The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-04-21
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uent OF tho Union, who WsS aboard the
steamer Platte Valley, 1t Fort Pillow,
gives an APPALLING description Of the fen
dishness Of tho rebels 1t the capture of
Fort Pillow. Many Of our wounded were
shot in the hospital, the remainder we're
driven out and the hospital burned.
The morning after the battle the rebels
went over the field and shot all negroes
who had not died from previous wounds.
Many of those who escaped from the
works and hospitals, and who desired to
be treated as prisoners of war, as the
rebels said, were ordered to fall into line,
when they were Immediately shot down.
Of three hundred and fifty colored troops
not more than fifty escaped massacre,
and not one officer that commanded sur
wives.
Only four officers Of the 18th Tennes-
see escaped death, and lost IS killed and
the remainder are wounded or captured.
The rebel Gen. Chalmers told this cor
respondent, although it was against the
policy Of his government to spare negro
soldiers or their officers, he had done all
in his power to stop the carnage, at the
same time he said he believed it was
right. Another officer said our white
troops would have been protected had
they not been found on duty with ne
groes.
While the rebels endeavored to con-
ccal their loss it was evident they suffer.
cd severely
Two negro soldiers wounded at Fort
Pillow were buried by the rebels. They
afterwards worked themselves out Of the
grave, and were among those brought up
on the Platte Valley.
Several guns captured By Forrest were
spiked before falling into his hands. -
Others were turned upon the gunboat
No. I, which, from exhaustion of ammu-
milton, having fred some three hundred
rounds, was compelled to withdraw. Al
though but tin-clad, she received but
slight injury.
Gen. Lee arrived and assumed COM
mand at the beginning of the battle,
previous to which Chalmers directed the
movements. Forrest with his main force
retired after the fight to Brownsville,
taking with him the captured guns, while
the steamer Platte Valley lay under flag
of truce taking on wounded rebel off cers
| Among them Chalmers went aboard, and
some of our officers showed them great
Difference, drinking with them and show.
ing them other marks of courtesy. To
| the honor of others, one officer in partic
ular, whose name unfortunately we could
not learn, they refused to drink or lave
any intercourse with the barbarians, as
they SO truly proved themselves by
slaughtering men who, with uplfted
hands, failed to obtain mercy, but had
! their heads cleft from their shoulders, or
laid open with sabres, or their skulls
stove in with butts of guns. After throw
ing down their arms, after being over
powered by overwhelming odds, several
small squads of negroes were drawn up
in line and shot down. After this, the
poor creatures would take refuge behind
white men, when the rebels would fire,
frequently bringing down both white
and black. No attention was paid to The
wounded, and the commonest dictate:
of humanity were utterly disregarded.
Iusiao OF the works t,e mug. roroltin
spectacles imaginable presented itself
The dead and wounded were lying il
heaps, writhiDg in agony, while from Thu
consuming buildings came forth TIL
death shrieks of the burning negroes.
Although nearly all the buildings il
the fort were burned, with their contents
thirty or forty barrels of salt were pre-
served and carried off by the rebels.
Washington, april 1G - Yesterda
afternoon about o'clock a dispatch wa
received here from Gen. Sherman, con
, tirming the surrender of TT. Pillow, an
S of the brutal conduct of the rebels afte
wards, which bids fair to be amply rcta
lated at headquarters in due time.
The Star says according to Sherman
report, our loss was 50 white soldie
=, killed and 100 wounded, and 800 lilac
: troops murdered in cold blood after Il
surrender.
q TT. Pillow is an isolated post, of 1
value whatever to the defense of Colun
Z bus, and utterly untcnantable by II
o rebels, who have no doubt left that Vi
}, entity ere this, having been disappointt
Al in the object of their raid, which W;
n the capture Of Columbus, where Tho
:, were promptly and severely repulss
d with no loss to US.
y We are satisfied that due investigate
&c will show that the loss of TT. Pillow W
/, simply the result of a mistake of IL
70 locs' ommander, who occupied it again
direct orders, contingency incident
all wars.
According to the Raleigh Prcgre.
u the people of Western North Carroll
= have recently hung several Confedera
ID officers and soldiers for attempting to e
n force the CONSUMPTION. The Raleigh {
\ Co. Confederate says the result of t
- State election depends on the success
the Rebel armies If defeated Hold
e, (Union) will be elected BY large IL
ID jority.
Y, The Xera1a's army dispatch stat
a that Gen. Fitzpatrick has gone to Mas
- vile to report to Gen Sherman for co..
'c mand cf the cavalry Of the Army of t
Up Cumberland Previous TO his departu
d he received by flag of truce letter fire.