The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-29

MirIs for q drink OF atcr The nan was one OF our
occupation, hut could not give the water smother
sick in the sockade, and asked the lieu en-.
hospital the officer informed him that nothing
could he done ill the neat Jay, and that he mwt g9
the stccIsSe, he found ne men Of nj; compsny who
had been brought there three months eviou';wlth-
in two months six OF these men died Of fourteen
men Who vere taken to AndersonviLe when he vsA
only two returned alive he vas one OF them Nhcn
he reached there he saw fort. and gun. he
noticed several men near the headquarters In ehain,
with tails, exposed 10 the heat Of the sun hc suh
bore he mark Of the sun py eNpos1te on on n
seeing persons In them. The dcsh line NM
slight wooden structure, three or tour ieet fn TN TN
ming twelve or fifteen feet from the stoctade. Inc
place where the stream entered the .iocssde was
hIoten down. lie had seen men shot and ki.S @ the,o
swamp on each aide Of the stream vas 90 on.hsNe,
aud he stencil 90 great that he wondered every insn
Ihe soldier, dug up roots. they were dried In the
and u,ed Tor iucl Tho sick linsered srolnd ne
Going 10 that locality he would hnd dead
men. The feet u others we're sWollen.
were filled With tnAsgots and ties. The men ws,e
unable TO move, lying In their nth. They teneraiy
chose that position, and would prefer beins neA the
sink. In one case, man, he vas certain, died iI0m
lice, which we're ne thick a. the mans garments Inc
food VA insuihcient, oven when double rniions Mo,o
When the witness vn slck. within the stockade, no
medicine va given to him they however save MN
,our meal and wster. and called II VINEGAR. Ouf own
men made = better article, which they called sour
beer. The sick men were carried out a. the Sou.h
gaze IN some casts men would die while snunr TO
lie carried out. In ferard 70 removing the dead Jour
men were sssisned 70 that duiy snd IN return they
they could sell inside. The men became go hardened
u,lt tho, would ~, THAT. Iieh, sel OF Z dead
man for wood" The water pss'ins h,9rrh
the camp was hlthy At tmes Iho.e
Who had sols save hin drink; At oihef ,iro.
uS,ld syms the stream vater rather than he abu,ei
lie had onone sold for 20. s. and 10 cents enr H.
The effect Of this treatment to demoralze the
unpu hrrnmp luintic. The neater tho tfOctAne
the clearer wss the water. some men would 20 over
the dead line where !, sS br,ksn vithou, knosins
n an ! had they not heen wEnod would have been
shot Hounds were kept there TO hunt and recHptute
thoie who attempted 70 escape fritonets we.e I ~
The witness told his comrades that the hfst time ne
got out OF the ioctade he you'd Wy anu esGspe he
telv found lie lay concealed an hour or two sud
heard the yelplng cf hounds in the distance, then
rub bic uosc; and then made = circle around
him until the hunter, came up. Ihe
him The soldier ,aid thc old Captain told him TO
make the doss tear HIM 1.-The witnessl' but having
| were In that condition. When witness was brought
before Capt wiz, the latter asked the solder Why
as ala nor. nov an, sos. bnr him enorh" Wifs then
ordeted the witness 10 be taken back TO the stockade
Inc & IS ss OH. iS Cd 10 crawl and otiers To- walk on
| crichcs He thought that In september or October
last large number Of men S9 or 3s, ysre taken
from the roc sade to work outside on building said
10 be gned ior hospital. II the sau. number OF
men had been employed in cuttlns wood, they nsh,
! have been glad of a chance to Gu, wood The men
being led on insuiTcleu, food and sorghum and mo-
la.se, they took sick snd died In iont OF the build
! ing The uunb ber was arre; ; they died In cords
| Tho Court. What do you mean 10y core
| Wtne..-I mean that II they hsd been piled up
| like wood they would have made several cords.
| CrOss-eIemined by MI, b.kor.-Ihs witness had
seen msggots in the food anu had himself washed
them on in the stream too we're in sores,
! end IN way not TO be described; the swamp NHh
slled with i,sgcots occanoaeI by the NTH OF the
/ h, could no .reh the One uight while tue
| men Vele b,ing removed 10 another prison, one OF
thcm Tell down me witness heard Csp,-tih IN WIZ
| yel knew Of the occurrence.
The counsel, Mr.. Baker Va, several times later.
| rupted b. the Court who objected TO his mode Of
| crcs.-ex lnlnation and he finally declined W con-
| tinue the crost-eranihatcn
TESTIMONY oT L. d nRpwS.
I'D. Brown, captured At plymouth and tsien 10
aud bena about 10 ,ale it to We etter,bof q
Cpt Capta,n VIZ II. csPyan com. 1s man a..sd
htm 70 u h,in 70 om u; CaPd,a NY, sn.e yea
legged Yankes dspi" 7he, shot ,cds .n,ed, and q
part of IN, mans head ,eds b'oun D.
taken round every mornini, Capt, wIrE riding with
them on horseback In company with he keeper; tho
witness had seen man .h0 naa neen set ss is,sS ~
and $40 in money were taken iIom him; and Tor one
day the prisoners we're deprived OF iood Until ihSy
made raid ON the supply wagons,
TESTIMONY OF JAcOB Il. HRowS.
Jacob r. Brown, brother Of the former witne's'
ami late prisoner N Anncr.onvll.c teslted that on
the 27th OF July, 1854, ho sav WIZ IN tle tntry
box when man cine beyond me dead line TO re'
water Wirz ordered !ust no le shot down the sen
tnel irei and killed him, the bullet leknf effect In
the head the witness mentioned another case lgr
similar the ball which vas fired io"k effect
in the mans bIeast; he did not sec th man ne bu
had NO doubt the wound vas fatal he had
heard men thten,ened by Ctp WIZ the tttei
said II the men did not fall into thc rink
| they vould be shot down. The men accordingly huT
ried into tie ranks The witness stated cases he re
the prisoners were deprived OF rations from the ls
M Raier declined to cross-examino the two Wit
netses last named having taken ohenee az the Court
He said desired that my relations should be snea
ble with the Court but after vhas has taken paoe
think be Of no further assistance 20 to prisone
= by remaining any LONGER. had hoped the mae o
testimony in my possession would have 49,, -
The Court unterrupIinel-DOy you dechne' VIVA
Mr' Baker-I must state that we leave tho prisoner
o W Tie Court-wo don't depire to haveyeu
y Judge Advocate Chipman-l should IKE 70 knoa
whether the council have abandoned the case
), The Court-We don't understand thhs MI sehad'
) has abandoned the case,
Z hT. SCnadc-l nave uIed 70 stay mere - iohs
e The Court-Do you abandon the ea'e'
q M. achads-l follow me ehanpl Oh my p col.pituo
believing cannot DO anythu. NOR ioI our client
: The Court--Then you viii take your ,eN1 We un
derstand distinctly thaI the counsel nave Au.huo"e
d Mr. Baker-we do not but leave him in the hand
= Of the Court and the Judge Advocate ~
y Tho Court-Not another word IRON you iou ar
I judge Advocate On ipman-I will nov Try to sdap
myself TO mo ihieFacs ot the pisonei ,,,bs Indg
Advocate dssires to enable him to take such 'lep'
The jaige Adyocate sueuted, and At few nin
u utes 10 tnieo O'clock the Court adourhod tll "
morrow.
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