Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-02
OF B'anaL PRISONERS

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JABfES i. BETHUNE.
AREEysL OF B'zBEL PRISONERS.
HEs T4sy Are and Whs~s Theg tssrs CePtsrsd-
PeysosEsL Of sLs Captivcs-T Tksir Gret;sqas
sad FoKdsssript APPsGycRss--A SisgEsaT
Nesting at tLs Dss0t
Fem TIE Chicsgo Tinosl
About 10 selcck yesterday morniug q train
arrived IN this city over the PittsbuTg, Fort
yVsyne and Chicsgo railway, with dessebEient
Of So rebel prigolars, taken IA tie late battles
reBr Chattanooga Immediately after ihelr cap
turp trey we're sent 10 LoIis7ille, hentueBy,
where they were imprisoned us1 af0ndaY,
vnea hey were embarked f5r Rgck island,
coming BY way Of ths Jacksonville sRd IA
disrspslis the Peru aad Indianapolis, ard the
Ci-eisrati aud Chiesge Air LiEe railroads 80
VALPARAISO, Iadisna, aa3 fTen thsro By tho
PittsbuEz, Fort Wayne snd Ckica 70 railway TO
this city, whers they wlrs transferred to ihs
ears Of the Ctiesz0 and R2ck isisRd railroad.
They arc destined for R1ck isla2d, where they
viii ne qRaytersd for the present.
Capt. AeCi5Gd and Lieut. waller, OF Inc
2g.h kentucky regiment and Lieut. sues, OF
tie 3lss O-ie, vita @ detachment tEan tAalF re-
spec.iYs Ig gginents, were detailed to goafa the
esg.ivss lo their now quarters
a Z
ksing single ef5cer GEaoRg tAem, aud they
Tsls indeed a sicsly l05kiDg bedy Of msn.
Tssv we're a po-ti7R Of EIaggs command sad
.heir. .nondeseTipt garments, as well 20 tEelr feA-
tureq. gave evidence Of bagiEg seen hard sar-
vice. The cars iEso which they 1sre crowded
yvs7e eosaUaou hex ears, IL which rude seats had
baeu pTeDErsd. Their igErHey from LeaisviLlo
to thus city was 9 tedious eue, s2d ca their sz-
rival taey were chilled with cold. Their gar
rneuis were made OF light fabrics, a8a, during
tkeir brief detention ct Rock Island depot they
gave most unmistskbla evidences Of suffering
Severely from cold. Their clothes Eere Of every
coneeivessls hue ard pattern, azd, taken site
rather. the prisoners presented very gT0t1 sqas
snd singular aspect. Their features wo1s an
s-saeisted and sickIy lock, Gu5 Ouf reporter WAS
Informed that the rsvaEs Of disease incurred
frs7s I9rg exposure and fatigue, was dong 10
vsrr. One rolr fello8 died On Wednesday,
r;gat. aud many mere locked as II they were
r,ors Gttisg glbiacts foT elct BEDS ana careful
eRd tender usrsiug than exposure 70 fcuga'
HEsor, fsFsaalo tTanspoTtatiuny ana cold noTtn-
yrez.srl 5inds, such as greeted the;r arrival II
Chscago, and sEek ss shsy Ril! be conlPoNl@a 70
sEdare during the winter.
Many Of tBem had moEey, some et which was
carrent here, while others ha Eas penny Wig
yrbieb tbev could bay t5s least noursamsns
suitsbe TO the.r siCkiy aspetites. a gTess many
venders Of PIES, cakes, cheese, sie, hocAea
erozn5 tha sYain, aud The slgbt OF thelE STOCK IL
trade ryas. % mAay OF the prisoners, gisddenlng
indeed. They had Money with which they
could purchase, while to others, whose iuuJs
,-ere c5npossd Of Confederate scrip sRd utterly
vezthless here, the sight was almost usddenlsg'
and tears found way to the eyes Of moro tA@n
| ESQ poor vea3sr as tho pee passed rom ear 10
ez-. s3nseSWhe bad morey wi.h whisb 10 PUr-
eFssg sRch yiGaSs as thtlT appefiEe5 suggested
yysre generous, aad diTidSa wish ther less fef-
/ tura.e feleg bas, ia miss esies, the fortunate
/ bolder Of "ETooabaek," or an equivalent II
! pogtal esFrsncy, sesm-d TO forget that even the
sgssllsst uorssl weUld be feast 70 his iSLaisnod
Hooking tsllsS-PfisonsTs.
| Among the prisoners were Representatives
from al1ost every sszto "a the Southern Confed-
! srarv. Through tho kiuaness Of Capt GcCiOUd
cur reporter was permitted 70 pass sleng the sid'
! of ths train and 10 converse wish The pTlso2aTs
and. notwithstanding tboir Enprepossesslng ep
/ pesrsnco,t thsy eonvsTssd very intaldgsatiy SOM
! 5f fheri expressed The Utmost confidence IN IA
/ ultimate success Of the CaBlsJsTaey, and de
/ elsred that, as ssen az cIehansed, they Weul,
1 srsin aater tbs service, aca auTFiFo q Psflsl
with the cause Oskers were disposed &c !oel
ugsn the Success q the rehellsoR as hopeless
and woald, if permitted, take sls cata 9s ale
riavee. Like ali olher datEcbRents OF Teoe
prisoners, their sentiments and views nor
divided on shs probable ability Of the leaders {
tbe rebellion 70 mainiain ta3ir eaass, bot al
soeH,o8 sn1isus thSt tue blosdy struggle sboaiC
come to a. end, thss they might DO permitted &
resufn to thsir homes
Among the number was yoaag ma1, pf9t
! ably sgsd tweuty-teaF years, wis was f9Tnsfi
q resident el this city, and student OF ore
! ovr irstitut;ons of lssTaiBg in 1857. Ee5terd4
| he was recognised by an cid associate, asa Il
Z formation was at Gree eiveR to an older brOthe
b Izhs is s5ill resident OF this city, WheTs tof
rHuaber Of years, he was successful bus nei
T man. Ia the fall Of 1857, the y5unger hrel5
Q went Esst to visis q bIothsc-in-lsW, and an
}, sBsadinz soue tine in the Non ERsland S}ate
;, Be went 10 Florida, where the roost ef the tsi
8 iiv reside. he catered the Consedsrate seryi
about two years age, and was taken Pris9hst
nj Chattanooga. HIS Chicago brother mas mad
e intinstiou Of his whereabouts or prospects I
senas years, and vas very disagreea5!y 81
f srissd to find him au37g this bedy OF p5lSoGe
10 Their Eaossing may be easily imagined Il
IS tba NEST Of the prisoners, he was itly elsd' 2
" olsthine, seaniy Is it was, looked as II i .
3. r,ever been washed from ths iiEao is was ma
ID snS il was badly tcTr. After q brief intsrv.i
.y between tie brothers, in PTessnes OF Capt.
OF Cloud ard the guard, with the perm ssien Of
at captain, be was furnished g6od winter eoaE,
y. trav raatesisl; sozao under-coshing, and 8 ssn
B5 advance il money, BY bis brother, Who Is liVi
I. in ssse snd plenty. This is ealy single
IA enrreaeo Of the kind Hup2re9s Of s!gailsr o.
hqye taken place, aRa thGy wiz continue to
ge eur Just SO loBg IS the unnaiuTsl struggle
he pretraeted'