Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-08-26
Who General Chalmers Is.


The question has been repeatedly asked
of US as to whether the Gen. Chalmers who
is now going about the State telling our cit
lzens what their duty is in the coming elec-
ton, is the same Gen. Chalmers whose
name was made infamous during the rebellion
by his connection with the Fort Pillow Mas
sscre. We are informed that this question
was asked Kim while in this city and his
reply was that he was the same one bat that
il was all a mistake about the massacre as
nothing of the Kind took place there.
Gen. Chalmers was there as second in
command. a, the time specified. and that Is
sufficient We have better authority than
Gen. Chalmers, as to the massacre. Every
one is familiar with the sickening details Of
what transpired a, Fort Pillow on the 18th
day of April. 1863. Every one remembers
that the garrison. manned mostly by coIored
United States troops, was captured by sn-
perior force Of rebels and the whole garri
son pu, to death. Nor will any one ever
forget the shudder tina, spread over the
North As the details Of that terrible butch
er, became known. The disgrace which
every one felt over the crime and the indig-
nation against the officers who would per
NIT it, vas almos; too deep TO find utter
anoc. Harper's Pictorial History Of the
War saws Of 1t
The troops composing the garrison. black anil
white. threw down their arms AMI sought t. escape
by running down the steep hlaf the rivcr side.
hiding behind tr'scs. io.-. bushes-anything which
could ssorl them aEAins; the msr'sie.t isnd.
which at that moment the .so.s upon. Ne
wonder they sed. A. n soon clcarly appeared It
no; contest Of men with men. but Of mcn
with brutal. fcn,iish murderer Tho oaPiurvi
fort and lie vicinity became at onoc human
shaDhles- wlthou, discrimination Of age or scN.
and without merry. men. women and chiliren
w,re huirherNesi until night put end IN tho hor
rihe ,ragr.ly. which was again renewed ca the fiil
lowing morning. Not even slocp ooah qurneh the
hcry hate q fcrrcsgs men. Erca the ofsoer..
with few EXCEPTIONS. assi.iei In the bloody car
nlsAl II Was exactly ihrc, year. 10 day .incs
the attach fort sumter had lccn male. sni the
-Ame siolenoc which had inci,el mea IN trrA-ou
played On ihl. AHnirer-Ary iy the Shameless mas.
serv % United >iAie> soldiers al Furt Pillow
An investigation bv the Congressional
Committee on the Conduct Of War ~As ord
cred from whose report We clip the follow
ing
"Thc rei-is commenced inll@-Ftmlnai.
slaughter, spArinS aciihcT Ase scN. white s"T
hfaFA sas mrsF
sssuscd b. Ne viii each other ia the rsihsh vurA
men. woa,en. and even chihlrvu. wherever fouBi
weir lclicrAiely .hss ,lo~u. i-sAioa. Aai hAsscI
with sa,res -ome - The chii,irvrn. ~; morn than
tru year obi werv furvs-i O. staI.i W and fac
the muriervr. while tciRg .ho,. the sirk AMI
woga,i~i wcry buuhcrv.i wiihou; msry-y. the rvb
els even entering tbs ho.liial huiidihx ami dras
sing them os; t. D. -ho;. OF killing thesn a. they
tsy tser- uhsl.. 10 oner tho iea-i T,--3sisnrs AT
over TIE hisiis thc wurk - mur,isr soiur
ct numbers - roik,ctssi lssgstil.F IN
lines lrouIs- assd deub-rairiy slog sosnr seT-
shot hilc tn ihc rtvcr. while othrr- "a thr hank
WEIR shoi AnI thsir boiiss hiea"i iaia Tho water.
nlAns q tiscIa stin hvinE bui uuAllr T. rnAis any
cNerfs,sa. o. save thssBs.iscs fr1sn drowning Al
arVansl were hcari enc. 81 10 qnsricr" No
quartz" Kill ihs tAmnc,l Eig.yr-. .h..s ihcta
dosn " Al n ho sskrsi ioT taeTvs werv answered
by lii inpsi cruel tAEuis ami snccTs. >'tac Nrrv
sIsar,~i ~ t!nic onll g. - mur'serSsi under cir
csEa-tAnoc- Of srraier cruelty. >lrruciiy which
Tia m"-i Gcnh.h u84uSuiiy could dctisc Was
omitted by thc~c muricrs-r~- one ahiss -ohiier
whu wa Ncun'ls-i IN one - 4. T. e aHAt,r ta
wall. ua.ie 10 stand up wtIr he i.'rrncHi.'Es
chat him ether. who acTc Wounlci and uuslie -
.iand were held up AMI again ,hot Onc lc.r,.
who hal t.-cu arirrs-i by r,t- usrsr 9" hoid hls
h"rsc. ~a- killed. hy him uhcn he rrsaouHsssi.
sa,they a.err cAaid srAlas acrv As5 fatcn ~
beAsai As-s ~ hr.e. b. CA.liassr.. sAo
at ordered fAs oer 70 pal Aiaa dosr- sa8 sAs
A4Ha siacA door The huis ami ti.is IN whirh
many - tllr RoBalst hsd .-sasht slsitsr
on hrv. both that night ami The neat nurniIs-.
While ihe uaaBisl NrT. siin IN thru Il'--r assiv
c-aaplng Hha were ahic D. sei Themselves "ui. -
" lso could Irv-sau on utAcrs lcss injured than
theIn-'sl, - Ia help thcai out. and even =
iho-- thus -sesing 30 c-oag-e the fame. wrrv mci
by iho-c rufiiAn. and uruiaIiy sAoa down. hal
their hrain- i-oainn out one va. 'ieAl-rzicl,
fastened down e. ihe no-aT # tent. farr upSAri
b, mean. Il Hali. driven tAfsush HI. oiotlias AIT
into The boAF,i. un.ieE hla. that he coasi b,s
possibly cseag--. ami tbrH tlse teni II 90 aT,.
another va nAiici b. tie -i.ir q bullua.' oul
side Il Tia, fort AMI then n. huii!iu. - 90 ar
t,ilc. Werv Afieruar-i fousri AL lai ouc >, saosh
disagurv-i anil consumed hs the Game. hat iiary
could not h. iicuuhri-
The more such men the Democratic party
send to Maine TO help on Fusion, the better
II will be for Republicans. They all be
SURF 10 receive the ireaimen, Of gentlemen
rather than Of the inhuman sayAges they
have shown themselves TO be. but the result
vii BE- an intensifing Of the Indignation
against them.
The voters Of Maine prefer 10 derive their
political information from other and purer
sources. lie, those who think alike ac;
together" and Il the fusionists OF Name can
aooep, Gen. Chalmers as teacher, lie; them
act with him.