Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-10-14
Two MONTHS IN A REBEL PRISON.
Diary OF Union Soldier. ...

CAns TsIap Iowa lxsAHraY, EAST Poxr, Ga,
+ ..a| .r...t a September 23rd, 1868. g.
FRIEND HANK:-I sent you a few line,
from Atlanta letting you know that few o.
W had arrived once more in the land Of The
living, and now As am little rested, l will
send few more lines giving extracts from
my diary while prisoner. a.
July 29nd.-Chas. Bphmlcr, Ell. Balrn
Ter, J. Baker, H. King, Z. Hoyt, II. Rohssen
D. Mabe andJ. Daniels (the last having beer
wounded, and left at house near the battl,
6eld) were taken prisoners by Claiborne.
Division e. s. A, and marched into Atlanta
and thence to East Point, a distance Of 81,
miles.
23d.-Laid in the pen oil day. Drew ia
tons. One hard bread and an ounce Of ba
con for day. Joined by some more pris
oners. The guards have treated us very well
with the exception Of taking our hats ant
canteens--if they were good ones. We or,
guarded by the 35th and 45th Tenn. and 56,l
Va. II We fare NO worse We will be thank
ful. .a-
24lh.--Lay in the pen yet. Drew ration.
again. p hard breads for three days. The,
are made of peas and very mouldy and rot
ten at that. Our bread is sweet cake com
pared with these. We still have q little cof
fec left, but il is precious. Orders to marcl
in the morning -... s. ..#
25th.-Marched at six o'clock. Passct
through several small stations and campct
near Jonesboro, in a sheep pen. Only ont
man Mt time can 60 for water. Had q dry
mouldy meal. Things look tough.
26th.-Moved at seven o'clock. The olt
men, women, and children from nll parts o
the country came to sec the Yanks pass
They thought that all of Sherman's army was
coming. They seemed very jubilant over
the capture. Plenty Of fruit and vegetables
but we cannot get any for love or money
They even refuse TO let us have water. Cit
izrns have got 10 look out hereafter. CamPet
on q small creek. Had chance. to wast
and clean ourselves. Got hold of few ap
pies at one dollar dozen, ard some small
biscuits at 25 cents apiece. s9s +
27th.-Marchcd At seven o'clock. Roat
lined on both sides the same as Yesterday -
The boys have iine time singing our patri
otic songs, much TO the discontinue Of th,
guards who try to stop them. Arrived il
Griffin about ten o'clock. Quite nice plac'
of about 1000 inhabitants. Streets crowded
with people. Looks like Fourth Of July
Here traded OF my pockctbook for three
hard breads. All Of our trinkets, such a
knives. pocketbooks, combs, &C., go like no
cakes. Paid twenty dollars Confcderat'
money for watermelon that could bo bough
at home for ten OF fifteen cents. Could no
buy any bread. Here about one half Of IN,
squad got into the cars for Macon. The bal
ance camped about ono mile from town.
Drew rations Of corn bread and bacon, which
were good. Paid $500 for pie, and 81 ,0(
for three cookies Rained in the evening
and We got nice soaking, but we are tougi
ard can stand il.
2Sth.- Captain Anderson, who has charg'
Of us, impressed the express train, and v,
GOT aboard and started Tor Macon. CAR
broke down and We hsd TO lay over until
in tho evening, when we went on. Arriving
n Macon shout II st night.
3oth.-Arrived at Andersonville. They
took our case knives and everything else thai
they found and wanted d-lctters, newspapers
&c. AT about . o'clock we entered IN.
stockade, which was to be our home for SONS
time. There was many a long face as W,
passed up ths only street. and saw the suf
fsring that free American citizens were en-
during in that hell OF earth. Imaeinatior