St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-06-12
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EUp6AOlo we are ~ most deplor4blo
den1tion, and what ags Gvates this unbeara-
ble'state, is sending hodfe Of the men. and nom
commissi9n@ed I'd soaiserss while the, sef6aers are
StlE 5h3 heid ~ custody AL ahe 'eHeersNear the
most gloomy 3asesy dQuh fate is -,.neertain.-
,pera enLrsly..r one. man. hang A.fsx-.days.ag
gagged, and hen made to keep TINE half day
~ slime in order u compel him to telf how
nrPer YVES M got in eat, army from the, 1Rerpa-
HAMMOCK seems to be moving on this place. In
tR7sf saseowe1 1shaA by hdo rneans be sufsred to
remalaian jig, Richmcnd i sbutlwiu baE hndouhtndly
e. a5ns sssth 3Gn ss9 imnHsns hs Aad'-
Aay !d.-Thc ruhiof is that tircIofictzs are
to be taken South. This is very, ,pyebable.--
Report say Ne are 70 be taken to SALISBURY.
N: y: L mayy ny g lntfEesasg te Sou,end others
W ";.;. .nn~ somethIng1bout what are here called
sSatsrn fBsz Bsz.rsssEe sEe gnis9 3sR eit
whether st 4is ia e7 only depotfor this f,na
prisoners But there are hundreds in this
pldce. / Know but few. Of them! Some act as
cooks ia the lower kitchen i and bring?oir meat
and bread in to US. .Althese men are, in every
respect very worthy: 'There are three miiinis-
d.ars ssaq opg themli yOns ahas;|died. i1ka cause
of, his sickness aRd death reveals the baEbarism
oft the rebels, and at the same time what tho
Union men suffer- Il This Mr.. Webster, ifsreuch
was his name. Was scitizen Of Fairfax Comfy,
taken prisoner about month before his death.
He3vas taken with the following iaen who
were engaged in-<the peaceful occupations Of
Life eWn.S. Spur aged SO years; Isaac Wi
20 years old. These men were not, in spe in
stahce, permitted to- 30 into their houses for
money er7clothings Or to bid their friends good
bye. They were marched with the army eight
days, during Which time they slept out do6rs
lit being ip the month of Jsnuary) and had
but one meal per day When the age of these
hen is considered, the bsrbsrism is unpara1fel-
led. II Bat something; y worse, than thistetioFs,-
On the second days march, Mr.. Showers, who
had reached his three score years and ten,
dropped down dead bn thetoad. The baxtAaSon
halted not for = uaamaat, and the officer in COM
mand forbade any attention whatever to be
paid to the dead man, save to carry the body
and place it by the Wayside. There it was left.
dead, and his remains were served in the same
way. The desolation wrought by these heart
|1ess rebels sactuslly ksySnd description.
nave seeAmRnty scores taken Eosathe prison,
frequently, followed by their wives and chill
/ dren until they were repulsed by the guards.
And In one case the husb&rna and NifS.I kissed
over the bayonet, the husband disappearing
within the prison, while the Wife Went weeping
awAisI Isoouid rriiamuch more oRthis pain
lsubject, but .t.is will suffice to give you
some idea IF Tie state st things" 5"' '"'s'
tan Evsning May 3D. - We have:had = most terri
! bic day The foods from aboye continue. At
one lime While writing this letter, ne pipe
from the upper closets BURST and discharged
the g e1cremeat s1 Of 400 men upon us, filing the
room With the villaaous odor. It fell Within q
few feet of. our diaingttable Every min lit'his
pipe and smoked for his LIFE The awful stencil
! still inthe room I do, not write this to add to
your affection, but 81 have concluded You
would like to know just how we are, situated;
and am convinced also that the people of the
North ought to know how their officers are trea-
ted. Many who have gone home have not Civ
en- the true view. have told the truth in this
1ettsr: You are at liberty to publish extracts
from it. You must not permit my; name to
appear, for one man, for getting letter
through, telling facts; was put into criminal
| cell, ahd,fed on bread and water for ten days.
Many Of the letters of the prisoners published
at the North appedr Id the Southern papers.
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