The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-08-05
Jhe 6rrat Arhrlliun.
RECORD OFINuuMAN CRUELrIES.
Rebel Barhnritics in East Tennessee
Innocent Men Hanged Children Shot,
aud Women Tortured to Death.

my OCbu upon NlSlt ~ NaSnNUIc, attend.
ing State Convention, communicates tho
following to his paper and vouches for his
informant. 1t is sickcnins in dctail--hor.
riblc in conception and the wretchcs who
pcrpctratcl the outragcs named, are not fit
for hanging Some new and exquisite tor.
turc should bc invented Tor their especial
benefit Here is the article:
From Coloucl Robert 4. Crawford, Of
Greene county, Tenn, who is refugee. and
was one of the Vice Presidents of tho late
Convention at Nashville. we learn the fol-
lowing facts in reference to that beautiful
" Switzerland of America East Tennessee.
Colonel Crawford has apcrsoual knowledge
Of some of tho facts having left the scene
OF their enactment quito recently, and
vouchcs for the truth of all of them, as his
information was obtained from trustworthy
persons, written down on the spot:
Last summer three young mon. brothers,
named Anderson, lett their homes in law
kms county, and attempted to make their
way into Kentucky. They were arrested
hy rebel cavalry on Cliuch river, about scv.
cnty-Iivc miles from Knoxville, shot, and
thrown into the river. Their bodies Were
found IIolting in the stream, fifteen miles
from their own forsakcn homes.
TUE SCARCITY OF SALT.
In the month of january, 1868. at Laurel
\. c., near the TcnncsJec border, all the
salt VAS seized for distribution 10y the Con-.
Icdcratc commissioners.
Salt was selling at So to 500 Il sack
The Commissioners declared that the "To.
rics should have none and positively re.
fused to give Union men their portion OF
the quantity distributed i'll that vicinity
This palpablc injustice reused the Union
mon; they assembled together and deter.
mined to scAo their proportion of salt 10y
torco. They did so--taliing at Marshall
North Caroliua, what they deemed to be
their just share.
Immediately a'terward the G5th North
Carolina Regiment, under command OF
Lieutenant Colonel James Keith, was ordered
to Laurel to arrest the Offenders
ARRESTS FOR SEEING SALT.
l.. NJ. Allen was Colonel of the regiment
but had been suspended for six months, for
crime and drunkenness. Many of tho mon
engaged in the salt seizure left their homes
Those who did not participate i'll it became
the sufferers Among those arrested were
Joseph Wood, about GO years of age; David
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mel, A. Samuel shelton, 10, and his brother
aged II, sons Of Shclton--in all, thirteen
men and boys. Nearly all of them declared
j., cr,ro,rat;m, to soIt rhn'' -" ~; c
tri,1 ossnrt;n1 th,t tL,. ,',mI ,,,,i7, 'Gr
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THE ENh'uTloS'
,o'onc' A'e'' VINO WrS WIN his HoopS'
, uul lo' III tG',n'a''u' 'o'" 'l'em 'hoy S'o".u
nave 'Fla'' nut ,hey would DC taken 10
tennessee l"r tlat purpose. ihey hade
!oIo"cIl ~ 'heIr "lNcS' "a"S'iiers anu SIS
tcrS' "ilec'lnE "lc'' l" procure 'no Witnesses
ana DFlnS t'chl To GlE court III tennessee
"nc'c NY S"'P"SGu t''ct' ''" "o"'' '2Ne
pace AlaS now ','''o t'lcy dreamed what
" '"'e awaited 'He"
HORRIBLE pARnARlrGEs.
Tho poor follows had proceeded but Il
few miles, when they were turned from the
LoHu 'htU gorge III tle mountain ana
I'"Ilo"; Ni'!IH"t all! Wari''I'E "' WHAT was
10 oo u"hr W',h 'helh' 'lye "i 'heih were Or
uTItu 10 hIleo' aown' Zen PAGES III front
Vi .nGSo iI'S' ne ol s"iu'etS were paced
WIN i3a"e" in"SNetS. me terriole reality
llnslle" upon INC minus "t thH uo"lhou pa,
HlotS. VIA man w oou YOU years OF aSe)
crieu out ror ""u sake men, yon are
not gong 10 Slool us yo" are gong
u u hlur1er U.s. give US az ieaSt .llAc 10 pray,
oI' AI'c'' WAS lc'',''iunu ol HIS lFo''I'S' 'o
give tnem trla'' ihey were informed
tla' Aiieh nau 10 authority; mat helth
was III colllihahu ana ii.at Hih 'hefe was
no .''hc iOr P"y'hS' III, otucl WAS gwen
10 ''ic ',ie "'c men anu poySS Put '''cir
hlluS 10 t'c!r I"ccS ana rent 'hC ar WIN
'Sohl"ihS cries OF ulapair 'lle solu'crS wa
rotcH '. anu 'icSi'a'eu !" oncy 'ne co"l,"ai"'
hc''li S"'I' IL iley "'u not ilre instantly ne
"o"'u make m t'iclh G,,aiiSo pIacGS WIN the
lrlsoilclH' INC so'oIcIS l"lscu ihclr guns,
the Nlclih' shnhacred conVWlSiNely, the
Word was given To nrc, aiu the hNc men
,ei' pierced WIN rcoel pnIlclS' OIa man
', " ooI ana Hhe'to'l were s'0t III me mead;
.Ilo.. ','.a "pol Wv 6t~''N anu
,I,y2 ''tC" I;,,aI i,i,. a;"o5' w. '"0 o'''0'
'''' 60 ''' :" 0'''' " -" minutes
MFRDER OF BOY OF TWELVE YEARS
rive S'hcFS were ordered 10 Khccl'
among lhcm niue Billy Eheltoh mere
ch'lu, only Twelve years old; nc. .hnliored
lhe men not to Shoot hlm IN the lace on
have Killed my inther ana DrothcrS, sad
ne, you nave Snot my iatmer N tho face
io not shoot me IN the lace, lie covered
'"s FACE Win hlS hands me soldiers re-
,e'red me order 70 hrc' ana hyye more ic'l.
Poor niue BILLY was wounded IN both
arms. ltc ran To an olhcer, caSPed him
Wo',Ma inc tGSS' aud heSS9uSht MN TO spare
n" ne on nave N'lea my "'a iathcr
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