New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-07

store and took away everything of value they could
find. They took several watches, a famous rifle,
and large quantity Of ammunition. They broke
down all our fercee, and stole al the fruit. We had
to look on without complaint. The brutality Of the
Captain Of the Home Guard who was always
around like an evil spir was 50 disgusting that The
officer Of the L0ui-iana Rangers ieprmanded Lin
for il very severely lie replied that We were ID
Aboliijnists, aud entitled TO no evmpatby. The
OUitaniAn aid 1t would never answer 60 use peace
able citizens in rudc AID cruel a manner aud or
dcrcd him to leave the premises, or he would be
taken care Of This awful state If things rendered
me COM letely poweres', and my vile, being sixty
years OF age and weak in body, was oyerpowered by
working and cooking for many men, all of them
rude in their mani era, and indulgng in constant
threats against our lives. No one can imagine or
describe our mental suierinss during this reign OF
terror.
About this time the battle of Scarry took place,
in bicb the Union troops were happily essul.
The rebels rereaied back 10 Ncw-lIaven and came
in upon again Gov. Wise was among them.
lie ordered us to furnish proyisions for his foope
which we were compelled TO 20. Iucy then tcot
from ne beautiful horse, worth about 500. As
saw him in the soldiers bards aud heard their ex-
pressions wondering that a id Yankee should
lave 30 iiDe horse, | complained TO Gov. Nife OF
this act. He informed me that | wss n suspected
person. and unless | kept very quiet would
befal me. have, said he, IN a magi teral Tone
! plIced your horse in tie Confederate army"
Soon after this occurrence the Union trOops came
ana encampod ahOlt mile from VT. lggott's house
They also visited tie old gentleman, but treated bim
and bic family with uniform courtesy. On their
conduct NJ. piegoit makes in biz manuscript this
comment: "Iheir speech and manner are % differ
ent from the Others that they seemed Ike gentlemen
compared 10 n band OF thieves"
| Rebel Endorsements speedily arrived. Oar forces
in that quarter were compelled to retire TO a better
position Ths whole neighborhood being tins eft to
the ravages OF the rebels tie uost diaboc outrage
soon became the order OF the day. His former eN Pc
rience had taught him that tue rebels would not on
account OF Lis extreme age, save lin from Outrage
and Mr.. piggott fed. II4 wife, having 70 much
trust in human nature to think that even Southern
! iyalry would exempt from insult tromaa SIXTY
YEaRs OLD, remained for short time in tie home OF
her childhood. Her rev experience runs thur, ac-
cording 10 the manuscript in our possersion.
The next day, the rebel troops arrived 1000
strong. and hated before our door Mrs. Piggott
was informed BY ncPhbvr thar RE was ur- ale,
that be had head threats against her house and H.
inmates Of the most esIcrato kiuo OF account of
the Union troops having Teen succOrcd there. Sne
had heard tie ttlug, and alsO overheard the
officer ia command giving orders TO .HrroHqd.'be
Union troops and designating the routes the dic.-
ent dil isons were 10 Jake Ia EFT cuate that object
Ii wss raining dreadiully nj the time. she, now
ever decuing II absolutely necC saw 10 seek safety
in flight disguised hei-eii we'll 40 sLe could aud
parsed through tue pi,kets undiscovered. tLcn ray-
ecd Fix miles on foOi 10 the Union camp
! From information communicated ~ Ter, the mon
troops proGed much; they changed their position,
thereby avoiding contemplated descent On them
fy the rebels, ana winning Tie advantage in one or
two skrm-her where The rebels had counted on sur
pfl4iLg them unaware.
i The husband and vile found each other; and,
having been perfectly i.icd that their small share
of Southern hospitality was but fragment OF the
great southern courteous plan Of treatment OF un-
Offending etrangCff tLey determined 70 come TO The
North where people ct every age ana color are
treated a. human beings, and where Ady 81 Oh and
gentleman of even more years than that can never
fail OF kind, respectful, manly treatment, with no
single thought benz u 90 their Political opinions
| Before they reached Newly York, they were M
formed that their beautiful country -holse bad been
burned To the ground.
The natural -u- iiou was that The pferuise1 had
been fired by on incenoiary hand, aud Sir. fi4goH
addressed 10 Gen. Cox, our General Commanding ~
lihat Department, letter on the subject, TO which
le received tie snbloined reply:
Hg,ng r,uIras K,NavHt HEIotbr.i
| CAvr sEvsii. o., D.. Iatl
Dslr SIN: In reply yoas leiri - s,lr-ef5 80
10 s,y thai your hone. brlf,d by tcjftt only mr
c 1 NJ aes,.d H. ,s H. he buisrr tine ,hi,
%, ~ Krnuety Krlineni n sed.scs eamfiandnf Wa
dc.isn bun The Prene' ba' ca the otter hard ''ery
~. crop. learn were taken by to s-ee,ian army 80
had destroyed before any poiii'h OF our ho acr'
nrocion Of f5t.l.y AMI have been ,Tr,'ed md
IN very rIceron Thee exception. have been l1u-
deeply rrcr-, ,ha ,Hy os' should n uron yoa En- .m
hop@ll int .s been incd'ui-i 60 thr
ras.s.s ~ nsi DoIood O.. tfooi nay ne made 5000 g.
ZOO hsfeat~r by Congo sr seton That wh,,h tie hro
army hos be reached endrd 80 lar -
know.
merely svmp.'iiling ~.t you IN TIE ui'foune' you
have suioIcd froH. this unuai % and y I'd f'rln
renal. vours &c. J ID cox. fue Cen. I. ). A.
Nj sssrrI Picoor, No. ~ Wet forteth 'uesi y /.
This in short Is the story oftwO nionlsis, whose
yefr- and white hsirs secured no reject from The
j. Southern chi,alry. and who-e AGED sosrows are
now for the irst lime made known 10 Northern
audience.