, 1864-10-06
TEE ANDER&ONFIEfEprss
ONEKS.
4 Petition to the United Stasas tox.rn
MauEs

| Z Petition to the United State. cox.-,
Ment.
AT 3 meeting OF the sereeants in cb,,ns =
tue Vbrtons detachments Of divisions confiu
I'd at AIdersonyille, Ga, held for tha ur 1,,,r
pose OF taking come action 10 proner1r ~
pHsent the present condition OF the nriznn
eIs TO cur Government at Washington ani
~ ote1t IT, y seca1e, II possible, speedy redress
committee Was appointed, who. atter dns
coi coi sultation, reported the following pream an
BILE and resolutions, which we're unH,I9 ons1r
bdopted+ Commfttee-Wm. W. :Inhneon
9 sha,5n1p, u q,, \: G. H'gginson,. ]. 8. Bsaks'
PREAMBLE
Apparently one OF the sad cfects of 4be
p1ogUss Of this terrible war has hern t.
utuden our s5mpathies and make us mnre
selfish then We were when the tots,n nf 10
battle str1ft first sounded In tile land. Pe,,
haps this STATE Of public feeling was to have
been anticipated: tho frequency with which
you hear OF captured in battle and the ac.
counts 3ou have seen OF their treatme enf hava
robbed the spectacle Of Its novelty, and hs \
law OF gu, nstnre has taken off the edge Of
Eeps15ilitIts, srd made them less tht, oh.
ject Of interest. No one can know the hnr,
roIe If inp1iEopme1t iii crowded and fltov
quaftcre but be who has eadnrrd 1t. ann X
!squires hragc heart not to succuu:b But
aft 81 hotLfpE compared 18th the heart stck-
mss which WARY prfsoDets snler-most of
tt en- young whose terns OF enlistment have
eAF11cd, ant m4hj OF them with ro1atng to
ait ch them to tie cauee in which they suffer
but principle and love Of county and at
i1lenos Does the nlzfa.tans Of one oeing
saLer prisoner nuke us less the object of
ln'ert6t and value to orr Government #
tueh on plead, plead it no lnnger; these are
q: common msD, :n5 it Is o common merit
IteS call upon you to aid IN their release
from captivity.
We, undersigned sergeaats, in the United
s1ates army, nasfng IN charge the yarlo1s
oetachmehts OF prisoL eIs now confined In
n,aaei Ahae.son7ihe' ill.,, would, respectfully re-
I Tint largo portion Of priaoners have
been held as such Tor the periods IRON niue
to nfteen months subject to all herdshfns md
priyaticne Incident to q state Of captivity In
al enemJ's country. A
2 That they are NOW confined In this prfs-
On iron q, COO to SO. 600 lntn, With d aily: mr.
eeesionB OF hundreds, and that the mortality
anopg them generated By various caueca'
such Us change OF climate, diet and want ri
proptr exercise, is becoming truly ftightfll
~ contemplate and ropls1y increasing H.
ylruleIce,, decimating their ranks BY huu.
dreoa weekly.
8 In view of the foregoing facts. we, your
petlt1onefs, uA1Bt earnestly, yet resE ectfully.
p'aJ that Some action be inlaediat5lY t4kcn
10 eject cur speedy release, ther on parole
or By exchange, ths d,ctatss bo,l ofhnmani-
y ano lastlcs demanding it. VI IT,: part Of
we she'll look forward with a hopefu1
como ence, that eonethlpg will be Speedily
done III this matter, be1feVeiag that proner
sfsten ebt Of the facts is MI that Is necessary
10 secure q ftd7ess Ct the grievances cou-
p:Ei1ed Of.
$. The above has been read to each dst,cb !
ment By 1ts respective sergeant, and pcen aD-
proved by the men who have Qnauimous1v |
authorized each sergeant to sign 1t as viii AMI
deed OF the whole
AcoMS1TTEE TO PRESENT TIE PETITION
AT me-tlpg Of the committee aDpn1n,cd
|or The purpose Of appointing delegates to
present petition from the prisonera confln.
"a IN the AndersonVillo Gn., military prison.
~ tna o9tteo states government, to tie gov.
lated Pfess Of the United S.ates, the follow
og nsned gentlemen were unanimously
dominated Edward BITES. chairtoan. II
J. Hjgginson, g. Notrot, f. Garland. ~. n.
'ohrsup. F. Tracy:
on motion, It was decided that the follow.
ee letter should accompany the copy Of ths
Whit Is to be iorRarced to the Con-
ecerate authorities at Richmond:
CAMP SuATEn, ASpERsosyuIE. Jn1y 3n- 1c6i
IN o1def TO facilitate The circulation of the
rcioEed petition we would respectfully uryo
le necessity Of having Representatives from
be b. prisoners here confined, who Will be per
lltteo 10 convey within the United States
1e medium Of the Associated Press OF the
nlteo Sfates, the governors of the respective
latee, apd to the executive authority Of the
1ited States the facts contatne5 in the &c.
document, md do whateTsr
y De advisable IN reference thereto. Be-
rvipg as We do, that such 3 course womb
st subserve the ends In view, We a. com-
i tee OF the whole respectfully submit the
o"lrg .pamtd persons, subject to your
'pIoval, to consummase the Undertaking.
ward Bates. Forty Bec,no New YORK:
=. HiSs'Ssoo, Company. Z. Nineteenth !
lnois: =. Notrot, ". n. johnson, F. Gar
cond New York.