Newbern weekly progress., 1862-10-25
The Federal Prisoners Captured
at Shiloh.
Their suHeriBEh In southern Prisons---
Their March-NInrder Of Licutrnnut
Bliss Treatment In Various Prisous--
Their Condition, 6e., &c.

Cbeir SunertDRh ~ Bouthern Prls0ns-
Their March-y1urder OF I.icutrnan ri
Bliss -Trcnin,cut In Various Prisous--
Their Condition, de., &c.
> WAsnlSGroN, Oct II.
General Prcntiss was serenaded tonight ai
Willards. A, large concourse of people were
assembled, and after The performance Of a
national air by the band the General was
loudly called for. lie promptly appeared, and
spoke as follows.--
SPEECH or eE,.. PRENTiss.
NV F'ienas-Ihis o, a'ion, Il intended for
me- is compliment for which thank YOU as
soldier and II 1t is your pleasure, ! will
briefly recount to you somo of the scenes
through which have passed with my brother
officers in the land Of Dixie. Ceres Of Good
good, "'Ihat what We want" &c) In doing
this, my frirpas, permit NE 10 say may b.
charged with bsing harsh langnage; buta car
confidently say that no man who had endured
the sulferings, privations and misery that !
have erdliredsnd seen; would do otherwise
Language is ito weak TO do justice to my feel
ings tCheers)
On the 9th Of April We were cal OF
the field Of battle q, Shiloh. On the III Il ,e
of tho 7th, at daylight, we were started Ia
C6rin h. 1900 prisoners, III. r hi 3 on f'oI ;
arrived at Corinth about suudown the same
da md were placed in box cars, where WI
re-, a ,cd during the night. Next morning we
weic started for Memphis, where We arrived
Oh Tuesday cv ming. An immense excitement
Ma; manifested on our arrival. Il here nadt
q iemnnd Tor provisions, whica was not COM
ed with that night. On the following morn
Ing, however at about ten o'clock, we were
supplied with hard bread and meat. About
fifteen hundred Of our party were confined in
large hall and building adjoining. 1t IL
needless to say we were very low spirited and
greatly fa'igutd In the house was painted a
figure of Liberty, on seeing which made some
encouraging remarks to the men, and called
upon item TO sing the Star Spahgled Ban
ner," which was responded to with enthusi'
asm, ard produced very beneficial effect upon
The spirits of the captnred soldiers.
Some time during that day We were placed
in passenger cars and sarted for Mobile. On
the following day we arrived at jackson, Mss.
No provision had been made by the officer
having us in charge; but Union citizens ol
Memph s, as the cars passed through tho
streets, made us presents OF provisions sweet.
meats, &C. ON the following day We lef' Jack
son and arrived at the little town of Meriden.
A passenger car having preceded us, had given
no.ice that the Yankee prisoners were coming,
consequently everybody came out 10 gaze upon
us as We pa5sed. Here we were informed that
seven thousand more prisoners had been taken
a I'd sent to Memphis on the Tuesday prcvi u,
The day following we arrived at Mobile.
On our arrival we were marched to the
transport steamers 10 be forwarded to our des
tination, Tuscaloosa, Talladega, Ala.
The officers were met at the den6t by Lieut.
Colonel Hgpdlyy, Who was the officer in com
mand. He was renegade from icago,
Illinois. The private soldiers were sent to
Tuscaloosa Ct1ousl Rundlc7 POINTED to q
college building, and informed me that tha,
was to be my future residence in the Sauhe,r
confederacy. Colonel llundley inquired il any
of our party we're from Chicago, and uroI
being answered in the affirmative; be Informed
us, with evideht rantSr, that lie had had tt
leave there because he had been prosecuted by
Union men; to which promptly and audbl,
replied that had no doubt he had been com
PEELED to leave the city because he was n noto
rious traitor, and requested him not to visit my
qrarters during his confinement
The office of the party remained that Q ]
at Tailadcga, ana were stpphed during th.i
stay with bread and meat From there the,
we're forwarded to Selma, Alabama, and place,
under the charge of Colonel Kent, and wer
subjected to every indigniy that could be off
cd, none ofus being permitted to leave the build
ing, not even to obey the most imperative call
of nature Colonel Kent, upon several occ'
sions, in company with other Confeder; to St
officers, intruded upon rs for the purpose
elrning their sentiments and endeavoring t
create a feeling Of alienation between the Wes
crn and Eastern men entirely without avai
however .s,. .,.......
After remaining at Selma some two month
an o d was received Tor. our removal 10 A
llnta, Georgia, when we were ordered an bear
; a stean and arrived at Montgomery the. +,
lowing Cav. - -" g.
,SoI.c Of cuf lieltenAn.s Lad been 1anrtcrt