The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-26

upon the enlightened portions Of the world
But the statement which We proceed 10 give
takes precedence 81 AL that has ever vet Bssn
narrated q RE atrocities Of ne enemy; AID IL
. 50 remarkable. bsfh Or account Of its mai
,er I'D the credt that znnst mutually attach
/ 10 II authorship. that We dpnbr Ehethsr the
- called civillz-d world Of tais generation has
prodaccd anyNhsre any vel s1thsnficais
story Of equal horror.
The statement we give to-rzr readers Is
har We have jest taken from the lips Of CAP
tain . .lv;n Z Morgan. = brofhir sf the f.n ,rs
G-ne 81 Morgan. Who arrived in r chmoi-c
rid-r the recrnt taE Of trroe vaich covered
h. retRrH CT eert1 II . ur dTE1 or our prisoner
Captain hosgan was sn7rg hose his bro. n
er s ~xped ten who. IN lsst Ju'y, we're incsr
cerafed IN the peniisnsiAryI o. oaio- o. en-
. ieri1z this Infamous alb Dc Capfaia h ran
and bis COMPANIONS we're sripped in = c ep-
non non and heir naked bodies exam 7 !
lbese Thy were again rfripped Il The int
rsor q tho prison. an rashed an tubs bv ne
gro cfnvict' fkeir hair Gus cins< q fhs scalp.
Ee uizl warden, who ~izss sndsnE BY. ex
hortiug the Legro barber 10 -'caf II every
id LEX Of their rebel hair" Alter these
cereuianies. The cficcrs we're locked NJ n
cells Tho dimensions Of Which vrre thrift
eight inches in " oih. ak asd a-hzlf feet n
le1gIh, and sbou- the Esns il height In
these narrow abodes our biavs soldiers we're
eft 70 pine. brsndod a. fefuas. gssdsd ~ con
vicf-driTc5s aud insulted By speeches which
constantly y, reminded them o. he wax ard
cruel meg cat of that Car>-i.z-asr- -ho..
tekaif 1f er iE1r : iiiirE their lives they we're
now sufcrir : fate worse than ceah Bat
even these sufsrings we're Roihirk 10 rhss
was reserved Tor them n an sthor snv-rtion
cruelty wItho Al I arsilei, unlssB in the a.
c-ens Of ihs internal
It apPeArs 'has after c srsral Mp-gaas e,
cape suspicion alighled on he warden. cer-
AIN Captain Mrrion. who II was rhous al nigh
lave been co rupfsd- To alleviate ma rs-pi-
cion for which there reals no grounds What
-ver), the b uie smneic a kysien II devil
ish persecution Of the uuforfufa = Confederate
pr soriers who ron sined - bis ka7ds o.
part OF Eis system vas soi hry con6n-rarn II
dungeons Tne-e cu1gecns were CO esis,
fslse door beis< drswa over ths gazing. % =.
70 Il de light and arr II food =s,o ss shs
ccapaRis -of these dark ard nn-s me D ac-s.
w. .kree onnezssof bread a7d k,lf pint Of -
erp pr day To tonr walls we're bare al cr-
ry-h.fg bat AZ Ar bucket. Tor rs necesd
ties II natare. ~hlfA vas IN Tor dsys % p -
~oa the ar the prisoner breafhsd Hs va.
n MED blznks.: deprived Of HE ornzc a. r
Ia hal ore. aud ef, staining or 5irsicisd Eifh
oar dark. cod nails a-eul I'D him ~iih 10
roen ,nough n ~Aik in q keep ~ tbs q. Gu
iafion If NJ bod. Z z AT "a With tss cod
add he client AID unui.eE.bls hsrrors u aIs
abnde
Con6remsf IN thcss~d u7gso1s vas the war
lens sen ence for tie n ~ frrral offences =
o. ose OCCASION one # n prisoners Fas thns
nnz-st Became be Reused l., tel Merton
zh,ch sr- ~ his comp ari0ns had rrL,sfief CT
{ a1y 70 re prssoa rases- Baf the mat terri
be vi-iialion Of this demo > pleasure occar
I'd nj n re han six weeks ago
S-ins kn YES bid bten discovered IN he
ari-01ors cells AMI Merton accuses the Gu
pas of me6is8tIg hal eEczp-- Sven
II tS-m. al sffcer-- and an re hen Cas.-
-.
