Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-12
Csnlederale prisoaers.
ArrivaI Of Fivs HaSdrca En- RgRts 10 Rssk
fseHd-1tstT Appearances, Iaeidezts, Etc.


Arrivai Of Fies HgsdTea Ea RoRts 10 Rssk
fstend-TksT ArPsaTaHes, Incidents, Etc.
From the CIcsso Timo4.I
SstUIdsy evening there give ia his city,
over the CipciuuEli and Chicago Az LINE raIl-
Essd, 2 detachment of Confederate prisoners,
from Camp Chsse, en- route for the prisoa csup
al Rex IslEud. They were under charge q
Asior Collier q the l2b Ohio eSv&'ry, and sc
s-c0rt gugTd e I25 men. Tsev LET Cam
Chase. IS C0iUsa5us. Olio, or Friday mereiac,
sEd came around ny he wsy o. Dsyto1. Osl5.
and Rs,hmCnd kyk0no, and Vaipsysisd, In
diana, on account o. the strike en- the Pitis-
bRygh, Fort Wayne AID Chicago railroad. TIE
csIs ussd for their transportation we're eOmmo1
box cars, temporarily provided with stoves aud
very rude seats.
Ia appearance this detachment of prisoners
wss lie most efoleseus Of aug that have passed
through Chicsgo for semo ums. They were
Pa.e and 4. jec-ed in appearance, and th4ir cloth
ing mace up Of al sors Of odds snd eads, CT all
cut and c0loIS. Some Of them seemed TO BE- a.
most naked sBd, notwithstanding the mildness
Of the wssaher for the last day OF two, they must
have suffered, unless eoBtiHHslly bending over
tbs stoves. One poor fellow had beth sleeves
torn from bis coat a. the shoulders. aud 80 pSr-
ment itself was minus the skirts, and, with Tse.
gsd psnialoons end dirty shirt, vas an object
sny one might pity. The shoes Of many were
L!nsoss worn of their feet, aad, without s.oek-
legs, their tees were prOtruding upon the ground,
exposed to the dsElp and cord ou+side he care.
Alogsiher II presented 8 sad, piiSble sight, and
any cRs that could ioOk upon their detected
e-ountensnees, their ragged, dirty gArments aud
not De moved TO cuIse the euthsls OF our IA
tioaai Jolly possesses q heart Of sdamant.
W6srs the most OF tless prisoners bad beer
c~s9ca-fd was rot ksJwr 70 ibs g0sha. Some x
-sen asd been Il Virginia, Hhile The res.
rad been tsken Ia & hgTehs pisces IN tn Scu.h-
wggt Some OF them bsd hssn ecD6ued q.
Camp Cease ior three ard ssUs for SIX moaths.
SONS time sgo the War Department. issued az
order IeragF ne che thoUsSEd Of The age num-
b4r ccL Eneo at Camp ChAsc to R3ck island.
FIVE husdFed vera taken through tbs city On
tsa l5sh, ead tSis detsehnsnt Of eve hgslreI
els Ins number eEbTsce5 ~ tha efdsr. Ali
C'eiCok Saturday night Asj Collier vas eu-
daAv0Fing 20 learn whether re shonid pracaed
on his Wey CT lay over in this city uEdl hen
day. The tTaia which was iTossPcrting lhem
bad been left vt the BarliEgtoB crossing of the
Cincinnati sad Chicago Ar Lins, expecting
that 3 locomotive would bs ssRt over from The
Ksek Island dep5t, with which to tIsns.er them
% the Caiesgo aud z OK iEls-G railroad II
rwslah street Whs;hsr II Collier BRceeed-
"a IA getting of, whether compelled to rtmEiil
IA tie side track, aWsising ths prcgress OF the
Tsd tape ChiCiSit, was not known at 10 O'Clock
SapeEosy Hlsht
Among these Confederate prisoners was sn
elderly gentleman, who lived in tie vieinityof
this city for G number Of years His family, 4
" fs ard several Sons end daughters, still i've
OF the prairie fsrn thai his toll reduced to cul-
~tivaiiOn. A d Gculty occurred between him
sEd his wife, and, rs huodreds Of others have
done, lie abandoned h.me aud fauffY, and
sought to barry hrs troubles in Southern scenes.
Ho was succeeding well in his new LEGALITY
vixen tie war broke ouE, and in the great pres
sure for men be was impressed into the Coaied-
crate service. While gazing out of his prison
car upon Chicago, with whose streets be seemed
70 be familiar, noting the charges thai had been
made since lie left, tears were seen TO Tickle
dawn bis fuFregsd and suDbF0wned cheek
Homs, that nome which be hs1 left ia : mo
menf Of q goT, with all It's pleasant and bitter
memories, was before him.