Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-08-14
From thu Petersburg Express.
Returned South.

Returned South
,,o the rscsnt arrivals in this city from anhee
Alo.S Pav A. J. Witherspoon, OF Linden, Ma
ppu' Ala Mr. w is direct from Fort Johnson
r1Eo' Island Ohio having left there on the 4th IT,
5l'aO'N lie il chaplain to the 2lst Alabama Regiment
sta COS taken prisoner at Shiloh, on the second cay %
st great fight while hnmaney mihlS1eflp9 ~ W.
1"' lee Of the wounded Yankees as well as Conlede-
lie was carried before Gen. Buell., who although
i'saI by MIR. w. that be was minister OF the Cos
ID 81 non c0mbatant having neither pistol gun,
Pd ror bowie knife, perSistentiy refused 10 release
. bat sent him along with all the wounded Coneoee
-.,s to Pltsburg Landing Mr. w. stoppeGG, , WIZ
J, CT Louis: then at Camp Douglas, near Chc'9O
~ at Camp CHASE Columbus, Ohio; ano was n:A'
IN Sapdusliy Island where the days OF MS caP'l''-
.- ended. He says be met with warm u L i,14 49,
1 re-. but especially at ST. Louis ana at Ooullous-
A. the latter place, Mrs Judge Ciarh y" Ss uuI
- her attentions to the sick and Woondeo ara caaseo
1 10 rsnored daily such Gvlicaces and luxuries, as
1cn, I,opId be acceptable to the feeble, and much
";'oted nrisoners The, recipients Of these much
a attentioas will ever cherish with ford recolec
- the kindness OF to h0De woman. Mr.. w. THINKS
.- a.rp many in the northwest who would gladly
% his war Immediately, were it in their power to do
w while others openly denOunce US, and invoke cursss
The head of the Southern people, for having tr0ken
4. rrea!est and the best government On earth, aud
t.7rpd the glorious old flag, which once waved over
che land OF the free and the home OF the brave. 1hey
r with great feeling and emphasis at our lack OF re-
+ for the Constitution losing sight of the fact that
.Ea razcaly gang who nominated Lincoln at Chicago
we're The first to violate obligations imposed by the con-
l,ion and that every act OF their Ongegged, apelsh
pg chief since he went into power, has been nothing
rgf violation Of that constitution about which they
nav prate so loudly. Mr. Withersp0On ia looking well
cr his long confinement and says his treatment which
has not been as kind it might have been, has never
tes been much better than represented by prisoners
from Fort Delaware. He was not furnished transpOr-
t.,i9n until be reached Fortress Monroe where Cen
Dix had him forwarded to City Point, free OF charge
Tie examining officer at the Fortress, seized carPe
bag filed with a bible and late northern aud western
olsars declaring the bag and contents cOntraband.
Fir WhersPoon kindly furnished with the fo)w
v t of North Carolina officers confined as prisoners
y.war near Sandlsky. Ohio:
al. Avery, Col, 33d n. q.
samuel D Lowe, Major, 23th, n, c.
oscar r Rand, Capt, 2Gth n. G.
W HA Speer, Capt, 18th n. c.
81 StOwe Capt, 23th N. @.
Geo B Johnston Capt, 28h N. G.
" Brown, Capt, 18th n. G.
Nv Mathew, Capt, 23dN. Q.
~ y Flrthing, Capt, 37th N c.
IN Viuson, 80 Lieut. 26th N. @.
<fe gohaunon, lSt Lieut., 23th N. 9.
edwin Scott 20d Lieut., 28th n. G.
A. A Hawser, lst Lieut., 33d ". G.
J7 Weston, Let Lieut., 331 N. G.
Jaq Anderson, 2nd Lieut. 33d n. q.
r. steele, LIST Lieut. 9th n. q.
r. Stuart, 2ud Lieut., $50 N 9.
j. Rogers, 2ud Lieut. 37th n. O.
i B9st, lst Lieut., 31th N. &.
40 dbury Wheeler, lst Lieut. Lathams Battery.
Easg.5 II Brown End Lieutenant 9. s. A, Richmond
These rf:c-s are all well, and confidently expecting
,o.l restored TO their respective commands py ger
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