, 1864-04-25

O. Ind f}ey triad tn carr1 the fnr+ nv efnrr, nnd
es1 rfp1ss s Il: It 81 lime sse
Q. Were four hundred al there we're thcrcY 4.
Thoee were al esw there. tbs was when they
four hEndrea After rafting Jnto The fnrt va saW
more than thousand coming il 1t lie diterent
eSer1 iii it, on m every side Of rs e9ceps .be rver ga
side.
made 70 esfy the n before The t.s !luee ea@si
attack.
Q. Did they ubc ARTILLERY. l.. Yes, str; they
could not hurt Us wtth that; thsy shot 1t he gun.
my disposition o elr troop round Tho ioit :heres
les: s,; mt tho as .tuee ~ seot il s4d
in ten yarls Of III var establishments that scseen-
Cd n, s1'~~A'
While the ass oft1se 3S MAS TtinE rs
dcr the bank looEinc iorSr1s Cosl CrecE. 49,
O. How long W. thst nse inside our ,,oe.,
an honr. ao0' MA LIE ''e su9p''e II WAS Eli o'
q. Do you know the nature oft, a. Twas for
~ q f %as Tefnsea ssest h1 Mscr nooth, pxu.
IL asae ot aeos te eoss9 nish Se asso @
nos and an3y Eetnsned tho answer that there
wav'S aT.rst ALLIE insa 'ne'e' ana ne never
"sf Id MT Msior bradford m,te n,ot.i. o,.,,.t
Troops COMING up under the ia; in that way, 4.
Aao 11t SnoE, Hs
nrGr srsn ngn u, ha epi H. oaek o'a tne1 commence
u heptH up ioE NOW lonEI A. Ihey COM
!neneed hsinE sEain. bnt .hs firing did not lat 81
tctn miEnies % " to ~ time there had not been
Y. Mhat was Ane Strength OF tha garrison. A.
e-g, l1Mhs, 3ass-
ss1nf7rly 4to-1 don's knoy exsctiy to ma..
~ AoW many cl!tzeoa beatdes yourself! A.
Mm: Y, cgties, ef Chicago, and yogng man b
eIIe rs, clothes, snd got d On shat plea w. 49,
=: Ihe second nag that cane 81 in-about how
n ~ ~ u :, IT, .ae Ut! A. A. Me TheEe no
e. Was there no firing while tho first t1ae MAS
III a. 70, ~; nos 2 singlo SHOT was fired on
1etted, OF the surrender had been rejected, they
we're 20 cose 70 tne foft thst about 3,0oo Of then
Just spfasg siEht IN, and the whole garrison threw
TIE ds1Seys jumped down tho bank towards the
1:slsslppl aiSef Wathont an! arms At ALL and were
1S9eiTef y fol1ee5s men snd ssGs 1niscrl1ni,
oseI II, tnem n 5teat NUMBER OF 1mstances-as many
70 y p''1H ia eaou'o aa41 IT, ta1aS. & ~, .,,,
In Z !lne Yan.! and ehot downf 4 Yes, IL:
~, Hnw ih,a ma4J! = Iney Esfe collected It
leds @ Eao1t1 eaain9 i9 I'VE OF II 3iaercnt ames. t.
s eoaeG1ion Than Tns property line In straight
Tao ~ ~ ane nfoeop Is s9nE ~ tha'
Thtse ncs We,e ar:fter.d OF h & 1ee eho,.
several times: A. They were.
no arms Of my description, md theJ boiling up up
q. We're yoa PIT IN tie ine. 4. No, sir, WAS
clnnr to msn hn tre ~ sboot ,na ~ hnt uu
his run and prevented him, and he took my money
si,! IA, .s.. evaAu otue5eu ~ lnLo ine,
;n 4T ~ Sun 20 s.ase ne ano as cams TO tao
sword and told nc to give him NJ pocket-booE,
which did; and, as be turned to look amer others
bad drs taken M money. sid to him that be
rom being shot Ike dos, US was ctizea, ,and had
them like deyie hndfred to XII ali Of Forests men,
mel GO ,hs s1d aa % as;s BE-
Until be coald step in and steal his share. As
ss was lett took some clothing, raddle blan-
kei md halter that were there and starred out ol
saw three persons shot--mnlat1oes ind blacks
snot oo~n s;nst{ IN eoid blood: succeeded in
Ks.hbng % OFT a4e tornca9ons ang hia uadet 1alcn
g 70 astsh3s aa as'T R4ei % sose sa1
cat tne i3ilen titnbes beng 80 6ad got lost a9d
nndGred nesr 'he hsss No. Leading 1ut o. thf
I'd qa;ii r. "a a:5t = s ~ .seas e,:'ssk a:s:d
4;hf ~ ~ 5; W. H.. .. 5 auc ~. tnts
eae1a 'ns nt nS inat ~ uMe ana scssams ana
clese to ne that knew they reie onioy useE:
ilg ont people cyc9Jwhere. TheJ lave doss'
q They had bloodhoundes L. Yes, st,.
let the most Of my clothing and fastened down
saslne "a me t1moer, ana Kept on through the ra-
tsnes W Gan4e 41 20 ING Noio tfeex nou9n,' soma
laile aod haii- and swan ae1oss- Finally sue
ceeaed n ecttihs 20 ne 1tland. l 14u TO A'T1ua
aGIo*s me Tlver and bayou: That Is ~ that saw
~ 80, ~ w aes tne DAY
~ 1n1 ~" ~ 4l,e iea1 thst ~ spat ~ .nid
hnn1 ix;nc r;cht whrre h. ~. In and 80 - msmr
NJ item tri,it: sn h1ack ali hnricd tnocthcr mi
number n three DAYS Afterwards ~ moi buried.
o, How uapy did Won sce sbot In this Way? 4,
I should think probably about two hundred.
G. 1t Was an tndiscrin11nate butchcry. was 1t L.
Yer, sir. There were about Is or 70 that lay close
IN one PILE, huddljng together ahot nfter they mere
WounGed.
G. Some white soldiers shot atter they were
Houno5a1 a tes, 81. WIN ine hospltasl aaf n
tne, , ~ ae aoqs '.e'f ~ aniaa. asas
fn;5;vidEa,iv Wif, h,ta hanerchiefs ov.r tbair S1
hnsds h:t tra niaees ni.beIr s1rthin1
thar confd n. ~ y" P'e-"-' ~ '0''A 0 " my "A'As
WHY Von ~ s thoae mon 1xer abo. dov, IN boz,
Mini Hs., ~ the hnsni1.i aar Gvinot VS. ~
fyino rioht down ntder itM5ot m walking Al ali:
aha na ete1y n.ad LYLE nt9[ mg Wa ~ 15.e4Lng
tha a,t e;I;nr tb. r1ht w ~ ~ ~, i,so nnJso
thehanf fItT,s 5ornT Tnfer the hrav I of IN Hi
cFeat MANY Tye1e yinr under tho water. - and were
shot Tfeee that were laying, ono end IN the water
AID the otheT on snorc. theJ would 1ust 20 over on