Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-02-04
ANDERsONVILLE.
Experience of n roIedonn who Went
Through that Horrible Prison Pen.


The discussion in CoRgrcss OF the Anderson
vile iniamy, md the brazcn falsetuods of the
Rebel apul"Risls Tor that unparalleled crime
have aroused the Indignation of all the survi.
vns the Southern PRISM pens. aud thev with
remarkable nnanimity, are ccming forward In
sfct the evidence of their personal experience,
as contradiction OF the milign mendacity Of the
Rebel Ill., an his allies. One of these, who
has called At the BLADE Office tn volunteer hi,
statement, is Mr.. J. +. IloIliger, a worthy
and Intelligent Swiss. who was confined 10
Andsrsonrille II months, and suffered untold
prIvations. Mr. lIolliger was a membsr of the
72d 0hio, ani captared in June, 1894, St the
disastrous hsh at Guutown, Miss, where
| Sturgi incompetency lost a small army.
| Mr.. II 'lligrr's initiation into Aniers"nville
| was very lively. lie had only been In the prs
on few hours when hc took several eanteens
aud went down to the creek tn GIL them. Know
! ing nothing about the rules in relation Ia the
dead line, he placed his hand uprn the railing
which ftrned the dead line and leaned over To-
dip thewater MS far up the stream as po1si-
BILE. At that instant the guard an the stckake
fired at him, the bullet brushed his hair aud
Killed man along side "i him. The otber
prisoners near angry at him fnr drawing the
". lie 6hilly succcclei in getting away. aud
filling his canieens returned to his mess, To
muse u2tn the Strangr place he had fallen intn.
The next lime that Captain WIZ came inio
the prison, Mr.. II nliyer recognized him rs n
fellow GU ,trymtn from the Ciuinn nf Zurich.
Swi'E al md, and whom he had seen frequently
as hu -Wiiz followed then the business uf
buying mp h"g% in that section, AMI driving
them " uther parts f,r market. Witz had VI
ten stopped At Mr.. Ilpllger's fathers inn, the
latter lelt sure that it called upon he would
help his fellaw country mau in some wav. But
WirI utterly refused ti recognize him. aud
drove him away with curses aud nppropriuus
cpithet4.
Mr. llrlligrrdng hile IN the sand to shelter
himself aud comrades. Hnl there he laid
during the long months that he was i'm
prisnned, exposed tn tl' 'drpnching rains, tn,
burning sun, and the mi,smniic dew$. Iii.
clothing W, re ont and left h m u.atly MI ked
DiarrLp aud fever scnursrd him, AMI finally
the scutvy set in, di>tirtng hts limbs All twist
ing his sinews nntil he could M longer walk
upright, but was compelled tn crawl on al
rnurS AMI in this wiv he WA obliged in m h
his way from lh" stuck, lc To the railroad, whei
he was releasedbv the clnse "f the war.
' Mr. llhiiger. has lnst his right ann. bn
has learned b. write verv nircly with his left
lie is mtn n very hIe int .lligrn"e, and
very creditRblr specimen nt those rf our adopt
ed fellnw -ciiiz,ns who did noble service IN ~
Siie nf the Unina during the war. lie is NJ
p vindictive against those who caused him $
much suffering he simply asks that they hhv
: nt least the mndesiy not tn q iuni their hurri
crimes ~ SavorY vrtues,- Tpi'd, BuIe.
Mr.. HoLLTGER, above mentioned, is vel
: known to the ci:iz'ns of this place as a trutl
. | Iul and upripht man