The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-31

LauOOEa on sc04t ANloUk1 TIE Coo0-
ties in Georgia south Of here On the
6rst night they encAlnpsd at Trenton.
As their scout Was intended principally
to far1ilsarize them With the Topography I
of that country, so that in case Of need
they could move quickly, they proceed
ed leisurely, from time to time, paying !
some attention . the squa3g.of eaF<l
rilias with which that whole country Is I
infastsd These squads like saslittls
sDaTling dog, biting At a noble horses
heel, annoyed tham e. every mile.
They drpearad ia tkeif advance, 4
hung o1l the flank of TIE column and 1
attacked the rear guard Several nice
little tlapsWsre aid for them BY Col
Merrill 4 one time, four Of the reb-i
els followed the rear guard for several
miles ust after crossing q ball, two Of
tie boys had their horses led on with
the reseof the rear guard, While they /
bid in che brush By the roadside. Pres
emily one OF the guerrilas came poking /
along, cautiously peering ahead, See
log the coast clear he came on, and /
when lie otwithin ten rods Of the boys /
who were hiding, one of them got a l
bead on him, and in another moment 1
there was 3 dead Johny. The regis /
ment cAmpad at SnfnmsfEine one
night, and were very muck pestered by |
the guerrilies, who would charge on 1
the Videttss and attempt to capture
them. 70 stop this, a Tidette was sta
toned oct on the Alpine road some dis
lance and between him and the reserve
. squad Of dismounted men were placed
IN ambush Ia ashofttine, six Of the
devils came charging down the road
driving the Vidette back on the reserve
As the chaps gsloped past the squadin
ambush, the latter arose and fred a
volley st theIe, eass'ng them to yell
with fear and pain, three being nit, one
Of whom fell frem his nurse, bat the
rest actually stopped and put him on
again and dashed away before our
mounted men could get up
On the same night, another
gang made an attack on the
pickets on Che Rome road Here a
company was placed IN ambush and the
rest OF the regiment Withdrawn into
Summerville AS the guerrillas, thirty
in number, charged up the road, the
pickefs fell back, and vixen they arriy
ed opposit to the party in ambush they
went for them and quitea spirited little
fight took place. Near Alpine two Of
the scouts who were along and two sol
diers rode of the road to hill to get
look around the country One Of the
soldiers, seeing young man and
two women riding along road,
went 10 them to question them. o.
his approach the young man, who
Is well known to the scouts, and whose
name is New horter, called out i sur
render The soldier lowered his car
bine, when the other, who had been
carrying a pistol in his hand, hid be-
hind him, raised it and fired, wcundiDg
the soldier He then dashed off through
the brush, and the Others we're unable
70 catch him At Dug Gap quites
little fight took place, the rebels NUM-
bering about seventy. In Johnson
Crook the command came near captur
ing about forty of the thieves, bot
one detachment was unfortunately
few minutes too late in getting to q
cross road where II was expected to
head them of 1
Supplies are abundant through an
that section and the guerrillias feast n
the best Some preparations are being
made 70 raise crops
The mest inhuman deed Of all has
get to be recorded. While the regi
ment was at Alpine, last Friday night,
four Of the men were placed on picket
about quarter of mile from the
camp, near The house Of man named
Fl III Knox. In the morning Knox
came out to the post and invited the
men 10 come TO the house and take
breakfast. Believing that. be was an
honest man, and thinking there wasno
danger, they went with him, Taking
seats on the porch they entered into
conversation with Knox and his Wsfe.
During the time they were talking,
q negro woman came up to the porch
and wanted to speak to the soldiers,
but both Knox and his wife ordered
her to 20 into the house, A few min
utes after, six guerrillas dashed around
into the road from behind the house
and presenting their pistols at tbs
soldiers ordered them 70 sarren
der Being unarnled they com
plied with the demand, when the guer
rillas took them into the road and
making them stand in ROW, shot at
them. One Of the men was shot through
the left lung two through the neck,
while the fourth one escaped, On hear
ing Of the affair Colonel Merrill arrests
ed Knox and took him with the com
mand. On Saturday night Mrs. Knox
started for Chattanooga and came into
town. on Sunday. Ga Monday eve
ming Col Merrill arrived IN town bring
INC ais prisoners, of whom he had sew
eral besides Knox, with him Major
General Steedman on hearing of The |
shooting of the soldiers and that the |
woman was in town, promptly ordered |
her arrest and directed that she be |
sent North SIS prisoner of war. A |
scout from the District Provost Marsh |
ais Office, found the woman IN town
and brought her 10 the office. When |
her sentence ives made known to her
she was struck dumb, hut cry Of an
Ruish tnrstine from her lips. In ap-
pearance Mrs Knox is quite comedy /
Dame Of perhaps fofty-fEe years Of age,
and on this occasion was very neatly 4
blessed. She has a look of a deterinifl
ed temper, and her share IN the en-
trapping Of the soldiers proves that
she can steel her heaftt0 deeds OF
blood. Yesterday she was sent North
as a prisoner of v At under the Presi-
dents Proclamation Of March 18th,
VI hich directs that all parties who shall !
hold intercourse with the. insurgents Of
she Confederate States, shallbe arrested
aid keld as y,isoaas Of sear, Until The close
81 he car, subject nsv .rth' IS TO trial
and prosecution IS sples.o or tor offences
committed sgainst the laws of war
This speedy action Of General Steed-
man viii Be hailed with pleasure BY
every loyal man, and few more such
examples viii have the desired effeetj
81 ma King Ehe rebels more careful in.
sheir AID q ths country a enemies,
The following are the names Of the
breught in by Col. Merrill |
citizens H. NJ Knox and James Nc
COilough, Cherokee county, Ala, John
McWhorter, Walker county John
Dowel, Dade county, w Dickers0n. C.
D Tiul, - aanes Gambia, E J. Carter,
w. Z Foster. A. Hanley and E. II. Gle
ments, of Chattanooga county, Georgia,
and the following rebel soldiers James
Hotz. 4sth Ala, E.u,Is Foster S0th Ca,
and F. Stewart, 4th Tennessea
p. Since writing the above We
lsarl thak sile devils are beck again IN
The country through which the expedi-
ten passed. A party Of them sent 10
The house Of the Rev Richard BleEins.
/ lBsplist rninster, kvio gin Deerhead's
cove up IN Wits valley, twelye miles
from Alpiisa and stole everything he
had. PROVISIONS, furniture, clothine,
made, II tact, : uofsplete sweep.
Grants order. seie
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