The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-04
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Ane HIst tning Inat strikes the L aveller as
ne approaches this memorable place is the old
flag suspended $50 feet in the air. waving
gracefully to the breeze, and standing sentinel
over what remains of 1916 departed faithful
soldiers for the Union t
have made it my business to make exten-
sivs inquiries before reaching this place. and
have heard condemned in unmeasured terms
the course pursued i'y Wirz AID his small
ring, who, they say, were not actuated by
any ioye ior he lost cause, but by a oesre to
profit I ON the misery OF those under their
authority. Every soldier that came into
camp had money; and many watches :. I'd
rings, all OF which found its way into the
hands OF lew outside the st3ckade 'rlnci-
pie never go. erned Wirz. There was a total
want OF moral seuse. He never knew a orn.
erous emotion; cold al heartless, he thou bit
only oi gain and selfish qualification. But
he is dead; peace to his ashes. The ceme.
terry IS under the immediate charge of John
Maloney, an Irishman, who, in one wear will
have served in the army. under the stars and
stripes, a quarter OF a century. He was
among the faithful betrayed by Twiges in
Texas. He loves Ie Old dag as he lows his
life. 1t does one good to see this old veteran
sutfuse with tears as he recounts his homes
and fears during the severe stru ,gle through
which we have just passed..
The ceme.ery Is beautifully situated, lust
north from the stockade, ON gently rolling
land, embracing in the inclosure thirty seven
acres OF ground; neat, substantial fence sur
rounds it, and within this an Usage edge js
being cultIva ed, that viii ultimately serve a.
a fence. and also add much to the beauty of
the p ace. Fine carriage avenues are being
constructed, "any of which are completed:
trees are planted and are growing finely on
the sides OF them, and in a lew wears The
tops will meet, creating a dense and cool
sha .e, making delightful drive. Five thou
sand tive hundred feet OF surface drains have
been laid along the avenu.s 8. The soil washes
so easily here that brick drains are NECESSARY
There are employed here beside the superin-
tendent, iour colored labOrers and two mules.
all OF whom are kept cons: antly busy.
comfortable house is erected at the entrance
gate for the superintendent, where he ALWAYS
keeps a spare room for any chance visitor who
may happen to pass this way, which is not
very often, as tn place is too secluded and
remote from the great lines OF tray, i. and
then Southern Georgia, with its chiIls and
fever, has no attractions for visitor, or even
the II i've citizen. The dead wele laid in
trehches ;ius ny SIDE, and Ii they had any ar
| ticie OF clothing worth wea ing our own men
would take it 10 cover their nakedDess. or
keep out the chilling blast OF winter-no
cofi. no clothing, nothing often (and nearly
| always) but their naked frames. A neet
headboard made OF wood now marks their
last resting place, with name, a.e, regiment.
| and company. And yet there are many
marked ''unkhown, and will always remain
SO unti The great muster day in thai eternal
| world above.
The nrst man buried here wa ]. Swarner
a German, company III, I'd New York cayal,
ry, died February ~, 1863. The last mr.
| that died vas X. Ransom, companv 4 La
Wisconsin infantry; died April 2S. 1s65Ns
period OF fourteen IN nths. Daring this lime
l3,7l6 brave soldiers passed ay. nearay
uoo month. Tue largest number diving anv
when 1855 were buried. The most rain,1l
| spot to visit was the graves OF those execnt.d
| in the stockade, by our own men. for tbe
murders aud violence they had Committed
The gailows Is still partially standing. Am adj
ditionai monument OF the accumulated mis-
cries our men suffered The superintendent
Is making good use Of Wirlz's bath tub: ill
! ing ~ VIII uIrt, ne Is propags ing flowers to
ornament the grounds.
After whiting the cemetery we went To the
stuckade. 1t is fast lalling into decay and in
year or two will all be down. and eve, ,.vth,no
that marked the sutferings OF our soldiers viii
have passed away. The grounds within the
seochaue, that was onle SO bare of every
shrub, arr even root (ior was informed that
the soldiers would dis tor the iniest root, to
secure 1uel TO warm their aching linn 81. is
no" Sio"n up Win SCRUB oak and bushes,
9htli you eau haraiy get through them. The
oead lne, Just seventeen feet from the ytnTiss-=
ade, Is SO lar decayed that but few traces of II
are ier. Here many poor victim has bitten
the oust' it may be nom chance misstep or
determination to end his misery. Tuere
are ABOUT tnlrty-five wells still remaining that
were dug with spoons and cups, while rope
| made OF blankets was used to draa up the
DIRT and aiterward the water. They are from
sixty to eighty feet deep. and While peering
| into them, side entrances may be discovered
hat led some to ligh outside and freedon
| Every prisoner here doubtless remeB,beis the
providential spring that opened near the dead
line, op the hitl side, during vicient thunder
storm one autumn night, ard Continued TO
flow SO freely as to supply nearly the whole
| camp with delicious waser. Wei, thi spring
| is ruuning as freely still. and at it quehched
my thirst, and also IA the stream, VIII re SO
! many have washed their aching odles, l, too,
| stripped off my cothing and took generous
| bath, thanxIti that it was under so different
al sp ces.
| preserve their original appearance, and show
| less of decay han anythl else about here.
| Yet trees are growing in them, and soon
,bese. as well as the space within the stock
ade. will be so densely covered wi thicket
as b. lie reAderej impossible, aud thus hiding
everything that makes il an object for a
stranger to visit here. ALI the money and
laboi is spent on the cemetery, and no pains
are taken to preserve he stockade grounds in
their original condition. The cemetery ex-
cited but Ii tie emotion in me. for ihele | felt
the soluier secured relief. There they were
beyond the reach of mans inhumanity. But
this stockade should be preserved throughout
the coming ages of our country's history as a
monument, not of the soldiers suffering so
muih- as of mans cruelty.-Letter to Ctncin-
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