Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-16
The Attack on Paducha.-Further
Particulars Of the Fort Pillow
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CAIRO, April 15.-No boats are allowed
| to leave here for points below Columbus
| since the first news of the Fort Pillow affair
The attack on Paducha yesterday proved
to be mere raid for plumber, made by 8
couple of hundred men, who were shelled
out by the fort and gunboats. After oc-
cupying portion of the city in squads fol-
about an hour, they left, taking away q
number of horses and considerable plunder
leaving behind half dozen killed and wound
ed. No one hurt on our side.
Several guns captured by Forrest at Fort
Pillow were spiked before falling into his
hands; others were turned upon the gun
boat number seven, which from the eX-
haustion of ammunition, having fired one
hundred rounds, was compelled to with
draw. Although only tinclad she received
but slight injury. Gen. Lee arrived and
assumed command after the beginning OF
the battle, previous to which Chalmers di-
rected the movements.
Forrest, with the main force, retired after
the fight to Brownsville, taking with him
the captured guns.
While the steamer Platte Valley lay un-
der flag Of truce taking on the wounded,
the rebel officers, among them Chalmers,
went aboard, and some of our officers show
ed them great Difference, drinking with
them and showing them other marks OF
courtsey; prominent among the latter is
said to have been Capt. Woodruff, of the
18th Illinois infantry.
ST.. LOUIS, April 15.-A correspondent
of the Union, who was aboard the steamer
Platte Valley at Fort Pillow, gives even q
more appalling description of the fiendsh-
ness of the rebels than was given in the
Cairo dispatches. Many of our wounded
were shot in the hospitals, and the remain
der driven into the hospitals and burned.
The morning after the battle the rebels
went over the field and shot negroes who
had not died from previous wounds.
Many of those who escaped from the
treated as psisoners of war, as the rebels
said, were ordered to fall into line, when
they were inhumanly shot down. OF $50
colored troops, not more than 56 escaped
massacre, and not one officer of that COM
mand survives. Only four officers of the
10th Tennessee escaped death. Loss of the
18th Tennessee, S5 killed, remainder car
tured and wounded.
Gen. Chalmers told this correspondent
that although it was against the policy OF
his Government to spare negro soldiers and
their officers, he had done all in his power
to stop the carnage. At the same time he
said he believed 1t was right. Another Off
Ger said our white troops would have been
protected had they not been found on duty
with negroes.
While the rebels endeavored to conceal
their loss, it was evident they suffered Sc
verely. Col. Reed, commanding a Tennes-
see regiment, was mortally wounded. Two
or three well filled hospitals were short
distance in the country.
CAIRO, April 15.-fwo negro soldiers,
who were wounded at Fort Pillow and
were buried by the rebels, and afterwards
worked themselves out of the grave, were
among those brought up on the Platte VAL
ley, and are now in the hospital at Mound
City.
The officers of the Platte Valley received
great credit from the military and all others
for landing at Fort Pillow at eminent risk,
and taking our wounded on board. and for
the kind and humane treatment manifested
towards them on the way up, doing every
thing possible to render aid and relieve
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