, 1862-10-17
Return 0f Released Western Union
EflaancfA from the south.

Return Of Released western Gn1on
FflsoncFs from the South.
w,su,scrox. Oct, 15.-About 200 otlcers
are here today from the South, the most OF
whom are Western men, and were captured at
Shiloh. They belong m2lnty to the 18th, Ito,
I'd and 14th Iowa regiments. They reach q
here in ragged and dirty condition, but gen,
m5ny Deaths among them from feyers and |
other causes. Several have been killed by the
rebel guard. Among the latter was Lieuten-
ant Bliss Of the ID Michigan batter5' who Wss
shot ty sentry in pu~: Wantonness, and "Aso"
| out the slightest provocatlo".
| General Prentiss states that their treatment
| latterly In Georgia WAS extremely efa1A; ia1
| were confined in close, small room, ana s2ea5
food Was thrown In among them as Il tney aaa
men we're executed close to the prison ot the
rafionai officers, At Tusca1oosa one Of our
men was ebo. in the head while looking ont OF
a winGou, and fell into the street corpse
ransaip Lawler, Of the 18th Illinois. Was
1tsred in close confinement for TWO weeks, on
bread and water, for s1up1y answering qnes~
| tion addressed to:him by one OF his Q $h men.
| The guards were ordered to shoot do III any
officer who might be seen speaking to one OF
his lien.
One soldier died from absolute starEat
. While going from Tuscalcosa to Montgome5s,
and Others only barely kept alive by eas1ng tne
crumbs thrown on the lower deck from tae
: cabin table. crest many died 1fom saeg' S;
: neglect. When sppeals were made tor ua7dl-
: Gle or attendance for the sick, the reply was
that TO neglect Yankees was the best way to
! pet rid Of them.
!: One Of the guards at Madison had purse
+ and razor Strap, which he ostentatio1sly dis
t t ula9eu al being made from the skin Of lan
tee. Another hsd spur made from Fedora
]. iawbone. and another cane In which hat
le been Inserted Yankee teeth.
IS 4 Washington special to the new fof'
E 4 ranrrf Which we mentioned last night, =
+ho pffact that the enetny's cavalry, W,oo
stTonp,. vas at Leesburg, aud perhaps ooan
On dash into Washington, causeu aaasus ,a ~
shori,iea' An expedition Was sent ont t
+ aseertain the facts. They proceeded TO Lee
IN burg, aud finding orig lev cavalry tne[
IN they entered the town. Ihefe taey ~ .,n;
hat ss,rs IA % aa Ferry, ro'
s; sunday noon until Monday afternoon,
Ill Eh{ch linn they passed through LeesbafR
their way back to Winchester, as WAS sa
=. posed .-a the n
1o1inc: A%sng Cart snet 5 r r. Edgerton. 1ath low
IT, Capt. ". c. Earl, 1.th 1o1a; Capt ": 80
lev. Warner, 12th 1oEa; Capt. ". H1aooes' % ,o, l..
Iowa; Lieut. 6. ": Gefs' tSta ipT ~ s
Cant sM VT T. 4 oss. ID Michigan Battery; Lie
A. F. Rcut, I'd Michigan Bai'ery C3pt1m ~ =,
be.t sazten, lsth Wisconsin Lieut.; = = "a ~ y
has eonii: Captain Clay Crawford, a6th Misso! !,
hrop and eighteen other Missouri voan9. esrs
Leroy Croeke1, I'D Ohio; Lieut.. =: Eoo 9
bu1R. Cu.tis' Horse Col. ". F. Shaw; ~ !
otal: Iowa; Mst Post, 6th Illinois; NJ. ~;
Ward. y7th Indiana; Capt- Il D: Ford,
!: Iniisna: Lieut.. D. g. ShA6er, 37th lnd&a
= Cene. Ctittepden and Preatjss; Lieut.
= Gregg, sd Minuesota; Lieut.. VIM a; .
n lIsmf, sd Minnesota; Capt. Foster, 30 =
% reeota: Capt. Hord, Sd Minnesosa;
Il Webster, Sd Minnesofa; Lisut Dsvefau
Y Minpesofa; Lient Churchill, ID Mnnes. S
Col. Geddes, 8th Iowa; Aleq*
O'Nsin, 3d Iowa; Adjutan1 n; e. |.
III esn, 1sth 1owa; Cspt. Wn1Tn, IT,. -
Ftke, Br1mnaer and Sa11ons 1n4 Asens..
son, Ford, Woodruff, slikes ana So1sa@s gym
18,h Wisconsin; Ls4t Go1; :: - ~ 1,nf
sotoae 8,h Iowa; Capt ". B; Bea1, 40; VaPI
reN~ Csn* r. II. Beusoa. do; Capt. G. Kelsey
New Cepf. 4, Heddes, do; Lseut. z. Aeanan
b own Tsent d. RYAN, do; Lieut. 8. Coope1
If the Iient 81. M5ahs, do; Lieut.. De WITT ste
Cult. A.. Tient. b. WeIch, do; Lieut. H flea
T., had T1onf + ". WAfd, do; Lieut. a .:
AZ: Lieut., G. r. GeaEle. do; Lieut.; 80.
ch.nge 9S Roone % i9th Illinois; Lieat- Vim. jane %s
8sh. csnr II. b. Twomby, 12ta 1o.a: "a
ssibhe, do; Lieut., Il q HH!, a.; !,
wilson S,i1hbs, 8th Iowa; Capt "" II. "
lama IF erte. 28th illinois,. .,a oT +,
- ~ The whole number Will oe pAa u a.H :,
~eot;"n nv. md will then leave tor toor TIE
homfs. All ct them express macn 1na.E )
inst they bsve not been excoaaS ~ ~
N. The returned pr1soness EtAse tn1s s,a W. ass
IN 1son. cations aseGe KSn rh,scter. and pt
impregnahle to assapa'