The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-08-06

was scarcely large enough; some Of the
bodies lay above the ground. A wretch
named Sergeant II. b. d. Jay, Virgin
ian, but attached to Tennessee company
Of the Sixty-6fth North Carolina regi-
ment, jumped upon the bleeding bodies,
and said to some Of the men: "pat Juba
for me, while / dance the damned scoun-
drels down to, and through hell" One
grave was covered lightly with earth, and
the next day when the wives and families
Of the murdered men heard of the fate,
searched for and found their grave, the
hogs had rooted up one mans body, and
eaten his head Oft
ToRTURrNG DEFBNsELESs WOMEN.
Captain MORLEY, in charge of caval-
~ force, and Colonel Thomas. in com-
mand of number of Indians, accompan-
led Keith's men. These proceeded to
Tenn ssee; Keith's men returned to Lau-
rel, and were instructed to say that the
cavalry had taken the prisoners With them
to be tried, in accordance with the pledge
of Colonel Allen. In their progress
through the country, many Union men
were known to have been killed and
scalped by the Indians. Upon the re-
turn OF Keith and his men to Laurel, they
began systematically to torture the wo-
men of loyal men to force them to tell
where their fathers and husbands we're,
and what part each had taken in the salt
raid. The women refused to divulge any
thing. They we're then whipped with
hickory switches--many Of them till the
blood coursed ia streams down their per-
sons to the ground; and the men who did
this were called soldiarsl Mrs. Sarah
Shelton, wife OF Esau Shelton, who es-
capped from the town, and Mrs. Mary
Shelton, wife of Lifus Shelton, were
whipped and hung by the neck till they
were almost dead, but would give no in
formation. Martha White, an idiotic
girl, was beaten, and tied by the neck oil
day to tree.
A WOMAN OF EIaHTY-FIvE HUNG.
Old Mrs. Unus Riddle, aged eight-fve
years, was whipped, hung, and robbed Of
u q considerable amount Of money. And
q the men who did this were called soldiers
2 The daughters Of William Shelton, . mai
q of wealth and highly respectable. were re
II quested by some Of the officers to SIM
y and play for them. They played aud SAM
u few national airs. Keith heard Of it an,
ordered that the ladies be placed under al
% rest and sent to the guard-house, wher
ID they remained all night.
Is Old Mrs. .Sallie Moore, seventy year
>. of age. was whipped with hickory rod
till the blood ran in streams down he
j. back to the ground; aud the psrpetAtor
le of this were clothed in the habiliment
a. Of rebellion. md bore the name Of sol
8 diers!
D. One woman; who had an infant FIVE o
t. six weeks old, was tied ia the snow to
rs tree, her child placed in the doorway il
" her sight, and she was informed that fish
'; did not tell all she knew about the seixur
v of the salt. both herself and the chill
j. would be allowed to perish. Sergear
er N. b. d. Jay, of Capt. Reynolds con
10. pany and Lieutenant r. NJ. Deevsr, al
n, sisted their men in the execution Of thes
en- hellish outrages. Houses we're burne
|e- and torn down. All kinds Of properi
en- was destroyed or carried of.
y INTERFERENCE or GEN. DoNxIsoN.
All the women and children Of Il
Union men who were shot, and Of thot
escaped, we're ordered by Gen. iAlfrs
D. E. Jackson, headquarters At Jsnesbor,
Y to be cent through the lines by way
. Knoxville. When the FIRST of them q
~ rived at this place, the officer applied
~ Gen. Donelson formerly Speaker Of Il
no House of Representatives at Nashvill,
~ ~ to know by which route they should
~ sent from there. whether by Cumberlar
lie Gap or Nashville. Gen. Donelson INN
diately directed them to be released ar
sent home, saying that such a thing vi
q unknown in civilized countries. TIL.
he were then sent home, aud all the ref
nd gees met On the road we're also turne
lat back.
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