, and, with many warm benedictions uponmy head, left with si
. Spies. Traitors and conspirators of the late Civil War; . means a correct list of all those who were openlyor secretly the emissaries of Jeff. Davis, with the names ofthose who contributed horses, was made out, and the nextday I called at their residences. After selecting the best, Ileft the animals in the hands of the owners, to be called forsubsequently. Meanwhile, during the few days I continuedin the valley, I learned the strength, resources, and condi-tion of the rebel cause there. I then went around and gath-ered up the horses, and, with many warm benedictions uponmy head, left with sixteen of the choicest horses the regionafforded. That night I started for Washington, and the suc-ceeding day I turned them over to the quartermasters de-partment. They afterward did good service on the battle-field for the Union cause. The information I obtained, respecting the forward movement of the enemy, was followed by General Hookers cele-brated march toward Gettysburg, during which he wasrelieved by General Meade; and the inference is legitimate,. FIRST DISTRICT OAYALRT. 171 that it had no Tinimportant bearing npon tlie great anddecisive struggle, which saved us from a disastrous if not afatal invasion. Some two months later, several of the former owners ofthe horses appeared in Washington, and demanded the resto-ration of their property. Of course, the animals themselveswere comparatively of no consequence, but the intelligence,of which they were made the occasion, was invaluable. Theclaimants were pointed to the proclamation, their promptresponse to which, was no less the evidence of disloyaltybecause it was a lure instead of txeasons actual demand. The importance of the bureau, and its rapidly accumula-ting business, rendered a military force, exclusively undeimy control, a necessity. Scarcely a day passed without someoccurrence calling for cavalry troops to execute , the Secretary of War issued an order creatingme colonel, and authorizing me to rai
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