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

pafoarlty,to fxisonera'
The following. from the Huntssiiie, ala
bema. Indpendent, 10 from the pen, 81 the
Rev. j. g. Wilson, with whom We WetS, Tor
many months in prison. He IL one 6f tho
most intelligent aud best men we hsse ever
known, and We shall be delighted % seS his
promised hook. We are sure that avery
word in 1t viii be as true as what We here
quote. We rscol cot perfectly the incidents
he here relates-snd many another bsatdes,
which We hope he will give:
Messrs. Editors - I see that an ofgakixaG
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 ,thehSBslyes
Survivors Of rebel barbarity ~ Ohe object
of the organization is to collect natefii for
history Of that rebel barbarity. e.
Permit me, through your columns, % fur
nish, one chapter for them. ShA5
While Gen. Streight was o prisoner In tho
South. he, with some of his oomradss, ar
ranged plan for escape. This plan became
known TO the authorities, who adopted
means to frustrate Il.
They were permitted 10 carry outStheir
plans but Ruards were 80 stationed as 70 In
tercept them OF every poipt, who finally
picked them up and consigned thsi6 safe
and sound to their prison again. !. ~ ~ y y, %
Now picture from the other side, and
mark the contrast. During my imptieofi-
ment at Camp Morton, numerous aifsnpts
we're made by the prisouers 70 cscape by
digging tunnels, extendipg beyond the outer
fence. These we're eomsemes successful.-
One night tunnel. was stccessftiily COM
pleted, and ndhibSr made their escape.
Their absence wasS 6s coisSe. discoverea
tSnns1 Ssse %Tru'gg %as ss,ns and on hans'io the
The Yankees, ho&evss, concealed fl,cir
knowledge oft, expecting that others would
attempt to ESCAPE dis foliowira night RE-
tra guards were stationed, with ar,lprs not
to arrest and retdrh toprison, as was done
with Streight aid his comrades, bat to
shoot the frst haGah who made bis sEpeag,
ance. I'D ~ d. 49,, * y - s, /,
The attempt %as made BY eon,6 Aesidss
the remonstranceS ofmyself and otiiers. who
rightly conjsctufsd what tho 3rests ESuld
be. .ssSE't ,-ttsFsH .ess3, Ia; - q, - y
A young Missodrian. named fsSfhhnr rds
was the first TO venture on, and hs was inn
mediately killed. As soon s.as the shots
were fred the ofieerJof the gaard, a one
armed Ddtoh fiend, named Krooin, believe
rstn down to the building fioR which the
tunnel was dug, and fred several shots into
tho house, which contained aboat three hun
dfed men. stfange to say. no ONE was
struck. He then knocked the dead body
6f the murdered man. saying :."Yes, damn
you, you Thought spades were srumps, bHt
&e held higher cards" y
Another iahuman wretch named Coles, n
surgeon in the hospital, who killed ps5re
rebels by hiy unfeeliug neglect and barbari-
ty than he Gould 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 off
and seeing nim 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 private, was made sergeant. and put
In charge of the division TO which the muir.
dered man had belonged.
These are but instances out of tie long
list Of manifestations Of savage cruelty
which will make up the dark pageS of a
work which I will publish ere l6Sg oi
"Prison Life at Camp Morton and Fort Dele.
yare." So, j. G. WILSON,
female College, Huatsville, Ala, ooto5ei
8, 1866.