The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-29
ECHOES OF THE PAST.
Excerpts From the Diary of Andrew
j. Campbell.
Rev. Heroic Col. Granville Moody
Preacher by Profession, Bigot and
Tyrant by Nature.
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March IL. Federal officers around
yesterday buying money at half
price. Our prison is very muddy,
wood and provision wagons miring
up to the axle. Col. L. D. Campbell
and Granville Moody have regi-
ments here guarding the prisoners,
assisted by some cavalry. Col.
Campbell, of the 69th Ohio, and Gov.
Todd are considered by the prison
ers gentlemen and humane men.
The Rev. Heroic Col. Granville
Moody is commander of the post. A
Methodist preacher by profession. a
black Republican of the darkest
hue by politics, bigot and tyrant
by nature. Van Srader and Billiard
are his Lt..Col. and Major. We
elected to-day prison and street
superintendent. We are drawing
rations for 1855 men, when there are
400 in the prison.
BY order of Gov. Todd the prison
wall between No. 3 and very small
pen containing some Western Va,
prisoners was taken down. 1t was
the f1lthiest, muddiest place [ ever
saw human beings in. The moon Is
shining brightly tonight and the
prisoners from the lower prisons are
out promenading and singing South
ern songs. Boys are in the prison
every day with pies, apples, candy,
cigars and such like for sale. Senti-
nels will not let prisoners go near
the wall.
March II. Papers state that Cur
tbs has whipped Price and killed
McCullock and that Manassas is
evacuated by Confederates. Even
ing papers report that Union men
are rising in all parts of Tennessee;
have burned Confederate supplies
at Shelbyville; a skirmish Is miles
south of Nashville; Confederate
forces concentrating at Chattanooga
and Corinth.
March l3. Prisoners coming in
from st. Louis report that Price
was victorious at Pea Ridge instead
of Curtis. Papers report Johnson at
Decatur with $4,000 demoralized
men. Memphis reported in ashes.
March IA. Heard to-day that Col.
Morgan came near capturing Buell.
and staff just south of Nashville.
Met up with DIR. James Jackson,
surgeon Of the And Tenn, first time
l have seen him in some eighteen
years. In prison No. 2 I met my old
roommate Lieut.. G.. B. Lipscomb,
of Col. Gregg's 18th Texas. We
parted ten years ago at school and
met on the battlefield of Donelson
without recognizing each other. 1t
is currently reported that company
officers will be sent to johnson
Island in Sandusky Bay so soon as
the ice breaks up and that all sur
geons and ministers of the gospel
will be released.
March 10. To-day DR.. Hoyt of
Nashville, visited our prison.
Wrote letters home and to Nashville
by him. Hucksters forbidden the
prison because three prisoners made
their escape OH the 11th. Capt. Reid
died last night of Inflammation of
the bowels for want of medicine.
His corpse lay in an unoccupied
shanty with the door barred up.
Cincinnati papers give an account
of Col. Morgan pitching into the
Federals south of Nashville; the
defiant attitude of the ladies of
Nashville; and the appropriation of
the residence of Mrs. W., OF Nash
Vile, as hospital for Federal SOL
diers.
March Is. Cold and showing this
morning. Col. Moody around to-
day distributing tracts. A Missis-
sippi captain died last night on
Buckner street. Great deal of sick
ness in prison
March II. A member Of Col. Han
sons regiment came around to-day
to divide some shoes which had been
sent them from Louisville, KY. We
have received no clothes yet from
the Federal government, although
requisition after requisition has
been made. VIM. Brooks, of Maury
Co, visited our prison to-day. He
reports Union feeling increasing
there and that Arch Hughes is COM
ing soon to see us. Sent letter
home by Brooks. We draw rations
every other dav, bean coffee, tea,
gun wadding bread, corn meal, beef
shoulder meat and sugar.
March Is. Twenty-Five prisoners
arrived from Somerset, KY, some of
them very badly crippled and
wounded. Their pitiable and help
less condition makes me think that
the Federal Government sticks
closer to a prisoner than to brother,
sticking to him as long as piece is
left.
March 20. Elected Aiken COM
missary in place of Watts and passed
resolutions not to buy anything from
the Federal sutler. Cincinnati
papers give an account of the death
of ]. E. Amis, ]. Thomas and others
at st. Louis. A few prisoners from
Prices army arrived to-day.
March 81. Drew shirt and pair
of socks, the first [clOthingl we have
been able to get from Old ABE"
Mr.. Samuel Pointer visited the pris-
on to-day, but was not permitted in
ours. Wrote to Thos. Amis in rela-
ton to his son.
March %. Showed to-day. Made
out a report of the 48th Tennessee
and sent it back to Maury County.
March 90. Learned to-day that
DIR. Hooper escaped on the 2lst.
Met an old man seventy years of age
who was arrested in Raleigh Co.
IVA; only offence known was that q
couple of secesh ladies and boy
stopped over night at his house out
OF storm.
March "a. Showed some. Two o.