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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 35 (search)
s lips, the General, who had taken charge of the drop, pulled the wedge — the barrel tipped, the guerrilla dropped. He was a man of about thirty, a rough, stout fellow, was dressed in butternut homespun, and looked the very ideal of a guerrilla. He died of strangulation, his heart not ceasing to beat for twenty minutes. Then a slip of paper was pinned to his back, on which the General had previously written: This guerrilla hanged by order of Brigadier-General Wild. Daniel Bright, of Pasquotank County. And the body was left hanging there, a warning to all passing bushwhackers. Encamping that night near River Bridge, the next morning the prisoners and the long contraband train, with the cavalry and artillery, were sent forward to Norfolk, when General Wild started with the remainder of his brigade for Indiantown, fifteen miles distant, in Camden County, at which point Colonel Draper had been ordered to join him. At first, the country was poor, and the houses were mean and far apa
The Daily Dispatch: September 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], $100 reward. (search)
x miles below the cape of that name, and 15 miles north of Ocracoke, and is distant from the main land (Hyde county) about 20 miles. When visited about a month since, by the writer of this, there were only eight thirty-two's mounted, though preparations were then being made to place some guns of a larger range and larger calibre in position. It was then commanded by Major Andrews, of Goldsborough, N. C., and garrisoned by two companies from the county of Martin and one from the county of Pasquotank, making in all about three hundred men. Among the officers stationed there, were Captains Clemmons, Lamb and Cohoon; Lieuts. Citizen, Biggs. (son of Judge Biggs,) and Brothers; Col. Thompson, of the Engineers, (the constructor of the fort.) and Dr. Brown, late of the United States Navy,--all of whom, with the exception of Lieut. Citizen, have been taken prisoners. At that time Col. Martin was stationed at Fort Oregon, about forty miles distant, and I sincerely hope that he was not presen
The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
[correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.]the battle of the Lismal Swamp. In this war of big battles, it is well to notice closely what may be done by a few determined men, even when opposed by apparently overwhelming odds. The fight made by the Third Georgia regiment on Saturday last, near South Mills, on Sawyer's farm, in Pasquotank county, N. C., is calculated to inspire all our troops with fresh courage. For five hours this regiment, commanded by the gallant Colonel Wright, and aided by McComas's battery of light artillery, fought five regiments of the Federals, with three pieces of artillery, and finally drove them to their boats. I have visited the battle ground, and the furrowed earth, the torn traces, the wounded and dead, attest the hard fighting done on this Our success is largely attributable to the admirable position selected by Colonel Wright, and to the splendid fighting of McComas's battery. Alas, for our country, that she should lose the life and services
The Daily Dispatch: July 29, 1862., [Electronic resource], Yankee depredations in Eastern North Carolina. (search)
rom Norfolk, and having with them half a dozen negro men in arms. These negroes, it was subsequently ascertained, had run away from that place some ten days previous, and had now come back after their wives and children. They succeeded in obtaining them, and during the night about one hundred other negroes joined the party, when they marched off in the direction of Norfolk. A few days before this occurrence a considerable number of negroes had made their escape, and a young man from Pasquotank county, named Job Williams, secreted himself, in company with several others, near the line house, with a view to intercept and capture them. At a late hour of the night some forty negroes made their appearance, armed with pistols and cudgels, and, discovering Mr. W.'s place of concealment, one of them fired and shot him through the femoral artery. Before falling he discharged both barrels of his gun, when the negroes fled. Mr. W. was taken by his associates to the hotel, where he died bef
The Daily Dispatch: January 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], The recent expedition of the enemy to Elizabeth City, N. C. (search)
d of two regiments of negroes, one of which was commanded by Ex Gov Todd, of Ohio. They landed at Elizabeth City on Friday, 18th ult., and spent some eight days before they returned, during which they destroyed ten buildings in the counties of Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck, and outraged and plundered the people in the most heartless manner. Whilst in Elizabeth City the officers were all quartered on the most respectable families, indiscriminately, (the commissioned officers being white, thcross beam of an old house, where his remains were found forty-four hours afterwards by his Colonel, and buried with military honors. On the back or the murdered soldier was a label with the following words: "Here hangs a guerilla of Pasquotank county, Daniel Bright, by order of Brig. Gen. Wilde." The unfortunate man's name was Daniel Bright, co L, 62d Georgia cavalry. We are indebted to Gov. Vance for the following letters from Wilde to Captains Rhott and Sanderlin, which sho
The Daily Dispatch: January 22, 1864., [Electronic resource], The murder of a Confederate soldier by Gen. Wilde. (search)
he repeated a hundred times, until the acting Chaplain stopped him. He then rose to his feet walked up the inclined board with a firm step, at the point of the bayonets of the colored guard, advanced quickly to the head of the cider barrel, and stood under the house. This being placed around his neck, Col. Shorttiff invoked the throne of Grace in behalf of the guilty wretch. As the word "Amen" dropped from his lips, the General, who had taken charge of the drop, pulled the wedge — the barrel tipped, the guerilla dropped. He was a man of about thirty, a rough, stout fellow, was tressed in butternut homespun, and looked the very ideal of a guerilla. He died of strangulation, his heart not ceasing to beat for twenty minutes. Then a slip of paper was pinned to his back, on which the General had previously written: "This guerilla hanged by order of Brigadier- General Wild-Daniel Bright, of Pasquotank county." And the body was left hanging there, a warning to all passing bushwhackers.