The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-19

missed him and killed man asleep in
his tent.
IL "A prisoner attempted by a flank
movement TO get double rations NJ WAS
incased i'm barrel shirt and made 10
walk for hours in the hot sun. The yell
low corn meal and raw cod caused power
complaint and hundreds slckened ana
died. Those who had money sent them
never received half that was sent, some
times the letter would come but the re-
mittance was never heard from and such
remittances as were allowed We're only
paid by an order book on the suffer who
permitted you to deal the amount TO your
credit out In supplies al proht VI Two
OF three hundred per cent.
TOBACCO \ LUXURY.
A barter was kept up with rings ana
other ornaments made by the prisoners
out of bones and buttons. These tinhets
were exchanged for the 'red-hot pies OF
the rebel suffers, who We're fortunate 10
have gotten rich enough to start a bak-
cry. Others exchanged the result Of their
skill. and even portion OF their scanty
ratfons for tObaccO-the rule OF trade,
being cracker for a chew of tobacco.
a ration Of vinegar was ISSUED once "A
week. this commanded = premium-two
crackers or two "chews' Of tobacco be-
cause by putting in a few nails the pur-
chaser made IL answer In place OF Wnls-
keyi But tobacco was doubtless more
fully utilized than any other necessity or
luxury. It was first chewed. the first half
hour. the expectations were very dark,
D.. as its strength waned the discharges
became lighter The chew was then ripe
and was taken out and carefully dried
in the sun and was then used as smok-
ing tobacco. the ashes were carefully pre-
served and used SNUFF and the ster-
mutation that followed dispelled the once
fragrant weed into its original elements.
The present generation can hardly rea-
lie the sufferings OF their fathers IN the
late civil war and before the last OF US
pass away it may be well mat they
should know that the hardships ana
cruelties were not all on one side.
II the Confederacy had her Libby, her
Andersonville, her Belle Isle, the Federais
had their Camp Chase. their Johnson
Island their Point Lookout. We gave
our prisoners the same and sometimes
better fare than our own troops enjoyed
in the field-the best we had. whilst out
OF their abundance the federals doled out
a miserable pittance, scarcely enough to
keep body and soul together. One who
has never gone to bed hungry. night af-
ter night; who has never Toasted in
dreams upon the fat OF the land and
woke up with an acking void and parch-
ed tongue can realize a prison life.
BLOOD BOILED ONCE MORE.
The war is over, We have not and never
intend TO violate our parole and have
never felt like doing so but once and
that was a month or two after I got
back from prison. when that same black
regiment that guarded us at Point Look
out. with their slick. fat faces passed
through Richmond Then I must confess
the rebel blood boiled again and felt that
II / could muster a corporars guard
would have liked to- have taken a crack
or two at them. We have accepted the
arbitrament of the sword. but let IL not
he permitted TO go down TO history that
the prisoners I'm orr hands were cruelty
treated and suffered greater privatlons
than those OF US who were incarcerated
In northern prisons.
When we (most OF Picketts Division)
reached Point Lookout. We we're crowded
into tents 70 such 4 degree that when
We wished 70 turn over. we had TO do 50
en- rnasse and the order ito spoon" was
understood 20 mean turn over on ths 9TH
er side, We have no desire TO fire the
Northern OF the Southern heart or 10 see