New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-04

a., IL, .,,.,o, sA.ti,u,ion, and indebtedness o.!
,,oso hl irer. NJ they dlsd up past the headGuar-
err, If con csnhy Oh St. Charles street on their way
from, >, ho,, the quarters assigned them IN the Ala
ham, ,,d Factors Cotton Presses With scarcely an
.,,sn.,o, thsv were barefootsd, ragged 10 degree
that csnno. be conceived Of: many were Absolutely
destitnte Of sufficient rags ~ h, e ;,hosi Lifts
or hats OF Any kind: infested ~, ,eI1l, tnyr aE!
\ rags aa,tering In the vino anu oouhu h
~, NJ Orleans proudly 10 spite OF their squa'cr, ahu
ith stou iowa hearts checred the on nag IN oes'o
az which they have so cruelty ana nesassp a,,
These men represented many state put me iafse s
y ,ho,s of any regiments were the 2oth lndiiha loo
men thc 18th Iowa l67 men 1871 hrntncSy w mt.,
the 18th SewYork 8 Ste e n t the uno a Quite
." pronortol o. them we're the cops who were cap
,tca under Lieut. Col j. t. Lake 81 the 2oth Iowa AT
\ Ravon Foraoche some six or eight mics IRON aio ~"
"a II on tic 2gih of last September
The s,ory of suffering which these men nave etIe,
renoed since that lire eau never be t"ld 10 NV .n
themselves rcltc II. nor can any isngnnso ,ho
,e ,rorid tho misery which has been theirs lucn vi no
long weary time that they have been pehned ~ una,
terrible nc,csure ut T., Ter In Texas IL Is trne in ~
Il M, 20 he expected that the quarters oil prisoners VI
war shall be beds of roses bui the Confederate alh'
ties have seemed 10 exercise ever sincc TINS W"r pceu
refinement Of cruelty in ther treatment oil 10
hich is disgrace "a the civilized World fcAuuni ~
the age "a which we i've and AN outrage upvn al ,ns
| amenities which enlightened nations plaeuce 'o""u
then prlsODers taken in honorable warfare.
|. he stocknde at Tyler. or rather ut camp FORA
which " somewhere shout four miles from Eyer con
siss Of nc'osne made Of pine trees cut soue se'tn
teer feet in length spit in laf and ret rpgh IN ,l7
ground making u siOckGda tOne Litecn Ieet III hihh'
The s,, ORIGINALLY yas Gp Of about two acr"s
which was However nsTged after the ke RIVER -KPo
dtun to embrace some seven acres IN extent Iuet9
that pen 500 81 our men have been cooper 10
hunger uakodness tth, and wretcncdness for months
ast and until the last OF June no mems were howsd
TO The for removing the iitb Tblch had duis 'Ao
time accumulated inside their inch sure
Dulirx I'll last Wilter our men we're bnreiuo'ed
almost 70 nan: many had no shirts; scarcely shy ore
had MY blanket ut al H. which 10 wrap ms sh'eilnk
limbs fom tie winds; wood was dOlcd out In duanti
ties insult cent T. cook their scat fffOis Oi corn
neal ald hard corped beef To be explicit two sticks
Of cord wood issued per week TO cook the Istou'
c!a mess twelve men, ard this Vas packed In ON TIE
mens backs II OH the adjacent forests under ttrlot
guard Not even permitted 10 thc shivering
pi,n and have the Insurance. of our oLceis ava men
uf having walked up MANY night last W inter De-
nunbcd with cold and raeblc 70 sleep ON 'hoir ma
blily " keep ue sluggish blood oice!dtng IN their
No tenio or olsrters Of any kiud whatever were a.
81 .ued the officers The canopy VI Heaven
fcr shelter and tts cath Jenesth for . bed.
ioy ut once set about cOniru,tinG shelter OF bTnsh
b. RI and l1,s w.eu permitted TO go orisdc tie stock
aae - the nsighbongg forests and ent. Inside the
sioctade Itself trees a. the star and these were
cd far as they went r constructing sLeheT ID TIE
shap, Of rude cabins aud uFGsli !uis.
Col Icgkc .,atos that shes 90 aud his brother officers
IN captivity first arrived al Camp Ford on tie ga 81
las, October they were drawn ~ IN line c'unteo ga
ord rcd ~ b. shown 10 Ccir qgat'rs. Tbs hospunt
6n,y deyoivcd upon Ait. Ochiltre. sbb condaeiol
tlein Z, 9 part of The iaclosnre where there was
slight ridge cT side hill Oh attainr: Which re ADl.
tsSt With tho bow Of Brumuel. turned 10 The pTty
IeuarteG: "Gentlemen. these are your quarters i"f
tbs present ana WALKED away. And lhen Ia tie ca 10
they burrOvcd pnce 70 he until Ia course oil time ih
could cut logs in the contiguous timber Garry mem
b. hand ~ me socknde, and erect hu'. when t1'y
could i.cl az If they human bengs OEo0 more.
ssetoh 81 this made by Capt May Of me - C'nheoi'
ssows the Coonels xiii an architect ia avery
eYeditahe manner.
