The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-07-31

SnYo1 "a. troop = 3, had been employed
an Breaking open and desp the stores
andshouses around theAguare. They had
found ont large quantity Of old wine.
which had been stored there for safekeeps:
ing. They broug squantity this:
win wine and abunda Of provisions to their
prisoners, and desired, them: to make.
themselve comic ortabl ble-to which course,
IbelieVe, these required but little press;
:iine. have understood that the assur-:
ance &c was even added that thoir wives; and
sianfiliesswere lin no danger, beyond that
Eof losing; their silver, jeWelry and horses:
EThiS threatened loss seemed avery trivial
matter compared to the outrages which;
were said stoshaye been committed in COL
umbia5 and other places taken 1.-THE
enemy ~ :.s.i ..t:sss
Ia the meantime, those of the troops
who were not. ON guard scattered them
selves oyer the surround ing country. In
fparties of. FIVE or Six they entered every
house; demanding watches and valuables.
Often appearing at;s1the stables first, they
seized every horse which was fine and
valuable. Then4they entered the houses,
in: which there often remained only the
women. and children. w here they could
getsffood, they were TO oleEable civil but
when ,sthe people were poor, and really
[had nothing, they suspected them Of. de-
,nSy7ing il. and. in consequence, became
rude and violent. 15...z.
f. III one case they had been assured that
Eansolda gentleman, was impose ession OF. a
Elarrea amount t. Of sxaluab ables. He had in
reality sold and disposed of them; but they
refused to- believe his assurance, and
taking him to a neighboiing wood, hung
him on a tree, promising to take him
I:downsiff he would disclose where his val
uables were. The unfortunate man, am
assured, really. did not have them. They
| took him down three times in.succession,
when they saw that he could stand it no
Ilonger; but, disbelieving all his ass1r-
sances, they hung. him again, until, tired
of torturing they at; length released him.
When, they. entered houses, they rushed
into every room, as simultane neousty as
possible, ransacked sideb boards, bureaus,
and seized ything Of value. Inssome
cases they tore the earrings through the
ears Of the ladies, searched their pockets,
and even: drew off their wedding rings.
Sometimes they had an exact account OF
the number Of watches owned in each
family, and required them to be produced,
upon pain. of hanging the owners. Those
who had parted with these articles and
really did not have them were thus re-
duced to q sad state, but L have never
heard that any lives were actually taken.
One lady emptied out her, bureau draw
ers upon the floor, disarranging every
thing about her house as? {. they were ac-
cust6med to leave things, and then sat
[iamenting In the midst Of the confusion.
Several times during the, day the marau-
ders entered her dwelling, but seeing eve
rything in this state they .retreated, sup
posing her house already sacked. She
lost nothing. Some ladies, better OFF
than their neighbors, employed them
selves in cooking for the whole three
days of their stay, and in entertaining
with provisions and with their worst
whiskey all who came in. These Jared
comparatively well, and had only their
horses taken. The negroes, as general
thing, remained faithful to their owners,
though offered liberty by these marau-
ders. They often hid jewelry and silver
| in their own cabins, and restored them
when the confusion was over. j..
One gentleman, residing in the neigh
borhood, had an elegant pair Of carriage.
horses carried of, and with them the boy
who tended them. But in the course of
Ea week the boy returned with pair still
handsomer than those taken away.
general Brown,a had several horses
and mules devoted to carrying his own
,plunder. These were led in. the midst of
the band, bearing sacks piled with silver
and jewelry. They did not take up room
with articles Of less value. $
For three days the devastation and
plumber in the town of Anderson contin-
ued ;sthen the band, went on to the town
of Hartwell, in Georgia, continuing the
lsame scenes of spoliation and robbing
along the road wherever they went
think it was there that they received
news that:the escort which Jefferson Da-
Wis had dismissed in Abbeville had col
looted, and were coming in pursuit of
them. They therefore broke up their en-.
campment in great haste, and returned
towards And derson and Pendleton.
I should. have mentioned that before
approaching near Pendleton the first
time, they had, sacked the: town of Green;
vile and carried otfseyeryt thing which
they could discover Of value from that
place. !,
They now returned to Pendleton, and
my friend Pauline was unfortunate enough
to witness their entry.
AsI have already said it is from her
that i derive this description. I think it