The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-04-27


brought out by the mention Of Miles
name as a Democratic possibility fer
the presidency Of the United States.
Among these articles recall the we'll
made points made by Jno S. Rcy-
holds, Esd, in the State.
What surprises me is that | have
seen no reference whatever TO the
most authentic authority cxtaut on
the subject of Gen. Miles treatment
of the president Of the Confedcraty
when he was imprisoned in Fortress
Monroe. This volume is entitled
@Prison Life of Jefferson Davis-cm-
1bracing details and Incidents in his
captivity, particulars concerning his
'health and habits, together with many
conversations on topics Of great pub
Bic interest, by Bvt. Lieut.. Col. Jno.
j. Craven, NJ. D., late surgeon u. S.
volunteers and physician of the pris-
oner during his confinement in For
stress Monroe from May %, 1868, up
*o Dec. %, 1868. The author says:
''I'o the Hon. Hugh McCulloch, Sec
getary of the treasury, who first of all
our Northern public men has had the
wisdom, magnanimity and courage to
express sympathy for the misfortuncs
of the subject of our memoir, by
visit to Mr.. Davis in his cell at For
tress Monroe, this volume is inscrib-
ed" DR.. Craven does his work ad-
!rirably. The "prison life" Of Prcsi-
dcrt Davis is depicted in graphic lar
yguage, and DR.. Craven gives a general
summary in conclusion, giving tho
writer's high conception of Jefferson
Davis character.
DR.. Craven began as Mr.. Davis
sphysician, and then became also his
friend aud admirer. DR.. Craven was
-an ornament to his profession. He
showed himself manly man, and the
,South owes him debt of love and
gratitude for his brave efforts to allie.
-viate the sufferings of his patient and
to mitigate all the hard conditions Of
his captivity. All wishing to know
,tho story Of President Davis prison
life, and all wishing to know the true
version of Miles outrage ous treatment
of his fellow foe, are referred to Dr..
-Craven's $ book, an author, by the way,
who reflects the better qualities of
Boswell, the biographer of Samuel
johnson. The record shows the no.
bility of Davis and his ability as we'll.
It docs more. 1t reveals his deep re-
ligious sense, and how earnestly ho
sought to illustrate the qualities of
the Christian man. The record furth-
er shows the ignobility, inhuman
treatment of Mr.. Davis by Gen. Miles,
commanding military district, Fort
Monroe, Va.
Maj. Gen. Miles took command of
the fort May 22, 1865. DR.. Craven
was detailed Alay "a, 1865, by Gen.
Miles as attending physician to Mr..
Davis. Dr.. Craven thus describes the
procession into the fort from the
Clyde steamer, after the parting of
: Messrs. Davis and Clay from their re-
spective families: "Thc procession
into the fort was simple though mo
mentous and was under the immediate.
inspection Of Maj. Gen. lallcck and
the Hon. Chas. A. Dana, then assist
ant secretary Of war, Col. Pritchard Of
the Michigan cavalry, who immcdi-
atcly effected the capture, being the
officer in command of the guard from
r the vessel to the fort. First came
Maj. Gen. Miles, holding the arm of
Dir. Davis, who was dressed in plain
suit of Confederate gray, with gray
:slouched hat-always thin and now
looking much wasted and very hag-
gard. Immediately after these came
Col. Pritchard accompanying Nlr. Clay,
with guard Of soldiers in the rear.
Thus they passed through files of men
in blue from the engineers landing to
the water battery postern; and on ar
irving at the casemate which had been
fitted up into cells for their incarcora-
ton, Mr.. Davis was shown into case
mate No. 2, and Clay into No. +,
guards of soldiers being stationed in
? The cells numbered 1, 3 and upon
each side of them. They entered; the
heavy doors changed behind them, and
III that clang was rung the final knell
OF the terrible, bu. now extinct, re-
>bellion.''
Dr. Craven, continuing the story CT
the incarceration Of the president of
the Southern Confederacy, says: "Be.
ing ushered into his inner cell by Con. |
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