Journal and confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-10
NEW, SERIES Oh. aI-NO ::ls::,s


particularize iii this issue, but viii be more
minnie in a.futilro reference, when VIC shall;
have gathered the many, items and incidents:
attending this cruel INVASION. After the cots,
ton, government stores, &C., had been burned,
fthe majority Of the Yankees dispersed III small
squads .over'tl,e town. to rob nprivate account.
Nearly every house in Camden and Kirk@ood
was visited. Tn fact We haze heard Of but
two that escaped, besides those in the inme.
diatc vicinity Of Bishop DAVIS residence, be-
fore which guard we understand, was placed.
The condnct Of these invaders varied, in differ-
ept localities, aerordingto the dominant in-
stincts Of the individuals WHO composed the
squad. Iii some instances, rare ones, they arc
reported to have behaved with courtesy and
gehtlcness, neither plundcring nor Insulting the.
inmates, AID limiting theirdemands to i din
mel ora Bed. In others, and these by far the
larger humber, they seem to havc:ruur through
the gatnet from SIMPLE ilnpestihcncc to gross
outrage, and from petty piltering to Wholesale
spo!iation: and robbery. Many families have
beeh stripped OF everything they had III the
wGrld, and for there especially we would bp-
speak tile sympathy and aid Of those who suf-
fcred less. In one ncighborhood, where sever
al barrels Of l.qnor had been buried by their
owners; anddng nphy the Yankees, drirnkclI-
FsnHess came to stimulate outrage, and intensity
HE horrors Of The scene, They seemed to
t<ke special delight in frightening women and
lc'lildrcn, and VIC have hcard.of private dwell.
lngs being set on fire under circumstances of
the ssDat wantoA AID ID
loss Of property AMI tie pollution oftheir pres
| cncc IS all we hayc been cailed on to en,l,,rc.
But That is qnict snoush 70 satisfy us for: -
long willie 50 come. -
True to their instincts they sought affiliatou
with our slaves, and devoted PORTION 'oi their
time 10 persuadiny them to desert tI'eir owners
! and try the blessings Of Yankee liroIoin About
two hundred and. fifty, we hear, from the town
ana p!anlatiqrIs in the vicinity, have hecn de,
lddcd in going of, but the large majority Of
the slaves kave proved faithful 10 their masters,
Indeed great praise is dur thcri, especially the
hou5e-scrvants, WHO, as "a whole, stood
faithfully BY their lnistrcsses, and by their earn.
est and active efforts, aided greatly in prevent
ing outrage and saving property .
Although the force which entered camden
wss small. there were large bodies Of Yanke4
in the vicinity. In TACT the whole of SaER.
MANS Amy probably passed within twenty.
miles Of US. The party who came in on Friday
left on Saturday hight, but straggIers are still.
to be sceniin the vici 'ity, and larger bodies are
known to be at no great distance. Whether
SuERMAs is going we haro no means Of con-.
jectnring with any approach to accuracy. Cut
off from all communication with the world, wa
know nothing Of what is going on elsewhere,
and we have no data on which to base cal
cnlaticn. tits possible that he at this time
occupies Cheiaw, and in that case we shall
probably be wholly rid of our unwelcome yisi-
tor for the present. Upon the whole we have
mach to be thankful lor We havc lost much
and We have suffered much but we might
have lost and suffered much more heavily !;
and in so glorious cause who would not suffer
checr:ully? Let us then keep a stout heart,
trusting that lie who orders all things wisely,