New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-02
THE COPPRRHEAD RIOT IN II.xI-
NOIs.
Particulars Of fhe AHni--seven n7'
EiIIed and Many Others Wounded In
HiStarIestOu.

The Chicago Tribune has some fuller PARTON
lars ID the Copperhead riot IN Goes County III. "A
letter that paper dated at Nation on the 2sth Of
March says:
."Ye terday about 20 or 100 Coppcrhoads. the most
desperate characters In this and afew adjoining eoun
ties assembled at Charleston. where the Circuit Cont
in session A few ofbcer and soldiers OF the 5fsh
Illinois veterans there on flnough.
"a Little after o'clock p m While Court was luiety
In session a named Nelson Wells suddenly fired on
d soldier in the courtyard. "A though this was PIE
concerted signal the Copperheads in the Court Ho'Se
and yard opened a general fire on Ooon men and SCI
ders with revolvers making rush M the same time D.
wagon where they had guns concealed, and firing with
these as fast as they could get them
surprise fought manfVly with their pistols. and son
the dead and wounded scattered around the pub
| lie square The soldiers and Union citizens ran fu
guns as econ possible but as they r nrned the Rebels
in fill retreat the whole affair thus lar having &C
CAPPED bIa short time
] "Col. Mitchell Of the 5iih Illinois vas without hh
revolver when ii cOmrienced. While attempting to
take q pistol from nm, he was shot ~ another man
the bah sriking his heavy gold watch and innetins
slight wound. Another man put a pisol to MS oaa
and would have killed HIN had il not snapped. SIN
another mal was Just about firing faa shot at hi'
when a saslier knocked him down with brcktm.
The Colonel vas shot at aiozen times or more M9pr
{huba Yofk Surgeon Of the 9th. was shot dead WINE
CALAMITY efsnding himself
Within an hour from tbs beginning OF the affair.
l. cut Col Chapman. with portion OF me dth-aDom
2s menGIiyed from Nation, - miles distant and
squads were out after the retreaing Copperheads
A1ut Is OF lis raiders were crested during the
ing and night and are now here under guard.
They cut thu telegraph east Of CboYies;on as they
rercated They met sodier-Levi Fresner 20. I,
54thwhOm they took prisoner al the command OF John
S. OIIar Sheriff Of Coles County who wac at their
head.
"Tie soldier was retaken AZ daylight this morning.
and az Rebels who guarding him, were captured.
The following is list OF killed aud wounded az lar as
Ki..gp-Major g. York surscas 5i,h: James Goodrich,
C. 54h Swain O. 51th VIM Hnt, Old Illinois, Jno jena
"worspsp~Col Mitchell, s4th; Oliver Sales. e, s1thi a
private unknown q, 5i - Deck@ %, 5ith Geo ipss 4,
bith; T. toyes 5th VIM. Gilman ciuheni Thos Jesres'
citizen. - ,,,, a.,
"CopPHzHgADs Knu4aD-Nelson WeEs, who began the
ARRAY Johl Cooper -.
wounded Copperheads were hauled of In wagons BY
their friendg
Col McHenry Brooke " no il authorized TO raise q
new regiment took part in the fight, and was quite
active in following up and arrestng the Iebels IN their
hiding places last night. " 49,
All was quiet in Charleston during the night. II Is
Low known that the Rebels camped TO the number OF
100 several mics east OF that town."
The ST. Louis Democrat says:
at Is nothing that in mary portions OF Illinois
particularly tho sOucTE portion there have existed the
most dangerous elements. The worst kind Of Copper
heads are TO be found there Not only resident IL
linoisans 20 be fonnd among them, but considerable
number Of dangerous characters properly belonging 10
this State have taken shelter there where they have
found congenia company and would not be likely TO be
80 closely watched by the military authorities as here
We have not failed 10 give timely warning, as far as we
had the ability, Of the movements OF these men, telling
our Union neighborB the river 10 be on their
guard against them. This warning is never more ap
proprate than at the present time. The Presidents
Amnesty Proclamation has brought Rebels In large
numbers among us from the enemys lines, many OF
whom may find il agreeable TO extend their travels 10
points where they are not so well known as here"