The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-11-12
ECHOES OF THE PAST.
Excerpts From the Diary of Captain
Andrew j. Campbell.
A Federal Soldier at Columbia Writes
Letter to His Mother
In Ohio.

Continued from last week-Article IL
JOHNSON ISLAND, June 20.-A let
Ter received here states that several
girls at Athens, Ala, have died
from injuries received from the
Federals. In view of this and other
Outrages (leaving out the priceless
boon of freedom), we feel that it
should arouse every Southern man
to resistance to the bitter end. and
that curses cannot be heaped too
high upon men that are in favor of a
union with men who commit deeds
worse than the butch cry of defence
less women AID children.
July %. To-day / am out of all
except Southern money, having
spent all sent me for a uniform,
which was made up by Capts. Scott
and Knowles. Some six or seven
tailors (prisoners) work all the time,
Sundays not excepted. From the
news from Tennessee, those of us
living south of Nashville suppose
we are cut off from communication
with friends at home. Under the
circumstances we are glad that it is
so; it will he great gain to our
friends. Morgan's presence in
Kentucky has produced quite a
panic along the towns on the Ohio
river. An account is given in the
Cincinnati Enquirer of his visit and
recruiting in six or eight counties in
central Kentucky. Fears are eX-
pressed that he will cross the river at
Maysville and liberate the prisoners
at Camp Chase, hundred miles
| distant.
July %. One of the officers of the
18th Arkansas died here yesterday
and was buried on the island. AL
though this prison is situated in a
splendid place and where the winds
off the lake constantly fan it, yet it
is infested with vermin and creepers
on the ground and back of the
kitchens. Prisons in warmer eli
mates certainly are much worse and
filthy in the extreme. The con-
sentative papers of the North are
commenting severely on the policy
of the government in not eXchang-
ing prisoners. They say that, in
order to secure volunteers, they
should exchange and remove hos
pitfalls from the sight of the people,
as the sight of those manned in bat
tie in every conceivable way is
! calculated to discourage the ardOr
of the young for battle.
July %. Papers report that the
Federal pickets have been driven in
north of Nashville; bridges burned
on the Chattanooga road within six
miles of Nashville Nashville and De-
catur road torn up north of Column
bia. We learn that the Misses r. OF
Giles Co. have been and are re-
ceiving visits from Federal officers.
Such women we consider unworthy
OF any good Southern mans atten-
ton.
July 26. See from the papers that
the Federal Government has de-
termined to quarter its soldiers
among us and feed them on our coun-
try. Letters from Middle Tonnes
see are very hopeful. Latest from
Maury County is the 2Oth. A battle
reported by letter at Shelbyville; no
account in the paper.
July %. To-day four OF US moved
down into new building, taking
Lieut.. Cheatham out. OF the hos
pital. Divine service is being held
in one end of a house to-day and al
the same time five or six tailOrs
are at work I'm the other end.
July 80. Capt. Gordon had g
uniform sent him from st. Loui:
and the authorities here refused tt
let it come in Northern men are
becoming more and more divided
Peace men are beginning fast Il
spring up and are arrested. Demo
Gratis are threatened with mobs and
imprisonment, but are getting
holder in denounciDg military try
amy.
July 81. I had never realized The
truth of the saying that men are
nothing but grown-up boys until
was taken prisoner. Since that time
have seen more of the boy shown
in men than L ever saw before, il
playing games of all sorts and il
everything of the kind. Since GU
capture we have devised a thousand
ways and means of escape and dis
cussed them over and over. Thi
, evening l saw letter in the CLeUe
land Herald from a Federal soldie
at Columbia.
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