Murrell gang
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- Aug 16, 2011
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Hurst's worst
In middle and west Tennessee, the regular Union army unit by far the most notorious for violence was the Sixth Tenn cavalry Regiment (Union) commanded by Col. Fielding Hurst.Colonel Hurst, a man remarkable for his autocratic audacity and cruelty, was a homegrown Yankee as others in the area called him. Operating primarily between Memphis and the Tennessee river,Hurst devoted much of his energies to stopping Forrest, an enterprise in which he was consistently unsuccessful. In September of 1863, Hurst's regiment participated in the looting of Jackson,Tennessee. Although he blamed the misbehavior on other units, the union army's investigation placed the blame on him and his regiment and levied a fine of $5,139.25 , the amount of damages the government had paid the owner of a looted millinery store. The money was to be withheld form his regiment's payroll until all was repaid to the government. The following February on his own Hurst seized Jackson and demanded payment of the amount his regiment had been fined, threatening to burn the downtown area if money was not paid. The town's leading citizens raised the money and delivered it as promised, but Hurst still angry with his innocent victims had the downtown burned anyway and cut the well ropes so the citizens couldn't fight the fire.
In middle and west Tennessee, the regular Union army unit by far the most notorious for violence was the Sixth Tenn cavalry Regiment (Union) commanded by Col. Fielding Hurst.Colonel Hurst, a man remarkable for his autocratic audacity and cruelty, was a homegrown Yankee as others in the area called him. Operating primarily between Memphis and the Tennessee river,Hurst devoted much of his energies to stopping Forrest, an enterprise in which he was consistently unsuccessful. In September of 1863, Hurst's regiment participated in the looting of Jackson,Tennessee. Although he blamed the misbehavior on other units, the union army's investigation placed the blame on him and his regiment and levied a fine of $5,139.25 , the amount of damages the government had paid the owner of a looted millinery store. The money was to be withheld form his regiment's payroll until all was repaid to the government. The following February on his own Hurst seized Jackson and demanded payment of the amount his regiment had been fined, threatening to burn the downtown area if money was not paid. The town's leading citizens raised the money and delivered it as promised, but Hurst still angry with his innocent victims had the downtown burned anyway and cut the well ropes so the citizens couldn't fight the fire.
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