Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-01
Yankee A'rse'sis. Ia NoF's AIasa.-a-

ERnHce AtfGEffEeA N@Et1 <AAaD-A17tss
From the Montgomery Adyertiser.l
The darkest chapter in tho history Of this cTIe
Wsr If not I'm sny other war, win reeofd the
atrocities Of tho Yankees wherever IN the Con.
federst5 States, they have been permitted tc
march their thieving, brutal hordes Their deeds
SO in violstion Of sl the rules Of civilized Of hu-
name warfare, eniitle them to > plaes Ia history
with the Goths and YsRdsls whOsoFeuun and
laid waste Southern Europe. Intent upon tbSiI
bsrbsrous esTsGd, they have shown theEselPes
entirely wanting in the instincts of common hu-
msuity, Mach less possessing any Of the traits
Of 8 civilizsd or humane people. IEey have
not been satisfied TO lake possession OF 3 portion
of Confederate territory they must needs make
it waste bowling wilderness, by destroying the
provisions, budiBgs, teuees, egTicnifarAl IMP Ple,
ments, stock, etc, and driving dsteaseless oid
men, women and children into tue woods, IA
many instances setting FIRE 70 their houses over
theiT heads.
Ia no portion oi tie CsnfodsEase States have
thsy acted more barbsroUsly and cruelty than IN
the noTthsrn portion Of Alabama. A journey
through parts Of Jackson Madison, Limestone
and Lsuderd6le counties, would recall to Eind
the descriptions Of Greees, through which the
Turkish IRE and sword hsd gone, or the uttcT
destruction Of whole sections Of Poland BY The
Russian hoTdes. We have lassly been put in
possession Of the lGels in detail Of certain Is0-
kes atrocities in Lnsstons and LEuderdsie
counties, which i. is well to pat on record for
tho information of the world. In the former
county, the outrages were committed by the
9th Illinois regiment, commanded By Leut-CO
Jesse J Phillips, Of Bsllevills, Illinois.
Ga January 25, Gen, R1ddy, with a small
portion of his commend, attacked tie forces Of
Lieut. Col. Phillips, whO we're enesnped near
and in the grove of MIs. Coleman the widow
of .Jadee D1niel Coleman, deceased. The enc
Ulv's pielEsts were driven into the encsmpment,
whsn they, with those Of the forces who were
in esnp, took shelter behind the dwelling
house Of Mrs. Coleman, They Cred few
rounds and flsd in perfect eonsternasioH.
One of oGT secret scouts who was II the enc
my's lines 3 day OF two sfler The Tsid, says that
the treatment Ct Col Phillips msn to Mrs. Cole
man sad family was unparalleled in the history
Of the war. Our men having accomplished
their purpoEe, we're scarcely out Of sight, when
the Yankees rushed hack to their eaCsmpment
perfectly iniufiated because Of theh defeat. To
aveuge themselves they rushed into ths house Of
MIS- Coleman, with Ere brands, and built up :
large fiTe in one of the handsomest psrlofs
The mother and daughter imploTed them not tC
burn the house, but they needed rot their en-
reaties They pushed them violently ous ot
| the house, drawing pistols on them both. In q
| few hours that peTllon OF the command which
was on q scout at the time Of the attack bF Gen
Roddy, which Hss commanded by Nj Kuhne
returned TO camps. They.rushed into The house
Of Mrs. Coleman snd commenced plundenng
MIS- Coleman appealed to Msj3r Kuhne to con.
trel his men and to give her his protection as .
| defensele5s female. He ordered her from his
presence, Saying " Woman, go swsy, have
no protection for you. Men, pitch into htl
house, and ssek it from bottom to top"
Tbs vandals needed no eneguraa eRent from
their ofieer, but Immediately obsyed bis OrdeI
| 20 do their work Of destruction. Mrs. Coleman
| had with her two little boys, her only proiec
| ton, she having lost in this cruel war two Es
noble and brave sons as mother ever hsd, Ant
| her oldest son "a now absent in the sarYies o
his country. Tier little boys weIa torn from
her in the night, put under guard and carried
| 10 the ii. Their mother plead Wth the col
| oreI for their release, when he added to her al
ready HnutteTsble snghish By saying that h'
world hsvs 10 sesd the older one Of he boys L
| to n Tihsra prisons-he however relented in
| foH days, after toTLuIiUg th5ir mctker sufficient
| iy, as he thought, and released the boys from
their imp7isoument Mrs Coleman and dsugh
Ter were driven from their home In The Z ighI Il
seek refuge in The town of Athens, which wal
about one mile distant. The furniture, Wbiel
was Of tie finest rose weed, was split up. Tn
marble slabs 10 tho bureaus and wsshstGnd
we've broken Into pieces, mirrors were shattered
| handsome Brussels carpets cut up into saddle
| blankets, beds dragged cut into camp with al
the bed clothing, including lie finest blankets
and Mlrseillss quilts.
The portraits Of Judge Coleman, slsO that O.
| Ms Coleman, were so pierced BY their bayO
| nets that they could net be recognized. All Q
/ The table ware and several pieces Of silver wer
taken cut into camp. Several handsome sill
drestes and othsT articles Of clotbiDg beloEginl
| TO The family wore lslcal. a little trunk whicl
/ Mrs Coleman priced moro than any thing elss
! because il contained the meIoentoes and letter
| Of her noble sons Wko bad given their pTeeiou
lives foF their county, was broken open and th
precious contents destroyed by thsir infsmou
hands. The books Of large and select hbTAr,
were scattered through tho camp and destroyed
| ALI Of MISS Coleman's music WAS taken. Afle
the completion Of their York Of destruction, tt
officers, Msjor Kuhne and otheTs, took posses
sicn of the house and are now qusTtersd IN i
Mrs. Coleman, daughter and two sons, were Oh
dersd out cf ths Yankee lines. Mrs. Coleman
health would not admit OF her coming out, an
hence the order was rescinded. Miss Celema
and her two little brothers are now eKiles in ou
iaes.
Col. Philips took Mr. Crsnsbaw, rsspecta
bic citizen OF Limestone, into his tent aud Dc
mGnded his money. CEenshaW hsuaed al
pocket book and some loogs change he had j
he vest pocket. Col Philips asked if tn.
wss all, Nj C.enshsw replied no, md Philip
demanded tae balance and took ff0m his psTso
fge thousand dollars belled around his person
This man is trying 70 equal Butler, the Bsss
and is the representative Of the Lincoln Coz
| ernment
In Lsuderdals county the conduct Of the on,
my has been as bad IS in Limestone. Thi
county is continually TavRged by bands eff tt
ries, who have been armed by the enemy, The
are stealing all the horses, mules and cotton.
On the 81 February, John WessOn, a tor
shot and killed Lewis C. Moore, an aged an
highly respectable citizsn, a member Of the con
missi0neIb court. Wesson is q youpg mai
and had been reared in Moore's DeighbOrhoo'
and Moore was ia the acs of shaking hand
with him when Wess0n shot him.