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December 5, 1861
Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
A Northern farm owner in Fairfax County, Virginia, returns to find his property undamaged by Southern troops during the Manassas stampede, except for forage taken; contrasts this with depredations by Federal soldiers, highlighting differences in military discipline.
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THE DIFFERENCE.
The Washington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune (black republican) is, in the following extract from a letter, forced to admit the striking contrast between the Southern troops and the Yankee vandals in that vicinity:
A prominent citizen of Fairfax county, a Northern man, who owns a farm there, was enabled to visit it yesterday, our pickets having been thrown out a half mile beyond it for the first time during the present week. When the Manassas stampede took place this man was obliged to fly from his farm, but left his wife and children upon it to care for it. He now finds it in as good condition as when he left it, with the single exception of forage. Hay and oats have been taken, but nothing else, not even a spring chicken or roasting pig. No depredations were committed upon the place until the Federal soldiers came within reach of it.
The contrast between the conduct of the rebels and the Government soldiers does not speak very well for the discipline of some of the regiments on the Virginia side of the Potomac.
The Washington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune (black republican) is, in the following extract from a letter, forced to admit the striking contrast between the Southern troops and the Yankee vandals in that vicinity:
A prominent citizen of Fairfax county, a Northern man, who owns a farm there, was enabled to visit it yesterday, our pickets having been thrown out a half mile beyond it for the first time during the present week. When the Manassas stampede took place this man was obliged to fly from his farm, but left his wife and children upon it to care for it. He now finds it in as good condition as when he left it, with the single exception of forage. Hay and oats have been taken, but nothing else, not even a spring chicken or roasting pig. No depredations were committed upon the place until the Federal soldiers came within reach of it.
The contrast between the conduct of the rebels and the Government soldiers does not speak very well for the discipline of some of the regiments on the Virginia side of the Potomac.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Southern Troops
Federal Soldiers
Fairfax County
Manassas Stampede
Military Discipline
Property Depredations
Where did it happen?
Fairfax County, Virginia
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Location
Fairfax County, Virginia
Story Details
A Northern farm owner flees during the Manassas stampede but leaves family; returns to find property intact except for taken forage by Southern troops, no other depredations until Federal soldiers arrive.