, 1862-06-10
Occupation of Fort Pillow
From Fort Pillow to emphis'
Destruction Of Cotton Along the
River,

hal, in his 1ep. inflict1us a severe hut not |
5o1oerous vonna. The Confederate. them
-,.e.. ;.,s1o +bo5r 7oec in killed tn hava {,eeu
-oor 7o, ;nc1nd;no Cant. Cabal1. of the Lowell. |
IL 1als sesele4s upon tAs atmsf oH' '1e ~1''
seems 10 care oot LILLE aooa' ~
IhOnas H. Eutaoln, u the 4eh' 1Ateo'
formerly Of the st. Louis, was Killed IN the
afternoon.
Eo1lowinp the demand for q surrender Of
+h. c;+v 4he following corresnoDdencc took
1S
pAN~~' -,-r-,, NM WITTY
MAYOR.
United STATES FLAG STEAMER, oFFl
nEarn's, June y, ieo@.
sn Inc uloesasu' ~ eou a,a@ua,t hana4t. n,latp1s
anu na'm io1es - ,,as.ar ~ 1or,r a,t. no. 81
Fjtct commanding Indiana brigade. will take
,,;1;tarv nosses5on OF the city Immediately. Col
Fitch win be happy to receive the cooperation r.
his honor the Mayor and city authorities IN 49,
taln'ng peace ann ofoet' anu 10 tn's ena ,s,f.,.
pleased TO CONFER WIN nts uonof 'ternoon ~
A.au4 ,e1 .-sss.,ad bo,a A.. 1onor to be 9ith
| - -os~,ect
Tour most olsdicnt servant,
G. q. DAVIS,
/ Flag officer commanding
! .. n. FITCH Colonel commanding 1nelaha o'1-
gade, to lls honos INC nasor o1 'ne c'ts u oe'n~
pns'
.Fa d., 1oe .eto
on.o - ~ 49, 49, ra1ooa, ~
r:..11
|,a,,o-o,. vonr communication 10 receirc7 and
ebail be hanpy to cooperate with the colonel
commanding in providing measures for u1aintain-
! Ing the peace and order in the city
aouf moss opeoaen' servant.
| 'ohS : At'A' atasot'
I After the reception OF the Mayors reply the
| Federd officers, and . small squad Of men,
| went to the post Office building, which was
surrounded bJ crowd OF boys and men, and
| raised the Stars and STRIPES some demon
| strat1ons we're made by citizens but nothing
serious occurred at The time. 4 few gro ms
| fer President Llncclp and cheers 1or Jen.
| Davis constituted about the sum total. A
| pistol was shortly afterwards fired st the men
on the roof, but it missed its aim aud hurt no
one.
! 4 Federal guard was soon stationed At the
post office to protect the flag in case any
| A%4AoAEh-N%AeA1 oAAS"AA Nv @iA-~>~ NSNAANNS ~
ward taking it down. ..........
| About this time (ten o'clock,) several trans
ports were arriving with troops occupying the
son fhu1 ana IT, W. ofa1lam'
ihe CITY seemed 1'nh'ea1a'ei5 10 co!hhehc'
eu1ts1o5 llsen u is' 1n1a'''"nls Anlo 1.i'
s''ec's' a''o iiohl snenes tnes ~ once eA,nI -
Eaasses ~ LIE lesee anu uluns paeA VI la'
c"S' feolae I'LL esatsta5e'' o"Ss'es' on nois7
BACK ano on lool-n1en' "oA4oA Anu ennoiel
-left thelr P4aees o1 resaaenee anu oosues:
and tcok up the posluons "here 1neS eoui'
: gazc upon the Federal heet, anchored III th
. | river, and watch the operations OF tue sol
f dlers. All Was excitement and CONFUSION
= The scenes we're continued during the d.
! without apparent abatement or change
On the ltFee nearcst the Federal forces
: were gathered there those who nos made IL
e secret of entertaining Union sentiments, cor
6 sisting Of goodly number Of the better al
+ more wealthy class Of citizens, bnt made Il
?. mostly Of the medium and lower ranks
r am Informed there is undoubtedly 5000 Uuio
:, men in Memphis,
There were at tic 1atter Dart of the da7, 1,
= tersuersed among the idiers at the 1eycc
L ri at number Of the common women of II
c town. They were in some cases attended b
b so"n t "e.s - Sns ~'se '1,'- ~ .s... .
). .ne'' 544&n.7 oA1 ~ 'NA~'s -@AS' eS0ts
~ lues "s'' t1on
III 'Ae le"i u .n4s eiona' Oh LIZ a7's
ss'na,ls utou o4"ils' paeh VI ~ "efe eio"a
e sne e."e " .Pu's' 30 a1st4nes aoo e1sl
n oe o4s.me u'enso 4ion, ''e sa"'A." - w o4'l>
is 'loia "nt'e' w 'nc le'7e "efe ,l, nc'iu "o''
It VI Ne'i1S "eaeo'll1' aao 1han5 pieasAnt 1aS
were 70 &c seem On Tue e4aA5 were On
grim, lowering countenances, and Wor'
WHICH spoke only OF nate and detestatlon
% ~hat tneS were pleased to cali Lineoln's lii
- hngs, e{c.
-. vas great proportion OF females
.r ',:....,s ,,o ong 'ron 1*m'neS OF the DC
ut ~ t,ss:.as.r,..a. ,asa ~ ~ most wealthy came
~ =. p1l1ea " tnelr color
;,r ,I.1. - - ' - ;. T,ia $50 os tne1f Ut
nr 14 'N'a0 .s.a -, ,,.>t,, "'s slea' eAel'
al 'o'' Wv
s'uoe' "e's sn' ..A 'uoSe W
xo r, w '1r
be oe'a1 ueet uao eo'sle ~ . oenss. eaen. .As
"A"' "olee ,an $500, r'e,1"eo 49, !,
m 'A1 ~ ' 9~u
~ op's eAcuSe, - 'ne' "efe i'ee ~ eApfess
1o4i % ~ tne n'" d tt,'4' .sno 1ue4A oe'ss