The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-07-11
The story Of . Loyal East Tennes-
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The Knoxville Whig has the following.
history of q loyal East Tennesseean
who has endured much in his opposition
to the REBELLION: -. a.,
"Every loyal man and woman In
East Tennessee has heard Of Captain
Shade T. Harris. Three years ago at
the age Of twenty, he left the home OF
parents, surpassed by few in Feast Ten
nessee in wealth, and entered the Fed
eral army as captain of company
which he recruited. In one month heh
returned with the first raid made iu,
\ East Tennessee--that of Gen. Carter.
On this raid, he left the small cavalry
command of Carter for, the purpose Of
recruiting, and was captured through
the treachery of rebel who pretended
to he Union man. s-i.;sgsf sss4.--s -
From the place Of capture, Capt.
Harris was brought to Knoxville, lodg-A
ed in Jail and double-ironed, having
shackles on his feet and hand-cutfed.---I
Before leaving home, Captain Harris
had been enrolled in the rebel army.
That is, the rebel enrolling officer wrote
his name ON his book, personally being
we'll acquainted v ith young Harris,and
hating him because Of, his bold ,declar,
ations of loyalty. The rebels tlrem-,
selves officially declared this enrolment
illegal because of the mode in which 1t
was done. Notwithstanding this young
Harris was courtmartialed as deserter
from the rebel service, and sentenced
to be ehot on the 18th of February,
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j "The Judge Advocate Of this courtr.
: martial was third rate county court
lawyer of Knoxville, who had many
, Union men cowhided, and whose name
! will be forever Infamous in the history
: of the war in East Tennessee 80, We rer
f fer to William, Claiborne Kain. .Kain.
, in the prosecution of parties, was unii
: scrupulous, So great was his thirst Tor
s the blood of all Union men. = r, go
t "Captain Harris was kept in, 1.-The
. Knoxville Jail seven months. From
h this place he was taken to Columbpsy
S. c., and imprisoned nineteen months.
e In all, he was imprisoned twenty six
Q months. For twenty y-tive months Capt,
n Harris was in irons, great part OF tho
J. time in dungeon-at no time allowed
), to communicate with any one. Capt.
o Harris would have been executed, but
: the Federal authorities held Tennes-
s see sblood" as hostage fol-. him. He
J. was exchanged on the first OF March,
Q and for some, time walked on the side
= of his feet from having worn shackles
If twenty-five months, .lsitini .Ddi
d 'sDuring the whole time Capt. Har-
d ris was in prison he was, defiant, def
It noupcing the confederacy and pleading
y the cause of the Union when tainted
e and insulted by rebel officers and eitis
N zens, With bloodhound ferocity he was
y prosecuted, and bis hanging demanded
y by w. G. Kaine, John E. Toole, Wsp-
% Fain and other citizens of East Tennes,
q, see. If captain Harris should shoot
is any of these men he would be excusa-
N BILE. 'Hfi --lfI - IA ,'I. = =
al While In prison in Knoxville, he broke
N his fetters, weighing from fifteen TO
twenty pounds, got out OF jail, and was
IF pursued ard recaptpred by soldiers :. and n
10 citizens. Eleven guns were fired at
: him within fifteen steps. Prominent
a in the pursuit of young Harris was an
n old citizen of this place-Wm; Beard'
I. When Harris was captured, Beard ours
40 ed him and called on the guard to shoot
= him. There was no personal difficulty
tv between thcm7-it was theospirit Of re-
"a bellion. ., "a. e-ufcr ..,di V9 -;
~ ~ "We mention these facts that our
~ y thousands of subscribers in the free
% states may learn the character OF 9
Of large element with which the loyal meI
a. of East Tennessee have to contend,'