In recognition of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, “Civil War-Era
Memories” features excerpts from The Memphis Daily Appeal of 150 years
ago. (The Daily Appeal moved its operations to Grenada, Miss., after the
fall of Memphis.)
July 9, 1862
Treatment of Mrs. M.C. Gallaway of Memphis — The arrest of this
estimable lady, the wife of Col. M.C. Gallaway ... is mentioned in the
Memphis papers of the 7th ... The ground of the arrest is stated to be
that she was detected in treasonable correspondence with the enemy,
(which probably means that she had received several letters from her
husband and other parties South), and the penalty of the offense by
special order of Gen. Grant was her immediate expulsion (from the city).
Col. Gallaway has a valuable and splendid mansion at Memphis, which
with its handsome furniture and other contents, will of course be seized
by the vandals with the view of confiscation. July 14, 1862
LATEST FROM MEMPHIS! THE MOST INFAMOUS ORDER OF THE AGE! Grant Banishes Half the Population of Memphis! ...
July 15, 1862
News has reached the Appeal office in Grenada that the Lincoln rule
is being severely felt in Memphis. It is reported that General Grant’s
latest order is to send all relatives of Confederate soldiers beyond the
Yankee lines and if they attempt to return to their homes they will be
placed in prison.
---- Memphis Intelligence ... the city government has been organized
under the new regime. This has only been accomplished after a number of
sessions, which shows the difficulty the Unionists had in finding men
abandoned enough, politically, to accept offices under the submission
regulations prescribed by the armed minions of the Lincoln government.
Enough subservient tools were finally found to fill the different
positions necessary to set the wheels of the city government in motion.
The infamous roll is complete. Few as are the names composing it, they
will be remembered with detestation by the thousands of brave men they
encouraged in every possible manner, to take the field and battle for
the cause which is now deserted by the score of trucklers and cowards at
home. Compiled by Rosemary Nelms and Jan Smith, The Commercial Appeal News Library
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