Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-18
DEPREBAEsaNE OF PHE ENEMY
a. HOLY aEREaEa.
HOLLIS sppTves Mss I'm no 1853.


EBiToRs APPEAL: I have never. coveted If
ersry honors. neither do 7 row aspire to them
only wish to pour iato the sympstbisfng eal
Of The good, old Memphis APPEAL, some O.
womans suffering and sorrowiugs some Of the
outrages. committed in and around cur Httle
60 city Of lowers during its occupation BY the
Federal forces. Prior to the raid Of the Confs5-
crate forces under General Van Dorm, we had
been more fortunate than we expected though
several families had been deprived of almost
every thing in the vay of provisions, and no
one, male or female Except negroes and cotton
buyors), was allowed to leave town, under any
Circumstances, without taking the oath. sev-
eral laiies applied for passes but we're told that
nc such favors would bo granted unless the
osth Of allegiance was FIRST taken, and 7 am
happy to ssy, TO the honor Of Mississippi ladies'
that no one took e. Our patieuce and forbesr
ance were almost daily uied by usurpstiOns
and indiguities the most un5earabls of which
was that Yankees Gnd negroes were made supe-
rior to whits-men
OF the rail on tbis place you have doubtless
hnd 8 better account than I can give. but
you have never heard, neither can I tel
you, how happy, how more thau happy we
were, to sea the noble gray coats once more.
Although we knew from the first that theiT stay
weuld necessarily be brief and though oUr
town has suffered greatly in. consequence Of the
raid, We still t1lnk il great, q glorious thing,
and would 70 even now have it Otherwise On
Sunday evening" after the raid, the Yankee
troops begant0 70 come in, ell swearing vengeance
against the town, simply because we had re-
! iced at the coming Of Cur friends Every
h0use in ths town was literally beseiged the
whole of that dsy, and for several succeed
ing ones everything was taken that coald be
of any uss 20 them, and 8 great deal that could
not. Fine pianos were split up feT kindEDg
wood, on the inside work taken out and used for
feeding horses in. Ia enc instance they Jumped
upon the dining table and kicked the contents
over the room. Jars Of pickles and preserves
were shattered against ths railing. and all the
vinegar on the place sPTinkied on the floors A
great many gentlemen had ell their clothing
taken ffom them, ana even that Of ladies and
children was teTh UP or given 70 tho negroes.
Houses were rulhi5ssly burned by putting
torches to feather beds, ana the occupants rot
allowed to take anything out unless guard
came to their relief The peroied prisoners (not
the soldiers only, bat suffers and cotton buyers
did moss Of tie mischief
IT'S gseat pity Gen Van Dorm did not bsng
stole the contents, and sWoTe that the explosion
of the magazine di6 not break the window elss
ses, bat that the ladias did it shooting st them
was ssid and done that fends could
dsyiso- tweuid Ell q laTg5 volume TO tell it al.
ard I am sure bis Satanic majesty" could
teach them nothing in the art of meauness.
We were not safe from curses and insults by our
own fresides aud oar natural protectors dared
NOS raise hand il our defense Bat ne have
yet another and a Freater'eTil 10 contend with
lbe Ysnkse women, Of whom quite number
had provided Themselves with winter quarters, /
10 the great discontinue of many "secesh"
0ae Of them rode around town on Monday after
Inc rad, and pointo1 ont al the houses where
landkeyehiefs HeEo waved or any demonstra- !
ions nasde when our fogees were hero, and all /
hus designated suffered according 20 their |
crimes (l)
The pGfoled prisoners were quartered in the /
several churches, and Of al the destruction /
nave ever heard Of I cannot think of parallsl |
3 The house Of God has literally been made /
len Of thieves" Nothing is lefi except the /
benches, and not ail Of them in some churches
syan the pulpit cushions and library doors have /
been taken away, and not book is 70 be found |
SIN not content with insulting God and the lv- /
nc, the deed bsvs not been left in peGee One |
ever soldiers grave has been Dug
sp aad very much etfaeed various little orna-
neats have been stolen from tbe graves Of chill |
1ren. and ] era told thst they even cursed the
5esd saying they had better rise and fight for
their county, fcr j needed them.
Nol by the common soldiers only hava such
thiaQs been done, but by men highin authority
The most helpless families have been r1dely
turned out Of their houses and not permitted to
take any furniture They had some # their
sick in al the larger houses, and when thsy
were moved th0se in charge Of them carried off
everything belonging 10 the houses, stealing
even the window curtains. The soldiers would
90 into the country and bIiag ia fine furniture
and other Taiusbes and those despieabls 1an-
lzee women, Of whom / have before spoken,
would keep them for them I have no doubt
every one cf Fhem (the women) carried of
enough 20 furnish their houses il good style
and though they di5 no, spend the winter South,
as they expected, their trip mast have been s
profitable one HoWever, il is due even to
Yankees 10 say that there were some gentlemen
smoag them. Hho were very kind to the people
and did al taey c5Ifld 10 protect Us.
But Of an tie ouhagss, 81 the lying, ell the
iayhaWking, IS they eail It, I hsveyet the most
astounding pieea Of Information to oonmUni-
cate M8iog-9eneral u. s. Grant, commander
iu-chief ] believe, ol the army Of West Tennes-
see and Mississippi, after the retreat from Ok
ford made his headquarters Rt the house Of
". altay gentleman Of our town, and when he
left put the silver spoons in his pocket, and car
ried Of sll the silver ware belonging to tae house
Some say be took the furniture too. but do
nos know thatit is true A pretty example for
majo5.ganeral to set, is it notl
Before I close. wish to say few words to
soldiels-true Southern saiaieTs-sh0uld any
chance 70 read my unworthy letter. Soldiers,
6rhs, yes. 6ght of youS homes and your kin
died. f5r tic honor q your mothers, your SIS
tsrs. your wives; fight for woman, II 70 you
her nsns is sacIel, snd nor prayers aud bless
;nys shall follow yeu ghsfever you 60. Let US
Iii fFht ard fare a. best We may. Yeas
Rrbt tn the last drop Of S3alhern blood is split
Rather les every rnaa, woman and child be
lain. than again elainl bsothsFheod with ma
tion ef thieves an5 robbers. SECESSIA.
Fgnraer q Three ChEidrcn BY Their step