Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-19
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BALTIMORE. Nay. @

as heing among Tie inevistolo horrors vi
civil war.
Three day since went to Annapolis
determined to hear aud see for my self il
such THUS could be in the Nineteenth
century. Frst let me say am "a person
no longer youpg,cne who has seen uch
suffering OF ali kinds, IN ell ranks OF iie,
both IN this country and Eafope, snd
Therefore no, like,s 10 exa2gerate either
from lnexperenee or frs, Impressions.
have also been a constant visitor fsr
year or more to TIE hospitals IN and
around Baltimore, witness ng tie most
intense suffering among our sick and
wounded so,ditrs-ensbl.ng mo 10 est
mate the amount both OF merta AID
phv.ica. pain wbi h men are calable OF
bearing.
Ga arriving at the hospital at Anuap-
oils, we found the Matrou Just starting
on her tour Of inspec. o., and she kind
~ allowed ny fIieud and myself to &C.
company her. Wishing 10 prepare u
for what Ne should see, she gave us
an account OF tic arrival of he prison
e,s by boat. on the 29ih Ill. The roen
LANDED at a. NJ, IN the chilly dr. n,
AID II sceme! fitting time frs - mourn
full procession. The. numbered 80
men. brought from I,el l,lanJ nj
II ch,noud Many were una Il e wax.
and wcr. cani-d t. the hosrlt j. Hose
that cuuid Wink NUT have presented a
siyhl never To b. lorg ttcn; tor. tcloic
leaving he rebels not only Stripped
them Of cocks, shoes and Blankets, bnl
took from them shirts and pantaloons
Except where tic rags con!a scarce hold
touelher. Men came without bats or
c.pa, ii II ,hin cot on drawers, and bot
,ies bar,d 10 NE Ua,Si, their nakedness
and bleeding feet covered only ty what
: tat es hen cruel captofs had ief, them,
: Tot for mercy, tut because they were 90
zsl,hy 10 kee,. These mcn bad been Oh
sDelle Island. (wh'ch seems 10 he = bar
rem waste wttnont any protection
.a.an,t tie wea!he., exc t what the bad
sthe,n.,lycs con trust d. They had lam
,s,on.,he sand, WHICH was 10 them 10th
.lbcd AID coyetnt, exposed, both sick aud
wei. To a., eytre'ne. Of heat AMI cold,
= wit:ont clothes, without fool (exsepi
sma!i 80 lions of he most rcpu We
kind J tor weeks and months many hav-
ing been taken prisoners at OF before The
bat lie o. Gciyshuig. Many ale 'utt =
ing from wh-t are called sind sores, aud
the sargeO s. ~ vain attempting to pre-
dncc renvrai cIrcuiation ot the blood
the Gu icle ~ N, my Instances Scei.5ngly
.lrie1 TO .he bone from exrosure, ard
nearly the co'or an cons steGcv OF
parchment. Ii ,ul was l4ulyd hem,
it would seem as Il the setir-t Ia. bari Il
would have gwen ihem sneller to die be
neih.
With lhis prcpnt alton VIC visited The
wards. Ga entering the Fl 81 room, somt
rick men, sitting IN silence near the the
line the r bands to show us thSt with
us wa. en'e,ing the nnseen, tut OF uu-
expected visitor dea.h. De.ofe ii. La
ayoung man Just brc athilg MS las, =
mere skeleton, whose dying throes Sc, m
ed to pace in stronger relief f!amt
wh,ch must once have belonged 10 =
strong and vigorous life. We TUNED
away IN orr horror, only 10 'ook upou
auoher who would soon follow his mar
tvred comrsdr Near them stood two
male rrr,es, who, after witnessing . or
rors Of all kind both on the battle field
and in the hospitals, stood perfetly sub
duei and heart-wrung, N ", Messing tha,
most fearful of al deaths-desth from
starpdtion.
In another room vas poor young
boy, equally squliid in Appearance, q
network OF bone, perfectly crozed and
tossing Ills a.uis about and taking Wild
i, and inoisliacliy; be, too. could live
bu, fes hour, and moss probably
never be sane again. Tie next patieu,
was respectful e-iooking, ndille~a &c 4
German, wi;h tae bed clothes drawn
~ tiaksty owe; his heal, moa iug ard
N.iliiing in his agony. My friend
= be ged me 20 Listen. | COLD only DIS
tin2ulsh these words: Il an s. tired
something 10 eat, what torment" and
then the eiacnalion, "On, Holy Christ =
i Anon We saw others, emacated TO the
I As3ast degree, sever j of whom were try
4uy {, eat -,h.ir k nd nurs tempting
Z them w,tl, ,leiicacles and such iood as
they Gu bear. Some, after taking he
: logged r article and putting il to Their
lips, wcnld tam away with an sgonz d
loa,ulug expr. ssiou, as il eager to swat
low, bu, incsp ,ble o! the eff IT. others.
ate ea irg will tanished haste, W onid
a.ter few moments, eject it III, thpi,
sto,nachs being too much weakened to
bsar n.u i,h.ncot, either solid Oh ia1d
Could any hing tie more fearful ih At
this hvins deata 4; tits iani-hng viii,
I'd Bal re their eyes and ihin thei
re- ch. Tnerc were other patients VIII,
were better; they could digest ligh
food. aud tad some hope tor life. Il
was then the sixta day since they came
md ont q, $50 men SO had died of lii
treatment and actual starvation. Tt,
Su,yeon. said at least two-thiids CT The
$50 would die, and f any recovered j
v,n,d u. wirh broken consl,tn ions, Ut
t..,v, neap ID. OF .upport'ng Themselves
Many had Died Oh frs arriving. Hncon.
.cio il f. m their suff ,i'gs that the,
we're among fri, nds and in the Lane
theg mad died tsr. Others were too ia,
ne 10 say mach. but thankful to fee
tbs, they night die nnder The old fla,
and be taken home to be buried witt
thrif kindsed.
The c,nduc. OF those able to convers,
Was worthy OF a admiration, No boast
inr Of the brave deeds which had mad
4 IT,, .,.,soners no wanting uf their sal