The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-24

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is unknown. of which said stamping,
kicking and bruising, maliciously done,
and inflicted by the said NVirz, he, the
said soldier, soon thereafter died.
Specification BIN this, that the said
Henry Wirz, an officer in the military
seryiceof theso-called Confederate States
OF America, at Andersonville, in the
State OF Georgia, on or about the 18th
day of June, A. ID. 1864, then and there
being commandment of a prison there To-
Gated, by the authority of the said So
called Confederate States, for the con-
Ilnement of prisoners of war, taken and
| held as such from the armies of the
United States of America, while acting
| as said eommandant, feloniousy and Of
his malice aforethought, did make an as
sault, and he, the said Henry Wirz, with
| q certain pistol, called q revolver, then
| and there loaded and charged with gun
powder and bullets, which said pistol the
said Henry WirZ in his hand then ana
there had and held TO, against aud upon
soldier belonging to the army of the
United States, in his, the said Henry
Wirz custody as prisoner of war,
whose name is unknown, then and there
feloniously and of his malice afore-
thought, did shoot and discharge, in
fiicting upon the body of the soldier
aforesaid, a mortal wound with the piss
tol aforesaid, in consequence of which
said mortal wound murderously infiict-
ed by the said Henry Wirz, the said sol
der thereafter died.
Specification I'm this, that the said
Henry Wirz, an officer in the military
service of the so-called Confederate
States of America, at Andersonville, III
the State of Georgia, on or about the
both day of May, A ID. 1864, then and
there being commandant OF prison
there located by the authority OF the
said co-called Confederate States, for tha
confinement of prisoners of war taken
and held as such from the armies OF the
United States Of America, while acting
as said commandment feloniously and OF
his malice aforethought did make an as
sault, and the said Henry Wirz, GER
tain pistol called revolver then and
| there loaded and charged with gunpow-
der and bullets, which said pistol the
said Henry Wirz in his hand then and
there had and held so against and upon
a soldier belonging to the army Of the
United States in his the said Henry
Virus custody as a prisoner of war,
whose name is unknown, then and there
feloniously and of his malice afore-
thought did shoot and discharge, III
flictine upon the body of the soldier
aforesaid, mortal wound with the pis-
| toll aforesaid, in consequence OF which
said mortal wound, murderously inf1ict-
ed by the said Henry Wirz, the said SOL
der thereafter died.
Specialization SIN this, that the said
Henry Wirz, an officer in the military
service of the so-called Confederate
States of America at Andersonville, in
the State of Georgia, on or about the
goth day of August, A, D, 1864, there
and then being commandment of prison
there located by the authority Of the
said so-called Confederate States for the
confinement of prisoners of war taken
and held as such from the armies of tho
United States of America, while acting
as said commandment ieloniously and OF
his malice aforethought did eonfine and
bind with an instrument of torture
called "the stocks" soldier belonging
to the army Of the United States, in the
| said Henry Wirz's custody as prisoner
of war, whose name is unknown, in con-
| sequence of which said cruel treatment,
maliciously and murderously inflicted
as aforesaid he the said soldier soon
thereafter died.
Specification 6.-fn this, that the said
Henry WirZ, an officer in the military
| service Of the so-called Confederate
States Of America, at Andersonville, in
the State of Georgia, on or about the 1st
day of February, 1865, then and there
being commandant of prison there To-
Gated by the authority of the said so-
called Confederate States, for the con-
finement of prisoners of war; taken and
| hold 90 cuall from tla lrn1iac IF fI,a
United States of America, while acting
as said commandment, feloniously and of
his malice aforethought, did confine
! and bind within an instrument of torture
called the "stocks,p a soldier belonging
| TO the army of the United States in his.
| the said Henry Virus, custody as q
| prisoner of war, whose name is un-
known, in consequence of which said
cruel treatment, maliciously and muir
derously inflicted as aforesaid, he, the
said soldier, soon thereafter died.
Specification Tn this, that the said
Henry Wirz, an officer in the military
service of the so-called Confederate
States OF America, at Andersonville, in
the the state OF Georgia, on or about the
Goth day of July, A. ID. 1854, then aud
there being commandment of a prison
there located by the authority Of the
said so-called Confederate States, for the
confinement of prisoners of war, taken
and held as such from the armies of tha
United States OF America, while acting
as said commandment, feloniously and OF
his malice aforethought, did fasten and
chain together several persons, soldiers
belonging to the army of the United
States, In his the said Henry VIRUS,
custody as prisoners of war, whose names
are unknown, binding the necks and
feet of said prisoners closely together,
and compelling them to carry great bur-
| dens, to wit large iron balls chained to
| their feet, go that, in consequence OF the
said cruel treatment inflicted upon them
| by the said Henry Wirz, as aforesaid,
one of said soldiers, a prisoner OF war,
as aforesaid, whose name is unknpwn'
died.
Specification SIN this, that the saio
Henry Wirz, an officer in the mliitaiy
service of the so-called Confederate
States of America at Andersonvilie. IN
the State of Georgia, on OF ABOUT the
fifteenth day of May, A. D. 1864, and
then and there being commandant OF
| a nrison there located by the authority
tof the said so-called Confederate States
for the confinement of prisoners Of war
fsiren and held as such from the armies
~ fhe United States of America, while