The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-06-03

Commission The principal topic of con-
versation and excitement in Libby is the
Exchange Of oil,c rs" When we fist
made our advent into that highly popular
Institution, it was cert.inly thougl hat
We would not possibly remain longer than
ten days or two weeks, at the end of that
time, we were still here, the Commission
ers not having met, "but just as soon as
they meet we will be exchanged sure,"
and so home by the first truce boat.
Well the Commissioners met, but did
not agree. The rcb,l authorities then
published statement that they had made
certain proposition 10 our Grvernmen',
which was so plausible on its face, that
we thought it wonld be Immediately ac.
cepted as matter Of course, but somc-
thing interyened to prevent the exchange;
and so it went on first one rumor and then
another, first would come the report that
the Surgeons ond Chaplains were going
OFT on the next boat, and the officers were
TO follow Immediately that would be i'm.
medlately succeeded by the report, that
the commissioners had disagreed and
there would be no more exchanges during
the war. The next report would ccme
from the "Hospital" to the effect that a
clerk in the War Department, had Just
been in to see friend there, and told
him thst there was boat up, and that the
Chaplains and some Of the officers would
go off on it, this was reliable, because it
ane through Maj White or Douglass.
Next day, it was reported that Mai Morris,
who was connected with the exchange
Bureau, had been up and told his friend
DR.. Worthington, that there was no boat
up, and that it was probable there would
be no exchange for some time, as our
Government would have to back down
en- D.. Ruckers ease first. Then came
the notice declaring certain portion of
the officers and men there was nobody
else but us for whom they could possibly
be exchanged, and bets on either side
were freely offered and taken DC DC upon
the arrival of any one of these reports, it
'uld be followed by vocferous cries of
"Get ready" "Pack up" Pack,up''ifrom
all parts of the house while the inmates
would soon gather in crowds to discuss
the report was correct, for it came from a
reliable gentleman, the next man was
l('l, doubtful, while the third one d.car.
ed he would hardly believe we were .ex-
changed even if Capt. Turner was to come
up himself and anonnce the fact. Liout
Flick for an attempt to bribe the ouard
and make his escape, was taken out and
confined in the cell for some three weeks
then released and sent back among the
officers. - r .....ac ...., la-
When we first entered Libby we could
exchange our greenbarks for Confederate
trash, at the rate Of two dollar ofthe latter
for one of The former. In short time
they began to raise IN value until we were
able to get seven and half Confederate
Tor one Federal at which rate it ranged
for long time. AS first the exchane $
were effected through tho sentinel station
ed on guard at the stairway, but two or
three having been arrested and caught at
it, put Ia stop to that ma amer of procuring
it, and another but less dangerous plan
was resorted to, A hundred dollars in
"Greenbacks" would be raisad, and sent
out by one of the negro boys belonging
to the establishment, who would ex.
change it with some citizen and bring us
back $3.50 Confederate Rags, which was
the only kind of CUR y we could use,in
the purchase Of articles. .a..,.-r;-..4.,..
Tho following list comprises all the
Htticers OF our Regiment. who Were cap
fured at Winchester and confined here,
Col. W. I. Wilson, 1t. Col. Hunter, Adj.
Blair, Capt. Riggs. Caldwell, Robbins,
Rosenbaum, Randolph Bender and Cham
berlin. Lieuts. Davis, Smith. Bqvington
Schuyler, Pumphey, Breckenridge, Sew
RS. Colver, Williams, Acker and Boyce
making twenty-one in all. Oct 7th. 9 The
Chaplains were arousel early in the
morning and were taken to City Point, to
take the boat for The North. h.as7sbgg lilo
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