M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-04-21
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nr. Monhhan 0; Jackson on the |
l1Ib inst fred II reVolyed Ct n man
by The name Of Long, who under tho
iDAaencO nj 19N~ .eaughl him bg
the collar snh tore his shirt bosom
out, tho bah Missed Long, ani bit II
Young maa bY ths name Of VandO-
voTs IL the Ghoaltcr, wounding him !
slightly, as ~e i"Hrp from the Ezprcsa
CvluNaUs, April is, Tho Supre
me Court Of OHIO decided t. day that !
the Soldiers Voting Law Of this State
is constitutional, und reversed .hc de
cisiou Of the Common Pleas Oourt Of,
Wayne county. Judge Rannoy dis.
sented from decision .! Court.
CAlso. April Is, On Thussasr
morning Forrest with some 5000 men
attacked Fort Fi!lsw. Soon after the
attack was made, Forrest sent iia2
Of truce, demanding the surrender o
the fcit and garrisJn, mean while dis,
posing HE foTca 50 gs 10 yain a deei
ded advantage.
Major Booth, oEshe 18Th Tennessee
cavalry, was IN COMMAND, vita 400
Of that regiment, 300 OF tho lsl bat
TALON 9Th .. s heavy attiiiory. fO:m
orIy lst Ala. colored cavalry, a Gag
Of trace was refused Fighting then
resumed Afterwards second flag
Of truce cams in, which wac al5c re
fnscd. Ro'h Aaga gave the rebgls ad
vantage IN gaining new positions.
The ba,tle was kop' mp until 3 z. n >,
when Major Booth Was hiliVd. Mai
Bradford then ,ook commaud. Tie
rebels now came in swarms. oyerpow
ering our :rcops ana compelling their
surrender. Immediately uron the
surrender ensned a sccne which ut.
tsrly bltflos description.
Up 10 that TINS comparatively fyw
Of our pen wero killed, bnt iu6atiatc
as tiends, blood thirsty IS 6eutls in
carnAte, the ConfGdcrates commenced
iadiac;iminato bnfcleTipg tue whites
ard bhcko, ine'~)ing those OF bots
colaTa Previously black soldier.
rushed to the rear, tie ohitv cfi.er.
having thrOwn down ,hcir arins, roth
1.3ck ana white soldiers we're bayon
etel s.4ot ~ 5ahsal.
Evsa dead bodies horribly .nu,ilat-
I'd, Children seven or eigi. yea7: ole
AMI several negro women killed il
cold blood, whilst su!iiers unable {,
lspeak from wIanls we're shot deaa
and their bodies rolled down the banE
into the vivor. The dead AID wound
cd negroes were piled in huts anc
burned, and sevcra! citizens wh,
joined oar i"rco for protection wcrt
killed or wounded. Out Of Jamison'
600 only 300 reueined alive.
| Among our dead clEcers arc Capt
Bradford, Lisut. Dasa., Ackerstom
Wilson, Rev. Revo and Maj. Boosh
all Of the 18Th Tennessee Cavalry
Capt. Poa,on, Lieut.. logan 1911
Tenn. Cavalry; Capt. Yeung 24tI
Mo, acting Provost Marshali wer
takon prisoners; u aiur Bradford ala
caplurod, but several have escaped
1t is feared however he has bee
killed The steamer Platte Vale
came up about half past three an,
was hai'ed BY the Rebels under
, flag Of truce, 'nen wers sent ashore t
bury the dead aud take aboard sue
! OF tho wounded as the rebels had al
q lowed 70 live.
Fifty seven taken aboard, includin
Z or 3 coiored 8 died on their wa
up A steamer arrived here thi
eyching, immediately going to Noun
/, City Hospital to discharge her suhiitl
i ing cargo Among tho wounded off
I crrs OF eolored troops are Capt. POrtei
1t. Libberts and Adiutant Scanning
The guns captured by the rebe
, were carried off, including two 10
FOUNDER PARROTS and two - pounde
howltztr5.
! A large amount Of stores were del
troyed or carried away.
3 CAIRO, April 17.--The steame
Emma was fred into on ThuPsda
? night near Fl. Pillow by fifty rebel
in Federal uniform, supposed to b
} the rear guard OF the enemy. movini
, in a northern direction. 1t is belev
ed that Forrest has not yet remove,
ma headquarters from Jackson. Tenn
THO Memphis cotton market IA,