The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-04
General Turchln In Allah ma.
NOBLE wIFE--TRUE VERSION OF TuE 'OUTaA AGES

General Turchln In Alabama.
NOBLE wIFE--IKUE VERSION OF tbs "oUTaAdEs''
AT ATHENS.
Tho Huntsville correspondent OF the Cincinnati aset4
gives account Of matters under the rule Of General
before him The court marital OF Colonel Turchin for
furnishing" tho treacherous rebels at Athens, AIab
management The court WAS rather disturbed tho 23d
of July. Colonel Turchiu received slegraphc despatch
from his wife, then al Washington and showed 50 the
WASHINGTON, D. C., July % 1862.
Bri2ador General Turchin-iow is your heathr How
you colnng on with your court martialY"
Mrs Turchn, before che OF her husband bad
been making the campaign Of Northern Alabama in his
company, enduring With tho utmost forttu4e, and for
weeks together all the hardshps incident soldiers
life To ride on horseback forty or nifty miles per
day was TO her mere matter OF amusement, ard III
the recent march Of the Nineteenth Illinois from
Winchester 10 Beleonte she said 10 have taken
OF the vanguard and 20 have given vigorous
and valuable directions for driving OF AID furnishing
Infamous bushwhaekcrs wLo infested the road. These
and similar things had so much excited the admiration
Of Colonel Turch that they would have followed
his gallant lady into tho field OF battle with all the
enthusiasm that fred the hearts of the French chvalry
whom gathered around the standard Of tho Maid Of
Orleans AS soon Colonel Turchin was arrested MRS.
Turchin suddenly disappeared. The was
from her she in Washington city and the story
goes tina, when she left the south She fastened 10 bl
60 enlisted syrnpahcs Of noble hearted in the
cause OF hcr husband, prevailed upon delegation Of
noble Illinoisians to accompany her to Washington
with their assistance secured the c1nEIm nation OF The
Colonel as Brgadier General or Volunteers. Truly Ia
tho lottery matrimonial Colonel Turchin had khe good
fortune TO uTaW IN inVau.Di0 pFlZo
All that has been ALLEGED against Generals Turchin and
Mitchell authorizing the saching OF Athens, Alabama APP
pears to have reacted, aud except General Rousseau
thoy the most popular officers IN that region. The
correspondent. gives modified version OF the story:
The Eighteenth Ohio WIS stationed ut Athens and
camped lroa the fair grounds Here they assaiet
by SCOTS rebel cavalry They resisted for some hours
when l0aruing through their scouts that an overwhcm
ing force q the enemy were aiyancing against them
they thought best to retire which they did in good
order. Az thoy passed through the town. their wa,
. Huntsville, some rash, nccnsidefate rebel sympa
taizers eered AZ and nsuitcd them cheering Justify io
le DAY Ia and the Southern confedcrscy One two
hem also seized their guns aud whom the rebel forces
made their appearance joined them ia pursuit OF our sol
oss ioelins Of vindictlyc wrath sprung up in The
minds Of tho boys Of the Eighteenth, and when they me
Tho Nineteenth Illinois and other roops, who, under
laDd OF Colonel Turchn, were coming 10 the rescue
they naturally nlagnicd sher las, and told the
exaggerated stories or the manner in which
hey had been treated by the riizens Of Athcus
ndor those circumstances the whole force r.entersG
the town, driving the robe.s before them and IN ti,
midst OF great excitement, vowpg vengeance The
the Inevitable result como good soldiers
red away into acts OF ranaoie violence, and sS
lpprrcpled scouudrss sszai upon tho opportunity t.
pnndcr pifer and steal. Bat the DC the ca
cred tie place under the impression Gas appears lrc.
testimony before tho court marta) that Il 70 BE-
=accd and burned as just and proper military punish
nent. This impression unfortunately not corrscted
by Colonel Turchin, because II WAS IL I'll probability
known to him: IL arose, NO doubt, from the fact TIM
general orior had been Issued, or, as reported
about TO be issued, dcaouncins in severe terIs
all citizens who should IRE upon IN any way mole
9ur troops, and threatening both them and their pro
81 as, in feet issued about this time.
Notwithstanding IL generally understood that the
laundering o Athens permitted at least trce-fourihs
them voluntarily ubstained froIn laying thoir hands
lpon q sngo dollars worth OF private property
Now, t. the ourages themselves unhestatingly
pronounce that they have been greatly exaggerated 10
sly that the town Ia any WY 'sriired Is simply
exhibition OF ignorance tho part OF tlose Who
.cqu-iatsd with the acs and cisshood on the paT
hose who are.
Some three four stores broken into ant the
soat valuable part Of the merchandise abiEacted ths
Of the NrDllcClry'S shOp were badly
and articles vi value taken from at least dozen
houses some thousands OF dollars worth Of horses
ulues and "negcrs taken ont cf town ead subrros
three scoandrsls abused the persons og many
colofcd women, and this the exteut OF the "ruu
iaI ted upon Athens visited 1t than nolit
aso saw no sign or "fuin - dissolution decay ard
IN 100 good friend Of the Athenlans not 10 say that
consider their beautiful town AZ being to-day tho
lourshus in all North Alabaila and ii citizen fir, ia
my other place. especially from Huntsville should go
Athens and say otherwise, nothing but the presence
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