Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1863-05-28
EXPERIENCE Tin ANORTHERNPRIs0N
GOSHEN, Tenn, May Is, 1868.
M. ~ o. Wallace:


oner for near four and a-half month
| have concluded 10 write a few line
for your paper, giving short deta
Of my experience during the day
of my captivity. 1t will be.remen
bered that was, With several other,
among whom we're some officers fror
the 9th Tenn. Reg. and Lieut.. J. c
Franklin, of the 44th Tenn. Reg
captured at the great struggle a
Mutfreesboro. We were carried I,
Nashville on he 1st Of January
aud confined closely after being pa
rcIed until Friday, 9th. We were
put on train for Bowling Green
KY, with the understanding that We
we're going 10 Vieksburg for ex.
change; at Bowling Green we were
given tae limits Of The pMce on honor
that We would report next morning
promptly. From there we were sent
uncsr strong guard to Evansville.
Iod, again given the limits of the
city, where We sojourued three days,
waiting the arrival Of a boat 20 carry
US TO Vicksburg. At length on the
morning Of the 18th a boat arrived
and we we're put.aboard with sufficient
ratiobs for the trip. So soon as Ill
was ready. We had procured rooms for
the trip, We were Informed BY the Of
ficers in command of the prisoners
that We could not get off before the
18th, and that supper vas prepared
in Evansville for The officers. Ou
the boat We we're told 20 carry our
b ,ggage as ve would hot probably
return TO that boat, and to settle
With the clerk Of the boat. This We
lid, and when We arrived at the house
where supper was prepared we we're
'ut under strong guard and closely
confined till morning, when instead Of
,oipg to Vicksburg We were put on
he cars and conveyed to that miser-a
bile place that We have SO often heard |
{ since our brave men have had the
TO be captured, Camp
,haae, Ohio, where we were closely
earched and our money, pocket,
.nives, and many other smaller arti,
les taken from US, after which we
ERE pot in prison where We remaioedI
atil the 10Th Of April, during which
me We we're deprived of all papers
kept the Cincinnati Commercial
nd The Ohio State Journal. (The
liter has sincebeen burned in retail
Ition for the arrest of the great
eace leader Of that State, Vallan.
ighaml Twill here say chat the
ourual Office had been closely guard
for some time before we left that
lace tc prevent being mobbed by the |
opperheads In retaliation for the
risis, which was mobbed while the
tito: (Medary) was absent a. Gin
nnati. The Abolitionists we're forced
replace the type scd press imme- !
ately by the Copperheads, as the :
bolitionists call them. : - 1" !
On the 9Th Of April we we're or. I
red to be ready early next morn d
g. to start off for City Point. The
:xt day, however, al 2 o'clock, we
re marched ou. Of the filthy pris. !,
J, one at q time, Mhen we fell into i
. hands Of some Of the lowest !,
ades Of the world, and stripped of B
overcoais, money, gloves, Il
irts, and many other things ofyery :
lls value,- bat esteemed highly, by = =
y prisoners. Many Of us we're 4
csd to come ont Of our shirts id
presence Of Yankee women, sho K
peared to enjoy themselves finely y
er the unfortunate officers, among 3
ON was Brig. Gen'l Churchill, who !,
. stripped Of bis osercost, gloves, ii
,rs, and many other things of less Ii