The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-22


We had eleven division streets ten
or fifteen feet wide in each division,
ten companies on each side of the
street. Sometimes l had as many as
l3o men in my company. At times
the pen would get too full, and they
would send some farther north, most.
~ to Elmira. 1 have seen men since
the war whom / knew at Point Look.
out, who had been sent to Elmira.
They said the Point was paradise
compared to Elmira.
Up in the seventh division you
could get ham, eggo, two biscuits and
a cup Of coffee for sfve cents or Eve
crackers. If you had the money you
could play at any game Of chance from
faro TO chuckaluok-all the checks
were made in the prison out Of beef
bones.
II anyone sent money to you they
gave you
A sUTLER 8 BOOK
with the amount less the cos. Of the
book. When you wen. 20 get anything
the prices were right you bet.
We had lot of men who were ring
and chain makers. The rings we're
made from gutta percha buttons. A
machinist from Georgia made little
steam engine; the boiler was made out
of camp kettle. He would bore the
button out for them; the outside for
rings, the inside for chains. He
charged SO many crackers per dozen.
The ringmakers did big trade with
the guards; all Of them had money.
Maner Lawton, son Of Rev. w. H.
Lawtoo, Methodist preacher, and
two others tried to make their escape.
but were caught. The commander.
Major Brady, put
BALL AND CHAIN
on them. Maner covered his ball
with piece of cloth, ran the chain
up his leg and carried the ball over
his shoulder. He could then walk
better than with dragging the ball.
Major Brady found it out some way or
other, sent for him to come out on the
Point, had him suit Of clothes made
out of an army blanket-body and legs
aewed together like little boys night
pants, buttoned up behind. While
Maner was waiting for his new clothes
Major Brady had him put on his
Johnnie mule"-a piece OF soantling
ten inches wide by four thick with
legs fifteen feet loug-had to mount
him with a ladder. Now, sitting on a
piece Of scantling astride two or three
feet from the ground is not pleasant Z
seat. What sort Of seat do you think
it would make ten or twelve feet from
the ground with the Wind blowing to
freezing?
Another way Brady had was TO tie
q fellow
UP BY THE THUMBS
so that the balls Of his feet would Just
touch the aoor. Try ono thumb with
half your weight and see how you will
feel.
The Yankees would allow some
Johnnie to raise 25 to 100 men az q
detail to go outside the pen to work,
and there was no trouble to raise a
detail either. Most of the work was
done at the wharf loading and unload
ing vessels. The Johnnies made up
for the day III what they could oonfis-
cate. One of my company asked me
ifI
WANTED SOME SUGAR.
| said yes. That evening he came to
me and said: 20. X. Sergeant, come
to my tent. I have the sugar" I
went round. He was standing on his
blanket: had united one of his breeoh-
es legs, and the sugar was just pour.
ing down on the blanket. He had at
least 20 pounds. I didn't like the
looks of things and told him was not
needing any sugar just then.
l same on the first boat that brought
provisions from the Point to Rich
mond. l promised to give the Yam
kee sergeant my sutler's book if he
would put my name down for the boat
load-the book WAS worth twenty five
or thirty dollars. After I had been
moved from the exchange pen gave
the sergeant the slip and gave my
book to my tent mates. before I left
the company yard the sergeant allow
ed ne to appoint en- orderly sor :hs
company. [ appointed Sam Murtis-
haw. My company was in Camp K,
11th division.
LANDING AT RICHMOND. Sd