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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 3 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: May 21, 1863., [Electronic resource] 3 1 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: May 21, 1863., [Electronic resource], Burnside's Military Executions. (search)
, was stopped upon the streets on Tuesday last by a squad of the guard attached to the enrolling office department, and carried to office. He said he had papers about him which he thought ought to allow him to pass without interruption. Capt. A. J. Watkins, the officer in charge of the enrolling office, demanded them.--They were produced, proving to be of a class not very creditable to the character of the holder, representing him to be a discharged penitentiary convict. Henry seemed to be ty presented to send him out to Camp Lee. He manifested some uneasiness at his detention, and suddenly rising from his seat, said he believed he would walk through the Capitol Square, as he had some business to transact. To this proposition Capt. Watkins demurred. Henry thereupon became bellicose — swore that no man or set of men could force him to join this army, and ended his oration by a movement for the door. This was interrupted by the vigilant officer in charge, who laid violent hands