The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-28
The Taakrea In the WALKER DiabslIeal Out.

The Tankres In the DiabslIcal Out
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The Rockingham Register gives a statencn,
Of the doings Of the Yankees on their recent
visit to that county, a p1-tion of which we
copy:
Among other sufferers, whose case has been
brought to our notice, is that Of Philip Cole
near Harrisonburg. upon Whose farm. the en-.
envy were guartered during their stay in this
vicinity: They protected" Mr.. Cole as FOL.
lows: They took ffoui him, without compen
sutton, 225 bushels Of corn, % bushels of oats
tons Of hay, all his straw, between 600 and
700 pounds of bacon, a firk;n of lard, ) hogs,
lweighing about $50 pounds each, u number
Of sheep. nearly all his fowls, Including set
ting hens,l and all his bees In addition to all
these robberies, they burnt large number OF
rails that enclosed a wheat field, cut up bis bar-
neas. aud broke up numerous articles Of value
that they couldn't conveniently steal and carry
of with them. They made Mr.. Coles bari,
their headquarters. and did their best to ruin
him byway Of showinyfheir wislto protect
his property. Some of the officers told Mr.. G.
to JaakC out q list of what they took from him,
aud II he was ..n good and loyal citizen of the
United States, aud would take the oath of
allegiance, they would give him receipt ~
for ltis properly. lie told dthen, he . didn't do
business in that way, and of course didn't
get any receipt. MR. Coles loss falls heavily
upon a mos. worthy aud excellent man, who
has large family to taks care Of Some of the
robbers told Mr.. Cole, when lie complained
that they were taking all lie had, that he
would do well even if he lost all be had and
got away alive! The cowardly rascals knew
they had him in their power, and they added
insult to the injuries the were perpetrating.
At Abraham Liskey's, in Mr. Coles neigh
borhood, they stole nearly everything in the
shape Of bacon, lard, chickens, &c, &c, that
could be found on the premises. They took
hens that We're setting on their meets, carrying
Off eggs and all. They left Mr.. Liskey, who
is "a poor, hard d-workiny man, nothing scarcely
of his limited stock of provisions and poultry.
AT Franklin Liskey's, i'll the same locality,
they took bacon, fowls, wheat, and shot his
hogs
In the neighborhood of Peale's = Roads,
they committed numerous outrages, and stole
and destroyed great deal of property. They
took 10 or % fat cattle from WIN. Eiler; % fat
cattle, negroes, aud two of his best horses
from jonathan Peale, Esq, besides doing this
last named gentleman other damage. Mr..
Peale's loss is estimated at $1,000 or S., 900.
Other farmers in tho same neighborhood had
their hay, grain, poultry. &c, taken.
But time and space fail lis to record tho in
Vulnerable wrongs and robberies committed
upon our innocent people by these hirelings of
to submit
The Register further says:
We understand the soldiers committed nu-
perous cuirages III Pendleton. They were
very impudent, thrusting themselves into peo.
PIES houses, and stealing whatever they could
lay their hands on. They took off nearly all
the negroes that were left in the county
Esquire Stone, living on South Fork, was
robbed by main force of nearly everything he
had. They took his bacon, wheat, negroes,
and ALL compelling the negroes to leave
They got about thirteen loads Of Esquire
Stones property.
They ruined VIM. McCoy's property, de-
sroying all the fences, &c
Several raves were committed: in one case
gentleman being compelled to witness an
outrage .perpetrated on his daughter, in his
house, right before his own eyes!