Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-28
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Conduct of Friends.

Conduct of Friends.
The actions of men in the dawn of time, whic
demonstrated the most vile passions of the humal
heart, approached christian civilization compare
with the conduct of the outlaws connected with Wild
is known ms "Wheelers Cavalry
Their manners are barbarous, and their maxim
of war desperately cruel. They recently passc
through Anderson county on their way to MIDI
Tennessee In Clinton they unoosed the lood-gat
of their dishonesty, robbing the various mcrchan
of everything in their stores. That for which TIN
had no use, they destroyed and scattered upon {
streets. Loyal citizens fare no better in regard
one kind of property than another. Houses we
ruthlessly entered the males, if at home made pr
oncrs, and the females insultcd, while the proper
was distributed among the infamous thieves. n
content with selling the household goods and
propriating the surplus clothing to be found, I'll
absolutely stripped the wearing apparel from
person OF many and left them as nature had int
duced them into the world. This was bad, but pie
ant compared with the scenes they enacted on III
return the other day. The first notice the citiz
of this county had of the temperance Of the eli
airy, was September 10, in what is known rs Du
Valley, in the extreme Northwestern portion of
country. Their advance neared the residence
Rev. Geo. w. Baker, an old and most excellent
izen long member of the Holston Conference
for many years past respectable, pious and taller
LEGAL preacher. He, nor indeed any one else,
cept the rebel citizens, all of whom knew of
coming) thought of such II thing as their presc
until number of their desperadoes commenced
ing on Mr. Baker, who was in his own yard,
feet from his door, molcstng nor interfering
neither them nor any body whomsoeyer.
shot the old man literally to pieces, violently Il
his body in the house, took the clothing and
other articles robbed the family of several hun
dollars in gold and silver, stole thc horses, butch
up the stock ON the farm burned the fencing
stroycd the crop and proceeded ON their journe
ruin and death Demons from hell could not
cxcelled these fcnds in human form, in diabc
acts. And for what was all this done? Simpl
cause Mr.. Baker was n Union man. having \
and gallant son in the Sd Tennessee Infantry,
some rebel citizens had no doubt informed the
the facts
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They proceeded up the Valley, stopping at the
of VIM. II. Dali long enough to pillagc, stcal
destroy pretty much all of his personal propert
Guiding notes and money. After buring his e
destroying his crop, killing his cows, hogs, &c
stealing his horses, they continued on their ma
Nathan Farmers, IN old and respected citizen
resides six miles Northwest of Clinton Herr
nol 80, tba;r al Al,
And great God what desolation The place
scnts scene of entire destruction.
A most fourishing farm laid in ruins IT.
be described. While compcd here they peri
another tragedy. Capt. James Wilson, havin
honorably discharged from the nth Tenncsse(
airy, was returning to his home in Morgan
in company with of Mr. Carr Davis, of the
county. These gentlemen Unexpectedly ran il
midst of the incarnate devils and seeing their
of escape doubtful, surrendered but the ch
not content unless engaged in shedding in
blood, deliberately shot them BOTH Captain
falling instantly dead, his body pcrforatc,
bullets, and Mr.. Davis drcadfully woundc
through terrible effort made his escape.
Wilson and Parson Baker were murdered in
two miles of each other, and were buried
same grave yard, at the same time. Capt.
when murdered, was dressed in the uniform
rank, which his slayers stripped from him,
him with his shirt alone. While campcd
portion of them visited the house of Captain
Lenart, of the United States Army, and
his family, stole his horses, killed his other
robbed his house, and destroyed his crop.
To show the spirit of these hell hounds a
dent will suffice. While destroying the corn
hay, &c, of Capt. Lienart in the center of
stood a stack of hay and stack of oats, ne
which were burned. They belonged 10 rcbe
From here they went to Mai. Ross, and al
murder the old man, but he is still alive, ant
are entertained of his recovery. Their cont
wards him was most brutal. They attempted
for United States soldiers, but failed TO decc
entrap the old man, and then deliberately sh
II would bankrupt the most plant languag
world to portray the condition of things the
man devils have entacd upon the people
country. Neither tongue, pen nor pencil G