New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-11

III, ALLOWING paper was put in evidence by Judge
ASpERsoSvIIIs AuF. s, 1864
~ n IL CLIFTON T. T. and g., Richmond, "a:
cciosEL The following additional report OF my inspector
ann, poiut is respectfully submitted Col Henry Formes
;eSiste command of the guard forces deserves special
o,ation active intelligent, energetic and Jealous
Tp Henry Win in Immediate command Of the prison.
5 70 conmendation for untrng energy and devotion
~ tbs discharge Of the mularous duties of his position for
vheh he is prominently qualified respectfully concur IN
DE- Recommendation which has been forwarded by Cen
Wipd Tor his promotion, and further recommend that not
s three captains subserns, especially selected Tor
heir fitness for the position, be furnished him as assist
Can, w Armstrong A. c. s. left the post shortly after
nv second leave locking mp nearly oil IN. books
al psp.s was consequently unable 70 make satisfactory
examination into ms affairs. Eno0gh information however,
va, ecedto show that he s very inefficient officer and
utterly incompetent for the discharge OF the dnes Of hs po
sion should be removed. Capt. r. b. Ninder,
Assistant Quartermeser, is energetic aud efficient ocer'
whose whole time and attention are requisite for the duties
,oved upon him by the Instructions from the Qusrtemaser
Generals Office requiring him to establish and supernenda
large shoe factory should be imposed on some other officer OF
the department
The other staff officers this pos, intelligent and eff
Gent discharge Of their duties with the exception OF
y ncapactsed for their performance and Surgeon r. Shep
rsrd ana Assistant SURGEONS r. E. Alexander and A. Thorn
bugh who represented by the Chief Surgeon being in
competent and Inefficient My duty requires me respectfully
70 recommend change IN The oceI IN command o. the post
Brig Gen j. H. Wnder and the substitution in his pace Of
who unes both energy and good judgment with
feelings Of humanity and consideration for the welfare
and comfort so far consistent with their safe keepng
Of the vast number Of unornnaes placed under his control
who at least does not ddpocde deliberately and "a
cold blood the pyoprey Of tearing them IA their oond
mon until their number he's been ay reduced by death
90 make the Pesent arrangements see or er accom- nodd-
fion who will not consider matter Of seaudation boast
Ing that he has been inside the stockldea place the
horrors C lch 10 difficult TO Geseribe and uhch dis
grace eratoa-he condition of which he might by the
exercise OF little energy and jndsrnt, even with the linn
ied at his command have Considerably improved In
.heence 10 instfncons h. uext nrocesd "a ,ba had
CHARTERS the Army Of the Tennessee and request that
communications for be forwarded there to the Of the
Chief Of SsR
lam Colonel very respectfully your obedient servant
Col Chandler being sworn said he had been in the
Confederate seryice he had retractiOn TO make
70 anything in his report during his inspection be had
Indifferent 10 the welfare Of the prisoners and in
disposed to do anything; he demonstrated with Gen.
winder well as he could; when the witness spoke 10
him OF the great mortality, and suggested that as the
neky season was coming on the swamp should be
drained better fosd furnished and other sanitary meas
ares adopted, Gen. Winder replied 10 him that he
thought wOud be better 10 lei OnCkG de so they could
hks care Of the remainder; his (Clandler'0 assist
ant Mojor Hail. had previously reported 10 him
hat Gen. Wnder had made similar express
non TO him; the witness remarked he thought
this incredible, when Major Hall sold Gen.
Wnder had repeated that expression TO him several
times; the X. b. Wlnder Quarermaster, spoken Of in
bis report is the cousin Of Cen Wlnder; the witness
said after his arrival at Andersonyile he rode
around the stockade and found that the stream was
very offensive; ne wanted Gen. Wnder 10 have an ex
animation made III order that il might be drainedi
this would have contributed TO the health Of the prison
ers; wood might have been furnished;
there had been no other means Of procuring il lie
might have turned the prisoners out TO bring It in.
guarded by the soldiers; he should have removed
the eOok-house much earlier than II was re-
moved and placed il on another stream in the
vicinity the Comm!ssary might have compelled
the purchase Of green corn; there was plenty
oft there; cabbage in limited quantities might have
been purchased there was difficulty In getting lnm
Der; from the crowded condition Of the prison much
shelter could not be put up; Wiuder might have com
PEELED medical officers TO reside at the post; there
Is or ls Of such officers at the prison; on Lis sug
yestion about of the sick were put under the trees
urged upon the department the removal Of Gen.
