Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-26
Trial Of Henry, l1l'ii!l Wiz. ].
The Horrors Of the Ander-
I sonville Prison. I
FHE sURRERlNGs OF OUR PRISONERS.
Tho Effects OF BAD Vaccination.
SIXTH DAY. u ,JOV
UNITED STATES MILITARY COMMISSION
6EE. LEw. WALLACE, President,
Coz: \. 7 GhIPnAs, Judss Advocates.
SIXTH DAY.

Az ten q clock the COMMISSION hssempieui anu ~
half past ten the prisoner was broughtin aud
sbown 10 his usual seat bv the side Of Nj. sohade
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one 81 ms couhsei. ine ron hA,ns Ve.a oanes,
General Bragg called the auenuoh OF 'ne rres,-
dent, General Wallace, 10 the order Published In
ths mornIng uaner.. announcing the mustering
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ou' o' certain general on'''''' A''''' "'"o"s '"'
number; 20 .,f r
mustering out of Dan Bragg was a mistake p
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ine rehoinB oi 'ho pioeeoo'"ss '" ye'"Iosy
was then begun BY MT. brown, one ofthe omoial
reporters, =
Nl2 o. clock the reading was concluded, and
S'''N '"' ,o"uae va ''A0'"u''' "'AN
A.. W. bhhhoWs
was ieealied. WNness knew tns mana -Wriung
o. ". white; he mere idennned pass giVento
MIN ~ " White, and approved ~ WILL
Col. Ohipman here moved 20 amend the charge,
~ insetunS we name OF Isaiah ~. W hite instead
Of yosepn mhi'e' as stated In 'ne charges and
sPeelhoauons' ~, ~, u,,
OBJECTED 70 by MT. BAKER. he oontended that
the oour, mao no power 70 correct the name
They conio rest gay until the rresldeht snoulo
Of Dr., white. The charges emsnated from the
PRESIDENT, and was ne only VINO mad powerto
strike out or insert name. The charges not
having onginsted win the court they had no
rght 10 correct them'
The mission oyerruled the objection and
allowed the amendment 70 De made, as moved py
the Judge Advocate
Mr.. Baker said he had another motion TO make.
He said the name OF John h. Winder was In the
charge. IL was notorious fact that John H.
Winder was dead, and he could never be tried;
Col. Chapman; DO you appear Tor John ID.
Winderf
Mr.tBaker appear for Henry Wiri, and de-
sire to have the name OF John Il. Winder taken OF
the charges, which will exclude any evidence "a
to lie accused conspiring with John II. Winder
Col. Chapman Did you read the proceedings Of
cOuRnlFNCY thNr0
one John wilkes Booth was charged with con-
sptracy, and he was dead, but the counsel did not
object to his name being In the charges. d.
The Commission decided not 70 sustain the
motion. -.
The witness (Dr. Barrows) resumed. Had the
privilege OF going outside OF the hospital from
half mile to mile, and around the stockade.
Saw large corn field within mile Of the stock
ade, aud another across the creek. The Confed-
crate soldiers were not allowed to sell to Union
prisonersi had known men to be arrested for
buying such things. Green corn was a good an
tidote In cases OF scuryy. ...... .. ...
There were two bake.houses; when witness
first went there, there was only one; sometime
after another one was erected, at the northeast
corner Of the stoekade During the nrst three rec
rations were cooked at the bake house, imme:
diately above the 'stockadel The drainage all
went In the brook. All the dirty water and slops
went into the brook near the stocsade.
few months Afterwards, nothing but bread was
cooked at this bake-house. The meat and rice
were cooked at the other bake house.
All the flth from the bake-house came In the
stockade. This made II very unhealthy. Con-
federate soldiers wee encamped on each side Of
the stream. Sinks were dug there; the descent
was towards the branch. Every rain the sinks
would run over, wash In the branch, and all go In
the stoekade. The stencil arising was awful.
Witness had visited the dead house. The dead
were allowed to remain some time. Remembers
at one time some dead bodies laid there three
days. The weather was very hot, and the stencil
Wa nj rOnm
witness had ever visited. Witness had been
around his ward and found dead men by the side
OF sleeping comrade. Witness knew instances
where seventy Ave or one hundred would die in
the stockade before they came 70 the hospital.
The largest number Of deaths which occurred In
one day was two hundred aud seven:
Capt Wirz was In command all the time wit
ness was there. His orders were, that the pris-
ouers should not have vegetables. On one occa-
sion the thirty thousand prisoners were de.
priyed OF theif rations because 1t was supposed
that some Of the prisoners had escaped BY dig-
g!ng tunnel They were deprived OF their ra-
tons for twenty -four hours. Heard Capt. wirI
say that he was more service to the Confederate
Government by being In command Of that prison
than any four regiments at the front
Cross examined. Witness was a resident Of
Amherst, Mass. Witness was medical student;
had graduated since the war Witness was act
Ing as an assistant surgeon during the war. VIII
ness had praet'ced for two years before he went
Massachusetts Was connected with the regi-
meut about three weeks at Newport barracks.
There was about 200 troops at that barracks.
Witness had charge Of the hospital at Little
Washington after the death Of DR.. Hunt. Was
captured at Plymouth, on the 10th Of April, 1884.
was paroled TO take care Of the wounded went
Was on Suty win onr nr;soners MI tho way from
plymouth to Andersonyiile.
While witness was at Andersonyille, saw the
IN medlcine luinisneai y game from 'ne ny
r.. r. mas VIZ. n ',p - .hsraa Of Connadsp.ta
SsPe; wnE was iu chAfso " Soaeu" " S
%n9sPitAi % s'ewMo' WhY was uuIei oiupl NJ W., SaP'.
Wnt. han seeh iiequu' sh neu ~ NJ
medlelnes In .ne aispensary the suiBeons hao
complained o. not pelng aoie & 70 sHe mealIhe ',Hi
withons an order from capt. Wrh, Ihe reguisl'
uons Iom ION .ne watds Were consoi,aaaeu, M onuss ~
stooa ,na, .no uyon uI euisoono "''0 uHu'' '"'
oontrol oi zap. VIII =, =. ,-,,,
9uesuon' Don you think was imPosslpie
LOT surgeon IN enArge 70 pe uhaet = caP'aihf
Answer. don : Know what couid pe inPossl-
PIE tnere: once OF .Wiee got h'iio nne "s,er;
never got any brandy or blue ointment. had
seen a very small quantity OF borax. haa re-
eelyed very small qganuies OF aqua (1rts' ('
Never had any ealomei. Gould get req oak paik. ih
never saw any lemons or oranges OF Pino-hPPieS
there. .-.,., =,
The counsel, Mr. Baker mere put numper ~
questions to the witness, naming over III the
aIuSs anu IeaieIheS' anu @'Ans
The witness replied 70 all MS quesuons, .hat
the most Important mdicines Were lu.hlsneu NJ II ~
very small quautities, ana frequently 'ho roqui-
sitions were not nlied.
The counsel asked wna' were 'he Spe'in' run
edles Tor syphins: ,,,. ,,,, ho .,raa
Witness did not think syPhills could DC cured
At one o oclock the Court took recess until
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