The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-07-22
THE RECORD OF 4 LEADIaa Den.
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THE RECORD OF 4 LEADIao DEF.
General Forrest Was one of the leaders Of
the Democratic Convention ct New York.
He helped make it, platform and nominate
its Candidates. Hswill Do sas Of - repre>
sentative men in the South Ct the reunited
Deusency. It 10 into the hands u himself
and Of men like him, the administration Of
Southern md National affairs will 70 If the
Democracy are successful in this CANVASS.
That party asks the people to plAce the gov.
eminent ID such keeping.
That the people may know the character
Of the men they will appoint over themselves
if they choose Democratic supremacy, we
Quote thus much Of the Congressional report
Of IN affair which gave General Forrest his
only military prominence. He was the COM
mandlns officer IN the eight q Fort Pillow, Of
which the following is the official account.
The Committee ny:
Immediately after the second Dag Of truce had
retired, tho rebsls made rash from the positions
thsy had 20 trsacherously gained and obtained
possession of the fort, raising the cry Of = N o
quarters But little opportunity vas allowed for
ssssstancs. Our troops, white and black. threw
down their Arms, and sought to escape BY running
down tho steep bluff near the fort. snd sccretin9
thsnisclves behind trees and logs ID the bushes
and under the brush, some even jumping into the
river, leaving only their heads above, a. they
cronched down under the bank.
Then followed scene of cruelty and murder
without = patallcl in civilized warfare, which
needed but tho tomahawk and scalpinr knife 10
0aPak Afe
+ ages. The Rebels commenced an indiscrmnate
slaughter, sparing neither age nor sex, white or
black, soldier or civilian. The oficefs and men
seemed TO vic With each other in tho d.vilish
H6l1 IN, vonse, ard evcn childrsa, wherever
fotu6 wers deliberately shot dowa, beaten and
more thap tep years old were forced to stand up
nef their mufdsfsrs while being shot; the sick
and wounded were butchered without mercy, the
lvAds vsre entcriaE the hospital buliings and
dragging them out to be shot, or killing them q
they lay sAsEs unable 70 offer the least reaislaass
All over The hillsides the work Of murder was 70
| ing on; numbers Of our men were collected TO
xetheE in lines or groupes, and deliberately shot
some wen shot while in this river, while Others on
the bank wore shot and their bodies kicked into
VISITOR. many Of them still living but unable to
FnAhv any exertions 10 save Themselves from
browning. Some Of the rebels stood on tho top
~ the hill, Of short distance down ite side and
called to our soldiers to come up to them, and, ~
they approached, shot them down In cold blood;
v their guns or pistols missed FIRE, forcing them
70 stand there until they were again prepared to
gre: Al around were heard cries Of mo quar-
fsH - 4oaFsefv KIN the damned niggsrs;
shoot them down. All who asked for mercv
wess saswsrsd By tho most cruel tannts and aneers
Soee 4Gsstared for time, only to b murdered
une6 el1p1ustAncss Of greater cruelty. No cru.
city which tie most fendish malienity could de-.
wise va omitted BY thsss murderers. One white
soldier Who vas wounded IN ono leg % % to be
unable TO walk, Wa. made to stand up while h;s
tbrmenton shot him, others who were wounded
and unable to stand were held up and aSain sho
tine negro who had been ordered BY . rebel oficer
y bold his horse, was killed BY him whom he re-
mounted; another, merc child, whom an officer
had taken up bshind him on his horse, was seen
w CHI ness, who Il once ordered the osicer 70
put him down and shoot him, which vs. done
The hsts aA1 tents in which many Of the wound.
"a md sought shelter were set on DIRE, both thai
night and he next morning, While the vouAled
800 seih n them-those only escapine who were
abls TO ct themselves out, and some Of those
TINS seeking to escape the flames wers met by
thefa runaas anl brutaily sies down, or had
thsfr bruins baAten ont. One man VA. aeAhef>
atpiy fastened down TO the door Of tent face m.
wArda. ~ means Of; asils driven through his
clothing and into the boards under him, 90 that
hecould not possibly escape and then the tent Ut
en- dfej aApthes was nailed 10 III side az build.
iss oatsiA tn isrt, nd thsa = buidiSne - On
hn and harmed. Ths sAarrsd Fsmains q I've or
IN bodies vsss Afterwards feand, IN But one 20
much dishgured and consumed BY the danes thar
they could not b identified and the identified.
tion OF that one 10 Mt absolutely certain although
thsfe ear hardly - : doshs sAAt it was the body
OF Lieutenant Aksrstrom, quastsrmaster Of the
18th Tennsssee cavalry, and : native Tennsssse
snF several Witnesses Who saw toe remains, and
VINO Nefe personally acquainted with him while
nving. have tssti6ed that II 10 their 6rm belief