Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-04

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0HIo STATE MILITIA AGENCY, I
WAsHIsGFos, D. c., June 29, 1864.
DEAz s1R II have the honor to state
that PFivats Jason A Dyohe, Company 6,
2lst Ohio Volunteers, who was taken pris-
onsr ct the battle Of Chieamsugs and tax
en- TO Richmond, from thence to Dsnyille,
has arrived here. He informs me that he
first escaped on the night Of the 1th Of
Nav, from Prison No l at Danvife, in
company with v A. Meffert company F,
47th Illinois Volunteers, that they were
re.osptured on the 18th, taken to Lynch
burg and kept there until June 9th when
they were placed iD the cars for Dsnyille,
zAAs-fha-- -aaai--uoade their escape at
Burksvitis Junction, and succeedeu IN grr-
ting into our lines OF City Point on the
l4th instant.
Rs has furnished me with the following
lat Of Ohio soldiers who Wers imprisoned
with him
Thomss Henry, company G, 2lst Ohio,
died at Richmond Sergeant william
Chapman, 2lst, died ct Richmondi Henry
Spencer, company d, 2lst, died at Dam
v{lle: John Morehesd, company c, 2lst,
died az DanTille; F. NJ Kfill, Co
r 21st died ct BanTille; Corporal q. D.
Cummings, company G, 2lst, died ct Dan
Vile; Henry CaPers, company 9, 2le1
died of small poE Sergeant John TRANS
company F, died Of small poxi d. Scott,
oonpaBy z, 2lst, died Of fever Corporal
Brett, company l, died of small pOz'
The follovinR are some Of the men left
at Danville:
J.R. Priss, company q. 24sil Prison No.
1, we'll; jacob WilfOFd, company 9, list
Prison No. 1, well @, Ritter, company O.
2lst. Prison No. 4, well B. Griffith, CON-
pany g, 2Iet Prison No. 4, well Henry
Foust, company G, 2st Prison No. 9, we'll
". Hastings, company &, 2lst hospital
nurse; Sergeant WhitmOre, company E
Prison No. 4, we'll Hugh Clark, company
2. 2lst, Prison No. ], well David Lsn
ming, company ?, 2lst, Prison No. !, cook
Isaac Fellows, company ?, 2lst, Prison ho
I, cook Henr-MelEer, company n, 2lst
in hospital, sore eyes; Manning Abbott
company C, 2lst, Prison No. /, wei
/ Thomas and William Forest company X
2lsi. Prison No. /, we'll william Dida
way, compsny a, 2lst, Prisen No. l, well
| Henry Shineriy, company b, 2lsb Prison
No. ], well; Jacob Owen, company B, 2lsl
Prison No. /, we'll; Henry BesTdsleyi es
B, 2Ist, Prison No. l, we'll Wm. Deputy
oompsny Il, 2lsf, Prison No. l, well 4
Pnenix, company H, 21st Prison No.
well; John Barber, company q, 2lst, Pril
on No. l, well; Adam Hope, company i
5lst, Prison No. l, we'll
The following men we're sent from Dan
vile to Georgia, April 18th;
Ser ssant George Belts, company g, 2ls
] Sergeant George McMurray, company 9
t Corporal George Danis, company 6, 2ls;
! 1 CORPORAL Thomas Collins, company 9, 2ls
: Joseph CApus, company G, 2lst; ChsrlI
Lanns, company 6, 21st; Levi Thoms
company g, 2Ist; John Hickman, comp
Z ny G, 2lst john Lindsey, company
: 2lst; sOhu Ingle, company B, 2stj =
i. Jones, company I, 2lst; sergesnt Rol
!, company B, 18th infantry, WE'LL OOrpor
Wood, company B, 2Sth infantry vel
: Private Stanley, clmpsny B, 2sth infsn
~. well; Private Adams, company B, 2s
infsntry, we'll Private Brown, 28th
fsutry, dead 2. Webb, company & 81
: | we'll r. Weaver Ase Univ -
/. tiIlery, died May 7th.
Mr.. Dyohe states that the PatiOns
the first five months consisted Of one-hi
: ration efbrsad and about one opnoe
:. meat per dsy. Sometimes ten days WoI
slspse without any nest whsteVer.
3 ossionslly, something called soup viii
had the appearance Of nothing more tn
dirty water. AfteTEsrds there was
r. change Of Superintendants, Who ado
bread made Of corn meal, Of the coras
kind, and unsifted. he says that vi
: they learn from Georgia, the prisoners
>. treated better there than ct DanVille
Richmond. an very respectfully,
j. Your cbedient servant,
Il JAMES C. WETM0RE
~ Ohio State Militia AgS