The National tribune., 1899-08-03
A BOY LIEUTENANT.
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shoe. He was detected, taken out, and
and sore from the terrible beating, he was
sent back to his work. As he passed in
among us he said: "Dey may kill dis nigger,
but dey can't make him hate de Yankees y
Brave fellow; hope that he lived to enjoy
the freedom that he so earnestly desired,
DEATH oF GEN. wINDER.
Gen. Winder died very suddenly.
| Another celebration was held, and We
burned up all OF our pine wood in torch
light procession, celebrating his demise.
Two officers died in the prison hospital.
The authorities refused to allow them to be
buried in the public burying- ground. A
request that some Of the officers might
attend the bodies TO the place OF interment
was peremptorily refused. A prominent
Southern Clergyman preached to us one
Sabbath. His discourse was strictly a
theological one, and was listened to W.
respect. The fact that this same clergy
man had prayed in the pulpit at the begin
ming of the war, that yellow fever and
pe5tilence might sweep the Yankee inyad-
ing horde off the face of the earth" was re-
membered by some and quoted against
him. | do not think that his sermon pro-
duced any moral benefit among his hearers.
The health Of my companion, Lieut..
Sanders, began to fail, and | realized that
unless something was doEe for him he
would not survive his Imprisonment.
| After much trouble, 1 succeeded in obtain
| ing an order admitting him to the hospital,
His condition here was an improvement
over our crowded. daAp, sitting tent. My
money was again exhausted, and | was
unable to obtain any more. Every day
| looked fol q letter containing a remittance
/ but none came.
SOUTH CAROLINA CADETS.
| Many Of our old veteran guards had beer
sent off to the front, and their places taker
! by the South Carolina Cadets. These
young men were insufferably conceited
very insulting and overbearing. We FIRE
duently told them, Boys, the men at the
front don't talk that way" in answer t.
their boastings, They had an idea that
they were only in front Of Sherman tha
they could stop his whole army. They
had the choice offered them Of remaining IL
Columbia, and guarding the prisoners, o.
going to the front, and they eagerly chose
the latter. They ran against line O
| Sherman's "Bummers' near Branchville
almost the first morning OF their arliVal a
| the front Sherman's men seeing tina
they We're boys, called out 10 them to g.
back. The cadets answered with volle1
and charged the Yankee line. There wa
a single volley flom the "Bummers," ant
most of the cadets we've laid low. OF tn
whole company not a dozen escaped. Their
was mourning in Columbia when tn
news came back that this band OF high
spirited boys had been almost annihilated
l Among the particulars OF the capture
Fort Fisher, that reached us, was the new:
of the death of Lieuts. Preston and Porter
of the United States Navy. both killed il
the assault on the fort. These two Officers
We're among ou1 lot Of naval prisoners IL
Richland Jail, and We're well known ant
liked by all OF us. Even the Columbi;
papers spoke kindly of them, and regretted
that such n sad fate should have fallen t
such Brilliant young men.
! Go be continued.)