New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-15

vile. Ga, during June and July, 1864, according to
their own official reportsto say nothing Of those Who
were shot with and without pretext by the guards.
July 20 most Of the prisoners moved to get them
away from Stoneman then advancing on Macon. All
the officers. excepting CO., were sent to Charleston
S. c., and the remainder were sent 70 Savannah. AT
the latter place they put in the grounds Of the old
United States Marine Hospital. The rest were put
into the jayard under fire at Charleston, 5. {.
The officers applied for bibles, tracts hymn books
&C., directly to the leading cergymen of Savannah but
even this humane and Christian request was refused
The officer in his dory says, when / think OF the
thousands Of dollars spent every year by the Newiofk
Bible Society toward sending bibles to the heather
and that we their fellow mortals should be refusedby
men wearing the human form. think the New-York
Bible Society would be better employed in efforts TO con
vert heather Rebels"
\ tunnel discovered nearly complete. through
which the prisoners intended TO escape. Two of the
officers found in it were sent TO the city Jail. usually
kept for the confinement of murderers, and pulled
down all the tents in that row, leaving the men
out in the rain four days and four nights. This was
done as punishment for the natural right exercised
by the officers Of escaping from duress. Tho officers
slaye.driver and negro trader Of Savannah. The
other officers Of the regmert-the LIST Georgia-be'
hayed with Kindness and esy to the prisoners In
their charge.
Sept. 10 the prisoners were sent from Savannah TO
Charleston with great haste They kept - hours
in these cattle cars. An order issued to allow no
one TO leave the cars upor any pretext whatever.
Those afflicted with the diar hea and other complaints
VhaV
murderers thieves. deserters from the Union army.
blockade runners and vseabonds Of every description
There were q negro soldiers most Of them belonging
TO Col Shaws J4tb Massachusetts regiment OF iminor-
tai memory, among the number. They were never TO
be exchanged but were 10 be reduced TO Slavery.
These rae all that jt cfhs eolOred troops captured
az Wasuu. The rest bayoneted and shot amer
they surrendered Their raons were bread and water
still they would sing Union songs pouring their melody
through their prison bars for the entertainment OF the
Union officers IN the prison and below.
There was no shelter Tie officers lay on the ground
amid filth. garbage and urine. Ny informant found
small platform 10 repose on On waking in the morn
ing lie found be had been sleeping under the gallovs
Shells from the fee, exploded all might and beyond
the Jail When the fires broke ont in the city our
batteries would open and drive the fremen away. ihe
their engines gut the whole block destroyed. On
the night Of Sept ld, our shells kept us awake all night
They burst every minute around M. Tho batteries
we're served apparently so as not TO HIT the JAIL and
only two were injured and they only slightly.
No cooking utensils are provided. no wood 20 cook
with; only corn meal raw. Eldridge. Of the Twelfth
New.Y York Cavalry died during the night Rebel
surgeon who examined him pronounced the cause o.
and he
body was le unburied al LAY, lot Of poor lean beef
brought in and WAS thrown down by me side Of the
dead mans body. The officer says Although W"
hungry enough to have eaten The meat raw lost al ap
petits q 10 revolving spectacle"
By the nth Of September the yard 40 flied with
accumulated filth and garbage. resting place conld
be found. There was no shade, and night was vel
coined as a relief from the fervor OF the saos rays
The surgeon had medicine. excepting salts. The
yard on the 10th was submerged by atwo days rain.
which with the accumulated filth rendered the place
intolerablc A remembrance was sent 10 Col Jones.
the commander Of the department No reply came for
three DAYS second remembrance brought answer
that il was the best they could do.
The yellow fever broke out In the city, and three
Rebel captains Of the prison died. beside number Of
the guards. The Rebel guards became alarmed. and
from fear Of infecton-not from any apparent wish to
accommodate rs-ihey moved some Of the officers TO
house in Broadst.. to the Marine Hospital, and
Others 10 the local hospitals.
Dr. George II. C.. iodd the surgeon In charge
Of the hospital for Union prisoners at Rkeile. near
Charleston during the month Of September. The
officers say he is unmiiigated scoundrel and a
finished brute lie thrust oil classes OF prisoners into
the same ward making distinction between officers
enlisted men and deseIters from either army. lie
threatened 10 buck and gag officers wlo were SICK
His nhumanty caused him. il 10 thought TO be removed
BY Gen Hardce.
The officers were taken 10 Columbia and herded Ike
cattle 10 open lo. where they remained until Dee
- lying in the mud and water. dBy in and day out
without any shelter whatever -Four officer. were de-
beraey shot by the guards and i've others lost their
lives in trying 10 escape. Prisoners at Andersonve
where 3o,OOD were confined at one time. died
at the rate Of 10 TO 80 per dag. Over l2 0o0 pro
ably IG 900 persisted from starvation and exposure
Probably from 400 to 900 escaped from Columbia By
bribing the guards OF this number half brought
back and would have been punished II their refined cru
city had suggested any One officer who es
capped from the train between Macon and Charleston
was torn to pieces by boodhounds. Lieut Parker Of
Vermont regiment jumped from the train on the way
between Charleston and Columbia. He was set upon
by ~ young bloodhounds In all open field. lie wa 30
acerated by tho dogs that he died in the hospital at
Columbia. Those who started from Columbia took
the route toward the mountains Of the Blue Ridge
The negroes would always assist the fugitiyes; give
them food and pilot them o. the best routes They
said that their masters generally offered them 81 re-
ward 10 betray Yankee In spite Of this tempting