Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-20
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Funerai Train Of Cess GaFuett.

tnnefal Train OF Gess GaFuett.
The correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Commercial writes this graphic dsscrip.
ton Of the night march Of the train which
conveyed the body Of Gen. Garnstt from
the battlefield at Carrick's Ford to ROWles.
burgh. WequOte:
HOW THE RHBELs PERsEcUTED UNION FAM.
AIEs.
We were informed BY Union woman at
the Pord, near Horseshoe Run, that they
had Jeff thoir baggage train two miles up
the river, Of which fact Gen. Morris was
advised by a special courier. Tho lady
told us that few days before the rebels
had come 10 her husbands house and taken
all his grain; that they returned next day,
look his horse tied his hands, and lashing
him to smother prisoner, marched him off
between files Of soldiers, while the officer
rode his horse, This is the way the COW
ardiy sooundrels have treated the Union
men of Tucker county. The woman was
nearly frantic, aud begged US, il the rebels
we're captured, TO return her husband to
her il alive. She further stated that many
OF their wagons were filed with wound
ed men, whose grOans we're heart rending,
and their blood dripping from the wagons
along The road. Notwithstanding the out
RACES heaped upon her, she returned good
for evil and when the distressed fugitives
begged at her door for an onion, piece Of
bread, anything 70 save them from actual
starvation, she gave them all she had and
90 eager we're they, that when she put corn
cakes on the griddle, they would snatch
them of half baked, and bolf' them while
hot enough TO blister their throats. But
these Instances Of the terrible distress that
surrounded then must answer out Of many
similar incidents, d oi
They were belated by The shocking con-
ditiOn Of the road, and had large part Of
the journey to make after dark: i
IJF A SINGULAR REQUIEM.
Fortunately We had clear sky and the
light of the moon to aid US, though not un-
frequently the black walls Of the noun
tains shut cut her light altogether. We
cheered our lonely way through dense
forests, dark ravines, and along mountain
sides, by singing patriotic airs, and never
did the sentiment seem more impressive
than now, as the mountains echoed back
the words:
"And conquer we must. for our cause it is Just,
And this be our motto, in God is our trust
And the star spsngled banner in triumph shall
Ger the land Of the free and the home of the
brave
What requiem to sing over the coffin of
rebel Generslt
IN A DANGEROUS PREDIoAMENT.
About IL o'clock Weapproached thelines
Of our own piekets, Though We could not
tell exactly when we should meet their out.
post. We were within four miles Of
RoElesburg and two Of Buffalo Greek,
where seven companies of the Ohio 18th !
we're encamped From some experience
among piekets, l felt spprehensive that |
they would fire upon Us, but Major Gordon
felt sure they would halt US before firing,
especially as We bore the flag of truce. We
were jogging along pleasantly, Mr. Rick
etts riding before, picking out the way,
when pop, pop, pop, went several guns
within thirty PAGES, the bullets WhistlIng
unpieasantly close to our ears. We hal
looed to them to stop firing, that we were
friends without the ooantersign, bearing a
flag Of truce and important dispatches |
But they would not stop to listen. Under
the impression that the enemy was coming
OF them in force, they ran to camp with 8
trights9l story %, r, ,6ng ro1r 5.a.,,
and the crash Of trees wnIUu ----S--i
n obstruct our progress. We held coun-
Gil of war picketed our horses, unhltoned
tie mules stuck our flag Of truce up IN tee
WAGON. and took to the ehsppsrel, and hid
behind logs. We very well knew that men
20 alarmed would do anything desperate
Notwithstanding the novelty and peril OF
onr nosition. some Of Us fell asleep, over
come with fatigue. / was awakened about
lhres hours after by something Crawling
along the dead bark Of the log, and 1t was
eroeedinely like the crawl Of q snake that
doubtless intended 10 have warm bedfel-
low. The woods abound in ratilesnakes
and copperheads, aud | was not long IN
cbanqipp Quarters. Shortly after, pick
e. under charge Of an othcer, came soilly
vsnturing out along the Pike, and walked
M 10 our wagon. When they saw that 1t
Was not cannon, and that flag Of truce
waved over it, one family cried out,
who's there" fEFriends without the
oountersign," replied the Major. Come
forward. y was the response, and he o6eyed
orders. After long parley and explains
ton. the guard standing with musKeI
! Cooked We were allowed 10 come forward
and we're conducted to quarters. SOLDIER
we're detailed to cut away the timber, an
! hiring in our horses and team, and IN IN
light of new day we arrived at hoWies
. b1rr chartered special train, and toun
ourselves at Grafton by ten O'clock