Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-20
DaiIy Eaatcs 81 Adverflsinr.
DEPREDETH0Na 0R TrE RNR1Ty
IN sHELBK COUNTY, TENN.
sHELBY DgPor. Octob.r 81. IS

80 g % SNteA Nl-A Dtte54 upon lle Neleuc6les
and pese-s5le citizens of this community by
the hell-bern villains that occupy Memphis, tba
it is scarcely. necessary TO FL the columns @
your sble PsPsr with their foul aud alroeiou
deeds; but to slow 20 the world their dark an,
damnable crimes IS & duty that we should neye
fail to do
Well, to commence with my story, on las
Thursday the Sd instant. an expedition consist
ing Of FIVE eompaaies Of infantry and one reyi
ment Of cavalry. CHE famous 6sh Illinois, Col
GFiersoH,) ard some fifteen or twenty wagons
accomp panied by some velvet head conlrab.nds
ali under ths command o, Cal Stuart, then act
irg as bfgaiier geaeTal set sail f6T the country,
aud to use their cwn expression, to !" sit the
woods for guerillas." A detachment Of this
fosee, consisting Of Gve hundred cavalry under
command Of Col GriersoH, took the S ate line
road, sud near Germantown encountered about
thirty of Captain O'NoiFs cavalry. A skimish
ensued in which three Of O'NeI's men were cap
tursd, ard one wounded. Two Yankees were
made to bite The dust in this skirmish. O'Neirs
force not baiug sufficient to contend with -
enemy, reTeatsd IN good order TOE Yankees
pushed their way mp to The vicinity Of Golfer.
vile, and thinking It would not be healthy to
follow that read much far ther, they fled left -
aud persusd a northern direction, taking with
them negroes boTses ard mules TO auy nufnb.y.
Bot let rs 60 back and see what became of Col
Stuart and his motley crew. Il seems that he
did not ike to risk his wagons and foosmen
on the State line road, so he took the Rsleigh
road. They came up to the residence of W. p
Resves, and laid i and everything in the shape
Of house on the premises in ashes, in spite of
the plesdings and entreaties OF Miss Tavia
ResFes and her brother So indignant were
they at her eppesls. that they seized her little
brother and tg0 old negroes, and carried than
Of before her eyes, and threatened her with
worse treatment if she did NOT hush The7 took
dinner at UniOu Depot, and did net interrupt
anything at al A. this place, (Which looks lit
tie strange and that evening about sunset they
formed junction with Col Grierson 81 II VII
iiams', esq. One of their scouts saw thrss
Confederate soldiers st this place, and came
back and reported three hundred. A neof ba.-
tie was Immediately formed and every thing
pul in trim for a fight, bat agrseablv dis
appointed were they when they were convinced
there would be no fight. They were making
preparations to camp st ESQ Williams, but the /
scarcity OF Bster and the feeble condition Of {
Ms Williams induced them 10 select Shslby 4
Depot as their camping E-Ound which is two /
miles still farther north Ten OF twelve of ESQ
Williams finest hegs were killed aud carried Of
by them. Ssis brilliant rays dawned upon them
next morning at Shelby Depot, and OH dis
gusting indeed was TIE appearance presented by /
their glittering bayonets and ssbres to their
many foes who were peeping a. them from the
bushes. Il was agreed that Col Grierson would
take the cavalry and cross Hstchie river, and
search for the gUeri,las, the infantry wagons,
negroes and about fifty csvalry. remaining at
Shelby Depot, 70 pllisge and steat. Col GTisT-
son was met a. Hltehie bridge by six or seven
soldiers. who poured one v0lsy into them and
retreated in good orier. One Yank was wounded
and al the rest frightened badly. None were
hut on our side They succeeded in crossing
the rver. aud followed up the north bank Of the
ssma to Wgthe Depot, Gallawsy's Switch. PJr-
tersville and thence 10 the devil, I hope. [ sm
not vel posted as to the dApredatons Of this
gang However, they seized every horse, muis
and negro they could find This party captured
p NJ Psts, quarterma ter Of Burrows cavalry,
who is nov he'd a. prisoner OF war W. II
Forgsy is either killed or captured, l ID not
know which.
Let Us follow up Col Stewart and his incen
6iarieg They Commenced lheir villainy soon
in the morning. a big black scouudrel. VINO
had been with them some time. took three Yanks
and went after bis wife, who lives only about
mile distant, al 5lr SsaTk Fleetwo8ds He
walked into tie yald as independent ss if ho
owned everything on the premises, ordered his
wife 70 pack Up everything she bal, aud get
resdy 10 leave. She preferred remaining al
home when Cue Of the Federal soldiers cursed
her and told her she should 90. s. she was
taken Of before tie eyes Of Mr. and Mfs Fleet
ygsod. ii L Brewers store -rObbsd Of
every thing j. contained, sad his doors and
windows tern down and broken al to pieces.
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hDuse and take of before her eyes, such articles
as they wished. Nearly al Of her bed-clothing
was taken oT by the villains The loren was
applied 60 Brewers buildings. but sick Ia y
being in a house near by, they eXunguishsd tbe
fame. with gromise that as soon as she c0u D !
be renewed, taes would burn up every thing on /
the place They lea about one P 81; but |
before leaving, the large depot building and I
water tznss were Destroyed by fire. also, the I
fiddler srd sev,1ai bsrrels Of corn belonging 90 |
Thomas Garrett They went Of rejoicing at
their hellish deeds. On arriving al tue resi- 1
dence Of DR. Maddox, lhey ordered Mrs. Maddox /
70 get out Of her sick bed, saying that they 1
7rere poiT 2 20 burn her house She replied thst /
she could net get up. but they could burn if
they chose They did not barn the h1ufe but
applied the foren to the corn CRIB and stables. /
They also carried off the doctors horse and
buggy and two negaoes. They reached the
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interference ef Mrs. SerUggs saved them from
laying waste everything On the premises. A /
party of negroes we're fred into near Sfel9y /
depot, and ore dangerously wounded. Ihe
next residence they reached Wss Esquire VIII /
liams'. They inlnedistely surrounded the house
and made a search i0r Esq Willisms, who, they /
say, belongs 10 a guerilla company, which /
everybody knows, thai knows any thing a. ell /
about him, is pslpa5e lie. TIE truth is, they /
have threatened to hang him when they get hold
of him, and consequently he keeps himself ont 4
Of the way. ILey commenced burning ard 1
stealing as soon as they arrived. The black /
smith shop aud tO3ls were consumed Immediately; |
the corn crib, containing one hundred barrels Of /
corr, was next destroyed; q ey then proceeded I
10 the gin house and applied toe torch Their
Coz mhnoer, for some resson, allowed bliss
MOie Williams to have it Put out Al the 1
fowls bel3uRing 70 Mrs. Williams, two negro
men, two horses and mules, and several articles
TOO numetOus 70 mention, were taken of They
laid waste TO the residence OF Dr.. Bsatey aud
al his Olil-housas. Col. Stuart campcd thar
night At Union depot iheir rsst ives frequently /
interrupted durirg ths night by the 6giug Of
gun. L is said that three Yanks were killed I
and four wounded around one camp fiee shout
one o'clock, by tfe firing Of double bsg rele q I
shotgun. A captain wss among the killed il I
this party The srezt day as they were return
Jog 70 Memphis they lai Ia sshss al the build /
sngs on the ives. side Of The conrt house iH /
hAieigh- lhsy also burned the residence Of I