Gen. Rosecrans is establishing for himself in
Tennessee a reputation fully equalling that of
Butler in New Orleans.
By his order fifty houses have been burned, as a retaliation for rebel raids upon the N. & C. and
Louisville railroads.
Not brave enough to meet our troops in fair combat, he resorts to this inhuman mods of guarding his rear.
The
Winchester (Tenn.) Bulletin says:
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Among the houses burned we mention the palatial residence of
Mr. , near
Triune.
Mr. S. is a brother in-law of
Wm. B. Campbell, but a strong Southern man. One cavalry drove in the enemy's , and enabled
Mr. Scales to get away his negroes.
On account of this the enemy laid waste his residence and our houses, leaving his family dependent on the of neighbors.
It is said to have been one of the most magnificent residences in
Williamson county.
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The fine residence of
Major Willia not far from
Mr. Scales's, was also burned.
And a mill near
Triune was burned.
In fact,
Rosecrans's order was for all residences owned or occupied by persons who had sons or other members of the family in the Confederation service, to be burned.
On account of this brutality, a collision war imminent at one time between the forces of
Gen. Stanley and
Gen. Sterdman.
The latter General had his forces under arms and artillery ready in order to put down such outrageous conduct.
Our intelligent informant was present and heard
Gen. Sterdman tell
Gen. Stanley that he (Steldman) did not come to fight in such a warfare, and that if he (
Stanley) persisted in his execution of orders, he would as soon fight him as a rebel.
General Stanley replied that he was acting under the orders of
Gen. Rosecrans and intended to see the order carried out. But Sterdman succeeded in saving a number of houses among them the residences of
Gen. Baltie, our State Treasurer, now in
Winchester.
In this connection we would mention that a daughter of
Gen. Baltie, and some five or six other ladies were arrested for "passing the
Federal lines without authority," and after few days imprisonment at were sent up North to Camp Chase.
The other arresting them stated that they were to be imprisoned for the war.
