The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-08-13
Federal Depredatious, etc.

The depreda,ious committed by Pope,
army in .Culpepper are without parallel
even in this war OF unheard Of atrocities
The Infamous order Of the Yankee com
mandant Of that department has been
put into practical operation, and, as re-
suit, large numbers Of horses, cattle, hogs
sheep, DC, have been stolen from thei,
rightful owners, and the stock of wheat
corn ano other necessaries Of life, consti
tuting the sus,enance Of the. people, have
been appropriated to the use Of the inva.
ders. In some instances, families have
been left upon the verge Of s,arvation.--
Acts Of the most Infamous character en-
acted upon the negro women Of The coun
ty are reported in the presence Of white
ladies', and in some instances deeds of vi.
olence have been perpe,ra,ed upon ,e.
spectacle ladies themselves Citizens are
daily arrested and sent of to Washing
ton, there to be incarcerated. Among
others. the Rev. John Cole, An aged min
ister of the Episcopal Church, WAS arres
ted on Sunday last, and taken from his
pupil, for praying for the Conf.deracy.
They stole'from Capt. J ohm Taylor, an
officer in the Confederate army, twenty
eight negroes, burnt his house and all the
out buildings, carried off his stock and
everything else Of value, and desolated
his entire farm, one Of the finest in the
county.
A gentleman direc. from the neighbor.
hood, informs US that the Yankee Van.
da's are roaming the counties of Nanse,
mond and Isle Of Wight, stealing negros,
bacon and horses, and arresting every cit.
izsn whose loyalty TO the Confederate
States is known.
A correspondent Of the Lynchburg Re
publican. gives the particulars of the treat
ment Of Major s. Roberts, a veteran Of
1912, a. his farm IN the vicinity of Baton
Rouge. The enemy learned that his two
sons. one Captain Of guerrilla company
and the other a regular Confederate soil
dier, wers at their fathers house. The
letter says:
Collecting . body Of his men, Col. Nc.
Milton, Of the 2ls, Indiana Regiment,
proceeded. under negro guidance, to the
house Of Major s. Roberts. Surrounding
shc house, they demanded the surrender
Of Josiah md G. w. Roberts. Knowing
TOO we'll what would be their fate, they
determined - die rather than surrender.
Selling a gun, Josiah Was about to make
the best defence, when he foil a: his faith
O.. door, pierced by several balls. Msjo.,
y. Roberts, a veteran Of 1912 and Is
and upwards Of four. score year., grasped
the gun from the hands Of his dying son,
and shot down Col. McMilton. The off,
Ger next 10 command tten ordered his
men to charge bsyone,s upon and mur.
der the id old scoundrel." The old
Major stepped back a pace or two, and
told them that "he was lord and master
OF bis own house, that he bad done the
deed, and that, il they advanced one step
lie would fire again" Taken aback by
such coolness and bravery, the command.
ing officer told h:s men not 10 hurt the
old man under any consideration, but 10
take him prisoner, for he was too brave
10 kill.
But numbers prevailed, and the old
man and sor were taken prisoners. Then
commenced high hapdsd pllsgs and de.
vastation. The house was set on Gre, a.
were likewise barns. the gin and sugar
houses. and burnt to the ground. The
mules, horses and stock were driven of
negroes ssksn away; carts, wagons and