The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-11-08
From the Natehts Democrat.
Barbarity,to Prisoners,

Barbarity,to Prisoners,
The following. from,the Huntssille, ala.
bama, Independsnt, IL from the pen ok shs
Rev. j. g. Wilson, with whom we were for
many months In prison. He is one OF the
most intelligent aud best men we have ever
known, and we shall be delighted 70 see his
promised hook. We are sure that every
word In it will be as true as what We here
quote. We recol cot perfectly the ineidsnts
he here relates-and many another be stdes.
which we hope he will give:
Messrs. Editors:-- see that an organize
tion has been formed in the North under the
lead Of General Streight, the cavalry ,raider,
Of men who were In the Southern prisons
during the war, and who style thenb bslyes
Survivors Of rebel barbarity |" One object
of the organization is to collect material for
history Of that rebel barbarity. ~
Permit me, through your columns, 20 fur
nish, ono chapter for them. S,Na.9 3
While Gen. Streight was prisoner la the
South. he, with some of his comrades, ar
ranged eplan forescape. This plan became
known to the authorities, who adopted
means to Illustrate Il.
They were permitted TO carry out their
plan, but guards were 90 stationed az 10 In
tercept them at every points who finally
picked them up and consigned thsfh safe
and sound to their prison again. s
Now picture from the other sidd, and
mark the contrast. During my impfiSoii.
ment at Comp Morton, numerous attbmpts
were made by the psisouers 10 eecape by
digging tunnels, extending beyond the outer
fence. These were eomeeimes sucoessf,ll -
One night tunnel. was sncccssftilly COM
pleted, and number made their escape.
Their absence was. 6f cctisse. disc0sered
next morning, and, on sfyainssioiS the
The Yankees, hoxeveyS 2 concealed their
knowledge oft, eSbectiug that others wenld
tra guards were statiohed, with ordefs not
to arrest and rctarh 10 prison, as Wsa done
with Streight did his comrades, bat 80
shoot the frat Eitsh who made his SppeAr-
auees f 80 : =; - gl 9y5ls ~ cs58 (.
The attempt Vas made by eouiS kkaihst
the remonstranesA ofmyself and etlisss, who
rightly conjectaftd what the restii Heuid
be. ssE.t +,tlsgsy$ $40, ~, y ~ [ - Z,
A young Missodrien. named 3sffihAfdt.
WAS the first togenture on, and no was inn
mediately killed. As soon tad the shots
were fred the officer Of the gaard, a one.
armed Ddtoh fiend, named Krocfn, believe
rim down TO the building fioR which the
tunnel was dug, and fred several shots into
the house, which contained about three hum
dsed men. StESnge TO say. no one was
struck. He THEN knocked the dead body
6f the murdered man. saying :.s'Yes, damn,
you, you Thought spades were trumps,! bar
He held higher cards"
Another iahuman wretch named Coles, a
surgeon in the hospital, who killed pSre
rebels by hiY unfeeling neglect and barbsri-
ty than he could have, done had he. beah In
active servite at the front, expressed his re-
gret thatthS man was killed, sayink he
wished he HID been shot In the leg, that he
might have bad the pleasure Of taking Il of
and seeing Him suffer. ",
At anothsf time one OF our number was
foully murdered in cold blood by d. sentinel
on guard. Next morning the sentinel, who
was q private, was made sergeant. and put
in charge Of the division to which the mnr.
dered man had belonged.
These are but instances out Of the lonq
list Of manifestations of savage cruelty
which will make up tho dark pageE of q
work which win publish ere l66g cd
"Prison Life at Camp Morton and Fort Dele.
Yare." G j. G. WILSON,
Female College, Huntsville, Ala, Ooto5si
8. 1866.