Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-12
LErrER FRnm RIPLEY.

hTPLEY, Miss, July %, 1862
EDITORS APPEAL: This place was visited
last Monday by about 800 Federal soldiers; and
as General Mitchell is said 70 be upon trial for
the permission Of brutallties in Athens, Ala, by
his soldiery, and as some of the Northern press
profess to look upon his conduct with holy
horror, I propose to reveal to the public, through
your paper, another chapter of horrors, perpe.
tra-ed in our little village on last Monday, by a
"detail'' of YaDke S from Rienzi.
Without further preface, they entered Ripley
a1out seven o'clock on the morning of Monday
last. They began to "~restore the Union" by ar
resting our Oldest and most quiet citizens, run
ming their horses wildly through the streets, and
swearing and yelling in the most demoniac man
nsr, presenting their guns and bTandishing their
sabeTs, savage like, to lrighten the women and
children. After these orgies they proceeded four
miles west, to the farm of DR.. Ellis, who, with
his wife, was absent from home. They cauied
away and destroyed ali his wheat and corn,
turned their horses upon his growing crop, rifed
his drawers Of $4,000, destroyed all of his wiGe's
AID daughters wearing apparel, took one fire
dress that cost $50 aud tramped it in the mud in
the stable, carried away about $500 worth of
dry goods which he had removed from his store in
Marshall county TO his residence in this county
also o wagon and four ine mules, knocked the
heads OCT Of bis molasses barrels. andt 70 render
dzmnation unto the day Of Judgment started to
carry OF one Of his children, seven or eight
years old, but through the int rvention and
strategy OF his negroes, the child was left. Re
turning to Ripley, they met q wagon and team
Of Nr. GriGil's, driven by one CT his negro men,
on lis way to mil. They emptied the bags Of
grain into TIE road, and took the negro, wagon
and team CT with them. They then re-entered
this town Of Ripley, broke open and took
OF large amounts from the following stores
0. r. Miller & Co A. Brun & Co., NJ. c. Bell,
L R7gan, A J. Sugg's, drug store of W. D.
Garter and A. Z. Cox, Of DR.. Alexander, and
Green and Strickland, shoe shop of c. Aman,
every other closed door on the square, ex-
espt the dry goods store of w. R. Cole. They
stole large amounts Of clothing, jewelry and
goods Of every description from the merchants
medicines and drugs from the druggists leather
and lasts from the shoemaker, and what they
not carry with them they strewed on the
streets. They took way every horse and mule
they could fad, destroyed Msjor spights corn,
every family orchard and garden in
destroying everything as they went.
They left US about 6 o'clock of the same day,
with them our Postmaster and mail
and tbe circuit Judge. So you see their
for theft and destruction, having done
all and more than 1 have mentioned in q few
hours. All these villainies were perpetrsted in
broad day light, under the eyes of their officers,
only enc of whose names / hsve been able TO
learn, tO-wii: Col. Lee. They said they were
Jsyhawkers from Kansas and Iowa. Ga their
,sturD, they inquired of negroes if their mas
ers had any money. They stepped at Parson
and wiped him out, taking and destroy
ng everything be had.
Now, Messrs. Editors, I have given you only !
part Of the facts, it is impossible to furnish
hem all to you. I have no heart to comment
Ipon them. You can do as you please. {
Respectfully, Y. I