Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-08-06

D. cO''''t' oSolhe> OliltT I'M ostIDQ mdftpl
contains an account Of the savage behavior q
, the Southern soldiers towards our wounded
WI Ich makes the blood run cold
WAsuIHGroS. July -
Let me write you word of the Nation
great Sabbath-day calamity. | reached
aehln9ton Oh Sunday, Just in time TO beaI
the last echoes OF artillery from The hills o
Manassas, aud 10 JOIN in premature demon.
suations OF JOY over " heralded Union victory
1t was believed al WIlIard's until late in he
evening, HAT our al, anclng columns Were
pressing hard "a pom he decImated and retreat
ing ran Ks OF the enemy, aud that the stars
and siril cs would soon wave III triumph over
tie fortltications OF MANASSAS
But alas how little know we of the events
TO be DO. n of a single hour of the immediate
luture 1t was not necessary TO open the
morning papers to read The intelligence Of tie
great Calamity, for in every face | met was
pubils ed the story OF Bulls Run.
nave learned from this disaster some
thIpS OF tie character of the enemy with
whom We are al wai. Since the battle Of
! Dun : Run, have cOnversed with many Off
! GERS and soldiers thai participated in the com,
lest, and OF these, scores hav. testified ia the
/ most shocking acts OF torture and barbarity.
p"cliced upon our wounded by the rebel
= "o me appearing young mtn of
4 '''''o''' 44til, iblu lie Bl the n
! human buichery OF one Of their own COM
r"des = a Lieutenant in the company 10
winch they belonged He was wo,,,ded !,
i"e knee aud tell mo the hands of he enc
ny atcf craving some rods IN his attemnt
10 escape lie V as surrounded by a small
squad OF rebels. one Of whom denauded at
'hr wounded oyanst his name and place Of
residence,
" Ny name, sir is Frank smith" repl ed
! "a Il itl -.
beI"hg to tie 9TH regiment of Massachusetts
Volunteers"
" Why don't you say at once tlat vou're =
1ahkee retorted one of the rebel a,sas
Sine al me same Tine displaying long. muir
deFous looking knife and with il u.,kin,,
such demonatratIons as TO show his bloody
Intentions.
he young Lieutenant made DO coyvare|Iv
"Pl ear Iof mercy, ytt expressed hls surprise
'' 'he Fea' mtht thus extended To a wounded
prisoner OF war. " "t understand !" sand he
g" that | have surrendered. and Won certainly
cannot mean 10 XIII me ?"
lhe immedlate response to this was not
heard by cur lntormauts. bu, they heard scv
eiaI "i the rebels cry out. " kill him He y
a blue beIIed Yankee. Kni.e him"
where are You. that you did not shoot
the villains - Inquired
! we were cut off rom our reciment "
4 !epiled one OF my lHf,rmants and were
! hldIhg III timex ciump of bushes witL;,, g..
few yards of Struggling bands Of he enar,,
ana were watching an opportunity 10 cscaue.
/ Inc least uoI>e would have cost lis our lnva.
/ indeed, We expected every moment Ia he dis
covered and share The fate of our comrade
pesi"tS' one OF our muskels was broken. so
,haI We could have fired but a single shot.
I We slaId TIL all was over with moor Franly
11e ga MS pest 10 defend himself, but h:s
arms were held 10y the cowardlv devils while
me internal butcher with the bowie knife, chi
"a@ ." 1"', Us ''Gaf as ere coad J"dye, almost Scu-
ertng tie hedd from tie 6odq 81
This i difficult story to credit and 7
Should have IIoleLed to 1t With more doubt
than confidence, had not the tears and cbnk ,d
4 utteTahce OF The narra,urs, afforded strong eyi
deHce oi their sincerity, and the truthfuInes.
OF their tale OF bUtcie.y and blood
ana MS i but one OF the rebel atrocities
amot quite number. the revolving facts
and circumstances of WEIGH were ,rjypn me-
I bY eye ana cai Witnesses. Some of our wzur,d =
ed men Nere thrust through and lhrouuh with
lhe bay yonei others were beaten 10 death with
the butts of muske,s: others were tled IN
trees and Shot at as targets for rebel sharn-
shooters; and others still were savageIv
bulchered, and hacked into shapeleSs detronii-
y With bowie knives ana saicr>
rel ea}, then. that We have learned soup-
4 thing ne" 81 The character. nature and ius.lncts
"l The enemy with which our Government j.
AZ war. HIihcrt". the South had received
. credit TO the extent OF her own extravacaut
NnuHtngS. We Iooknd on while the IlIustrI-
Gus thieves of Jeitdom were robbIng the
. treasury and pllterIug tie nations properly.
/ ~! We saw them IN The possession Of hun
T dred- al millions, az the clean rrnfifs" of
tier ight fingered art; yet We saw nolhiuq
III an thla To modiy our great admiration Of
," Southern Character and IothIu,r 10 atat..
. our c"nfdence IN Southern honesty and hon
OF. { read the order oi the Chief ChevaIiar
ot Southern ChIvairv, commanding and re-
curing All his " hl1h-loued and oeutIr,nau-
, y sutJec'> indebted to Tie hase-borp
rahhle ANA :" luud-eIIls ut the North. 10
Withhold The payment OF ali such ludebtrG-
ness and We see how promptly and punciil-
lololy this cdict Was obey ; Vet wlIh many
at the North, Southern honor" WAS siiII
quoted al Far, and Southern gentlemen .
sui reFrrenced n a superior breed of men.
but rest assured Bulls Run ha~ sRept
away forever Tie last traces Of resrect for
Southern chivalry and Southern honor
hencetorth the South people should and
"Iii he held aud treated a, the most brutal
g, barbariaHs. Ia the hI>;orl of the Indian
wars upon this continent, there is 40 REGARD
fnide Of such deeds of ruthless bufciiery tor
lure and muillation, rs those perpetraTed at
/ bulls Run upnn our wounded soldiers The
very tiends of he'll could not have proved
themselves more Indignantly savage. aud m4r-
cIIes>ly cruel than dId the Bulls Run butch
/ ers Of the Southern army.