The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-01

This little we'll printed volume gives
complete account Of the dedication
of the Connecticut monument at An
Jacksonville, Ga, in October last and
of incidents of the trip together with
much other pertinent matter as the
following table OF contents indicates:
Notes on the Andersonville Trip"
Notes by a Guest" Dedication Ex-
ercises," Resolutions Of the leglsla-
ture," List Of the Connecticut Sol
diers Buried In Andersonville Gene
terry" List OF Connecticut Survivors
OF Andersonville Prison." List Of
Guests" Resolutions by Connecticut
ex- Prisoners" Description OF Stock
ade at Andersonville," plan of An
Jacksonville Prison." Letter from
Charles e. Norton, ESQ, a quotation
from the Boston Transcript notes on
the making Of the monument and the
itinerary OF the party who attended
the dedication ceremonies.
The state appropriated In 1905
$4,000 for a memorial to Connecticut
Soldiers imprisoned in Andersonville,
Ga. during the civil war and appoint
ed commission consisting of Frank
w. Cheney George @. Whitney,
George r. Denison, Norman T. Hope,
and Theron Epson. 20 carry out the
intent OF the appropriation. Suisse
quently In 1907 to complete and dedi-
cate the monument and to defray the
expenses OF ex-prisoners Of war who
might wish TO attend the ceremonies.
the sum az $500 was added to the
appropriation An invitation was ex-
tended TO all living members of Con-
necticut regiments who were in An
jacksonville and eighty-three veterans
attended the dedication.
OF deep and pathetic interest Is the
description of the Andersonvllle prls-
on pen as Il Is to-day given by Robert
II. Kellogg, who was sergeant major
of the old 18th Connecticut volunteers
from which we extract the following.
THE song of the hooking birds greet
ed the early risers the next morning,
October %, and many of the prison
survivors were UP and out to get their
first look at Andersonvllle In forty
three. years. Same old place, said
one. Well, yes. II surely has changed
blu lttle-the same old country store
a half dozen or so of the same old
houses, which never saw a paint
brush, the little frame church. the
red soil and dirt roads, all the same
as when they saw 1t last. Surround
ed on either side by stirring and pros
porous towns like Fort Valley Ogle-
thorpe and Americas. Andersonville
seems to be lastingly blighted and un-
able to rise above the history associat-
ed with its name"
Yes Il was much the same. But
what is this? There's difference aft
err all. thank God. No stars and bars
wave from that tall flagstaff on the
north hillside of the old stockade. but
old Glory swings out clear and fine
In the bright morning sunlight How
good It looks right there. Take a
good look at 1t and then we'll go on.
How the boys scatter, a group here
and a group there. all eager to see
points of interest.
The first point of interest with most
was Providence spring still flowing
in all its God-given purity and sweet
ness. The words of Lincoln, With
malice toward none, with charity for
ALL engraved upon the marble tablet
through which Its waters flow, fifty
expresses the spirit of the place. Close
by 1T is the old stockade line. Inside
that some twenty feet are the posts
which mark the old dead line tc
traspass on which brought an instant
shot from the ready sentry. Over
there on the south hillside was the
great gate through which our boys
entered the prison, and Its main street
on which the ration wagons came II
and the dead were carried out. ano
here on this street, about the center
of the south hillside the six raiders
were hung up In fun view of thou
sands Not far from that. up In the
southwest corner where Major Boyle
and his negro soldiers were kept
stood the 'Masons' tent, where the
brethren of the ancient craft held to
gether In a. spirit OF helpfulness no
limited to the needs OF their owl
number. Outside the stockade line
the remains Of the fertilization still
stand where the Florida battery train
ed its shotted guns on the crowded
prison, with Its empty magazine still
plainly to be seen.
Nearby stood Captain Writes head
quarters and nearer, the stockade wa
the dead house, where sentinel wa
mosted to guard against prematur
resurrection after one prisoner ha'
ESCAPED by Stimulating death owe
there across the brook was the COO
house and the guards camp, who's
a,+h defled the waters of the broo
flowing through the prison enclosure
IN which thousands depended for tn
water used in drinking or cooklns
No designation Of the prison hospita
site could be found.
In the lapse OF years the swan
has disappeared, the old morass nav
ing been filled by soil washed fror
the hillsides and covered by trees an
rank growth Of vines and shrubs
Trees forty feet high and foot 9
mora IN diameter now stand wher
tho prisoners once dug for pitch-pin
roots in the crawling mire OF the o.
swamp. The Anderson brook no
runs clear on sandy bottom an
somewhat wider than of old, now tha
the swamp no longer absorbs IT. 1t
mainly difficult of approach becaus
Of the rank underground Of vines an
h,ackrberry bushes, but some OF IN
1e.b Connecticut men hired negro Ia
borers and had the ground oleare
where 50 many cf them We're locate
-vhep in prison Just to the right
this spot few PAGES is where I'll
man Of the Asa detachment'Sd ninet
composed Of Connecticut men unnn
nouslv voted against the propositic
r. send commissioners through II
,,,as n urpo upon the union author