The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-07
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points on the Railroads, in the counties that
have mentioned. can give no estimate of tho
amount oftithes collected in that country think
the tithes were generally collected as there wero
impressing agents, besides the tithe collectors.
Subsistence was furnished the prisoners by Maj.
Myers, Commissary of the Post. Myers received
his orders from one of two persons-either. tho
commanding officer at Richmond, or the Com
missary for the State. He,yas subordinate OH.
Ger, and accounted to one or the other don't
know what Maj. Myers orders were in regard to
his duties-don't know anything of Maj. Gees ef-
forts to provide provisions. I know he tried to
get lumber to provide shelters. The first thing
did, when went there, was to get shelter for
the guards. He showed me requisition for 300
600 feet of lumber, on the Q. NJ, of Post, Capt.
Goodman, and his reply. went to Goodman.
He showed me the requisitton Gee had made-I
pressed the thing until about 1st January, before
got the lumber-Maj. Gee frequently wrote him
on the subject-Maj. Gee was persistent wrote
at least once week and sometimes oftener This
lumber was for the prisoners, and was to have
part to shelter the guard.
When the lumber came got none, till after
Winder's order about Christmas to stop the bull
dings for the prisoners. The reason was that the
lumber was ordered for the prisoners, and !
couldn't get it. But after Winder's order got
some. The lumber came short time before
Christmas, and Molfit had prisoners at work on
it. l detailed men to 60 up the road and saw
lumber.
As to fuel Maj Gee had to draw that through
the qnartermaster of the post and to my knowl-
edge Maj. Gee asked me fora squad to guard the
prisoners to chop wood. We agreed to send the
prisoners back and detailed about go men to cut
wood to furnish the prisoners and for myself also,
but l nevhr got any. This was temporary ar
rangement. Goodman was to hire slaves, but
didn't do it, and my men continued to cut and
load traius until very short time before the pris-
oners left. The first car load of the two in the
day was always taken to the prisoners, the second
thrown off at the depot, if he made the second
trip. always had detail of prisoners to load
and unload the cars These always got double
rations-that is double what those inside got.
heard that the prisoners volunteered to do this
work, I don't know about 1.-THE wood so cut
belonged to the Quartermaster of the post, and
was delivered over to the Quartermaster of the
prison, who took charge of it. The prisoners
were allowed barrack- -rations of wood, and the
guard allowed the same-which is about the Same
as that allowed by the United States Regulations.
This is what understand. did not think this
allowance was enough, situated as the prisoners
were. l attempted to get more than allowed
one night in December. I was informed that
the guard had no wood, and wrote to Major
Gee that they had none. He replied that the
guard had their allowance. I then went to his
quarters, and got him to go round with me and
see the supply. 1 remarked that the men would
perish or desert, unless supplied, and told him
that would get supply from Major Mofatt. :
Major Gee went with me to few of the posts,
and the fires were nearly out told him that
would take the responsibility, and get supply
from the wood-pile. He informed me that the
guard had orders to fire on any one, who went
near the wood-pile. That it was special de-
tail to guard the wood, and took their orders
from Gee and Mof1itt.
Gee went back to his house. then told the
sergeant that would repay the next day, and
got three cords. Major Mofitt preferred char
ges against me for it, and wrote me note next
morning. Gen. Winder also wrote me that had
no right to interfere with the wood for which the
Quartermaster had receipted. Thus it ended,
believe; at any rate was not court-martialed.-
don't remember any effort of Major Gee to pro-
cure wood for the prisoners There was DIM
Guilty between Major Gee and Major Moffitt, but
lido not know that it was about the quartermas-
ter stores furnished the prisoners
@. During the controversy about the wood did
Major Gee state to you that he dared not take
wood for the use of the prisoners?
[Objected to, and objection sustained.]
@. State all you know about the difficulty be-
tween Major Gee and Major Mofitt
A. We had several conversations on the sub
jcct, but cannot say more in regard to the mat
ter than have said.
Court adjourned to o'clock, p. m, tomorrow.