The Press., 1896-06-18

Connecticut Volunteers. It covers the entire year of 1864.
 July 17.-This is a beautiful Sabbath day. went to meeting this forenoon in the south corner of the stockade. An orderly sergeant, from an Ohio regiment, conducted the service. He is Metho- dist preacher, and delivered a good ser mon. A few prisoners came in to-day. It is said that Gen. Lee is shelling Wash ington, and that Gen. Breckinbridgo tried to destroy bridge near Frederick, Md, but was repulsed. Went to good meet ing this evening. Rev. MT. Shepard, or derly sergeant of the 77th Ohio, preached from Tim. 6:12
 July 18.-Ten or fifteen prisoners came in to-day from Alabama. We hear that Atlanta is taken with eight thousand prisoners. Charleston is also taken by report. EwelI is said to have been whipped near Charleston, Va., with loss oI his trains and from nine to twenty thousand men. John Demery of Co. A and McCartal of Go. D died to-day. Elm ons of Co., K died yesterday. Heard that Bacheldar and Beniamine of Go. c died to-day.
 July 19.-Warm and pleasant to-day. Showery in the evening. Heard that Gen. Johnston was relieved of his com mand by Gen. Hood. Twelve or fifteen more prisoners came in to-day. It is said ttat Montgomery, Alabama, has been burnt by Gen. Rosecrans, and a raiding party of two or three columns from Rose cIans' and Sherman's armies are march iEg on to relieve us from this prison. Gold was quoted in New York at 2.59 two weeks ago. Went to a meeting to- night. We had good sermon.
 iJuly 20.-A warm and pleasant day. Three months ago to-day we were taken prisoners by Gen. HOke's command. There are rumors of raid in circulation to-day. The Rebels are hard at work fortifying outside, and re-enforcements are coming in. It is very evident that the Rebs are afraid of "Yankee raiders.' Two scouts came in to-day, and report a fierce of thirty thousand marching on to Columbus. J. Leander Chapin of Go. A. died this forenoon, aged twenty years. attended prayer meeting this evening. We had good one; six came forward.
 July 21.-A fine day. The Rebels are still receiving re-enforcements, and are digging like beavers, throwing up earth works outside and preparing against at tack. It is expected there will be raic oh this place. About seventy prisoners came in from Gen, Sherman's army. Al is going we'll. Gen. J. E. Johnston has [ been relieved of his command by Gen Hood. The report is here circulated tha Lieut. Gen. Grant had been wounded anC was dead.
 July 22.-A warm day. but a little showery. It is now said that exchanging and paroling of prisoners is to begin th' fore part of August, at Wilmington, N. c There was a meeting this evening in iron of my quarters. Orderly-Sergeant Shep ard preached a good sermon from Deut 32: 31.
 July 23.-Warm and cloudy. The Reb els are working hard building breastwork and redoubts. Some three or four hun dred prisoners came in to-day, who wer taken several weeks ago near Petersburg Va, The Macon Telegraph, of July 20th states that Gen. Grant is dead also tha gold is at 3. 50 in New York. Two mel were shot by the guards to-day. The were wounded. Passed the evening talk ing and telling stories with Oscar Lyo and Geo. Whitney.
 July A.-It is cooler to-day, but pleas ant Went to meeting this forenoon an heard Sergeant Shepard preach a goo sermon from II Peter, 3: IS. It is nov stated that the exchange and parole c prisoners will begin the 9th of August, a Bachelder's Creek, N. C. Report come of great battle which has been tough at Atlanta, between Sherman and HooC and Hood got the worst of it, with los of three thousand killed and wounded.
 July 25.-A very fine day. The night are quite cool at present. We hear tha Captain Charles Warren, of Company | 11th Conn. Vols, was acting inspectc general of Col. Steadman's brigade, an Orderly-Sergeant William Cummings wa in command of Go. B, and Sergeant Chas Winter was acting orderly sergean Again we hear that great battle had tal en place at Atlanta, and our forces Occup the city. Heard that President Lincol had called for five hundred thousand mol troops, to be ready in fifty days, or drafted. Drew for rations a small pieC of corn bread and three spoonfuls of mC lasses.
 July 26.-Pleasant in the forenoon, bl little rain in the afternoon. Hear nothing of importance to-day except tn; the Rebel supplies were cut off betwee Atlanta and Columbus. Price of variol articles in the camp is as follows Pot toes, $1.5O per dozen; rice, sixty cents
 pint; pies, $1.5O apiece; salt, five cen 8 spoonful flour, fifty and seventy -fV cents pint; onions, twenty, thirty, se
 enty-five and one hundred cents eact eggs, $1 for three; molasses, $1.25
 pint; ginger cakes, twenty-five and fift cents each; apples, twenty and forty cen
 apiece; biscuits, twenty-five and thirt five cents each; watermelons, twen
 cents slice; peaches, twenty and thirt five cents each.
 July 27.--Warm, cloudy and shower