The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-27
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
QUARTEBMAsTER GENERALS OFFICE,
NASHVILLE, Nov. 26, 1863.

Brig Gen. Il. S. Granger, Commanding
Post, Nashville, Tenn.
GENERAL Il respectfully make the
following statement in regard TO two
negroes arrested at my instance on the
night of the 10Th inst; aud in regard to
the conduct of Lieut.. Samuel Adams,
1O5th Ills. Infantry, in the matter.
On the afternoon of the 10Th of Nov
ember, 1853, two negroes, one named
Nose, the other name unknown, came to
my house, on the Franklin Pike, near the
limits of the city of Nashville, and close
to Fort Negley; and began throwing
stones at turkey belonging 10 me. My
wife went out doors and ordered the
negroes to stop throwing stones, and let
the turkey alone; but the negroes said
they were ordered to come and get that
turkey, and kept on throwing stones,
several of which hit my house, and came
near my wife. The negroes acted in an
impudent and insulting manner toward
my wife. Unable to stop the negroes
from throwing stones, and from their at
tempt to kill the turkey, my wife started
my little boy to come after me al my Of
fee, at the State Capitol, for protection.
The negroes then desisted and went a.
way, and my wife and children watched
them go to the quarters of Lieut.. Samuel
Adams, 1O5lh Ills. Infantry, his quarters
not being more than one or two hundred
yards from my house.
On my return home at night, and be-
ing informed of the above facts, i'm
mediately went to Lieut.. Adams quar-
ters, and found two negroes believed 10
be the ones in question, and l started
with one of them to take him to my
house for my wife to identify him; when
Lieut.. Adams made his appearance and
refused to let either of the negroes be
taken TO my house to be identified. And
several others, soldiers or officers gather
ing about, apparently to defend the
negroes. went home.
A short time afterwards I went Sec
ond time TO Lieut.. Adams, accompanied
by my Clerk, VIM. R. Tracy, and asked
Lieut.. Adams to allow two negroes then
present at his quarters TO be taken down
to my house, to let my wife see them, and
see if they were the negroes that threw
stones against my house, and Lieutenant
Adams again refused.
l then went to Brig. Gen. Changers
Headquarters, and procured an order for
the arrest of two negroes, and went with
the Provost Guard, Sergt. Bye, and U. c. |
Bennett, Co. c, 18th Mich. Inf to Lieut..
Adams, for the negroes. Lieut.. Adams
pretended to know nothing about the
negroes, and would not consent to any
negroes being taken by the Guard, with
out first going to the Colonel of the regi-
ment, which was done, and the negroes
were given up; though there was much |
unwillingness on the part of Lieutenant
Adams and others present that the neg
rOes should go to the penitentiary. And |
it was strongly intimsted by officers
present that l would get myself into
trouble for pTesuming to meddle with the |
negroes.
respectfully ask that the conduct of
Lieut.. Samuel Adams, lO5th Ills. Inf. Vol. |
be investigated; and l respectfully pro-
test that it is sgAinst the best interests of
the public service, that the family of an
officer in the service of the United States,
shall be imposed upon and insulted, and /
depredations committed upon his pro-
perty, under the guns Of United States
fort, while that officer is absent from /
home, attending to his public duties
and that the parties thus offending /
should be protected by 3 United States
officer, and justice refused 10 the injured
party.
All Of which is most respectfully sub
mitted for your early attention and con-
siderasion.