The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

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Taking an impartial vlcw-thc charac-
ter OF the scrvicoablc position of the
Frcnch-Gorma allied troops fighting
under General Washington must be com
mcntcd exactly the same as that OF inc
cursed Hossians' on the opposing site.
Further moro 70 Is 20 bee remembered
that "a large number OF dcscrters OF me
English Gcrmad troops. from re-. en-
Cassei. Brunswick Hcsscn-Hanau. w az
deck. Ansbach Bayrcuth. ana Anh"i'-
Zcrbst Joined the American army ana
that the American c0mmanoer-in-cn.ei
as well ae CONGRESS encouraged the dc-
scrtion Of Germans from The brush
ranks. I'm l11S. Congress passed 20 rescue
ton 10 organize "a CORPS OF German H'-
scrtcra. and in Virginia the officers OF ING
German prisoners Of war were f'lit"
from their men. that the latter mi+hl .e
/ more readily persuaded TO enter tnt
| American service. Recruiting cihcers ~
came into the camps. going into the b'i-
racks. promised thirty Spanish ooiit'-
! hard money or which eight dollars were
/ paid down. and. oven carried Win theW
| musicians. loose women and liquor 10 n'.p
! them % induce the mon 10 lftF' '",i
! c0iors. These facts show that tNe t'i"-
! icrly 0uauucation OF tine German prison.
/ ors and their brave and good conduct
! were fully known % the American ""-
/ thoritics
/ Tho Anglo-Nirginiaus 90 least those o.
/ better judgement soon valued i-er' NICE
/ anO also recognized their QutlAcailoh 10
! become desirable coionists. General
| Washington owned large estates DID
/ western Virginia, and be wished 10 s'''ia
/ DIS lands hy Germans. Aficf me ''"
] of tho war "a large number OF cilhth
prisoners OF war helped him 10 re'N/.
] This plan They drove the mnrdefou-
/ Indians wholly from the Nireinlan soh.
! ana opened the wilderness ol me Ale
/ rhanies 10 the Ohio. and farther. inc
author met during tho war OF secession
many farmers in Grcenbrief' f"Nel'e.
Nicholas. ana pocahontas counuts' whose
/ fathers or gIaudfatlcrs had been cape
tured 10 Trenton or Saratoga. am" one
of his foll0w-oflccrs in Company y.
Fourteenth Virginia cavalry. ofeanlle
90 Grcenbricr White sulphur Springs.
was dcscondcnt Of Hossian
Tho winchester Times said about the
| German prisoners confined DO ana near
/ Winchester. CD they were skilled WORK
| aus in leather. stone. and rDn-Wofk. ana
the stone fences ana comfortable slo8e
Drs in leather stone. and ir0n-Worh- ahp
build by them. They also acquainted the
/ ui0uoor-sculcrs with the progress made
! in agriculture. etc
some of the private soldiers were at
/ once allowed 90 20 20 work ON the ncith-
boring farms. Many Of the owners We're
| Of German descent and German speech
ana Friendly hospitality gave their unior-
| tunatc cOuntrymcn great comfort. sew
eral o. them fen in love with the daueh-
| ters of the old farmers. and married
/ These were allowed TO ransom themselves
for "a fixed sum Of eighty Spanish dollars.
| uO and those who could yot raise the
amount and had no friends or relative
I'm Inc country TO help them. usually
found Americans 10 advance the money
and acrccd TO labor for it certain length
! off time These were called 'Redemp-
/ TONERS" and their bargains had q sort
of legal sanction, they We're made pupli-
40 church ana generally Acknowledged 49,
binding.
When the war was over Congress Of
fcrod the German soldiers every advan-
tacc in case they remained in America.
ana the German princes DESTROYS 20 re-
/ ducc their standing armies. gladly saV-
/ their men and officers leave 10 stay.
Iu many respects the long and weary
imprisonment was a time VI suffering ana
/ hardship TO the captiNes AT Winchester.
/ tho quarters gave no hope as Won Eek
ine reports Of comfortable winter.
/ wItfChcd hufs of wood and canvass, roof
/ loss. without doors and windows. and
located in heavy forest growth. The
/ mon were crowded close together twenty
Go thirty n hut. and even the food was
/ scanty and poor. The men confined near
Stlunton had similar hardships 10 en-
/ durc and The presence of "a large number
OF captive British soldiers added t0 their
| discomfort stanton was az chat time a
! small town OF only thirty ordinary houses
| and the prisoners hai little intercourse
with the inhabitants as the barracks
were some miles distant. These barracks
were n an unfinished state when the