, 1865-08-08

aoothc the wretchedness Of the poor In
ma1es Of that AndersonvIlle hospital.
This gentleman invoked the Co
operation Of the women of Sumter
county, who responded with clothing and
recesta11es only, fol. these alone are alloFed,
TO the amount Of four wagon 1dad5. Upon
the day appointed, four ladies, accompanied
By their husbands went to the prison and
sought f.cm the: ProFost-Marshal pass, to
rake their hnefacti1ns to the sick prisoners.
It.was refused with curse! The party pro-
ceeded 10 Windtr's headquarters, where
Henry Nertz was IN company with the Cen
etal. The demand for pass was repeated.
reasons given why the Fntty we're there, In
accordance With Winders special request.
To their ast6nIkhmeat, they we're met with
thfs reply; sd d~n you, have you all
"No, Genera, = responded tho spokesman
Of the party, IT am not, as yon know, nor
arc auy here present; re have come, es you
requested ua, Though Ker; Ms. D. to bring
necessary. articles for the Federal hospital
and ask pass for the purpose Of delivering
"It'sa d-n lie! I never gave peimis-
you, all Of y0uv'
AS II this fearless display Of martial: ya1or
and gentlemanly bearing was not entfcient,
J.
General in profanity and tndecency-7and
hers assert that u The lowest sinks OF the
most abandoned PARTS OF your city were
CLEANED, they could not surp2ss the .ribald
vu1garlty and finished proximity Of this jai1or,
e1hibated n the presence Of refined and
shocked. terrified, ,sbeaten to the very dust
Eith !, modification, The party M M5stllsa. md,
leviate the tortures of the dying Union sol
dier, they gave their loads Of clothing; and
focd to a passing column Of Federal prisoners
On their way to another place-Ml11en. They
at least had the satisfactlon Of knowing that
some we're benefited, even II they had failed
IN their efforts for those Who most needed
their assistance.
During the Inst Einte1-Which Was unrsu-
ally celd for Georgia, when the Ice made an
inch ttick--no shelter no blankets or clothes,
no wood vas provided fur the Wfetched In
mates Of that prison. Squads were permit
ted, to the number Of thirty, to 20 ont under
gna1d daily, for one honr, without axes Or
any cutting tool, to gather the refuse and
stasd their time, they we're tried BY drum
had court mai ltial, charged with violating
their parole, and II found guilty, were hung
1m5telf saw thee 5cdtes hanging who were
thus ext cuted. Poor fellows, I thought, God
has taken p apon ynn ana EVsR gon as
IIFeIHlCe iQu 3Qu1 cruel Ja111ls HuEu 3uu
ard be meet, at smother 5odsment-seat, WOO
to him II Ills authority be insufficient for this
taking OF your lives, wretched ttoagh they be.
Ny house Tns tile resort, or, should ssy,
refuge, Of most Of the prisoners who made
their escape fiom the st,ckAde, and the tales
Of starvation and distress which they told
would have melted an iron heart. I must
close mr. buried account Of what I had seen.
1t ia far from full; not one-ha1f has been
fG1t by far the NEST has been kept back
frcm very shame, and In respect to your read
ers. have not embel1ished. The pictures
we.e too rough, The characters too foslo1n
for the flowers OF rhetoric to bloom in their
presence. Broken hearts, crushed splr IS and
manhood trampled on. may answer as fitting
subjects for the tomancer's pen, but the hor-
upon tie beholder's soul, that no other I'm,
pIessiens can ctIacc, and they remain llfe.plc'
1nyfR fnhred a.