Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-23
" hat IL said OF shernan In the ssuth--
Georgia Militiamsn ON the Rebel Pros.
psota. IL ~ III
From the New York Pest.I

[From the New York Pest.I
A young man, formerly employed In the
Office Of the Evenina Post, went into the battle
OF the Wilderness with one Of our cavalry regf-
ments In May last, and was captured by the
rebels. BE has Just been released from i'm
prisonment at Florence, 8. O., whittier he was
sent from Andersonville, Ga, about three
The statements already published OF the mis-
erable rations given our prisoners al Ander-
sonville, and Of the insuficlency Of the food
served at Florence, causing the death from
starvation and disease Of large numbers of the
men who partook Of 1t, are fully confirmed by
this witness. .-a .I -
He gives additional facts in regard TO the
shooting Of our prisoners who crossed the
"dead line" inside the stockade which enclosed
their campo. 1t appears that the number OF
men killed at Andersonville at this limo was
usually two or three week, but sometimes
was as high as ave or six-and In almost every
case the act OF shooting was murder, as the
prisoners CROSSED the line thoughtlessly, or
without being aware that they rendered them.
selves liable to be fred at.
In one place on the way TO the run or brook
where water was obtained, log represented
the line, and prisoner who stood upon the log
In order that he might obtain the water more
easily, fell on the other side. He was instantly
killed by . rebel marksman. "
Another instance Of even greater brutality Is
given. A prisoner who desired 10 get piece
Of corn.bread that lay on the forbidden slide Of
the line-which was In that place marked by q
railing-endeayored TO grasp the bread with
| forward and endeayoring 10 reach ii. a guards.
man who was watching his effort fred upon
him, The Union soldier when he vas strnck
was on the side Of the line where he mad
right 10 be. W. VI. T7.0TTI- = -
Tne hanging Of the Union prisoners charged
robbery plots was witneased bv our informant.
siI Union soIdiers Tail IrisbmenS were bsnoed.
| Aa the oft,nces charged vere rom mItte6 nm
| JIn,on nrIsoner, ,n.t sr,,vsd an c.mn tbsye
was some difference al opinion In regard To the
punishment in1jcted. -sHfT'
The treatment on the prisoners In flofet,es
| was In some reepects better than that ertended
IN Them in LndersonyiIIe' tbouob The nmopnt
of the food was iess. Onr soldlsrs ware shot
there for crossing ina ade.d lime - mt moi ~
many Of them .s al Andrrsonvilie -The nnm-
hsr ~ deatha in FIorence smono 10 o0o nj.
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