The Detroit times., 1914-08-31
BELIEVES WAR
HORRORS WORSE
IN '6l THAN NOW

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cavalry, Clusters brigade. Mr.. Hub
bard enlisted Aug. l6, 1852. In the
little village OF Springfield. near Dav
lisburg, and Is one OF six veterans
suryiying, Of the % men who enlist
led at the same time from the same
locality.
or these, three are fellow towns
men of Mr.. Hubbard. In Dayisburg
and all are attending the national
Recommendations Z. Frisbie and
Isaac @. Phillips. both Of Co. b, and
Squire q. Waters, First Michigan
Volunteer cavalry. also Of Clusters
brigade. AL are over 80 years OF
age, and as hale and hearty as many
wellpreserved men 20 years their
junior.
Corp. Hubbard. after enlisting, was
In barracks In Detroit for three
months before going to the front.
The barracks we're located on Gin
ton-st.. near Elmwood cemetery. Fol-
lowing capture at Trevillian station,
June IL, 1864, Corp Hubbard was
taken TO Andersonvtlle prison where
he was kept three years. While In
the prison hospital, he effected es-
cape, Feb. 10, 1866. but after terrible
exposure In the woods and fields
without food or sufficient clothing,
he was recaptured after being tracked
by bloodhounds.
I"As most recaptured prisoners were
instantly shot was never able to
learn why my life was spared" said
Mr.. Hubbard to The Times, as he re-
counted incidents OF the prison life
and gave q graphic review Of the ter
rible march across the country and
back again which the thousands Of
northern prisoners In Andersonville
were forced to make In the awful cold
|of mid-winter during the time OF
Cen ShermAn's famous march to
the sea-
'To prevent the northern army ef-
fecting our release from the prison.
we were ordered on this march. most
" barefooted and In thin clothing"
said Mr.. Hubbard. Thousands died
from cold, exposure and lack Of food.
I was young and strong, and had al
ways led an active outdoor life. 30
that had q splendid constitution
and came through all right. We
got back to Andersonville, Christmas
day, 1864"
Mr.. Hubbard thinks that modern
warfare. such az the world 10 now
reading about as taking place In Eu-
death-dealing swiftness to the sol
diers engaged In II. but he thinks its
horrors are vastly less than the slow
torture OF dying by cold and expo
sure and disease a. was the case IN
the Civil war. ~
Armies today are at least fed, and
creature needs are provided for the
fighting men. but In those days Of
the Civil conflict In America, proper
facilities for moving great bodies of
troops were unknown" said the q.
A. r. veteran.
One Of Corp. Hubbard's treasured
possessions IL small rations pail,
which he rudely fashioned while In
prison, with q case knife and rusty
nail out Of pieces Of the oak stockade
which surrounded Andersonville. At
Bradley station, Mr.. Hubbard suf-
fered Q bullet wound In the foot, but
otherwise came through many hat
ties. and the confinement In Ander.
|sonville. without physical injury.
"The late Gen. Alser, Of Detroit,
who commanded Company B. and
then ranked az colonel, was one OF
the finest men who ever lived" de-
clared the veteran Tn war times he
was most considerable OF the men un-
der him, always thinking Of their
comfort before his own. and doing
everything in his power TO lessen the
hardships OF the campaign. Years
afterward, q member Of his COM
pany never came to this city, and
went to see him that he. did not open
his once door to him instantly. II
he saw you on the street he would 70
out of his way TO shake hands and
to have q chat"
Mr.. Hubbard owns property ON Big
Lake, near Davisburg, the lake being
. popular place for summer cottages
and the summer resorters there, to
whom he acts as daily commissarfat
between the village and lake. are de-
lighted when they can get him 10 tell
war Stories" and to relate some Of
the glories Of Clusters brigade IN the
days Of 81.