The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-07-08

s slushy meat was issued to us to day, tn
Z first this week It,was SO poor and filth
that the commissares refused to take il
A great many reports in the eyenin;
about boat being up.
= 18th. Another day Of excitement
Early in the morning Rumor said ther
was one boat, City Point, with Is officer
, on Board By night it had increased tt
three boats and several hundred officers
List Of officers was being prepared below
to be sent off. Col. Wilson's name wa.
placed on it. Episcopal Minister preach
ed in Libby to-day.
18th. Excitement stil continued til
the officers (4l) were sent off. When
the list was called my name was not
there again. felt very much Disappointed
They were all searched, and their boxes
issued to them. just as we were going
to bed, two "Fresh fish" came in, and
were put through pretty lively by the
boys. ...
18th. Confed prisoners came up from
City Point. Maj. Turner's order in re-.
gard to six line letters, was rescinded to
day and we are now permitted to write
those of one page in length. Major
Beers.
10th. Lee, cavalry was taken down to
the cell, no reason being assigned for it,.
Another boat load of boxes arrfved.-
Days seem very long now, while we are
expecting another boat up.
10th. Several returned secesh officers
visited Libby to day. One of them had
Confed Darkie with him. Quite crowd
around than all the time.
l7th. To day was the first time in lG
DAYS, that we have drawn meat fit to eat,
and the second time, in that number Of
days, that we drew meat at ALL
18th. Mail reached Libby, and was
distributed.
goth. Boat is really at City Point
Confed officers and men reached Rich
mond to day, and were met by small
crowd of citizens, at the Rockets, and
escorted Up town. A few boxes we're is.
sued to day. A great deal of speculation
as to who would be selected to 60 north
this time. During the afternoon the
guard, without any warning, fired At 1t.
Cress, who was standing neal window,
lodging three buck8hot in his face and
neck. .......
2Ist. About 9 A. NJ. the list Of those
VINO are to 60, was called, was the last
Captain on the list, and the only officer
from our Regiment to go. Nearly all
yhe Maryland officers were taken, through
he influence Of Marshal Kane. We
we're taken down stairs, examined for
,ontraband letters, then paroled, march
ID down to the Rockets, placed on board
he schultz, and enlisted men on the steam
II "W. Allison" There were Gq off
;ers and 925 men. The officers were
lot allowed TO look out of the windows,
until we had passed all the Notifications,
long the banks of the "Noble James
md the distractions in the river. lie
cached City Point at 6 Pm. d hours
making the trip. We remained on board
he schultz in sE!all cabin without any
ire or lights till II P. M. when we pull. (
d up along aside the steamer New York
nd as we marched up in to the capa- j
iods cabin, where {! long table was spread {
With an abundance of cold boiled Ham.
food soft wheat bread, Ind Hot CoGre, t
he transition was SO great, that it is i'm,
'ossible for me 10 give desclip iption Of {
ur feelings at that moment. Involun
arily our hats came off, and the Union,
'he Stars and Stripes, Maj. Muford ard il
very body else were enthusiastically
heered. He then sat down to the table, :,
nd as we had not eaten Anything since =
arly in the morning, we did the supper
mple Justice. There was no sleeping on t
oard The boat, that night. Next day b
bout / A. NJ, we weighed Anchor,and n
thursday morning reached Annapolis.
he men were Immediately transferred
, the barracks. every one stripped Of ev' .
ry thing he had on, and then each one a
las furnished with new suit Of clothing "
Tut OF the 925 men brought up 500 were i'
laced in the Hospital, 3 died on the way = :,
D. 20 died in four days. There was
reat contrast between, their men who
,turn from the North, and our men who o' d