Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-16

I baT0as hymns through their uoses and beatin
I toHn-toms 50 the honor Of thsir tom tcmc6d
and tom sOmgols to the end Of aact-ar century
!
/ EasIdezts Of tariaea s.tt--,Tt,, sYsu-se- !,
AsIeuI. ssibssa Of SAC 11th AFkEeaas EseE
! From the Savannah RspubfesuI
On J0husoB's Island, a small spot Of Land io
eatsd in Lake Erie, about f0ur uilss uO7sa of IN,
city Of Ssndusky, is one Of The Yankee prisons
n whieh your correspondent, with twelve hun
sred other Cficsrs, vas unforlunsss enough tc
be confined, ard lucky enough to come oai
alive u
This depot was devoted exclusively 10 officers
captured st D0nelson, Island 10, and throughout
tbs Western department, white from The Ess.
there we're bat fOTty-oight, from the States Of
Georgia and North CaroIina. Oat Of gather
ing Of twelve bundled, there Was no officer 0ysF
The rank of eol0oel-iTom thst to junior 2i leu
tenant ell grades ard departments Of tie service
Were represented. L Is not ny purpose 10 rs-
cord here tha hard pIivssions Es endured, the In
human eOnduci Of Cur guards the sudIiBE We
underwent, flr tbey Ere too revolving TO eontem-
plate even now. when We are ssfs again en-
"DiTis soil" Revenge and moItiAcsiioa spring
up with thOuEhtj Of tnat prison---ihe one cam
erons i0r T. s.is,iea, The o-her cTims0uei a. the
though thSt such deeds were done b. 2 people
wro claim 10 De m,rsl, sHighteus5, Te6eed, and
v0Iss than al = hon We 0Le5 Csilgd our ccua-
try mon.
Tho evening OF tIa s u August 1853, viii ever
be TemrmbaIei BY al Eho were confined IN that
lGsths0ms den Fiss fuii moon rose through a
c.oodiess sky-nos 5 ripple or a wave d.s,aI5sd
Tie HEte.s-ibe lake spread ca. as fsr as ihs eye
could each, Ike vast mirror snoo50s5 it5 su.-
face, sEd fsctHg ;as forests that onvifoaed its
Eh5Tss- Tho mOen's brigl. beams from cloud
49,. aN-- Il A.
present the apPearanea Of ons vest sheet OF bur
rish5d silver. The pie,urs wss iuimiAbIs, rap
tuI5Gd, enchanting, and brought 70 mind Visions
OF iaiEy land. We had sesn The ne ~ oftas car
tel Tor ezcbsugs cf pfs0Eers having bssG faii-
ned, and buoyaat win the hope CT an early To-
suIn 6 our 'ry home, we could lock from
our prison and forget the hATdshirs OF cur con
diti0n IN the beauty Of the scene before US. In
spirsd By ali the sur0UooinEs, song was pro
Peses, sad with ulitod voices, and melody
and tervor nsver before e5uslsd, We sent echoiDR
over The lake the W0Tds Of Home sgsiu."
Hardly had tie last note died away in the dis
tssee, when we were startled By the report Of
Iuuskes, and one Of cur nen fell TO the ground
utterng faint erean. No one was allowed to
approach the prCsirats man As be lay Ti2b. At
shs door Of bis quarters. Was bs dsadl Was
ne wouudedi Was he only fsiEtiEg in order
to shalter hi nself from smother sho,2 No one
could tell, the crowd being prevented from sp-
preaching by the inhamah guards.
Thirty minutes elapsed, during Whiek Two
field places loaded with grape, were traiied upsn
he prisoners and The battalion, vita loaded
arns drawn UB in line. were ready for their
work Of murder. The officer Of ths day thsR sp
Prssehsd ths Prestrats ERa1. still keeping back
the crowd AID returned IL haste sat Of tho prIs-
sa, saying ta ths sEIi0us iBGuiTiss Of tss pIis-
ozsT's friends that ne was oEly slightly hut.
Fearing fer bis oWn satisfy, be ihus qEisisd ths
men tll Ae get bsyend the pHssn bsaEds- The
ssTgeSn next came in; he was the only ofhcer
in she whole Yankee guard that k2a . kind
hesTt or generous impulse lie vas much ~
spsetSd By all, and IS TGmsmssI5d kindly By
may for his acts Ct sympathy. Hs approached
tko PROSTATE nan snd calling hall doBsH to BIS
sssiEtahce lifted lha liisless BODY Of LIsut Glib
sos fTsE' tie Rgousd. Ths Aall, satsTiHg his
is.s breast! passed through his body ard psne-
srsied he door Of bis quarters Fer shirty mis-
utss from the time Es received his wsund he
aid ue0z ihs grOund; no friend or c0ulTz5s was
allowed TO appgoash, szd his dying woTds szd
afsetieEais isrspCiI 20 fashcr ns.her, sister and
frieu6s fell only upon the sur- 81 rrs Goa si ls-
h=ps ss1i ssisat.e.l, gsgzss name be a1aisd aud
wagsa clmEalds es had Ecp. from h.s ycUih Up.
