Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-07
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raj refused 20 do. SO coo Co,e.s.-.
olhcers were selected e. be rlor.f -
fire or their own guns in rctaiiatfo- ---i
In January. 1861 the co Conf.
ohlcers were taken from Johnson r.r.'
and sent TO the State Armorv M r.l
delphla. They were unaware 30 ...-
destination or the perils ana or-,...
that awaited them. After being $3.50
under strict guard 90 Old CAPITOL 49,
Point Lookout, and F0rt Delaware So
RAJ times they were on August N ,.,,
paced on the ocean steamer Cres,...
clty' ana taken out TO sea. The v.,,.,
stranIeI on cape Romano, ana hal 7,
uAOoai Oeiore she could sail again.
PUT TO WORK.
The prisoners were put 10 wo-t
Vessel was seen approaching in Or. a.
lance, and their rescue was apnr,h.-,'
An were put under rigid srry....-.-
The suspicious OF rescue were rrr,.-.
and the vessel sailed again. ana ,..
siSht OF land from the Goth or .i
10 tho 9TH OF September. and none ~.
whittier they Wore sailing. or 3D..
they would meet. The prisoner. t,,'
drink condensed water and the ho,f.t
an was affected. Sickness prayrr.r p.
Lieutenant Edwards. from near p...-'
ourg' was the first 20 die. and "a 49,
at sea was given him. '-'+
In September the vessel arrived a.. ~,
ris Island, s. c.. and the pri,,n,-. . '.''
disembarked, and placed under r,
OF the guns OF their own r1er IT,, rs
tederates, by some means. got %
ton or their situation. found or. ~
range and fired over them. ana r..
man was Killed. A premature evr',sf.,
Ut fedetal gun killed twolv. 90 ,'
tudtd ilsht betcs~ shcm. a BIZ u-...
mona Ight was turned rpon tha o.
Iederates at night, and the eyes or Ms
we injured and their sufforinrs No..
intense The prisoners left Morris r..,-,
OeloDer list ana arrived nc Fort p,,,',,
~ Gay. singular TO say. none 5,.t
aliu one prisoner was killed by a r,...,
accidentally. e--l
a FORTUNATE MTTTAKr
a Colonel Brown or New yort
indnued at Fort Pulaski. and was a. ,..
Hldne oincer Here a mistake oc.rrr,i ~
sending barrel OF sugar inst.,5 ~
Darrel OF flour 10 the prisoner y.
the n9st sweet thing they hal Soon '
long time and was speedily loyo.,r.,
They left Fort Pulaski Novor,t.- ..
ISoi and arrived next day M rrn,@- n.y. ~
> Z. There retaliation was pr.ct,..,
It's most hi1eous forms THO g. D.
cruelty reigaed supreme. TIE ALL.
10 each man was five ounces OF CO.,, .-.-,
ana one pint OF brackish water I'D. ,..l'
ne scurvy invaded their ranks. ana 1....
So OF their number died. The brrts ~
pm poies' and ono blanket % two r,..,
Nheh the retaliation was ov.r
abundance OF provisions were ffrri.t.,
,lsI SOM, some died from overeaurr Tb,y
~ linton Head on Sunday. tho Tfr l,
March. 1860. and arrived az Fort ~.
the sth OF March. Len Thor en- .o'
and were carried FOR the third ,l,,. Il,
fort Delaware. All were parols1 ..,
ieIt there for home the 18th OF lima ,,.-
out or the COO who had endured 49,.
hardships and dangers about 2QO rs,,.rr,,
SURVIVORS RECALLED
Ut these. Lieutenant Barnes recalls ft.
n ,, OF rev. George W. Finley, now d,
lans us'a county Va; Lieutenant Himap
81 5.ii,ella county; Captain Ire. on red.
iordi Lieutenant s. IT, Halves ana a.,
tam Frayser, OF Richmond. IJarto,...
CoHey, or Texas: Lleutenants Eines -
North Carolina. and Harris ana Rniio,,
OF tennessee. Captain Abconder. OF Fi.r,'
IA and Colonel y. T.. Cobb, late uen,hs,
or Congress from Alabama.
Rev j. Is. w. Handy. OF virginia vro,,
a history OF the 600. entitled "Confederat,
Bonds; or Prison Duress." a COW T.,
winch Lieutenant Barnes had but II va,
recently destroyed by fire. II contai-ei
inc names OF all the officers. ami
graphic account OF their experience.
Lieutenant Barnes has his dischar-.
ana parole, showing no was released nv
General A. schafr. commandant OF Ia,
Delaware. IL "a counterslgned BY Georr,
w All captain and assistant adiut,r.-
general" 18th OF June, 1865. The d,,e.
given above he preserved IN a poc,.,
hiDle' which he still has iR his possession