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The Daily Dispatch: May 26, 1864., [Electronic resource], The facts about the capture of Fort Pillow. (search)
urpose probably of keeping their courage up, and when the flag of truce was seat in these deluded creatures were marching round the flag staff in the centre of the fort singing in old cornshucking style "Rally, bays, Rally," and so it was in their drunken frenzy they had not discretion enough to ground their arms and lower their flag when our forces had carried their works and were bearing down on them with a shower of deam. And here I wish to correct as erroneous impression in regard to Gen. Periest's views in relation to the negroes. He is opposed to killing them at all. He thinks they should be treated as captured property. He expects the light to be whipped, and our independence gained, and institutions maintained, consequently be wants to protect and reclaim the negroes from the Yankees for laboring in our cotton fields; and with this view he did all that be could. When he demanded the surrender it was insultingly refused. The commander asked an hour to consult with the gunbo