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The Daily Dispatch: October 16, 1863., [Electronic resource] | 7 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Horrible murder.
--Mr. Sands Smith, an old citizen of Matthews county, Va., was murdered in a most horrible manner by the Yankees on Wednesday of last week.
It appears that Col. Spears's 11th Pennsylvania regiment, with some artillery, and a negro regiment from Portsmouth, had been sent to Matthews county to catch Beall's meo approach him. He was then tied behind a buggy and carried four miles beyond Matthews Court-House, on their return to Gloucester Point.
While on the march Mr. Smith was so brutally treated by the private soldiers that he asked to see Col. Spears.
When that officer came up, instead of reproving the soldiers he seized a stick take warning, such will be your fate, you damn cowards.
Here lies the body of an old bush whacker."
The next morning, after the departure of the Federals, Mr. Smith's body was carried to his almost distracted and now orphan family.
Mr. Thomas Smith, the brother of the murdered man, and owner of the adjoining farm, was also