FW: GDG- "Loose Bolts Sink....."

[Margaret D. Blough]

According to James McPherson in "Battle Cry of Freedom", five bridge burners were executed. During the same period, following November 1861when East Tennessee Unionists believing that Union help was on its way started taking action against the Confederates, the Confederates declared martial law, imprisoned hundreds of unionists, and arrested and shut down the presses (turning them into an arms factory) of Unionist firebrand "Parson" Brownlow (in March 1862, the Confederates, coming to the realization that they had allowed Brownlow to become a martyr, released him and transported him to the Union lines. This occurred just over a year before the infamous Valandingham exile to Confederate lines).  The fate of East Tennessee was a source of great turmoil to President Lincoln.

I don't know if or when the US government made a connection with Benjamin, but the correspondence is in the OR.

Regards,

Margaret

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From: "Tom Ryan" <pennmardel at mchsi.com> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> <> to be tried summarily by drum-head court-martial and if found guilty 
> executed on the spot by hanging. It would be well to leave their bodies 
> hanging in the vicinity of the burned bridges. 
> Second.>> 
> 
> Margaret, 
> 
> Is it known whether this order was carried out, and is there any 
> evidence 
> that Union authorities were able to tie this activity directly to Benjamin? 
> 
> Tom Ryan 
> 
> 
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