Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-03-13
Barbarities of the Rebels,

The following reports, from responsible
men, Of the horrid deeds Of what Gov.
Andrew johnson calls the "hell.born aud
b-l-tound Rebellion" are worthy Of the
thoughts Of every reader. The Secession
leaders are using every measure, however
foul, TO esisrn.tnate the friends Of the I'm
loo (sho are still numerou. though
s'ien,) among them. Read and see hov
"Our Southern brethren" carry on the
War which they commenced to make
Slavery omnipo,ent on this Continent.
Headquarters, District of Corinh, Cor
'nta, Has, jan. n, 1868 Captain
have tbs honor 10 submI, a statement OF
lev OF tho ou'rages commit ted upon the
cl'izans Of Alabama by the confederate
troops. While all their leaders, from the
President down, are boasing of their
cirrylug on this war iu accordance with
the laws that govern nations 10 such
cases, and are charging upon our troops
ell kinds Of depredauons and outrsges,
think few simple facts mus, pu; them to
blush, anl make those parties and our
press and people, who are seconding the
efforts OF Davis to cast stigma upon Us,
Ashamed of the work they are dong
will merel state what | know to be
true. Abe Canadi and Mr.. Mitchell we're
hung, two weeks ago, for being Lnion
men. They lived on the Hackleboro set
Element, Marion county, Alabama. Mr..
Halwork aud daughter: of the same
county, we're both shot dead tor the same
cause the latter instantly killed the for.
mer Is yet alive, but will probably die.
Peter Lawes, and three of his neighbors,
were hunted down by huDdred blood
hounds, aud captured. The houses of
Messrs. Palmer, Welsby, Williams, aud
the three Weishtmaus, and some thirty
others, uere burnt ouer their head. the
,oonIen and children turned out of tloors,
and the community Motif d that if they
allowed them to go into other houses, or
harbored them in any manner they should
be served the same. Mr. Peterson, living
at the head Of Bull mountain, was shot.
am now fsetiny one hundred of these
families, who, with their women and
children, some gray haired old men, aud
evon cripples on crutches, were driven
out, aud found their way here, through
woods and byways without food and shel
Ter, all tor tie sin,p's reason that they uere
Cni'n mea, or Mlt hsy hal brothers or
reloticss IN our Army.
The statements IF these people arc
almost beyond belief, did We not have the
evidence before US. | am Informed By
them that there are huadrels Of loyal men
and romen, an the noods Of A!aJama,
waiting for an opportunity to escape.
l am, very respectfully, your obi serv't,
G VI. DoDGE, Brig. Gen.
CIp'. R " Slryer, 4. 4 G. .Hemph's
REBEL ATROCITIES IN EAST TENNESSEE .
Refugees relate the most horrible bar.
barities prac'Ised here on Uuion men
Two companies of Cherokee Indians arc
acting as provost guard 10 Knoxville, they
accompany the cavalry expeditions 10
search of loyali,ts. The Provost Marshal
offers bounty Of ,;ce dollars far every
t""h NUN tcty fsut' n shOEt bins Oeieic 7
the refugees fed, they saw party Of
these s1vdges come in 'cih string Of
J3ur,cen ears cut from the bodies Of Uaion-
ias, for which they received the promised
bounty.
lay- Is IL not about time uc should hare
on,y oas par,y IN the L,yai States , II
the Rebels treat our friends thus, can they
long expect heir .fric,sds will bc allowed
10 exist among the friends of the Union