Macon beacon., 1917-06-15
From The Macon Bsoeon, April ~, 1868
A Yankee Raid.

A Yankee Raid.
Our immediate section Of coun.
try has been comparatively quiet
since the beginning of the war.
but we have been at last stirred
! up by visit from the Yankee
cavalry. On Tuesday evening
the 2lst, news reached Macon
that a large force of the enemy
were approaching by the way of
StarkVille in Octibbeha county,
and were in rapid progress to-
words Macon. Report made the
number about five thousand, but
it was reduced to one company
! Of cavalry numbering about eigh-
| ty men, who reached the resi-
renee Of Mrs. Augustus, about
| 2 1-2 miles from town, at day
light down on Wednesday. They
took supper there and breakfast
the next morning, when they
ranged through the northwest
ern portion of the county rob-
binR individuals and houses, in
some places and providing them
selves with what provisions they
wanted. Tn y crossed the NoX-
lbee at Cranford's bridege, tax
ing with them several citizens as
prisoners. Young John Bryson
they took while at Mrs. Angus.
tuS's place, he venturing within
their lines with a gunin his hand
and a uniform coat on. He is
still aprisoner, Mr.. VIM. Cock
reIl, Mr.. Woodhn, and a young
man named Jones they kept
with them a few days and then
discharged. Mr.. Woodin's parol
We have seen. 1t is countersign-
ed II. C. Forbes. commanding
G. Company. 9TH Regiment Hi
nois volunteers u. S. Army"
This eXplodes the idea suggest
ed by some that they were a
band Of marauder3 from our own
army. Macon no doubt was
,aved a visit from them by their
hearing we had a large infantry
torce here. Another body of
heir caylary, numbering about
fifteen hundred, took the route
trough Webster and stopped at
.ouisyille in Winston county.
It is said they burned the fact
Jry IN Choctaw county. Forbes S
company was last seen six miles
beyond Philadelphia in Neshoba
ounty, It is said they boasted
to some of their prisoners that
that they had not been fired on
since they left the main body of
The army at Corinth. We can
not say for other places, but
here was a very considerable
jtampede for twenty miles
round in this county, the most
If those running for the Bigbee
TO cross into Alabama. We think
this altogether wrong. Every
one had better stay at their
homes and care Of their propertyt
So for we have heard no family
they have visited have been in
suited or abused. They take
what provisions they want for
heir immediate use and pass on, !
Now, that they have disappear.
I'd, the general impression is,
hat, while they were near
own, the whole company
,ould have been captured by
fifty WeIl-organized men under
| proper leader. Mr. Dinsmore
ode towards the camp, tied his
lorse in the woods. and walked
o the quarters, and inquired of
negroes if the Yankees were
here; they said they were in the
louse eating supper. Not tenmen
ould be raiaed about Macon to
'ttack them. At three O'Clock
n the morning two thousand of
'ur troops came up from Me-
'ldlan, and stopped at the d epot,
'ut they were either not inform
ID of the presence of tie Yam
,ee company, or they did not |
hoose to disturb the respose of
'ur quandam friends.
The mayor of Mobile has the
nlV correct doctrine abOut lvnch.