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April 11th Another man was shot today at the race track: the yankee women went to see this one shot too; they say Capt. Wicklen is the one to work the prisoners and they intend to go and see them all shot.
April 15 Yankees scared to death; they are looking for Forest. No passes given all the stores are closed by order of "Old Marster."
April 20th Yankees moderate; cooled down a little. -- Two men from Wilson, one from Hartsville brought down 3 days ago and put in jail they have not been seen since; if they are not already shot they will be.
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One of them had a brother shot last week: the charge against him was that he had been a soldier.
April 21. "All quiet in Gallatin to-day." Old Payne and all the rest are mad about the Fort Pillow affair. This vengeance will be taken out on the citizens of G. in a few days.
April 22. No arrests have been made yet on account of the "butcher at Fort Pillow." Don't be uneasy gentlemen your time will come soon.
Apr. 23. Well, well, was ever such a time seen before since E.A. Payne has been here, they have neither burned
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