Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-04-28
Fror, a Mary land Hospital.

. Dear Old BosS:-In reply TO your n
quest TO write what facts have learne
since got back in relation to parole
prisoners lately from Southern prison
= and as to those from Orleans Count
still left there to suffer and die, | can sa
but little, from the fact that | have learn
ed but little. What little do know how
ever will tell you, for want to expos
the hospitality of those bar arous, I'M
principled men, destitute of everythin;
that is good, who tortured TO death, I
cruel inch by inch death, worse hundred
times than to die by the savage's bloody
tomabawk, so many of our brave assoc
ciates near and dear friends, America
noblest sons. Ii is no more than right
that the devilish deeds done by the once
proud and aristocratic South should be
known and she be brought TO punishment
and shame
OF those that remain now in rebel
dens that are not able TO be brought TO
our lines, but few it any, will ever escape.
For If well man can scarcely live, wha,
can sick man do who has no friends
near to do as much even as 10 hold cup
of water to his parched lips but die. Il;
should be a relief TO mothers, wives and
sisters, to know that the suAerngs OF
their sons, husbands, and brothers were
over. Between thirty and forty women
are here at Annapolis, looking for their
husbands, or trying TO fod out whether
they are dead or alive. One mother was
here before | received my furlough the
Alb of January, looking for her son.
have seen the same woman since got
back, hopelessly insane, still hunting for
her boy. Another woman came over
week ago, has been to every ward in this
and College Green Hospital, and at parole
camp. Not one can she fad that knew,
Or can tell her anything of her husband.
On Monday, March 9th, the steamers
New York, and Manhatten, arrived with
oaroled prisoners from Richmond. These
rad been prisoners but short time, and
we're not very bad off. They all went
o parole camp. On The ooh, two boat
Dads arrived from Wilmington; those
hat could walk all went to parole camp.
The sick on one boat came to this hospital,
he others TO College Green Hospital
IN the 3lst, the New York aud Manbar-
IN arrived again, bringing prisoners from
Richmond, all in good condition. The
'orst looking lot have seen arrived
esterday morning on the Lizzie Baker !
nd another large Government Transport.
lany of these had been at Anders0nvlle o
nd Florence, and were in very bad con.
ition. ] went down and helped the sick
II the boat the stencil inside was al u
lost uncomfortable. saw no one that a
knew; | think there was none from /
'ermort among them. Another load .
rived at | | o'clock from Richmond in
God condition; eleven came to the ward
am in, nine of them are wounded.- q
here is an old Irishman in this ward, /
nat we call the old Corkonian, that was
t Salisbury six months. He was shot ,
4 the thigh, on the 26,h of November,
y a rebel at the lime the break was
made by our men. They were fired in
o by three regiments, and two batteries
pened upon them with grape and canis-
er, killing ninety, and woundng some
wo hundred. After our men were got
Jack into the pen the guards were allow
d to fire on them whenever they pleased
For several days it was dangerous to
move, so the old man says. Although
he old fellows wound is very bad yet,
md he very low and weak, he is as
'hearful and patient as one can b..
lress his wound every morning; when
get through he always says in his irish
,rogue, "Now cover me up under the
American Flag aud let me die like
nan" There were some in the build
~ & when first came here, so poor they
hardly looked like human beings iher
eyes were sunk back into their heads
heir noses and cheek bones looked like
i,hes fins; their hair was cut off by
ice, and their legs and arms look ed like
legs. There was one fell
low about six feet four, so thin be re-
minded any one Of long fence pole
Prisoners that come in here now, as soon
rs they get their two months pay and
ration money, (25 eta. day) are trans
'ered to Baltimore, and furloughed from
here.
Some six hundred that were paroled
N December, went to the front yesterday.
VIM. Williams, of Albany, was amons
hem-just in time to receive all the
lonor and glory Of soldier, and have
10 lighting to do.
ELLERY II. WEBSTER.
Annapolis, Md. April 9th, 1865.
T;oyo. oo-&.