Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-04-05
Sheridan's Raiders at scottsYi1le.
A private letter from Scottsville gives a

Sheridan's Raiders at ScottsYi1le.
A private letter from Scottsville gives a
sad account of the action of Sheridan and
his raiders
The enemy. were in two oolumns--one
from North GarSsa, commanded by Sheri-
dan in person, passed on towards Howards.
vile and New Market; the remainder, from
Charlottesville, supposed to have been a.
bout four thousand, went to Scottsville.-
They entered. the town on Monday, about l
o'clock in the afternoon. The citizens were
in the streets at the time of the entry ofthe
advanced guard, who were somewhat dis.
guised, and were not, sure that they were
Yankees until they began to fife, ,promiscu.
ously upon the citizens. They immediate.
ly broke open the bank, and were greatly
disappointed at not finding anything, as all
the effects had been removed the week pre-
vious. None of the people2were hurt, but
some were made prisoners, and carried a.
way. some distance from town, and then re-
asssSd as:sSd The stores were broken open. and
their contents appropriated ala u ii22discrimi'
natoly distribatedsby the Yankees to the me-
groes and low class of white, who led the
robbers from place,to, place and psia!ed out
property to be robbed. This was done near
ly altogether by white people, and the loss
in this way was very heavy. On Monday
evening, they burned Brady's candle facto.
ry and the stable of Mr.. j. O.Lewis.-
-On Tuesday morning, theyburned the mill,
factory, company's shop, foundry and many
other buildings, which caught fire from the
burning Of these. Twenty-Five dwelling
houses were destroyed, and the people are
in state Of destitution. ..
- On Thursday, Sheridsn's force came
down the canal, and on Friday :pillazed -s7-
erything they couldfad IN town, and then
left fos Columbia ...
Some persons were treated in a most
shameful manner, and some with inhumani.
ty. Tho Yankees entered the room of o
young lady who was very i'll, and cursed her
and other ladies' Of the family. A drunken
party went to the house of Mr.. Charles
Scott, who lives about six miles from Scott
vile, insuIted his wife, pushed her out of
the house and fired it. Mr.. Scott had gone
10 the woods to secrete some ,valuables, and
returning, saw his house in flames he.fell
dead, and was SO found next day. When
Sheridan himself was in town, those with
whom the officers were quartered, and also
those who applied for guard, were not
molesteG.
We learn that the Yankees took Mr..
Turner, the President of the Bank of How
ardsville, and whipped him in the presence
of mis- family, in order to compel him to tell
the whereabouts ofthe specie. 1t had been
removed. The damage done to tho canal
is, of course, very great, but it can be re-
paired SO as to be somewhat available in
three weeks. The acqueduct at Columbia
was not injured. The Yankees made deep
cut through the embankment, and thus
drew off the water from the canal other
wise the scqueduct is uuipjured. The locks
are all injured to some extent, but can soon
be repaired. About a. thousand negroes
vent off with the raiders. Among them,
women With young children. On the Sec
ond day, some of them, tired of their bur-
dens, and the Yankees not caring to help
them, as many assizteen threw their babies
into the canal. ,eThe men were taken off
whether they were willing to 60 or not, and
forthwith mounted and armed. Wherever
Sheridan's. raiders went, they took whatever
they wanted, and did as they pleased.