The Press., 1896-05-21
Number 8.

from the Potomac army, Their report is that everything is going forward in fine shape. Our western army, under Shor- man, is near to Atlanta, and is advancing. believe all is going we'll.
 May M.-Warm and pleasant. Another large batch of prisoners, about nine hun dred, came in to-day. They were from the Army of the Potomac. We have now within this eight acre enclosure, twelve thousand or more prisoners. There was thunder storm this evening. The news is veryIgood, although the Rebs claim to be victorious everywhere; but we know that Grant and Sherman are giving Lee and Johnson "Hail Columbia" There is an expectation that there will be a break tonight. Oscar Lyon and I have extra rations, &c.,, and are prepared for the break.
 May 25.-Cloudy, but pleasant There was no break last night. The Rebs found out the intention, and put up notice at the gate, warning the men that we shall be fired upon with grape and canister, &c. About seven hundred and fifty more pris- oners were brought in to-day, from Gen. Mead's army, belonging to the 2d, 9th, 9th and 9th corps. They all bring good news. We drew little rice with our bread and meat to-day. We heard that Gen. Geo. w. Getty, of our old division, was wounded.
 May 26.-A warm and cloudy day. It rained in the night. It is reported that we have an army in the rear of Johnston, between Atlanta and Macon. It is fur ther said that the commanding officer of this place is making out our paroles so as to parole us in the event that Sherman should try to capture us. It is said that the Plymouth troops are to be paroled prior to the sixth of June. We heard that Butler had taken Petersburg, Va.
 We heard that "Little Mac" was in con- mand of the 9th army corps. Glad to hear it.
 May 27.-A little cooler than yesterday
 but pleasant. We caught "raider" last
 night, which is the third one we have talk.
 en within few nights. We shaved one
 side of his face, and the hair off from one
 side of his head, and marched him around
 the camp. It is reported that Charleston
 is taken, with eight thousand prisoners
 It is said that our cavalry is within twelve
 miles of here. The Rebs have been in to-
 day hunting for holes and found a few
 A line of battle was drawn up around the camp. It is reported that the Rebel cap
 tain will begin to parole us tomorrow a nine o'clock. We drew little scorcheC
 rice with our bread and meat.
 May 28.-Hot and pleasant. All tn reports we heard yesterday are false. w have about one hundred and eighteen pris oners added to our company to-day fror . Sherman's army. They were. capture at Cassville, twenty or thirty miles wee of Atlanta, yesterday morning. Whe U they left they could hear cannonading be
 tween Sherman and Johnson. Last ever
 ing our boys got together and we sang tn old songs, which were much enjoyed A were in good spirits last night. The Rel
 els have about sixteen thousand prisoner , in here.
 May 29.-Somewhere about eight hun dred more prisoners were added to us tc , day. A few were from Gen. Sherman . army, and say all is going we'll. Most c N the others were from Gen. Grants Pc u tomac army, and they report that every
 thing is all right in the eastern army
 We have the usual rumoTs, but they ar . not worth writing about. It has been D warm and pleasant day.
 May 30.-It has been very hot day Gen. Buffers army contributed abou
 nine hundred prisoners to our prison cam to-day. Among them were about thirt of the 8th Conn.,; several from the 6tf
 7th, and 21st Conn.,; and, also more tha one hundred from the 11th Conn. Thre 4 Stafford boys from Co. B. came in. The U were George Holmes, William R. Potte J and Albert Carpenter. Wm. Potter tol y me that my father died the 22d of Apri IL This is sad news to me; but I put m
 trust in God-the God of the widow an u the fatherless, who doeth all things vel I 1 My prayer is that we may be pardoned |
 God, and be protected by Him, and fina
 ly be saved.
 May 31.-Once more it is warm an " pleasant. We heard yesterday that Ge, Swanton of Go. B. 11th Conn.,, had bee y killed. About fifty more prisoners can in to-day. A part of them were from C. o B, 17th Conn.,, captured on St. John 7- river. Again it is said that we are to 1 Ie at once exchanged or paroled. The r \. port has come that Gen. Sherman hi '4 taken Atlanta; also that Fort Darli1 It is captured. Wrote to my mothe le brothers and sisters, and sent the lett
 to-day. We drew for rations, bacon, ar D one quart of meal to each man. - June IA cloudy, showery day. W ,o had 8 powerful thunder storm to-da ,a About four hundred more prisoners can y in, and part of them were old prisone 'd from Salisbury, N. O., and the othe .U were from Grants army. They bring d good news, although the Rebels claim @. be victorious everywhere. Our ratio n to-day were bacon and meal, but no sa aS BUoKLENs ARNIoA SALvE.-The be
 salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sore SO ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tettt ', chapped hands. chilblains, corns, and lclx3 o1v1 r.