The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-09-02

10 the NuN 81 at vn sued the Isnfsdcras sts'ss
Go,rrn neut We tshded In Lsdsrcpvls aud va
on duty thew .. comnspdsnt Of n, p,-i Of sAup
ssla.cr An order -. show 70 MN .Ses he r.oss.
10 drtd october oth, 1854 and .snsd bt Gen John
u Mmder. Mi,ue. also Identified . 49,. in the
ant Of the prisos a. Auder.ou,ilis The .itneS had
no eoitroi over the prygp whr had cooirol eiclu:
o. the prison When S .es, ,s.r. '' IN X.
absence VI the witness sometimes wira eou handed
.as urSush. Of oG' not oh'- m. S. ,,ss "
prison he he ~e sssfned 10 the post, about The
middle o. As ., las, Ne e, thu. ,hs prisOpsn
could sss the interior q The soeksds fom the bat
u: n; n ~ IL. :,y N M
pit1i rses!ved ,hslr ofd.r ron css. win, sni b
punisfynen, thai As witnessed VA ths, Of !
yso ALLIED TO Tpcs, The ssesps q . prisoner;
a i. .s ,s e. q q tel. :. :s: is
cd Ne did no, knsv vbe,her wirs bad .anyshing V
IL ~: - ). ..s ssa. m: s = T. &
stoctade. the stoeksds go haut u heved timber
preceding from p, sr'uea I. sr y tee. .ns .nsls.es
u he ,toehAls ". gu rree eded " ss,ers bate.
ne. there we're su,' on eeiy I've q NE eur .des u
ontrs as 70 defend the place there we're IL. pound
Of liov isers and Q FOUNDER guns and psrhap. some
leading ffOn battery TO battery. Tie witness vslh I'd
into the prison very Omen the prsonsp ~ the tine
badly Of Tor elo,hins and shslter the seeuscd told
HIM that twelve OF thirteen thousand prisonsrs "a
a.l .hsr. ,Oms time IN the spring wirt =. 10
Command Of the prison sbcu, one year thirty. three
thousand prisoners yer. Mt.sluentp confined there.
'cn,II esVnrs month";, pIohahiv in October, 1864
le omiusudrd III. military PRISON OF the M.i,sirpi
River Mudci and WIZ -clc both At Andersen:
vile iossthrr bog. we're kept At the prison. Intended
Tor the uNukius oi escaped prisoners they we're
mustered IN tue same ss horses man named Dunn
had them ~ charge. lie saw the Instrument called
the stock, wrr Told him Of the ball and chaiu, aud
he bad heard n. prisoner q, the bar speak OF the
Cross Isinined by NJ. Bahsr-Ths witness va
wirrs superior in RAMA. In many respects Win
concerned he vss not He tnev there W. food
enough to feed all The rations served 70 tho troops
Ssass nee. pss you e. i .Scm S.sn.
nnoissses snd Hour. he rs,iou ought not 70 have
,.n.d ,he ie.aisitoSn v.s maas daily. witness
qualify Of the ration ~. un,ound, Board Of Survey
could nave been summoned To condemn IL.
ten sllsee said u vas understood that the Wit
ne,. nov on the nd was for the defence,
W., Hsker- II ~, We disnus, hiui.
po-nssd b. the defendant
Ma. Geu. wallace remarked, ,he dsutaudins Of
ths ration tn, counsel Tor tho defendant sdsptsd tse
vtneu their Own; hut for that us The
Cour, you'd not have permitted the intersssory W
NJ. B.tsr-Then We strike on, all question. s.isd
den w.lsee--Ysu cannot .,ril. GU, sny,hlns in .
