The Press., 1896-07-02

August 21-CIoudy and showery. Cor poral Casper Young, of Go. A, and Private Henry A. Robinson, of Go. K, are dead Rations, cooked beans, boiled beef and bread.
 August 22.-About fifty prisoners more were received to-day. Read Rebel pa per, ,the "Macon Telegraph" of this week Not much news. The Rebs claim that we are all whipped out. The same ra- tiohs as last night.
 August 23.-A very warm and pleasant day. Between one and two hundred more prisoners came in to-day. James Steel, of Co. F, 18th Conn.,, died to-day. A great many boys in the regiment are run ming down, and are getting the scurvy, dropsy, &c. We get the usual rations.
 August 24.-I am one years man. Warm and pleasant. More prisoners came in. The Rebels say that Memphis is captured, Grant is whipped, Sherman's rear is attacked by Wheeler's cavalry, the railroad is cut for twenty miles, part of
 
 ing into Md, and, in New Orleans, great riot has taken place, with four hundred killed. Several sergeants, who have their commissions, went out to be exchanged.
 August 25.-Very warm and pleasant. A few prisoners were brought in to-day. There is much talk of an exchange. Mar tin Hull, of Go. E, 16th Conn.,, died to- day.
 August 26.-The weather still holds warm and pleasant. From General Sher- mans army, and from General Hatch's army in Florida, we have one or two hundred more prisoners. There is no special news.
 August 27.-It is said that the exchange of prisoners is going on and will soon be- gin here. The weather still continues fair and warm, with an occasional shower.
 August 28.-A beautiful Sabbath day. Prisoners in to-day report Sherman's ar my fighting near Atlanta.
 August 29.-Pleasant, but cooler. Two years ago to-day the 18th Conn. left Hart ford, Conn.,, for the seat of war. Now we are in Rebel prison, treated worse than brutes. Heard that the Rebels had proposed to the Federal government to exchange officer for officer, and man for man, until all were exchanged, and the excess to be retained. About seventy five prisoners from Sherman's army came in to-day.
 August BOA warm day. We have a few more prisoners from Sherman's army. John Ainsworth, of Go. c, and Asher r FfId1trhes, of Go. E, are dead. Two years ago this morning the 18th landed in New York, and left for Washington, D. c. Go. numbered one hundred and one men; it has now about forty-two in this prison. August 31.-We are favored with anoth- CT pleasant day. It is the report that General Sherman has left Atlanta, with the 18th corps and fifteen days rations, and was expected here, It is said that an exchange is agreed upon. Two years ago this evening the 18th reached Wash ington, D. c. Joseph J. Jones, of Go. B, and Jeremiah Goodrich, of Go. c, 18th Conn.,, died to-day.
 Sept. 1. 1.-Another very warm and pleas ant day. Two years ago to-day the 18th arrived at Fairfax Seminary, Va. The nights are little cooler at present, and mosquitoes are as thick as flies in a mo- lasses barrel. I received letter to-day from my sister Lucy, stating that my folks and friends were all well. This is cheer ing news to me. Michael Cullen, of Go. K, died to-day.
 Sept. 2.-Warm and pleasant. John Carrier, of Go. B, died last night. Wm Craigg, of Go. B, died in hospital this morning, making forty-eight since the first of July. It is reported that eighteen hundred are to go to new prison next week. Rations at present consist oi cooked beans, bread, beef and salt.
 Sept 3.-Showers last night and to-day. Heard to-day that the greatest battle ot the war had been fought at Fair Oaks Va., and that Gen. Grant was victorious Heard that Gen. Sherman was at Macon with two corps. Four months in this prison. According to the Augusta Con. stitutionalist, of the 18th of August, three hundred sick and wounded prisoners dieC in one day, of the week before, at this place. The doctors say that the highest number is one hundred and seventy ol eighty.
 Sept. At is pleasant day. Severa rumors are afloat about fight between Grant and Lee, and Sherman and Hood in which we were victorious. Frank Bai ley of Go. 0, died to-day. John Banning of Go. E, and Michael Haley, of Go. D died yesterday. Twenty-one years age to-day my mother died.
 Sept Every warm and pleasant About one hundred prisoners from Sher mans army came in to-day. Robert Bal lentyne, of Go. A, and Charles H. West of Go. I, died to-day. The news we heal to-day is glorious. General Sherman has whipped Hood and cut his army up, anc has captured Atlanta. The papers, also have it that the steamer "Crescent" has arrived at Charleston with six hundred prisoners to be exchanged, and more arc expected on Thursday.
 Sept. 6-Warm and showery. Corpora Frank Miller, of Go. B, is dead. Burton Hubbard, of Go. A, and Charles Robinson of Go. G, died to-day. Glorious news to-
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