Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-03-30
4 SOLDIER SHOT BY THE GUARD.

A SOLDIER SHOT BY THE GUARD.
A sad accident occurred at Broad river that
should serve as a caution to soldiers hereafter.
When We arrived at the Broad river pontoon.
Gen. Cqrlin placed his Qnartermaster, Can't
Fred Clarke, and guard, with instructions
to halt all persons not authorized to be mount
ed and seize their animals A soldier of the
3Sth Indiana, Company A., by name John
Coyles, who was a mounted forager properly
detailed, rode ahead when ordered to halt re.
fused to comply, and rode over the bridge.
Capt Clarke dispatched o guard in pursuit,
who overlook and again ordered him to halt,
when he refused, and the guard fired, killing
Coyles and his mule instantly. He was buried
near where he fell--a victim of his own indie
pendenee and disregard of discipline.
JOHNNY AND THE DuTcHMAN.
The day that Wade Hampton charged Kill
patrick's, amp, was at Gen, Carlins head
quarters, when rebel soldier, CARRYING car
bine, and Teutonic member of the 9th Mich.
igan cavalry came up On reaching the tents
the Dutchman sulhted and said:
Captains, there sh un prisoner"
Where did you get him?' inquired the Ad-
jutant- General .
"Well, yer see, | was in der perginning of
the fight and got cut off; and without der gun
or horse, hid in der swamp. Pimepy, sees
der Shonny coming up, SO / shust shumped
pehind der tree to grab hims. Der tam fool
didn't Gums close ter nuf, and sheps out nit
surrender" shook hands init him. and we
made une compact to strike for ter camp and,
if it so pc we make rebel lines was to pc his
prisoner and, if der were ter Union lines, he
is to be mine prisoner"
The story seemed so improbable that the
rebel was appealed to, and confirmed the
Dutchmans tale, merely adding:
u were tired of toting the gun, and wanted
to sell out cheap for cash or hard tack" 80
MURDER OF UNION PRISONERS ADMITTED
AT Barnwell had the good fortune to cap
ture mail carrier, with many letters written
BY Wheeers cavalry to their friends. These
letters are of great importance, inasmuch as
they admit what General Fitzpatrick has long
suspected that our prisoners are murdered at.
ter capture | will not copy entire The first
is dated Camp of Third Cavalry, Savannah
River, December Is, 1864" addressed to Lieu
tenant Madden, Co. Z, Twentieth Georgia
Regiment, Benning $ Brigade, Field's division,
Va and is signed by "Your broth
er, Jon Shad, Il presume halfbrother) He
says;
"They have played havoc with the country
through which they have passed. They were
not CONTEXT with taking all of the stock of all
kinds, corn, fodder, oats, potatoes, meat, burn.
ng cribs, gin houses, carrying off negroes, but
actually ravished the incest young ladies that
he country afforded, and have resolved to
AXE no more prisoners if l can get q chance
o lose them. Such set as they are does not
leserve the treatment of prisoners of war; and
Will never get it at my hands. | could tell you
'ome things that happened to bunch of us a
few days ago but will not for fear of an ac-
,ident"
have given the above verbatim, as we'll as
his, addressed to "Miss Kate L Falkerson,
Abingdon, Va, dated "Hudsons Ferry, Sa-
Iannah river, December IA, 1864" and signed
~ her father, Isaac, Co. B. Terys Texas
hangers, Wheeler's Cavalry Corps"
1.-The scenes ofwanton destruction and cru
'lty enraged our men very much, and many
If them declared they would never take an
'ther prisoner, and have heard that not few
we're killed after tley had surrendered but
lope this is not so.
The third and last is addressed to 'Mrs
Bette Ebarn, Greensboro, Green county, Al
'bama," signed by ''R. Sanin, (or Sarin, II and
$ dated Camp Third Alabama Cavalry, S
J., Dec. "A, 1864" After speaking of the
'attle of Waynesboro, he says:
1--WE didn't show any quarter nor ask any
There was great many captured and then
Tiled on both Sides which I was very much
pposcd to-"
WANTS THE BLACK FLAG uoIsTEp
Camp 9th Ala. Cavalry, Robertsvile, J
Beaufort District, S. G., Dec. Is, 1864
Mrs. - -: Having few leisure hours
his beautiful SABBATH Evening | will write YOU
few lines to inform you that am still Num-
cred with the living and in the Enjoyment of
ood health X Gen Sherman has
cached the Suburbs of savannah and am
eartul he has effected Junction with his
leet on the coast he started from Atlanta with
'rty seven Thousand men and one hundred
nd Thirty Pieces of Artillery But it is one of
ne government blunders in allowing the fed
raj Army to march through the very heart
f the Confederacy l have fought this army
'om Bowling Green hear and ,re nerer hare
cen abte to cope ,ciM them Wheeler Defeat
q Fitzpatrick in Three Gen Battles at the
'idow Browns Buck head church and at Run
ellis farm But Kirkpatrick whipped us at Way
leaton with heavy loss but he had two Divis-
ms OF Infantry to back him the People in
ekalb County has nearly all Turned Torys
nd are staying at home under the protection
the yankees | am in hopes this war will
ease shortly for l think there has already
cen blood Enough split But there is men who
as never saw the Flash of hostile cannon
re crying for war of determination But |
op it will be otherwise the black fag might
,oeU be hoisted noao for teao prisoners are
.ken on either side in this department of
he Army ..
your Friend till Death
.... W. Fl. CAMPBELL.
fHAT wHEELER's MEN THINK OF THEMSELVES.
Beaufort District, S. c., Dec. IA, 1864
Dear Sister: had almost despaired of ever
aving another chance to write.
he Yankees took everything they could find,
I'd what they did not take we did. The peo-
e complained very much. We were COM
,lled to have something for ourselves and
'rses; we have been living on potatoes for
early two weeks. Wheelers cavalry have
I'd name through the country. After. the
hr / don't know which will sound worse
to say l have been in the Penitentiary four
'ars, or that belonged to Wheeler cavalry
THE MEANEsT PEOPLE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Buford, December Is, 1854
Dear Julia: We are in South Carolina. whore