The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-07-03
A White Soldier from Illinois
Tied up and Lashed by Negro
Troops. ,

/ Whtc sOluicr from ILLINOIS
Tied up and Lashed by Negro
Troops. -,
From the Quincy Herald
A correspondent of the New York
News writing from Memphis, June Sd,
states that at Milliken's Bend, Louisville
May SOth some white and negro soldiers
| got into an alteration, when one of the
latter got summarily punished for his in.
science, Wequote:
The negro complained to his Colonel,
Shepherd, commanding the negro forces
on the river, and Acting Brigadier G len.
eral at the time, who told them to 90
aud get this soldier, and tie him to a
tree, and whip him within an inch of
his life, Three of them returned and
stated that they could not fnd the one
that had done the fighting, bat found
his friend who was with him at the time
aud who had done all he could to prevent
his friend from lighting the negro. They
took this innocent white man, of com.
pany A, 10th Illinois Cavalry, and tied
Rim to tree, and with q Government
Wagon whip, plated three deep, inlict.
ed upon his back twenty.four stripes;
the first negro striking twelve licks, the
second do six licks, aud the third do
SIX licks, each drawing the blood freely
from the poor white man. His Lieu.
tenant, being informed ofthe case, came
to his rescue and cut him loose. When
the white soldiers heard of this they
threatened to take Col. Shepherd (wbi,e
man), OF the llth Louisiana regiment
OF negroes, aud hang him, but were n, pre.
vented from doing SO by some gentle.
men whe told them that they had better
lay their grivances before Gen Grant.
We have before us an extract from
the letter of soldier at Miliker's Bend
written to his sister in McDonough coun
ty, giving an account of the above rela.
ted circumstance, and corroborating it
in all its essential particulars The
letter referred to further states that the
negroes whipped the soldier till bis back
was all bloodshot, and then placed a
guard over, him, and refused to let any
one unite him until the lst Lieutenant
OF the company to which the soldier be.
longed, hearing of the act released him
drawing his knife and revolver, and
threatening to kill every one of the ne.
gro guard that interfered with him.
The Lieutenant then went to the quar-.
ters OF this white.man.hating. g.negro.lcv.
ing Gen. Shepherd, and denounced him
personally in the severest terms, when
the General threatened to put him in
chains, but the Lieutenant defed him. -
When the Lieutenant returned to the
quarters of his regiment, companies D.
II, and had X, seized their arms and ex.
pressed their determination to 90 and
hang the General, If company A, to
which the soldier belonged, wonld go
with them, but fortunately for the Gen.
eral and all concerned, perhaps, neither
the Captain or any considerable num-
Der of the company would engage in the
enterprise. The Major of the regiment
hearing of the difficulty, interfered, and
advised reference of their case to Gen.
Grant, and the Lieutenant proceeded to
the Generals quarters, accordingly, who
had Gen. S, arrested and ordered court
Of inquiry upon the case. At the date
OF the letter the court had not acted in
the matter. A short time subsequent to
The transaction Gen. S. passed through
The camp of the 10th regiment, when he
was hooted at and denounced by the
soldiers, as he went, and, finding it toa
hot for him, he FASTENED to the officers
quarters for protection, but men with
no kinder reception there, when he re.
turnedan left the camp unceremonious.
Iy.