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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), Doc. 33. capture of Lexington, Missouri. (search)
enced generous and humane treatment, both from Gen. Rains and from the residents along the route — such is the statement of several of our men. Gen. Rains ordered an entire flock of sheep to be given to them, and there was no time lost in apportionment or appropriation. The inhabitants also liberally gave them provisions. Wagons were provided for those unable to walk, either from wounds or fatigue, and the whole party thus came through with extraordinary expedition. Word was sent to Gen. Prentiss at Quincy, and means of transportation provided by which the men were brought down to Quincy, where they arrived on Monday. There were with the force only eight women, Col. Mulligan and several of his officers having left their wives at Jefferson City. The prisoners will be taken to Springfield and held for exchange, rank for rank. Claib. Jackson came into Lexington on Saturday, it is reported, bringing his travelling Legislature with him. We have thus hastily thrown together the
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 243 (search)
of late taken a very strange and very cruel shape. The Union men are being hunted out by these lawless dare-devils, like wild beasts or noxious reptiles. A remarkable instance of this species of diabolism was related by a very worthy gentleman at Headquarters this morning. It appears that the loyal people of Lexington have been banished from their homes for some weeks. One of the Home Guards, a German, Fettes by name, ventured to revisit his home in Lexington, since the proximity of General Prentiss. A party of rebels discovered him in a house, under a bluff, and seized him. They did not swear him, as some of our good-natured friends may imagine, but as the river was conveniently near, they tied a rock to his neck with a rope, and threw him into the river. The poor martyr, struggling for his life, managed to swim ashore, when these chivalrous sons of Mars threw him over again, and again he regained his foothold; a third time they cast him into the stream, and then left him for dea
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 252 (search)
Doc. 240. fight at Mount Zion, Mo. General Prentiss' official report. Headquarters army overy respectfully, your obedient servant, B. M. Prentiss, Brigadier-General. List of killed ount Zion Meeting House, in Boone County. General Prentiss having come to this place yesterday with ebel camp. Arriving within about a mile, General Prentiss ordered Colonel Glover to attack a detachjoined the force of Colonel Glover, while General Prentiss held a position with a reserve of sharpshn the 25th they started, accompanied by Brig.-Gen. Prentiss and part of his staff, Col. Glover, Maj, in less than ten hours. On his arrival, General Prentiss received information of the existence of fight, brought by those who had escaped, General Prentiss gave orders for the six companies of cavaer with ten prisoners. In the mean time Gen. Prentiss had ordered the infantry,under the commanding to their wounded. This was granted by Gen. Prentiss. The enemy were commended by Col. Dorse