, 1862-01-04


men, it vas considered A19 advisable t to
vas impossible to remove e The ~ same e.
The main body Of this command cauped for
ne ne night 1T at 1arm eight miles from Harrison-
remem5rance ~aa Of q1med fha d,Gan faP John Cook t.
Ihls regiment, who both by his services in
KANSAS and his death On a Virpinian scafIoId
sAo"ed nus earnest devotion to universal free
dom. Inc rear guard with the contraband
eIock % GeamPed four miles in the rear, under
visited the house Of col E. Y VI Hurst 1n COM T.
mmanding e. the Sd Infantry Regiment Missouri
M state Guard, rebel army, which was raised in
the counties through which We passed On
ths TRIP. At the house they passed
themselves as "secesh." and learned that the
Solonei Has at home on fnrlough. Soon after
and while taking him to camp, a party Of men
were discovered in the bush. Surprising q
rescue was to be attempted the prisoner #as
ordered 10 run, which he refused to do, where
upon he Kas instantly Killed, 1t seems from
documents obtained when the capture was
made, that the time Of his regiment had ex-
pired, and he was Off On recruiting tour,
friday morning early, without breakfast, we
mounted and started for Harrisonville, Hith-
erto the weather had been very mild, and the
men enjoyed It as much as an excursion party
among the White mountains in..car1y summer,
would camp life, But this morning broke
n II" ana cold, and saTc Us a strong reminder
mat Winter was about lis. The #ind was
plerc!ngly cold. and swept keenly over the
prai!1es, The Colonel stopped to make iu-
qulrles at house By the roadside. Several
women made their appearance, and cTIug us
spsp1eiou6ly, at first eraded our Questions
One of them asked tt what side nc belonged.
and was told Renick's (rebel) "Weu," Said
me younger one, tits no use denying our
PRINCIPLES, a pia, fo5 rsekon syeFy one Knows we
| unconditional Union," she again said, il
answer to 4 question, and her eyes flashed
| again. She evidently thought that n1artyr-
dom Of some kind was to be the result. When
tue truth was known there was pleased par
! 2. Inc husband made his appearance at this
the men we're too well clothed for that''
we rode into HarTisonFi1le, at quick time,
IN the hope Of catching some members of Her
| rot's regiment, known to be in the neighbor.
| hood. -Four or five armed men broke and run
| into the adjacent bush
The men in town to the number Of fifty we're
| brought in and examined By Col. Anthony.
| This process deserves description, as it Illus
| tfates the manner in which the rebels here lie
out The party was arranged on one side OF
store, Col Anthony and every man in f1yo1
Of the Union was directed to move over to the
south side. All moved over. The Colonel
I then stated that he WISHED every unconditional
! Union man, in favor Of the Administration
prosecuting the war until tue rebellion was
completely suppressed, TO moye over: Ey.
store had been in arms against the Gov
| ernment, began to grow angry, anG
drawing ont Of his pocket list Of names
| sale. "that he was glad to find them all IN
conditional Union men, but he knesu some O
them we're lying. He would put the question
IN another form, and as he was not there tt
t1lf1e, any man who did not respond truthfull3
| would be shot in FIVE minutes afterwards il
| the public square. Now, he wanted every
man who had ever taken up arms against tht
Government to step to the other side.'' 1hir
Thomas, Commissary Of Hurst's Regiment
md another an Orderly Sergeant, Of this thir
teen most Was released, because they had no
regularly entered the rebel service and wcr,
| willing to take the oath. We moved from
Harrisonyille On Saturday morning AMI
West Point early in the afternoon. Fuunt
here the balance Of the command, with Col
Jcnnison. At the town Col Sewgent's Cas-
County Guards were quartered, and close b,
arc two companies Of the Sth Kansas, unde
Lieut.. Col Martin. Gen. Denver was at th,
fSH+f
t worth, Nothing here Of importance. Pric
is said to be at 0sccola, with Indications Of
rctrog1ade movement The Federal move
ments have evidently check m1ted tn
astute Missouri General Is soon as we &c
Il comfortable camp, there is little doubt tia
Col. Jennison will know where Prices prin
cipal force is located, as he will make recon
noisancc in force.
| A party Of rebel guerrillas invaded Lin
county, Kansas, near the line, butcherlng I'll
old man OF IS years old, and taking quantit
of stock Major Williams, Of the Sd regiment
| followed in pursuit, and burned the houses Q
Capts. Landis, Clcm and Jackman. The frs
was in command Of the invading party, L
his house was found some Of the propert
| taken. All the stock, etc., that could be foun
was taken, the forage burned, and the town
Of Butler and Papinsrille destroyed.
| thought that some scenes previously vii
messed had giyen me vivid realization.of tn
horrors Of war, but nothing brought them s.
Clearly before my mind as the country betwce
here and Harriss sonyille and town of " WestP Point
At Grand River we found the plauking Of til
bridge torn up to obEtruct our passage bu
managed to replace them SO as to cross. Al
ter leaving this point, till nc reached CAMP
the whole country Is one scene Of de6olatio
and misery. We passed through thirty or 70,
" deserted houses, with the evidences {
| hasty departure about them. Windows uer
broken, doors smashed open, fences dowt
and everywhere the crops were ungatheret
In one house nc found two families, tic head
| Of which lad both been killed BY the marauG
my parties infesting the country. Only on
1arrn that saw in that days ride had gatf
minated when West Point was reached. Thi
was formerly fourishing town Of $50 OF 90
houses. There is now but one family livin
in it.. The houses are wfndowless and dool
less, the stores have aI1 been plundcrcd, an
the best buildings in the place are used by Ne,
. / prnt!f EtchfnS E1fI,rrr amid 1,%.;p
up the thing more clearly thln this sccnt
HarriEonvil1c was but little better than thi
; and to burn country over does not leave s
sad picture of woe and misery as this SCI
ton now presents.
The balance Of Col Jcnnison's comman
under Capt. Merrylnan, moved down the lin
to this point The first. encampment W.
near West Point, the second, some distanc
from faola, st the house Of Dick Berry, q n,
toriouz rebel He had left for Price. On Il
front was painted secession banner, as ais
another copy On the parlor wall inside
The house was burned to the ground, and tt
stock taken along. Tie next two days Of tt
march Was through strong rebel section
along the head waters Of the Blue and Gran
rivers. Strong hankins parties were throw
hopes Of coming into collision with
guerilla gang under Marshall. With q goe
5 guide the houses Of al the leading secesh we
{ found, and burnt while their stock was drivt
| Off These fires were so numerous that q
l day the eastern horizon VAS redeemed vii
). the blaze. The Hankcrs found the sto
Q camp, barracks, and corral Of the Marshs
: gang on ono Of the Grand River branche
r In them were evidences Of late occupanc
c among which was the remains Of q pile
) pork, undoubtedly burnt because the rcbe
t could not carry it off The place was d
c stroycd, and the house Of Marshall burnt.
T The command report over thirty hoE.:
t burnt, four hundred mules and horses s1d c:
/ tie captured with half dozen wagons. c
Anthony's force confscated $50 horses a
u mules, a dozen wagons and about $500 wo1
e Of commissary stores. The rebels are da
d aged to the extent Of at least $4,000 by IL
I march.
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PApUCAH XIV nac n 1871