The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-08-16
Al Incarnate Fisnd.
NsV YORK, Thursday. Alc. s. 1855.
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personally ac laintei witl most OF the of
GERS n0 were stationed 40 Anier-OuylUe
.nl knowing much OF the treatment o.
-Ao-e $500 Rere 80 unfortunate Is 10 have
been confined in thar pen Of horror l have
thought that condensed statement OF how
in.ng- were managed and prisoners OF
war were treated there might not be- entirely
un~ccel able 10 your readers
Slsl l0 Dee understood as not desirous
% ior--4N ,he action Or opinion OF the com
mission which is about 10 investigate this
matter. or 10 add anything 10 the feeling
entertained toward Major WertZ. Il Is eL-
'lgl for him 10 rest. uow aLd forever. uu-
ieI an oh.Qgly that no time and no repen-
lance can nhliterafa- In feel within himself
he unenvia0ie pangs which The recolec-
lon oi his p0wer.eS- murdered victims Will
! ever arouse. and 20 know that Whatever
may 0e the award Of human tribunal his
punishment is already decreei
Tie prison OF Aniersonville l. q stOchade
% about eighteen feet high the posts COM
! prising d beng sunk in the ground I've
| feet. lt originally comprised an area of
eighteen acres, but was subsequently en-
argeI 20 tweuty-sercn acres. Tie iuciO-
-lre IS upon the SID ~ a h.il. looking To-
ward the south al the foot or which Is q
small hrOOk about fve feel wide and -
many inches deep which furnished The wa
/ ter for the use Of the prisoners. Within
/ his inclOsure Were turned the prisoners as
/ they arrived, ard LETT TO provide for them
selves, there being 10 shelter or ar1Ors. or
T any kind OF protection afforded by trees or
otherwise against the burning rays OF the
Southern sun. tho furious storms or the
/ freezing Winters.
d tr..r r.l.. F.--
/ der, a son OF Gen. John H. Winder. who
/ was sent from Richmond tor that purpose
\ 10 the latter part of 1868. When il was
suggested 20 him by disinterestel but hu-
! name spectator OF his operations that it
would perhaps be better 10 leave the trees
/ standing within the proposed stOckale. as
/ hey would afford shade 10 The prisoners
! be replied: That was lust what he was
/ not going TO DO: he was going 10 make "a
I pen for the--lankees where they could
rot faster than they could be sent there"
And admirably did he accomplish his
mission.
The first cOmmandaat Of the post was
! Col Persons. who was soon succeeded by
John II. Winder. with his son a. Adjutant
! bis nephew IS COmmissary and sutler. and
] Henry Vert In immediate command OF the
/ prisoners. There were generally stationed
. there for guard duty from three 10 SIX regi-
| nents Of infantry with one company Oi
/ artillery, having battery of SIX pieces.
according le the eAiSencles u the case, The
number Of prisoners then confined. or the
ears entertainer ol an attempt 10 sci them
Al liberty by raldinS partes ol United
states troops
men prisoners were Hisl received IL was
lSudl % SUBJECT 'Aenl 70 d searel lot mon
ey, Naiuaoles' etc.' which ostensioiy were
TO ne re7lored WHsh thty were released
rom cAptFliy' Dul "nlch IN reAlitF Wen
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.s tha nnr,lar 80 nrisonors inc7sased an
tho ,,rael of ,rra'n ,rrev unon the ri
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Incai I'm its olaiirv boin,r than mannf,r r.,
I. ,rad or eouai nronorfions of ,rronnd fel
r,os and c,rn nnboItad n1sirta1 n,
iis.,sa4 i,3aal from tho dirt ami ,rae
, ,,bicb ,,a,s nqfnrauv sccrr,io,o. on5 !
U last Won tho nnmbe- of "a, isoners f.
7 ,-o,s,'l - o,sr a. ono tb. mo-, -o,ior
2 nor vi yrora radncef IN n ,iace or haco,
~ oaet MOI, ol,,,+ fF-oo inoi-os lC,,., IN
?. ,yo vide WIEN one ,,o,,e of.bo bread ahoy
Iascrihe6 nor a. Tbcn aiso the ON
> rom, of ca--,ino Tho n~iso,ers, fooS In,
: Tho s.ocraie in warons vas abolisbe
l. Thov Irovo mn IN The ,r,tes which we
l. slightly opened and the scantv food TO
and unhealthy a. il vas was thrown insi.
hv fhe onarI m no scrambled for Inv \
>, wretched prisoners the strongest and tho
1 nearest the ate getting the larpest shar
= The weak and sicklv getting none.
I have mentioned the small brook VIII,
= runs through the lower part Of the stockad
: and which supplied the water tor drinkir
= aud washing. This brook has its rise In
>. swami NOT far from the Drison AMI ~
I, time. certainly not Tor a heightened De
Il on. was the water suitable or healthy. D
p" whom the frees and filth. the dralnare
> the whole camp of prisoners. came T.
= suneradded 70 Inc natural unftness Of T
water for drinking or cleansing purposes. n
o- readers can Judge what thirst vas assuag
p or fever c00.eI or thrOb5iug temples was
n ed, by this floating stream OF filth AMI
.r ease, A. any time. under the most r.
IN hyglenic restrictions. il is difficult 10 ma
IA tain health and cleanliness among q lar
4 body ofmen-what do you think was [
condition Of 81. 600 half-naked lali-starv
men. without any police regulations, unC