, 1865-03-18
&EEERFNAN'S OCCUPATION
OF OTA'ESYlHFIE,


This is probably the afternoon quotation.
kWERRnAN'S OCCUPATION
0F CaIARLOTA'ESYHLEE.
Rebel Accounts
From the Richmond Enquirer, March 1a.]
About the 1st OF the present lnonth. shesi-
dan, with between 6,000 and 10,o0o men,
started on q raid up the vAlley, EIsted Staun-
ton unoproscd, aud crossed the Blue Ridge At
Rsckiish Gap, opposed ty Eary and s,mc
1,500 mrn Tho opposi :ion was fruitless.
howt yer, our forces being almost surrounded
by Overwhelming numbers and over 1,033cap~
rille unopposed. The following letter gives
nm interesting sketch OF fths occupation Of
That place:
cHAnLo7E.y1z1E, March 9. 1855.
The TanEce army, five Thousand strong,
entered this place on Friday, about two
O'Clock P. NJ, the Sd instant, IN ,pposed::>
Tile Mayor and civil authorities Of the corpo-
ration met the enemy on hill southwest
Of the University rotunda, where tue town
was surrendered by the Mayor, and protec-
lion TO private property Guaranteed by the
lies Of the University. Al FIRST five horsemen
with drawn pistols rode up to the flag of
truce, and then Immediately Ealloped to
7own, then followed six Others, and thin
General Cnstas, surrounded by q dozen or
twenty men, bearing Confederate flags cap:
1ured nom the defeated and routed troops Of
General EARLY. then followed the entire col
umn through the maiu street tn the front Of
tic Baptist Female 1us s'itu.e. AL the stores
were closed ind the windows OF the houses
wee generally blinded, aud but for the rahb'e
of ncsrors and mean, low bred white women
on the fstrccts, everything indicateda dead
aud buried city. s.on after tlte arrival of the
invaders g7lards were placed at every
street, c. ossed along The line of marrh. Gen
N1cHitt's headquarters were established At
Mrs. 3. II. shack1eford's, nnd General Sheri-
<dan's at Mrs: Elizabeth Coles; the signal
corps at Mt. JOHN Coclraus's. An interview
was held between the Mayor and Rev. Dr..
Broaddus and Genera' Custtr, when tAelatter
assured these gentlemen that every necessary
protection should DO given to p igate p-op=r-
". At tie close Of the day the Mayor md
Aldermen were sent for ut thr hca1qnarte's
OF General Merritt, who were requested to
procure com aud forage to SIMPLY the horses
Of the Invaders, and delivered to them at
their campo. Unless this was done an order
to search the premises Of the citszcus would
have to be made. The civil authorities PROM
5sed to make inquiries among the citizens to
=tecertain how much Of the articles required
they had on hand, the General saying when
lie needed them he wonld send his wagons for
the articles. -Four hundred bushels Of corn
bcloncang to our Government were found at
Cochrans' s mill, and few hundred bushels Of
.rosa uedonenS Prsam psIs ons
Al night the farms around Charlo:tesri,le
were covered with cayAlry. presenting a sad
picture to the eyes Of our citizens. N towa
quiet prevailed during the night, except the
noise Of passing troops as new d"tachments
7hlev1rg We're carried on nj ali places where
The occupants had failed to procure private
guards. which had been given to oll who re-
9neeted IT.. On Saturday morning, in the
outskirts Of the town. disorder began to pre-
Eail, stores hrokcn open and robbed. private
stepped By the orders and interference Of OH.
GERS and during the. stay Of the army the
discipline Was rigid and severc, and vary lit
tie damage vas done, cnd prly2:e houses wcre
free from interruption By soldiers and,
where private guards were given. no soldier
dare enter the house without SPECIAL written
permission from general Headquarters. The
TURNER'S, however. were not projected in their
property and provisions ; everything eatable
for man md be=st were consumed, and acts
ted. Threats Of vengeance we're made to
ladies, in order to get their watches: the
WTctcAes held pistols to their heads to
ei1tlmida't them and compel them to give up
their property. These AMI similar acts were
done for ten miles east of Charlottesville, as
dar down as the enemy yrntu7ed 10 70,
Scouting end rf'bbsng pa' ties were sent ont
In nll directions on Saturday and Sunday,
Dlundprfnr Ms fhev xrpu4 1rha Gin -ou xrarn
not cxe1rnt fro1o ,,,u,aernaa oAI Who,aTae
mo had anT gn1d ~ sircr r. r.. e,,ra 4n Is
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