Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-29

Noses Wells, L. RJle Dr. Gillespie, R. Simpson, Regan,
teu., Nr. McGill, Mr. hcOreary and Mr. David SNiek.
The pretended charges against the last mentioned
gentleman rere that be had threatened to poison mis-
well, If the Yankees ever came to Chattanooga. Mr.
McCresry has been robbed Of everything aud was sick
In bed whoa arrested.
Col Hunter, a Kentuckian, Is Provost Arshal lis
Office is at the State Road Depo in the upper
The back rooms used for prison. Mails arrive and
depart daily.
Gal st Wednesday, the CAthol portion Of Ihe Van.
kee army held services with gh In honor Of Rose
Grams and his ad into Tennessee. The line of
uickets around the town extended out through and be-
tu.en the farms Of Mr.. Warner and NJ. Parhan. Nc
Parlan's farm was Il orally devastated.
We are gra6, TO learn thas the citzers gsuerslly
have kept AoO from the Yankee and have remained
within their own doors aid to themselves.
The Knoxville (Asnta) Register has Also some Iufor-
nation obtained from a gentleman who had escaped
from Chattanooga. Il says:
Wesre advised tat during the tendency Of the
battle the Yankees halt ratons and that since
that tine they have killed all the cattle everywhere in
their reach Taey visited the house where Mrs. Ray,
wife of the Secretary Of State Of Tennessee, has been
sick for several mouths plst. After p!uuderng the
place. they robbed her, helpless she was, of every
tuinp clothing aud swelry and every species Of prep.
crty was taken away or destroyed.
We annex brief note OF two OF general officers
BRlG GEN. PRESTON sNI Il.
Big. Gen. PrestOn Smith was about forty years Of
age, native Of Giles county, Tenn. Some years pre-
vious to the war he moved to Memphis, where he
gagged in the practice of law. He bad always displayed
military taste and foreseeipg the struggle, had pre-
pared himself by study, for the mlt ary exigencies,
which he has since been permitted to real 70. Previous
TIE secession Of Tennessee, he was eleced 10 the
command Of old military organic ltion, known the
l54 Regiment of Tennessee Militia, which was T.
first TO tender It's services to Governor HAriI after his
call for troops Ills qualifications for command were
early discovered aud he very pramotd to the
command Of brigade, the Gu ils of which poi ion lie
AEays discharged the en;rI isa tiUn of his supe
rors In command lie was daring and fcarlers in
ton and always possessed the confidence, esteem and
affection Of the officers end mea under him. He died
at the head of his command leading GA &C. and fell
but e ieet from the vapdA foe, It always his
ambition to combat at the closest Qasters.
BRIG GEN. JOHN L HIN
Brigader General j. I. Helm was the son OF Ex-
Governor Helm, aud grandson Of Ben Ia den, W,n
kno IN to the Oldest int Rjanis o. Kentucky as lead
ing pub ic man in the Ter days OF the warrior ate
General Helm was born in Hardin coun y, Ky in 1881
graduated at West Point and afterwards retr ed from
the army Of the United atts take up the study Of
law, In 1855 he removed to Louisville an formed
copartnershp ia bis profe, sion with IL. w. Bruce Esq
A. the commencement Of tue troubles in Kentucky
consequent upon tie pCsent revolution he Chief
of General Buckner's staff In the ate Guard lie en-
tered the Southern army without commission but
from the rank of private he made Colonel and
commanded the first Kentucky cavalry. He was ma lie
Brigader General In March, 1882 aud took command
OF a Kentucky brigade at Vicksburg last summer He
wa With Brecknridge Baton Rouge but did not PAL
tcpAie in the fight account OF unfortunate wound
received before the general eDgagsn 1t on. In
DC ober. OF the same year. he placed in command
of the Post OF Chattanooga his hea,h being such
as to justify him In o6niuuing in The field On the
OF January he was ordered to Pollard Alabama to com
maud the East District Of rhe Gulf Deparm, nt In the
70 loWn February { President ordered him 10 the
c.mmand Of HAnsoL's Kentucky brigade at ganches-
ter, Tennessee. From thence no moved TO HuOyers
Gap thence to Mississippi in Breckinrid ye's dVi,ion,
uuder Gen. Johnston, aud thence to the army of Gen.
Bragg only few months ago.
Ga Sunday last at 10 A. N he was Leading bis men
on - victory, when he ie mortGly wounded the alb
domeu by mimic ball. He taken back to the hoe
pal si1 miles above RnggOld where he expired during
the night
His wife is a half sister Of Mrs. LIncoll and sister
of Alexander Todd, who VAS killed at Baton Rouge
It will also be remembered that Lieut. Todd, who vas
killed at Shiloh, was his b. oLher-;n law.