The Press., 1896-06-18

Grant, and other places. Nothing new to write. Albert West, of the Harris Light Cavalry, came in to-day. He was captured the 23d or 24th of June. All is prospering finely. A few of our mon are at work building barracks for us.
 July 28.-We have an addition to our camp of some eighteen hundred more prisoners, who were brought in to-day from Gen. Sherman's army, most of them from the 18th, 18th and 17th army corps. They were taken the 22d, near Atlanta, but say that the Rebs got the worst of it at the close of the fight.
 July 29.-Warm again and showery. About seven hundred more prisoners came in to-day. Part of them were from Sher- mans army, and the rest from Grants and ~Hunter's!~
 July 3O.-A very warm day. Showers. set up stand to-day with Charles H. West and L. o. Lyon & Go. It is said fighting is going on at Macon. The Reb- have begun to fortify again, and are dig ging like tigers. The camp is full of ru- mors in regard to exchange and parole. August 9th is the day fixed upon. Time will tell.
 July 31.-The weather still continues to be very warm. Went to meeting at ten o'clock and had good one. After the sermon about twenty spoke for the cause of Christ. The Rebels have work ed all day cutting down trees and building earthworks. It is said that they expect a raid in here every day.
 August 1.-Cloudy, warm, showery, The enemy is still at work. The camp is full of rumors in regard to the exchange and parole. Captain Tibbles of Co. G, Private Missing, of Co., and Benjamin Bachelder of Co. c, are dead. Meetings are held about every night in the camp, and many are converted. If God spares my life, and permits me to return home, will serve him, and consecrate myself anew to his service for time and eternity.
 August 2.-Wrote to mother to-day. It has been a very warm day. We had thunder showers this afternoon. The lightning struck two or three times just outside the stOckade, near the hospital. About four hundred more prisoners came in to-day from Sherman's army. They report Gen. Stoneman and staff as being captured at Macon. It is two years ago to-day since I enlisted. I saw a great sight to-day-a prisoner covered with worms and maggots, almost rotten with them. 'Orderly-Sergeant Shepard preach. ed in front of our quarters this evening His text was Heb. 9: 3.
 Aug. 3.-Another showery day. Abou eight hundred sick went out today, anC several hundred more are to go. Between three and four hundred prisoners came il to-day from Gen. McCook's command taken on raid this side of Atlanta.
 August 4.-A very pleasant day. Some two hundred more prisoners came in to day. They report hard fighting at Allan ta, and some say it is taken. Heard tha a general parole was to commence on thu first of August, and six thousand were tC l Sergeant c. w. Parker, Corporal Geo. Faulkner, of Co. I, and c. V. Thompson of Go. A, went out to work to-day.
 August 5.-A pleasant day. David B Carrier, of Go. D, 18th Conn. Vols, die' this morning about seven o'clock. Be tween four and five hundred sick went ou this afternoon, out of eleven attachments About fifty prisoners from Sherman ,, army came in to-day. No importan news. Heard of fight between Burn sides corps and the Rebels, at Peters burg, with the defeat of the Union forces Alfred Pimbell, of Go. I, 18th Conn. Vols. died this morning, about half past min o'clock. This Is the first death in Go. , for about fourteen months. He was onl ! fifteen years of age, and had been in tn = company about six months.