Mosby's men in Southern MD., part 2

[John Stanton]

(08-29-2012 07:48 AM)Rsmyth Wrote:  Hi John,
Concerning Booth and Herold's stops in MD.and VA. we know that they had been either previously introduced to their hosts or were led to them. What is the evidence that they stopped at McDaniel's.

For the stop at McDaniel's see pg 467 of "Come Retribution". This name is not indexed. The index shows "Wm. Mc Donald, see Wm. McDonald" Whatever that means. The correct index would be "Wm. McDoniel, see Wm. McDaniel". (McDoniel is McDaniel said with an Irish accent) This same error appears in the US Census. Years ago I spoke with Thornton McDaniel, a descendant and asked about his GrandFather serving Booth a meal. He answered "No! No!" My heart sank. Then he added "The servants served Booth his breakfast."

Others: for Mosby's activities in the Northern Neck see Pg 461 of "C.R." It describes his removal of his whole command from the Northern Neck.
Also, someone asked if Ruggles ever wrote anything. See "Century Magazine" June 1890.
"If any of your command is in the Northern Neck, call them to you." Another item, "300 of Mosby's Command went through Falmouth (VA. Across the river from Fredericksburg) on April 11, under L/C Chapman.