The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-18

Prodacss''-rravslsd % Miles In Tw'
Days with Nothing More Than ,
Quart Of Corn Meal to Eat.
While the recards ii the sar Department
al Washington contain only III. simrl.
siatssnent that Roscoe Fisher Of Biaitle
bono. VI. enlisted ~ q private IN Com
llany u 1T the eth Vermont, Aug ~. lSil
and Wa mustered out 1T the s-Nic- Ma,
n, lsA. the story Of Mr.. Fishers sriNics
a. Union soldier on southern hattie held.
l. one al more than ordinary interest. Prob
ably no northern soldler has a mor vivid
r-coll.cilon oi the horrors Ut Anderson
VILE prison than has Mr.. Fisher.
While b. viii never forge, the suffering
of his fellow prison.is and al. hardship
and agony that h. underwent he tell. OF his
experiences 10 way that brings forth
many funny incidents. The telling u half
ii the story. We are often told. aud Mr.
Fisher a. racontcur II incidents connect,
cd with the old ,th Vermont l.av.- me-
untnrncd pages. Ills description OF IA
tions issued by those ~ chaIg. III the
prison 10 the Union soldiers gives the gen
Grafton oi to-day some conception Ut what
Incarceration IN rebel prison stood for,
During on. week Of Mr. Fishers impri-on.
men, In Ander-onvile 1850 men were car
ried outside the s,ockadc dead. Tie has
seen a man, ciazed from hunger. reach
across the dead line ion bone aud die
with a bullet IN his head from the rifle
Ut guard. He says that many times he
was about ready Ia step acrWs the line and
lei the guard. shoot him. hut the more he
thought the matter over he mad. up hls
mind that he would not give the nebcl-
chance Ia add another Ia their score,
While h, travelled NJ miles IN two days
aud lived an a quart oi corn meal lac -ald
he was never more cheerful IN hls life n
he kept hi mind occupied with thoughts
of escape. Mr.. Fisher saws that while the
high price ri beef may be reason for tn.
10 ralse a protest he believes he
il entitled Ia hold the championship a.
kicker on food matters. Once during hi-
after hours of fasting. IN
fact, 81 many hours that he was begin
ming TO realize that unless he had some |
hing 10 eat within a short time hi al. |
dress would never again be- Brattleboro.
VI. he found the pth from the horn of |
, COW. and the cyeball from a socket that
showed evidences Of extreme decay. Mr.. |
Fisher SAYS he .hut his eyes and de-
roured the purified eyeball and then at.
empted To take the taste out OF his mouth
With the pith from the horn shell. lie
ays ordinarily he has a strong stomach. II
mi that he has distinct recollection that
4 that time his memory wandered back
q mothers pantry IN the old town Of
'ownshend. VI. Mr. Fisher saws that
meal was composed Of beef by
roducts. I'm fact. the products were 80
ar by that II required starvation 10 COM
81 man to partake of them.
Speaking of the ludicrous side Of life in
ndersonville Mr.. Fisher tells OF the time
hen the prisoners We're suddenly removed
ON the prison that the Union soldiers
light not recapture them. lie says he
ever knew Jnst what y was To be near
nature until he Travelled over 20 miles
ad IN only PAIR Of diiapidated under
'awers' Inc repeis iright suosidihg' 'he
1soners were returned To the stockade
he stockade was bum to accommodate
NV prisoners, but at times S,"" men
ere confined within the walls.
Mr' FISHER was taken prisoner June ~
o. al Weiden railroad ~ virginia ne
as taken TO Richmond and marched IRON
at city to Danville where he was loaded
to freight car Tor Andersonvi,ie' ne
ached the prison IN georgia July ! ana
manned there until December OF that year
|
IDLY removed to Savannah. leaving me
lson 20 minutes ahead OF a force OF Union
oilers bent on liberatlng their nniortnn'
? comrades. Mr., Fisher says ne was
rdly IN condition to indulge ID any
,rathon stunts, but the. prick of bayon'
in the hands OF rebel from time to
ne stimulated him and accelerated his
t. It was on this trip that Mr.. Fisher
5 clad in the scanty rainment referred !
above and such clothing, while hermit. II
q ease of movement, was made the sub.
t of considerable conversation among
,se that lined the roadsdes to watch
, "blue-belli Yanks'' mass. ID
Mr. Fisher saws that while the conditions
. aftsrneon of Dec o. 1894 were moi
,t;cnlarlv conducive TO aronsing senti
nj within the heart Of a man about
yyed To death and all in from fatigue
az a tran,n ~ * miles NEVERTHELESS II
er "a lamp y, Xix amT ,,n ooaas;on uas
aI,nmod 10 nass nnnnt;cnd bv those able
",to".u n Nv p nr ,eo;to verse learned in
Idhead III Chr;stn,as d;nner con. I
'oa &c an5 ,ratar Mr. Fisher says
: 81 thn r;ne w ~au dealt ont in the ratio Of
~ 'r ono ~ Lermei Of rico 70 a Gallon Of wa.
'"' - En- rhr;st,as 1914 Until tho foi.
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