, 1863-01-31
CAMP DOUGLAS MATTERS.
$500 Rebel Prisoners in Camp.
The 34th 1owa-Rebel Regiments
Paroled Prisoners.

The 34th loWa-Rebe1 Regiments
Paroled Prisoners.
i, j.. Scenes, Incidents, &c.
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There are now about $500 rebel prisoners
at Camp Douglas, all that can be furnished
with accommodations at present. The last
consignment, embracing some 1900, arrived
! ut O'Clock last evening.
ArTEARAEcE or TIE PRISONERS.
If possible, those who arrived Last evening
were moro poorly clad, dirtier and more ca
dnvcrous than my that hare been In Camp
before. Among them arc stout, healthy men,
and small, cfIeminatc boys Of fourteen; tall
broad. .shouldered. .men, standing six feet seven,
and short, fat men; there arc Mcxicans,
Spaniarde, quadroons, octoroons, and full
b1oodcd contrabands; haltblood and fnn-
blood Cherokee Indians. There arc privates
| from every State in Sccessia except North
| Carolina, and there may be some from tnas
State, but none have yet reported themseises.
Some wore two hats, while fully nunoteo
Ind none. but. covered their heads with
blankets. They were clad in old bits OF car
netting. rugs, horse blankets, bed
quilts, comforters, &c, some Of which
were 80 filthy that one would scarcely
darc touch them. These were generally
held aboutNhe shoulders and body by pins of
hard wood, or uncoutb pins Of huge dimcn-
eions, wrought into fantastic shapes from tel
egraph wire. TAeir cooking utensils con
sisted of numerous camp kettles, milk pans,
! coffee pots, and iron pots and kettles OF all
shapes and sizes. The Commissary Depart
| ment seemed scattered through the entire
train, each having supply Of fat pork, bread
or crackers, aud several with sacks Of corn
meal. Several of the men brought their straw
ticks and bedding with them, and Of shoe
boxes, trunks, bags, carpet sacks and bun
dies, nearly every one had all he wanted to
| carr y-a1l too extremely filthy for any human
being to usc Scores Of the men were so
dirty and b1ack, it was next to impossible to
decide whether they were white or African.
There are gEea. number Of sick among
them, and there seemed continued cough
from one end Of the procession to the other.
Upon the arrival Of each lot, they were
searched, relieved Of firearms, &C., and then
E1OHA " luElI HIGH
all were but too glad to get into.
THE GALLANT .TH1RTY-FouRTu IOWA.
This regiment has served as guard over
the prisoners iron, the time they were taken,
at Arkansas Post. They were fifteen days on
the route, and suffered greatly from the in
commodious character of the transports.
Several prisoners attempted 10 escape, and
one was shot dead after he had got ashore be-
tween Columbus and Cairo. They arc now
stationed ut Camp Douglas MS guard, to re-
| lieve the G5th Illinois, who, ne understand,
| are under marching orders.
This regiment Is from Central 1owa-fous
companies from Warren, three from Lucas
Two from Decatur and one from Wayne coun
ty. They left Camp Lauman, Burlington, or
the ed Of November, with $50 men, and were
stationed for time at st. Louis and Helena
Ark. At Vicksburg they were in the engage
1nent on the 2sth, 229th and Soth Of December
where they fought like veterans. Thence thel
accompanied the feet to Arkansas Post, arri
ying on the 9th, and went into the battle o,
the uth. Here they were under severe fir
for three hours and half, and no
q man hinehed. Every man TIA
at his post and :. did his dut,
manfully. Brig. Gen. Thaycr is highly spo
ken Of as 4 Commander. He leads his men
saying "Come on, boyB-whcre lead, yo'
need not hesitate to follow" At Vicksbur
he led the 4th Iowa into the very pits Of th
enemy. Col. G. ". Clark is also a brave an'
efficient officer, beloved by the whole regi
ment. OF this regiment, there are now Il
camp not over three hundred effective men
and many Of them unit fur service, except i,
an emergency. Their sick are IN every hos
pital between Vicksburg and Chicago-thei
dead wherever they have been.
JOKES AMONG TIE SOLDIERS
Every hour in tho day, some Of on
soldiers recognize those they have met on th
battle field, and they renew their aequaint
ance. Yesterday secesh called to one Of ou
/ boys, "Hnllo! old fcllow-turn about fai
play-we had you at Harper's Ferry, and no,
you've got us here. Let's have some beer f
. i old acquaintance eake." The following col
, | vcrsation occurred between two Others
"Don't Jou belong to the ID Kentuckys ?
"Yes-you're from the 1o4tl, amt you ?
, "Yes-we wcrc face to face at Hartsyil1e-
: | what dye think Of the 104th? ~ "Weu 70
arc d-d plucky set Of men; but you wei
: in bad company. Them two reginlcnts-tl
l0Sth and 160th Ohio slzedaddled and left 20
r TO DO all the hghting, and as there WASH
+ enough ol you 10 40 tne o,g oon You mad Q
), Aana' We tooA Soa III ons o. the eoia* nJo
3 had 1e" more men Us good rs the 10Th
a would never nave gotSou, DC.
c TIE hao9&fsTs IN CANT
e Inc prisoners arc principally priyates fro
"a Tic 1ouoElng regiments: LIST. 9Th, 10th Of
18th Tennessee; 10Th Texas; 18th Texas di
mounted cavalry; 18th Texas d1sn1onntt
Il cavalry; l'th 90. do'; 18th Texas infantr.
Il s4th co. ao.; aart's Arkansas battery; Tex
spy company 9TH Texas cavalry; Red Rly
IL Hangers OF Louisiana; Deshay Rangers; Il
+ Texas infantry 18th Arkansas; 2ath Arka
II sas; Arkansas sappers and Miners; LIST, 1t
y :3d Florida. Some Of the men have be-
a shifted SO often, they hardly know where th'
r belong.
70 'oAhp fA'soSshs'
An5 - 'ncse Prisonefs nave presents
&c .aen pa4o'e' WHICH, Lucy fecieSea II muf1fee
8 pu,o' JUL .. 1eosnoo, N.Y. "an' =; Lou
y f"!e' n.y. o"p' ~ oc'' @c.' anu arc an1lo'
It to be exchanged. As jet Gen. Ammon b
; no orders to TINT effect, and Of course ca
6 take no action In the matter.
6 TAXING TIE OATH OF ALLEaIASoE.
T. II approached By any Federal officer, Il
prisoners almost invariably declare they la