22, "Soldiers' Relief Society."
Contributions for the week ending Nov. 18, 1861.
Articles collected for the Clarksville Hospital and forwarded to Mrs. E. G. Haskins, Treasurer, by Lou J. Gaines and Mrs. M. Achey, from District No. 5.
13 comforts, 1 quilt, 6 pr sheets, 1 blanket, 2 bed ticks, 1 bolster, 29 pillows &cases, 14 pr. socks, 10 old shirts, 11 pr old pants, 1 old table cloth, 3 towels, 2 pocket hhd. [sic] 1` bag and a half bushel of dried peaches, 1 bushel dried apples, 20 ½ bushels of sweet and Irish potatoes, 1 bag of peas, 1 do[1] beans, I quart mustard seed, 1 bottle honey, 1 bag of sage, 1 do mint, 1 do, I do wheat bran, ½ gallon of Vinegar, Mutton suet, soap, tansy, slippery elm, 2 bot. wine, 1 do tomatoes, 2 do pickles, 2 do ground mustard, and 6 bundles rags.
Collected in the neighborhood of Port Royal and forwarded by Miss Boyd Norflett:
4 sheets, 1 comfort, 1 blanket, 3 pillows and cases, 2 shirts, 2 pr drawers, 1 bundle rags, 1 bucket soap, 1 bag beans, 1 bucket butter, 2 strings red pepper, 1 jug vinegar, 1 jars fruit, mutton suet, horse radish, slippery elm and fruits.
Articles received in District No. 5, and forwarded by Miss Ellen K. Yates:
5 comforts, 7 pillows and 9 cases, 3 pr pants, 4 towels, 3 bundles cotton rags, 3 do linen, 4 bottles pickles, 1 do mustard, 1 do mustard seed, 3 bottles wine, 6 candles, 1 bottle catsup, 1 do honey, 2 do cordial, 4 lbs soap, dried cherries, 3 lbs butter, 4 lbs mutton suet, 1 bushel dried peaches, 1 do apples, 3 bundles sage, 2 pepper.
Mrs. E. J. Warfield; 3 pr socks and yarn for three other pr, 4½ lbs butter, 6 doz. eggs, 2 bushels potatoes, Mrs. Edmonson 2 bushels Irish potatoes, Mrs. J. Keesee, 2 shirts, 2 chickens and soap; Mrs. Neblett, 1 sheet, 1 pr drawers; Mrs. Tompkins 2 shirts, 3 sheets, 3 towels, 3 pillow cases, 1 pillow; Mrs. Rayburn 5 shirts, 3 pillow cases, 1 pr drawers and rags; Mrs. Magarean, 2 pr socks, Mrs. S. S. Upton sage and slippery elm; Mrs. McCauley ;7 pr drawers, 3 pillow cases; Miss Mary Fowlkes, 6 yds calico, thread, buttons, 1 shirt, 3 pr drawers, 1 sheet, one bundle rags; Mrs. Gilliat, I bundle old linen; Mrs. P. Peacher, 1 comfort, 2 sheets, 2 pr drawers, 5 towels, 1 sheet, 1 bundle of rags; Mrs. Kecece, 3 pr drawers, 1 pr socks, 5 towels, 1 bundle rags; Mrs. N. E. Price 1 bottle wine, 1 do cordial, 1 do honey. From a friend in the city, 1 barrel of sugar and 1 of rice.
Money received.-From Mrs. Elder, $5.00; Mrs. Bringhurst, $3.00. Fast-day collections at the Episcopal Church $12.65.
From Mrs. Dr. Drane, the following article: 2 comforts, 2 blankets, 4 pillow cases, 6 towels, 2 doz. candles, I cake mutton suet, 2 bushels Irish potatoes, half bushel dried peaches, 2 lbs of wool rolls. Mrs. Roth, city, 3 shirts, 2 pr socks, 1 pillow case, old linen.
The ladies are very earnestly engaged in trying to collect blankets, socks, &c., for Col Quarles regiment now at Camp Duncan, and hope that every one, lady or gentleman, that has a blanket or pair of socks to contribute, will at once forward them to Mrs. E. B. Haskins, who will see that they are immediately delivered at the Camp. We would urge this upon our citizens, as the Regiment is in absolute need of these indespensible [sic] articles. Some have already been contributed, and a list of the reported [will appear] as soon as completed. No articles are included in our report but those sent to Mrs. Haskins.
By order of Mrs. G. A. Henry, Pres't
Mrs. W. B. Munford, Sec'y
Clarksville Chronicle, November 22, 1861.
22, Murder in Gibson County
Brutal Murder by Yankee Soldiers.—We are pained to learn that Mr. Solomon Shaw, proprietor of the Quincy mills, Gibson county, Tenn., was inhumanly murdered in his own house on the 22d of last September, by two Federal soldiers in disguise. His son Solomon was at the same time severely wounded by blows inflicted on the head with a pistol in the hands of one of the ruffians, after the cap had failed to explode, when presented with a muzzle within a few inches of young Mr. Shaw's head. Miss Asenath Shaw, being the only one armed about the house, shot both the assassins with her revolver in time to save the life of her brother, and the report is that both have since died. Mr. Shaw was a prominent citizen, and unfaltering in his devotion to the South, and hence his brutal murder, at the hands of a marauding soldiery. All of Mr. Shaw's negroes [sic] except five left the same night for Trenton.—Grenada Appeal.
