Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-09-22
The Wirz Trial.
A SAMPLE OF THE TESTIMONY.

Adjutant and Inspector General ID. L
Chandler to Assistant Adjutant Inspec-
to General Col. X. II. Chiffon lauds the
administration of Capt. Wirz for his IN
firing energy and general competency
and suggests the removal Of Brig. Gen
Winder and the substitution of man o.
good judgment and humanity.
Col. Chandler was then sworn. H.
bad no retraction TO make Of anything il
his report. He had conversations with
Winder about the bad condition of the
prison. Winder said that it would be
better to let one half die, so they could
take care of the remainder. Windel
had told other people so.
At the afternoon session John Pasque
Of the naval service testified to a man
dying in the chain gang. He was told
by a rebel sentinel that for every
Yankee he shot be received 80 days fur.
Tough and 3 months extra wages.
Tohn Marshall of tho 42d N. Y
regiment testified that he knew of man
who died from the effects of dog bites.
William NJ. Fable testified that while
riding out he saw man in the stock
who he thought would drown, as heavy
rain was falling in his face. Witness
held his umbrella over him for a while,
and then went to Capt. Wirz, to express
his apprehension. Wirz said, "Let the
d-Yankee drown" In a very few
minutes thereafter, however, an officer
was sent from Wirz's headquarters, who
took the man out of the stocks.
W. W. Randall of the 4th Iowa regi-
ment testified TO man being badly bit
ten in the calves Of his legs by the dogs,
and soon thereafter had fastened at each
ankle ball and chain, the man being
kept in this position for several weeks
Witness went TO him and plead for the
release of prisoners, but Wlrz said he
could not do it, His legs had swollen
and purified. The rebel surgeon being
appealed to said be could not take Of
more than one chain, which he did. The
man finally died. FITNESS, as one of
the detailed sections, helped to bury
thirty or forty Of the men who had been
shot. During the time Gen. Sherman
was marching from Atlanta to The coast,
the prisoners Of course, were very anx
ious to hear the news. A report came
that Gen. Sherman and bis staff and
fifteen hundred prisoners had been cap
jured. Capt. Wirz said he hoped that was
true and if the prisoners were sent there
be could take care of more ID Yankees
than four regiments at the front. OnI
one occasion barrel of rotten pork was
sent to the commissary office to be used
by the Yankees. (The witness was en-
ployed at that office The next day
he had orders 10 weigh out the same
number of pounds of beef and tLrn it
over to Rirz, who wanted the best, say
ng it was for bis own eating. He knew
he pork came from Capt. Virz's head
quarters. Prisoners who had money
could buy food. One of them bought
A pie, but soon vomited it up. Another
prisoner near by grabbed up the rejected
pieces and eat them. Some of the visit. .
ng rebels said, The graveyard would
make good vineyard, Yankee bones
good manure. Let US invite
heir Yankee friends to come and eat the
He himself was put in the
stocks for attempting to escape. He bad
proceeded one hundred and sixty miles
before he was apprehended by scouts as
| rebel dsserter. Fearing he would be
lung for being rebel he told them he
vas Yankee. This was in Sept. 1864
I'm. Won Powen of the ID New York
avalry testified as to the blankets and
,ants from the Sanitary Commission hav.
ng been appropriated by the rebels
Vlrz said that he could take care of
more Cd id Yankees than Lee at
he front. Wirz had threatened to shoot
witness for some trivial complaint, and
rdered the guard to fire upon man
Who bad stepped out to pick up piece
{ wood he FASTENED back to the ranks
efore the guard could shoot. Witness
aid, among other things, that the pris-
ners were reduced to skeletons and would
% to the sinks to pick up undigested
PARTICLES of food. He mentioned several
asses of shooting men one Of them was
aid by at least twenty men to have been
hot by Capt. Hirz himself Adjourn>
d.
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