The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-29
Our Military Correspondence. .
FROM THE 9ru ONO BATTERY.

IuLLAHoMA, TeNN. Jan. l3th, 1864.
FRIEND CONVERSE BY the kindness O
our Captain, Harrison B. York permittin,
me to copy an order from Major Genora
Thomas, am enabled to present to 70,
and your readers, Qoyal. | mean.) a shee
that cannot fail to elicit tho highest com
incubation, and estoem for such a .nobl
soldier as General Thomns. The order wa
read to the Battery last night at roll. call
and, could Northern ears havo heard tn
three rousing checrs from patriot lungs
when "ranks" we're broken, the owners O
said ears would stand impressed with tn
idea that we are not all tired of sufferip,
for Gods country"
CHAs. L1sLE.
MURDERS BY sUERRILLAs IN LINCOLN couN
TY- PENALTY THEREFOR.
dEAD-QRs. DEPT OF THE CUMBERLAND, }
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. 6. (
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 6.
1t having been reported 10 these head
quarters that, between seven and eiph
O'Clock on the evening OF the 23i ui,
within one and one.half miles of the vii
iage OF Mulberry, Lincoln county, Tenn.
wagon which had become detached
from forsging train belonging to the
United States, was attacked by guerrillas
and the officer in command of the forsp
log party, lst Lieut.. Porter, Co. A, 37Ih
Indiana Volunteers, the teamster, wagon.
master and two other soldiers who had
been sent TO load The train, (the latter
fous unarmed, captured. They were
Immediately mounted and hurried off,
the guerrillas avoiding the roads un,ij
their party was halted about one O'Clock
in the morning, on the bank Of Elk river,
where the rebels stated they were going
into camp for the night. The hands OF
the prisoners were then tied behind them.
and they were robbed Of everything OF
value about their persons. They were
next drawn up 10 line, about FIVE PAGES
In front OF their captors. and one of the
latter, who acted as leader. commanded, =,
ready" and the whole party immediate.
ly fired upon them. One OF the prisoners
was shot through the head and killed in.
sfantly, and three were wounded. Lieut..
Porter was not hit. He immediately ran,
was followed and fred upon three times
by one ot 'he party, and, finding that he
was about to be overtakeD, threw him !.
self over a precipice into the river, and
succeeding in getting his hands loose swan
to the opposite side, although pursued to
that side and several times fred upon,
he. alter twenty hours of ex,raordi.
nary exer!ions and great exposure, reached
a house, whence he was taken 10 Tulla.
homa, where he now lies in critical sit.
ualion. The others, after being shot,
were Immediately thrown into the river
thus the murder OF three men, Newell E.
Orcutt. oh Independent Battery, Ohio
Vol. Artillery. John W. Drought, Co. H,
23d Wisconsin Volunteers, and GEORGE
w. Jacobs, Co. D, gel Wisconsin Volun.
teers. was accomplished by shooting and
drowning. The fourth. James w. Bolley,
9Th Independent Olio Vol. Artillery, is
row lying in hosbital, having escaped by
getting his hands free while in the water.
For these atrocious and cold -blooded
equaling in savage ferocity any
aver committed by the most barbarous
r!5es on the continent, committed by
he rebel citizens OF Tennessee, il is Or
Tered that the property OF all other
'ebel citizens lying within a'circuit of ten
niles of the place where these men were
captured, be assessed; each in his due
proportion, according 10 his wealth, TO
make up the sum of thirty thousand dol.
ars,to be divided among the families who
we're dependent upon the murdered men
or support, as follows:
Ten thousand dollars TO be paid 10 the
widow Of John W.Dlought, of North Cape,
taclne county. Wisconsin, for The support
'f herself and two children.
Ten thousand dollars to be paid to tie
widow of George w. Jacobs, OF Delavan,
Nalwor:h county, Wisconsin, for tne SUP.
,ort of herself and one child. ..'
Ten thousand dollars TO be divided be.
ween the aged molher and sister of New
III E. Orcutt, of Burton. Gesuga CO.. Ohio.
Should the persons assessed fail, within
'ne week after notice shall have been
eryed upon them, 10 pay in the amount
'f their tax in money, sufficient OF their
personal property shall be seized and cold
It public auction TO make up the amount.
Major General ii. w. Slocum, U. S. vol
lnteers, commanding 18th army corps, is
charged with the execution OF this order.
The men who committed these murders,
{ caught, will be summarily executed,
md any person executing them will be
leld guiltless, and will receive the protec.
ion OF this army, and all persons who are
Inspected OF having aided. abetled or har.
'ored these guerrllas will be imme ediateIy
rrested and tried by Military Commits
ion.
BY command OF Major General Thomas.
W. D. WH1pPLE,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Official. ...,.
ENLIsTINe NEGROES IN THE UNION ARMY.-