The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-02-23

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i fully believed when thrust into the
Libby, that would not survive three
monthsya and the first week was at
tackled with a burning fever, that
promised me. deliyerance in q mitch
briefer time. ..ra1j >a.Etw.
On the whole, our confinement at
Salisbury for ,nin> months was as en-.
durable as any We had experienced -
We bad an opportunity to purchase
supplies outside, and had the means to
do SO, which Kept us IN a compare
lively comfortable condition. Indeed,
we never lived for q single week at II
time on the rations. Of any prison in
which we were, nor could we have
sustained life and health without those
provisions of our own buying that fur
nished our principal nourishment-:
We would not have starved outright,
but the tone of our physical system
would have become so low that, in the
event of any Illness. we could not have
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chlVALhoUs TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
The soldiers dug holes in the earth,
and under the different buildings in
the yard constructed mud huts and
shelters of baked clay, showing extra
ordinary energy and industry, to
shield themselves from wind and storm.
But their attire was so scant, and their
diet SO mean and meagar. that they
died necessarily by hundreds. HoSpi.
tai a1ter hospllai,-oN winch i mean
Aoor and somntimos wi,bont,onr rs,r,w
or other Observation-Disclosures 3nennd
and tbe noor victims ,t reheI b,rh,,,;ty
ware narked into them lile sordincs
in n hox, ... .'.. ...- ~. TIA - '..g.'
Tho rHosn;tols we're cenorollv c,,J
always dirty and without vontit,t;on
heinz little else than A nrotec,ion from
| the Weather The natients-God bless
them how notient thew werel-bad no
chonge of clothes and nould NOT obtoin
wnter sufficient 10 wash themselves
Nearly nil Of them sptfrrinr from how.
al com nlaints and manv too weak io
move or be moved ono can imogin, TO
what n state they we're so,n rrdnce,
The air of those slaughter houses as
the prisoners were wont, 10 call tbam
was ovcrnowering and ncstiterous II
seemed TO strike Won like n nes,ilentioI
force an entronce and the marvel was
u did not no;son nil tho sonrcos nfl;to
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The hospitals would dnot contain one.
eighth of the sick. They wore in the
tents, in caves, under buildings, ana
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die; End their prayers wore answered.
LitlIe, if anything, could be done for
them medically. Hunger and expos
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