Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-02
r6s saIioTInzs Of a OaPtirs'


We have received letter from perfectly relia-
Bile souree-and that is saying great oeAl ln A-ss
i;Ia tbosa-detailing the capture and suoeeqla1t
treatment Of young Flrgtnih soiolsr, VIZ ~ rs.
mart in the skirmish 81 kaEirfaix Coqrs n9a-s- =,
1.1,s Is Charles A DunniDg.On, and be 0elongeq e
80 Pf,ce William Cavalry His age e under =
On the night Of the attack he vas slAnelns S1--e
befsrs The church used as barracks oy nis comF-f
nv. Hearing the sound Of the coming ensely, ~. -
the warning fire Of our sentinel, ne - 49, ~ 49,
church and aroused his company, ana snen fstai
"a 10 his post Unable 70 go With ne resi- loE :
borsa bs sessu f5snd himself Eione- Ais-Aklng ~
enemy a. they charged up Tor nis tFien1.s e -
Cd them and was seized. Here We sAsf1F1 -
own description, and adopt the language q 10 NJ
u Ss,ls we're ted before hiEa and made iAss y
s ,oss to ne saddle. One Of the officers delnSns-
~ how many troops were az the Y. ~. taAfte{ -
fused to answer, and the orutai rlAsin SlaDoe- -
carbine and made blow st MS head he Jumped
sside aa far As the rope would let him. and eFaded
the blow He attempted 70 strike nim On ne as-a
again but fortunately he again lodged me GOV
Thew made two charges, drsggtng aaa oy uas IoPe
,,;Ib fbs, hut although many OF them were slfucA
- ~ bslIsof his friends, CharlsB escaped anhuzts
exeept bv the cord, the marks Of which are sun eh
ID JErisfs. After retreating for core tnat q Aie
At gallon he told them he could go 90 ~ me-, -
thew might shoot him where DC Vas. Aho ~ ~,
10 whom he was ted, was an American, ana 80
bir 10 at mn behind until the officers should see am
and Kindly loosened the cords 0nsais WrsS- "a
-, ssye-,i were shot from Che roadside - eit-
1s1s a man riding in from. OF his guard VS.
ne was soon nada 70 get OF the horse his gloves
taSsn from bis hands, and his kat and those o. a.
taken from them and they tn1s
marched in the broiling SUM- On fCot 90 Arlllseo4
beirhts. AMI thence in q wagon 70 the ear Dep-ES
uq9t where they had 70 stand bareheAded, e4poseo
10 insult from an infamous raobie. IA tney 49,
ordered to the prison ship Iney mere H,s-.s-.s-
n bang him: said he was 4 citizen Of Nsshingson'
had been an employee OF the tsofsFulnenl' 50 ~
quarter should be shown him
fTbav told him they WOuh have puS nm ~ NE
county ail butt was full. All the prisoners tsks
! with him except two. were confined On board tae
| prison ship.
while in captivity, young DuSSNsIoN EsNsl'S-
marks of kindness and humanity which II nisns d
prudent TO partcularize but which win ever Dc re
membered. Il is scarcely necessary 20 say mas ID
such picture, the ladies', As in every work q 'sn
| derness and mercy, would fill the foreground-l
/ And now comes the worst The federal aa-asL',
ties say they do not Acknowledges thas war 49,.
] aD5 al; who oUpose abolition governments are ral-
tors thar they win exchanges no prisoners - !,
tbose taken prsoners do not take the Infamous oat
/ thew will be hung. After Balls troop took ne
/ os+b and left on Thursday the three Yong men
/ were advised by friends-bOth personal Ano tlo-e
friendly 20 the S0utn--tO take The osth as y vas
| not morally binding. They took II on oA.1Ee@5
| were taken 70 Alexandria in q boat WslNea y
| FaiFfax C. n reported 70 Captain fhurstons 40
,,s-o raa5v 10 igbt with halter round their neeks
Pnr he advised them TO remain at hous- bis con
j duct has been approved BY his captain and OoonF
| Egen.