Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-09-15

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" Good for you, you sons Of b---s, wish
the dogs had torn all Of you TO pieces. =
Witness said he was bucked. and did not
know 6ut he deserved it, for being late at
roll call. In September. 1864, while form
ing the line, sick mao could not fnd his
place and ran up to the head Of the line when
he was met by Win with the exclamation,
" You God d----d YAukee son OF b---h,
IL you don't get into line I'll shoot you
He struck the man with his revolver and
knocked him some feet The man was too
weak to get up again. This was the only
time he saw WirE use his pistol Witness
was in the ball and chain gang with four 9TH
ers, for attempting to escape, for twenty-five
days.
John II. Stearns testified that shots we're
frequently ired into the stockade by the SEN
try. He saw in August Ave men who had
received eunshUt wounds and we're cent to
the hospital. He described the shocking
condition Of the prisoners who were placed
in hospital. Soma were almost naked, and
he remembered one case where the most Of
iensive filth had got between the mans clothes
and his skin, penetrating his nose and mouth,
causing him the most intense pain, as was
evident from his actions. The man was de-
ous from disease. Amputstions were fire.
quently performed, resulting almost invaribly
in death. He did not remember any case Of
recovery where amputation had been perform
ed. The effect of vaccination was syphilis.
Alexander Kendall, prisoner at Ander-
sonvile, testified that he had seen men with
ball and chain, and seen them bucked and
gagged and in stocks A man who belonged
to a Penns sylyania regiment was put into the
stocks about the 18Th of February last about
p. NJ, and was brought back to the stock
ade next morning at nine o'clock. The man
did not eat anything after he came in, and
said that he had been chilled thoroughly.
He soon died in consequence of exposure to
the weather. Another man to his knowledge
died from injuries received in the chain
gang
VIM. w. Scott testified to the cruelties Of
Wirz 10 the latter part OF August. sick
man asked Wmz to send him to the hospital,
when the latter cursed him and hit him vio-
lent blow on the head. The man went to
his tent and died in day or two after. The
! witness mentioned another case: One oil
the guard threw a brickbal which struck
Wirz on the shoulder Wirz without stop
ping to make inquiry, drew his revolver and
shot Union man.
L. S. Pond Of the I'd New York Heavy
Artillery, testified that he took the names Of
the men who mad been robbed OF blankets
and canteens a. Andersouvllle. He saw
Wirz take the picture of lady and two chill
dren from a sick soldier and throw IL on the
ground beneath his heel. This soldiers wife
was dead and this was all he had to remem-
} Der her by. Another picture was taken from
} a Young man. IL was that OF young lady
he was waiting upon. 1t was passed round,
the rebel off ;ers making vulgar remarks upon
it. The Young man asked that the pic ure
be returned to him, but the rebel officer re-
tanned it, and threatened to shoot him. Wit
4 ness mentioned case Of shooting men at the
dead line, of hounds being sent out after pris.
8 oners, and of Wirzs cruelty to sick men.
: Rufus Monday, an Andersonville prisoner
testified that on the 22d OF February he saw
: Wirz pick up a brickbat and with it strike q
D man on the lower part of the ear, and on the
e 10th of March ne kicked young man who
= sat down, aud whose mouth and nose bled il
n consequence OF the assault.
Abner f. Kelley, Of the 4th Ohio, testified
: that when he and his fellow prisoners wer,
2 taken to Audersonvills they were robbed o
r blankets, canteens and watches, which wer'
\ removed to Wirz headquarters. They wet
q never returned. A crazy man having beer
It shot, the sentry was asked why he did so
It when he replied that he was acting under th
order Of Capt. Wirz. The latter being ssket
g by prisoner whether he expected the mel
Z 20 live on such rough and unwholsome food
If replied, "It's good enough for you d.
It Yankees" Witness in August. 1854, saw
y sick man at the gate with sore on him a
n large as the crown OF his hat, full of msggot
and fiy blows. The man had been there 2
: hours The surgeon asked Wirz to have hir
carried to tho hospital. Wirz said, "No, le
him lie there and die" The man wa after
d, ward carried away corpse.
s. Sidney Smith, Of the l4th Connecticut, tei
le tilted that he saw Wirz knock man dow
r. with revolver. Another man who was sic
10 received severe bayouet wound. Almo,
every sentinel who SHOT q man received
r.. thirty days furlough.
Godfeldt Drummer, Of the l4th Connect
be cut, testified that the prisoners we're treate
o. well until Wirz assumed command VIII
n used to come into the stockade every morr
H. ing, and il one man was missing the who
to stockade would oe deprived Of food until
he was accounted for. Witness being sick wi
nd not at roll call one morning. Wirz cams 10,
id the tent and called him Yankee son Of
an b--h" Hs drew his revolver and threa
SO ened 10 kill him on the spot. Witness T
ed piled it would be better IL Wirz would k
ad him, VIII ,reupon Wirz kicked him out of be
It's Some ladies who had assembled at the ga
no asked our men what they had come there
ed fxht for. Oae Of the prisoners made them
to speech, at which they becams angry. w
he, coming up, said "Gst away you d.
an Yankees, I've got enough powder and b'
iel to kill all of you"
Thos. H. Howe testified as to blanket
ed coats, watches, money, 81, having bs'
Iss taken away from tns prisoners and handed
by WIrz.
to The Court adjourned until tomorrow
OF WAsHIsoroN, Sept. 7.
OK. The record OF yesterday having bsen rel
,n' Bernard C.ttogan of the 81 Ohio rsgim'
he testified as to the shooting aud killing Of I
mo or six Union prisoners In the stockade d
'hu ing July and August, 1864
Oas of the men was Ia the act OF wash
nv his clothes. and another was trading DO
hn- With the guard. wirz struck the witness
MS not answering to his nsms, which had b.