M. Bner-ws cannot ALLOW ouuelvs. 70 b On.
trsyed
The witness said the dead line vas Established pse-
vicus 70 Ia. sens 10 Andersonyille Ne did net know
Of CAPT. VITA sho ,unG aayboty ~ the dead line,
did be tue. VI VITA fi.iss A. order 10 execute ssv
one The dos. SPOKEN Of /. an adjunct 10 the Isi.on
hound, prrhsp. tberr -siw no. moi. thsn ar or
.ycn Of th,m. The -sIe Kept sbou, the eight Of
mils nom the prison. lie believed they we're part
and parcel OF The prison discipline. Turner bad
Sharsr Of them. and 80 sci'at under tho orders Of
Dr John C. Bsss te.,insi ssbstAn tIai.y a toIis,,
Have Have resided .i four ar Ave y.sn W GeoIrs Dave
e , p'ss,,,ons o. msi'olns une' 1870 W" an
reon" a. The Andot,onyille Prisoa. Reported for
duty there sep. ~ 1864 and len there March 70.
of men, and Va. rather shocked. Many Of thsm
we're bins partially naked. dirty and Lousy In the
the latter un,erv,oesble at The bet | sI.
.minc all who were placed In my charge.
me 'uhoiri. frequently asked me Tor steaspooniui
oi u'' OF lor ordcf. of little lifting tina. came out
.prut tunsiu lhlc ui mN tim. writing or.
80. lLc mcst tatou We. cooked IN a dii.
le,en, pot OF the ho,p.teI. The men would
gather iound Inc and nsk Tor . hone. Of clothing
We had none. The living we've suppl'od with tie
eeib.ns OF these vho died. There prolific crop
Of vernin and lice understood the term lousy moan
prison experience. On retiring from the hospital, |
examined myset ltws lmpos.ible for surseiu To
leave there without btinsing some with him, A. W
medical ATTENDANCE hund the men destitute, and OF
to.hinE and l"idhs, Of rue! thogo was only p tia
nved there, | IN surreme command, aud II
sn nv husinob W tvrN,y anything wTOns.
i9InS ne men senerL ahies, Destitute
only was " yet something TO cat. They
asked ne ior oidcfs tor laoes, biscuits, sftIgs Of
meal Aud other hinge. h" follow Ing uIornb,E AT
do~ aud ttadc report ON the condition Of lhlngs |
.ound At the hospital. The sport va. sont M. lie.
ins snovicr Tot some Of the things said received
Nii'ten fepr.mana, signed by Or. billiard, for Dr.
X. stevenson. Medicine being sarco, Igaihersd
" quantity Of what were the best at
t.inablr anti, orhutics ~ we'll a. 10 soo,he the
documentary canal and 10 cure complaints OF
sangrcne. think the reports ~.rs not htelcd. NJ
attention va called 10 patient Ia nv ward Who Wn
HIM, o-ins to he youth he would All mo 10 brins
him potstOc, bread. or biscuit vhcllI md: 4 nut
ihen IN my pocket; t- had the scuryy aud gsnsisne
AiYlsed him not to cook the poatoe but TO eat II Ts~
he became more aud more emaciated His sore~ gan,
grened, and from wsnt Of food aad from Hoe he died.
understood that I. was against the orden 10 take
any thing into tho prsonsrs aud hence / va sby In
shpplnr food into my pockets. Othsrs In my ward
came ~ their deaths from the causes. When
700, Or 20 90 pisoSsn s.is crowded .osesI.1'
some had made holes and I'd In the earth
Tho.s ande, i ,a:ds we're soi.s voli
ai..Tnss s..II::asa ga.aas.s "a o.Ssr di:.::s:
forsulosi 70 bs carried on / aouit ine. Vow tSsy
we're buried Tho efuyia frVm tho hospital
". very offensive; n BY accident my hand
hospital, without putting blister over the Affected
part. II peTrous whose systems we're reduced BIZ iu-
ari1ion should Prehancs stump too or scratch tho
A.na thc next I1ioI 70 NO va. sa9Srenot 30 potent
was The fegulsr hospital gsnrtene Tho persons we're
thlet> confined IA lhs .ioeFade, like ans aud bees
I IG. 40" referred W we're u hunt ii.
" h9" rhO dtoi rhVkt hdti Ix1J,
;ar'd ri sate % 'avu.g .rsn,g -Ilrs pIvM
caed Tor ihs eject Of the trpauneut Of The prison.
era -A morally a. well a. phy-' silv iniuriss Fhers
hunssi s.pposs M, y. snp.rtnducod Nv tssIr
starving coalition. oHcnS the dyng Og-sisfop sf