Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-11-18

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II ese women afterwards returned 10 US
those articles, that, after The muu,auons,
were scarcely worth preserving. The
plantation, of one hundred and sixty ne
groes, was some distance rom the house,
and 10 this place successive parties ol hliy
at time resorted for three long days and
nights, The husbands and fathers being
fred at and compelled 10 hy to the woods.
Now commenced scenes of llcenIlous-
ness, brutality, and ravishment, that have
scarcely had an eQuI in the ages of
heather barbarity. | cOnverSed with
aged men and women, who were wit
nesses of these Infamous acts OF Sher-
mans unbrdled sOldiery, and several OF
them, from the cruel treatment they had
received, were confined 10 their beds for
weeks afterwards. The time will come
when the judgement Of Heaven will await
rhese IibldnouS, beasly batbarlans. Du-
r,ng thi, time the fourth party, who, | was
Informed by others, we had the most rea-
son TO dread, had made their appearance.
They came, as they said, in the name Of
the great General Sherman, who was
next to God AlmighB- They came to
burn and lay in ashes all that was left.
They had burned bridges and depOts, cot
ton.gins, mills, barns and stables. They
swore they would make the ID Rebel
women pound their corn with rocks, and
eat .heir raw meal without cooking; they
succeeded in thousands of instances. |
walked out al night, and the lnnumera-
bic fires that were burning as far as the
eye could reach, in hundreds of places,
illuminated the whole heavens, and tesll-
fed to the vindctiye barbarity Of The foe.
was now doomed to experience in
person the effects OF avarce and barbar
Gus cruelty. These robbers had been IN
formed in the neighbothoOd that the laml
Iy which | was protecting had buried
SlO0,O 900 in gold and silver. They first
demanded my watch, which had eBec,
tualy secured from their grasp. They
then asked me where the money had been
hid. ! told them knew nothing about
it, and did not believe that there was
$1,000 worth in all-and what there
q as had been carried of by the owner,
Colonel Cash. All this was literally
uue, They then concluded TO try an eX-
pertinent on me which had proved so sue
cessful in hundreds of other instances.
Cooly and deliberately they prepared 10
inAlct torture on defenCeEess, gray
headed old man. They carried me be-
hind stable, and once again demanded
where The money was buried, or "l
should be sent TO hell in FIVE minutes" ."
They cooked hsir pistols and held them
to my head. told Them to fire away.
One of ihem, a square built, broad faced,
Iarge-mouthed, clumsy Lieutenant, who
had the face Of a demon, and who did
not utter Eve words without an awful
blasphemy, now kicked me in the stoni.
ach, until fell brealhless and PROSTATE.
As soon as | was able rose again. He
once more asked NE where lhe silver
was. | answered, as before, 81 do not
know" With his heavy, elephant foot.
he now kicked me on NY back until !
fell again. Once more arose, and he
pu, he same question tome. lwas near
lv breaihless, but answered as before.
Thus was | either kicked or knocked
down seven or eight times. then told
him it was perfectly useless for him TO
continue his threats or his blows. lie
might shoot me il he chose. | was ready
and would not bulge an inch-but re-
quested him not to bruise and batter all
unarmed, defenctless old man. Nov"
SAID he. II will try a new plan. How
would you like 10 have both arms cut
off," He did not wait for an answer,
but, with his heavy sheathed sword,
struck me on my left arm, near the 'hou!-
der. heard it crack; it hung PowerlesS
by my side, and supposed II was broken.
He then repeated the blow OH the other
arm. The pain was excruciating, and 1t
was several days before | could carve my
food or take my arm out Of sllng-and
it wss black and blue for weeks. Il refer
TO Dr.. KelIock, of Chersw.) At that mo-
ment the ladies', headed by my daughter
who had only then been made aware Of
the brutslly being practiced upon me,
rushed from the house, and came flying
10 my rescue. "You dare not murder
my father" said my child, she has been
a minister in the same church for fifty
years, and God has elways protected, and
viii protect him." "Do you believe IN
a God, Missy" said one of the brutal /
wretcbes; II don't believe in 4 God, a
heaven nor hell" Cary me-" said |,
',o your General" did not intend 10
90 to General Sherman, who was al
Cheraw, from whom was Informed no
redress could be obtained buIto Gener
ii. in the neighborhood, SAID to be rell
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