The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-13

subsequently,, at four p. NJ, addressed
the people at the market, stated the sub.
stance Of their interview with the Fed.
I eral commander.
A resolution of thanks was rendered
Messrs. Moore, League, and Haviland by
the meeting, for the satisfactory manner
in which they conducted their difiicult
task.
Galveston is very quiet and very dull
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Fiendish Atrooity-Sixteen Kentuck.
ians Hung by Bragg.
The following letter gives the minute
details of the most fendish act which
the rebellion has brought forth Sixteen
Union men were hung by the rebel Bragg
on his retreat from Cumberland Ford a
correspondent of the Frankfort Common
teedHh, writing from Mt Vernon, SAYS a
wagon arrived on the I'd inst, with three
collins, for the remains Of Captain King
and his two sons. We learn, also. that
the body of Mr.. r. NJ Singleton will be
removed; his father is a Captain in Col
Shackelford's Sth Kentucky cavalry, now
on the way from Henderson TO Bowling
Green We can hardly credit the asser-
ton of the Commemorative correspondent
that Captain Kings brother Jack and
WIN Owsley, relation of Kings, living
at Hustonville, Lincoln county, with
some of the Colyers of Rockcastle. were
with the rebels and gave sanction 10 The
charge
The victims were mostly members of
Capt. Kings company, raised for the de-
fence OF Crab Orchard. The charge of
bushwacking, says the correspondent
was false. Capt. King was taken pris-
oner in a charge, at the head of his com.
pany, upon Kirby Smiths pickets. in the
Crab Orchard raid. He, with his sons.
were confined in the Danville Jail until
after the Battle of Perryyille. Some of
the citizens of Rockcastle, together with
citizens from Lincoln and Pulaski coun-
ties, arrested loyal citizens of Rock
castle, formerly of the Union army. and
1t IS said he was hung with King. The
letter OF Mr.. Hobbs will, we fear, be the
only evidence of identity which the
friends of the victims will be able to OBJ
tain.
GRAB ORCHARD, LINCOLN Co..
October 81, 1862
On Saturday, the 25th inst, I started
in pursuit of Capt. Ii. King and his two
sons, and R. NJ. Singleton. reached
Knox county on Monday, the 9th inst.
and there heard that there had been six.
teen men hung, at or near Cumberland
Ford, by the rebels. On the next da% 7 |
started in search of the place, accompSn.
led by w. M Polk, Judge of Knox County
Court John G. Amos, VIM. York, Hugh |
II. York, Esq, Million York, Coroner, ", |
+. Westerfeld, U. II. Smith, S. G. Smith
81 Regiment Ky. Volunteers, co. H, S. M. |
6mlth, A L. Bangham, Ed. Hoame. A
nrltton' ana Others. We proceeded in
search OF the place. About half a mile
from the Ford (due west), Oh the south
side OF the river, near dead cherry tree.
about half way from the river to the
woods, we found pit, removed the slight
covering of dirt, and there was presented
the most horrible sight that ever human
eyes beheld in Christian land. SIXTEEN
men in one pile, some of them with their
hands tied behind them, some with rome
about their neck, some on their backs.
some on their faces, some stripped 10
their shirt and drawers, some with anna ,
rently their own clothing on. Thew were {
IN such state OF putrefaction that they 1
could not be recognized by their features. i
From appearance of the hair and beard {
md all other proof Capt King and two i
sons and X. M. Singleton were four of q
he number in that horrible nile: the
'thers were not recognized by any one
present. There were three men with d
Hack hair smartly gray, two seemed TO a
'e large men, one had on gray jeans pants, a
ne with pants that looked like reddish n
weed, one tall man with Union cavalry c
lothes on. The most of them were 10 their 6
ock feet. There was considerable scar ri
D the top OF the head of one of the old men Ii
$50 one of them had on bis right hand Il
title finger light, plain gold ring, with n
lree letters neatly engraved on the in p
Ide, j. w. NJ: also *, XII, X, which IL
sem to have been cut with the point of c.
en-knite. One young man had on his fin Il
er, next to his little finger, a camelo n
ng with set on it. suppose il was ON p,
. Nd. Singleton. After we had made an h
we cleaned out the pit and A
laced them back as we'll as the nature of CT
lie case would admit We then erected al
temporary stone wall around il and tr
lied it up, and rounded it up in the m
iddle so as to make their burial sufIici- is
lily deep. They would have been taken 70
} by the good citizens of Knox county Sc
I'd inferred in collins, but the sur WI
unding country was stripped of ma
ank Of all kinds, which rendered a Of
ore humane burial impossible. The wi
'oye named rings can be seen at nv tn
use in Lincoln county, between the at
'uisville and Lancaster Turnpike, about W
e miles from Crab Orchard, or will be
Mt to any point at the request of any mi
resyed friends. Also some pieces Of DIR
'thing may be seen at the residence of its
dye Pope, Of Knox county. also 20
Ter all inquiring friends 10 the Judge, IN
10 is patriot aud gentleman. CHI
@. E. HOBBS. thi
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