, 1864-10-06
TIE HORRORS OF AkDEssuGVllle.
Sn1ttIngs and kbuso Of UnIon pr3soners.


We ere irdebtedto DR.. Denj. Wood gurd,
sanitary Inspector at Nashville, Tenn fol
the following narrative, made to him BY Bar.
geant Thomas West, Co. D, 18th Illinois. =
Chicago boy, and recently escaped from an.
de.fonvl'le. Ga The narrative Is in the ssr>
geahl's o7n word7:
am eecord sergeant If connanT b. isfb
Regiment Illinois Infantry. was captured
May 18th. 1864, by Col. Patterson. Of den.
Roddy's conmand, at Madison Station. an.
bama, togtthe1 win sixty others of my 1esi-
ment. While Eith Putt tersan's comm anu
ever, did not LAST long, Us Ill the prIaonsrs.
upon arriving ut Tup:Io, bliss, were TUNED
over to Forests command. Hero com-
mented our Ihtsfor;unea; everything tn the
shape Of clothing that covered our body was
14ken Aon u, except our 2 :ats, Which alone
coFef@d onr naECdncss. In thla CONDITION
We were ttkcn 10 CulabR, on the Aiapama
,iycr. Hesu We also received gery. kind trsa:-
m:nt, Lavipg gooa Shelter and enough to eat
after tao neeke Confinement Ia tnIs prison
formed plan OF escap. With Edwin Wales,
also Of the 18th; SO according, to arrange.
ments made tue day previous, VIC sileuIIy
cropt from cur bunks II eight o'clock in the
evening, scalsGg the brick wall Of the prison
without being discovered, although the
guards were within two ftet 0. US wnsn va
reached the ground. We then proceeded as
notecless]J ns pussible to the i1iyY. which
Was about 100 yards distant. Herr We found
come difficulty In passing fire uade OF
pitch pine, which exposed Us to three guards.
h1oVlc1ng they were attending to thtir auty.
me Fssssd tie t1re unnotic=d and gained the
pfi! ;, where We commenced operations in .
reckless manner-tearing up the floor IN OF.
der to GET below. All ihi5 work aas dcnc
qRicFer than can write it. Wales asata
took tee lead, following After passing
nnder the pt1vy We came to the outer stock
sae, which ne climbed with little difficulty,
We then made the best OF our vay throuSa
town, taking direct northern course. That
n1eht ne walked 81 miles, avoiding all 70 Ids
anu zee ping in the corn-felts. In The morn
Ing, while We were still walking, heard the
sound OF bora, and made known the fact to
Malee. me sound, however, being distant,
vas passed unno1ired We. pushed on mora
rapidly: We had not gone more than hall a
mllo Hnen We heard the horn again, and as
1t was then daylight VIC concluded TO rest in
. thick ut de1gro 9Th for two hours, We
then beard the yelping OF hounds aud the
Wb1stiibg, Who, nc had every reason to be-
live, were On our track. We went On ag.tn
SeEy iast for about two miles. W1en W We're
compelled TO take to tree, the tblool- |
hounds" being close at our heels; and it ,7ns
= Tell ~e did, for no sooner had We gos nj |
thRn Mtsen bloodhouuds came up to the tree. |
some passing without seeing Us. In min
ute IN % citizen made his appearance, say
Yankee sons Of b-'s." Soon hc was foincd
by I've others, and the oae VINO Appeared to
lead them, sa}s, "Yanks. coms down. |
want nv hound to taste Yankee biood'' I
felused to Eo down if be intended letting
1ls pounds bite me. He then became par.
eur Let it ne cid not ccmc down. can't;
1o"r the honrds watching every movement.
reached the ground only to be torn to
ti:c ces b5 The hounds. Bleeding,I Was carried
mo fa!m houss near by, and remained
aken back to Cshaba. remained In p.isnn
! Cahsba about two weeks gaining fast nv
tfengfi, aid recovering from the wouuds.