, 1864-01-26
4. T. STONE AT BRYAN HALL,
Experiences in Vfeksburg During
The Stcge-Thc Extrcmities
to which the Garrison
was Reduced,

The second lecture Of A. T. Stone, the paroled
prisoner from Vckshurg, called forth large audi
ence at Bryan Hall on Saturday eyening, and was
listened to with considerable evident satisfaction
The lecturer eaid:
He Was not altogether willing resident of the
baud Of disease, and had llyed In xr,Znnsas, Mts.
siesippf and Lou1eiann. He went thith her with
Ess received as ali YsaEces arecodly and supet nee
ctlious1y. Tho rst three years he amused himself
es 9:1sq ea;S. sS TInE p2e
In 1se1, he Ees Union man, and advocated the
election q John Bel for The Presidency, Tho only
! we're Union men in The South, but theT were snrh
liom policy, roT from principle. When the rebei-
lien was tn4ugurated he conld hnve Escaped, but
crush the rebellion tn three nonths, aad fuIiT eT.
pct5td II 70 be DONE When he WINS ready to leave.
ne N found she wsy closed. Ae first went 70 Penas.
island Of Santa Ross, then IN the possession Of
.he Fste1sle, but exit was closed there. be re-
Ws1e te and ,hsnes to Memphis
sent to his home In 1ensas Parish, Loulsiana. .
s5,fd again b mob snd ordered to depart He
days be received notice to quit there also. He
DID what be believed most would have done under
tSe st,1 ~ sSa ensted hh 1s participated i
prord to cay that be had never handled i 'fnusket
sepsl aatef Folly He spnesp' as placed a5s &
had been anxious for this bseanse is thought be be
could 5sssgn but aeout this time Law passed he
3eEe and he was compelled to reelga bis comraand
at xiessenrG 70 from that time unft1 the anal sur
3fb 1bc ~ Fsdsra 9apqf, nc naa no eonmqnicasion
sert hc had been 80 disposed, He said thst #
yas 1enatkahls fact that 40 citizen in sae cntite
to another without Provost Ma1shars uags in tis
Roskct and he Was surprised when he reached
o f. b. Soad sv sdsat ls E5ead
the forty-dve eays' s,egc, and proposed 10 give
short aoeount q It from rebel stand point. Therc
ws1e sHg many Topics npon which he could not touch
thoroughly understand tho snbject Of siaTers. and
to be she to explain its effect upon the negro and
Tie ef7 q vcteburg Is sito.ted aedAo o. y tho
banks Of the Mississippi. He supposed tie !
nature Of tie county between Cairo End New Or
which the great river hows waa a low mars6y
formation, hosn eight to sixty miles wide and this
It eome seasons OF the year was liable to overflow
protection against overflow, except Co
umbus, Memphis. Helena, yicksburE, Por Hnd-
eaa haasn & ss.s iass0f s ss9s tPe
;sa,H. er of b'at}s ae9 eatend!Rs Sns OF non
,ol @ or ef ors thu n tsensg les es
atoms ;s YlsAsbarc. The people never Imagined
her believed that In that time tho wariiFe eie.
hen M o. ine North Would be anhihilated, and thlt
nG ,I sh would strike hands with the Sonth
& sdcE,ac5; tEa .o Soon All DO strong a'' points @
g. 9ae sas s1eccss!sely fell into the ha1ds Of tho
on q ~ rebel Possession. To these they detsrmin.
2 10 hold With dcath-llkc tcnacity. They were
.ke tWo grim hontincls guarding the noftas of the
ted Z Riysr country, IRON wheRce hry Obtained
ould not afford 10 yield them up.- drat a.
empt npon vieksburg waa rasde by dsssasi d. al
sherman On tho 9Th Of December, 1861. ii
bat time ViGkBburg was karfided only
D trout. Whcn sherman landad his troops
CaickasaK Rayon, there Tero but seven roa-
1an ! thousand man 1T for duty. CHI. Sherman
aited two days after his landing. and thus lost
'e opportunity to take the cdtJ, tor while he
nlted, thirty Thousand rebels we.r brought from
scksou BY railroad, and WHOM At list be Sot ready
more, he found ; large army confronting him.
The speaker characterized the charge upon tho I
bel r1Aeptta BY the seven regiments, undor Con- G
atr, ~ the grandeet achievement Of modern 4