The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-05-13

Roll call was had regularly once da,
j, and frequently twice, and if we were
little slow in falling in we would be cur
; sod for it, frequently bringing up GUARD
to compel us to fall in rapidly and OIL
two occasions, we were kept standing il
ranks for an hour as punishment. Th,
windows in our rooms contained nothing
except wooden gratings, leaving aper
tures of probably 10 inches square. ou
Of which we were sometimes permitted tt
stick our heads, frequently we would be
peremptorily ordered to take them in, anC
oh ote occasion the guard withcut any
warning raised his piece and fired at one
of the officers who was looking out, the
ball lodging in the ceiling above his head
Every morning. an officer Of the day was
detailed from our number, by our own
arrangement, whose duty it was to see
that the room was policed properly, aud
once a week for two months we scrubbed
the floors, Nc, which was found to be
pretty arduous work for MEN that were
living on short rations, at the expiration
OF that time from some cause, the authon
ties sent the negroes up to do it!
Spittoons being furnished, splitting on
the floor was strictly forbidden, and for
an unihtentional infraction of this rule on
one occasion, Capt King, 18th Pa, CAV
airy, was confined in the duhgeoh for
Two days on bread and water. Blankets
were not permitted to remaih on the floor
during the day, and on several occasions
when found on the foof, even with sick
men lying on them, they were rudely
taken from them, carried down stairs,and
the officers who had been using them
compelled to do without.
After the arrival of the chaplains and
until they were released, which was in
the early part of October,we had religious
services every evening and preaching
twice every Sunday. On Thursday, the
9th of Oct, the Rev. Magill, Roman Cath
olic Bishop of Richmond. in full canohi,
Gals delivered a sermon to the prisoners
confined in Libby:
The daily Richmond papers were fur
nished to us Tor long time by Negro
Ben, at the moderate price of twenty five
cents each, until being suspected ofsmugs
Cling in money, the inspector took the
business in his own hands, and furnished
us with the papers. We were permitted
on several occasions to send out for al
bill of books, which were the most reos0n-
able articles as far as price was concern
cd that we could purchase. Confederate
publications were very high but North
oues could be boughtat old prices, and
paid id confederate trash. humorous
class books were brought in, in this way
and classes in French, Spanish, Military
Tactics. and Photography were com
nenced:
Great excitement was always manifest
ed on the arrival of new prisoners, who
were vulgarly denominated "fresh fish"
and At what cry started III any part
of the house, an indiscrimiuate rush
would be made for the windows, and if
there we're any officers among them
crowd would soon gather around the
stairway to wait their approach from be-
low, and If possible smuggls note to
them while below advising them to Sc
crete their "sreen backs. As soon as they
made their advent in the room they would
be Immediately surtounded BY crowd
c1amerous for the news, while from the
rear would arise the cry of "fresh fish"
''C1ose up "gite the gentlemen air" &c
&C., on Saturday the 4th Of July We Con
cluded we would try and have sort of a
celebration up stairs, and never having
been Interrupted when at various times
previous the "Red White and Blue" and
other patriotic songs had been sung, did
not anticipate an interruption on this oc-
,asion, but alas for our hopes. By tear
ng up red and white shirt, we had sue
seeded in constructing an imitation OF
he "Stars and Stripes" and suspending
t in the centre of the room meeting was
oon organized, but just then George"
made his appearance and ordered it to be
aiken down and the meeting dispersed.
The flag not being taken down he pro-