The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-08
THE sist.

Ehe Sit.
Jason a. Dychc, Company G., 21st
Ohio, who was taken prisoner ut tho
battle of Cbickamauga, taken TO Rich.
mond and from thence to Danvillc.
arrived at Washington, on the 18th
of last month. lie first escaped on the
might Of the 7th Of May from rison
80. !, in company with V. A. Mef-
fert, Company f, 47th Illinois volun.
tecrs: that they were rccaptured on
the 18th, taken to Lynchburg, kept
there till June 9, when they were
placed in cars for Danvllle, when they
again made their escape at Barkt r
willie Junction, aud succeeded in get
ting into our lines at City Point on
the 18th inst. He furnished the fol-
lowing list Of Ohio soldiers. who were
imprisoned with him.
Thomas Henry. G, 2lst Ohio died at
Richmond; Sergt W. Chapman, G.,
21st Ohio, died at Richmond; Har-
vcy Spencer, II, or &, 21st Ohio, died
at Danville; John Morehead, c, 2lst
Ohio, died at Danville; f. NJ. Krill,
II, 2lst Ohio, died at Danville Corp
II. d. Cummings, G, 21st Ohio, died
at Danville; Henry Capers, G. 21st
Ohio, died of small pox Sergt
John Travis, f, 21st OHIO, died Of
small pox; c. Scott, X, 21st Ohio,
died of fever; Corp. Brett, I, 2lst
Ohio; died of small pox.
NAMES OF THOSE LEFT AT DANv1LIE.
j. X. Price, Q, 2lst Ohio, well and in
Prison No. il; Jacob Milford, G, 2lst
Ohio, well and in Prison No. L; c.
Ritter, 6, 2lst Ohio. well and in Pris-
on No. ; b. Griffith, G., 2lst Ohio,
well and in Prison No. !; Henry
Foust, G., 21st Ohio, well and in Pris.
on No. /; w. Hastings, X, 2lst Ohio,
Hospital Nurce; Sergt, Whitmore.
X, 2lst Ohio, well and in Prison No.
a; Hugh Clark, r, 2lst Ohio, well,
in Prison No. ] David Lanning, +,
(cook) } 21st Ohio, well, in Prison No.
l. Isaac Fellows, 21st Ohio, well, in
Prison No. I; Henry Meter, hospi.
tai, had sore oyes; Manning Abbott.
c, 21st Ohio, well, in Prison No. l
VIM. Didaway, (cook) Prison No. /.
A; Henry Shively, b; Jacob Owen.
E; Henry Beardsley, b; William
Deput, H; A. Phenix, II; John
Barber, IT Adam Hore, Hall Of
the 3lst Ohio, and well.
SENT FROM pANvILLE TO GEORGIA
APRIL 13.
Sergeant George Bretts, Sergeant
George McMurray, Corporal George
Davis, Corporal Thomas Collins, 10.
seph Capers, Charles Lamm, Levi
Thomas, and John Beckman, all of
Company G, 2lst Ohio; John Lind
sey, B.
Some belonging to Company c and
II, 2lst Ohio, that were we'll, were al
go se,It.
John Inglc. Comany B, 21st Ohio
!, 2lst Ohio.
Some of Company +, and more Of
Company ], that were well.
Sergeant Ross, Corporal Wood, and
privates Staley, Adams and Brown,
all Of Company B, I'd Infantry, are
well.
Brown, Company b, died; J. Webb,
F, 5lst, We'll p. Weaver, 1st o. V.
Artillery, died May Z.
Mr.. d. states that the rations for
the first five months consisted Of half
rations Of bread, and about one ounce
Of meat per day. Sometimes ten days
would elapse without any meat what
ever Occasionally was added some
called soup, which had the appear.
ance Of nothing more than dirty wa
ter. Afterward there was change
OF superintendent, who added bread
made of cornmcal, of the coarsest
kind and unsiftcd. He says that by
what they learned from Georgia, the
prisoners are treated better there than
at Danvillc or Richmond.