Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-03-08
The. Enemy in Barnwcll, s. c.

Mr.. II. T. Mdlcnely, the Inren1ant of Black
vile, has furnished us With some very inter-
esting facts connected with the passage OF
the enemy through tln neighboring District
of Barhweil.. Their recital now is but the
raEctitIon Of "twiee told tale; yet they have
been recorded for theintcrest OF those who
May come after US, as exhibiting the diabol-
ism OF Tie foe with whom We have had to con-
tend in our struggle for Independence.
T..e 2Oih Army Corps, under command Ct
Slocum, . genuine down, asler, from that
cotton-spihnirg potato patch. Rhod6 Island,
passed through Barnwell; and loug, will he
held in remembrance that bhhy Of fNimmacv-
late Yankee patriots. Kilpatrick's cavalry
were, Of course, the araat couricrS, and dis
portc,i themselves with that staggering air
peculiar to upst,rtish bragsar,s nnd COW.
ards. - -.
At Barnw.ll Court House the Yankees
were ersatatic in the thought tiet they were
Furnishing South Carolina Neither age or
sex was spared insult .joutiag: and robbery.
Buildings of all sorts were hurncd, although
tic o,:cusih;e order was that !:oue but unpc
cupied houses were. 10 &c dcs'roycd Yet.
from rriratee, TIE inforua:ion was obtained
t at all fnc residences were to be laid i'll,
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The Masonic Hall, a,building detached from
all. Others, was covered with oil and tprpen-
tine, ard then fred. Masons do not seem 10
abound in the Twentieth corps.
TIE publisher of the Barnweli Sentinel
lost heavily; but succeeded in saving some Of
his printing material BY buryipg il.
-aLI,od
the aged, sick ard helpless Jared alike, being
deprived Of the last rnorscl OF food. y I.arts
of Yankees with sc.eral wagon loade Of stolen
supplies approached tie house Of an old plan.
ter, and cnqnired If he had scf.i any 'rebels'
lately. The gentleman locking askance, ar
sweied nth mole than native cutencss:
WhY, yes, th.re we're ioftyor fifty over in
tLe'field e few minutes ago" The arran:
coT7rds did not pause to ascertain the truth,
but quickly cut the traces ans: rode Of at full
speed Oh the mules.
In the littlexown OF Dlackvi!ic frrty threa
houses were destroyed. The Baptist Chnrch
was desccrated by the sscrilcgious kuaves,
t'To balls being held in it which were attcn-
ded by miscegenating crowd of niggers sna
lsnkee offers. They ten turned the Bi.
plcsf uJul Suu Duuuly sccnOol DcOkS anu Tue /
church ornaments. Tie Methodist Church
Jared no better, having been used as stable.
The Post.cilico was sacked and The ,uails d.
stroyed. No person weslcft ur,noies;cd,, and I
the Yankees had lie raines Of several parties
whom they designed treating with especial Sc
verify.
They all have peculiar penchant for silver !
plate, gold watches and similar 7aluables |
Every rXertion was made to discover the !
places wheretliese articles were secreied. and /
IN inast instanceaswi;h astonishing success.
They would c7a!ninc risidiy fields and .ar-
lens, and in .!.eir netariou, pursuit. riitcd the
.rayes in the church yard, Tse graves Of
wp negroes, buried in the country, were open.
3D. and the bodies left disi7,ferred.
Ladies lost all their wealinc apparel, and
innocent little childyen likewise suffered. The
learilcas barharians stole the under clothing
# Mr.. Moloncy's infant, end took the shoes
tom the feet of his little daughter aged orly
I've Years.
1t is thus that those Northern vandals co
bout restoring the Cuion and cementing tho
Fs of amity between the long alicns!ed Sec
ions. That they aresuccaedirg admirably
inst ba ailowed Thcy arc d1i5;1; Ii,cse:y :.
hat We coult! wish---Tes'o:ng Gn;on If s,tf- 7
meut among tho people, awakening deter
.ined spirit ofresistance in all cias:es, and
lvoking upon their heads ths: Indignation
OF only of civilized nations, but ofis justly
fsrdsa Almighty.