Doc. 140. Col. Grensle's proclamation. November 8, 1861.
I have this day placed upon your beautiful court house the flag of our Union.
I leave it in your charge and protection.
If taken down by rebel hands, I will return here and pillage every house in the town owned by secessionists or those who sympathize with rebels.
Any outrages hereafter committed upon Union men or their families, will be returned on the secessionists twofold.
Property taken from Union men by the rebels, in or out of the county, must be returned immediately.
I hereby give the rebels ten days to make good all losses sustained by Union families in Texas County.
If neglected, the consequences be upon your heads.
I shall soon return to your county, and shall see that this proclamation is complied with to the letter.
If you wait for me to execute it, I will do it with a vengeance.
N. Grensle, Colonel Commanding.
