Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-05-14
From the Petersburg Express.


Bru al TrrafbAEi,f &c f<ss fsdcrssas
The exchanged officers and pGiyafea several hundrd
ia number who arrived in Pefersburg Monday nlght4
by # az of truce boat roo, Old PoiBi, ali speak IN the
most unqualified terms OF the iuhamaB 'resnisut 20
which they we're sub iced By The Feiesai guare q
Camp Ghase, Go;unars OHIO. there vas 20 d.s'ihc
ti6n made between officers AID prvates bat all were
alike subjected e, h. grossest indgnites, ard robbed
OF clothing blaIketr, nbd money Gen T. j. Cbafchih'
con,ual der oil our at Arkansas fdst, was de
priv. j Of lis 81 aud spurs, much OF bis wearing ap-
pa ei, and sp ken TO by The III naanntfea suafo as
tatugt; he hid byep cog Gel Deishfr. Who ougit
so .anntlv il Northwestern Virginia, a. was scV@re-
Iy wcnnd,l al the battle Gf Aeg haney Mountain Vas
d. nvtG blankets, which be Put chased IN it41s aao
stripped Of his plas, the bru es VINO dig tbe ae oe
clasipg that such articits were con!taband. mayor
Gaines, of Alabama who fought no6y On the Pen o.
sula IF Virginia, uIier General Magtnder, Uas made
to haul Of bis shirt in tie prtsnce OF Yankee women'
wh1 chucled heartily at Tie SIGHT OF dstud'd gen
tem4n.
,'np.. Morsan, a bro'he. Of the General, who YES
taken near Lexington, KY subjected to every con-
ceiva lie GdigurY and wien ne demonstrated and sta
ted lEa dera prisoners were not so treated ~ Con-
federa:6s was told d" to shut BIS mou b, a Cd Sc
ctsh scourdrel; he did not, he would te knotGed
down"
Mary oher Cficers and privates, lave given Us re-
ca OF their wrongs, but the above will suffice TO show
how our brave men, who by the fortunes OF war fall
into Ihs HANDS OF these Mousters in human shape are
subjected TO every ceiyabe sJecles OF Insult and
outrage We give below the correspondence between
Geo. Churchill and Col. Holman 1t will give cur
readers eight idea OF The cruelty and Inbumanity
Of ou7 ef. Surely the Confederate Government Will
adopt to avarge the wrongs AMI fed esa
tie grievances CT The gallant who have ben taken
prisoners vhii. braveIv lighting to achieve the iod
pendence OF tie Sufh The correspondence above re-
ter0d ID is follows:
Correspondence.
FgcM GEN. cHr, III il. To O. [. HoFF4Ax-
FoKT DELAWARE.
april l3th, lt63.
Coz R,Gmaa. Consmandtag JriSoners U,S,A:
Ss -: Believing that it is the p5l.cy, bet !hc
vi. government thai The suct Of the present
tie war, witch eugage = should lie
Quoted, possible principle Of humanity
that every should be adopted hind
and lraEe treatment to tose soldiers Of yo1r array VINO
s. he Fsry iug Of war; fail uto hagds
bel: Eba! yr 1oG iZauc do
prove conduct beng perpetrated by certain
: oi your Roverncocn desire to call your
and t. solemn ri'ea against the co' duct OF
the un si asr4 fieais in charse Ct the Conted rate
prisoners ilten oLGned ST Camp tha'e. OHIO. Upon
leav te sui jeeted to he gross ST and r1oft IN
hEn23 trs nreLI; ny p@ 500 lrsqfe TIE cotnH torn
Ivy back Wy hat hGe robbed OF ell 1t contained, my
overcoa and gloves Tax 44d Ia OF the CfI2eIS OF my
e'uH had tLe eiTts I'd from ii ir persons cail'
Tide articles OF 10 pecOn4ry vaIne or use 70 yor govern
ment hut OF peculiar Vatua 10 Ine-aTtices WHICH Dad
Chased IN, and brought from III = uh ana VII Oh had
been reserved by General NCCEIGdnd, at the time
OF ny capture, take fro1 apparently, irom
other motive than the neGle malice; my parS were
taken my nly tah trcm my waist, ay cGE Is
brn il and such sary artc Of comfort 81!
ru ess'y taken And an hot alone in tn: above corn
plant, 1t Is the common Il Of my Stad and the Cfi
(helween hree aid four huOac) confaed therein
with me They did net even have the mo ey-i"r which
They held III Post Come GndDu tceiptIeturEed to
the IN, and Of them stripped to The aud
ed - the vulgar gaze Of the 3pIng crowd beleVil2
said before that such ccn5EGG is not warranted
y,ur and itg tie evil and
dency II vii have 10 emolttSr ana poong tho struggle
the OF humanity and in behalf OF your uElo innate
soldiers hands resps fully ask yeur FERROUS
ton 10 I'll ABOVE facts.
Fesrectfny, yuu. most oAd't scrv't,
+. ]. CHURCHILL.
Big. Geai, . :. A.