The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-22

CAPTAIN +. G. BARNES, OF Chase CITY
Confederate guns. in retaliation for the
act Of General Jones.
OF these six hundred officers, list OF
the Virginians is given herewith among
whom viii be found the name Of Second
Lieutenant G. Il. Crisp. Tenth Infantry
Iurav Page county. This second leu
tenant was the late Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives. Among others OF the
six hundred not named with the Nir-
einians. but well known In Richmond
were Captain Thomas Pinckney' Fourth
cavalry. Charleston, S. c.. and Colonel
a. FulkcrsOn, SiNty-thlrd Iehhcssee' III
fantry. Rogersville.
The only Richmond man In the lot was
Second Lieutenant S. II. Halves. Pages
Virginia Battery. The story of the trans
portation and life Of the six hundred
Is told by Captain r. G. Barnes, then
second lieutenant Fifty-sixth virginia
Infantry. and Captain II. u. Frayser'
signal officer. New Kent county. During
a recent visit to Richmond, Captain
Barnes, who is now an honored citizen
OF Chase City, was induced to give the
following account Of his experiences:
CAPTAIN BARNES STORY.
Captain Barnes said
Il was captured in Picketts charge at
Gettysburg. Pa, on July 3, 1868 There
INV lflttu lie tOHliufIi'ds NAN't ''''
nnement in several prisons, l was taken
10 Johnson Island. Lake Erie, which was
"A prison exclusively for commissioned
officers.
ON the 9th OF February 1864 the names
of GOO officers from Lieutenant 10 Colonel
we're called and when we responded were
placed I'm line and marched to the wharf
and there carried over 10 Sandusky III
Ohio. None were aware Of their destina-
I,,t wa " selected for
exchange.
We remained all night at Santusky,
where II was very cold. but we were COM
Portable and enjoyed some privileges, not
oeing strictly guarded We left the next
day on a train, and when We landed 1t
was i'm Philadelphia.
There we were imprisoned in the State
Armory, where we We're comfortable. We
etaid there some weeks. and then were
under strict guard by negroes soldiers.
We left there on the 10th Of June on
steamer for Washington City. On the
way a plan was devised 10 seize the
guard, capture the boat and run ashore
All were united but the plot was foiled by
the boat running up under fort on the
river The commanding officer must have
had some intimatiOn or suspicion of our
purposes for from the fort gun boat
went up the river with our steamer.
. Arriving in Washington We were taken
10 the old Capitol where we remained sew
eral weeks with light rations, and then
were carried TO Fort Delaware. From this
place we were taken on the 10Th OF Au-
gust. 1864. and carried to a large ocean
steamer. Crescent city. then lying in the
bay below the breakwater.
We sailed the next day for parts I'M
known. but stil believing we were going
to be exchanged. During the voyage we
aurorpd m ffone Remain tho
coast Of South Carolina, when large lot
OF coal had 10 he thrown off to tighten the
ship before sailing again. While strand
ed a large gun boat came I'm sight and
created great commotion among the Off
GERS and guard Of the boat They were
apprehensive that an attempt would I've
made for our release, but there was no de-
monstration OF that kind.
After sailing again. nearly all OF us
were placed In the hull Of the boat and
guarded more rigidly We were kept out
OF sight Of land for two weeks or more,
and finally landed az Morris Island ). c..
This was on the 9Th of September, and
the first intimation we had of our desii-
nation.
"Sveral officers knew the place. and all
were soon informed. our treatment on
toard the steamer was very rough, with
scanty rations and brackish water. An
NiA''i Nt'N va Alie way anu NtAo given a
burial az sea.
After landing az Morris Island we
were placed under fire Of our own guns
IN front Of a Federal battery. which was
shelled from Fort Sumpter. The first
evening and night the Smelling was very
heavy but none OF us were killed IL
seemed our guns got the range and fired
over VS.. One morning while Captain
Findiey. OF Virginia. NOW a preacher In
Augusta county, }. T.. Cobb. IA. Coffry
and myself were IN our small tent Just
after Captain Fndley had read a chapter
IN a Bible which L now have and in
which l placed an the notes OF all my
travels. a large shell fell right at our feet
and covered as all with sand hut fortu-
nately did not explode nor break up our
accustomed worship.
I'VE were guarded by negro troops
commanded by Colonel Hallowell. who
was q heartless man and under him the
most cruel treatment was experienced
We were not allowed any privileges and
often fred into by the guards for the
most trivial offence and several men were
wounded.
There was a plan on foot 20 tunnel out
and make our escape, but the equinoctial
storm flooded our work and II cayed IN.
Another attempt was made by digging
out but our scheme was reported 70 the