Freed persons; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
States government as they were during the war.
General, I have the honor to remain your obedient servant,
W. KRZYZANOWSKI,
_Late Brevet Brigadier General, U.S.V._
Major General C. SCHURZ.
No. 20.
_List of colored people killed or maimed by white men and treated at post
hospital, Montgomery_.
1. Nancy, colored woman, ears cut off. She had followed Wilson's column
towards Macon two or three days, and when returning camped near the road,
and while asleep a white man by the name of Ferguson, or Foster, an
overseer, came upon her and cut her ears off. This happened in April,
about thirty miles east of Montgomery.
2. Mary Steel, one side of her head scalped; died. She was with Nancy.
3. Jacob Steel, both ears cut off; was with the same party.
4. Amanda Steel, ears cut off; was with the same party.
5. Washington Booth, shot in the back, near Montgomery, while returning
from his work, May 1. He was shot by William Harris, of Pine Level, thirty
miles from here, without any provocation.
6. Sutton Jones, beard and chin cut off. He belonged to Nancy's party, and
was maimed by the same man.
7. About six colored people were treated at this hospital who were shot by
persons in ambuscade during the months of June and July. Their names
cannot be found in a hasty review of the record.
8. Robert, servant of Colonel Hough, was stabbed while at his house by a
man wearing in part the garb of a confederate soldier; died on the 26th of
June, in this hospital, about seven days after having been stabbed.
9. Ida, a young colored girl, was struck on the head with a club by an
overseer, about thirty miles from here; died of her wound at this hospital
June 20.
10. James Taylor, stabbed about half a mile from town; had seven stabs
that entered his lungs, two in his arms, two pistol-shots grazed him, and
one arm cut one-third off, on the 18th of June. Offender escaped.
11. James Monroe, cut across the throat while engaged in saddling a horse.
The offender, a white man by the name of Metcalf, was arrested. No
provocation. Case happened on August 19, in this city.
These cases came to my notice as surgeon in charge of the post hospital at
Montgomery. I treated them myself, and certify that the above statements
are correct.
Montgomery Hall, _August_ 21, 1865.
J.M. PHIPPS,
_Acting Staff Surgeon, in charge Post Hospital_.
_List of colored people wounded and maimed by white people, and treated in
Freedmen's hospital since July 22, 1865_.
1. William Brown, shot in the hand; brought here July 22.
2. William Mathews, shot in the arm; brought here August 11. Shot on
Mathews's plantation by a neighbor of Mr. Mathews, who was told by Mr.
Mathews to shoot the negro.
3. Amos Whetstone, shot in the neck by John A. Howser, August 18, in this
city. Howser halted the man, who was riding on a mule on the road; had an
altercation with Mr. Whetstone; Howser, Whetstone's son-in-law, shot him
while he was going to town.
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