Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-01
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The following is an abstract of the tesLi-
mony of Colonel Norton, Of the Twenty first
Ohio regiment, before the Committee en- the
Conduct Of the War. in reference to General
, Mitchell -
Colonel j. 8. Norton. Twentv-.irst Ohio
! volunteers, Submitted the following brief
statement III regard to the conduct of the
officers and Snltl"rs under the command OF
General Mitchell, OF The Third diyjsion nj fine
Army Of the OHIO, in North Alabama -
claim, IN the first place, thai General
Mitchell look possession OF cotton in , rrhrl
fertilization, and sold that cotton for three
! cents per pound IL a l:lan BY the name Of,
! L!arE, Thea hn was Offered 5c;cn cents Dcr
pound Il, nan named Fuller Mr.. Clark.
;; lives in uliI, and NJ. Fuller in Athens, Ala,
Claim, also, thar nc gave this man C!ari: and
his :'s'2!ates the exclusive privilege OF trans
p"rtiig cotton by government wagons from
| iiunt"T!!c I" Athens IL Il point on the r;.;l-
fpa'! or roads leading to >'ashyilIe that lie
would permit no one else /" use the teams OF
| TRANSPORT cotton by them; | have a statement
here. i. 9:nrn 10 iy a man named Il. 4. san
| an, wu is IL. the employ DI the government
"a HAL agent between Huntsville and Rev
no!,t station on the ralroad--u'a CONVERSE
lion in which Clark; said that he got his cot
ton through h. slight Of hand; that il COS,
him nothing. 10 get It through, Us Genera
Mitchell sent it through in government wngous.
Mr.. BALL, Of Cincinlmtt. told me that Genera,
Mitchell 5ali Ia him that inc had made lure
amount Of cotton through his son-in-laW III
North Alabama. HIS Son-n-law Was there,
and was introduced 70 him b. the GrucraI.
That son-n-law Was understood to he con-
nectcd with Mr.. Clark in the cotton trnnsac-
Cons it would so appear from General
Ninrhrl'S statement to Mr.. Hall, that he had
made lar;s" a'i'"".. - -~,tnn thrnu..b Ii.
son-in-aw.
| charge Col. TIrchin: and the officers and
soldiers under his command, with having
committed ontragc& and depredalicns upon
the people oi Limestone county, and the
county west to Tnscumhia. contrary 10 The
printed orders Of Gen. Buell. for the govern
lnent ot the army under his cnmmand-in
that tEry have stolen horses, mules, bacon,
corn and fodder, tiGn the inhabitants, with
OUT rcceipting therefor or ei"lng any account
Of the SAME. | charge that they have riun-
dcred houses, taken from them ladic,; wearing
apparel: gentlemen 's clothing, and have bro
ken furniture AMI windows, broken locks of
drawers, and destroyed rvcrythin. in and
about various premises. | charge ;lIrm with
committing rape upon servant girls in the pre-
scnce OF their 'niSIrc$ScS. with stripping r'ii.S
from ladies' fingers. cutting bacon upon pari"r
carpets, pins meat upon pianos and bcin-
luarlcrcd in house; when thcy should have
been quartrrcd i'll their tents; rubhiug citizens
upon the highway, breaking open safes and
stores, breaking jars aid everything generally
in drug stores, in two Or three iMsiancr:.--
they have also taken away horses, mules,
hu"gic- and harness.
further state that General Mitchell lircY
Of these things: that ! took written state
mcntS to him on two occasions; thai intro
duccd committees ri citizens To him for tie
purpose of getting some redress for the,
grievances or :: cessation Of them: that he
paid 10 attention to them, or rather ia!I,ri IT,
stop the dcprcdatons up to the time the bri-
gadc was ordered To march To another seq
lion OF the country. proof of these charge,
will submit thu sworn statements 0i TIE
citizens who suffered uncr tl.!S trea lMrRt, a.
well "a the statements Of officers al the ar:!iy
vino were cngnizanr ci'he facts. lhe>r sworn
statement: sill he submitted 70 the committee
whenever they ask for them. Aly regiment
is located at Athens, Alabama, ami propose
10 rri"in it as soon as conclude the business
Thar brought ME 10 this city. Ny residence
is frrr5-sburg, W God county, Ohio, ard
letter addressed lc Ele there in care II IA
wifi, Mrs. j S. Norton, would reach NJ,
General Mitchell required Of those who ap-
piled Tor permission 10 buy cotton THAI the;
Snonlu t:hH mn one reut found on Iii
they bought; for The privilege Of buying.