New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-12
Our Starving Soldiers Picking Bones out
of the GrOsSeSt Filth.
Rebel Mode of Enlisting furnishing
Soldiers.
RALEIGH. n. c., March C. 1866.

Obtain Witnesses in his behalf
Several witnesses were examined yesterday, ard
give the main portions of their evidence. emitting
the cross-examnations where they are unimportant.
TESTIMONY OF MAJOR WIN. Il. TRACY.
VIM. K. Tracy sworn-Am Brevet- Major aud c. s.,
| tached TO the command of Gen Stoncman commits
sary Of division; that command was in Salisbury on
the 2th Of April 1863 and captured there 100 900 bOsh
Of corn GO 600 pounds Of bncOn 10000 pounds of salt
20 600 pounds Of sugar q coo pounds OF rice. $1,000
bush Of wheat. 5000 pounds Of corn meal aud 10000
pounds of flour, beside large variety Of s. all stores
OF Which accurate account not taken; there
were several barrels Of whisky and come boxes Of
wine; visited the hospitals they had great quantity
Of supplies enough 10 last the sick for long there
two surgeons who asked me 10 LET them have sup
plies for their sick; ! referred them to ten Gillian.
commander Of the division. who sent me word. If had
enough after feeding the troops 10 give them supplies
did have plenty and told item TO come down IN the
afternoon and would let them have what they needed
they took of some whisky at the time IN the mean
time. received intelligence from the Commisssry
Sergeant in regard 10 supplies stored IN the hospitals
broke the doors open the doors OF tie room underneath
the hospta-and found there large supply Of sugar
coffee and various other hospital stores took no ac
count OF other things captured there were quantities. Of
clothing Of all sorts-hacs Of warn. gray cloth, hats
cops boots. shoes and leather; saw 10 United States
soldiers there prisoners saw three mex day on the
road, rcfea'cd from Salisbury. who had been
prsoners destroyed the stores after issuing enough
to feed the command except good deal that was gwen
10 the poor; The buildings al the PRISON were desHo!eu
while were there. by order OF Gen lillian
TESTIMONY or MAJOR S. c. HAMBnGHT
Sterling C. HambTight sworn-Nas Major OF the 10Th
Tennessee Cavalry. IN Gen. sionemans command We
went 20 Salisbury about the 18th Of April leb3
think; found there "a large amount Of COminissafy
stores; don't know how much but II was cnormous,
there were from Is OO 10 10000 suits Of gray uniform
made up beside a large amount OF gray cloth. hats
caps boots shoes leather nnG other supplies; tle'e
stores burned know these things were there as
have mentioned. OF my own personal knowledge.
TESTIMONY or JosIH LoNG.
| I col, and IA hi OF
live In Edgecomb County; was prisoner ~ Salrblri
In lsG oT desertion. suppose was what Was called
Convict, Iwoiksd outside some. uader guard assisted
in bury the dead about three weeks went Out ~ TIE
las, Of October think u was.
state how the dead were buried in REGARD 10 nun
Der in certain space Of ground A here vas trench
dug suppose about Fix feet wide; We ru ITEM down
side by side. thick could lay them sometimes one
on top between two-vhai call doubling the length
OF trenches filed DUNG The three weeks Na there
ne perhaps hundre. yards long finished two aud
started another. which Wes think, about half filled
Cross-cIamned-We were under guard when Nc went
20 bury the dead did nj have regular guard blt went
under whatever guard was sert, do ~ know who the
guard received their orders fom never heard TIE say
the sergenut the guard there furnish eel the mpc
menis 10 WORK with The dead were GENERALLY laid side 10y
side; they we're laid orosswaV Of the dico the political
prisoner. ard offers nine y'.D were 10, Oi,sa 10 ne
oners were buried cohns the tine siay ed there
| there II good many OF tlcse, perhaps p ~ 20
buried In this waJ duriog The three weeks |ss hssi
ing them. the gutrc gave Us orders Low 10 bury the
dead; were under them, ana WORKED by their
orders; We had two three different serreants. and
We had new guard every d}
TESTIMONY ~ TDMuYp IRELAND.
