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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), 12 . the Ravages of bushwhackers. (search)
12. the Ravages of bushwhackers.
Murfreesboro, Feb. 15, 1864.
Bushwhackers continue to keep the country in a high state of excitement.
They are going about with their hand raised against every body, and every body's hand raised against them.
As usual, murder, robbery, and spoils is their ambition.
These bandits are to be heard of on every side.
On the tenth instant, a band of thirty bushwhackers, under command of Cunningham and Davis, two notorious villains, attacked a supply train belonging to the sutler of the Fourth Michigan, between Fayetteville, in this State, and Huntsville, Alabama, and robbed him of his entire stock, which is said to have been worth two or three thousand dollars. A short time afterward, Lieutenant Robinson, with a squad of the Chicago Board of Trade battery, (on their way to Nashville,) came up, and an exciting chase commenced.
The bushwhackers, who were mounted on fleet horses and well armed, escaped, and brought with them most of their booty.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 17 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 18 (search)
The capture of Jefferson Davis.--An officer who accompanied Davis in his flight from Richmond, and who was present at his capture, gives Davis in his flight from Richmond, and who was present at his capture, gives the following account of that affair:--
Davis ran his risks and took his chances, fully conscious of eminent danger, yet powerless, fromDavis ran his risks and took his chances, fully conscious of eminent danger, yet powerless, from physical weariness, to do all he designed doing against the danger.
When the musketry firing was heard in the morning, at dim gray dawn, it was supposed to be between the rebel marauders and Mr. Davis' few camp defenders.
Under this impression he hurriedly put on his boots, andFederals!
was his exclamation.
Then you are captured, cried Mrs. Davis, with emotion.
In a moment she caught an idea — a woman's ide
Strange as it may seem, there was not even a pistol in the tent.
Davis felt that his only course was to reach his horse and arms, and compd written, and under these circumstances, and in this way, was Jefferson Davis going forth to perfect his escape.
But it was too late for