Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-10
HOW COLONEL DAHLGREN'S BODY WAS
DISPOSED OF

From Richmond papers up 10 March :, we
gather the following interesting news and
accounts OF affairs in Dixie.
The Sentinel, Of March 5, has the following.
dispatches: -......
a From Mississippi
MERIDIAN, March 1.-The work of rlpsirin y
the railroads destroyed by the enemy is pro-
g1essing rapidly. Three miles of track and
trTee bridges were DESTROYED on the Southnrn
road ten miles of track on the Selma road:
and thirty five miles of track Oh the McDfle. ana
Chic read were destroyed. . -
Ihe barton House, Ragsdale House. and
ri Tread depots We're burned, as also the Office
OF the Daily Clarion. The enemy piIlagej
every house, carrying off everything OF any
Provisions were taken from almost ararv
family. Sherman laid waste all the country
through which his army passed on his return
to Ficksburg. He occupied the Ragsdaie House
for headquarters while here, and Mcpherson
occupied General Polk's old headquartaFs
.DkMoPoLIs. March IA dispatch from Gen
Jackson, dated Sharon, miles from Canton,
teb Ee, says he overlook the enemy at that
point, on the 27th, and was skirmishing The
enemy crossed his whole force at RatIifs and
CailuH g ferries, and proceeded to Canton,
where they Were reported on short rations and
broken down. 1t was thought they would des-
troy portion OF the railroad north OF Canton
and go at once TO Ficksburg. About Is had
heeh kiiied ano number captured. Our cav
airy are haTrassing them. ...r.
ShermGn's Command
ATLANTA, March 3.-A special 10 the AupaaI
dated Macon, Miss, March 3, says the whole
Fece' al ferce ander Sherman was at Canton
on the 2Sth uit. Our cavalry Were harrassing
them with decided effect. Griersou's command
had returned to Memphis. y
a private telegram from Gen. Forrest sar $
" NY victory is complete. MY loss is killed
and 60 wounded. The Yankee loss, killed,
wounded and captured, is about 3UO. rhsy
outnumbered me three 10 one. Col. Forrest
killed.
The Sentiacl raises its hands in holy horror
at what it says were The purposes of Kilpat-
rick and Dahigren in their raids and it thus
comments upon the papers found on Colonel
Dnhigren's body:
"Of the purposes that were TO be accom-
plished if these officers had led their columns
to meeting III Richmond, Dahlgren takes
pains te inform his men, and we have fallen
heirs TO the information. The Yankee prison.
ers on Belle Island were to be liberated and
turned loose upon the hateful city to sack,
burn an d destroy. The soldiers were to scat
ter frebTands in everywhere. Our bridges
were to be burned. Our President-commaad-
er-in-chief Of our army-was 10 he killed. His
cabinet were to share his fate. So far as thew
are concerned, thu black flag was te be raised
ard 70 quarter given.
Man proposes but God disposes Lincoln.
through his armed emissarieS, has told rs
what he would like to do and he has mada the
attempt to do it, Morally, therefore, he and
his officers are guilty of the crime. As for
Dabigren he has paid the, penalty. He has
found the death he came to deal. Instead of
writing his name among the stars, as he fond
ly hoped, he has been buried like dog, With
ont priest or coffin, in the swamps Of Virginia
Ills name viii stink and his memory wiz rot.
The Scattael has the following account of the
disposition OF Col. Dahlgren's body, which, for
atroeIty and baTbarisn, is unexampled in the
. annals of the civilized world:
Dahlgren's body was boxed up at Walkerton
on Sunday and brought 10 Richmond, with the
object, we understand, Of its positive identid-
cation, and the establishment of the tact of the
finding Of the infamous documents upon il, all
HeucetoTth the name OF, Dahlgreng Is linked
With eternal intamy, and in the years 70 come,
de fenseiess women and innocent childhood will
Ieruse, with sense OF shrinking horror, the
story OF Richmonds rescue from the midnight
sack and ravage, led by Dablgreo 1t would
seem something of the curse he came 10 bes6ow
upon Others lighted upon bis own carcass,
when it fell riddled by ayengiDg Southern bal-
let's stripped, robbed OF every valuable, his
fingers cot Oft for the sake or the diamond
rings that encircIed them, when the body was
found by those sent TO take charge of it. it was
living in a field stark naked, with the exception
of the stockings. Some humane persons had
lifted the corpse from the pike and thrown il
! over into the field to save itfrom the hogs The
artificial leg worn bv Dahlgren was removed.
and is now at Gen. Eizey's headquarters. tits
of most beautiful design and finish
Yesterday afternoon the body was removed
from the car that brought it to the York river
railroad depot and given to the sr OF Of earth
selected TO receiver il. Where that spot is no
one but those concerned in Its burial know or
care 10 tell. Ii was dogs harial, without
&C NM winding sheet, or service. Friends and
relatives at the North need inquire no further;