Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-29
PRISON EXPERIENCES.
NO. 5.

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Co. L.-Capt. Darius j. Stafford
Morrisville; escaped July 1. Lieut.
John s. brennan, Woodbury.; paroled
March 1. Lieut.. Edward F. Griswold,
ST. Johnsbury; paroled Sept. 26'
Sergt. Sardis Birchard, Newfane;
died at Andersonville, Aug. %. Sergt.
Harrison R. Powers, Troy; died at
Florence, S. o., Nov. 27. Sergt. James
E. Miller, Warren; paroled Dec. 10.
Sergt. Chas. E. Merrill, Georgeville,
P. @. paroled Nov. 20. Corp. Horace
B. Foster, Hardwick; died at Ander-
sonville Sept. s. Corp. Edward Hyde,
Hyde Park; died at Andersonville
Aug. 10. Corp. Wyman G. Macomber,
Pawlet; paroled March 3. Adams,
Daniel, Cambridge; died at Ander-
sonville, Aug. 2. Bean, Simon S., St.
Johnsbury; died at Andersonville
Nov. IA. Boudrey, Andrew, Canada;
paroled Feb. 27. Brother, Tufiel,
Sudbury; died in parole camp, Dec. 1.
Brown, Harry, Charleston; paroled.
Butler, Albert S., Bradford; died at
Andersonville, Dec.7. Camera, Philip,
Barnet; died at Andersonville. Aug.
25. Chabot, Tuffiel, st. Johnsbury !;
paroled- Nov. 26. Collision, Erastus
G., Barton; paroled Nov. 26. Calvin,
William, Dorset; died at Millen, Ga,
Oct. IS. Cross, Ebenezer F -; died
at Andersonville, Nov. 2. Frasier,
Edward J., --; paroled Nov. 26.
Horan, John J, Ferrisburgh; died in
camp parole, Feb. 6. Kennedy,
Thomas, --; escaped Feb. 20. Lea
sot, Clemon, Richford; died at Ander-
sonville,f Sept. 10. Maitin, William.
Newport; died in prison. Martindale,
G. W. H, Chelsea; died at Millen, Ca,
-. Mason, Lyman, Barton; died
at Savannah, Ga, Oct. 4. Morrill,,
Lewis, Barnet; paroled Feb. 27. Null
lings, Francis, Bristol; paroled April
II. Munroe, Asa L., Pawlet; died at
Andersonville, Feb. 10. Owen, Will
liam E., Vergennes; died at Millen,
Ga, Oct.1. Ransom, Geo. W., Hard
wick; died at Andersonville, Aug. "a.
Rives, Antoine, Richford; died at
Savannah, Ga, Oct. 1. Sartwell, Will
liam E., Troy; paroled Feb. %. Tay
lor, Henry c., Morristown; died at
Andersonville, Aug. %. Turner,
George, Coventry; died at Florence,
S. O.. -. Wing, Charles, Morris
town; paroled Dec. 6. Thirty eight
prisoners; twenty two died; fourteen
paroled; two escaped.
Co. M.-Lieut. Eli r. Hart, Hartford;
paroled March'1. Wilmarth, Harrison,
Lyndon; paroled Dec. 6.
Two hundred eighty three of the
regiment prisoners; one hundred sew
enty two died; one hundred paroled;
seven escaped; two no record; one
re- captured; one joined the rebel
army. Of the four hundred eighteen
captured of the Fourth and Eleventh
regiments, forty two more than half
were dead inside of seven months.
The Confederate troops engaged in
this affair was General Mahone's di-
vision, consisting of five brigades and
six thousand men, and the troops who
came down on US from the rear were
a Florida brigade. When asked under
what conditions we would surrender,
the reply of our officers was that we
should be treated as prisoners of war.
Whether we were SO treated, accord
ing to the law of civilized nations,
will be shown later on.
AS soon as we saw we were sure to
be captured, most of those of Com
pany f. (and presume others did the
same) broke their gun stocks over
tree trunks or stones, and cut their
belts and straps to prevent their be-
ing of use to the enemy. We were at
once formed in two ranks and with
out stopping to right dress ordered to
"Forward March," We were escort
ed to piece of plowed ground on the
outskirts of the city, where from ap-
pearances, we rightly concluded we
were to stay over night. An infantry
guard was stationed around us, with
a cavalry guard outside that. They