The Press., 1896-06-04
(Continued from last weekly

cry. This morning saw my old friend, He was wounded and taken prisoner five weeks ago. We hear that Atlanta Is ta- ken. It is said that gold, at the north, commands premium of nineteen cents onthe dollar. One thousand or twelve hundred men came in to-day. Most of them came from Gen. Sturgis' 18th army corps, and were captured while on raid from Memphis, Tenn, to Miss. They re- port Gen. Sturgis as being off the field drunk, and that he sold his men to the Rebs. Some of the prisoners were from the armies of Gen. Grant and Gen. Butler All is moving forward we'll.
 June 2O.--A cloudy day. No roll call. Drew for rations corn meal and bacon. Onions are from twenty five cents to one dollar apiece; turnips are the same. Lit tie Irish potatoes are from eight to twelve for dollar; molasses is from $1 50 to $2 pint; salt is one dollar pint; soda the same, or little dearer. Ginger cakes are from forty cents to one dollar apiece, and biscuits from forty to fifty cents apiece. Showers at evening.
 June 21.-Aside from quite a shower, which we had this afternoon, it has been a pleasant day. There was no roll call this morning, and there is to be none un- til the new stockade is finished We un- deEstand that all prisoners taken up to the 18th of June are to be paroled or ex- changed, regardless of color, commencing the 25th of the month. The Rebels are afraid of raid on this place, and have sent their troops out in line of battle. About two hundred more prisoners came in to-day. All is we'll. Little apples thirty cents apiece beans $35O a pint; meal twenty to twenty-five cents a quart; eggs S4 dozen rice twenty-five cents a pint; butter is $4 pound, and other ar- ticles in like proportion.
 June 22.-Pleasant but cloudy. The Rebels are still frightened for fear the Yankees will soon make raid on them here. hope they will soon come and release us. l am tired of being a prison CT. It is miserable and poor life Men die here like leaves in autumn. Last night one of the guards shot and wounded two prisoners. It is reported that G-n. Grant is within one and one-half miles of Richmond. Butler is shelling Petersburg and the Rebs are in for peace.
 June 23.-The day has been very warm and pleasant. About three hundred pris- o4aGTs came in this afternoon from the 2d army corps, near Petersburg. All is go- ing we'll. The skies are growing brighter and brighter. Some of my friends have seen New York Herald and heard 1t read. It says that we are to be exchanged and paroled next month. hope this is true. We heard that Fort Darling was captured, with twelve hundred prisoners. Drew for rations, meal, salt, and fresh beef.
 June M.-Good weather still continues, and the day has been warm and pleasant Worked all the forenoon cooking mak- ing stew out of fresh beef, and corn meal dumplings, &c. Some sixty more prison CTS came in from Gen. Shermans army. No news of consequence. All prisoners who had their money taken from them in Richmond, and other places, are to have 1t refunded to them tomorrow. Drew raw bacon, meal and salt.
 June 25.-Pleasant, but very warm From fifty to hundred prisoners came in to-day. believe they were captured by Forrest, in Mississippi. We get no news from them. It Is said that Gen. Winder told the boys in here last night to keep up good spirits, for in three weeks every man would be out of here. We hear that there are several car loads of hard tack at the station, and we are to go out and be exchanged or paroled very soon. Drew meal, fresh beef and salt.
 June 26.-The weather is about as we have been having. Got up this morning little before sunrise, and Oscar Lyon and went to cooking breakfast and din ner We cooked corn cakes and beef steak for breakfast, and boiled fresh meat
 
 fried pudding for supper. We hear that twenty five or thirty thousand Rebels left Fortress Monroe for Savannah, to be ex- changed for us. Heard that Gen. Grant had invested Richmond very close and was smelling Manchester and Richmond. Report is that fifty officers had left Macon for exchange. A few more prisoners came in to-day. They were taken by Forrest a few weeks ago. All is we'll.
 June S.-AnOther very warm and pleas ant day. It is said that the Rebels are putting seats into fifty cars at the station to carry off the sick and wounded. Heard that Gen. Beauregard and twenty thou sand men had been taken prisoners. Ii is said that all communication between Richmond and Georgia is cut off. Eight men from the Eth Conn. went out to work for the Rebs cutting wheat. They have disgraced themselves. 1 will die in prison before 1 will aid the Rebels one iota.
 June 28.-A showery day. We have some six hundred new prisoners to-day l AACy W0L0 tbh6u 6dG I 0GSESOuES 6DOub GWN weeks ago. Some were from the 9th, Eth 10th and 11th Conn. regiments. Heard that Major Converse, of the 11th Conn was killed. Also that Adjutant Barnum of the 11th Conn.,, had lost leg; and the regiment had lost about two hundred mer in the battle at Cold Harbor. Heard tha Capt. Warren, Wm. and Andre Cum mings, of Go. B, 11th Conn.,, were al right.
 June 29.-Showers to-day. About two hundred prisoners came in to-day. Most of them were old prisoners. It is saic that Gen. Pope has burnt Lynchburg. I is reported that we have taken Peters burg and fifteen hundred prisoners The raiders are getting very bold in the camp and are beating men to death in order to