The National tribune., 1906-10-04
The Monument to wir..

Lewis Crater, Adjutant, 50th Pa,
Reading, Pa, remembers that, though
he was not in AnderSOnville, ia COM
rades of his regiment were captured at
Spottsylvania, May IL, 1864, and spent
nearly nine months in that prison, with
So of them remaining there forever.
From the testimony of all who returned
he is convinced that WirZ could have
done much to relieve their distress, but
instead designedly added to 1t. The
proposition to erect monument to him
is violent shock to the kindly feeling
which should be encouraged between
the old soldiers of both armies.
Rev. d. A. Tucker. Huntley. Mimi.
says that he is not in command of Ian
guage strong enough to express his in
dignation at the proposition to erect a
monument to WirZ. 1t is an insult to
every old soldier and soldiers relative
S. NJ. CASTOR. 9th Ind. Cav, who had
experience at Cahaba and is also sur
vivOr of the Sultana disaster, cannot
contain his Indignation at the propo-
stion to erect a monument to WirZ
whose acquaintance he made at Cahaba
when in the old tobacco warehouse.
r. P. Mccoy, Co. C, 1920 Ohio,
thinks that the proposition to erect a
monument to Wirz is slur on the
American people and a disgrace to
every man, loyal or disloyal. 1t is the
strongest attack upon loyalty and pa
triotism that could be devised.
F. d. Hutchinson, 18th Mich, Yampa,
Colo, says that he will give a months
pension toward building a monument to
Capt. Wirz. because it will excite the
curiosity of those who may see it and
they will take pains to inform them
selves that Capt. Wirz was the most in
human scoundrel that ever lived. Talk
about the tears streaming from his
eyes" 1t is a wonder that he did not
die from his sympathy. He could have
made the camp and the stream around
the prison clean and let the prisoners
have pure water, instead of poisoning
them with what they had to drink.
Yes. build monument, that future
generations will remember him and
curse his memory.
Mrs. Mary E. Brown, Baden, Pa,
whose brother was one of the thou
sands who were starved to death at An
dersonville, feels deeply indignant at
the proposition to erect a monument to
Capt. WirZ, the inhuman commandant
of AnderSonyille.
John A. Logan Regiment, Union Vet
erans' Union. ST. Paul. Mimi, are
righteously indignant over the manifes-
tations of "virulent disroSalty" and have
adopted strong resofuti6ps against the
monument to WirZ, the display of the
rebel flag and the application to the
War Department by the sons of Con-
federates for the records of their faith
ers. 15Fpr
| Anna Post, Anna, '1iis: has adopted
strong resolutions derouncing the pro-
posed monument to Gapt.fWirz.
E. A H. Beyland. 9th Ohio, New
port, KY, wishes to add his voice to the
being manifested at the attempt of the
Daughters of the cofifederacy to erect
monument to Capt.iH efTry Wirz.
Walton Post. Walton, Il Kan, unani-
mously condemns the sWirz monument
James T. Crooks, 49th Ohio, Toledo,
O., thinks that they ought to be allowed
to build the WirZ monument if a COM
mittee of Union ex-prisoners of war
shall have the privilege of writing the
inscription.
William Mitchell, 59th Ohio, Soldiers
Home, Bath. n. Y, thinks that all this
talk about the WirZ monument will ac-
complish nothing except feed the vanity
of the dear, kindly Daughters of the
Confederacy. They have no intention
of building a monument, and If they
had nothing could prevent them build
ing as many and as big monuments rs
they pleased. Comrade Mitchell was
prisoner, being captured at Chicka-
mauga, and not released until April IS.
1855, so he knows something about An
dersonville and Wirz.