The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-07-26
Released Confederate Prisonafs

HOW THEY LOOK AND WHAT THEY sAYTIELE Cns.I.p pT
Several thousand Confederate prisoaarz have re-
Gently been released from the prison sast lela-
ware, Hart Island and Elmira, New J 9rl, They are
daily being sent forward to their hony tbs a3Fen-
ment furnishing free transportation puJ .lerc are
some 1870 or 1900 remaining in the barracks at tho
Battery. and some scattered througl0ut lie city
They present the appearance such a. most PRISONERS
do who have long been in prisen-naic aa- ssgiE.T
and squad aud wretchedly clad but 5Aey q he sancr
ally in good health. But if their attiIa nGne 1E g
best they are, ne4ertheess sturdy looking man and
don't lock IS though they are whipps5 aye 5a.-s-
their CQnfederey has gone up.d eo3l
Many OF them express theropiniou lnlt 4he lH..ts
between the tEo sections will be stronEct p2w haa
ever, and all seem glad the war has .e1 .ae sci
dier of the 7th South Carolina said he was aousgpt
but he did his duty Ike man. because be eousdrrz
he was fighting fora principle. lie Owned n nErcs.
and never did, but he believed that si.erv wts ha.T
proper condition lie said the negroe 5nd whites ia
his section could never live together pcaeeaaEg llats
negro would steal, because twas L5 natAGc an-
woudn't work if he could hepit, and gl3 these cir
curlstances he felt sure that trouble won ..ae ..
Per contra, very intelligent Alabam aa s3-u sueb
slaves, said that the superior class of ara wauG
remain with their masters return t. demand aer
for the smallest compensation. He thought .hn lu-
groes in Che Eouth and southwestern par o GsrJ U.s.
would not work wen. They are mos..v Alacsus. cr
the children of africans. This man. m7EH ttaE al,p
other we conFersed with, lamened Over Jla rssl ut
the war He said he did not care for thc 5as Of hs
property but he detesed the Yankees and knew that
they would oTerrun the south like asvarm VI ocusa
end that perhaps it was better for Il. lrspu55sass
got Che south that they in their .raE-s JstGra
such thing came to pass. He spoto .u tsgasag.-
terms of his treatment as prisoner G Wag Hu. said
he had onlv been confined since April AuHtharFtrs.
Qncr, who captured at the WildErreas arl r,.
think the prisoners had been well tre8 led QUA I. .t
tributed it to the rascally commissarigs lie sss as
E!mlra, where he confined the boa. 7-,s ....a.
but was brought to them always with VERY 3l al fst
trimmed Off There had been 1000 s5trsr;, L-tna
altogether and nearly 5000 Of those le5 l.s at1
remain in prison. Many of these in as a.a.g 9et.
shed for want of nourishment. l,,isgaer r.sa. Er
ris Island says the men suffered fog 3bag.a. aRR
sometimes the food was Insufficient ra uaaa.ly t,ay
had five pieces of hard tao,l and toua OBJ fac. 5a1ar.
of meat per day, and Sometimes pas o gg1a t.c
dinner The extremes of heat snd eele or g.gfsIsr8
proved fatal to large; number OF priso aerg espc5
the South Car0lniaPs - 1-gsl.
1t is proper to mark thai the cond l.5 c lle at
terry Barracks is not good There is 10 yaed gr tho
SICK and there number Of these sgHerar lrrt,
scurvey, diarrhf and other camp discrIls NetLErs
are there medical nurses Or attendanea A. re t.r .
formed There is complaint -cBr. tE., .rl..5
that they receive no assistance towurd "a ... +-.r.
portatlon, bat are left to shift for thu f gaa
surely their comrades should and will Sc lgtl5 q ge
government officials fail. ia.Hssa-...
All OF these men concur in the stat FL. .Icr
have been well fed since their arrival a1a -.cryu..
coffee tT ice day beef or mutton O GOOD aaaIfts.
soup, with potatoes and loaf bread. Nae at sa-as
poor fellows said he hadn't eaten such grub fol-
three years. Nearly all Of these ngu ar. aiIoa.
money and are otherwise in a most des..uta s.taa.
ton although few have been cloth Jg ft.aalg 1.
Charitable persons. All of them are 5azafs SO zotg
iheir friends and homes. Alas maIy ul t'.ga, siit
find no friend, and only blackened a-1as ~are guaa
was home.
DEATH BED MARRIAGE TO Saw An FsrArs- l7 Tn.
,liananOls COrraSDOndent of tho f,inrinrsfi
says s.t -. t-l-
remarkable marriage occurred in Is .tet.st
week. lady, made a widow some ,eara .asye wac
left large amount OF property, on cond,uaa t7-5er
in her Husbands WILL that she should 8urg clsu-
Why this strange and unusual condtoa al5 lnpga.1
nobody knows 1T any rate in case aa "a .9 ua.
ry, she to enjoy the use of the zreastr jliaa
life but on her death it would pass e:aes parties
She has been long sick with consnInpGon aa Eaa5-.
her end approaching, she determined allgy 81 5l
der to secure the succession to her eh4rsu Er-
turned soldier comrade of her, sou y3r5ta 10
play the role of husband in this singua msrF ze nE