The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-10-13
THE BUTCHERY AT CENTRA-
,aaU LA, MO. Iii
Further Confirmation and PartiCu-
lars of the Horrible Affair.
tFom tn. Mi.ouh D.mot-a,, sO,hI

ffou the Mtssour DemoN N'S SS''
Mexico, No., Sept. c5, 1864.
EpIroRs MISS ,uRI DEMOCRAT: Having
Just returned frem Centralia this iSre-
noon, il becomes nv unpleasant duty TO
recount the particulars of the horrible
massacre OF Union soldiers at that place
yesterday afternoon BY the combined
gangs OF desperadoes under Bill Ander.
sou, Thrailkill, Poole, the two Todds,
aud others, numbering, according to the
best accounts, nearly 400 men, all wear
ing Luc overcouts. They cnmped three
miles from town, on Singleton's farm,
the evening of the Goth, and next day
captured the passenger train going north,
robbed the passengers, and murdered all
of the soldiers-just twenty four IN num-
ber--who were unurmed aud incapable Of
resistance. Seven Of them belonged to
the lsl Iowa cavalry veterans, going to
st. Joseph on business, and only three OF
them with urms. The others were fur.
Laughed IRON Banks army, and some dis
charged from Sherman's army.
Alter burning the depot aud killing the
agent OF the road, they set the train on
fire aud started il of towards Sturgeon.
II ran about three miles and burned up,
aud the passengers walked on to Stur.
geon. .
A construction train followed up the
the passenger train, and was taken.
compelling the engineer to run his loco.
motive over the bodies OF the 9, liiers that
lay on the track, throwing the forward
truck off, when they made him fire the
train and threatened to kill him because
he couldn't make it all burn.
tween three aud four o'clock NJ jIr
J,huson aud 1876 men Of Colonel Kulz.
nor's regiment, came in from Sturgeon.
The gung had left, and they followed,
leaving about 40 men tp guard the place.
About one aud half miles from town
they found the enemy Whiting for them.
who charged them, aud it is supposed,
killed them uil. Sixty.eight were left
dead on the field on Mr.. F. B. FulleH-
wider's farm, aud fourteen between that
and town.
They then returned to town, and the
troops til re thought they were their own
men until they were almost to them.
when they charged them, and the soldiers 5
reireated towurds Sturgeon, but they killed
sixteen or eighteen ofthem, aud dispatch.
es from Sturgeon say only twenty five
returned to that place.
II il supposed that MAJOR Johnson and
Captain b xier are among the slain, not
all having been brought 10 at the time OF
writing. Two were scalped, aud all
were more or less mangled, having been
repeatedly shot after they were dead,
being shot after they were dead. Some
surrendered, being promised safety upon
that condition, but were instantly shot
after laying down their arms.
Four Of the murderers were killed in
the fight, and several wounded, by the
report of Mr.. Singleton, who saw them,
aud among them one OF their captains
but were oil taken away.
Thus perished 1872 soldiers, as brave as
ever lived, by the most inhuman bulchery
that this war ever witnessed. Colonel
Dyer is busly engaged, with Major Nc
Drrmor, OF the LIST Iowa cavalry, in
bringing the bodies to this place for in.
terment.
y The blood Of onr mapgled comrades
cries cut to us FOR oengeance, and We are
sworn 10 take il. .ff '
HENRY L. MORRILL,.
ist Iowa Cavalry, Veteran Volunteers s.