The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-02-24

{ ID day of September, 1863. The
wtmen and children (there was
~ Q dozen men in town at the
t1e) hocked to the doors and the
~ ches, some with bright and hap
M faces, and some with rather
gtpmy ones; but all were anxious
80 what the yankees" looked
h. One little girl, when she
hs1rd they were coming went and
hid In the cellar; and when her
mamma asked her why she did 80,
said she thought the Yankees were
bears: Woolford's cavalry were
the first Federal troops stationed
in the county, and their quiet, or.
derry behavior gave the citizens
even the rebel ones-rather q good
optnion Of the Federal soldiers.
WHEELER made his first raid into the
10y on the morning Of Nov. IA,
in One regiment Of Woolford's
cavalry was still stationed at Ma
EyvlA the rest Of the command
hAvlnt gone to Rockford. When
WNelfofd heard of Wheeler's
sppgoach he came to meet him, but
returned afterward to Knoxville,
fighting oil the way. That was one
Of ~ most exciting days Blount
County knew during the war. A
few weeks later Sherman came
with his army. Maryville and all
tho surrounding country was alive
with camps and camp-fres. There
were more soldiers in the county at
that time thanat any other during
the war. Gen. Sherman made his
headquarters at DR.. Pride's resi-
dence, now the Friends school
house. Sherman and his men did
not stay long; and / do not think
thepeople Of Blount County, friends
or foes, grieved much when they
departed. After this q Brigade of
infantry was stationed at Maryville
for some tims. Gen. Beatty, the
| SamYl hrdsss 80 ~ eo1quaTtass
In tA6 h0us6 uOv Uoe6f - 0ys1lE
GeI Toole. His men, Hike Wool
ford'A were, most Of them, gentle
manly soldiers. Most of the time
during the winter Of '68 and "a,
and on into the spring, Maryville
was disputed ground. Scouting
parties from both armies were fire.
quently In town the same day.
When the Federal scouts came the
Union ladies greeted them warmly,
and always gave them something
good to eat; and when the Confed-
crate scouts came the rebel ladies
did likewise. One rainy evening
a party Of men rode into town, with
their uniforms completely hid by
rubber coats and long-topped boots
They came suddenly and from all
quarters of the town. 1t was i'm.
possible to tell from which army
they came. The men were surpris-
ed on the street corners and unable
to escape. Some Of the men would
rather have been off the street II
the soldiers belonged to the Federal
Army, and some Of them would
have felt safer II they had been sure
the scouting party were Confeder'
ates. Their look Of anxious un'
certainty was extremity ludicrous
and the ladies looked equally be
wildered. The soldiers saw how
matters stood and did not make
themselves known for some time
but after a while they exhibited
their blue uniforms and went away
without disturbing any one. A
company belonging to the I'd Ten
nessee Infantry, and commanded
by Capt Dorton, was stationed a
Masyville for quite . while. The,
made . fort Of the Court House
Wheeler made his second raid II
/ August 1854. Capt. Dorton wa
still in Maryville, and he retired In
side the fort with his men; when
detachment Of Wheeler's cavalry
} commanded by Major Lewis, enter
ed the town by the Clover Hill
. roaA. Lewis was drinking, conse
. qpsntly was not At for q command
} ct. Thinking he could smoke tn
men out of the fort, he set fire Il
a house that stood just below tn
house now occupied by Coming 4
Jones. The wind changed ant
blew the smoke on the Opposit'
direction. All the houses on tn
. square, both east and west wer'
burned but three. The Court HOus'
was one of them that escaped tn
Aame& So the Major had his trou