Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-01-14
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That Beast Butler had organized an expedition negro
appears that tie Beast selected fit representative
the expedition. The Raleigh IN. CD journal Say
Tie expedition was Commanded by Br3gader General
Wide and consisted OF Two regiments of negroes OF
which commanded hy Ex-Governor Todd, of Ohio
spent eight days before they returned during which
they destroyed buildings in the counties OF PaeQuotank
people il the Aeat!ess Whilst in Elizabeth
bic families tId8cElmnaely One commissioned officers
being white the commissioned hack ard did not pay
collar for ANYTHING they received IN most cases they
compelled the White ladies to cook and wash for them
Reporting st Wdes headquarters daily they quos
toned know if they had been treated "gentemea
and particularly any of the male members OF the families
they qn-rtered on talk secession doctrine.
On the streets the ladies OF the place osed by the
negro troops and had permit them walk by their side
with shern pain of arrest and punishment
laid by n negro against man received
conclusive evidence and btou hit swift punishment upon
the alleged 9ei9r Ihs negro ran riot Curing the Yam
The commands of Captain T J. Elicit, Goth North Car
Troops, and of Captain Handin up with those
villains twi and succeeded in killing some forty to fifty
Of them b ana % red amy more d ey h sd Ike "a
bright uatto vas captured and mistaken for whte nan
On learning this General Wilde geized three adies one
OFT notifying Captain Elliott that if his negro soldier was
HANGED he Would hang the ladies' CAPTAIN Elliott replied
that he would do his duty unawed by the Generals threat
With these helpless women were also cap
tured All them kept confined in the garnet story
OF house in Elizabeth City, il one roon the women be-
ing made cook the men, and this for days
One of Colonel J. r. Grtns men, CID Georgia Cavalry,
was captured and the bare statement of negro
banoad bv General Wilde "a guerilla TIN rnnrder was
ordered and Witnessed by Wilde On the Yankee retreat
he as taken with the other prisoners far Hnton's
Cross Roads there the presence the women
the negro troops he hanged from cross beam of
old honso where lis found forytour hours
afterwards V his Colonel and buried with military hon
0rs On the back of the murdered .odier Was label with
| the following words
Here hangs a guerilla of FasquCtank county Daniel
| Bright, by order Of Brig. Gen. Wilde"
he unfortunate mans naGla vas Daniel Bright, Co, L.
J2I Georgia Cavalry
We are iGedBted to Governor Vance for The following
let rs from Wida TO CAPTAINS Elliot and Sanderin which
show the brutal character Ut the wretch svho peuned them
Sven If thsv had the right 10 use negroes as soldiers which
We depv who ever heard of ladies being held Is host ages
fot soldiers captured by an en- ny:
TCopy.
NCKTHwEST LANDTNG, VA..I
Tuesday, December ~ 1853 { :
| To villa Sau,I1r1, Capt. OF GueriIlag:
Sir hod 8iO Gregory as hostage for the coore sol
,,tT-c} 49, ShiIob- I shall treat him nxactIv az
n,lr ,rIn treaF that sn4in- If they har him 7 s}a IN
80 'rer,rr. and ven know Nv th,s tima thai I
Ken NV : ord!
LIT tGu scl1oG be Deep Creek Village at the end