Mobile Register and Advertiser, November 22, 1862.[2]
22, Murder in Gibson County
Brutal Murder by Yankee Soldiers.—We are pained to learn that Mr. Solomon Shaw, proprietor of the Quincy mills, Gibson county, Tenn., was inhumanly murdered in his own house on the 22d of last September, by two Federal soldiers in disguise. His son Solomon was at the same time severely wounded by blows inflicted on the head with a pistol in the hands of one of the ruffians, after the cap had failed to explode, when presented with a muzzle within a few inches of young Mr. Shaw's head. Miss Asenath Shaw, being the only one armed about the house, shot both the assassins with her revolver in time to save the life of her brother, and the report is that both have since died. Mr. Shaw was a prominent citizen, and unfaltering in his devotion to the South, and hence his brutal murder, at the hands of a marauding soldiery. All of Mr. Shaw's negroes [sic] except five left the same night for Trenton.—Grenada Appeal.
Mobile Register and Advertiser, November 22, 1862.[3]
22, A letter from John Kennerly Ferris to his wife in Coffee County
Camp before Chattanooga
Sunday evening, November 22, 1863
2 o'clock
Well Mary,
This is another beautiful Sunday for the season and might be pleasantly spent by me with you, but every thing is monotonous here. There seems to nothing here to please the fancy of us who are bound but should be free. The Yankeys [sic] are very busy just now, shelling some waggons [sic] of ours that are going up the Mountain, and although the shells burst right in sight of here, it is such a common occurrence that I do not even raise up to see them-let alone go out of my tent. They throw shells in sight of our Camps everyday and sometimes in them, and our men do the same by their so that the fire of a cannon or the report of an exploded shell is no more noticed in this army than the crowing of a cock at home.
Not withstanding, this is a monotonous place. There is a move, perhaps of some great importance, going on here, if we could understand it. A good many of our troops have in the last few days gone on top of Lookout Mountain and, perhaps, over it for aught we know, and some seem to be moveing [sic] to our rear, for what purpose we do not know but suppose the Enemy is trying to flank us on our left.
We have a strong force gone into East Tenn....They say we will get Tenn. back, they think as far as Nashville but no farther....I do hope this may soon prove true.
I have just at this moment learned that we have to move from this Camp this evening. But I suppose it is only for a short distance but far enough to put us to a good deal of trouble, for we have a good brick chimney to our tent, which we will lose, and its loss to us will be of some importance. But if we only knew that we would stay any length of time where we are going, we could soon build another. But we may move every other day for a week. Something is going to be done here soon, but what I am not able to say, but I think that one Army of the other will have to fall back soon. Should our Army fall back, a great many of our men will desert-a thing they are now doing to some extent but not like the will if we start back towards Atlanta, Geo. [sic]
The Civil War Diary of John Kennerly Farris.
22, "Murders and Robberies"
We believe the fact that our city is infested with gangs of desperate men, robbers and murderers, is generally conceded. The question now is, what ought to be done by the civil and military authorities under the circumstances? One of our contemporaries suggests an increase in the police and the arrest of all person found upon the streets without passes after nine o'clock at night. The pass system has been tried and proved to be one of the best arrangements for burglars ever invented. Indeed, on one night, all passes having been revoked without public notice having been given, a portion of the Night Police were arrested and confined during the night, while the balance of the force remained in their quarters all night. Experience has proved that burglars and robbers can not only obtain passes in abundance, but the countersign also. We made a suggestion about two years ago, which was adopted, and worked admirably, making the city as quiet and safe as any city could be; it was this: That the military detail fifty or sixty men, and place them under the control of the Mayor. Detail one policeman to accompany two soldiers in patrolling the city during the night. Make the districts small, so that patrols will be within call of each other by a given signal. Arrest all suspicious characters, and all found without viable passes of existence let the strong arm of the military or civil law be laid upon him, also as to give him to understand that it might benefit his health to find honest employment or another city to ply his avocations. Hundreds of soldiers and government employees are pounced upon and robbed before they have their hard earned pay six hours in their possession. These are matters of daily occurrence and well known to our police authorities. A special guard ought to be detailed to patrol certain dangerous places, where robberies are of frequent occurrence. We respectfully submit the above for considerations of those in authority, believing their adoption would be productive of much good to the community.
Nashville Dispatch, November 22, 1864.
[1] Abbreviation for '"ditto."
[2] As cited in: http://www.uttyl.edu/vbetts.
[3] As cited in: http://www.uttyl.edu/vbetts.
James B. Jones, Jr.
Public Historian
Tennessee Historical Commission
2941 Lebanon Road
Nashville, TN 37214
(615)-532-1550 x115
(615)-532-1549 FAX
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