St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

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He spoke Of the solemnity Of parting with
his command, when meeting again was 80
doubtful, as the most solemn moment OF
his life. He had lost all confidence in
Gen. Forests word as he had broken his
promise repeatedly: and expected the off,
GERS to be taken to the extreme South
where disease and Imprisonment would
likely be fatal. e..
While the regiment was together their
captors treated them with marked respect
always saying when they wanted to ad-
dress them "Attcntion Gentlemen -
When the rebel officers saw them drawn up,
these stalwart, soldicrly men prisoners
without blow, they appeared greatly
surprised; and Capt. Andrews thought
they were afraid Of them all unarmed as
they were, hence the great civility, like.
wise he said they were in such good hu-
NOR at their unexpected succoss-so de-
lighted with the ''grand haup' they had
made that they could afford to be polite !;
but were in vast hurry, to get on evi-
IDENTIFY, for fear of being pursued
Tie hangers sympathized with our
men for having been so betrayed by their
officers and chccrcd them by assurances
of their faith in their disposition and abil-
ity to fight saying eve know you are good
fello"s and would have given us a hard
fight if you had got chance. We hope
you will soon be exchanged and get an op-
portunity to show what you caa do. 1t
was too hard on you,' &c., &c.
These Texans, the Captain describes as
quite superior to any Southern troops he
saw. They could nearly all read, and were
said, the privates, to be worth an average
Of $4,000 apiecc-had no particular uni
form the Lieut.. Col. wore a Mexican
hat worth 500. With other Southern
troops, reading is polite accomplishment.
After the men left, the officers were
furnished with horses and hurried on 80
miles day, to Knoxville, the politcness
Of their captors gradually wearing OF as
they proceeded South. Here they were
lodged in first class hotel kept by Un-
ion man and, Capt. Andrews says, a
large majority of the people in East Ten.
ncsscc are for the Union. Here they
were allowed the freedom of the hotel,
but were not permitted to go outside !;
and here their swords were demanded
As Captain A. resigned his he said to him
who took it, that next time they caught
the officers of the Minnesota Third he hop
ed they would shoot every ono of them.
lie gives it as his deliberate opinion, the
opinion expressed by Napoleon: that SOL
dier has no right to be taken prisoner un-
less he is caught out alone, without arms.
From Knoxville they were taken, in
cars, to Madison, Georgia, and on their
way were promised the freedom of the
town but from the cars they were march
ed directly to the prison, three story
cotton factory whose broken windows were
crowded by the eager faces of $50 prison
ers already there when this additional for.
ty made their appearance. Among these
were Gen. Prentiss but many of them
we're political prisoners from East Tennes.
see. They were marched in, took seats
on benches and survey, which showed
them that their new home was rather too
dirty for respectable hog-pcn. Gen
Crittenden, sitting close by him, pointed
out large lousc on the Aoor-there were
more Of the same sort. They obtained
shovcls and brooms and by active, personal
excrt;ons made the apartment allotted tc
them, quite respectable.
After four days they we're furnished
with rough bedstcads or hunks, and loose
straw to put on them. AS the glass Wa
broken out of the windows, and there
were no shutters and no trees near, they
had plenty Of air and sunshine. The
building, and quarter of an acre o.
ground we're enclosed by board fence
fifteen feet high, the boards set pcrpen
dicular. Capt Twist, who had been :
prisoner there for long time said he hai
taken such dislike to fences with tn,
boards put on In that way, that he nevc
, should hare perpendicular fenco on hi
farm. Inside Of this fence they coult
!, take exercise and could send out and bu,
anything they nccded-if they had mon
; ey to pay for it. Negroes used to brin,
peaches and :watcrmclcns to the gate 70