Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-03-27
Nashville Fright and Folly.

A letter from A. b. ShankliDg, Un-
ion citizen of Nashville, to Judge Shank
ling, of Syracuse, shows up the panic and
its consequences in strong as we'll as a
ridiculous light. The following proves
startling as well as starting.
CHURCH NOTICE
Just as the church services were about
TO commenc, there appeared at the door
messenger, who instantly sent the SEX
ton up to the pulpit with a notice, that
'Fort Donelson surrendered at five o'clock
this morning-the gunboats are coming
-Buelrs army is at springfield (only twen-
ty miles north ofthis city, and each man
must take care of himself" Then follow
ed rush-tumult never before witness
ed here.
HORSE AND NEGROES STEALING.
Two of the cavalry regiments (Texan
Rangers and Col. Forests men) seemed
to have peculiar fondness for stealing
horses and negroes. One man lost fifteen
horses, another ten, another six, four or
one, according to the number each hap
pens to have. One had ten negroes,
stole from him another five or six, and so
on down to but one or two. A few of the
negroes, after being taken fifty or sixty
miles from home, have contrived to give
their eaptors the slip, and made their way
back TO their masters.
FLoYD's RIFLE BURNING.
In the armery were deposited some
five to seven thousand rifles. Two thous-
and of the best were brought out by order
of Gen. Floyd and burned, and the remain
der given away to the little boys who chose
10 take them. My son lugged home sew
enteeu of the them. All these had been
impressed from the people in the State,
forcibly or otherwise as they could be found
in the owners houses.
ANARCHY AND SWEARING
From the morning of the 10th to the
24th of February. anarchy and rioting pre-
vailed. Fierce and awful were the curses
that were haped upon Johnston, Floyd and
Pillow by the retreating soldiery. Some
of them swore they were going home if it
cost them their lives. Five thousand lives,
they said were sacrificed by Johnston, at
Bowling Green from exposure, bad fare
and hard work, to which not many of them
had ever been accustomed. And the fu-
gitives from Fort Donelson were in no
better humor. Floyd and Pillow, they
said, had kept them four days in a hard
fight against overwhelming numbers, and
then shamefulIy sneaked away, leaving
them to be surrendered, or get away if
they could. Each one had some interest
ing incident to relate.
REPORT OF REBEL YOUTH.
1 got interested in the conversation of
youth, who, though sick, had dragged him.
self along on foot all the way from Fort
Donelson.- II WAS so modest and unas-
suming as to-convince 'one that he had
been well raised. He stated that he was
from Clark county Mississippi; that he
was in the hottest of the fight; his cap
tain was killed; his brother was shot by
his side; his whole company killed or ia.
ken prisoners but himself and wounded
conrad. His hat bore evidence of where
he had been. l counted six balls and two
buckshot holes in it-all in the upper part
just above the top of bis head. He stated
that almost every man of his company that
ventured to put his head above the breast
works was instantly killed.
CLERICAL sKEDADDLE.
Ten or twelve of the "blood and thun-
der" preachers-among them five or six
Doctors of Divinity-bave fled, and the
Union men of their focks are saying
"Amenp