The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-24
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facts which might prove beneficial 20
como Of aa good loyal blood rs ever loft
East Tennessee
Having seen The account Of the cap
ture Of yicksburg and host Of prison.
ers. / hope aad trust snd almost do be-
lieye, that he lloeing named persons
will be found among ihr prisoners, and {
know they viii lesve t1c ranks Of tho
robcls and come 20 nur army the tirstop-
por unity that IL afford d viz: william
II. q Mcdonald, his brother James Nc
Donald, and Andrew SELF Al, from Lick
erick, Green county, East Tennessee
They are tIue bloc, Incorporating
Ution men. know what say, and /
have o good reason Tor knowing it. They
are my neighbors, and they were With
me in several fights that we had with the
secesh beforeI come 70 the Federal army;
in which, az one time, just seven Of us
met, opposed, and attacked about forty
Of their cavalry, whipped them badly,
and put them TO shameful fight II
Birds Hill, on Chncky river, In Green
county, E. T., could talk, some Of the
facts might DO known, IL oecupying a
position overlooking The whole afTair.
At another ;ime, about Gfteen Of Us met
about forty more Of their cavalry, and
put them 10 disgraccFul flight sup
pose equal to that of Wild Cat in Ken
lucky. I also secuted with the two Nc
Donald boys 10 the woods aud mount
aims Of East Tennessee and North Car
oliua for many months, during which
time, we often tried to get pilot to
bring us through 70 the army, and could
get none that would run the risk, then.
Daring the most Of this time, The God
forsaken, negro loving wOrshippers of
Baal, had the unfortunate Andrew Self,
his brother and father, with host Of
others, confined in the Knoxville Jail,
and his father, Harrison Self, condt mned
to be hung, but was afterwards reprieved
through the opportunities of his daueh-
ter, Elizabeth Aun Self l will tell you
how they come to be at Yicksburg. A
notorious scoundrel by the name Of VIM.
Bully, a citizen Of Green county, East
Tennessee, came into the neighborhood
of the above named boye; representing
himself to be = good Union man, be
gained The confidence Of The Union peo
pie Of that section. and expressed q de-
sire 20 make up a company altogether Of
Union m-n If possible, fjr the express
purpnse OF comm, through 10 Kentucky
when his company was made up, pre-
tending 20 keep this all secret from th,
secesh. The abgyo named boys were
slow to trust him, as he was q stranger
to them, but others were made to have
more confidence in him, and they per-
suaded them TO join his company, Of
they thought, to come 10 Kentucky. So
all things went on right, as they thought
until the morning before they were tc
start at night for Kentucky. Bat this
truce breaker, foresworn, peIjured
wretch, who is Satanic worshipper,
and 10 fellowship with the devil, his
father, in working all manner Of mis-
chiei, VIM Bully had his fellow-likt
imps Of Satan, the authorities of secesh
we'll posted, 50 that fatal morning they
came driving the iron. horse, which passes
through the valley of East Tennes see
putting and snorting as an enrsged lion
so, at the point of the bayonet, thes,
wrttches forced the above named boys
with quite a number of others, all gooc
Uaion men, into the cars, and carried
Ihem to Vicksburg, Now, Mr. Editor,
desire you, It possible, to bring thes,
facts to the notice Of the commanders a
Vicksburg, that they may learn whether
these boys are captured or not; if 30
that they may be favored, and allowed {,
como TO their regiment; for know tba
they eBlisted in the service OF the UniteI
States many long months ago. Also
if they have been fortunate enough t
get hold of this Captain Bully, that they
may deal with him as his treachery ant
crimes Justly merit, have been in th
service ever since last July.
Yours truly,
A. n. HAUg,
lst East Tennessee Cavalry