The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-17
Execution Of Confederate Soldier
by Yankees in Kentucky.


7'se Cairo Gu lyssss, OF tIa 9Th uii ,co.,aina
tiurlbas, OF Jamcs w. Love, a inenIber cf t,srs.
Howell Eiaona company OF Confederate cavalry
He was hung upon the charge Of bcins sgaeriIia,
| and we copy the aecouat Ia full
| Love was young man, apparently nat moFt.
than sly twenty three years OF age, arid
was fat from looking the guerilla. He dressed
in toAirdefae unl OrAI, aud was private IN Ed
| iaead's company. lie was captured by the Iiil'
liinns infsniry, and taken TO psducah, Ksn1ncky.
After Remaining there time, b.. xeft 10
Columbus for trial. lie confessed tn being seHi-
hrr oi Eamoads company, bat protested thai they
were not gucias- II was charged thai he deserted
| fram the Confederate army, came home, and
turned guerilla. This, however, did not appear III
the evidence.
The charges brought against him were as fol-
lows:
l. OF connection witt: band or company, who
were In the haiit of going about Henry and Wi.ey
counties, rcnncssee, committing greria depredl-
taiiaas.
2. That he an oikcrs had searched, without as
tl,,fiiy, the house of Ar. r. N. Farmer.
3 That he ioek horse fioni Mr.. Farmer, fofci-
bly, aud without light.
4. that be, with the band Of which he Ii a nlena
ber took articles srem Mr.. Chas. kilynur To the
| Amount OF $500 and moro.
5. rl,a; they carried away ana III eatemed 10 kin
Mr. kiIseur, bat afterwards released hin. They
| slso tonk saine articles from his house,
6. That the 9Th day of October, 1863, the COM
papy Of which he was member tobbed the store
of Ar. Albert Curtis, In Henry conniy, Tennessee,
carrying away and destfoyin. large amount 81
cGGds Ia he value Cf oae thousand dollars. Part
OF these goods, Love is said 10 have received
The military coni,.:ission found hin guilty of the
first end secoad charges, and OF the specifications
of beiag a guerilla; and not guilty of the fourth,
Hlh and six charges. He plead guilty To the third
chars. protesting that he was required by bis com
manding ehlcer to take the horse.
The execution was fixed for eleven O'Clock A.
NJ The prisoner conveyed frenl the prison TO
the gaows and seated Oh his cosfi -iu conformity
viii, revcting and ial,slnan custom that is dis
grace IN q civilized people He was escorted bv n
de'achmen, of The 3ith New Jersey infantry.
Upon arriving at the gallows--which was erected
on The hill, near Fort QaiBby--a hollow square was
formed by The 3lh Niw Jersey and the first bat
alinn of the 81 Te nessee (c0lored heavy arii!ie
ry. The prisoner took his place the seafi,,Id
AID prayer Offered by Chaplain Beatty, Of
the :'ith New Jersey. AiteT the prayer oppar
tunity was offered The un:oftunat. man to make a
lew rc.narks, which he improved He said that he
WAS prepared 10 die. because Ir felt that he was
snag 10 Heaven. II did not hisfae any person or
persons i'll the Federal service with his death. He
blamed only the citizens Of " est Tehne see, WHO,
he said, were gapa Union men when the Federais
were as.ut, asid good rebels when the rebels we've
strongest.
Fer a dis!icrlty before the war some ofthese men
vino cherished hatred toward him, brought him
Ills Present condition. lie denied being guerilla,
cianiDy That he was regular Confederate soldier
He entered the rebel service necI'Ise he Thought IL
AS Il soi,iirr. The horse tilhi he was found guilty
or having taken was takcn by order OF his
mandiug officer, and against his wishes. He spoke
OF ii.s family. Iii; father had died seven age
and he felt that they Woild meet In heaven. lie
was native Of Henry county, Tenn, where his
irie;.ds still reside His ia0iy WAS respectable,
and his own character uisi''.ied. He desired tla.
Eis re,aligs should he s"b home, that his G,
he marked so that his friends could get his body
ie advised the sDidiers 10 he faithful, lie fespec'
ed t't III all. He WAS soldier h!iasalf-a regular
Confederate solrr-wroug, perhaps, but none the
less soldier. This l. the substance ufhis remarks
He spoke i'll i sutlued voice, hui clearly and dis
tluctlY. Ills voice firm aai unwavering aud
lie cyinced no dread fear Of his coming doom.
Although his fate was isn0aiinious ANA The charges
against him great. 10 his credit be ii said, he died
like hero
Tie rope was ad ';stai ;b0Et his neck, The white
cap ,irawn over his head and a, t"ei'y Ave mia
uscs past eleven O'Clock tbs: unfortunate was
iaaached ini0 eternity. iie pronounced dead
within fonf minutes aifer the diO, fell, but was
allowed 10 hang some fifteen minutes longer before
he was taken dawn. Letters, &C., ioF his riea"s
were, BY him. entrusted 10 Rev. tr. Eeatty, chap
lain of the ;ii, New Jersey