Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-11

Bnrbariiy Of she EandaIs-LeffoE frSHz
sHFgson Gegare'
Surgeon. j. Cecil Legare. VFao was cspiured e. tho
bas.lo Of Perryvile, and detained nearly svo months
among she Yankees gives bis experience Of ta- ea,
mont in the following letter to Gen Bragg adi1tan.-
general, published is the Winchester BalIEas
TULLAaozA, January 49, lss3.
sfF. Having been captured e. the bstte ef Perry
vills October g, 1902 aud detained tor nearly tTo
months by ordsr of the Yankee coznaudsrs5 o. surgeon
af the Cuufsdsrsts hospital, es.s5sned at AaFr9aa
burg KY deem it my clty 70 give P--9-ei-I !. -
fscts that s under ny observation as % Yankee treat
msnt OF CONF ederstes.
TEe ulacEsned corpsss OF CIR dead remained unhur-
led for Eora than one week and when the sao7 pre-
tsnc8 OF iutsrment performed tho uatlar erali'
les Of all ami ths arms Of many, left exposed
swine the scsvsugsrs ol The ned digging 1p h3
haif buried dead. and il many instances SEPARATING Lla
head from tie body
Al the hospital orr SEX and wounded were % great
measure supported BY the charitable cont5aons Of tas
lsdies For she frst month received scarcely any
medianes from the Yankees aud were doPendentf7 la
unon prvate contribution TIE bold excusa for ths
fahumsnitT was that tha medicine train f1t8naed n'f
us had been captured bT General Msrga1, thas venting
their lnslgitT upon The ulorl luuae5 whom -la c1c-3
Of war threw into their hands
After having bees relieved from duty q Harroa
agsin Witnessed the TaBkse idea Of humanity STIR
ngly zstrssed 81 Cairo, 7srs lloj 1ea y 97e ere -
into boat (the DacQtazJ Tieh- acc3rllls io the n-
spectors Certificate vas intended 20 ca11y olly ~
and iIs space was e'I.EractsQ ~ ne g-A-a = -
number, who occuped the hureane decs 20 tne s1e-
sion Of al except eomusousd gicerls " ho were per-
uted thither cnV ocCasicnayi moreover al ia
lower deck was eoa saicisnt for tbs down and iiit
trip a. far as Memphis Commissioned ocsrs were re-
oured to nav for hunks which thsT oceup5ed show
ng either that the U. s. government did not conE. u
be fI earring capsety Of the vessel tnar -s cu-
esrs in charge 0f ths returAn prisoners c9ve AZ iae
/ extortion pract.csi by the Officers o. The oos-
Although orr men hai been robbed ol aTerTi1rg aE-
eept barely enough 20 cover nsslezs yet raw rsioll
were distributed, and utensils, 10 appliances Loc
cooking were flrashed TIE boar which sceouplnlaa
u.s. the Sse List. had nine hundred prs9aera On 0oara
and moss Of these bsng sex wound ~ me tslsral
q sa-aeu rsmaaed On her We frsquanaF nl1a rs1l5i-
lions on niaas-r uedclnss, Whica were tlfn ie4 -
quantities totElly ius1sta % our necessities Ol1s
ious and msGiciHes sickness pTaFailsu c1 AZ 1Aie-h
that en- reaching Blsmphis, rspressuiao1s oeizs -a
10 the authorities smother boat, the Iecuzssl s 2-
ssd 10 which the sick from 10Th 0oats were ral1fs
Adequate supplies Of medicines having been proVldeds
and err number havHg been reduced by transfer and
death 10 six hundred we bed YicSsourE 10 corpar-
stfve comfort The cartel existing between The govern
handing at Cairo Under his order She p11Tost MARSHAL
u shat piaoa took possession Of ny horza ana equip
unsnts and neglected 50 reply 10 aforal pf9tes
the act When called upon per1nsly ne s5s- i-ai 70
had acted in accordance with the o-er ron lis govern
r1ent and promised n he order and give ms flllau
reason for she seizure promise which yet remains IN
fulflled.
Tet tbe world kaovv Che baFbarOu3 bra Ally taat d.
uiss decent faternent to ous deads t-a nead1l na
nifty thss refuses medicines 20 our sick End fos tn
eontsunodbs avarce that farsses load q1afe tans9r-
fati9a 20 exchange capives- tha 8douin rap1ey lal
robs paroled prize ers and the utter want % soodt-a
WHOA totally disregaI ds s8lerlE treaty oalgatoni
Ygars respectfully j. CEeiL LAs4i,z' IA
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