Civil War Annals

 

Information comes from the Civil War Annals of Kentucky 1861-1865 by Richard H Collins

 

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The 11th document was a letter to the governor from "Camp Chase, Ohio, Aug 6, 1862, Prison No 2" from 93 citizens of Ky. who had been arrested between May 23 and Aug 4 (1862); setting forth "that while in the peaceful pursuit of their legitimate business at home, without warrant or law, they had been arrested by force that overpowered them, placed in confinement in different prisons in Ky. and then brought to this prison in another state; that they were law abiding citizens of Ky. and of the U. S. and had not violated the laws of either; that they were denied a trial by any tribunal known to the laws of our common country, but were compelled to remain therein prison, away from their homes, wives, children, relations, and friends, who wer not permitted to see them."  They prayed the legislature "to take speedy action in their behalf, that they might have a trial before their peers in their own state, and be able to meet their accusers face to face, and be dealt with according to law."
The letter was signed by:

From Campbell Co: 27-Robert Maddox, Hubbard D Helm, Peter G Arthur, G S Skilbeck, Rev Thos J Fisher, John P Jackson, A D Daniel, Jesse Yelton, S B Arnold, Jas S Digby, L W Woods, Jas McKibbin, A D Furnish, Geo F Trusdell, Andrew C Spahr, Jos Spahr, Jas W Shanks, Wm Wiscer, Lewis Stearns, Geo D Allen, Sol McDade, Francis M Royse, Pat Walsh, John Lightfoot, Geo W Lightfoot, John Kiser and A J Galbraith;

From Kenton Co: 11-Wm Henry Tarvin, Henry Zell, S Webster, Wm Long, J J Childress, Wyatt Morgan, Wm Smith, Silas Sparrow, J W Pelly, W H H Plummer and C G Waller.

From Grant Co: 15-O D McManama, Dr. R G Harrington, John DeHart, Gideon Kinman, John A Turner, John H Webb, O P Billiter, V Simon, Jacob Isaack, Jas W Evens, Jas C Woodyard, John J Hensley, John F Fiege, Esau Bayers and G W Ferrill.

From Pendleton Co: 9-Geo L Abernathy, Jas Williams, Jas H Cleveland, Samuel Brock, S S Slater, Jas A Blackburn, Asa Tomlin, Henry Nunamaker and J T Blackburn.

From Bracken Co: 5-Marma Slade, J Cross Diltz, Richard Tyler, David Wood, and Jas McDonald.

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July 23 (1862) Several "secesh" houses in Newport searched, and the following rebel music found and seized: "John Morgan's Schottische", "Jeff Davis' March", "Beauregard's March", "Bonnie Blue Flag", "Southern Marseillaise", and "Maryland, my Maryland".
July 26 (1862) Rev Thos A Hoyt, of Louisville and Rev Jas H Brooks, of St Louis-both Presbyterian clergymen-arrested in Cincinnati for supposed disloyalty, their persons and baggage searched, and they imprisoned in Newport Barracks.  Rev S D Baldwin, Rev R Ford and Rev E D Elliott, from Nashville, shipped to Camp Chase, on same charge.  Rev Thos J Fisher, the celebrated Baptist "revival preacher" arrested in Campbell co and taken to Newport barracks; and Rev W H Hopson, of the Reformed or Christian church in Lexington, taken to Louisville.  Other arrests of preachers being made all over the state.  Daniel Mooar and James O'Hara, of Covington, Col Thos L Jones and Hubbard D Helm, of Newport, Gen Lucius Desha and ex-mayor, Sam January of Cynthiana, and hundreds of prominent citizens, put under arrest.  Fears of the result of a free election, on Monday next, is said to have instigated many arrests.
July 28 (1862) By order of Gen Boyle, a prison prepared at Newport for "rebel females"-where they will be required to sew for the Federal prisoners.

