The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-29
alasItriIIe Anion.
Published By an association Of Printers.
office on PrinteFs' Alley, between
Union and Deaderfck streets.
WEDNESDAY, aoRNING OCT. %, 1862
General Premises Account Of his
Captivity among the Rebels

General Premises Account Of his
Captivity among the Rebels.
General B. M. Prentiss, of Illinois, who
was captured with his brigade by the
rebels at the battle Of Shiloh, received
the compliment of serenade at Wash
ington recently, and responded in an en-
tertaining speech. He told the story of
his experience in the South as follows:
SINGING PATRIOTIC SONGS IN CAPTIVITY.
We were marched the day after our
capture, both wounded and well soldiers
(some three hundred OF them badly
womded), a distance Of twenty-five
miles, without food, they having taken
their last meal on the morning of that
fight. We were marched to Corinth,
placed in box cars, all together, and sent
to Memphis, arriving there on Tuesday
night Twenty-Five hundred of these
men were placed in one building After
l had plead and begged that they might
have provisions, went into the hall, call
ed the Colonel commanding the post, and
told him that these men had been with
out provisions from Sunday until We'd
nesday morning. None could be furnish
ed. PeTceiving the Goddess Of Liberty
painted upon the end of the hall, / said
to them, "Soldiers, arise to your feet
The poor men were lying upon the floor.
They got up, and every one of them join.
ed in singing in one grand chorus the
"Star- Spangled Banner" and columbia,
the Gem of the Ocean"
SCENES or TRAVEL.
We were taken next to Jackson. The
passenger train, which had preceded us
had given notice to the citizens that sew
eral thousand Yankee prisoners would
arrive that day. We were kept on the
track on Wednesday night, so as to be
taken into jackson ~ devliQlst 0iti-
zens had assembled at the depot and
great cheering was heard upon our arri-
val. The question was asked, "How
many are there of you" Twenty
two hundred and twenty mine, replied.
swell, seven thousand Of you devils
went into Memphis on Tuesday night"
was the response. We were taken the
next day to Meridian, Miss, where we
were paraded again as a menagerie on
the street. How many Yankees have
you got 2" saws a citizen to the conductor.
Twenty two bundled and twenty
was the answer. "That's right, seven
thousand in Memphis, twenty five hum
bred in Jackson, and twenty-five hun
dred here to-day-pretty good haul"
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where an immense concourse witnessed
the arrival of live Yankees" elbow
many have you on board ?" "About two
thousand" "Glorious haul for Shiloh.
Hurrah for Beauregard Two thousand
shipped to Meridian and placed in quar-
ters there yesterday; seven thousand at
Memphis, two thousand at Jackson and
now two thousand here. Prrety good
haul for Shiloh" Wherever the train
stopped people ran to see the Yankees,
and the same kind of Arithmetic went
on. They manifested a great desire to
see live Yankee general Some Of the
many stories these people have published
concerning me were true, for | was a lit
tie saucy for prisoner. used to go to
the window TO show myself. Every now
and then / found Union man, and began
to give him instructions what to do. The
colonel in charge, seeing me so convers-
ing, would exclaim, "Take your head in:
you must not converse with these men"
"Sir," | replied, 81 have fought for my
country. l am live Yankee. You have
the power TO punish, but God alone can
stop this tongue from wagging." APP
plause and laughter. At Mobile We
were placed on transports, and there foi
the first time learned that we were TO b,
separated from the private soldiers
They we're sent to the prisons of Ala
bama at Tuscaloosa. learned that W,
officers had to go 10 Talladega.
INTERVIEWS WITH REBEL OFFICERS.
Having in my possession from Col. Jor.
dan, an aid TO General Beauregard who
permit me to say here tonight, and yol
may herald it throughout this country
is the only man wearing a secesh uniform
that have received the least particle o
courtesy from since / have been will
them, drew me aside. Cries, "What il
his name" "What is his nameY Hi
name is Colonel Jordan, Assistant Adju
tant General Of General Beauregard
That man had given me a letter 10 hi.
brother at Mobile TO assist me III Ineedc,
food. He also wrote TO General Jones
commandant there, authorizing him I,
parole me If / wished. went with tina
letter 10 the headquarters Of Genera
Jones, who, by the way, is a renegad
Yankee. j extended my hand. He said
ono, sir and bowed me 20 a seat