Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-06-05
egrefu Opening of Pandora Box by Our SeHrgheous
Puritan Neghbors
Editor Times-Recorder:

On Decoration Day" at A9'de5son-
vile, on May seth, 1914, theke was
distributed circular bearing tie fol-
lowing heading:
Testimonials, The Tragedy of An
jacksonville by Gen. n. P Chapman,
Judge Advocate of the Military
Court"
1t is a deliberate effort on the part
of one who took an active part as
Judge advocate general" in one of the
most disgraceful affairs connected with
the civil war, and the mention Of
which should always bring blush Ct
shame to the cheeks of every honest,
honorable citizen of this great re-
public, to ease his conscious and to
wash his hands from the stain of in
nocent blood-by faislfying history, by
attaching unjust blame upon a brave
and honorable people, and also upon
the acts of the brave, loving and de-
Woted women of the South, who have
'bS no act of theirs ever attempted to
stjf up bitterness between the two
sections of this country, but in their
loving devotion are trying to keep
bright the memories of those that
gave up their lives in honorable war
fare for the cause they knew was
just, and to hand down to coming gen
erations a true, honest and reliable
history of the war between the states.
Capt. Henry Wrz held commission
in the Confederate army and was as
signed by the secretary of war of tho
Confederate States to duty at the An
Jacksonville prison, and the plea to-
justify his trial by a military court
because he was not included in the
terms Of surrender of Gen. Joseph E,
Johnston was a miser-~.- sdbterfuge
on the part of a great nation.
Major General Howell Cobb, com
handing the district of Georgia, which
included the Andersonville prison,
when he surrendered at Macon TO
Maj.-Gen. James H. Wilson, of the
United States army, included all sold
iers and property of the Confederate
government in the district of Geor-
gia This was fully recognized at the
time by Gen. Wilson, for fully realiz-
ing that his orders and authority
would be obeyed only where the force
of arms extended, cheerfully accepted
the offer of Gen. Cobb to aid him -
securing supplies for his command
outside of Macon, which caused a Pc,
culiar condition of things to exist. Ger.
Cobb, although prisoner of war and
within the lines commanded by Gen.
Wilson, kept open his Office and is
sued regular orders, which were re-
spected and obeyed, and detailed Off
GERS to go with officers detailed by
Gen. Wilson to receive all the sup
plies of the Confederate government
located on the line of the Southwest
ern railroad, which saved the coun-
try near Macon from having forced
contributions put on them to feed the
large Federal force then in Macon
No written paroles were issued to
Gen. Cobb or any of his command.
Capt. Henry Wirz was one Of the off
GERS included in this surrender.
Gen. Cobb was arrested by order C.
Secretary of War Staunton, but was
released upon the protest and demand
of Gen. Wilson, because he had done
no act violating his parole after his
surrender to Gen. Wilson,
Did Capt. Henry Wir4 do any act
w xol2tfpgs his parole after surrender
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