The Press., 1896-07-09
Number 15.

duu SuOWoIy III lH6 aII0IuOOn. O6VoFbl hundred more came in to-day from An dersonville. The city was shelled little to-day. Drew for rations, two and one- half hardtack, fresh beef, and salt. The sick were carried away this evening.
 Sept. 16.-A fine day. Heavy firing was going on for some time last night The city was shelled before daylight. About three hundred Union prisoners went off to-day. It is said they go to Sul- livan's Island to throw up breastworks. Drew for ratiOns, rice, beans, flour, meal, hominy, salt, soap and fresh meat
 Sept. 17.-Showery. The city took fire this afternoon, and our mon poured shell into 1t most all the afternoon I went about mile, to Stone River, for wood this morning. Drew for rations the same as last night, with the exception of homi- ny. Two years ago to-day the battle of Antietam was fought.
 Sept. 18.-The day has been full of showers. We have no shelter and must take it as 1t comes. Our batteries shelled the city to-day. As rations were not is- sued until dark, I had to go to bed in the rain with nothing to eat since morning.
 Sept. 19.-It has been wet day. Drew this morning, for last nights rations, meal flour, rice, salt, molasses, beans, soap, lard and wood For to-day I drew meal, flour, beans, salt, rice, bacon, mo- lasses, vinegar and soap. Rumor has it that Sherman and Hood are to exchange twenty thousand prisoners. Charles Hyde, and White, of Co., F, 18th Conn.,, are dead. We have a good shelter at present.
 Sept. 20.-ShOwers still continue the most marked feature of the weather. My breakfast consisted of beans, rice, meal and flour, boiled together, with two meal and flour cakes, and gravy, made of flour, molasses, lard, bacon grease, water and salt. The city was shelled to-day as us- ual.
 Sept. 21.-A cloudy day. Nothing i'm portant took place to-day. Worked to- night and put our tent in order to keep out the water. My tent mates are Jasper $. Haines and George F. Whitney. Hills, of Go. B, is dead. Most of the sick were sent in to-day. The city was again she'll ed. My rations for to-day were flour, meal, hominy, rice, beans, bacon, salt, molasses and vinegar. Cooked four quarts of beans and hoe-cake, for three of us, for supper.
 Sept. 22.-It has cleared up and we have had a fine day. Orderly-Sergeant Roland Lavagan, of Co., A, died yester- day. The city had it's usual shelling to- day. A great deal is said in camp about Buffers letter in regard to the exchange of prisoners. This evening J. A. Doane, and E. Johnson, suffers of the 18th Conn. went to the city to be exchanged. wrote letter to my sister Lucy and sent 1t by Johnson.
 Sept. 23.-A pleasant day. The city was not shelled to-day. Chaplain Dixon and Dr. McRusin, of the 18th Conn.,, were released to-day and sent north. J. A. Doane, and Johnson, suffers of the 16th, were sent back.
 Sept. 24-The weather continues pleas ant. The city was shelled some last night, but more to-day. Lieutenant John M. Waters, of Co., F, 18th Conn.,, died the 8th of August, at Savannah. The re- port is that Lieutenant Col. Burnham has been captured again. Sixty-six of the 18th are dead to my knowledge. Mike Gleason, of Go, A, 18th Conn.,, has en, listed in the Rebel army, with several other "Yankee'' traitors.
 Sept. 25.-COOl this morning, but pleas. ant. Rumors are afloat about the ex. change of prisoners at this place, and Wessell's brigade. Robt. H. Kellogg sergeant-major of the 18th Conn.,, went out to-day to have his right hand ampu tated, much to the regret of the entire regiment.
 Sept. 26.-A pleasant day. Nothing O. importance to-day except the usual shell ing of the city.
 Sept. 27.-The weather still continues to be fine. The nights are little cooler for the present. The city has been shell ed as usual. Heard that EweII had beer whipped in the Shenandoah Valley, anC lost twenty-five hundred men, five piece of artillery and nine stands of colors Also that the steamer New York had ar rived at point on the James River witl | ono thousand Rahalc tO he axohanOed fO | Union men.