The Missouri in the Civil War Message Board

Re: Krekel's bunch, Renoe, Given's and Hill

From History of Calaway County 1884 pg 394.

JAMES RENOE. James Renoe was a Southern sympathizer; he was, however, a quiet inoffensive nan, never trusting his political opinions upon others who differed with him, while he never concealed his views, when called upon to express them. During the year 1862, a company of Confederate soldiers camped near Renoe's father's house, and after arranging their camp on the creek, one or two men were sent to Renoe's house, who ordered young Renoe and a negro man to take a load of corn to the camp. Renoe's father, in accordance with an order issued by a man signing himself A. Krekel, with headquarters at the State Insane Asylum, at Fulton, requiring men to report the presence of rebels, etc., the next morn- ing went to Fulton to report that the rebels were encamped near his residence.The commander at Fulton had already heard of the fact, and had sent a company of soldiers to Renoe's house. Mr. Renoe was return- ing home from Fulton, when lie met the company of Union soldiers who had been to his house. He discovered that the men were leading one of his own horses, with a saddle on, and he further noticed as his horse passed him, that the saddle was bloody. He continued in the direction of his home, when, after proceeding a short distance, he found, to his great horror, the body of his son lying in the fence corner. He learned from parties who were working in a tobacco field, opposite to the place where the body laid, that the soldiers had shot him. During the month of October, 1862, William R. Given and David Given, his son, and Charles Hill, were killed at the residence of the former, seven miles northwest of Fulton, under the following cir- cumstances:- A company of rebels had camped in the neighborhood of Given's house, and by accident, one of the men belonging to this company had been dangerously wounded. The wounded man was taken to Given's house by his comrades. This fact had been made known to the commander of the militia at Fulton, who had charge of about one hundred men, composed largely of Germans. This company was sent out to attack and disperse the rebels, but before this was done, the company went to Given's house, and took William R. Given, David Given and Charles Hill prisoners, and placed them in Mr. Given's buggy house under guard. These parties at the time of their arrest were building a school-house but a short distance from Given's resi- dence, and were found on the roof of the same, nailing on shingles. Hill was a Union man, but Given and his son were Southern sympa- thizers. After making the arrest, the company of Union men were attacked by the rebels. The guards having the prisoners in charge asked the officer in command what must be done with the prisoners. The officer answered, by telling them to shoot them, which was ac- cordingly done. Hill was killed instantly; William R. Given lived twenty-four hours, and David forty-eight hours after they were shot. William R. Given had long since passed the meridian of life. At the time he was shot, he was on his knees praying, and praying for his slavers. He was an exemplary member of the M. E. Church South. Among others who were murdered in cold blood by the militia were William Robinson, William Scott (the latter a boy about seven- teen years of age), J. W. Smith, an old man, Colonel James Brewer, Sr., and James Brewer, Jr. (the latter a boy of seventeen), John and William Marus, and a number of others whose names we did not get.

Messages In This Thread

Kekel's bunch, not nice...
Re: Krekel's bunch, not nice...
Re: Krekel's bunch, not nice...
Re: Krekel's bunch, not nice...
Re: Krekel's bunch, Renoe, Given's and Hill
Re: Given's and Hill
Re: Willie Scott
Re: Willie Scott