Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-23


to hear the august Senators and versatile RepresSn-
tatycs hold forth ON the diversified topics Of tho
war, sc,
After ! obtained the ordor Cor the release, ! set
out for Saudusky city ria Baltimore, Harrisburg,
Pittsburgh Toledo and Cleveland Ohio and thence
to Sandusky city, passing over vast diversified
aud rich country, After leaving Baltimore to near
Pittsburgh whore left the Ohio river towards
Lake Erie passed through Il picturesque roman
tic and diversified region, through cities, towns, vii
lagos tunnels, rivers and deep gorge' in the iron
and coal region from whose blazing furnaces, shops
and pits, whose smoke challenged the King Of Day
to emit his rays Occasionally beautiful landscape
would spread out to the view to soften aud change
the scene, and then farmhouse upon well cult
waited farm would appear to remind ono of his dear
old home In Tennessee Derur. tho days OF tho rebel
lion,
Leaving the Pennsylvania Central Railroad noar
Pittsburgh aud passing n short distance through n
broken country, | suddenly come upon rich and
level country, with vast and rich resources, spread
ing out Mt points rs far as the eye could see, which
engaged my attention through daylight until
reached Cleveland Mt night From there | went to
Sandusky city next morning
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LII. -, S,rl,.,. with tbc authority for
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found to be quite gentleman and young man Of
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Gained his celebrated naval victory on Like Erie
history records
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did not ask to 90 inside of the prison walls
found the discipline very strict. There is now con-
hn,I p,tl .lNnl 400 y,risouprs fran Ma
jor General down to lieutenant Of company
Johnson's Island contains about three hundred
acres whose shores are washed bv the waters of
Lake Eric and Sandusky Bay, maxi ng it strong
and safe position for prisoners. Enclosed with a
high. upright. white painted plank fence, containing
some eight or ten acres. makes the prison limits
Inside are neatly arranged white comfortable build
inrs, and all the Necessary requisites to make Mt
neat and comfortable prison The prisoners are well
cared for cnioyinc the same treatment as the Fed
eral officers and soldiers The Island looked cold
and drearv-no appearance of vegetation | was
told that in summer. when flowers and vegetation
shoot out and with the Lake breeze makes its very
pleasant place.
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