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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 65 (search)
The pet Lambs.--The Wheeling Intelligencer chronicles the arrival there on the 26th of December of thirty-four secesh prisoners known as Moccasin Rangers. They were caught in Wirt, Roane, and Gilmer Counties. The cold weather had driven them in for shelter. They had eaten up everything in the woods, including hoop-pole bark, and were forced to come into a civilised neighborhood to get something to eat. Some of them are lame, halt, and frosted, and there is scarcely a comfortable suit of clothes in the whole crowd. Among the number is the notorious Dan Dusky, who boasted that he had a little graveyard of his own in which he had buried a considerable number of Union men. Coming up on the boat during Christmas day, Capt. Baggs got a pitcher of whisky, and gave the pet lambs, as he calls them, a Christ mas drink all round.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 240 (search)
number of the enemy were killed, how many the Sergeant does not know. Many bodies were seen on the ground, and several were taken into the Court-House, and seen there by one of our cavalry, who was a prisoner in the Court-House for a short time, and afterwards made his escape. The following is the report by the Sergeant of our loss:-- killed. Private Saintilair1 wounded. Corporal Max, ball through the hip1 Corporal Turner, ball in the ankle1 Private Lynch, ball in the hand1 Private Baggs, ball in the foot1 missing. Private Sullivan1   Total casualties6 Five prisoners were captured by our troop, their names being as follows:--John W. Ryan, private of the Old Guard; H. F. Lynn, Prince William Cavalry; John A. Dunnington, Prince William Cavalry; F. W. Worders, Prince William Cavalry; W. F. Washington, son of the late Col. Washington, of the United States Army. Having no good means of keeping prisoners here, they are sent to Headquarters for further disposition.
The Daily Dispatch: March 26, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 19 (search)
When old Baggs, the model of punctuality, came to die he called off a list of those persons whom he wished to act us pall bearers. After a few moments he spoke again. "My son, read me that list; is Mr. Wiggins's name on it?" "Yes, father, it is." "Then," said the old man, "strike it off; he is never punctual, never anywhere in season, and he might detain the procession an hour." Mrs. Nancy Hawkins, of Shelby county, N. C., committed suicide by hanging herself last week.