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Iowa News from across the
Country
- 1864 -
Hartford Daily
Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
January 21, 1864
Died. In Iowa City, Ia., Dec. 24, Benjamin P. Tarbox, ae 69.
Formerly of East Windsor, Ct.
[transcribed by S.F., January 2008]
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Alton Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
February 12, 1864
Copperhead Rescuers of a Rebel Prisoner of War Arrested.
A detachment of the 9th Iowa Cavalry, under the command of Capt.
Reed and Lieut. Lockwood, appeared at Nashville, in Washington
county, early on the morning of the 30th ult, and arrested Jacob
Stoker, Jacob L. Runk, James Stoker, Mr. Bain, W.C. Berry, and
Wm. Smith, charged with assisting in the release of a rebel
prisoner of war, who had escaped from Camp Douglas and had been
re-arrested. Berry, Smith, and James Stoker were subsequently
released, there not being sufficient evidence against them to
justify their detention. -- State Journal.
[transcribed byS.F., Nov. 2003]
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Morning Oregonian
Portland, Oregon
March 17, 1864
A Loyal Woman's Trial.
The writer of the following letter recently arrived in Iowa,
tells a story of hardships suffered under the tyranny of
rebellion and "the peculiar institution," which
requires no comment. We commend it to the attention of the ardent
admirers of Southern chivalry, who never grow weary in denouncing
the Government for its treatment of traitors, and ask them to
point out any instance on record, equaling this enormous cruelty
inflicted upon a woman, because she loved the Union:
My residence was Yazoo Co., Mississippi. I had a son 19 years
old, killed at home by a citizen rebel, because he was a Union
man, and would not be forced to fight against his country. Those
who have never experienced the loss of their most beloved cannot
imagine the distress of a mother on such an occasion. I was taken
as a tory -- tried and abused in 'every' conceivable manner. I
was placed in Yazoo City jail and remained in it two months and
one day. I was put down in what is called the "hounds".
I discovered an aperture in the wall of which I was not slow in
taking advantage. I immediately upon discovering the aperture,
emerged from my desolate abode. I concluded that I had escaped
from Southern tyranny -- made my way down to Little Sunflower
River. I was recaptured and taken back towards Yazoo City 12
miles; I feigned sickness, and the man that held me in custody
concluded to take me to his house for a few days where I would be
cared for until I would partially recover. I took possession of
his "dug-out" or boat, and again made my escape. I
rowed the boat 120 miles up Sunflower river -- 18 days going up
during which time I never saw the face of man. I cannot describe
the sufferings which I underwent; my bed, for 18 long nights, was
the boat I rowed by day, I had, however, taken a supply of
rations with me sufficient to last me in my journey through the
wilderness. On arriving at Deer Creek, I was taken again by the
enemy as a spy; and sent to Snider's Bluffs, and from there to
Vicksburg -- remained three weeks -- was sent to Jackson,
Mississippi, and was there three weeks. Gen. Grant in the
meantime, captured it and I for the first time fell into the
hands of friends. I acted as nurse in the Union hospital six
weeks. I was thinking I was perfectly safe, but my imagination
had led me astray; I was recaptured with all the Union garrison
and sent from there in company with the Union prisoners, to
Richmond, Va. I was placed in the Castle Thunder Prison, and from
there i was sent to City Point to be released --- suffice to say
I was released. I arrived at my brother Josiah Howdescheldts,
living in Lyons township, Mills cunty, Iowa, about the last of
September, 1863. Before the rebellion broke out I was in good
circumstances. I have lost everything that I had in this world,
as far as property is concerned, for the sake of my country. Mr.
Editor, my story is finished -- my troubles are passed -- I only
regret one thing, and that is that those Northern traitors don't
have to go through the same or worse troubles, for their bad
faith to their country, that I have had to go through for my
country. Catherine Star --- Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
[transcribed by S.F., Oct. 2003]
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Hartford Daily Courant
Hartford, Connecticut
March 25, 1864
Died. In Danville, Iowa, March 10, after a brief illness, Miss
Julia Whitman, ae 60, formerly of West Hartford, Conn.
[transcribed by S.F., January 2008]