Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-12
How Union Prisoners are Treat
cd in Richmond


the most interesting, though painful
character. With regard to his capture
ho says
] was captured at Winchesier, Va,
June 18th, 1868, with ak other chap
'sins aud quite number of surgeons,
sharing IN tie con.umely and privations
beaped upon she officers and ntn oil
Mlroy's command. have seen men
angry with passion, but never have |
behsld such maddtned tendshness oil
feeling As that poured out upon us.
Under the ssuct:ty Of flag OF truce,
two Of our chaplains loot then caPtnredl
visited the fed OF slanght to gather
40 the wounded, administer TO their
wants. hear their Ir.t whispe-, and bury
tie dead. They had hardly entered the
field before they were ipsuted, aud from
one o. them valuable watch was taken
| b. force, aud himself threatened with
violence.
We were marched on loot TO Staun.
ton, rirct.-s.x miles, under Joie sun,
snd ov.ra I'D every contact vi h when
.ecmcd 70 Ia II the toct to blister
| Ilaif-clad iraay shot less a,d la les sai
uuf q, lie Csiyacade WIS - rorro" tdl
ore The suffer ngs OF Tie trip can
no. .xprcss. Noting 10 tat but VIA
we bpged or bought oil CT zens who
hated us iu,enscly, shat Their doors 10
orr scea, and rom appearances would
! have been lar better pleased with siti
form even hts Satanic majesty nlmseli.
After arriving a, The Libby prison ev-
eryt ing Of value was takeo from us
canteens, ha,crsacks, gum blankets, aud
in SOME cases our WOODEN blanket, on.
money and valuables, private papers and
! pocket diai iee, lists OF dead and wound
,d end even last messages from some
/ brave mart,,s TO their FREUD, nothing
beng retained but o lew III rigs that
seemed 10 De part q onrselse- ard
necessary 10 coaccai our nakcduess. The
Surgeons, hose pri.ate property is al
ways respect d ~ war, were Tx ise
stg;, ped oil their fleets. Tier er tn
4ash'e IL bedges Of lh .r prof, Ss,on we've
'-ac-. from thcan, tier pocket Gases oi
| i sttuineris distracted, their pocket
| ~ lie nee con.i.caled, 50 that uron our
1 il troan.tien INTO ihe ny-lcrits Of Libby
~. Ia lew things - care Tor, lever still
\ - iu,c.
~ tie f,od and lis Eject upon thc
eajh Of The prisoners he says:
ai,iy ssnk IN itr ii aud falling away
! into iy,rg skeletons weie pas>ed ever 10
the buspi a, in tie other end OF Il e
buillllg, where tney lived or ,.4d as
clTcum tauces might Gee are. How osen
have seen this. 90 o.ttn tina it had
long ceased t. cali forth spec a! a,t,u
ton. Dii men tai down exhaust, d NJ on
tie floor, those stronger picked tbs IA
up and sttoye to have II en- removed to
he hospital. Did thcy die, ,hes bod e.
welc th,cWn 10 one side u,tIi conseU-
cuce suited L EN- TO uury them uuder-
ground.
During this time the hea: was intense,
and ihe Suffering from this cau-e Was
yttS great. St en- ialo | felt - thGu,h
my very GOOD va. o. fire, and "y BRAIN
4 cAId'oa VI heated hi.siug metal. AID
to tbs the fact THAT from diet and othet
causes, the prl.on.rs suffered greatly {. ON
dvsentery, aggravated by the di.agree
asle water We had TO drink, and l
know not, indeed, how we passed tie
summer, OF bore up under the accumu-
lated woes Of our situation. With no
change, nothing bot the everlasting hash,
soup and bread, no wonder disease
made such ,ayagcs among us, and scor-
butte affections become quite prominent.
l have seen a captsiu Of cavalry, fol
TIA S simple uiense OF missing the spit
toon an sp:ttso = npon the fl o.. THROWN
intu . dark Gun.eon ivr two days apG
III h;s, IN fai and water, causing n
ser Us 1it!aiualien uf the lungs. 1T
tas time Il was required ttat tie iii
cets sh uld perform the m =. uiealai
s,fNIce connected With Cooking. " sh-
ny, sctubbing, and the cleanliness oil
tie room. Lieut.. Neicb, OF t e e1th
Fen s,ylfanla 'oian;ry, Ia, for SIX week,
II a tbt gfea GGuer tic Dnl dag, he
cause az an erjeriv sergeant, acting o.
der appointment as q neutet an;, he lad
ghtiy CLASSIFIED himself with the en!ist-
ed men.
When brought up amor tie other
OH us, his clothes, shoes, d.. were
sered uth.a green mould
Lieut.. button, of 9th Penn. in
lahtry, has been doomed to a dungeon
oaili tie close OF the war, and is now
Suffering therein for similar off, nse,
with the aidiiod4l fact ;hat he assumed
TIE name # anottcr. Capt. Li,chii.ld.
q lAe G.th Ichnselyanl., was conin,d
y dungeon Tor tive Or eight DAYS on
bread AID Wates, 1or forming plan OF
e>caHe VIII, / y tig:stfaie3.
Col toWeii, Il The 2th Y ry'bia Tn
Ion Cavalry, weUn.ei III The back il, III =
WicGcW IN Wytheyiilc, aud len behind.
vas cair.d t. Il uhucnd and place d IN a
'tosiAta'. i lev DAYS fer. one Of tie
. g III" 4 !,aper~ r.li.ed out agains,
hiln 10 q u'est bin Il u.enaor, aed sne-
scstgd tnsf be executed The prison
n-p"c % cnie'ei ife ii. syit,l, ard With.
out tie knowledge - b. III ei SURGEONS
ordered Ii n up tcin is bed and 10 i,,i-
20" tim lie was .laced il one o. tie
'n"scens snoktn 4, AID upon a.kiug
""at we're tn cnaiges - i ST him MS
n"sNe'' 70 Il q nyuu, you vii. soon
lid o4u.
l;c.c. w.t.. a bal IL H. back. lie re-
n'aiaea i've weiss and tour da,.. part
- the Ire with 1t a hlankei, rare r..
cei' 'ig any Inc iiea care. aud s,mettuts
"'S "a H. Will ed n quad WAS
,o'iel HES ailo,cd constantly "A, The
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