The Press., 1896-07-16


 N. Champlin, member of the 18th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers. It covers the entire year of 1864.
 Sept 28.-A pleasant day. Heard few extracts from Jeff Davis speech, that he delivered in Macon. The rebellion is in hard fix, according to Jeff Davis, and I think he is about right. Drew to-day two days rations of beans, meal, flour, salt, rice, &c.
 Sept. go. It has been a warm day. The city has been shcllcd great deal the past two days and nights. This evening it was constantly shelled for several hours. We could hear the shot and shell as they came humming and buzzing through the air. see the flash and hear them strike, when the prisoners would cheer at the re- suit. Heard that eight thousand are to be exchanged here on Saturday.
 Sept BOA very warm and fine day We had little rain in the night Bread is ten, fifteen and twenty cents loaf onions from ten to forty cents apiece rice from ten to fifteen cents pint; sweet potatoes from five to twenty cents apiece salt fifteen cents pint, etc. Had griddle cakes for supper, made of meal, flour and hominy, with molasses to eat on them.
 Oct. Tt has been rainy day. Eff teen hundred of us left Charleston early this morning on the cars for Florence, ornixy the night in an old corn field Drew for rations this morning three and one-half hardtack and a small piece of bacon.
 Oct. 2.-Cloudy to-day. We had miserable place to stay last night. This morning we were marched into the new stockade, which was full of felled trees, wood and brush. Two or three good streams of water run through it. Worked hard all day g"tting wood and fixing up. Drew for rations, flour, salt, beans and fresh meat. Had for supper griddle cakes, with flour and molasses gravy.
 Oct. 3.-A wet day. My breakfast was bean soup, fresh meat and few dumpl- ings. Drew for rations salt, flour, beans and fresh meat. l am in the third de- tachment, first mess. Each detachment consists of three hundred, and each mess of one hundred. A great many of the prisoners are taking the oath to the rebel states.
 Oct 4.-A fine day. Several more went out to-day, it is said, to take the oath to the so-called confederacy My rations this evening were a pint of rice one-half pint of flour, spoonful of salt, and seven spoonfuls of molasses. Heard that Petersburg is taken.
 Oct. 5.-Another pleasant day. Fifteen hundred more prisoners came in to-day from Charleston. They confirm the news of the capture of Petersburg. Drew for rations tonight few spoonfuls of meal, beans and fresh meat.
 Oct. 6.-Cloudy all day and showers in the evening. We were changed to the twenty-sixth detachment. Several de- tachments moved on this side, and some from this side went over on the other. ! ler's terms of exchange of prisoners. Heard that Gen. Sherman had driven Woods army fifty miles. More of the Charleston prisoners came in on the cars tonight. At dark drew for rations four or five spoonfuls of meal, two-thirds of a pint of beans, and a spoonful of salt.
 Oct. 7.-Cloudy and misty to-day. Wrote to my brother Denny and sent for a box asking for the following articles One bed quilt or blanket six or seven pounds weight, one woolen or flannel shirt, one pair of cotton flannel drawers, one pair of woolen stockings, needles thread, pins, one quart tin pail full Oi butter one pint cup, one knife, fork and tin plate, dried beef green tea, coffee sugar, dried apples, huckleberries, one pound black pepper, one-quarter pound cayenne pepper, two boxes of mustard two quarts of cider vinegar, two quarts of molasses, one bottle of the oil Ot lemon, pain-killer and peppermint, 8 small sack of flour, cheese and crackers one jar of pickles and peppers, soda anc saleratus, ginger, castillo soap, towel scissors, etc. Drew for rations, rice anc molasses.
 Oct. 8.-A pleasant day. Sent my let ter last night for box. More prisoners came in tonight from Charleston. Drew rations tonight, meal, flour, rice, beans and salt. No important news.
 Oct. 9.-Very cold last night. Coo and pleasant day. We moved our tents and things to day about thirty rods, anc have been at work all day trying to make ourselves comfortable. Three or foul men escaped few nights ago. l am il the first hundred, 18th detachment Rations, one quart of flour, one-half o two o-thirds of a pint of meal.