, 1864-09-26
UNION pRIsoHERs I'M THE SOUTH.
Statement Of Major Eeeres SLOW He Fated In
Dhie-Rebtl Calculations
r. - Their Gully Hope-1lelr Resources
Exhausted.

We yesterda7 referred to the arrival In Chscasn
Of Major Charles b. Beeres the 10th Illinois cav
airy. who has recently returned from the south.
where ho Was tmprfsoned soma seven mou,h.'
Major heefes houored the TH11uNE oiIlce with a
call, yesterday. and talked ovez hIa experience In
dctsn- The following ts the substance OF Ills o.
seryat1ons:
Twas taken PRISONER on the I'd OF January last
In fight with two brigades Of Lsnessteet's cav-
!; alry. forty miles southeast OF Cumberlsnd Gap.
My clothes, and those Of my. officers and mea.
were taken trop us. and, for the space OF 1Ity
hcurs, we were kept without anJth to cat.
They then marched my men from the plaza d
capture to BustAl, distance. Of forty mil r.
during this tina fed them only once per az. 1uetr
boots living been taken away b. the rebel eol.
ditzs, the march over snow and Ice had to be &C.
compllehcd In their stockings.
A. ios myself they eepszated ne from my OIL
woe then put IN the county jail the room occa.
pied being very small, and tut one dtminutiye
windo. (destitute of elase) therein. MT blanket
ny oYe1coas to kccp ne warm, whilst a6,nt ST
pounds Of Iron wore placed on my hands and feet.
was kept there sixteen days, With nothing to eat
hnt small piece OF corn bread aad sone water,
On i the 16th- II Jsnuary, I addressed note to
Lieut.. Gen Longsttcet. aud Afterwards recei7cd u
"HKADeuAn1Eas, DHT. EAST TENN,
"NaiPF slM 2. Il. Beeres, 10th Illinois Cavalry,
"MAJon--Your letter to L.ent. Gen. Lonrstreet,
~ Of The 10th init. comptalning Of the nature oi
"yoar imprisonment, is received.
"thoqsbt necessary 70 iaqqlte, by aag oftruce, as
ITO The statements you make The commanding
"2ene.al receives yeur own word Ia the matter
:" the confinement and 1rcatmeEt Of private Phipps
.a soldier Of he regular army of H. Confeders:o
!State., has been AZ stated It not thought that
1.-THE commission OF wong On the part Of your
nation should be reason fos the like wrong On opr
1sOIders hare therefore been issued to relieve
"yun Of the confinement 10 which you have beep
"tuh)ected: an6 Yon will be sent te Richmond, TO
"be treaied as prisoner sf var; / hare lhc hon-
"fonr most obeaiens seE7aat,
= "L.ent Col. &C., Ad. Goncral."
came to the Pfoyois M4r-hai Io release me. was
ofJssus, vas sased h The IoSy Fet s1s s6ouf
tion a. other Federal officers. Thi% wAa, However.
bad enougE: as the suoelssance seemed to be Dc.
to ons aseR ae
vation.
Secretary Of War, ORDERING me to be confined in
ty-dSe ivet below lie suface Of The Eround it.
no 1o1t uoae[ tAe tlat NJ AQMlLIed air aud light
to me, and, rnoW storm happening, the snow
was drlfted through 1t into my cell and remained
there for eight days. ..
Through the influence OF come brother oace,s.
the following order WIS obts1ned:
"uEADQCAETEns DEp1KTXEST HKHn1uo Co.
"R1cHxoSB, March =, 1851 -
"MAloR: You viii re1ease Major Beefes, Of The
..1eth Illinois eaEa1y, from close confinement, and
threat bm With the came consideration Is other
'.pI1eoEers Of war.
= This order IL based upon the Acceptance by the
!" Secretary Of Var on the statements made .on
their honor as so.diers." by his brother oiIlcefs,
"ipfteoners Of war.) with regard to Major Beerts'
" ""proper treatment Of Confederate prisoners OF
MAI.
Very respectfully,
t"Yuur obedie0t servant.
"JOHN Il. WIEDER Brip Gans1