New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-28
Arrival OF Escaped Union Officers from
Columbia.
RON the Palmetto Herald, Nov, II.

On Monday last eight Union officers arrived
here having escaped from imprisonment at Columbia
:. &. Tie following are their names;
Cant =. l.. Pastor, 18th Tenn. Cavalry.
Captain Alfred A. DicAersOn Co. Il. 10th Conn. Vols
Captain 4. ". K4thboae, Co. a. l63i Ohio Vols
Cunt ain Thomas Z. Burke Co. 4. 10th Conn. Vols
Captain G. w. Smith Co. A. 18TH Iowa Vols.
Captain Wm j. l.aunc5 18th ONO lniant!.
Satond Lieutenant John L. Elder. Co. h. nth Ohio
Vols.
Capt 7. T. Robinson. Co. X. 10th Conn. Vols.
These officers confirm the Unanimous statements oi
prisoners no have p-eyio 9sy arrived IA regard 10 e
treatment Of orr prisoners br the Con'etcraies We
arc forced to the belief from so many assertions, that
their treatment Is almost invariably unnecessarily
harsh aud IA many instances brutal beyond precedent
i'm modern civilized warfare At Charleston they were
treated better than az any other place. Al Macon Ihey
were badly used and at Columbia their treatment wac
almost M ndu.nbie. They were placed under IRE ~
Charleston the 18th Of July. and remained there %
DAYS.
ba but ONLY about 80 reached there. the rest escap
ing on the way. At Columbia they received not IN
ounce Of meat snd their food Mas confined exclusively
to corn meal and sorghum-a cheap sort OF moli
Tiey were provided with cooking utensils, bar pre-
pered their food with such mprOvcd articles as they
could obtain the material 10 on their rDuie. Ihey
were placed IN open lot surrounded by woods with
no shelter except such rs they eIiemporzad ron brush,
and with 10 cuuyenieHces or comforts.
Wien they arrived az Columbia, Cep'. Serpie OF
the Cow aloscent Corps. commanding the camp made
proposition to them II they would give tneiT parole
not 90 attempt escape 10 provide them VIII TOMS
aud give them every possible privilege Tie, had their
doubts about tine iuhlluent OF Capt Sempes promise,
tl.y knew the project WAS one designed merely q
enable me regiment necessary for guard 70 go into
the field and besides they wished 10 escape possible.
- they declined the proposition, and got no tents OF
privileges
| But not night passed without attempts to escape
many ot them successful. sorts of cxpc!ionts wert
constantly prncticed. aud the vigilance ~ tie guard
was every night eluded b. somo. BioOd-hounds were
used to reoaptug them and and one officer Captain
Parker. who was OYcItaken. was shocklnPy torn by
the dogs producing wounds from which he died In a
din, or two.
/ Capt paston. from whom We gather rany q The
above facts Was captured at Fort Pillow on the ~ o.
Anril lie says the newspaper accounts OF the nnssacr,
were very correct hut believes discrimination . a,
made between white and coiorcd troops Very few
hie troops massacred. Capt PASTOR Is the only
suryying officer OF those who with his hGttsOT
IN the fight One other, Lieut.. n. u. Logan, was cap
tured with him. but has died.
lie reports amcng other outrages. In the way Of rob
berry TIA; be saw m Authenticated on Claiborne
staff snatch hat from the head Of the Adiutan OF III,
10Th Ohio. saying. " That Is just what want The
prisoners captured at Plymouth were exempted from
robbery. for a exception by an order from Gen
ilofr
AL of this party except Captains pickerson. Burke
aud Robinson. escaped the lst inst Those three go
away on the Sd They subsequently united and ars Cd
az the gunboa Canandaigua a the mouth OF the Sanet
River. the l2, after much exposure and many hair
breadth escapes.
/ Capt Eannes who does not 90 North, but will IN
medlatoly rcoin his regiment In Florida furnishes "
with the following statement Of q vote Tor fresideh
taken III the camp at Columbia the 10th OF OStoDeri