, 1863-08-21
A Southern Union Woman.
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It Is well known fact that NIL of North.
western A1kacsas voted against secession, It
ie, however, not go generally known that there
Nas very strong Union party In the conn
ties south Of tho river, and that in Scott coun-
ty the Union element was q majority. To-day,
in that county there are nearly 800 Union
men bushwhacking In the hills aad timber.
Col. Phillips was ii constant communication
win them, supplied through secret channels
with ammunition, md received much valuable
Information from them. Alady, the Hitc of a
u ion planter, has been the principal means Of
communication. The stories Of her daring and
adroitness are Interesting. Her husband was
stakeholder, but ali Of lis slaves have been cen
run OF. This lady, at her last whit to Fort
Blunt, was standing In the AdJutant's Office
when the co1ored regiment marched in and By
their quarters. Several officers were CONVEX
sing with her about the matter, and she was
quite surprised at their soldterly appearance,
idea Of negro so1diers-
s'Why, Sir" she replied with the utmost
earnestness, " like it. We In the South
think it ought to have been done long oro.
dug up" -.
Hrs' questioning whether the whites would
endure fee negro population, she replied:
ors9 The Union men will aud they are- the only
ones to be considered have been q Shareholder
Tana 1saf9l hsHa sn but came hy
the poor whites who fiji TIC rebel ranEe. or tho nr.
1oga9t planters who have msde this rebellion and
ssz " E i@ss Id Id II
and make good citizens"
Such is the testimony Of an intelligent Un-
ion lady born to the possession Of Elayes aud
educated to belief Ct its righteousness. It
is reported that our friend was drowned in
the Arkansas In late attempt to swim the
Stream at night for the purpose Of conveying
intelligence. Her fate excItes the elncerest
sympathy and regret. The heroism and de-
yctton Of the few Southern Unlonists have
yet to be recorded.
Negro Regiments in tho army Of tho
Cumberland.
The correspondent Of the Cincinnati Ga=stte,
Writing from Decha1d, Tenn, gives the fol-
loving interesting information relative to
the organization Of negro regiments in the
nrmy Of the Cumb erland:
A fe" days ago an order was issued from
department headquarters at Winchester, or.
de1ing the immediate organization Ct the
negroes IN the army into regiments, to be
armed and equipped and mustered into the
Etrrice. This Work Is now being done Us
rapidly as possible, and re shall shortly have
bands in The field. 1t Nashville, two 'n rel.
Irents nre being. organized out Of the men
who have been for two years st work on the
defenses Of thas city. About ! 800 men hare
thus been mustered into the service nt Nash-
Vile, and cne OF two paradea have been had.
Here at the front the regiments arc yet ske,-
ctons, but are rnp1d]y gro ring to be strong
and important reinforcemcnts to this army.
All contzabands in the army, not pcrsonal
servants 1t ot1icera, are being gathered to-
Ee1her for these regiments. The men 70 in
willingly. There is no necessity for Impress
log them.
6n Examining Board has been Organized
for tie purpose Of examining applicants for
commissions in this new branch Of tho ser
Vice. Tbs detail for the Board do not fully
Know. BrigaGier General Beatty Of tLis d.
vision, Is President, aEd notice Col. Hays,
10th Kentucky, Col. Hobart. 21st Wisconsin,
posing it in part. am inf,rmsd that there
nre over eight hundred applicants now await
trg examination. Tao majority Of these ere
priyates and non-cqmmisstoned officers, but
every grade from Colonel down is REPRESENT
old regimsnt) is the only full colonel who has
made application for the eame position in the
negro regiments. He is thorough soldier,
and though he has one Of the best, though
smallest, regiments In the army, he says that
the negroes will make the best soldiers in thIs
ccuctrY. There are tHo or three applications
f1cm Gen. Rotecrsns' staff; among them, I
understand, Is Captain Charles T. Thompson,
who la actuated In this matter, am fully con-
!inced, by principle. Gen. Beatty, the Pres.
1dent Of the Board, tells me that unexpected
II there are many applicants from tho Ken
tnckr regiments. am very much surprised
prised at thip. There are three from the 4th
Kentucky, formerly Speed Fry's regiment. l
had an acquaintance from the 18th Kentucky
apply to me yesterday to kno what he should
do 10 get his application before tie Board.
Gen. Beatty thinks that If tho regiments are
not we'll ofllcered, 1t will be the fault Of the
RoaId