Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-04-21

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MILROY IN WiNCHESTER---A FA MTLY
DRIVEN FROM HOME
The family of Mr.. Lloyd Logan, of
Winchester. consisting of his wife, three
daughters aid two sons, having been
driven from their own elegant home, by
order of the brutal Gen. Milroy, that it
might be occupied b. Gen. Milroy and
his family, arrived at this place last
! week. Whist Mrs. Logan and her chill
dren were engaged in morning worship,
the heavy footsteps Of Mlroy's robbers
and plunderers were heard in the hall.
As soon as fhe devotional exercises were
concluded, the intraders entered {. the
room, and apprised Mrs. Logan that
they were commanded by Gen. Mill-oy
to tnrn her and her family out of house
and home, and that Gen. Miiroy and
his family would take possession of it
Mrs. Logan protested against being ex-
PEELED in that summary and ruthless
manner from her own home, and main.
3 tanned that it was her husbands prop
erty, and that they had no right what
sever to modest her In the enjoyment and
possession OF it. They replied that their
orders were peremptory, and that she
and her family must be ready to leave
the house by II O'Clock, and that they
would be sent beyond their lines.
snaaOne of them stepped up and demand
ed all the keys belon ging to the prem
ises Mrs. Logan refused to give them
r. up. But in the me,Bn time some had
taken possession of every room from the
basement to the attic, including the
chambers of her dau ghters. One of hel
daughters who had just left her cham
3 Der and had Witnessed what they were
- doing ran down and besought her moth.
er to give them the Keys, tor they were
breaking every lock in the honse. The
: keys were then given to them. They
entered every room, and ransacked ev
cry drawer and stole whatever they
could lay their hands upon. They stol'
all the money they found, and would
not allow Mrs. Logan to take a single
garment OF clothing belonging to he
husband and sons. They did s'conde
scend," however, to allow her and he
daughters to take part of their ward
robe. One Of the Yankees dressed him
self up in one of M. Logan's suit o
clothes, and no doubt thinking that a
he had on !. gentleman S clothes, h,
81 looked more like gentleman than h
ever did before, walked up with an al
of pride and asked one of the daugh
tiers, sHow she thought he looked in he
fathers clothes 2" Sac wilted him viii
the prompt reply: You look, Sir, th,
/. personifcation and embodiment of
rogue, which is your true character"
None of the family got any breakfast
except one son, over whom the Yankees
with bayonets, stood guard whilst h
was eating. The other son was in til
guard house, having been taken the da,
Is before. Mrs: Logan declared that sh
would not we the house, till her sol
should be released. She told them tina
they might take her life, but that sh
qooald not leave till she had her dear DO,
with her. Seeing that she was deter
mined, with Spartan courage, to brav
all dangers, and that she could not b
persuaded nor inundated, they sent t
Gen. Milroy for instructions, when tn
messengers returned with the messag
that her son would join her on the way
She told them that that would not do
that her son must be qoath her before sht
would be taken step from home. See
ing that she was determined, and tina
she could not be duped by a shallow
trick of treachery, they released her sol
and sent him to her. Before this time
MIS-. Milroy, worthy to be the wife o
her husband, had arrived with the view
of taking possession of the fine mansion
. When this family were thus thrust from
their own house, Mrs. Milroy .clappe'
her hands il axultation, and exclaimed
$50, We secesh rebels, | hope you ma,
be made to starve" They were takel
under guard of sixty cavalry to New
town, where they were left, as the Yan
KEGS supposed, without the means o
getting farther. When Gen. Milroy wa
asked by some Of the prominent citizen
of Winchester what charges he mad
a9s against this family that he treated then
so, replied that they had observed tn,
day appointed by President Davis as
day Of fasting, humiliation and prayer
This is such conduct as could be com
mitted by no other than one who ha
become intoxicated with his exaltatiol
" from boatman on the Ohio River, +
head porter in Cincinnati Hotel, AM
then from porter to Major General Q
thieves, plunderers and murderers.
The old serv ant woman, the cook, wh'
had been faithful under all trials ant
temptations, went to the Yankee wh'
had the basket of keys belonging to he
mistress, and demanded the smoke-hons,
key, saying that, as her mistress had hat
neither breakfast nor dinner, she wa
determined to cook her something to ca
before she left This faithful negro cool
happened to he possessed of tongu,
which could run, when provoked, as las
and foul as fish woman's. When tn,
Yankee refused to let her have the key
to get her mistress something to eat, sh'
poured out upon him a stream of de