Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-30
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| The following communication discloses what we
sorry to see, and for the credit of the Union ar
we hope there is some mistake as the facts
is man Grigsby had II claim before the Board
Claims in this city, and it was rejected on the
| und that he was a rebel, and had been a mean
bitter rebel in the rebel army. We copied
le time back his vllainous circular while in the
el service, which appeared in the Knoxville
yisier He could not live in this end of the State
those who wish his safety, would do well to
| p him out of East Tennessee He is IA choice
n, certainly to place in command Of "Fort Neg
the key to Nashville He is the very man
t Hood or Forrest would put there, if they had
appointing power
NASHVILLE Tenn. Nov. Is, lsGi.
b.. ". g. Br0caior i remember seeing Il no.
in your paper some time since of one Joseph
gsby, of Granger county who was taken out
hail where he was confined as prisoners of war
mustered into the United States Army as an
GER
This scoundrel who was three years in the rebel
". and who while acting as quartermaster or
igemaster in Carriers rebel cavalry, was the ter
of the Union men of East Tennessee, is now in
hnand of Fort Negey, the key to Nashville
villain was commissioned as first Lieutenant in
tery G, First Tennessee Artillery during the alb
ZEE of Col Crawford commanding the rigiment
the Coloncs return, he preferred charges against
gsby and requested Gen Rousseau to place him
Ter arrest The result was, Rousseau arrested
Crdlcford for daring 10 prefer charges against
bel, and has kept him under arrest ever since,
lie the scoundrel Grigsby has become one of
ii Rousseau's pets.
on know this fellow, and hope you will vcntil-
the affair. r.
be following testimony was given before Il rebel
mission by this villain, Grigsby, against Captain
", of the First Tennessee Cavalry, and Gray was
rwards chained to tree and shot by the rebels {:
CAMP CUMMINGS, August %, 1861.
ieacc Of j. II. d. GrigsJy il, case against Captain
Ohm Gray.
April last, heard Captain Gray say that he
for Lincoln-that he was consttutionally elect
President of the United Statcs-that he was for
old Constitution. and that nobody but tory was
South Caroina-that he would see jeff Davis
ell before he would fight for hint would not
disunionlst to bother him. On that evening, |
It. speech to the crowd ussembled-spoke in
,r of the South at the beginning and on State
cy at the last. Gray remarked that he was in
br of the last, but the trst part of the speech
Id not suit a white or honest man. In July,
in his civil district, and heard him say that he
for Lincoln and Scott, and further that he made
bodily number of knvcs-the exact number not
recolected,- he would as soon cut n
med torys throat as not, and if Tennessee adop-
the Permanent Constitution, that he was in IA
of East Tennessee rebcling and setting up a
State for itself-thnt if Lincoln ever got his
to Cumberland Gap, or he could get to the
" he would go and help him fight the damned
s,-if God spared him, that he would have re-
re- or that he would remember some folks,
lot remember which
Respectfully submitted.
J. ID. GRIGsBY.