Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-16

stand up during that long u1gbL TX
add to the misery Of their sifustions the
guard from South Csrolina regimen
fred repeatedly into the house, giving
as a reason, that they had ppt been q
the fight. and had no chance 1t ~ Ysx.
KEGS. No one, however, Sgas hurt u
the room in which Raynor Hss. 5il
10 the morning food and vst<rxss fnr.
nished. During the day re6st solHeef,
and citizens visited the pyz5otf< Ths
next day the Federal Offices, .to9ekhei
with the citizens who had f<esI tsk5r
numbering in all 81, J uerS: FIsssd -
room by themselves. Duri1f fhe e !,
ing, Wigfall and many meH< <5ers Of d;
Southern Congress visited he65 1hI
city was under the control oE BrigsE Il
General Winder. He was s1<Ic< II =
management, but kind, and "a u
privileges to the prisonsi b
with his duty. -
For several days food Eas scsree,
but then a commissary vasnppointe3 4.
who was no less a persqsgs tha1
Jackson Warner, a residet of Ecft
mouth some twenty years d < ~
menbered by many of our
The guard was under char u Lent
Todd, brother Of Mrs. Eincoin ths
Presidents wife. From Day tesfAf,
other prisoners were brous 10, .sfd
each new arrival was surrounded By
an eager crowd. and made 20 disgorge
all news from the North One NOR
ming, few days after, Reynor found
quite a number had come in during
the night. He went up 70 one Of the
new corners, and inquired what regi-
ment be was from and the place of his
capture. He informed him that. be
belonged to the ed Keutncky. and was
captured on the Kanswhs rlyer. The
Lieutenant asked him If he sew Capt.
Hurd of that regiment. H said he
did, and asked if he weuld fike to see
him. Raynor remarked the be would
give small fortune to bsSHhere Hurd
was. "Well," said the stranger, "you
will not have far to go. -fos there he
sits.' The Lieut.. went up % him; and,
it is unnecessary to say. ne meeting
was cordial, and quite unexpected to
the two Portsmouth boys. Gen. Win
der allowed them to send one man,
each day, to buy what they considered
necessary articles for their comfort and
The table. Lieut.. Rsynor diathe mark
citing once, accompanied BIZ guard.
being allowed to hold 10 hfercourse
except in market purchass He pro-
cured calico, cotton, thresS, dc, and
with his own hands made a comfort,
which was used in company with Hurd
during their sojourn in the Capital.--
Empty tobacco boxes served as pillows.
The food furnished by issary
invariably bread and fresh
ENTHUSIASTICALLY rice--and, at first,
coffee and sugar. Thanks 10 his cupi-
lity, they had beef in great quantities,
as the government furnished him with
i've beeves. giving him the tallow for
his own use. Consequently. the tai
ow be saved was in proportion to the
meat he devoured; and, "a very natural
hing they received nothing but lean.
he carefully outstanding the fat. His
conduct of course, was influenced only
through kind considerations for the
prisoners.
During the whole time citizens COL
ected around the building in great
a large majority of them
being women. The aristocracy rode
up in the carriages and stopped to catch
. glimpse. Insulting remarks were
made continually; some few evidently
with them, but none
Jared manifest it openly. One lady
l Miss Van Leu, visited the prison
.wice, at one time bringing basket
IF books, at another time some Cruel
Ior sick officer. In answer to an in
luiry as to who she was, one Of the
guard said he "guessed she was kind
of a Florence Nightingale" The
guard would pass in their different
friends, both military and civil, some
of whom we're gentlemen and conduc-
ed themselves as such, while others
we're quite the reverse. The continual
question was: "What did you come
down here for" "Do you think you
,an subjugate us?" All manifested
great desire to see and converse with
Col. Corcoran and Hon. Mr.. Ely
Their time passed pleasantly as pos
sible in reading, chess and card play
ing. Practical jokes we're played off,
many old games were revived and
many new ones invented. Several
,haplains were among them, services
we're held on Sunday and sometimes
during the week. While the Adams
Express connected at Louisville, they
spent a portion of their lime in writing
10 their friends, which the Confederate
allowed them to do, il in
them they would urge their friends to
use their influence with our govern
ment to secure an exchange Of prison.
ers as they considered this-in a
egree-acknowledging their indepen-
dence. They formed themselves into
an association, over which the Hon.
Mr.. Ely presided, assisted by other
officers. The meetings were conduc-
ted according to parliamentary rules as
laid down in "Cushing's Manual" and
well enlivened by debates. speeches,
recitations of school boy declamations.
songs and anecdotes. Moot Courts