The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-08-23
ne,urn Of PRISONER. from nichmond.

Return Of Prisoners from Richmond.
To day quite number Of our Sur,
geons and Soldiers. and one lady,
who were taken prisoners at Bull
run and conveyed to Richmond, ar.
rived here via Fortress Monroe and
Baltimore. They furnish many in
teresting facts relating to their cap.
turo and residence among the rebels
The Surgeons are here on parole,
and we're allowed the liberty from
the fact that they remained on the
field TO take care OF our wounded,
and did not therefore join in the
retreat. with other officers. For this
humane as we'll as brave act they
were complimented BY Generals
Beauregard and Johnston, and,
being non -combatatsn's. have been
allowed great privilege. DR. Stew.
art, Surgeon Of the fret Minnesotn
regiment, who was taken prisoner
when the retreat commenced, states
tn at the Surgeons were not allo wed to
o., on the field after the battle had
concluded, but were permitted to
enter the hospital and attend to the
wounded. The wounded and their
a,tendants were treated very kindly
| by the people living in the vicinity
of Manassas. No distinction was
made between friend and Toe, and
everything was done to alleviate
suffering. After day or go, he and
his companions, together with other
prisoners, were taken to Richmond
where they were conf in prison
formed out OF at obarco warehouse
Here they were closely guarded, but
treated kindly, being furnished with
good food and as comfortable quar-
ters as circumstances would permit
i The Surgeons solicited permission
to visit tho hospitals 10 Richmond
and aid in attendance on the wound
ed, but this request was peremptorilJ
reused BY the Surgeon General o
the rebe, army. The only unpleas
ant remarks which they heard wer'
the most bitter invec!ives from th'
women, who freely commented OF
the Yankees. Richmond appeared
very lively to them. Provision
were cheap and much traffic wa
going on in country produce, bu
there was great want OF surglca
instruments, medicines, etc. Th'
people acknowledged that they fel
very severely the injurious effect o
the blockade, and, in fact, sPecula
ton was almost wholly directed to
removal, though not much stress wa
laid on foreign interference. Hon
Mr.. Ely, Colonel Corcoran, AM
others, were still in prison at Rich
nond. but were we'll cared for
There was a universal feeling il
favor Of hanging the most importan
ones, should the crew OF the Sdcdn
nah suffer death.
With regard to the the next battl
or the future movements ct tn
rebels, but little was said. Tn
Southern Soldiers were very niue
wearled with their long CAMPAIGN
an seemed inactive. maniIestin
little or no spirit fer renewed con
hict. AT first there WAS a disposi
. ton to move on to Washington, bu
there WAS an undercurreut Ct 'eelin
among the more Southern regimen''
which was av.rsc TO crossing tn
Potion A. river The rebel o
I 6-~.. .-".r SnlA",u ara uf the utiniO
that our Soldiers fought like tiger
. at Bulls run. and complilent iher
tor their bravery, but they are sever
in denunciatron of our officers, VIII
they say acted like towards. The
admit that We had won the frl
? several times, and full well under
stood now the panic came to sr'z
upon our troops, and cause ns to los
it. These prisoners many OF wh'
. we're in the front ranks OF our trooI
y that the officers OF the reb,
forces fang themselves in 'ront {
their regiments, AMI urged ther
on. while many OF ours took to the
heels. There pre about five hundre
T. unwounded, Of our Soliiera, &
Richmond. The spirit oi resistanc
is represented among the civilians /
Richmond to be AS strong as eve
women and children declaring tbs
rhcy will join the army to defeat IN
federal troops MrS. Cnr'iS, of r.
= chester, New York. who was take
to Richmond some time since, al
,; rived here with the other prisoner
The meetings ofsome ofthe returne
Soldiers with their friends ere Il
day have been affecting. Many
; them were given up as dead. |
one instance an officer read his ow
! obituaries in the papers. The n
bells all concur in praising Gener'
McClellan's abilities, and state tht
he is the only man that they fear
: tho coming contest.