The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-19

they show good sense and policy, which
cur officers might initiate with adyant-
age TO themselves and the service.
Their horses also were in fine condition
and much better than ours
WHAT JUSTICE DEMANDS.
Justice to the soldiers, and to hu-
manity, demands stern retYibutive
vengeance for the horrible, coldblooded
butchery Of Fort Pillow. Henceforth
let 1t be the war slogan of all who en-
counter Forrest and his band of out
laws, "Temember Fort Pillow" Let
not a prisoner be taken fl en- that army,
and whenever a prisoner asks for
quarters let it be rung in MS ears, "re-
member Fort Pillow y Especially let
every colored soldier when going into
battle remember that with him it is
victory or death, and when called upon
to surrender, let him remember Fort
Pillow"
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DISASTER.
1t is q blistering shame and disgrace
to our army that Forrest, with such
rabble as he commands, is suffered 70
roam ~ pleasure through Kentucky and
Tennessee, and attack and capture our
posts IN detail, unrebuked and unpun-
ished. 1t IS freely charged and l fear
justly, that it IS the fault OF the imbe
cility, if nothing worse, of the military
command at Memphis There IS not,
believe, so much corruption and rascal
ity at any other place occupied by our
army as the city of Memphis. The
generals in command have time for little
else than listening TO the compliments
and granting favor Of rebel ladies, or in
haTassing, and under various pretexts,
extracting money from business men. 1
have unqUestiOnable authority for say
ing that at least three times before the
attack upon Fort Pillow, military au-
thorities IN Memphis were notified that
Forrest was within forty miles Of the
Fort and preparing for an attack. Why
were not TeinforCements sent up2 One
| thousand infantry would have rendered
the post secure, and the fort is out 20
miles from Memphis. Where Is General
| GriersOn2 Since his celebrated raid
| through the rebel States to Baton Rouge,
in which he managed to avoid any
fight, he has never found the enemy.
He went out in pursuit of Forrest, found
him, and, under pretence Of being too
weak to attack him, retreated. Where
is he now, and what is he about? The
| country would be glad to know.
THE WOUNDED.
The following are the names of the
wounded of the 18th Tennessee,
brought on board the Platte Valley,
who were parolled under the flag of
truce:
lst Lieutenant J. Porter, company B.
Joseph Turpin, company G; David Tay-
/ lor, company i; Woodforl Cropser,
company e; c.. IT, Ray, company 3,
since died, Jason LOnon, company b;
/ Richard HeathcOt, company A, since
/ died Jos NJ Green, company 4 Rich
ard Saunders, company E; VIM L. Nc
/ Michael, company &; f. 3, Wise, com
pany Z; Jasen Saunders, company T {;
since died; T. J. Thompson, company
! d; VIM Jarvis, company 3; J. A.
/ Winn, company B Sergeant w. p
/ Walker company D; J. II f. Stone,
company B; Daniel Stamp, company Z !;
Jos, Taylor, company E; T. A. AIexsn-
! der, cOmpa NY 9; Green l. Britt, com
panv B Jas. Walls, company 7 NJ
NJ WOodside, company Z; Benjamin
/ w. Lancaster company G. since died;
| John w. Shelton, company c; J.C. Mead
Ows, company A; j. W. Green, compa-
ny Z; Jas. C. Goiorth company Z lst
Lieutenant d. g. lowering, adjutant;
/ Jos. Parks, company 4 dead Thos-
/ J. Cartwright, company A; Wiley Rob
insou, company A corporal VIM. A.
! Dickey, company B; John T. Ray, com
| pany Z; W j. MOyes, company 3
David IT, Taylor, company E; D. W.
Harrison, company D slightly y. J.
! Fouiks, company D.
I Charles Fitch, assistant surgeon, Z. S.
A., slightly
Lieutenant Leppett, heavy artillery,
dead.
John Plemett, citizen.
CoLoRED TRooPs-AETLLEEY
Cyrus Rascott Eli Carter, Arthur Ed
monds, Sandy Cole Alex Nelson, Hoby
Price, VIM JoJrdan, Thos Gaddis, Aa-
| ron ScribEess, Nathan Motley, Thos.
/ Maynard, Cole Midburn, Thos. Nc
WHARF, Dad Radien, Henry Hauks,
Henry Christian.
All of the officers Of the negro regi-
ment and most of the Federal officers
of the fort, were either killed or woun-
1 ded Among the killed known are
Adjutant Hiel, Capt Bradford, Of com
pauy a; Captain Porter, company B
Lieutenant Barr, company D and Lieu
tenant Wilson, company C,-all Of 18th
I Tennessee. Adjutant Deming was NOR
tally wounded. Some seven Of the
White wounded died after they were
brought aboard, and two Of the colored
Several Of the ladies aboard devoted
/ themselves to the comfort Of the woun-
ded and assisted in dressing their
wounds Among those most faithful IL
this work Of charity and love. was Mrs.
M Davis, Of Lexington, DO, and !
would gladly name tho others II lknew
them
The wounded had laid out on the
cold ground from tho close Of the fight
| five clock Tuesday evening until ten
the next day, without the least atten-
ton being paid to their suferings or
their wants. JCDEL