Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-02-11
Andera0nHlllA.

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THERE may be some who have grown
into manhood since the close OF the war
of the rebellion, who do not remember tho
horrors Of Andersonvillei though few who
lived through tho war and were old
enough to understand the awful atrocities
OF the rebel prlson.pens at the time they
occurred, will ever forget them. 1t IS
well TO recall them accurately, now tha'
they have been brought into mesh mention
by the ueDaie IN Congress. In 1857, Con
gressional Committee, composed OF Demo-
crals and hepublicans, unanimously re,
ported the following terrible descIipuonso,
Ancersonvllle, aiter Winder ana Mlrhhau \. ~
been given full power there by Jen Davis
Ihe subsequent history OF ANDERSON,
vile mas startled ana shocked the wofiu
Win tale oil horror, OF woe ana uealn,
before unheard and unknown TO clviliza-
ton. NO pen can describe, no painter
sketch, no imagination comprehend its
fearful and unuuerable iniquity. IL would
seem as II the concentrated madness OF
Garth ana nell had found us nnal ioug-
ment In the breasts OF those VINO lnsugu'
ratcu tne IeDelilon anu controlleu tie
poncy OF me ConIeuerate doVernihene'
anu that tne prison ~ Anners0nvilIe nau
Decn seleetea l9r the most terriOle nulnan
sacrlnces Whlch the Worlu hau ever sesn; Il;
lnto lts narrow walls were croWueu
5O,UUU enlisted men, many Oh thelh ths
praVest ana tne pest, tne most ucyo.eu .tu
anu herolC ol 'hosc grahu aruileS WHICH
carried tne nag OF thelr country 10 hnal
victory. FOR long ana weary montnS
mere they suffered, madueneu, were nlur'
uered ana oied' Here tney nngereu, UNI
sneltered from the burning rays Oh uop,-
cal sun by day, and drenching ana dead
~ Jews Dy nlght, IN every stage ol lhch'
t'I anu physicai ulSGase, h9ngeIeu, eI,I I,,,
S,escui si"l sinS' in"euvnuu iIs9i L~ rS VIZ VIZ
oa,dS p,s ,;,i. sro1I
as'S W s0uY{ NV sau "i',, Io,'orod omo1t
.,,;,,, S'it, ,t,, Ia ,.C,,,o, ~
"r orond - qcyod;r ii,r'a ~ ro;ps ,ybicI
Jnoaa ~, dro,,,;,,a, trn,,, ~ ,,,isera-
liz 49, n =, s,,bt", IL. ,..;,o ,ia,, Lur
rowed marched Win tbirsi and mad
LIN b,,r,par. racl,od v,;,h ,no;n or nros.
,ratod lii ,,,oaie,oss " iPp;,,tio, win
uoLod 100 I;n i;,,ba nd Y,o,,ad wi bair fItbv
Win; With snni,e ond r,,,d soi1od with ~,
49,, m,s, oxo,a,,,o,,, e., ioh thoir uoo-
rosS u,o,,id no, ,,or,,,it ,i,ono to eecane
no,o,, i,,, ~ ~ r',b;ch hi,
on,, " ,,91,ndos I had a1 oondnrod. "Tl Nth M
Iod bnt ibn eorth % nn cover;ng save III,
clonded sIxv-tLese mon these heroes
horn in ,ba imoge of Gnd time crouch.
;nr and wr;tbinS, IN their ,orrib1o tortnr,
an6 coIc,Iaiinar 6arbaritt stand forth ir
%istoru 10 In6nnment ~ tbs snrnassino
horroys of Lndarsonv;lIe &c II shall b,
seen and road in ali future time realizine
in The stndied torments ~ their nrison
house tbs ;deol Of Dante,s Inferno and
MiIton's HeiI :"
The Nav York Nal yvb;ls denrecatin,
The attcmnt to bring bcfore the public IN,
horrors of tbe rebel nrison. mems remarks
mTa a.. a.. ~ oononnn,on
o,a,i 10 say 'nat 'ne Da'is Is. ns;biI uorern,irI
sLa'! hUt oE lh,.ie ~ Iucc Us iesponS,U,' hs,,.
ty, ~ ec iigh' vi INC lio.oI d iUu1, ,I, ~ 90
Iaces, is W Tain noHsense 1r. anu 90,
feason n anu Iunianiyi yi1,,I IhcLe Me 40" ."
ngutes wnich Sll. nh neeIs W oe o, 90
IlghI apout. 0uIgcon,Ich. palnes ca a.
naluIy nc eoVu aulloIi'y II ne s"ls Va
| MI Mn quOteSJ lhdI inc OOnltueIdICs ha