New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-02

received yesterday noon by Mr.. W. A. Wcckback ths
Prison Record CeIk AT the office OF the Provost Mar.
Lieut. Peter Dischof and gives Trustworthy iniorma.
ton to several hitherto doubtful points in connection
With the massacre:
".REGmESTAL QUARTEENASIR's OFFICE,
SIXTH L. s. HEAVY ARTILLERY, CotoRED,
FoRI PICKERING, Tenn, April % 1864. }
Companies A, b G. and u of the 9th United
States Heavy Artillery colored, were in the fight at
Fort Pillow, Tennessee April 49, and were either all
killed or captured. The Captain Of Company A, {. j.
Epeneter wounded ia the head and taken prisoner
First Lieut. Peter Bschof slightly wounded in left
shoulder and taken prisoner. They were doing very
well the 10th when last heard from. One Of THEN
men that was taken prisoner with them managed 70
| escape and has come into Memphis He saw 10th Of
them and talked with them the morning be left. This
the first we had heard from them, and we rejoice
exceedingly that they were not buichercd a. the others
were.
"The captain OF Company y was on Boarl of Survey
In the city Of Memphis, the first lieutenant nyset y
the quartermaster Of the regiment and consequently
arc both safe The second lieutenant Of Company Yves
MORALLY wounded, and died on the gurboat No. Z.
Henry Lppct is bis name. The first sergeant OF Com
pany was wounded and left for dead but he has been
brought to tho city and viii recover. There are seven
men Of Company alive out OF % that went into me
fight
at Memphis consequently he is SAFE The first eutcn.
| ant Company G. John ID. I'LL was killed carly IN tbe
I morning. The second lieutenant Company C. r. Ne
Clufe u unded and prisoner. The captain ol Com
parry d. Delos Carson taken prisoner, as far as We
have heard. and Was shot aboui two miles or rom
Fort Pillow because he Acknowledged 10 be captain
Of cOlored company.
The frst lieutenant. W h. Edison was on detailed
duty in Fort Pickering. and IS safe. The second lieu
tenant ID. Nanhorn wounded In h. en-, and man
aged ~ escape from the Rebs the h after thC battle.
The ltt sergeant OF Company ID Melville jerks, wa
shot While barring flag oftruce to the ReeE IN token
OF biz anal hs squad OF mer's surrender. ne had got
nearly 10 20 them before they fred him. then they
murdered ihe SQUAD Of men that had thrown down heir
arms Tie whole number He'd viii eXcrgd 20; al but
about - 100 we're murdered IN cold blood aittr they
were overpowerod. They never Surrendered, no has
been published bit taken by storm, lighting until
cor ey crowded. ont Of the little fort by the Rebels
i-iaior 9Th bss zen Puh ~ y belonging 20 the
18Th tennessee Cavalry This ~ I0t Mayor Lionel
'. Booth nJn comm stoned officer IN Capt.
Nathaniel LYONS (afcrward GeDeraD company, and NJ
the breaking o VI tue present war he enlisted IN the
let Missouri Light Artillery Regiment a. Quarter.
masters Sergeant he was promoted % Captain OF
Company A. let Alabama Siege Artillery 4. ID. grow
s,t January he promoted 20 Major Of the Urst bat
talon 9th United States and when ordered to Fort
Pillow be went and died hero, face TO the enemy
shot through IN two places He was killed during the
second chnrge OF the Rebels about ~ O'Clock Drawer
better officer does not command IN tue United states
Arm, than was Major L. /. Booth. He was once. as
Won see tho Car tain Of Lieut.. B,-choNs company HIS
last command was Never surrender the Tort
~ have written longer ihsn | did intend 70. bit
guess yon III bear with II you wish to hear more
| am al yGnf service.
II an, Sir your obedient servant
Wv II. STORY.
"First Lieut. 60. H. aud Reg. Quar- Ctr u. :. Heavy
Artillery, coored.'