The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-10-29
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parole, with DR.. Brown post surgeon.
April %. DR.. Ordway, of Giles
Co., visited our prison to-day but
was not allowed to come in. He
brought letter for me with some
money. Capt. Gordon and DR..
Johnson gave up their paroles and
came in this evening.
April "a. Received letter from
home (the first save one received
the first of April) which consider
ably revived me. Learned to-day
that II. J. Clack had been arrested
and confined for handing money to
prisoners.
April %. Two of our mess, T. f..
Jamison and N. Mckee sent to
Sandusky.
April 26. With deep regret we
learned by letters that Maury
County men were selling cotton to
the enemy.
April 81. Learned by letter from
Chicago that Bro. Alex. A. T.
Campbell, of Culleoka, Tenn. was a
prisoner at Camp Douglas.
April 2S. Nick Akin visited the
prison-nOt admitted.
April 80. Two hundred of us re-
ceived orders to be ready to start for
Sandusky by four o'clock in the
morning.
Nav /. Bought omnibus tickets to
Columbus. Federal officers would
let none of us ride except the sick
Had a great deal of fun joking one
another about the tickets, which
proved very sore thing to the F
officers. Just rs we were leaving
the prison ludicrous fight occurred
between two Va, bushwhackers
When the fight subsidized a little two
prisoners procured towel, put it OF
a broomstick for flag of truce, ad
vanced toward the cOmbatants anC
asked for permission to bury thu
dead.
Trees Just beginning to bud
Wheat six or eight inches high
Changed cars at Shelby, one hun
dred miles out. We got plenty o
the ardent aboard at Columbus b!
bribing a sentinel with a bottle o
whisky. The boys all kept yer.
lively and made some bold remarks
to the women and men collected a
Shelby to see the living Rebels. o.
: this trip we saw some female
dressed in the bloomer costume
We reached Sandusky at five in thu
evening, at which place anothe
crowd was out, of all hues and col
ors, white women holding negro
babies. Capt. McGruder, who hat
. been all through Western Va, ant
; had been shot to pieces, was yer.
= friendly with the prisoners. Hi
plan was to meet together, take
: big drink and settle the war. W.
crossed to Johnson Isle on tn
Island Queen. In disembarking ou
| commander got into muss wit
four guards and was injured severe
ly in the head and carried to tn
guard house. We were turned il
: and our baggage kept out again TO
examination.
May 2. Our pen here contain
about fifteen acres of ground, cover
ed with grass. 1t is situated on tn
eastern slope of the island and sur
J rounded by plank wall twelve fee
4 high, mounted with sharp spikes
At the northeast corner and at tn
gate are two-story houses with poi
r holes at top and bottom for muskets
also port holes in each with cannO
in them. Maj. VIM. S. PiersOn is i
r command of the post with severa
companies to guard us. Some @
them, we are told, are parOled mer
others have volunteered eXpressl
=, for guard duty. The guards are Of
. dered not to allow passing abou
y after nine O'Clock and at no time
allow prisoners to come nearer tina
-, within ten feet of the wall. Fort
: of us are in room 40ft. by "a ft.-2l
. in block-one cooking stove an
= one boiler to los men.
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