The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-27


Z. 1 should think probably about
iw hundred
G. Il was an indiscrindnate butchery,
wos it?
or twenty that lay close in one pile,
budding together, shot after they were
wounded
Q. Some white soldiers shot after
they were wounded?
A. Yes, sir, with the hospital flag iiy-
ing, and they holding white handker-
chiefs over their heads. saw at least
ten soldiers shot individually with
white handkercbiefs over their heads.
They tore off pieces Of their shirts
anything they could get.
@ You say these men were shot
down in hospital, with the hospital tiag
lying. A. Yes, sir, lying right down
under it-not up walking at all; and
every man lying near me was killed
lying close 70 me and on me. Two lay
under, because they kept piling them
right up on top, close under the bank,
A great many were lying under the wa
ter and were shot Trees that were
laying, one end in the water and the
other On shore, they would just 90
over on the other side OF those and
hide, and the rebels would 60 over and
shoot them.
G. Your citizens clothes saved you?
a. Yes, sir; told them that l had
nothing to do with them. They rob
bed every citizen, taking of all their
clothing
O How much did they get from you?
a Seventy dollars.
O. You say you were robbed twice
a. Yes; once by the Captain Of the com
pany, and once by the pIivates 1 car
~ nay money in my vest pocket al
ways, and had my pocket-book in my
pocket with notes in It.
@. That was what you gave to the
Captain, wasn't it2 A, Yes, sir.
Q. And SO in money to the soldiers =?
4. Yes, sir He asked, "Giye me your
money" and the other for the pocket
book.
sYAPATBIZER TRIED By DOCS.
Q. You say they had bloodhounds.
Did you see any Of them? A. Yes, sir;
and not only l but others saw them
One other, Mr.. Jones, was freed by
them, and stayed there q long time.
@. What Jones was that? 4 ldon
know his given name He lives on IS
land 81 / can find out his name lie
is not any too good Union man, but
is rather Southern in his feelings.
@. State about Bradford's death
when he was shot what was done Was
he wounded before the surrender?
4. No, sir; but it was reported by
very reliable persons that Bradford was
shot and hung near COyington, in
Hatchie River bottom.
Q. Who told you this ?
a. This same Jones, and there were
some darl1ies came into the gunboat
and said that Darkey evidence = very
correct there. You might not think It
worth while to take their evidence, but
It IS a great deal moro to be relied
upon than the Southern evidence, there's
might state that l was inquired after
by large number of officers, and it
was said that they would hang me on
flagpole.
Q. What for? 4. From the fact that
I employed Government darkiCs from
Col Phillips, at Memphis.
Q. On your plantations A. Yes, sir.
And they shot all my horses unfit for
cavalry.
SAVAGE TREATMENT or NEGROES.
Q. Did they shoot your darkies? A
understood they did, and burned them
ali understood they took one yellow
woman, and two or three boys escaped
that l tried to take to the fort with me
in the morning TO help fight The bal
ance, a darkey, whose name l don't
know, said they were killed and burned
in the house
Q You did not go back there, then?
a 1 did not 90 back there. That is
only what is told me It was told to
persons who were hid right near, and l
saw persons bury the bodies after they
were burned.
Q Where? A. In the fort, sir.
Burned in the house
Q. In connection with the fort build
ings? A. Yes, sir, and out on timber
There vas large number of them
burned in tho buildings, but they had
been buried the day before
@ You say there were 5S0men in the
fort, you think? A Yes, sir
@ How many do you suppose es-
caped2 A. Well, know that there
were rot moro than 100 As they
marched out there surrounded by the
other troops, would not think there
were 80 ofthem There were five darkies
in Cairo hospitals who were buried
alive Two OF them have died since
they got there.
Q Did you see any Of these mon
buried alive? A. No, I did not, but
they are facts that can easily be proved
by the darllies - the darkies them
selves, and those that saw it done, and
saw the Quartermaster burned too