Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-18
REBEL CRUELTIES TO PRIS-
ONERS.
The Horrors OF AutersOy1V GIe.--Siarv.
Ing, Freezing. PfUnderins ana
Shooting.

Inc Sailitaiy COMMISSION mas puU
s,s ae,i q Narrative of PrivatiOns and
Sutierings of United States Officers anC
Soldiers while Prisoners OF War in the
Hands of the Rebel Authorities; being
the Report OF a Commission of Inquiry
appointed by the United states Sanitary
Commission with an Appendix con
tanning the Testimony" The report
with the testimony makes an Svo. vol
tine of 2S2 pages.
The following Is the deposition of pri
vatc Tracey, Company G, sd New Iork
volunteers. Many Iowa soldiers can
bear testimony to its tyuthtulness
! am II private III the SD New York
volunteers, Company G. Was captured
wlth about 500 Federal troops, i'll front
OF Petersburg, on the I'D of June, 1854
Ne were kept at Petersburg two days
al Richmond, Belle Isle, three days
thcu conveyed by rail to Lynchbulg
marched - miles to DanNiile; thence
by rail TO Andersonviile, Ga. At Peters
burg we were treated fairly, beingundel
tne guard OF Old soldiers OF an Alabama
regiment. At Richmond we came Hn-
der the authority OF the notorious and
mhuluan Major iurner, and the equally
notorious Home Guard. Our ration was
4 pins Of Oeans, four ounces of bread,
ana three ounces Of meuta day. Anoth-
IL uatch OF prisoners joining us, we left
Richmond / 800 strong.
All blankets, haversaclls. canteens,
Vahiabies OF every kind, extra clothing,
t,," -. 9'i,e , ~ 'nr ,';S I..
H.,,"V'o' ,.'|,', ''''' "''" P''' ''''' '''>e''
Al Lynchburg we We're placed under
WY, ,,n,'.; ~. - r,,a n,.,i' ~,
AZ" i,,'ai ,,'i ,: -, o,i ,,;,,f,,I ,na
- '41i .n,;d "',i, n,o,,,,
W, ~ ~ rIi;,o, =, har'iae ~, ,ta ,.,, ana
.',o', tijii,'ir ~ .,,,t, ,..,u,,,s Of n,,,
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va. '',o - Vi U"' i>st.".i'
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On entering t'le 9L"chale fiisoh we
.ouhh II cio""ed WIN -, WV ol our iei-
!oW-sp!uic!S. by crowded, hleah tiiat
IL was uiilicdit 10 move III any uiiecMoh
"'tlout joStiinG al" peiilg loStieu. II ~
prison - al open space, si"pnS Oh potii
7!2es, ORIGINALITY seventeen "cI's, HOW
Twenty-Five acres, III the shape Oh par
aiielo%f0in, without trees or shelter or
any kin". Inc S3il l9 Saiiu over ooi-
ip'n Oh clay lAe ieice Is iia,!e o! up
right trunks OF trees, twenty ieet nigh,
near the Top Oh Whlcn are small pat
l"inis. Wher2 the guafus are stationed
twenty feet INSIDE and parallel to the
fence Is Il light railing, forming the
dead line, beyond winch the proiec-
tion of loot or finger, is sure to bring
the deadly bullet OF the sentinel.
iliOuUn Ine EfUUtUS. Ut netllE tiOilt
angles with the longer sides, runs or
rather creeps >tre IN through IN aFti-
ilciai channel. y; ryiig from five to SIX
feet III width. t..v water ABOUT ankle
deep, and near the hildd!a al the incio-
>ure. $pfoaH!u1 out INTO Il swamp OF
dcnut siN acres, tiiieu with ESluse WOou.
