, 1876-01-21


ssndlns lneide4ta whcl, oan,e to ls notson. oonld
I'll volume and atl leave half Untold, in con-
voraalon with lin, no learned many facts ro-
gAts,ing AndsrAonvlo which may not 10 known
10 cur rcaders, and which, therefore, wo ropro-
duco.
WHAT AsDEnso"v,L1x wAE.
To begin with. Anloraonyllo was merely n
rnilway station-nol town. 4 atockadc, s,ir-
rounding about 10 or II acrts of cleared ground,
had bccn constructed, thus fos1n!ng zen a
p!cce Of forest land tad been cleared-lho troos
fciled had bcsn planted like ponts In tho ground
(ttus forming q p1utoctlon.sall), nud-this was
Andossouvilc. Union prisoners wcre pnt
through tho hugh cato. in Tits trco.fence, and
rers n Am.so%ve rison No baps NJ ,s
,le bnrntnF nm the paor earves. ,haltsttr1ed ani
bAlf-cotiled, .irngged ont wtary months.
W lhets WI ritnpy - huao esearng. an open.a!r
srns, for Nar.1ri.on Tn rebel guards Ind qunr-
enncnoH overlooking thu den. ready nt any n,omont
to scn tt!r store nf deadly shot All aplI into thn
cro",linE mar, Of dying altoct ,nortss. wt.otc only
THE nEATE-llkE.
Tac nensrits Paced thss tsasa !tS Platforms run
ming sonH tho rsoct"te}, aud watched The acatailnc,
inenti1c III MF. lichaEdton'n letthr. Tha lluo
running about ~ feet from Tho fences 10 approach IT
was death nnd, tho senttiea given tuslo,iQ
lVf kulllH ANY III ING lF6y Qlan& &t1p 10
mako enact caleuationa; If > man Wa my whore
near thu iins mid te sentry happened " want fur
lousb, tho rsno vou',l DO IT. ae.iy work.
which Congressman u talks Of was a miserable lltic
ditch. Eaase through tho ssockale.ut, from wcyt
% ea't, Httrr having tr*s passed through tho Rebel
rctuso Of that camp wuut into Tic little hrook, mud
ten passed through Tho demand tAts vile disease.
derh had 10 drink. a,td al that they had 10 wash IN
snd 10 approach this they wore obtsgei to wade through
q hases ns,91 as sn
Tho reader must thnk what MI this mcans; tho mcru
words don't cxprcas II.
Ana IN this iucus,ro voro confined at nno limo
TH1ATy.TNnER THOUSAND MEN,
each walking skeleton, itl life. hols-1phng
en. ers,hs@ broken Ike. str Tnoy were crowded .
uno u lie down without touching auuthsr.
THE SUFFERING.
Wliat pen ran describe tho s,i1eringH l!nddcl TO-
aslh.r innntciently clothed, cosorea will veriniu,
elowly starving, with no hope before then, IL tn 10
wondered At that old An.tersonsc prisoners iecl their
GonErcssmnu ul,ou thc oor n ts uo,tse coyer Inu
During Jane, 1871 Il ralnca for twenty .so,en daya
TIN kl1uwnra followed by Ae Gerco heat Of tins
Lutnug sun. Not shred OF shade auywlorst What
Crack OPEN @ gsusreno VT n and ths * iosshso1ns al
a!tcndancc-nots even tlo shade u hide tho zwoc,.,
Ntslcrtng, bnediuE. mnrtifting LotiIiH frun, ulo
scorcLinH suui sien who:c fcot wcso swollon to
aoublo Eze and CRACKED will. tho lmrchpg HUI, utcd
II they could geE ii thrown osar lnsir isot 10 ward
on tie blazu.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
or COURSE tl1GrD schefnfnE for liberty. Mon
would tunnel tho ground, und Atter weary lights Of
labor would with favcrish oy, md Tho rGto Under
ground, byond The fence. rely III lte sti'!ncsb Of
tA1 morn.nR. thunn lett bNl4ind would lltas tho
YELPIHa or THE nLoopnuuSpa,
tracking the fying men. Fro long tho POOR mingled
TIo 1'e5s!s sslisd iso roll Of tns leaemsn's t,1l
filled 10 answer, tie bloodhoaua weru set loose mud
tho poor fellow wIs GENERALLY auro 10 CONN back. al
tnost k!tlel.
TIE RAT7oyg.
About noon orery day wagons Of proriaIons would
trlndr iuto camp. aud ths lulf.staryot fellows would
fall ln tn letachtcnta 70. rations md this fond
brought In In the wagons that used for carrying
tho do-d i,odlss to b4 buried. Unco per day thess
wtso serrcI. Each man received hanifHl o baked
r!eee ot boiled null or orse srie larer alld ths
w4s tho day's ratious a part Of thH supply w4s
cooEpd-n part rnw to tho.o who aocursl it raw IL
WINS Intended 10 gso wood to oouk It by; but notwt.
htandEng the issirl.aa forests Just LcyonI, wood wan
nos given IN sufficient quantities, aud tio prisoners
wrv obliged 10 dig down Into Tho earth for roos enl
fuya sy sAe In SD III 'Eass 10 he abba TO cook 'F
Ho TREES.
Ana thfA an4weTs Mr. Hill, Who claltned there were
ala4ctrees the vilo den. Tharu ax got oae branch
Or twg In tue eltre incoaure. In order get any
toSe trce1 no E1tG1ks Of tho FolGtorn dug Into tue
oarth 10 feet to to ru0ts to cook aesh 10
cat, to keep from stars,nN!i!
THE bEATIt-nATE
vas enormous naturally. Every advantage given
dIfelAe. IL. paor fellowA would drup on at tho ratio
Of fty sixty pr day. Tho (nion men vvIp Obliged
10 bury their own tola, anil sometimes, when tero
was unusual wurk to ncrforfn, wrrp offered extra
ratons for loug It. Mr. Rirharlsun citau one In
atsnes whero tho Wirz conpulie,! hitn 10 throw
Away tho food o had Ting earned, thinking TINT too
much rcscmblsd good ,nouthtul Of Bus.enuuce.
NAtMENT.
Mr. 1lchsrtllou sliDws Is figures that Confederate
ptsntrh clothed by tho Unite. Statcx-aut dur.
Cluilns from tho Goufecrates tho contrary, he,
III with all otefs, rlbc Of syurythlntt
OF yAlne befro entering the rrible lcn. Ilu Ht,ll-
piled l!n,sf test 10 could that IL, whrn ono puor
follow would die. h4 clothing wiz divided an,ong those
WHO could Hccllrp 1t.
During lh captivity A1r. Ilclatleen loat f!csh 10
suvh au cAteut that hs weight wcut from lGl pounds
10 g pounds. When hG returned to Milwaukee liz
Weighed but Il pounds.
At LAST.
Just bcFore Aneraonyilo cetsed to 10 used al prlR-
on, largo Bhela. Ill which thoss who wore sick could
seek shelter, were cscclc; but their day Of usalul
ncas ha1 passed by.
IN CONCLUSION,
Inerpiy sis to htatc that tAs xttfrle t perfeet.
ly actA forth tile horrors Of Andorsonyii!e which,
hn6 been asa Mr.. lliu now makes out to DO soft OF
Gart1n Of E1uu. No have aketcled thoae facts be.
csuae apt 10 forget history too fast. Wo hard
dealt with AnefAOnyillo that the ono poitt
IN for argument although might ayt told OF ltich-
mous whore, 10 approach window for fresh art
instant lc8t. Auleraonve was tho wnrnt Of all the
dcns-though nany Of Tho uthstn nearly eqaalol 1t.
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