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Sept 15 (1862) Confederate forces again advance towards Covington, as far as Florence, 9 miles off and engage in skirmish in which they suffer slightly.
Sept 18 (1862) Skirmish at Falmouth between 11 home guards and 28 Texas rangers; the latter driven off, with 2 killed, 4 wounded and 1 prisoner; they threatened to return with cannon and demolish the house which the former occupied, and burnt the railroad bridge; the home guards prudently retreated several miles towards Cincinnati and sent for reinforcements.
Sept 23 (1862) Sergeant Will Hayes (of Covington) with 6 Confederate cavalry of Morgan's regiment, by a bold ruse compels the surrender of 69 Federal infantry, and Lieut. Roberts with a samll force also captures 1 company and puts to flight 9 others, near Walton, Boone co.

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June 3 (1863) A number of females arrested at Demossville, Pendleton co and some at other points, to be sent South.  They are regarded as dangerous to the U. S. Government.

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June 22 (1863) John T Dial and E M Grindle of Campbell co, tried by court martial at Cincinnati, on a charge of aiding and abetting the enemy, and sentenced to be shot; and James Clark Lisle, a Confederate soldier captured in Clark co, sentenced to be hanged as a spy.
June 22 (1863) James R Hallam, of Newport, brings suit in Covington against Edmund W Hawkins, Nathaniel B Shaler, Wm H Lape, Wm M Thompson, Wm H Smith, Frank Clark and Henry C Gassaway, for false imprisonment in Camp Chase, Ohio for four months-charging them with conspiracy in causing his arrest and confinement and claiming $30,000 damages.  Hubbard D Helm, Robert Maddox, Peter McArthur, Patrick Walsh, and 10 others bring separate suits in the Campbell circuit court, at Newport, against various parties, for the same general cause-each claiming $50,000 damages.  A few days after, H B Wellman, the attorney who brought most of the foregoing suits, was arrested by order of Gen. Burnside and lodges in the military prison, on Columbia st. Cincinnati.  Notwithstanding this, ex-Judge Samuel M Moore brought four suits against the defendants first names, in favor of Thos L Jones, Wilson Kiser, John Kiser and Jesse Yelton.

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July 6 (1863) The Federal captains in prison at Richmond Va. draw lots for tow to be shot-in retaliation for the shooting of Capts. Corbin and McGraw, as spies, at Johnson's Island, on May 15, by order of Gen. Burnside.  Capts. John Flinn, 14th Indiana and H W Sawyer, 1st New Jersey cavalry, selected.

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Dec 1 (1864) Alex Caldwell, a Confederate soldier, tried in Campbell circuit court, at Newport, for horse-stealing and acquitted.  His plea that he had taken President Lincoln's amnesty oath, and was thereby pardoned was held not good; Judge Joseph Doniphan deciding that the President had authority to pardon offenses against the constitution and laws of the Federal government, but not against those of the commonwealth of Kentucky.  His second plea-that he seized the horse under the orders of his commanding officer, Maj. Cameron, C.S.A. and handed him over next day to the Confederate army, under Gen. Heth, Sept. 16, 1862-the court sustained; and instructed the jury that, inasmuch as the President of the U.S. had recognized the Confederate soldier as a belligerent and entitled, as such, to the laws and immunities of war, if they believed the horse was taken by the defendant as a soldier and by authority, for military purposes and not otherwise, his offense was not felony and they should find for defendant.

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Sept 14 (1866) In Campbell co. the board of contested elections decided that on Aug 7 "there was such an interference at the various voting places, by armed soldiers, who so governed and controlled the election as to render it invalid, null and void;" they adjudges Thos Jones, the incumbent, not lawfully elected clerk of the circuit court and declared the office vacant.
Oct 2 (1866) Gen. Ulysses S Grant sends an order to Gen. Palmer-commanding the military, the negroes and the church in Ky. "requiring the immediate and unconditional release" of Rev Lorenzo D Huston, DD pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in Newport.  Dr. H had been arrested for a speech in Conference opposing a session of Ky. Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in order to unite with the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church North and for attempting to occupy the pulpit in Newport to which the Conference had assigned him.
 

 

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