One hundred fifty years ago, on May 10, 1864, Mary Adelia Byers - TopicsExpress



          

One hundred fifty years ago, on May 10, 1864, Mary Adelia Byers writes of the dangers facing secessionists in Batesville: May 10th Today [at] twelve it was raining so I went home with Lute to dinner. When I came home this evening, my head aching, throbbing, almost bursting, it was to find Sarah and Cousin Rilla had walked through the rain and mud to warn Uncle William that the Federals had threatened his life. Mrs. Smith came up and told Ma his life was not safe until he took the President’s Amnesty oath. Probably not then, but this affords a pretext for withholding the protection of the United States from him. Sunday, young Ward, only 17, was shot in his father’s dooryard. Murder is the watchword, extermination the battle cry.
Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2014 13:00:00 +0000

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