The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-06


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TESTIMONY ~ D. wttsoN CLARK.
J. Wilson CLARK testified that lie wa. tafen a. a
uisoner 70 Andersonville, about tho 2Sth Of Nav,
od4 and confined The previous evidence as 10 the
Tovded and filthy condition Of the stoctsie, the suf-
srns Of the prisoners the coarse, dirty and in,uf-
lent food, etc. vas repeated. On one day Of last
ear he counted i54 dead mon In the .tocksde The
sitnes- ntioned the Of insane soldier rho
wandered up and down by the stream, refusing 20
teN clothes, aud who had not enough to know
hat he must cook his rltions he ended his lite
" suicide, Ano'h prisoner de,trored hi. life by
lannnF, after declaring that he would rather die
aiken 10 Anderronville, there were Al men in com
any with him and % h1d died principally at that
prison, lie said Elk men were shot ut different times
Of whom hc knew had died. One Of them er.
ended hi. arm too far out over the dead line, hlle
ip2.ns water out Of the steam, uhen the sentinel
1red Another happened 20 get slightly beyond the
iDs the sentinel fred, missed him and shot a man
sho rrs lying In tent The witness mentioned The
cufmen for oros,lns the dead line lie did not, how.
syeime or hear Capt WirE give the orders for the
TESTIMONY or vIScxsT HARRY.
Vincent Harry, Of the red New York regiment. rho
vvs PRISONER at Andersonyile, having been convey
ID Aiiher about March ist, 1874 testified that ~hle
'sr 10 have men put In the chain gang and have
ruas placed around their feet, and slso order th.
lead line. wirL also threatened To shoot any man
who would not promptly fall into line. Witness had
,eea marks on the bodies Of men bitten by dogs and
.es-iihed he sufferings Of 1850 men who had been
yaeeinatod With poisonous matter.
TESTIMONY OF EDWARD L. KELLoss.
Hvsrd l.. Kelloge, OF the Goth New YORK Cavalry,
four shot for the dead line. Shooting
d ,a hours hocause he hal failed to report man
.bo had esceped Another prisoner -as bucked at
be same time. Bucking consists Of first tying the
'nsts together, then fastening tue sTms over the
gpees.
Cfo-s-e1Imiusd by the defence He never raw
man ~ FENn IA ntN ANaNn Arm a sk...a
b. hsd heard Of such IA ngs being dome The reason
shy be was bucked VAS that lac did not comply with
he rule Tor reporting those ho attempted TO escape
TESTIMONY oY JosEru r. AcuUFr.
,Ssph X. Achuf, Of the 24th Ohio, q prisoner Al
ABiersonyille, testified that having gone out with
rebel guard, he jumped ON the rebels hack, vhle
bic gun Hearing tho dog. in chase, he and his two
companions scattered. The witness ran into a
swamp, and -oon saw Ave hounds and seven retels
q horseback. The hounds we're not taken of Of
d hsht them With HE fists. lie had nothing on him
bat pair Of psnlsloons made Of two Iebel meal
saeks. lie still carried the marks Of the bitisg on
bs legs. The horn wa, blown ~ signal TO bear the
,ounls OF, lie was taken before Capt. wirz, who
olde ed him 10 be put Ia the stocks. iIo was there
tIposed the lie vAs thus punished for thirty
hours, and during that time had only two drinks
Wirz shout this treatment, he was tod 70 dry
up or he would have his brains bowed out
honed The rings passing round his ankles and legs
we're separated by Al iron bar IL inches long. Tho
them. lie WAS kept ~ days IN irons, by order Of
Captain Wrz, 1t was pretended that the irons were
removed by direction OF ar.bel surgeon, when tho
fact they afraid Of ShermAn-having a
white tas hanging out all the time. Th, Wa In July
When squad of Saernan's men were brought in,
md thirt,. Even their button. we're split open'
Wirz "a Ing be had heard Of money sonnet time. being
slowed away in buttons. The men we're sent int o
tie ,ocksde. WirE said they we're raiders aud
ouIht 10 he hung. They belonged To sherman.
cavalry. Wirr struck Michigan boy over the head
Ia h. uI hfrh sh.s -.
- man called "Chiei.m.uss" Tiled
The men had nicknsmed HIM " Mutton -ho ad I"
lie be- onged TO Illinois, and was silly and had ost
les. The boys having plNsued him he applied TO
hfeaened 10 5ioS s brain. out he man MN wa. sna "a
the Anne within the de4f hhe. Wirz order red the
uard TO blow his brains out. Tho guard fired, the
shot striking the man in the eit side. The victim
vas carried out aud diel. Inc Wines saw Wiz lay
out the dead ine in April 1854, and heard him giys
.Loot him The nrst nisht he went into the stock
ide, on tho 18th OF March lSOl, he saw Wrz kicking
a Ap,or skrleton around there, anu heard wirz curse
same cruel occurrence. Inc .luAd OF ninety men 10
which tho witness WAS attached, being In toeTably
sc '"tte tss ohers S3aa0e Gould not Wiz ss .sS S'e hs
you'd not sive tho latter anything to eat
on the "a 4h and 5th Of July Tations were cut off
thIon phout the stockade because soms had escaped
The number Qi prisoners there at the time was DO :
co. ON the 18th Of July there was AsIe.t crowd Of
men the gate trying 70 pet out with the sick On
" one could yes olt at the time, There At that
pace two guards between the dead line and Tho
socs ade. Capt. Nirz gave orders II any one sterped
over the dead line 10 shoot him through" 'iha
ruard sgid he could not Keep tho crowd from en-.
.Ioiehing upon the line The guard a, lhe time had
IN fennsylyanian, lie was ordered to fire, and
,hot !ho mAn dead. Whenever man was wounded
80 carried 10 the hOepltAl he would never como
hack ,-eo1re White, Of t,ermsntoyu, Pa helons.
INK lothe Marine Cope, Ailer being wounded, VIA.
carried on TO the hospital The young IN ~ Teques,ei
him tSltnossl 10 tel his tNhiierl nothsr
b. was not airaid to die. Subsequently he cav
bouse," where Wrz was in company with two
Iusrds. The witness asked him # hs could not tax
ock OF Whites hair. NO" said WirE III you
so' ~ bio" your damned brains Out" About lS'
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