Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-24


the rebels disappearing ct one end of the
town as the "Do Boys" entered st the
other.
When the army was marching toward
MedwaY, IS above described, 3 smoke.
house ranger was seen rushing toward the
front, with an old bit of carpet on his mule
for blanket, and couple of ropes with
nooses for stirrups, in which his feet rested
This hero came rushing upto Gen. Howard
and shouted out, General, the bummert
have taken the railroad, and are in line oi
battle, fighting to hold it. end if you'll
only hurry up l think they'll hold il" The
General did hurry up, and found the rail
road, as the smoke ranger had said, in pos
session of about seven bummers, who were
busily engaged skirmishing at long range
with q detachment of Wheelers cavalry
N1GHT IN COLUMBIA.
Ispent the evening in the Capitol look.
ing over the archives and libraries. Par
of Colonel Stones brigsde-I think the
Thirteenth Iowa, Colonel Kennedy's regi
ment-Wss on duty there.
Colonel Stone and Colonel Kennedy
had earned an enviable fame in beng the
first to hoist the flag of freedom over Co
lumbis.
Coming on night, crowds Of our es
capped prisoners, soldiers and negroes, in
toxicsted with their new born liberty
which they looked upon as license to dc
as they pleased, were psrsding the streets
in groups.
As soon as night set in, there ensued q
sad scene indeed. The suburbs were firsI
set on fire, some assert by the burning
cotton which the rebels had piled along
the streets. PiIlsging gangs soon fired
the heart Of the town, then entered the
houses, in many instances carrying of ar.
ticles Of value. The fame soon burst out
in all parts of the city, and the streets
were quickly crowded with helpless wo-
men and children-some in their night
clothes. Agonized mothers, seeking THEN
children, ali affrighted and terrified, were
rushing on all sides from the raging flames
and falling houses. Invalids had to be
dragged from their beds, sn1 lay exposed
to the flames and smoke that swept the
streets, or to the cold of the open air in
back yards.
The scene at the Convent was a sad one
Indeed. The flames were fast encompass
sing the Convent and the Sisters and about
sixty terrified young ladies huddled to-
gether on the streets. Some Of these had
come from the North, previous to the war,
for their education, and were not able to
return The Superioress of the Convent
had educated General Sherman's daughter,
Minnie. He hal assigned them special
guard of six men, so they felt secure and
uyero kofollTya yTpr,roI,pred fo,r 4bo d-ca Jf,,I
scene that ensued. some Christian people
formed gusrd around this sgonized group
of ladies and conducted them to the park.
GENERAL HAZEE COMES TO THE RESCUE.
Toward morning General Hszen, who
lay eneamped outside the town, hearing of
the sad state of affairs, ordered Colonel o.
liner and his brigade to clear out the city
and restore order at the point of the bsyo-
net. This they did, taking a couple of
hundred prisoners, bayoneting some and
killing one. Though Hszen has proved
himself true and tried soldier on many q
osttle field such an act does more credit to
his heart than victory over the enemy.
Several officers, too, ventured their lives in
this chsritable attempt to restore order.
Colonel York, of General Logsn's ltsff was
fred at while thus engaged. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that the burning Of the city was
accompanied by many riotous scenes.
MRS. REBEL ExULTISG TOO SOON.
When the attack was made upon our
forces at the Cstswbs, the foragers and ad-
vance pickets were at Mrs. Scots house at
Rocky Mount. The momen5 the feragers
were stampeded, the delighted Mad lame
Scott rushed out upon the piszz2, and while
the rebels used her house as q cover from
which to fire upon our men she clapped her
hands and urged her friends to give it to
the Yankees. A few moments later, when
we had driven the rebels back beyond her
house, our skirmishers used it as cover for
and the rebels who had her ap-
proving smiles but few moments before,
now sent their bullets through the house.
Her smiles were changed to tears, and at
the moment when I, in the capacity of vol
unteer aid, was urging the skirmishers to
fire from rest upon the daring enemy,
but two hundred yards distant, she recog-
nized me as an army acquaintance, and
frantically appealed to me to 'take your
men away from my house" could not
see it in that light, and not only used her
house as breastwork for the skirmishers,
but part of the time protected myself from
rebel bullets with it. After the engage
nent was over, and fifteen or twenty bull
ets had passed into and through the house,
he came out unscathed, but looking almost
IS black IS her kitchen wench.
A SINGULAR CocKFI6HT.
The love of the soldiers for everyday
Iports has not been entirely obliterated BY
'he war. While our long army trains
we're winding their way along the circuit
ous approaches TO the high lands above the
liver, wagon in the advance settled in
he mud, and in consequences, the entire
rain was halted. Two tsamsters instantly
lismounted from their mules, and from
heir wagons produced the Gbirds," which
we're placed upon the back of mule
rhe cocks were the pure blood, and fought
With considerable pluck until the train was
Igain put in motion, to the great grAtiAea-
ion of the owners and the immense audi-
nee that lined the bluffs above.
FLoeG1NG A MAN HUNTER.
Some of our men, escorted Iy slaves
nd escaped prisoners, paid visit to no
cd rufian, q second Legree, who kept
sck of bloodhounds, Tor the purpose of