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who can 80 we'll appreciate gslantry manly daring
and deeds Of prowesS both In the Cshuet and he 6sN
viii pay fitting compliment 10 him
Who leaves his name.
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FROM ALABAMA.
March Throsgh tho Cssnsry-Csndues q
the slaves-CrueIty Of Uastcrs-Meut
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Correspondence ofThe N. Y. Tribune
CAMP OF FIRST DIVISION. SIXTEENTH Army CoRps
MONTGOMERY, Ala. May s. 1885,
We arrived here from Blakcly, opposite Mobile.
on the 25h Of April marching by way Of Greenyil,e
The distance is 40 miles, time Of marching, thirteen
days. including one day Of rest at Greenvlle Major.
Gen. Grierson. with cavalry command passed Us st
Cireenvle striking out 10 Americus Ga He has been
heard from at Euiauls, Ala, where Gov. Watts bnd
taken no bis abode and located the fugitive seat Of Gov
eminent Of Alabama.
The first half of the march from Baksy was through
pine woodsbdrreas the country called the soil being
light. but by no means barren-with very few cearngs
or settlers few families of Greek half.breeds and VI
tho poor white trash" were the only inhabitants ot
the country
For two days before We reaehd GreenyIle, and fro,
reenyile TO Montgomery the country Is well settled
and cultivated.
No Union army had passed through the country b..
fore US and the people greatly excited aud
fed The wealthy planters tried TO hide their stock
and supplies but in vain The mules and loads Of bacon
were dragged on. of the svsmps and hiding places to
replenish scan commissay supplies, and to replace
worn out animals in the train.
the highways. almost impeding our march. have
heard tae number that came into Montgomery with the
Corps estimated as high as 5000. In many cases ve
advised them stay with their old masters but they
said mo da was going to BE- free" and that their Old
masters had treated them too cruely.
One old man. ~ years old, born in tho North and
free man, had been kidnapped at the age OF 70 and had
been held in Slavery silyee years lie said this was
the first chance he had had in all these long years Of
Slavery TO regain his liberty and he was bound to avail
himself OF it; he wouldn't risk Staying with his Old
master and take tho chance of being made FREQ By tins
laws.
twas truly surprising TO see the correct KNOWLEDGE
tlese negroes had Of the war They knew the Yanks"
were their friends they that tue approach Of the
Federal army meant deyerance.
On plantation north Of GreenyiIe, in the edge Of
Lowndes County. an oyerseer named Chatham. or tho
plantation of Mr. JOSH Williams living il Montgon.
cry, shot one negro dead and wounded another, WHO
escaped to the army The wounded nan told re that
they tue slaves Only stopped work for little while TO
look at some of our straggers going along the road ft
was not on the road main column was marching oa)
and that after tho overseer supposed all the Urionss
were past, he ordered the negroes to re un" their work,
which they were little slow to DO telling him that tho
paroy he drew bis revolver and shot the so mon as
above related Two OF bis neghbors. one named Carr.
were with him. and c, mphmentoi Chatham on mis-
Jrarery in shooting down unsrIned Ind unresis!ng
slaves They all into the house 10 take drink III
it, when another lot Of sraggSag soldiers came along
Chatham AMI his friends made hei escape 10y the back
door The soldiers moved his wife On! children out OF
the house and Sc. fire to IT,
The ne 70 told ne that some of Mr.. Wiiamss hands
bad seen him in Montgomery. aad he expressed sorros
at Chatham, brutality.
Gen Steele with colored troops arrived here by tho
feet on the 3l3 ut The refugee negroes are rapidly
eullstipg over 1900 having already been recruited.
Gen Steele has command oi ell the forces in Central
Alabama
The people OF Montgomery appear rather sllen
They think they have been stlJagaea- and they don't
loice n, our occupation Of Alabama. Tie Montgomery
bfrl newspaper is doing good WORK. Major A. u.
Banks-'orncfly | thirk, Congressional Irid and
NJ Roberts son II the old editor OF TIE Nashville
Banu- sre tie adiso,s OF Tie Mail They have been
rs true to the old Government they eoli be urder
the reign OF terror and despo.sm OF Davis They arc
true men, and viii do noble work in reseaerAtins Ala
blma.
Tie Airertissr skcdalllod 70 Columbus where, be-
leye. Wilson overlook it. Tho migratory MsmEki, AP-
p,ei which hos been successiyely located at Granada
and Jackson. Miss. Atlanta, Ga. and Montgomery.
started its travels again when Wilson came. Il.
too probably stopped at Columbus. EAisEY