The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-04-20
The Attack CA Pa6IChg-T1v~
taser Particulars eE tae Fort
Pillow kAsSfssses. -,

CAIRO, April Is No bosts are allowed
to leays hero for points below Columbus
since the frs. news oil the FoFt P lllvw affair.
The attack on PAduchS yesterday proved TO
be 9 mere raid Tor plundor, made BY a couple
Of hundred men, who wera sneilsds ous by
the for. and gunboais. After occop, ing .
portion OF toe ei Y in squads for about An
hour, they left, taking away snu1b.f} Of
horses and considerable plumber, lssving hs.
hind hal; doz,n killed aHd wounded. ~
hurt on cur side.
Several guns csptursd by Forrssta e. Fort
Pillow were spiked De ore falling iass bis
hands; others we're turned UPON tho saa-
boat number seven. which from .lIs.4xasas.
ton OF ammunition, having Bred one huniroA
rounds was compelled to Withdraw. al.
though only tinclsi sl,o received bat s'isas
injury. Gen. Lse arrived .li assumed caai.
msnd alter the besiaaing o. rho hattie, pres
vious TO which ChalIuers dirssAd lhs move
ments. $50 ~ '.
Forest, with the main force, rslired a. err
the fight TO BrownsTills. taking with him
the captured guns.
While the n.ssmer Platte Valley 10y nu.
der flag Of truce taxing on the wounded, The
rebel officers, among them Chalmers, went
aboard, and some OF our officers showed the IA
great deiersnco, drinking with them Asd'
showing them othor marks OF courtssy ;
prominent among the /. ter. " ssii 10 hsvs
boon Capt. Woodruff, OF the 1l3.h l~llinois
i~n:antry. te. .
ST.. LOUIS, April i5,-A correspondent az
the Union, who was aboard the steamer
Platte Valley st Fort Pillow, gives even q
more appalling description ofths hsndish-
ness Of the rebels than was given ia the Ca,,g
70 dispatches. Many of our wounded were
shot IN the hospitals. and the remsinAsr dri.
ven into the hospitals and burned. The
morning after the battle the rebels went oysr
the fela and shot negroes who had no, died
rom previous wounds. ra.
Many Of those who escaped from the works.
and hospitals, who deserved to be treated ~
prisoners Of war, IS the rebels said, were or.
dered to sall into line, when they we're inc
humanity shot down. o. $50 culored troops.
not more than Sc escaped massacre. aud not
one officer Of that command survives. Onty
four ~oficars Of the 18th Tcnnsssee escaped
death. Loss of the 18th Tennessee IS kill.
ed, remainder captured and wounded.
Gen. Chalmers told this correspondent
that although it was against tho policy of
hio NpFSiuiuCut oPato uVSiV eoItt0Is Gnu
their officers, he had done all in his pow
to stop the carnage. At the same tins he
said he believed it was right. Another Of.
Ger said our white troops would have bssn
protected had they not been fouod On duty
with negroes.
While the rebels enissroTed to concsar
their loss, it was evident they suffered ss@
verely. Col. Reed, com rnaaling = Tonnes.
see regiment, was mortslly wounded. iva
or three we'll Filed hospitals were a short
distance in the country. .
CAIRO; April l5.-Two negro soldiers.
who were wounded at Fort Pillow and wers
buried by the rsbels, and afterwards worked
themselves out Of the grave. ware among
those brought up on the Platte Valley.
and are now in the hospitatAs Mound Cisy.
The officers Of the Platte Valley recsi7st
great credit from the military and all Gihsrs
tor landing at Fort Pillow at eminent rick.
and taking our wounded on board. aud for
the kind and humans treatment msnifas'a adj
towards them on the way up, dsing eysrr
thing possible to render aid aud relieve thsie
suffering. .-a as..gs vf