Silently ana saTrcvtEl'y ths prisona-s gath
cred around jH-ir dead e5nTsds, aad with tdeir
EcsIt resources prepared the body icE th5 grave
In ssaIcaiHg Tho baggage Of sas murdered one
for clothes 10 suhsti;als Ior his bloody gaImeBts
We fouud esre.Hily packed away mentuloes
shas enlisted cur greatest sympathy fer the De
rsavsi iaHiy wheH they shsBid lasTl Of iAeiT
loved ones fate. Here was g t5b CBain ingoni-
cusly wrought Of gutts perchs, IN msszdred
Inks iElsid with shell sakeu from the lsks re-
sesbGng pearl, with q seal peniiug, in which
the Co1feders.e flag was represented by The col
ors Of the shell--this Wss for the aged fstheT.
A bTeasipin Of the same material, Wisd cross,
and the star Of the cast shove IL, with 3 spear
below, symbolic Cf Ihs Christians hope, was for
MS mother a pair Of bracelets formed il lmss
Of the same mate ial, the links adjoining the
clasp on ether side, having the device Of a
hesTt, tho clasp having 40 anchor, Indicated toe
electorate sentiment, " In hope let cur hearts
be united This wss for his sister
These mementces Of a sens and brothers a.
fsetion. so interesting on account Of their hAv-
ing been carved oUt while "a prison, sHd wIfb
the primitive t1o'5 st the command OF the pIis-
on6rs, we're not aloUsd to reach the hands Of
tb5ss for whom they were inter dsd. The van
dSlism of the people CT Ssnkusky, snd the Bat
talon competing the guard Ct cur pTisOH, pre-
vented. On leaving the prison the men were
msTefei 70 the cars. and while there surrounded
With guards and bTis.liIg bayorets, unknowa
20 them, there baggage was torn open wi q vio-
leEcs and Tobsed OF every.iinE vGlus5.e, and
particularly OF FL triukots sEd chsgms thnt the
mCz had expended trsir j. gently snd inns
while in prison in making Ss neusntees Of tEoir
PRISON life, aud a. tie same tins ss sd5cl ale
sferiugs 70 thsir kindred aud fdends. Thus,
they murdered, ia cold blood, Lieut. Gibson,
sad appropriated 60 uUh3ly uses those htt.c
thirgs dat were valGsb'e 01}y % the beresved
On asco oust OF their sssociz-ila and he cacun-
sta1ees under which t5ey weTs made.
The ssntinsat Of ths prisoners that night IS
indescribabls-s deen, determined spirit Of re-
veugs sssslsd Useu the mind Of every one, and
found uttsrsucs, one 20 sls-hsr, in solemn
oiedgss 30 svsBEe his 5ssth. NWelve hundred
Yankees will bi,a ths dust l5- each cozgs3s
has pledged hiasgli 70 remember tha fsts Of 6 .
son, and strike foT vengeance whenever ths fee
appears. We procured black walnut ecfin,
aud Biscing the rennsins in is, Lieut.. Steele, Of
The 2Sh North Csroiina regiment, performed the
solemn fuasTal services over our murdered
brother. The ecfin vas then placed IN a scsy-
eng1r cart, aud six Yankees m1antod thereon
With their spades resting upon he ecfi1 they
drove Of 10 ;hs lake shore, where they buried
him With curses sna vulgar jokes upon tbs
dead rebel"
I sppsnd SONS imFgoptu lines, psnned by
Lleut Thomas UshsT Hd@srsh, well known IL
she ssuihegu s.atss, aud who was a prisoner Of
war wiih us, having been el7tared at Ialsad 10 !;
TIA MURDERED OFEICER's FUNERAL IN PRIsoS.
No martial requiem grand,
Swells round .ouely bier;
No Hufilsd drum no mourning band
Attend the waTrier here
Al fsneral ponp to hin denied,
No fife or trumpet ioud
No guard Of honor by bis side,
No banner fJr his shroud.
No trophies won N daring Sight
Adorn his fin rude
To mark The sls3Wart warriors might
Or prove his noble blood.
No last saluts is fred Ger
TIE Pris'nsrB new made grave.
Sunk close By Efie's soPiHg shore
And washed By Eris's wave.
The coward foe msy dsrids
Tha noble wsrriOr dead
Who, living, seathsd their dastard pride
And flsd their souls with dread
Calruly hs E'seps bensaih ths sod,