The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-20

not their entreaties. They pushed them
violently out of the house, drawing pis-
tolls on them both. In q few hours that
norton of the command which was on a
scout at thetime of the attack by Gen.
Roddy, which was commanded by Major
Kuhne, returned to camp. They rushed
into the house Of Mrs. Coleman, and
commenced plundering. Mrs. Coleman
appealed to Major Kuhne to coutrole his
men and to give her his protection as
defenccless female. He ordered her from
his presence, saying "Woman, go
away, l have no protection for you. Men,
pitch into her house, and sack it from
bottom to top"
The vandals needed no encouragement
from their officer, butimmcdiately obeycd
This order to do their work of destruction.
Mrs. Coleman. had with her two little
boys, her only protection, she having lost
in this cruel war two as noble and brave
sons as mother ever had, and her oldest
son is now absent in the service of his
country. Her little boys were torn from
her in the night, put under guard, and
carried to the Jail. Their mother plead
with tue Colonel for their release, when
he added to her already unptterable an
guish by saying that he would have to
send tho cider ouc of the boys to North
ern prisons. He, however, relcntcd in
few days after torturing their mother
sufficiently, as he thought, and released
the boys from their Imprisonment. Mrs.
Coleman aud daughter were driven from
their home in the night to seek. refuge in
the town of Athens, which was about
one mile distant. The furniture, which.
was of the finest rosewood, was split up.
The marble slabs to the bureaus and
washstands were broken into pieces, mir
rors were shattered, handsome Brussels
carpets cut up into saddle blankets, beds
dragged out itto camp with all the bed
clothing, including the finest blankets and
Marscilles quilts.
The portrait of Judge Coleman, also
that Of Mrs. Coleman, were so pierced
by their bayono4s that they could not be
recognized. ALI ofthc table ware and
several pieces of silver were taken out
into camp. Several handsome silk dresses
and other articles of clothing belonging
to the family were taken. y little trunk
which Mrs Coleman priced more than
anything else, because it contained the
mcmentocs and letters Of her noble sons,
who had given their precious lives to
their country, was broken open, and their
precious contents destroyed by their in
famous hands. The books Of large and
select library were scattered through the
camp and destroyed. All of Miss Cole
mans music was taken. After the COM
pletion of their work of destruction, the
officers, Major kuhne aud others, took
possession of the house and are now
ouartered iu it. Mrs. Coleman, daugh-
ter, and two Sous, were ordered out of
the Yankee lines. Mrs. Coleman's S
health would not admit of her coming
out, hence her order was recirdcd. Miss
Coleman and her two little brothers are
now exiles in our lines.
Col. Phillips took Mr.. Crenshaw, a
respectable citizen of Limestone, into his
tent and demanded his money. Cren-
shaw handed his pocket book and some
loose change he had in his vest pocket.
Colonel. Phillips asked if that was all.
Mr.. Crenshaw replied no, and Phillips
demanded the balance, and took from his
person five thousand dollars belted around
his person. This man is trying to equal
Butler, the Beast, and is the representa-
tive of the Lincoln Government.
In Lauderdalc County the conduct of
the enemy has been as bad as in Lime
stone. This county is continually ravagcd
by bands of tories, who have been armed
by the enemy. They are stealing all the
horses, mules and cotton.
On the I'd February John Wcssou, a
tory, shot and killed Lewis c. Moore,
an aged and highly respectable citizen, a
member of the Commissioners Court.
Wesson is young man, and had been
reared in Moore's neighborhood, and
Moore was in the act of shaking hands
with him when Wesson shot him.
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1t is almost truth, that nations are
tborouohlv great and heroic ONLY when