Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-27

command Of Lieutenant Colonel, Charles l..
Hanson After severe engagement of aDVu.
seven hours Colonel Hanson surrendered the
entire force that mad not heen killed. l:e re-
quessed General Morgan to parole him and his
| command, tn which General Morgan objected.
ct that his Colonel Hanspn's) Government had
published General Order that no more sIlch
paroles would be Tcspect.l. J." Colonel Hanson
replied, THAT he was aware Of this order. hut
this was case which, he believed, on propel
representation to higher authority, would be
permitted as an exception to this order, and
a: ANY rate. If General Morgan would grant
the parole to himself und The "Hcers and men
Of his regiment he would pledge his personal
honor that he net only would observe it, but
would see that every other one 10 whom the
privilege WIS extended should onserve IT, IT,
after making & proper statement of all tie
facts tn higher authority, he should he or'!erei
back into serTice, he would pledge himself I"
report to General Morgan at some point within
the Confederate lines.
This intervieY took place 10 the presence n:'
several officers '.among whom were Capt. Da-:s,
Assistant Adjuisnt General Of RGke's brigade,
who was all official witness of all that was
| said, and who immediately reported it to me,
| and brought the order from General Morgan
| for me to parole Col Hanson ard his men and
officers. Acting under these instructions,
nar0ed them on the evening uf the jth Of
July, and, on the Sh Of July, Captain W;!-
liam Campbell. of our command. and II small
detachment OF his men, were captured by !
portion of this very regiment, and were treat.
ell, on their arrival at N!chnlasTillc, with the
greatest indisnitv by Captain Frank Z. Wal
cotr, of Company F, Of the same regiment: lie
not only abused The men rs Il parcel of
horse thieves and scoundrels, but took their
buots and hats from them. and threw Them
away in thei presence. Lieutenant Colonel
Hanson also came up Il short time afterwards
and tnnk away from one ci the parties snmc
crackers ana cheese, which b: had been nl>
loved hv the SerSe to purchase.
In few iavs afterwards, Lieutenant Colo
mel Hanson was ordered to Louisville to 10
provost duty. relieving Lieutenant Colonel
S.err;t, Of the 2jth Michigan V. who was
ordered to the field. lie and his regiment
are still on duty there.
On the 2Gth July Brigadirr General Mar
gan and most 81 his officers were captur d.
They were carried u Cincinnati and from
thence he and twenty-ei..'lt Of his officers We're
selected and carried to G Cumhus, Ohio, where
they were shaved and their hair cut very close
by a negro convicr They wcr" then nIarchc!
to tho bath. room and scm'bcd, and from there
TO their cells where they were locked up
Tho Federal raHcrs published. with great de-
;;cfsa nlinu" accaaHr g! the whhle proceed
:.trs. Seven days afterwards forty two more
of General Morgai,'s officers were conveyed
from Johnstan's Island to tho penitrutiarv aid
subjected to the same indignitics. | have
seen Colonel B. Iiarrarl Smith. one 81 The off
GERS who was conveyed there among the second
lot, and he told mo that Mr. Mcrrion. the
warden apolneiz"d for such Treatment. hut lie
had distinctly Informed General Burnside that
he would receive them on no other terms, ard
he had sent them.
Very respectfully submitted by
Your Obcdient servant,
[Signcdl Il. AtsToE,
Liar;tanant- Colonel p A. c. S