Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-09-26


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q. A, lirhFy aud MsiaF kiwaFl Auslln, u
General leeds slaa, on ihs pat ., -.
Confederate States, aud Willard MsgasF,
4 General sLsTnans sish, (ESE a caps.
lag SsEsioT fTom AlabaH,a,l % The pari y.
The uHiIsd States.
hut Ne i..usi HoH give lillle prison ga
sslsHee, Nlndihg up With another bTiri
allusion 10 The affair lusl mentioned,
Together With . considerable auRbsr Of
kehluokisns aud ATkaHsiaRs, ne were
captured 81 lonvsboro, just az tie spui glerv
tho railroad cut through the Confederate
trenches. The capture took place on The
Afternoon Of September let, 1901. Afier
remaining under hslvy gnarl Oh the irll
for several days, where NC were highly
complimehIed aud remarkably well treated
by General JriI. 4. naVis Of Indiana ani
his troops, the Confederate prisoners were
started on the march o. Atlanta, TO take
the cars al HAT place. The day Eas very
warm, and the manner OF the march salts
ied US that We had nothing further to eX.
poet In the way Of courtesy or kindness
from our boorish aud cruel eaplors. We
noticed that every mile or ~ they had
fresh men posted 10 relieve the guard, but
We were not allowed n moments rest Or
draught Of water. Arrived at Atlanta, VT
were hustled Into one OF the fonlcsi pens
We ever saw, where We endured iiny sepa-
rate aud distinct siinks aud several smells.
In this horrible Enclosure there was "a small
barrack, literally alive with lice (branted
~. 81. Into this many crowded for shell
ter from the rain which soon began TO fall,
while many more were forced to lie down
In the deep muck aud raia outside without
blankeis) for sleep, II indeed hey slept at
all. We were one OF the outsiders. For
four or five DAYS and nights we were de-
tanned in this vile pen. We were then
driven like so many cattle TO the cars-the
cars foul with animate yermin and mani.
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Ia In ,hcsa fae,iJ cnrs wi,hou, s.a,s
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eyen worse. If possible. than ,bnt nj Allan
IN Here were kent several days with one
barrel of dirty riyer-water n day for three
bnnJrcJ men Each dav We believe moi
over lif,v men 20, n dron of the wafer as
Tho PclcroI authorities made no effort IN
have !, nro,erlv d;slribu,cJ They merely
drove tho wagon In with tbc barrel and
,he;r con,emntibIe white niygers s,ool nv
men nv which the nrecious tbouCb nasty
water was nearly ali snilleI NoEchi I'M,
Jo,tb ann hcdim tho memorv of he con-
snming fbirst we endured We were each
Given onc cracker ncr dav-a cracker hard
% s;nt made If men .aonr mud alive win
l;,,le Hack bnos.rno meal LEAVING This
Insr,w, in ,erre we were n coin busiled into
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aaoh oor -onJ ,he iron borso bor,, ps On IN
Nnshv;i,o Thero we d;scmhorkeI from
,ho cors and wero bivonocsc I nm n lot od.
;o;nina ,b,. noni,ent;nrv mis- loi seemed
lanai ,hIv c,eo, NJ 6Ith and vermin. Al
tho ratu VIC each received a liberal slice of
good soft bread and excellent bacon TO
match. Italmost atoned for all the horrors
we had endured; and the voices and man
ners of the officers and soldiers who here