The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-05-12

were collected together in lines or grouI o
and were deliberately shot. Some were
shot while in the river, while others on
the bank were shot and their bodies
kicked into the water, many Of them still
living, but unable to make cxeriions 10
keep from drowning. Some Of the reb-
els stood on the top oC the hill, or a short
distance from its side, and called to our
soldiers to come up TO thetn,- and as they
approa ched shot them down in cold blood,
and II their guns or pistols missed, fore
cd them to stand thore until they were
again prepared to fire. Al around were
heard cries Of "no quarter!"" no quartcrl'
"Kill the damned niggcrsV" "Sboot them
downr'
All who asked for mercy were answer.
cd by tho most cruel taunts and sneers.
Some were spared for time, only to be
murdered under circumstances Of greater
barbarity. Every cruelty which the most
fcndi-h malignity could devise was com.
mittcd by these murdorcrs.
One white soldier, who was wounded
in the leg, so as TO be unable to walk,
was made to stand up while his tormen-
tors shot him. Others who were woun.
dud aad unable to stand up, were held
up aud again shot. Onc negro who had
been ordered by rebc. officer to hold
his horse, When nc demonstrated ana was
killed. Another, mere child, whom an
officer had taken up behind him on his
horse, was seen by Chalmers, who at
once ordered h,m TO rot MIN down ana
shoot MN, whlch was done'
The nuts ana tents wh,ch many OF the
wounded sought shelter IN, were set on
hre both that night and the next morn
ing, while the wounded were still IN them.
Those on escaping who were able to get
themselves out or who would prevail on
others less injured TO help them out, and
even some oi them thus seeking to es-
cape the iinme, were net ny those rum
aus and shot down or had their brains
beaten out, man was deliberately fas-
tened down to the floor of a tent. face up
ward, by nails driven through his cloth
ing, and into the boards under him, SC
that he could not possibly escnpc, ana
then the tent was set on bre.
Another was nailed to the side of .
building outside The fort, aud then The
building set on fire and burned. The
charrcd rem,ins OF i've or six bodies were
afterwards found, oil hut one so mucl
dlsii9ured and consumed by the ilames
that they could not be identified, and the
identification of that one is not absolute
ly cartain. although there can be no doub
1t was the body of l.icu'. Albertson
qu1rtormcster Of the 18th Virginia cdNal
ry, aud native of Tennessee.
These deeds Of murder and cruelty
closed when night came on, only to be
renewed the next mcrning, when the de-
mons carefully sought among the dead ly.
ing around in all directions, FOR any 9th.
Ier wounded yet alive, and those thcy
found were deliberately shot. Scores o
The dead and wounded were found there
the day OF the massacre, by tho mcn oI
our gurboa's who were permitted 10 60
on shore and collect the wounded aud
bury the dcnd.
The rcb'ls, themselves, had made a
pretcncc oi burying some OF their VIC
TINS, but they had merely thrown them
into the trenches and bitches of the fort
or the little hollnw' and ravines on the
hlllsides, covering them partially with
earth. Portions of heads, faces, hands
and feet were found projecting in every
direction, aud even when your commit
tee listed the spot, two weeks after, al.
though parties had been sent on shore to
bury the bodies unburlcd, and rc.hury
the others, and were even then engaged
IN the same work, we found the evidence
OF this murder and cruelty most painful
" evident we saw bodies st''l nlbur'
IT," at some ulstahGe from inc 'nrt' some
SICK men Wn" ncn lfom thc hospitals
were o'n''n GoWn ara orutal'y muruer,
20, ana 'nelr oou'es 'elt "here ihey had
'ai,Gu'
many oth'r instances OF equni'y ntro'
o'ous erupI'y u''Snt DO enui"Ira' q on'
your co'iin'Vlcc 'o'i co'hpetieu 10 refrain
'rVn GNl'g hVro more pI inc hea'tslcR-
c"lus ucta''s' ohU refer 70 Tue statements
toohl'''ll!n.tHu continued IN 'ne yo'nmn'ous testimony
ucruW'tn suom''te"' lhose statements
Wvro oo'o'neu from eye-WHhesses ana
sufferers Many o' 'hcin' rs lh'Y were
'Naln,heH oy your committee were y'hg
upon orUs OF sun ring ana pam: Snm"
. III