April 15, 1863, Arkansas True Democrat (Little Rock)
A gentleman, for whom we can vouch, native and to the manor born here, relates to us an instance of Yankee deviltry that we regret saying is not without its parallel in this war. Very recently a foraging party of the enemy, escorted by a command of cavalry, visited the premises of Mr. Anthony in Williamson county.–The colonel, major and other officers entered the house and indulged in the usual freedom and license. At the same time they permitted a number of negro teamsters to seize the daughters of Mr. Anthony, and ravish these unprotected females. Their mother besought the protection of the officers, but these brutal men only cursed her as a d____d rebel, saying that they understood that the husbands of her daughters were in the Confederate service, and they were being served properly thus to be outraged by a race they had enslaved.
We have no comments to make upon this.–It is a saddening, sickening picture of the condition to which society is reduced wherever the vandals of the North pollute our soil. But it is only the execution of the threat which General Rosecranz made three months ago when he assumed command of the army of the Cumberland. he then threatened to devastate the country with fire and sword, and his underlings are faithfully executing his barbarous order.–God help every section of our struggling and bleeding country that may be subject to these worse than savages, and God grant that our mothers may soon be relieved from the contaminating presence of these demons in human shape.–Shelbyville Banner.