Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-28
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FROM The SIEGE OF, CHARLES
TON. hi
M M
Gen. Gilmore Preparing to Shell
the City.
The Rear Wall of Fl. Sumter
DESTROYED. .aqa.sg.,ss.sass...s-,
Great Scarcity Of Provisions
80 @ Among the Rebels. ".
Large Number Of Rebel Soldiers
d going into Missouri aa..
Additional List Of Killed and
Wounded at Lawrence, ''s'

e4 WOunQeQ al lawrence
| .{s r, ,,t L1Av1AwoETH, Aug. a.
In addition to the list of names of the kill
ed 1t Lawrence, already sent, we have obtain
ed the following: John Tromby, N Brest,
+ P Fitch, Chas Palmer, Jno Dagle, = Jones,
Geo Goats, John c Cornell, A R Miller, Robt
Morton, Otis Loughley, John W Lowry, w
Lowrey, Roach, M Aerky, Bretchild, D
Murphy, John K. Zimmerman, @ Pollock,
Fred Kews, VIM Earle, Daniel Mcclellan, $
Reynolds, Geo Gerard, @ Allen, Jas Wilson,
Chas Riggs, A Woods, @ Anderson, W B
Griswold, A T Cooper, Ashby Markle, David
Markle, Lewis 'Markle, Aaron Halderman, "A
Waugh, and seven others of the 14th Kansas.
Wounded-D Bergman, G Smith, j. Hol-
merson, H Hays and Mr.. S Chauncey.
! Dix, reported killed, is not hurt WHR
Lykins not hurt. so
| Up to this morning 1913 bodies have been
buried, but is still impossible to complete the
list Of their names, az many are so much dis
figured as to prevent recognition, while 9TH
ers are still missing and are supposed to be
concealed in the woods near by, or they may
be in the ruins OF, buildings, besides many
left with Lane in pursuit Of the murderers,
and have not yet returned. Citizens are con-
tinually passing back and forth between this
place and Lawrence, and the details they
bring of scenes that occurred in the streets
and houses of the doomed city are heart rend-
ing and sickening ~
The last account we have of Quantrell and
his band is up TO Saturday night, at which
time he was being pursued closely by Lane,
who had been skirmishing with him con
stantly since he left Lawrence. Lanes force
was being increased rapidly by farmers, who
were flocking to him with their arms, and it
was the determination to follow him into
Missouri, and if he disbanded bis gang they
would hunt them down like wolves and shoot
them. One of their number was captured
near Olathe, and gave the names of so Of
Quantrelfs gang, who are citizens of jackson
county, No., and are well, known here, and
have always been considered Union men,
The best informed citizens Of Lawrence are of
the opinion that Qaantrelfs troops are mostly
composed of parolled prisoners from Pember-
tons army, and some of them from Prices
command, from the fact that they are much
sunburnt and have the appearance of being
long in the service After they had accom-
plished the destruction of Lawrence, some of
them became intoxicated, but being strapped
to their horses, there were none left behind to
give information as to who they were or
where they came from We learn from
gentlemen who arrived by coach this eve
ming, that -Quantrsll was oyertaken near the
State line and 20 of his men killed Further
details looked for hourly.
| KANSAS City, July "a II p
Gen. Ewing has just returned from pur-
suit of Quantrell. The rebel force at Law
renee is estimated at not over 800. They
disbandt d az the head of Grand River, some
going south, some no th-east and others scat
tering into the brush Our forces have been
divided accordingly, and sre closely pursuing.
Continual skirmis hing is going ON. 1t. Col
Lazzear, with two squa irons of the 1st cav
airy of the Missouri State Militia, had an en-
gagement with 100 guerrilas on Big Greek,
near Harrisonville, Mo-, killing five and cap
turing 'arge amount of goods and horses
taken ut Lawrence. Thirty one guerrias
| have been killed as far al heard from.
..., .-1. KANSAS CRY, Aug. 25-7P Pr.
Quantrel's force reached the head-waters
Of Grand River, Cass county, Mo-, about
room the day after burning Lawrence, sad
there divided into squads Of forty and fifty
and scattered in various directions. Our
troops were half an hour behind and were
also diyid and continued the pursuit A
detachment was ordered from Lexinton, and
met part of the rebel forces near Pleasant
Hill, on Saturday, killed seven and recover
ed considerable amount Of goods taken at
Lawrence. ....
Reports are just received that Maj. Plumb
and Maj Thacher overlook acompany in La
fayette county, killing 80. Total killed, &C
cording to the last reports, ia between 60 and
20. Our det4chments still in pursuit ascer-
tanned that Quantrell's force was 900 selected
men, who assembled from Lafayette, Clay,
johnson and border counties, Thursday noon,
ata the head of the middle fork of Grand
River, Is miles from the Kansas line, and the
same day started for Kansas. Scouts brought
word that Afternoon to the military station at
Aubrey, six miles north Of the place where
/ they crossed the line, of the assembling on
Grand, River, and in an hour after entrance
into Kansas other scouts brought word to
that effect. Information was at once COM
municated to all on the border and to district
headquarters at Kansas City, IS miles north
of Aubrey. .,.T4s5 .fr,o F,1o .s~-,tr., 1,,a
A delay Of three or four hours occurred at
each station to gather in part of the patroling
and scouting parties, when pursuit was be-
gun from each station separately, leaving al
portion of troops to watch. the border, and
endeavor to prevent Quantrell's returning to
Missouri. Quantrell even told many persons
before reaching Lawrence that they were GO
ing then to destroy it, but by some strange
fatality people along the route who might
easily have got word to Lawrence did not
try. Messengers sent BY Capt. Coleman to
notify the people of Lawrence of QuantrelPs
approach, failed to get through. Quantrell
Obtained q full supply of fresh horses q Law
renee, which enahbsed him to escape the pur.
suit Of our soldiers, whose horses were nearly
exhausted when they reeehed him, six miles
south Of Lawrence. Citizens who Joined in
| the pursuit were able to keep up with the
enemy, and often compelled him to halt and
form iu1 line Of battle, but OWE soldiers could
not force their jaded- horses to gallop,, for >
charge, and the pursuit went on inefctiyely
At night Quantreif broke his trail near Pa
I oil, !. and our troops were delayed nearly al
night in findingiit mo damsgewas done By
Quantrell from the time our forces came up
with him until he got out Of Kansas, and the
pursuit was SO close chat his men were CON-
pelledto abandon most Of the horses they
were leading, sud ths goods stolen from storss
2 Lawrence. ,ssrir2gsA ai day, I'd. o. Ilse
-. I'll. NeRloIK, Va. Aug. 20.
Z The Richu,ond5 lrang;; III Il Of to dsy has
been received, containing Charleston dates e Of
The 24th, which SOY: Last night at IL o'clock
the enemy opened FIRE on the city, firing Ii
eight inch Parrot shells nop- combstants
are leaving in continuous stream '.';z, ~
sbaTf a-e so,, 81 Nzw ,Yoex, Aug &C. n
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