The New York herald., 1863-10-19
THE UNiGN PRISONERS.
ne Experience OF u Mtsstnnary in the
lkic mnuO PrisOns

The Experience OF "a MIsstnnary in ahs
Richmond PrisOps.
bcY William O. Sctndiin, the ssio3asy OF tho Ancri
Gan .hl'irhn AsicciiiS TO the Army a the poomsc
VINO h"s recently returned To Boston, after
eS cr,e1acr rs TIs Dcr Of war dressed crow ls
audeuce ON the ii lbs, ut tho Hollis -treepcsurch
Mr. ScNiaitn IN oicn'ag made an apcafi'r to
carry OH ,lic work % rgicn ard thris stnsotfi1n
and oke OF The great buvest tlu " = bao'e those
who would enter tho cd he entered the
Gettysburg. yc was Ut Washington when tho rcws OF
the hostilitics cir1e, and no s a ouse took
!" ned ss ~ Tr.crc oir 5 a o. s'1,e ,h o
from ne field Oh Oh al, u July and ut 0vc o'coclk
inc a'ieraoon thoy loade up team aud sta led the
Held, and at irstle before midnight ,ched rch
burg. and saw our chvnlry going through
Naxt morning they went captured f.w'
miles distant by cse csvary corps the leading flies
OF which were dressed IN blue Their wagon MAS ilandt
over TO the rebel surgeons and try order
where thoy Iindcrcd OF most 9, their persona
property. Alter cpturng mapy OF The peope there
abous the robes continued 10 retreat.
Late that afternoon spusts c'vary received chcc,
N 'front.' whc,r lie planted his artj lery Ell his
cavalry ou height and paraded his hundred odd priso
rer ~ ippo of infantry to deceive the ederals and
exposing th m to fire. After dark countrym N
eFdcd tho rebels Of her difficulty ~ the skirmsh
as Haecrs'own he nj the doctor had enough with
the WI unded. Afterwards they met number OF other
prisoners from Gettysburg got thus into the company
OF friends. ana moved On with httcm
The speaker described ths OF the column to.
wan, Richmond. After thirty siw sDurs' travelling
they had to beg bread. and they rouad many friends
of brsad bat were driven b,ck by the reb,i cavalry
whom The women threw It over the hsaess the ca
vairy'to the prisoners. Several miles bey yond the pr
soncr5 eat.ped for tho night tho Of Ma trs
tnrg oktaued eave to supply the pr rBoners sat w
all night ard baked AMI loaded two arlsy wagons OF
bread In the morning the prisoners arawn up In
two lines. expecting to receive tho bread when it
coniscfed by order OF Gonea Ice for the his army
1lseir journey bad be resumed by mad ss we'll as
hungry men, and before they reached slar,on many
prisoners fell from fatigue he himself htvng talsn from
exhaustion three tlmea Thence they wentto Echm md
reachgsh Libby prison July 81 and the conductor Of
their train Id them he had taken i've hundre,
up TO reinforce Loe only the day two bcorc shit geues
hot In fp rnfra .ftn rn, Aafna
Az Libby prison they overhauled. Previously the
speaker aad tho doctor had destroyed their credentials
from Massachusetts,, and hidden their money, and the
OF the latter enabled them provisions
Keep them better condition. The of the
Libby prSo0, hundred feet long each by thirty forty
had 70 hold about six hundred prisoners slry very
crowdcdt Their fare was just enough 10 np,n
far as It. depended the rebels. The appearance OF
new comers was the signal for groat cxctepsns among
the o,d roRsers. who rched earnestly orew After
wards they found that the slightest notice asoat flag Of
truce exchange Of prisoners renewed the
TIL, r,oucrs formed deb iting society al,. bad do.
baes twice week: lectures French classes esu nese
rsn He also pre'ched liberal Christianity and foind
II unacceptable tc other chalains or evaaysca do
nominations Aid officers had than sxed him
why thoso minister's dull and gloomy II they
really belspsed their religion sufficient for all roub
while he v'os cheerful
He than man who had boon yes, from
the orhoasx communities by their unnecessary auste
ties and welcomed hts vexs star OF ioy;risng above
them Instances werc repeated again and "a in which
the valuosof the Unitarian belief dictrino ap
proveds
tla visitcr The sanitary agents, including htEs ELI had
their situation bettered by transfer to 10 -ioAptai
whcreetlsy said two weeks and had
tions wHh scores of the sick reiigoussEb kindred
SUBJECTS
SubsseSeesy and uuexpectedly they seat to
Castle Thnuder whore the orator very Sick That
npful place, OF the Rlcnm nd but
they sacDsded in getting the best quarters prison
There he bad the usual Search but they, old get
his moaey the first Sabbath after get,a4 tosAe prison
the chief T the prison gave him permissnn, pre,ch
and aeor among the prisoners which he cth To my
Unitarian was new idel and he in gTcak request
a. novelty, and finally preached in the Lnsass room
whene<hofe had before for year been preaching
ana ne never was SO rahed as on that doys Those
wersleyalsts and asked hun TO preach.
That ives denied him, tor tho neyt week no issh-
hr. Scondn spoke OF young Kellogg. who deta ned
as spy aud who expressed readiness is his
Hegsvo hr. Scandfiove messages for thp.dsar
home, asking that he might hoax om the wife
Gsd grandparents at home.
-Four days after Mr.. Scandn let he da Nsro's death
on tho scaod, and his heroisn been by
many paper In the land Mr. !. and islomradcs were
set at liberty September 22 and witk feelings un-
unutterabie 10y bcbed afor theEaxof the FREQ.