Col l., AXE states that The officers with whom he vos
brought in eon;ao; during lbs oa,tiyi. we're mainly
cOur cous disposel 10 be humane buf nsitcnire ard
negle gent to tie last degree about doug wha woald
have promoted tie conf RI u tie prsoaeTs 1her Ut
ter want Of administrative CT executive capacity per.
uiited abuses which they would have been Incapable OF
dorg them elves directly. and which they would nos
knosiagy have probably permitted 4thelets. TO
sogscs did exist and seemed Ia be the rule Instead of
the exception - Tar es the treatment Cl the private t
diers WA concerned
Tae morning Of tie dav When Col Leake', men ar
rived 81 Tyicr. the 2id OF October they had breaAnd
Sabine, n mles IRON Tyier srd owing 10 Eegrct
on the part ~ somebody furnished with nothing
ee until The next day at oclocE IN the nnernoon.
There we're at the' time =. officers I'D Few privntes
lodged H. ar old pIraok When Col ieake's command
arrived amounting To So more. No cooking uien.
sis ii any sort whatever furnsiv these men, anu
.on that time until the aih OF Ncycmhcr ey had 10
live as best they conld. Two companies Of Texan mD
tia on guard duiy. loaned them. when not using tem
selves i've or ST pO.s aud skcts. which wls all the
prisoners had 20 coOk their com meal. nHd ofcn the
obliged ~ eat iheU a. and thtlT
beet sticks 20 without 10 ~ ALL
len days ratiots we're issued to the II cnc1 Of
corn aud no barrel box. nor bag Of ary tni existed
e the blockade - put IL IN nor would uey furnish any
Ihe mep ufod Of their old drawer. tho riup To
tlcir coat sleeves heir hats aud went archeaded
some took OF cif shirts ard made sack. and others
tLeir blowscs In order % save the precious meal Ou
the nth ~ November Col L. Y. Allen Of the I'M
Texas assumed command who set AT work to make tho
ncn more comfortable. ie az once cent 20 Shreveport
ar raised one pot and ono sle 10 each sooad ~ men,
80. M ft.fr
Grated. On the 2s'i VI NoyemDr tins started
% Shreveport rF exchange, they supposed Ga the
previous day it Lad seeted and turned cold tho earth
being frozen sOe three Jcfes IN depth and the ground
was covered with ice when the men st out
Over io0Jfttc men were bATeoOled. probably 90 rore
had no shrts and hardly ly had blanket, 90 anything
which might serve for the purpose OfDrt. 10 this
piiiab. plight this arms % martyrs filed frs ard
marching II nAeE 20 Saline Town that d., with
frosted bleeding feet tie blood literally tracking heir
patnway hey went. Those present tell me that the
tales " revolutionary fhcIs valley Forge could
fnDsh sadder stOT than tat welgis0ne way where
cur brave hearted soldiers tTod. But cIncler stl,
have from uudoGbt ri authority that beef cattle seat
along for The slhsftenee % ;hose never np-
pied 10 incI use, but were undnuJetsdlv sold aud the
proceeds made use of by hose who hl teir IN charge
while Jur weary inou won't hungry well naked aud
shOe,,ss on tn; long march o ShcycpoF. Lert they
remained aAi tie JOth o lls. March. they were
rcrt beck b. 1yr once more where they had scarce,
arfiGed before they were again notified that they
be- pafO.rd, aEd started tJwpru SIeye.
p0T;. They. however. only preceded 10 Marshall
hhtIe liz Woo ttiHiL'u lhti tie +ftN OF May. 10 TIE
woods. with no shelter Dnt the ssy and The trorOps.
Their condition II tuis tine pa.e in the extreme:
scarcely coy had shoes. not 10 Lad shss. Many had
no p1ntOunA and only a brecch cleut OF rqcs If II
were possible to isr n SD a tale one Nigh laugh
heartily ~ the description ono poor fellow gius of
himself His costume ltle sJro extensive though
Lot ecg that Of he Indian princess which con.
sisted Of string Of heads. II old blouse which
had been patched with proiusOn Of ooOrs and ihst
all that he ron Marshall % Tyler wLers they
arrived the 23fh ~ Nav their ores % an
e1change hlIing hlcd ont 40 lhelr nchng Lnarls.