Edmund Irp.ntG called aud sWorn-Am - years old
reside IN Medford Mas taken prisoner The 18th OF
| August l-6f, ou the Wilmington Haroad; belonged
Ia COMPANY e. 2liL Massachusetts Regiment. car
red first 10 Libby stayed over night, aud was then
carried 10 Belle Island stayed there siI weeks and
was then carried 10 Salnbury reached Salisbury about
sth Of October there then about 900 or 600 nrs
onors there few DAYS after more came; there were
800 went IN tie squad dd there were some there
when We arrived. and more came aiterwa'd; went to
Salisbury on stu October. and was released I'D Feb
rnarv 10 men Of company entered the prison there
with me; bali this number died during their contne-
ment; when We inst went there was no hlcl'
ter. q little willie after. about two weeks or
more the squad ] was IN got fly tents. open at
both ends; there 10 of the squad was IN gen
orally the prisoners had very poor tents many OF them
narrowed In the TOuhd most Of them bull hre places
with the mud for their tents those that could crawed
under the buildings IN the yard don't think that more
than third Of the men had TENTS raii0ns were gen
orally bread and soup; drew meat about once fort
night think q piece about Ian 30 n my two hngers
the meat the poorest part Of the hiina-eeneTay
the hend-soeimes trpe uncleaned the soup was rice
bOilod IN water ia The proportion Z" Two hPouluiS OF
rice 10 pint Of water when meat was Issued TIE soup
was lite greasy, Drew about two tpoonfuls OF mo.
Asses time, three tunes: potatoes oDce-onr smnlI
ones 10 each man. as ia the suffering II unspeak
able have pes up bones out oi human eAcre.
mrnt clean them and crack them for TIE grease inside
have seen them pick up corn aGd eat IT raw; WAL We
got for one days raons was Dor eh"lSh ior one goa
n,enl sometimes went day without rstiuns, a
one time 20 hours WITH only n cup 81 nee soup w"
nri,ouers were organized into divisions Of about lDl
Ycent the 9Th and lUh which had ut $40 each each
division WAS divided into ten squads; there WIS no
regularity IN drawing rations; W. got TEN when We
cold lust as the divisions we're called. sometime. ~
Tie morning sometimes AT noon. ana sometimes IN TIE
middle of the night; Rebel officers me In scye ri
times 10 eui for the Rebel army they usual came
when we had been Without rstios lof sone ime the!
offered bounty 81 $50 Rebel scrip and loaf Of brenii
me ood WAS received by detail o from one 10 four
10 bring IL for tue squad oil lOO they had To ."
about the eighth Of N mile for II; usually on the
coolest day the least number lnd u go; We g't
1, In large and small sticks ~ YAK or pine, rem
orally dvided into three hies e. each squad;
they cut IL up with railroad spikes III the fQu,d Wa
In. water was very poor. there were, think nine
well, in the yards sometimes We ere allowed so Ia
n brook and bring water ~ bnit'Ir, tbs wafer was
very good that IN the wells was bad AMI uahiy ana by
sitting would We! scum on TOPS "" oh'u IL y agh'sl'
w,,ef we drew water from tlr wells win liiiie DIP
ners taking some OF garments aud tearing hem up
10 make strings the snkr vcrr On south side ~ TIE
camp. il was often forming p1ft ~ thr dead hue II
had rafters laid acrO,s win one nhuh hid nlonE 90
them never saw any ne uScd a. cleanse purify
the sluks, Il was geneinls ycD nasty around them
and they could be- tmcl"d all over me camp mo
, prison grounds were amy at hi-t s"ut we Isl :"
december there was a police force detailed t. clean
the csmp and they drew extra fhtionS Tor dong II,
i Judge the average punber Of deaths was ~ adht
frofn tie time they went there u they LETT thirk
shopt OOO died: never Ia the hospital as pa
s.nt hut have been IN 10 hook round dOn know N 10
The general accommodation fJr sioepng in,ny sqnad
there was about half blanket apiece and think We
we're about ~ we'll of DON'T thlnk they were
Shaved much 10 bu, food from slIzens tLy sometimes
houpht and have sometimes seen item reiusfu
somstmes saw what they had bought taken AWAY from
them; when We went after water we saw women S''n
things 10 sell but they not allowed to sell them
veghed LIS pounds when captured, ana weighed w
pounds on arrival at Wilmington; 1 judge ~eighea
about 40 pounds whom arrived AZ Sahsbnry wemt
SsIsbury on the 22d Of February aud arrived at WI
mipeton Cd OF March; went from salisbury to Greens
borough ON foot aud the rest Of the way by railroad