Stuinps auu uenfiS OF the camp Before
entering this inciosnre the stream, or
more property sever, passes through the
CAMP oi tile guards, receiving from tins
source ina "'ht!S .uI'iiei Up i"lSe
"'""Nht "i 'I!e 'lieSt l'ttteii"'' Jti eNel tiie
c"h'eht3 "i ''iG HlhN. ne "a'ei i vi d :,
"'i " I"io' an" "iI VI '''i i''i I.'99 ""uii
t"i't't q 'i'th He''' men; 4''s ""o "'i,
"ii'3 "iii' N'i'. an" f.'"h t,iS "I'ei.
"AS "ui Custom !" hiIeI J.. as oe7t we
'"tl" ''i'oaait tTi'i'""V, ., NY eIs',cNS
S'''it - any! pi'd9tS' Neii9 ii9" ooti'
|u5, p"' 't'F j" a'eI c''iei ti"fti :" pro-
oucuHs Q. "i".. i',"'., u 80 iii"lteu "a,
d""htu.E, 'il't' ''1t3 were " no Se1efai
~ INC c""N i,"HsG VIZ sl'l'''eu Vi'
'ile 7'lf'ii ju7' "ot9iuH "' tiAe Atoch -, i'ue'
~" itS Is'use "' "e','H ''s oli"i was
VlifoWh i1Io '.ie "a,Ei' = SFra'I COATING
"Iti inu''' VI Use S'', 's.'t - .i'ese " ''' @
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hiii'v", "H,' ~ i..' A'd''i i"eno VI 'iie
i'l,t "s!e 'i'e7t,tH.e nn" "si'' ee" y:
i'h pfisoniile'i'' 'i,St ''!5 "4Fh was m
ie''vc'is oIie' Hi'e 7t"s vi ''te '""sn =
""' W. 90 "','n' 90 '',I -
A9u"hy Golhg ots' So"'e ui2tai'ce iil'o eile
water; OH"e' we summer sun ny 1iiis piace'
e".i ouo'.iie ne Gui, 'r"n, hl; 100 ,,ie a"l "u
7!a c:iP''oh, 'i!e .ne" u,ceui"o uat'nS
iisoH en d. " ''i' q S7ei''ie "'seAe'
iHe new eoiheTS' on ieaFiiimg tliiS,
"ou u'd eAG'a'iii, a',i - si,lS iieii iou'
taeS spoIi "eo"n'e t<.i'"ut, a'u el'ei ,o,I ul
iiiVNe" '!ia 10 !'!t i"''G'i'seao ZIG
.S"ei .5D' ftutii,'i '''e9 t, an
n''h' Aneie was eoiuo'i any 'io.'"'i"i'
~ .'ie o'hce'a III 'iiais I"o SUI uiseoiiS un
were at one 'i".t sen. py ltesiaeiit u "a,
:if"uSi siial sTcti"i, gave theii All
'ie lh'"Ii'at'oii ,hey "e'iieu' "h" we
ne 81 Stt" 1iit.i' -aS'ih.
ihe SuaT"s u5"al'y nuih3eleu anou'
siNtS-.ouF-els''t a. eacii eii1 anu .Wci-
ty'iouf on sue. oh .ne OUTSIDE
"'liih thEee 1unofeu yalns, were loiti-
ncItio'la on "iGll 3iounu, oVefioohihs <
anu i'eflectiy com i!iS'uuii'S US, mount
,i's t"ehi% -iouf - l"uha Naloleoh
faffots' we were never permitted 70 70
20 o1ts',te' eAtep' as Lines, IN sIllal
aIuais, 10 9atnef euI III nile-Mo1u' ,' E Dui-
siS .S 1iiG "uli'n'n5 -. We eooMiioua, :,
'e", W." WE o'' p7i''o''' "eio o'"ei o''
''1 10 ''Ns's. Us. c, -,
out oniy sieI'ei rom tne sun anu
run, ahu i'isn' uews! was mh"l we
couIn inlAe os s'ttloiiiI,s n,s ovei US our our
."atS W sc'aps ~ o'nlhe.a, "iilo. d" re"
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