Wlnder, believing that II there another head
good deal might be done; Winder had inclination 10
himself the witness had also urged the removal
of the Assistant Commssary because Of his physical
inability, and because he satisfied Of his inef6.
cheney and want OF experience; his name was Arm.
strong when he in bis report spoke in Communication
Of Capt Wirz he had suspicion Of the facts subse.
quenty developed he at that time nothing TO nd
cate cruel treatment to the prsoners he lad himself
been a prisoner and knew how unwilling prisoners
were to make complaints ia the presence of the officers
for fear Of being punished he took Of the prison
ers nde, and privately lterrogated them; none made
complaints against Capt WIZ; they complained Of the
want Of food and insufficient clothing and shelter
Question by the Judge dvOcate-HOw long was it
AMER your report made that Gen. Wnder was pro.
NOTED to the supreme command Of prisonsi a. Not
I'LL two months and half; he was made COmmssary.
General of Prisoners, which gave him the control
the larger number, but removed hkn from the mmedi.
ate command Of them. Inc witness said that he went
TO Judge Campbell, the Assistant Secretary Of War
and wanted him to take up his report but lie believed
was never acted upon; ne had no evidence that the
report went 10 the Presidents he believed it did not
Cross.examined by Mr.. Baker-James a. Seldom was
Secretary Of War; when the witness went to inspect
the prisons Capt Wirz showed him tie rules TO Of
which he Overwhelmingly Furnishing men who
ATTEMPTED 10 escape; he thought that 10 be wrong, but
be considered the orders 10 be Gen. Wnders, though
Capt WINS name was attached 20 them; he thought
Gen Winders bitter feeling toward the prisoners
snch as 70 render him Indifferent TO the comfort Of the
men, snd hence their suferugs the bake-house which
ne visited was clean. with good police, and bread as
good as could be made with unbolted meal the bake
house and cook house should have been removed from
ue stream, as their presence affected the water
nng past them; while lie his inspection there
was no complaint made to him aboGi the drinking
BY the Court-Gen. Winder YVES considered in su.
pIsme command OF the post and prison. The medical
SnceTs were under the orders Of Gen. Wnder and the
Suigeon-Genera the prison regulations were signed
w Capt WIZ as the cOmmandant. although he believed
"sh' Mlnder was responsible for them
2-Mas there anything in the regulations which
.oihorzed Capt Wirz TO shoot prisoners without trial
A.-Ihat would depend on circumstance instance
sen deIeneei there was, however, nothing in the re-
gaahons which went to that extreme
yves there anything in tho regulations which
ss.aolshed the dead line without publication al
pgose ihe dead-line was established certainly with
Ie knowledge and consent, If not under the Dstruc
uehs OF Gen. Winder; do not recOect the language
establishing the deadine but think il was 10 the effect:
hon ~ ~ ~ i
sc OVlIoe OF tne iurtDer cfOsseXaninatiOn, the
sess sad he supposed each little squad had its
% and that there drinking water enough for all;
nc obtained the impression from random conversations
WIN some Of the men; he visited the bake house twice
u also the cO0khOuse; the meat was very rusty there
s az was everywhere else in the South the water in
liz stream was unit for washing purposes; the estab
J ration was the same az that at Richmond but he
III nol Know whether the prisoners received The full
sv"anee he could not. after trying ascertain that
l;i tae quality the he had been eating
ihseiii the bread was made Of unboltod NEAL IL was
sniff INIT .u ulIp gf
.b{ MI BakeT-What he lad seen IN Capt. WTz left
we Impression that the latter DESTROYS that tie