The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-07
EVENING SESSION.

this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
M. C. Davis, recalled on his cross examina
ton.
There was more than one set of barrels used
for carrying water, there must have been sixty,
though l don't know the number-when return
ed with one squad with thirty barrels, there was
another squad with the same number ready to 20,
there were two men 10 each barrel.
was at Salisbury few days before the prison
ers arrived-there were then three wells, think,
in the prison grounds-there were more wells dug
when they arrived think three more-Ma. Gee
had men digging day and night to finish these
wells-don't remember whether the prisoners
were sent there while these wells were being dug
don't think there was any lumber when they ar
rivcd-therc was no lime there that know Of
don't know how many teams were at the post-it
was the sole duty of the sergeant in charge of the
prison to attend to the police regulations of the
prison.
1.-THE witness then pointed out on the map the
different bitches in theprison ground and explain
ed their courses and uses.
I do not know in what quantities wood could
be brought on the railroad to the prison.-I think
all the prisoners of war had some kind of SHELTER
either that furnished by the government or made
by themselyes-they were generally out of sight
under shelter, in rainy or stormy day.
By the Court
@. Could the whole sixty barrels you speak of
been taken for water at one time?
A. 1 suppose they could if the guard had been
large enough to guard the squads-I had no chance
to know if there were barrels kept in the prison
to hold the water that was brought.
Col. Jno. F. lIokeA5 years old, reside in Lin
colnton, n. C.[I was in the Confederate service
was Col. of the 4th Regiment Reserves and was
stationed at Salisbury in 1851 went there about
the 10th of October and remained there until the
prisoners left-the troops there when / went
were Freeman's battalion 800, and the 6Sth Reg-
ment about the same in number-and my own
regiment $50.
commanded the troops there awhile-Col Hin
ton relieved me about six weeks-I then resumed
and continued untiLGen. Johnston arrived, about
the 1st Jan. '65-Maj. Gee was commanding off,
Ger of the post while 1 was there, but think
Gen. Johnston commanded the post when he
came-I don't know exactly how it was in regard
to my relieving Maj. Gee when went. twas
my duty as commanding officer, tofurnish guards
for the prison-nothing more-that was all 1 did
the guard was furnished on requisition of Maj.
Gee-there was no limit that know of to the
number of the guard, except what limit 1 put
upon it-Maj. Gee received orders from Gen.
Gardner; he reported to him part of the time at
least.-Mai. Gee was not subject, think, to any
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command there. There were about 9, 500 prison.
ers at Salisbury when went there-they had all
arrived when went there-they remained there
until some time in February when they were sent
away-thcy were taken to Grcensboro-I guard
ed those that could march to Greensboro think
started with over 2,000-I got to Greensboro
with 600 but the rest arrived soon aftcr-there
were good portion who seemed to be vigorous
but they failed, many of them on the way. left
800 at Lexington-the third day left about 800
left about 1000 in all on the way-there were
number of sick left to come on the trains who
were unable to march-don't know how many.
saw Gen. Gardner at theprison while the pris-
oners were there-have no idea at what time-he
was there when returned from Greensboro, he
had been there before left but 1 don't know how
ong.
CROSS EXAMINED.
The first acquisitions from Maj. Gee were for
400 men which number furnished for some time
Il then cut the detail down to $50; don't pre-
tend to be very accurate about that-I was
compelled to cut down the detail on account of
the scarcity of men had there. The Quarter
master stores of the post were very scarce while
I was there-he had no axes, tents cooking uten-
sils-had 10 money-don't think ever went to
him for anything that he did have-he had teams
but they were badly managed-toward the latter
part Of .he time his teams got SO poor he let me
have one. 1 fattened the team and think he took
that back-Capt. Goodman sat up late and got up
late and his men did not commence work till he
got up-I had my own axes made-I burnt coal
for him-cut his wood too-don't know the num-
Der of teams he had-his teams were kept haul
ing Commissary stores-he sometimes pressed
wagons orgovernment use. Think he had about
six for post service and six or eight running for
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stores can only
speak Of from what heard and what got-the
ComIrissary had sent off large amount just before
the prisoners arrived and from that time out he
bad to rely upon the running STOCK, ,-he had to
gather it in as he could. procured his supplies
from Caharrus and Rowan, ard believe from Ire
! dell, Dayie, Surry and Yadkin-i don't think ne
ever got much from Surry and Yadkin. he also
| got some from Maj. Todd at Catawba Station in
Catawba County-that is all Iknow OF.
Iknow that some supplies were taken to
Lees army before the prisoners arrived, from the
Commissary's telling me So There were nont
taken from there after got there. The supplies
in tho country around to draw from were no
abundant The crops of the yearwere very short
In Catawba, Cabarrus, Rowan, Lincoln, indeet
in that whole section, the corn and wheat crop
were short. I don't know whether the peopl
suffered in that section of the country or not.
The means of transportation in conveying sup
, plies for IredeH, portions ofRowan, Meeklenourg
and Cabarus were the railroad lines runnin
, through them. Lenoir and Yadkin lay on IN
, railroad. The tithes were mostly gathered