Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-10-19
FROM TIE STATE RESERVES.
=, CAMP PRISON,

FROM THE STATE RESERVES.
CAMP PRISON,
FLORENCE, s. c., Oct. 13, 1864.
Since my last, several of our mer
have been sent from the York Compan.
les to the Hospital at Florenceville-
but from the frost we had morning OF
two since the general health of the En-.
campment is improved, and they are
doing pretty well. The hospital is in
acomfortable building, and the atten.
ton kind.
From the large accession of Yankee
prisoners from Charleston to the Stock.
ade, the mortality was considerably in,
creased for few days, no less than SO
being buried on Sunday last-on Wed
nesday but three died in the stockade,
though some 81 were sent to the Camp
hospital, wherethey have Yankee Sur
geon to attend them, who furnishes
blankets, hats and clothing, sent from
Yankee sanitary commissions, an ex-
emplary by the way, that should be fol-
lowed by our own people. 1t is difficult
to imagine the destitution that prevails,
without witnessing daily the incident
suffering, as we do, and we cannot but
reflect that our own prisoners, are like
wise suffering, probably to greater
extent. Many have taken the oath,
and enlisted, some vexed at the ingrati-
tude Of the Government who refuses to
exchange for them, because their time
is out, and others with a view to viola
ting their obligation when opportunity
offers. To say the least, they will not
make trusty soldiers, and the Yankees
probably expect we would rather parole
than feed them. Shakespeare tells us
ofa knight who swore by his honor that
pancakes were naught without mustard,
and yet was not the knight foresworn,
for he swore by that he had not. We
would. much rather have one of our own
braEeboys in lieu Of half . dozen of
them ;-sa.- - . = :, ..
Our papers and letters take their
time in reaching this place. Those for
varded from Hamburg, were improper
~ taxed 10 cents each, while the ten
cent, stamp was sufficient to send them
to soldier at any point. 1t was a
small game to play, but the soldier will
pay any money for letter from home,
when he has 1t. -->s-
saRations' continue short, here, with no
tobacco, but this does not ,abate the Sc
verify Of duty: Our military family
is. hydra-headed and it would puzzle
General Lee TO- see into the role Of our
organization. We have lots of little
Offices apeing their superiors, and the
consequence is, "such fantastic tricks
are played before high heaven, as would
make even angels. laugh at their folly.
A properly organized guard would re-
qaire less than half the number here
present-as it is, sspromptw Generals
and Inspectors, carry Out the principle
that "Satan finds some mischief still,
for idle hands to do
: The boys who arrive at 1S years Of
age, are to be sent to the Camp of In.
structior at Columbia, and they com
plain much at not being allowed tc
choose their Companies-this, I would
suggest, might be remedied by then
friends at home choosing companies fol
them before the time. and the Captains
asserting their prior claims 49, {.
Furloughs, according to the present
powers are only to be allowed zone mai
in every twenty-five" and that for "ter
days." while it takes a soldier from
Yorkville, six days to 60 and come
An officer cannot obtain leave of alb
.sence unless all the commissioned off
dcers, of his company are present s.
you see thereis little exclusiveness a
mong US. A respectful petition ha
been got up by the officers, to Genera
Chestnut. to grant furloughs to the me-
to SOW their wheat as was done las
year, through the -instrumentality
Capt. Lowry, and your correspondent
With The, kindly aid of Mr.. Carlisle, {
the Charleston Courier. It ,gorke
well, them and would far better no1
. considering the distance we are fro
home, and the o7er-strict sasveillam'
under which we are held.