The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-21
FIFTEENTH DAY.
MORNING SESSION.
ing.


members present.
After the reading of the journal of yesterday
the witness, Orsland, was recalled to the stand
and cross examination resumed:
had no particular occupation before Ienlisted
in the army, except huntinga and trapping L stay
ed with my father after returned from California
and the Sandwich Islands have been miner,
fur dealer, jeweller and topped offby being SOL
der ii''
1 enlisted in the 15lst Regiment N. Y. Vols, in
the town of Kendall, Orleans County, on the 2Sth
August 1S62-was a volunteering Colonel's
name was Emerson; my Captain was Potter, at
first-can't think of my Captain when was cap
tured-Iwas detailed as sharp shooter, and, now
remember, was commanded by Lieut.. CurrieT-
the Captain of my company in the regiment, at
the time, was Kimball-Lieut. Currier lived at
Lockport, N. VI have my discharge, dated
oath day of August 1861 served three years
lacking four days-I also have recommend from
my Colonel.
believe all the prisoners that were taken to
Wilmington were put in quarters who desired it
1 lay out one night, but not because was OBJ
liged to.
BY THE COURT.
understood by the word foreigners in the
notice at Salisbury, to mean Irish Germans, En-
glish, or any ones but Americans.
Henry j. Babbitt, % years old, reside at Abb
on, Orleans County, N. WAS a U. s. soldier
in the Fall of 1858, in the 151st N. Reg-3rd
Division, 9th Corps-was taken prisoner at Fish
er's Hill Va. on the 25rd August, 1S64-was taken
first to Libby, then to Belle Island, and then to
Salisbury on the 5th Oct. 1864, and remained there
till Goth February 1855.
l believe / recognise the accused-saw him at
Salisbury prison, heard him called John II. Gee
understood he held the rank of Major.
was quartered near the dead house, in Sibly
tent, while in prison at Salisbury-I saw Gee on
the 29th of January, with two officers they went
by my teni-at that time the dead cart came up,
the guard ordered some of the prisoners to load
the dead-they put in three bodies, the men said
they believed the third man breathed-the doctor
went to him and said, there was life in the man,
and stepped back and said something to Gee-Gee
said ''neyer mind he will be dead by the time he
gets there" that is, the man in the wagon-both
officers then turned towards the small gate-two
men, Zone named Broadly took this body and car
ried it 10 hospital, No. 81 then went back to
my tent-in an hour or hour and half, that bo-
dy was brought back to the dead house-I saw it
brought back-he was said TO be aliyewhen taken
from the cart to the hospital-1 put my hand I'M
der his arm, and it was was warm, and he opened
his mouth several times-thc weather was cold at
this tme-the man had on only shirt when put
in the cart-don't know how long he had been in
the dead house.
Rebel officers recruited several times among the
prisoners-they usually called for a about 400
men, what they called baitalon,-they offered
$50 in money and double rations soon as enlist
ed-I saw two noiices-one on tree, and one on
the Suffers shop-the notices read:
"Notice: 100 foreigners wanted, to enlist in
the Confederate army. They shall receive $50 in
money and double rations, as soon as enlisted
BY order of Maj Jno H. Gee, Commanding Post,
Salisbury, n. G." - 81
This was in the last of November or first of De-
cember
kept diary of the rations received by my
squad, from LIST of January till we left the prison
4 made the entries each day. -,
[Some discussion arose as to whether witness
should be allowed to read from the diary, to show
the particulars in relation to the rations received
by his squad, during the time alluded to. The
witness was asked if the diary produced was the
original one kept by him, and on answering that
it was, it was decided he might proceed] q,
@. Did you make these entries in your diary
each day? fI.
A. Did.
Counsel for the defense asked the Court to
instruct the witness that if after referring to his
memoranda, he could swear to the facts irrespec-
tive of the writing, he should auswer-but if his
| knowledge of the facts to which he testified was
based solely on the writing in the memorandum,
he should not and cited Notes to Price VS.. Earl
| of Tholington, Smiths Leading cases. Serg.
and Rawle S7-1S Johnson's Reports, 451-11
| Wend AT and IL Serg and Rawle, 81 The
Court was cleared for consultation, and the doors
being re-opened, the Court instructed the wit
ness that, if, after refreshing his memory from
/ his memorandum, he could swear to the facts of
his own knowledge, he should answer. Witness
/ then proceeded. itia sfaf-5tF
Icannottell what we got, each day, without
looking at the diary, but / wrote it down each
day, and know it is correct. '''4
| WITNESS then stated the rations to each man
of his squad, per day, during the month of Janu
airy, and to the time of leaving the prison on the
10th of February, giving the quantity and kind
drawn each day.] @s
} CROSS EXAMINED. n.y.
have read from my diary the amounts 1 havt
stated as the rations drawn, but / know wrot,
ii down each day, and that it is correct
i cannot tell, without reading the diary, wha
was given on the 5th day of January, but on tn,
18th there was nothing issued but pint of rice
soup-I do not know that can, tell what was il
| sued on any Other day.
| The weights and measures have stated were
what 1 estimated, and not what weighed o
measured myself ca mot swear the other squad
4 did not get more th.m mine did, do no
know why we only got OPP on the 18th January
/ suppose it was because til, ere was nothing els
40 issue-I do not know Wi e. ther the other prise
ners got the same the prisoners Of war did. 80
AT the occurrence at the deaG cart Mr.. Broad
/ Mr.. Bassford and Mr. Clark, best. les the drive
of the team, and Others were presel 1t. The pc
!. n took to be Maj Gee was dres sed in dar
w., in uniform throughout "a cloak W, til, cap
eva, he shoulders, reaching down alb, out ha
var ~ thigh-don't know whether he /. 'ad 9
hoots -. oes-he had on a black hat on
tb,nl ~ -, sabre-saw no Insignia da 4
49, ~. nau u zee down the sides. Z
This No. sa = ,rning of the 29th of January
1865 The dno.a ~ =" a star OMIT was on the