The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-09-26

largest number of deaths in one day in
August. 1864, was 2O7 Owing to the Of
fenscs of a tew, Wha cut of for an cntiro
day The rations of all, Dr. Burrows
thought that with proper care, FROM 90 tn
80 yer cent OF the deotNs in the prison
might have been prevented.
Thomas II, Kellogg, ken to Anderson
willie May 3 1868, testified that the prison
ers were in very filthy condition. There |
was little soap; the men would get smoked
over the pine fire while cooking, aud had no |
means ofromoving the stains. 5 metlmes |
the rations were furnished raw, He saw |
prisoner shot for passing the }" dead line.
lie himself wns shot ut tor stepping TO |
brook to wash his hands.
Tho quantity as we'll as the quality Of the ra-
tuns was irregular Some days they got nothing |
at all, some DAYS short allowance, and ON DINERS
there was full quantity, such as IL wasi " out ot
the squad Of 90 men to which he was attached
were unable to stand when ordered to form IN lhe
by the scrgeaut their inability to do so rose prin-
cipally from scurvy and darFhoa, their nmos
were contracted, aud therefore they could not
keep their feet; the brook running through the
prison was exceedingly filthy, the surface OF i
was covered with grease; nearly 500 out o. aOO
who accompanied him TO Andersonyille dieu
few DAYS after they were paroledj the Twenty
fourth New York battery, captured at Plymouth,
were nearly annhilated at this prison.
On tho 2sth Thomas G. Alcook testified
that he was taken to Andersonvllle IN Do
cember, 1865, and that on his arrival Wira
took from him $3.50 in gold aud $3.50 IN
greeubaoks, a iaokkuife, a breastpn, and
gold ring, which were never returned.
| On one occasion man asked Captain Wirz TO
let him go out for some fresh air; Wtrz nsSed MN
what he meant, and turned round, pulled rcNol-
| yer out of his pocket. and slot him down. the man
died two or three hours atterward; the witness
! spoke in condemnation OF this act TO WIZ, VINO
said he would put him in the same place; the wit
ness replied he was not afraid of IL; WirI then
| called n corporal and two guards, who put upon
him a ball and chaini he gradually, by working at
the ball and chain, freed himself of the weight,
and then made his escapes the man that was shot
was named Wright, and belonged to the Sth Mis-.
souri the prisoners would sometimes get water
from the stoaul OF brook by attaching their vessels
to the end Of poles, while doing they were often
fired at with shell.
Sergeant Boston Corbett was tho next
Witness He arrived at Andersonvillo IN
July. lie yet bears the marks of his expo
sure to the sun. Ills testimony is very
characteristic, We give portion of it,
The dad line was a slight wooden structure,
three or four feet high running twelve or fifteen
feet fipm the stookadc; the place where the stream
entered the stockade was broken down; he had
seen men shot aud killed there; tho prison was in
a horrible condition of filth, the swamp On each
so great that he wondered every man there did not
die he believed it was the cause of the death OF
many OF our men the maggots were foot deep
the soldiers dug up roots, were dried IN the sun,
and used for fuel the sick fingered around the
swamp as soldiers lilo down 10 rest after n march
going TO that locality he would find dead men; the
feet of others were swollen; gangrennus sores were
without bandages; the sores were TILED with mag
gos and flies; the mon were unable TO move, lying
in their filth; they generally chose that position
and would prefer being near the sink; in one case
II man, he was certain, died from lice, which wcrt
as thick as the mans garnients food was nSulh-
, cicut eygn when double rations were served; whei
tue witness was sick within the StuCkauc no meui
cine was given hin.
: Il. d. Brown, also a prisoner at Ander
sonville. His testimony was as follows:
On or about the 9Th of MAY. 1854, having writ
ten letter to his parents and being about to taxi
: IL to the lcttcr-boN, he saw cripple with one leg
WIN asked the sentinel IN call Captain Wirz thu
: Captain came; the man asked him to let him e
out the Captain never answered. but turned 10 th
2 sentinel and said, Shoot the one-legged Yankct
! devil" The shot was fred aud part Of the mans
: head was blown Oft and he died In q few minutes
the blood hounds were taken round every morning
= CAPTAIN WirZ riding with them on horseback, II
company with the keeper; tho witness had soen
man who had been acerated by these dogs.
r During the cross examination of Bostol
{ Corbett, the counsel had become irritatc,
= expressed their determination to give NJ
4 the case, notwithstanding the prisoner
n earnest cntreaty that they wonld not deser
5 him.
But on the Goth the counsel reappcared
y DR.. j. G.. Roy was the first witness. III
"a was on duty at Andersonvlle. He testlie
Il that there were from 10000 to $4,000 pris
oners. He said that with the exception o
II rare articles there was little difficulty in oil
9 tanning medicines. DR.. Roy testified to til
If deplorable condition Of the prison.
" Martin G.. Hogan testified
t. The men were in miserable con1ton--as ba
d as possibly could DO the men were so thick thi
i they could scarcely elbow their way some lay
Is their own filth, calling for water and crying f
~ food, but no attention was paid themj he ais
r testified TO the miserable quality &C the food an
e its injurious effect such hall-baked corn breaC
which was sour; aud the beef, when il was fu
N nished, was OF an inferior quality men Athlete
y with the scuryey would crawl upon the ground
the sight was horrible; very many were insult
cicntly clad, and, having no shelter, burrowed
ie the ground as to hounds, lac was brought back
prison by their agency; he had seen Captain VII
B. with hounds trying 10 strike the track of an q
capped prisoners for attempting TO escape fro
IA prison about the 9Th of October, is L. after IL
A. most obscene abuse from Captain Wlrz, no va
:, fastened by the neck aud feet and remained thei
siNty-eight hours.
= S. q. Kieser testified that he had seen
!. prisoner shot for reaching over the 3" dea
- line for bit Of bread.
= ,On the both, James Van Nalkenburg, VIII
y. resides near Macon, testified that in lSG
= the harvests were unusually good in IN;
a. neighborhood.
- Sergeant Corbett, recalled, deposcd tb9
n he could not name any individual shot, bl
~ had seen prisoners shot every mouth i
I, was in prison. The counsel asked Corbe
:, the following question You say that q
- one occasion, when you lay concealed. on
of the hounds rubbed against your nsoe
20 why did he ! OF bite you2' Corbett r
or piled THE same power that kept the lioi
"a from biting Daniel TO pieces is the same
ly whom trust"
y On the 3lst, Nazareth Allen, rebel, wi
=. y had been on duty at Andersonville, testhC
he to the filthy condition OF the prison and Il
cruelty of the officers;
Is "On one occasion a prisoner stepped out Of 4
ranks to ask Captain Wirz To transfer him
another mess, when Wirz Immediately ordered hi
KS back, cnrsing him and threatening TO shoot hiI
e- a man who was sick lying on the ground, eallii
ia in his distress for his mother, asked the wtne
en- for tent materials but he could not give the article
on as II was against orders; the prisoners were d
%. prived Of vegetables, including onions which tn
oi had purchased at the gate he knew that houn
"a were kept at tue prison to Seent those who had {
in na capped.
ne No Several Confederate soldiers follow,
to who corroboTatsd the testimony alrea,
m givoD for tho prosecution. raT
act On tue % of September, William o,
~, Bleoher, q prisoner at Andersonvile fre
~ March 8, until September, 1864 depOsed