The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-11-26

stick, just back of my room heard
the crack Of a musket quickly fol-
lowing the word "halt." I was al
most sure that another prisoner had
been assaSsinated, but the coward
failed in his object. We've learned
that the word "halt" is only used to
stop the victim in order to make "A
more sure fire. This causes me to
chafe against my chains and grow
restless at my detention and to ask,
when shall | leave the land of gun
wadding bread and fly blown beef
and part with my tin plate and cup.
From the papers we see that Clarks-
vile has fallen into the hands of the
brave Confederates and they are
marching on FIT. DOnelson. Two
transports burued at the mouth of
Duck River. Rumored that LOO
prisoners will leave Johnson Island
tomorrow for Vicksburg We
write and receive letters written in
acids. This was favorite method
among the prisoners of writing on
the blank sides Of the paper any i'm
portant news that would be sup
pressed by the guards. This other
wise invisible writing was rendered
legible by passing a hot smoothing
non over. the paper.
Aug %. To- day the Federal off
GERS paraded us up and corrected u
roll of our names. FIT. Donelson has
been evacuated by the Federals and
a large body of Confederates are
moving upon the place, with but
thirty inches Of water at the Cum
berland shoals. Federal transport
burned by guerrillas between Mem
phis and Mound CITY, Ark. Seventy
five shot put into another below
Hickman, KY. The bag of wind
alias Gen. Pope, and his "grand
army" flying in disorderly retreat
before the Old Hero, Stonewall
Jackson at the Rappabannock on
the 10Th, hurrying with all possible
haste TO cross before an avalanche
of maddened Rebels was hurled
against his band of Vandals.
The Southern account of McCOok' {
death is that party consisting OF
seventy cavalry made dash upon
his guard (Which was u strong one
when they "skedaddled" and lef
him to catch what he deserved anC
what he received. Fo" Northern
account sce paper 8, date of Aug. ~
Tales Of suffering of Union prison
ers in the South from bad fare, baC
clothing and bad treatment [appea'
in their papers from time to time.
No doubt their treatment was mucf
better than ours from reliable &C
counts from Southern prisons.
Received letter from home dateC
Aug. 8, the last before that dated Stt
of July. My sister writes that or
the 18th of July a party of Con
federates burned the depot house a
Culleoka, containing seventeen
bales of cotton and some Of Ballan
fant's produce. Six of the sam,
party next day caught DR.. Thomp
son, of Williamson county, at tn,
same place and relieved him o
800 in gold with which he hat
been buying cotton.
Aug. % News to-day is: ST,
hundred political prisoners ar
coming here from Camp Chase
Camp Morton prisoners are moving
South. Between four and five hun
dred Tennesseeans and few Ken
tuckyians take the oath. Two
thousand guerrillas in Raleigh
Tenn, on the Goth en- route for Mem
phis. j. w. Garnett arrested il
indianapolis with $500 Confederate
notes. Slidell's property con
fiscated. Five thousand citizen
have left Maryland since the draf
order; leaving at the rate of 300
day. Rebel Congress met Aug. Is
Foote introduces severe retaliator,
measures. Yancy passes through
Buffalo in disguise on his way t.
Canada. Bragg at Chattanooga
bound for Nashville.
Aug. 20. Four hundred men ar
rive here, from Camp Morton; on
escapes. They are saluted in San
dusky with the epithets of thieve
and murderers. Although accus
toned to such scenes, the sight @
them, as they were brought in be
tween files of Lincoln's soldiers
told on my feelings. There wer
men of all conditions; the decrepit
the gray haired, the tender youth
the wounded, the MANNED, the IN
valid, the soldier, the citizen, tn
minister; all badly clothed an
looking bad from rough treatmer
and long imprisonment; som
arrested for endeavoring to joi
Morgan, others for political offenses
some for supposed sympathy wit
the 'Rebels," others charged wit
being implicated in bridge burning
etc.. all held as bushwhackers An
to listen to their tales OF sufferln
at the hands of Federal captors-
shot down after surrender and di,
: armed; shot by the populace o
their wav to prison; tied hard wit
ropes and carried to Jail; packe
from prison to prison, sick an
, wounded; shot in prison by sci
tinels-it is enough to move til
heart of a Stole.
Seventeen men have been shot {
Camp Morton and many of tn
number killed. Men are chaine
for persuading Rebels not to tab
the oath. Three hundred and thirt
, Rebels take the oath at Camp Mo
ton and twenty of them join tt
Northern army. Some get drunk
indianapolis, saying that they toe
, the.oath and had to ,vomit it a
) "HurrahefOr> j eff Davis ~ .Six al
shot down in the streets by citizen
. The others 90 home bound to r
! spond to Andy JohnsOn's call ,
, minute men when their State
, invaded; in effect swearing into II
! Federal army. Most of them are sa