Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-10-17
AKKIrvrAL VA OF FxDrRAL PRIsossss

| CHARLESTOh.-lDe nc Nndf icoton y eteur
gives the following account Of the arri
val of the Federal prisoners sent iron
Richmond. to the siekly -harbor o
Charleston. 1t will be seen that sever
infantry and two cavalry companies wen
called out to escort one hundred anl
City unarmed prisoners from-the depo
to the, Jail: 80.
Yesterday the Yankee prisoners o
war, who had been expectedon Thurs
day, reached the city at an hour wher
most Of our citizens were probably still
slumbering in their beds. The arrange
ments for their reception. which hac
been made by Col. Branch, command
ing the military, were carried out qui
etly and in the most satisfactory man.
ner. The detail for this service wa.
the First Regiment of Rifles to which
was attached q squad Of cavalry. Ow'
! ing to the fact that the frsinswas expect.
ed at midnight, the detai1fwas larger
than it would have otherwise been.
The several companies were under
arms all night. At 5:45 d. M.Hthe or.
der to form was given--the train hav-
ing been signalled. The Zouave Ca
dets, Captain Chichester, were especi-
ally detailed to receive the prisoners
from the cars. This was done by form.
ing in two ranks-intervals oftwo PAGES
faced backward--giving width of
twelve PAGES. -.-.;....-.
On the right ofthe Zouaves the first
platoon Of the Louisiana volunteers
we're posted-on the left. the second
plattoon--lesving an opening for the
prisoners to march into the square, the
officers entering first, followed by the
soldiers. As soon as this was complet-
ed, the prisoners, with their guard, were
marched into another hollow. square,
formed ofthe Washington Light Infantry
on the right. the German Qff1es on the
left. the Beauregard Light Infantry and
Moultrie Guard on the right flank, and
the Palmetto Riflemen, Carolina Light
Infantry. and Jamison RiAes'on the left
flank. In this order, accompanied by
the Charleston Light Dragons in front
and the German Hussars in the rear,
both under command of Major Ryan.
the corps being under command of Col.
J. L. Branch, proceeded through Wash
ington, Calhoun. Cumming. Beaufain,
Mazyck, and Magazine streets to the
Jail, where proper. arrangements had
previously been made for their tempo
rary receptiOn1by Captain Theodore G.
Boag, specially detailed for The duty.
Alter the prisoners shsd been duly
placed in their quarters, the companies
Of the rife regiment, with the excep-
ton Of the Zouaves, we're dismissed
Colonel Branch detailed the Washing
ton Light Infantry to escort their Lou
isiaua comrades TO the Charleston Ho-
tel. where they enjoyed the needed rest
after their toilsome journey. which had
been rendered doubly arduous by the
constan: guard duty rendered necessary
by the presence of so large body Of
prisoners. r..
The Zouaves were detailed for guard
duty at the Jail. The Yankee officers,
thirty-Iour in number, were placed in
three good airy rooms on the second
floor of the Jail. The privates, to the
number Of one hundred and twenty, oc-
cupy twelve rooms on the uppermost
story of the building. None of the
rooms contain any furniture, but the
prisoners all had their blankets, and
seemed at no loss to make themselves
tolerably comfortable.
We endeavored to get a copy of the
roll of the prisoners, but this was re-
fused by the officer in charge of the
military guard, as possible breach Of
his duty.
The privates are nearly all from
Michigan, Massachusetts, and New
York. A Richmond paper had men
toned these prisoners as having been
selected chiefly from among those who
had evinced the most insolent and in
subordinate disposition" but their de-
pertinent yesterday was generally as
orderly as could be desired. They all
wear their uniforms, though some Of
these are in a somewhat dilapidated
condition. The officers have trunks,
but The men are encumbered by no su-
perfuous baggage. Some of the Off
GERS, including Corcorsn. are not yet
wholly recovered from their wounds.
They are generally abundantly provi-
ded with money (specie), and were
very solicitous to be allowed to hire a
cook to prepare their meals. We learn
that instead OF the usual coarse prison
fare, they will be served with good sub
stantial ratious from the Commissary
Department.
When they first arrived they were
generally tacitnrn, but during the day
became communicative, in some in
stances even loquacious. We may
mention that they evinced holy hor-
ror for the newspaper reporters-the
very natural consequences Of their ex-
perience with the representatives Of the
unprincipled press Of the North. Their
views with regard TO their probable
treatment here were various. Some Of
them imagined that they were to be
placed Immediately in irons, while 9TH
ers Especially the oficers) labored un-
der the fond hallucination that they
were to be liberated on parole. Many
of them busted themselves with devising
pronositions to communicate hv letter