The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-10-23
Horrible Persecution Of Union
Men in Kentucky.
From the Cincinnati Times.

From the Cincinnati Times.
We are permitted to publish the fol
lowing private letter, from a member OF
the Senate of Kentucky to friend. 1t
| is plain statement Of the awful barbarity
OF the Rebels from a gentleman whose
veracity none dare dispute
| CINCNNATI, Oct. 8, 1862.
i. w. HALL, Ravana, Portage County,
| Ohio-Dear Sir: In great distress OF
! mind, [ will attempt TO recount to you the
misfortunes and troubles | have recently
had to encounter in Kentucky. l am now
a refugee. The torch of the incendiary
Rebel has been put to my mills, my store
and nay dwelling All is consumed the
labor of nearly twenty years is destroyed
On last Wednesday night the Rebel
Cavalry of John IL. Morgan, to the num-
Der Of 500, encamped within two miles of
my place. Through the whole night they
were momentarily expected to come upon
US. Every person left the road and hid
in the woods. / could not do so; my wife
was near her confinement, and my anxiety
tor her kept me near my dwelling, but to
allay her fears for my safety [ had to
appear to be absent. Nothing occurred
during the night As the morning dawn
ed, | went further from my house, and
took view of the premises and the roads
leading to them. [ could see no Rebels,
and L determined to see my wife, cost
what it might. As | was near my door,
eight rebels suddenly appeared before me,
with their guns presented at my breast,
and took ne prisoner. Soon the whole
rebel band was upon NE. Morgan cursed
tie men for taking me prisoner, saying
that he had ordered them to shoot me
down on sight. He then opened my
store door, and told his men to rife ii of
everything they desired and then set fire to
it. | impiored him not to do SO, as it
was SO near nay dwelling that it wo'd also
be consumed. Informed him Of the con
iition of my wife-for myself [ asked
nothing, but | begged OF him, in common
humanity, not TO destroy my wife and lit
tie children. He answered with fend-
ish oath, that he intended to burn every
thing [ had-he would put fire to my
house and burn my wife and children up
in it-ae would wipe out the whole Abo-
lition concern. This threat was applanded
by many of his men, who said they went
in for killing men, women and children.
| was then placed upon horse, without a
saddle, and conducted to the front Of their
column, and orders were given to shoot me
down if fired upon BY bushwhackers, as
tehy styled them. l assured them they
wo'd be fired on if the people had any spir
it, and | believed they had. When they
saw the conflagration Of their homes, they
would waylay and fire upon them, even if
their number was ten times greater. After
firing my property, he (Morgan) rode past
me and said, pointing to the flames, '.Y GU
find your loyalty to your Abolition Gov
ernment pretty expensive, don't you p
Before we reached the woods, the cap
tain of the men shat took me prisoner re-
moved me from my position in front, and
placed me in his company, near the rear.
Immediately upon entering the woods
they were fired upon. | was surprised
that | was not SD Morgan rode past,
and demanded thd son / was not sho;
as he had ordered ~I'hey said they had
not heard the order lie told them, ii
fired upon again, to shoot the prisoner
They then amused themselves by pointing
their guns ut me, and saying they wished
they could hear gun TIL they could have
the pleasure OF shooting me. After some
time we were ordered to advance, aud were
soon again fired upon. | heard the guns
click behind me, and felt suremy end was
right then at hand. Their captain, John
T. Williams, ordered them not to fire
that it was cold blooded murder. lie said
that his men had taken me prisoner that
he was not yet mustered into the service,
and did not belong TO Gen. Morgan S
command, and would not obey him IN this,
but would take ne to West Liberty
and put me in jail till further orders----
This was some relief to ne you nay be
assured. Thus we proceeded for nearly