hc bn Ing ans put "a tn da-k o~ll- .h---e--
They ~e-- no aiiaard bia.ket ov=-cra
- frt rfrrs-7-ner-r KY 1rlor y The
va 10 room 20 ilaca Z Oh pris0asr had 10
strnEg.e far lie, As his CO d = nu.nl.ed h-rn ~
s'an;,si,- his fc-f. heaiieg The ~als, no- czseh
l,z feE miuut-s II h0rnt = sleep On H. "a
for. aud tbs, a-ting up 10 c5of.nuc. a TIE
,iark. his .srcs'io FIR Ire.
i hal been saH ring from heat d;s-sss. p
sag Capisia II ryan -it ~zs terribly A..
safa,ed By The cod asd hp-To- Of he daa
xeoh IA which was placed ! had vet
rosei. orc cad al which pre- "A 70 NJ sd (;
he other would. fre-z an Il nd 20 pur ifs
CT n fo.ds On ~ naked skin. I stool this
AZ u night. pressing The frcz n to@ol 20 ny
-,de ard kseping my fess pius Up and dow.
I feii ~as stru-gling for ny IFS -
CAP, ain Nnrgan endured fh's c1Efn-ment
or eighteen hot-r and was tsker ont barely
Awe Tho o.hor prisoners eudured IL for sf-
fe>n dsys Gui niqLfs n ihls tins thsy vere
wstzd At aifFHsn- periods By the physician Of
I-Jh- pentec.iery-D Loririg-~h5 felr rhrir
pulses. arc ezln nd their co1difion % ascer-
ain how long life might ho'd out under The
-xactiuc torture. L VA agful.- this cSrern my
II t..rsrza- fh.s rae1-cal cxlniRafiou Of tie
@nl down, There T1s 10 rom n wax -
thy thus worked for life, vas iAcssrsarlr -
iuS on This Hack treal-rnilI Of he dul<eon
c,uid be heard al through lie cold ard drr.r.
hours OF the night D L1rinz. Who w. 60.
rars,ively hun are person, besoukht MAri.,.
% rslelss the unhappy mens said tksy had a.
ready been tax q 70 the point Of death. The
re c5replied. They DID ant tax right re-
he Vislei ihefn 70 humbls themselves 70 -hsn
Re went into Tia cell OF ono Of them Nj.
Weber. 10 fannf him .Bir,- said tbs or -
II defy yo7- You can XII re bus ysu can AID
nothing 70 the sndprings Jon ha~s already m
TIC. ed Procse1 10 kill N IL makes not The
sl;ghies, diffsrence
Al the expiration Of sixteen darr II. mn
we're released from the dunreona Merton
aid -hs y ,uli isks IA ~ eat fnis tim, ,ifr~
bus ne4t time they sEe1ded, hey would r.
taken out feet foremost" Their aDDs.r,r-s
vas frghffu; they could no logger Be reco~~
n'zed by Their compa1ions. viii fheir bod -.
. zoilsu asd diecolorsd. with Their minds r.
dering on childishuess, taitsrirg sons Of sb.u
aking ioolishly. fhess wresch=d nsn neer,ed
% agree bat II cns thinE-a ratepous fsrT-e /
for TODD
Il had known Captain Coles says CAM,
Morgan. IA veil ny brofhsr. When he /
came out o. his dungeon. swear 70 YOU did /
rot know him He face had swollen 70 fuo
I'd - hat BAD 10 ca,ch HIN ron faiiinr-
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