Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-24
Captain Shade +. Harris.

No one Of our acquaintance has shown more sub
ime heroism than the young man whose name ap
pears above Every loyal man and woman in Eas
Tennessee has heard uf Captain Shade Harris.
Three years ago at the age Of ,.gsaty he lett tn,
home parents surpassed by few in East Tennesse,
in wealth and entered the Federal army a. captain
II = company which he recruited. In one montl
be returned with the arst raid made into East Ten
nessee-thG. VI General Carter. On this raid, be
eft the small cavalry command Of Carter for the
purpose of recruiting and captured through the
!roachery OF rebel who prsteadc& to De q Union
man.
From the place OF capture, Captain Harris was
brought " Knoxville, lodged in jail, and double
roned, having shacklos Oh hi. foet aud hand cutfed
Before leaving homo Captain Harris had been
enrolled Ia the rebel army. That is the rebel enroll
ng ofcerwrote biz name on bis book, personally
being well acquainted with Young Harris, and
hating him because OF h. bold declarations Of 10y
atty. The rebel. themselves officially declared th.
enrolment illegal because Of tho mode IN which It
Wac made.
Notwithstanding this, young Harris was court
BiGrtialed deserter from the r.bel ,e5cice aud
sateaee2 to be shot on the 18th of February, 1863
The Judge Advocate of this court-martial was
third-rate county court lawyer Of Knoxville who
had may Union men cole-hGed, and whose name
viii be forever infamous in the history of the war
in Eas. Tennessee. We refer to that white-livered
black -hcar.ed poltroon and perured villain, William
Claiborne Kahn. Kain, in the prosecution Of par
tics, was interruptions, great his thirst for .he
blood OF all Union men
Captain Harris was kept in the Knoxville iai!
seven months From this place, he was taken 10
Columbia s. c. and imprisoned nineteen months
In all, be was imprisoned twcnty-.i1 months. For
t1e.ty,,ies months, Captaia Harris o2s ii irons,
srca. part Of the time in dunge0n-st no time al.
lowed - communicate with any one
Captain Harris would have been executed, but
the Federal authorities held Tennessee blood" as
March, and for some tine ealked VI the side Of hi,
Zee. from having worn shackles twenty-five months
Daring the whole time Captain Harri. was in
prison, he was defiant, denouncing the Confederacy
and pleading the cause Of the Union when tainted
and insultod by rebel officers and citizens. For
youth, his heroisn was sublime. With bloodhound
ferocty he was prosecuted and his hanging demand
ed by W. G. Kahn, John L. Toole, W d. Fain, and
other citizens Of East Tennessee Ii Captain Har.
r.s should shoot any Of these men he would BIZ es.
cusablc
While in prison in Knoxville he broke his fetter..
weighing from fifteen 10 twenty pounds, got out of
ai and was pursued and recaptured by soldier and
citizens Eleven gun. were fred at him within if
teen steps. Prominent in the pursuit of young Har-
ris was an old citizen Of this plsce-Wm. Beard
when Harris was captured, Beard cursed him and
caled On the guard " kill him. There was no per-
.onal difficulty between then-it was the spirit Of
the rebellion.
On Saturday evening last Harris returned W this
city On Monday he met this same VIM. Beard
aud boat him severely with club, breaking, it IL
said, two or three ribs.
The loyal people Of East Tennessee viii agree