The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-21
HISTORICAL.
Dairy If a Confederate Soldier

| (COntinued rom last | Today I went out to bathe win apoul | 200 other prisoners in the lake. we were closely guarded while bathing by strong | guard We bathe in the lake just unoer the eastern wall of the prison. aoout SV | prisoners are taken out to batne each day. The weather is fine; we nave | pleasant bracing northern breeze ana the | men seem quite cheerful and all say they fare better than they expected they would Nothing of importance transpireo l in prison today.
 l August 1. Saturday-About hfty of MOT | gan's men were taken out today 10 De sent to the Ohio State Penitentiary at Columbus, where Morgan himself is con fined. The others are expected to leave | shortly.
 | August 2, Sunday-Today we had reT | ligious services in the street between the | rows of quarters, three sermons were preached by prison chaplains and were | largely attended. One hundred prison CTS (of1cers), arrived today, mostly from Gettysburg Many of them are wounded. l Monday. August 3-Prison lire IS neary | the same day by day, with little variety ! or change. The newspapers are eagerly l sought for and all the news items freely | read and commented upon, but the sub | ject of an exchange of prisoners Is the | one that most deeply interests the men. | The papers today contained an oroer | from the Secretary of War or Adjutant | General at Washington (retaliatory) stat i ing that he would contine in the State | Penftentiary for the term or during the | war and put to hard labor one Confeder- ate prisoner for every Federal negro SOL dier that might be sold into slavery by the Confederate authorities; that one prisoner would be shot for every negro | that may be shot and one would be hung | for every negro that may be hung, thus practically putting us on an equality, al- | though they have declared that negro | is not military equivalent for white | soldier. The day has been quite pleasant, | a delicious breeze has been stirring all | day; the weather cooler than for the last | four days; frost.
 Tuesday, August 4-Had a delightful shower of rain this evening. sufficient to wash off the prison yard. Many of our officers are sick in the hospital. About 100 of General Morgan's officers were taken out today, some think to be sent to one of the State penitentiaries, and some think to be exchanged. An order was received by the sutler today pro | hibiting him from selling boots or cloth ing to prisoners; each man is only all lowed to buy one pair of coarse army shoes, and one suit of underclothing. if
 
 | coarsest and cheapest quality. Many men | are elated over what they think a pros | pect for an exchange of prisoners, 1t Is | reported that a Federal officer told one | of our officers that we would all be ex- changed in the course of three weeks, but do not credit it. Met today with | Colonel Clay and Lieutenant Harris, both old acquaintances of the army and pris- oners of war confined here.
 l excitement begins to decline this morning Yankee papers contain rebel dispatches that w. l.: Yancey's funeral took place | at Montgomery, Ala, on the 27th, also that Gen. Dick Taylor has routed Banks army and captured 6,000 prisoners. hope the last>may prove true.
 1 At sunrise, which is as early as we l are allowed to leave our quarters, we rise from our hunks. (one plank each), and blankets, one each, and getting l water bucket wash pan and towel and if the individual can afford it the luxury of piece of soap the first thing is to hurry to the pump, there to wait about one hour till our turn comes to get Wa ter, having filled the buckets. hurry back to some vacant spot in the yard, then per 1 form the morning ablutions, and with the remainder of the water in the bucket march to quarters, the bucket of water to constitute the supply for the day, un- less the individual should be lucky enough to get two chances at the pump in one day; by this time breakfast Is ready; we assemble around our morning meal, con sisting of boiled beef, bakers bread (stale) coffee (chicory) Breakfast dispatched we assemble in the yard for roll call, then disperse, some to the suffers to purchase articles for dinner, some to the pump to wash clothes, some to prepare wood and water to cook the dinner meal some to visit the quarters of friends and aoQuaint- ances, to hunt out newspapers and dis cuss the news, the war, etc. some to l write letters home to friends, some 20 to the postofflce to inquire for letters, etc, some to work on rings, trinkets etc. and others to promenade the yard for exercise, thus the day is spent till F o'clock when we assemble for dinner This meal as furnished by the Govern ment consists of boiled beef or bacon. bakers bread and rice or hominy, side dishes depend upon the purse of the mess. After dinner the messes make prepara- tions for supper in the way of wood and water, there being only one pump and that very inferior two chop axes and two wood saws allowed to the yard; wood is to be prepared for getting supper and breakrast and water for supper, for the night and for getting breakfast the men must engage in the same paStimes exer- cises and amuSements as in the morning till 5 o'clock, when supper is ready. Sup per consists of cold boiled beef. stale baker s bread and coffee, with butter If the mess can afford it. At sundown the l flag, the Old Flag, is hauled down and prisoners must remain in quarters till sunrise next morning, in this We are compelled to respect the Old Flag We sit in our crowded quarters and chat of course in low tones of the world outside till o'clock (taps), then lights out and to bed. which means to plank and blan- ket.
 Thursday August 6--Nothing of import ance transpired within the prison walls today Weather dslightful took bathe in the lake today
 Friday, August Hast night one of our prisoners was tirsd upon by the guard Twenty seven prisoners arrived today
 They belong to Scotts Cavalry, and were taken in Kentucky. Captain Barnes of Ialladega, was in the number
 Saturday, August S--Last night another of the prisoners was fired upon by the guard. Eighty prisoners (oficers) arriv- ed today, they belong to Prices Army, and were taken al Helena, Ark They have been at Camp Chase. One case of small pox was brought in with them
 The patient had been with the other pris- oners and is now in a small tent in one corner of the yard. We drew bed sacks today, which We were allowed to put some straw in to be used as beds. The New
 York World of yesterday announces the
 death of JeT Davis.