The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-12-04

gone, half clad and covered with ver-
min and filth, many of them are often
hevond all reach of medical skill. In
enc instance the ambulances brought
sixteen to the hospital, and during
the night seven of them died. Again.
eighteen were brought, and eleven of
them died IN twenty.tour hours. At
another time fourteen we're admitted
in q single day, anb ten Of them died.
Judging from what we have ourselves
seen md do know, we do not hesitate
to say that under n treatment of sys-
temized abuse, neglect, and semi
starvation, the number who are be-
coming prematuely broken down in
their constitutions must be reckoned
by thousand. We leaue it to others
to say what is demanded by this state
iof things. The confederate daily pa
pcrs in general terms acknowledge
the truth of all we have affirmed, but
usually close their abusive editorials
by dcclaing that even such treatment
is better than the invading Yankees
deserve.
"The Examiner in 2 recent article
.bogrudged the little food the prison.
ers did receive, and the boxes sent to
us from home, and closed by eulooi-
zing the system of emi-starvation
and exposure as we'll calculated to
dispose of us. All this is true. and
vet the cold weather is hardly com
mcnced. We are Mortified when we
picture the Wholesale misery and
death that will come with the biting
frosts of winter. Recently several
hundred prisoners per day were be.
ing removed to Danvillc, and in two
liVstOnoes We .~evo etSNlins IN view oI
them rs their ranks fled past II
was a sad sight to see the attenuated
features and pal!id faces of men, q
few months since robust and in vigor
ous health. Numbers were without
shoes, nearly all without blankets or
overcoats, and not man did we see
who was well fed and fully clad. but
to the credit of the prisoners in Rich
.mond, of all ranks, he it recorded,
that, although they have shown he.
roic fortitudc under sufferings, and
spurning the idea that their Govern
.mcnt had forgotten them, have held
fast their confidence in the final and
speedy success of our cause. In adj
.dition to the above statement, we
wish to be distinctly understood that
the Confederate medical officers con-
nectcd with the hospitals referred to,
Surgeons Wilkins. Simmons and So
bal, and the hospital steward Hollct,
arc not in any way, rs far rs our ob-
servation has extended, responsible
for the state OF things existing there
but on the other hand. we are bound
in justice to bear testimony to their
kindness and the faithful performance
Of duties with the limited means ut
their disposal. Signed:
"Dan'l Meeken, Surgeon L. 6. y.
&C. r. Liners, Asst Surg. 9th Reg't
Ne. Vols.
-. L. Brown, Asst Surg. 1l6 o. V. l.
"a. NJ. Parker, Asst Surg. lst Ne
Cavalry"
Some ofthe released surgeons state
that before leaving Richmond they
saw piles of boxes Of provisions lying
on the wharf which had apparently
been landed there from steamers on
the river, and it is hoped, therefore
that these may have been the supplies
sent up by the flag of truce steamers
to our prisoners, and that instead Of
having sent them to their own men,
as was feared, they have only neglec-
ted to distribute them to ours.