American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-08-17
GRAND JUNCTION, August 8. 1861.

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I Grand Junction:
GRAND JUNCTION, August 8, 1861.
aBedr HcaGm-Arrived here, duty an5
curiosity directed my steps to the hote
20 Percy" the place Of the late unhappy rio
of portion of our troops. / found sever
wounded left here under treatment of til.
doctor of the village. Being detained by ths
! examination of the wounded, to make an of
fetal report. the time expired for the train
waiting here, and SO it happened that I wa:
left behind. knowing how interested you
feel ina true statement OF the occurrence
which has SO variously been reported and
partially misinterpreted, will give you the
story as ] got from an eyewitness, Cor
Eporal Of the Concordia Rifles, who has been
detached in charge of the wounded The
/ regiment, when it arrived at Holly Springs
was invited by the noble-learted citizens oil
that place to " fall in" and take breakfast
they had prepared for the soldiers. 1t
could not be prevented on that occasion, that
some of the men strayed about to visit tie
grogshops SO dear to them, though care had
been taken by the commander to have the
grogshops closed all along the route where
the cars had to stop. Notwithstanding. it
is more than probable that some ef the men
got access to the liquor, as the symptoms of
drunkenness soon appeared when the regi-
I'nent was again under way to Grand juno
ton. Here halt was made in order to cook
the provisions for use along the route to
shops, situated near the place the regiment
had been located, was beseiged by the
Frankie Guards, and an officer was seen driv-
ing his men back to the camp, where soon
afterwards the first symptoms of tue riot
broke out. The commander was Immediately
on the spot, and ordered the men to fall in,
leading them away to the cars. When OPP
posite the hotel, where several of the Off
GERS, with their ladies, were seen, the Fran
ko men broke ranks drawing their bowie
knives and picking up bricks, they made an
attack on the officers. The commander or
dered some men near the cars to charge
with the bayonet; but these soon being over
powered, detachment of about twenty men
from the Armstrong Guards were hurried to
the place of danger, the colonel leading them.
After all means of persuasion had been
exhausted to bring the men back to reason,
and the most seditious language being heard
from the mob cursing the officers, and ex-
pressions made to burn down the whole vii
Ia To fro or ho
ringleaders. His shots were telling with
every flash of tie revolver man dropped.
AS often as the weapon in his hand was emp
ty another was given him from the windows,
and it was used with the same telling eff
feet. When the mob saw the ringleaders
fall, panic struck them; and the rioters re-
treated, making more than doube-quick
time to reach the cars. Though the riot
ended here, the building was badly used up,
all the furniture destroyed, aud twice the
trial was made to set it on fire.
BY the heroism of one man, who stood his
ground single-handed against league of in
furiated and intoxicated devils, tie village
was saved from destruction, and order again
brought back into the ranks.
How proud you must feel to,call such
man yoursl
Three of the ringleaders were killed on
the spot, and another died day before yes
terday. The men buried are called Brady,
Fineean and Pierce. Some are believed to
have died on the cars which brought away
the wounded Four Of those who remain
7 I +l,n,r
NAV recover. Two Others, though danger
ously wounded, will take with me to
Richmond.
Sulakowsky is too good a shot to leave
much for the doctors OF the whole, there
is only one on whom 1 will have to perform
an operation. i am sorry to say that among
the wounded are two brave men-Lemonier, /
Of York's company, with bayonet wound in
the right lung, and T. J. Hanks, of the Arm I
strong Guards, with bowie-knife wound in ,
one Henneman, of the Armstrong Guards,
with a bowie-knife cut in the neck; one of
the mutineers of the Frankie Guards, named /
John Finn, shot in the breast, is doing WE'LL /
John Murphy, wound in the face, the ball
still in; one Griffin, shot in the body, ano-
Their ball having passed through his neck,
and broad scalp wound on his forehead. |
The latter two / will take with me.
Amongst the so-called funny things, it /
happened that whilst the rioters were clear /
ng all the drawers of a bureau in the parlor /
Of hotel, they left only one small one un-
touched, in which, as the landlord informed |
me, he had at that time $4,000.
Now,d have,written you great deal, and
| will stop here to write to my beloved
wife few words of consolation. Go and
see her soon.
With the greatest.respect, your most ODE
dent servant. NJ. SCHUBERT.
The Richmond correspondent of the Mont I
romerv Advertiser writes that everything /
about Manassas is quiet, but how long such |
will be the case it is difficult to say, but
thinks it sbut the calm before a heavy
storms, Tie adds: