The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-08

shot down because taccoTuIhS 49,.
won1an's statement) he was an III
fernal rebel"
The Jail was burned by order Of Gen.
Giilam-Gen. Stoneman stormy re-
buked him for it. but it did not serve
to entirely restrain his pro-
pensities, for a day or two after, WINE
awav from h Immediate comnlanu
of Stoneman, he fired the factory At
Patterson.
All the county records at Boone.
and all private papers and hpoAs
were destroyed.
After the place was sacked and the
raiders were leaving, the citizens
were consoled by the assurance that
Kirk was 70 follow and clean Out
all the rebel nests in the
AT W~ukesbOrO.
Nothing of particular note occurred
except that Gen. Gillian captured
the late Gen. James Gordan's horse.
His headquarters were at Mr..
tus Finley's, a brother-in-law Of Gen.
Gordon. and finding the horse there.
he captured" it. And to show the
Generals sister and n!eces what a
gallant and heroic achievement he
considered the capture OF the dead
Generals horse, he had a man to
him and parade him up ana
down before the door SO that the
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man had done a gallant deed.
At Salem and Winston.
There was a departure from the
ordinary curse of civilized warfare as
practiced by the Federals-there was
not the usual amount Of pillage. n
authorities happening to hear Of the
approach Of the raiders, met them
and made a formal surrender of the
town. / am not aware that a deman
for surrender was made of any place
during the entire raid or that any
place except Salem and Winston
(Which are one) made a formal ten
der Of surrende r.
At Mocksvilic.
A number of citizens thinking It
might be only a small squad that was
plu ldering, prepared to resist, and a
short distance from town fired upon
the head of the UNI but finding
themselves outnumbe-ed, retreated.
Threats of burning the village for
this outrageous attempt to defend It
We're made, but not carried into exc
cutiOn.
At Salisbury.
Though no official sanction was
given. scarcely a house escaped pill
age. Special hate was felt towards
the place, because here was the
prison pen" where SO many soldiers
Of the Union had suffered from the
"barba-fty" of Confederate officials,
and many of the captors thought lay
ing in it IN ashes would be a very
moderate punishment. Many Of the
citizens and some of the school boys
were arrested and put in the prison
where the Federals had been held,
and tainted and jeered and subject
ed to Insult and abuse, helpless as
they We're.
Mention hes been made Of the irish
prison recruits. Some of them fought
calamity for the C~onfederacy. During
the fight, one of them was shor
through the lungs. but continued to
load and fire while he retreated till
he fell in Mrs. NJ. e. Ramsey's piazza.
Though the balls were whistlfn@
through her yard. she went to him
and maraged to get him in the house.
He remarked, They have killed me,
hut 7 die a brave man: ] fought them
as long as I could stand" Though
alone with her helpless little children
end unprotected, she nursed and
stimulated him the greater part of
they day till she got a physician OF
the town to romove him to the hos
pital, Though his oun was appa-
rentlv mortal, he returned a week
or two after to thank her for her
kindness.
Capt. Frank Y. McNee1v was found
in the arsenal and shot. Lieut.. Stokes
Of Maryland, was sitting on his horse
in front Of Gen. Bradley Johnston's
headquarters when a squadron Of
raiders dashed into the street. An
officer in front cried out, There's an
snfeTanl rebel; charge him" NJ
Lieutenant drew his pistol, and wa.
ing till the officer was in point blaut,
range, shot him through. He then
put spurs to his horse and fled. hut
one of the raiders in advance of thu
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intended to sabre him. but the Lieute-
nant suddenly ~reigring his ho~se
aside. let the raider pass. and as he
passed. fired and killed him. He wa
pursued out Of town, but finally eludod
them and escaped. The officer killed
proved to be one of Gen. Stoneman's
| staff. MANY die and citizens were
SUBJECTED to insult. One lady (Mrs
Names c. kerry saw q man riding her
ruehand's horse. She knew tha'
her husband had ridden him out OF
town that morning. and fearing the
worse told the man that it was hel