Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-03-02
Fiendish Rebel Atrocities to Union
P1a.i3oners.

On the capture OF Wilmington by the Union
i"rces, on ,he 2lSs ui,.. number of our prisoners
were left be!,ind by The rebels A correspondent
oi the Chicago Tribune desp ttched from Wash
lnston, gives lie following narrowing description
o; taeir condition. The picture is IA sickenns
QUO, and would ch ,llcngc belief were it not Tor
the m,ny proofs We have had of rebel barbartv
anu cruelty TO our prisoners from those who have
escaped from their clutches. Were their cause d
Just one God would not give them success as long
rs they rrictised such inhumlniiy. Savages new.
er treated their prisoners with greater ciuclty--
Blu, the vengeance of God is fas, o,crtaking
them
The Union prisoners had been confined
81 Camp Lamb. shout nine miles from the
citv, sni their treatment was worthy OF
tipnds from hell. Though agreements for
a general exchange hal been com ;lrt-d at
Richmond. TN, starving process goes
OF. For three days before the evacuation
these prisoners hal not received mouth
Gnl I" eat. To th credit al cluiz.ns many
attempts were male II relieve them. hat
iooi In all case. was taken away from
them by order of the officer in dominant
sni trodlrn inro the ground historic the eye-
ct prisoners aud citizens. 1t was Thought
that 100 weIo recovered hut many IN
Il, ing condition All which has appear
ed in the pnblic rrlnus in regard to this
matter utterly iaiis u prepare one Tor the
awul reai'y.
After nerving myself for the visit. anil
irving To picture all it, horrors. while ii
ding ,lnw over Il mile To the bon>e where
thy hal been collected. my BRAIN reeei
TT mr'nent a. the slck"nIng reality bu,>t
upon me. An "tfirrr came in. and those
who hal never qn,Ilei on the ii Ia of death.
who.schrek> hail never blanchs |. stool
sghs-t with tears In their eyes. grinding
their teeth. clenching their hands, am:
thanking Il 'd ih.t there was hell. P.e.
hsygari. and emxciated skeletons glarcd
on III from gisSy eyes. Who's" ligh. OF r-s-
ION wa just expiring. With matted hair
and skin blarkenel with SIN Ike scarcely
'vered with the tilthie,t Sheds Of cast of
rebel clothing without blankets. AMI most
OF them without cos's AMI shoes, they
gazsd on u with almost idiotic s'a,r.
while the usi ui', 'nll with difficulty be
roa,e'i from their li>ilr>-nes>.
MANY hal forgotten their names. Some
could be sr'u--', hy asking them OF home.
wives sHi children: these m,gic words
bringing them hsrk rom tie grave into
which they were sinking with hani> clutch
irg The brrai our ,oldirrs brought. y,
they lay dying sn old negro woman pass
eel from one To smother tenierlv TN .pthtns
their awful passage IN the & ave. knowiug
that the authors OF AL this mi.sry hal *.
capsi. How c,n>ol'us To r"pes, YEN
gsanre i, mine. will repay. saith the
Lord
The following are IN. names Of the
manv moe are scattered through the
town
.I'-eph Elm'ich. T., Ohio ARTILLERY:
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waid. Co f. : Ohi,. Cincinnati; g. II.
Cla'k. 1t W $; Nm T.. G., ms. Go
q. Ism Mo; Albert M'.Carter. G" |. 9Th
fnd ; James Cochrane. Co II. Sth Iowa
cavalry; WIN. +. Evrrmsn. Go II. S,h
lowe cavalry; ia, w Hays. Co +. 9Th
Ma cavalry; Thoma> Raode>. Co I. 3
III. cavalry; Jno. Taylor. II h United
States: Tavlnr Wrrierl. Co II. l4h III
cavalry. T. R,nohe'lr. Co ID. 90 h caviary;
Wn. ID Munger. y * .nin.kv cavalry:
G,,tcr, Sting ~ Illinois cavalry; Us.
A wood. l., Ini .'uo. ~ lie. {" u
l4ih I'll cavalry; Jn". Z~Ivrlrs"n. ca |. !
10th VIZ; Croyd-n Pierce. Co. 4. 99;h
Ind: Thomas e.. Groves. Go G.. 96 h III
VIM Plnmh. Co X. l4'h III. cavalry
VIM. Munshaw. Co II. 9th Michigan.