The National tribune., 1910-07-21

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Richmond on the north side as soon
as he saw the light of the burning
bridges. AS we >could not get across
the river, Ne followed down in hopes
of getting with Fitzpatrick. Dahlgren
considered the negro guide a traitor,
as 1t was proved he inn;ied us as re-
CARDS the ford. He ordered him hung.
When the rear guard came along I ole,
of Co. ID, 1st Me. Cav. cut him down
and told a citizen to bury him. Then
Dahlgren sent Hogan and the ether
scout around the city to try and con-
meet with Fitzpatrick.
Before We got to Richmond we
heard Fitzpatrick fighting 1T Richmond,
and found he had finished his fighting
and was falling back. We kept on to
the Notifications The city battalion
of 400 infantry was in the works. We
charged them back. half way to the
city, when they were. joined by 400
cavalry. When we got among the
houses they were too much for us, and
Dahlgren ordered us to fall back. When
we got out of the works we found j e.
B. Stuarts Corps on every road. Dahl
gren came back, and fell in the second
set of fOurs alongside of George Ward.
of my company. The JOhnnies rose up
in a fence corner, and fired at the head
of column. Seven shots hit Dahlgren.
We were taken prisoners and marched
into Richmond.
Il heard one lady CD ask a guard
for his revolver, so she could shoot a
Yank. They took us to Libbey Prison,
stripped us of our clothing and robbed
us of everything of value. Dick Turner
was at the bead of the line. 1 was in
the rear. / made grab for my clothes
and took them along. They took us
hi or n nj 1rGl-
house. The next morning Turner came
in. and Serg't Knowles asked him II
his watch and $50 would be given him
when parOled. Turner was going to
strike Knowles, when we grabbed
Knowles and took him to another part
of the room. Turner brought in two
guards, and took him to the Libbey,
and bucked and gagged him with
cavalry bit all covered with froth from
horses mouth, spreading his mouth
wide open. When they brought him
back to our prison his hands were
swollen. The marks of one-half inch
rope creased in his wrists. He went
home and lived about a year. Hogan
was brought in. The devils found who
he was, and when we went to Ander-
sonville Prison they had him placed in
dungeon under Libbey Prison, with
cold water continually dripping on him
for nearly two weeks, when he followed
us to Andersonville. He escaped thru
tunnel 1 never heard from him
afterward. Admiral Dahlgren sent up
for his sons body. They were ashamed
to send it. owing to the mangled condi-
ton of the body, which was riddled
with seven bullets. They cut off his
fingers in order to remove his rings"
Florence Then and Now.
C. C. Shanklin, Co. G, 9Th Ohio,
writes
During the civil war the population
of Florence. S. c., was about 400. The
prison was located northwest of town.
one and a half miles. and contained
about 10 acres. During the six months
of its use there were propOrtionately
more deaths and suffering than in any
other Southern prison. The greatest
number of prisoners confined within
the stockade at any one time was H.
COO The records are very incomplete,
but show that 1900 Union soldiers died
there. At present the stockade is not
standing. but the earth thrown up
against the outside of the stockade re-
mains and shows the outlines of the
prison. Some of the forts and rife pits
are still in evidence. The land is now
owned by private parties. and is nearly
all under cultivation. The forts and
rifle pits are being leveIed, and soon
there will be nothing left to show where
the prison was. On each side of the
brook that ran thru the prison there is
now dense growth of underbrush
1 celebrated my 19th birthday there
In September, 1864. In October, 1864, |
was given a nice warm red blanket
by our Sanitary Commission. The
blanket came in mighty handy, but it'd
was only temporary comfort, for the
next day rebel Sergeant took it, say
ing Yankee prisoner who had the |
D hnd rio
blanket. The result was I was fired |
Dut of the tent and resumed my old |
quarters, hole in the ground.
This Is the only prison of the civil |
war that had woman prisoner. Flor
ence RudiOyn, who enlisted with her
husband. was captured with him and |
at Florence. She became |
very i'll. and the women in the village
had her removed and cared for her.
While under their tender care she died.
md was buried with the other prison.
ers, but now reposes in the National
Cemetery at Florence
The National Cemetery at Florence
about half mile west of the stock
lde) contains four acres, and is sur
'ounded by brick wall. There are
1910 graves, each having a headstone
.urnished by the Government: $500 |
'ear the inscription Unknown" There
$ monument to Lieut.. A. T. HamiI-
oh, Sun ONO; also one to Belemy Shid-
er, Co. G, 9Th Ohio, who was my bunk
nate.
In the early part of December, 1864,
200 prisoners were paroled and trans
erred to Union transports in Charles
on Harbor, at which time they were
provided with new suits of blue Their
agged clothing was thrown overheard"
A Rude Awakening.
E. Neiderman RupIer 20 Fu lot
<y., Cincinnati, o., writes:
There are some things engraved on
'ur memories never to be forgotten as
ong as life lasts. About 10000 of us
on Belle Island had no cover
ng of any kind, so we dug square
'oles In the ground and lay in them,
poon fashion. AS the winds COM